What Makes the Sky Blue

Event

Story

What Makes the Sky Blue is a side story. It commemorates the 3rd Birthday of Granblue Fantasy.

• Initial Release: March 1, 2017
• Rerun(s): February 22, 2018
• Added to Side Stories: March 10, 2018
• Unlock: Complete Festival of Falling Flame, The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess, Blade of the Young Champion, and Chapter 54 Story: Where There's Smoke

Quest progression from the February 2018 iteration of this event carries on to this side story.

This page contains major event story spoilers. Continue reading at your own discretion.

This event is part of the Archangel Saga.

• What Makes the Sky Blue
• What Makes the Sky Blue II: Paradise Lost
• What Makes the Sky Blue III: 000

Additionally, the following story events take place after the conclusion of part III.

• The Maydays
• Hot Summer Fete! Eating Bonanza!
• Created by the Stars, Loved by the Skies
• Prayers
• The Magnificent Mole Troupe

The sky is falling.
Terror creeps into the heart,
and all one can do is pray.

After many millennia the very first primal beasts,
with their pasts stained in darkness,
take the stage once more.

And amid the pandemonium a girl in blue stands.
She must find her inner strength.
She must save the world.

For new players

• Complete each chapter, quest, and boss; each awards Crystal ×50 on first-time completion.
• Completing Ending awards Dominion Harp.
• Purchase the 20× Half-Elixirs; they provide much more AP than is needed farm them.
• Purchase the 50× Soul Berries.
• Purchase the 3× Premium Draw Tickets.
• Earn trophies for additional Crystals.

Notable Rewards

• Dark Flame Scion has an excellent Aura for brand new players of any element. Although it gets easily replaced by most summons obtained from Rotating Showdowns and by most 0★ Premium Draw summons, the Aura is still specifically good for newer players without a wide repertoire of elemental ATK boost Auras. If you plan on using Lyria often, note that using this summon will reset the cooldown of one of her skills.
• Dominion Harp has an EXa.k.a "Unknown" or "UNK" big Light ATK boost weapon skill when upgraded to Lvl 100. Recommended if you don't have a Light EXa.k.a "Unknown" or "UNK" weapon yet. It is a decent, permanently-available Light mainhand for Superstar and Elysian.

"Which Bahamut Weapon should I get?"

Official Bahamut Weapon census data from the Granblue Fantasy 3rd Anniversary Livestream

Newer players have an amazing opportunity to obtain one free Bahamut Nova Weapon. These weapons provide large stat bonuses to characters depending on their race and are a staple in many late-game weapon grids. The Main Character, Unknown, and Primal race characters benefit from any Bahamut Weapon. The weapon you choose should be based on which character races you'll use more often.

In general, the Dagger is the most practical due to the overabundance of recruitable Human and Erune characters, but the Sword and Gun are viable first-picks as well, if you use Draph and Harvin characters often. The Spear and Axe are viable depending on your roster. Otherwise, the other unmentioned weapons are not recommended as a first-pick Bahamut Weapon.

Also, you may still obtain more than one Bahamut Weapon from the traditional process, so don't feel too anxious about your choice. Note that Bahamut Weapons of the same type do not stack and only the largest bonus will apply (e.g. Dagger + Dagger does not stack). Bahamut Weapons of differing types do stack, up to +50% in bonuses (e.g. Dagger + Sword stacks).

For more detailed information, see the Bahamut Weapons page.

New Character

Lyria (Event)
	Edit rating Role: Support Has massive Charge Attack damage that can be boosted even further with her Extended Mastery Perks. Can use her Charge Attack on the first turn by using her own skills to boost her charge bar.  Life LinkCan call 2 summons per turn if Lyria is a main ally. If the Main Character or Lyria reaches 0 HP: Both will be knocked out. will allow 2 summons per turn if Lyria is a main ally. Very flexible as her element is determined by the Main Character, and her buffs will allow her to contribute in nearly any situation. Cannot normal attack, and will need to depend on her allies to gain charge bar consistently.

Site	RatingThe character's overall rating out of 10.	GrindingThe character's general efficiency in repeatedly clearing menial content with an emphasis on real-time speed. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Full AutoThe character's general performance in Full Auto parties. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	High DifficultyThe character's capability relative to the game's most difficult content. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Last Update
GameWith	9.1	A	B	B	2023-09-21
Kamigame	9.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	2023-09-29

Lyria joins you after Chapter 1.

Event Battles

Story Battles

Occurrences	Notes
Ch. 1, Ep. 3
Ch. 2, Ep. 3
Ch. 3, Ep. 3
Ch. 3, Ep. 4
Ch. 6, Ep. 4

Solo Battles

Dominion Core Showdown Edit battle
Cost to Host: 10 AP	Unlock: Clear Ending

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Dominion Core	40	1,500,000	◇◇◇	Yes
	Special Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Fifth Arrow N Multi-hit Light damage to random allies and remove 1 buffVerification needed. 1 buff or all buffs? . Kyriotetes OD Light damage to all allies and inflict C.A. SealedCan't use charge attack . Dominion Ray Multi-hit Light damage to random allies. Inflict DA DownDouble attack rate is lowered and TA DownTriple attack rate is lowered on all allies.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
	Noble Red Crystal	Royal Purple Crystal

Sandalphon Showdown Edit battle
Cost to Host: 20 AP	Unlock: Clear Dominion Core Showdown

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Sandalphon	50	2,900,000	◇◇	Yes
	Special Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Ethereal Prison N Light damage to all allies. Inflicts Skill SealedCan't use skills Duration: 3 turns and ATK DownATK is lowered Duration: 3 turns. Celestial Eclipse N OD 3-hit Light damage to random allies. Ain Soph Aur TR Plain damage to all allies based on 40% of max HP.		50% Trigger Casts Ain Soph Aur. Resets charge diamonds. 25% Trigger Casts Celestial Eclipse.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
	Noble Red Crystal Angel itemRandom R Angel Weapon or Queen	Royal Purple Crystal

Wyvern Reverie

Wyvern Reverie Edit battle
Cost to Host: 0 AP before first clear; 15 AP after clearing	Unlock: Clear Chapter 8

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Harbinger of Trials	??	9,999,999	◇◇◇	Yes
	100%~10 DEFEstimated damage dealt to a 10 DEF foe Element BaseRelative to damage dealt to neutral element foes in Party setup DEF DownDEF is lowered 25% DEF DownDEF is lowered 50% Advantage 150% 200% 300% Neutral 100% 133.33% 200% Disadvantage 75% 100% 150% 0%All light damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All dark damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All plain damage taken reduced by 0%. 25%~100 DEFEstimated damage dealt to a 100 DEF foe Element BaseRelative to damage dealt to neutral element foes in Party setup DEF DownDEF is lowered 25% DEF DownDEF is lowered 50% Advantage 15% 20% 30% Neutral 10% 13.33% 20% Disadvantage 7.5% 10% 15% 0%All fire damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All water damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All earth damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All wind damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All light damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All dark damage taken reduced by 0%.0%All plain damage taken reduced by 0%. DEF DownDEF is lowered Not immune〇ATK DownATK is lowered Not immune〇GravitySpecial attack max charge turn is extended Immune✕DelayReduce a foe's filled charge diamonds by 1 Immune✕Debuff Res. DownDebuff resistance is lowered Immune✕Lethal HitInstant death for the victim. Immune✕PoisonedHP is lowered on every turn Immune✕BurnedHP is lowered on every turn Immune✕PutrefiedHP is lowered on every turn Immune✕BlindedAttacks have a slight chance to miss Immune✕CharmedAttacks are slightly limited Immune✕EnticedAttacks are slightly limited Immune✕ZombifiedReceives DMG if healed Immune✕SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) ImmuneTakes 25% more damage✕ParalyzedCan't attack Immune✕PetrifiedStops enemy's charge diamonds from filling. Immune✕StunnedCan't attack Immunity unknown？Accuracy LoweredAttacks and special attacks have a chance to miss Immunity unknownLocal status effect？
	Special Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Dragon's Testament TR All allies gain Dragon's TestamentHP is restored on every turn / Can withstand lethal DMG (Leaves 1 HP) Duration: IndefiniteCan't be removed.. Inflict Skill SealedCan't use skills Duration: 2 turns on all allies. Reginleiv N 100%－91% OD 100%－91% Multi-hit random element damage to random allies. Scarlet Rain N 90%－81% OD 90%－81% Fire damage to all allies. Inflict Skill SealedCan't use skills Duration: 5 turns. Freeze IV N 80%－71% OD 80%－71% Water damage to all allies. Chance to inflict GlaciateATK, DEF, and multiattack rate is lowered / HP is lowered on every turn (Same effect will be spread to an ally when the character uses a skill / Spread effect ignores debuff immunity) Duration: 5 turns. Landslide N 70%－61% OD 70%－61% Earth damage to all allies. Chance to inflict StoneCan't attack and receives big DMG Duration: 3 turnsTakes 120% more damage. Gust IV N 60%－51% OD 60%－51% 10-hit Wind damage to random allies. Removes 2 buffs on all allies. Reginleiv Recidive N 50%－26% OD 50%－26% 80-hit random element damage to random allies. Hyper Dimension N 50%－26% OD 50%－26% 4-hit random element damage to random allies. Supernova TR 25% Plain damage to all allies (non-lethal). Light of the Apocalypse N 25%－ OD 25%－ Plain damage to all allies (non-lethal). Harbinger of Trials deals 99,999,999 plain damage to itself.		No Full Elixir limit. Doesn't normal attack. All damage dealt by this boss is non-lethal. Can be defeated by players of almost any rank through auto-battling. At start of battle Casts Dragon's Testament. 90% Trigger Switches element to Fire. Base charge diamonds: 3 → 2 80% Trigger Switches element to Water. 70% Trigger Switches element to Earth. 60% Trigger Switches element to Wind. 50% Trigger Switches element to Dark. 25% Trigger Moves to Final Phase, then casts Supernova. Resets charge diamonds. Base charge diamonds: 2 → 7 Gains extremely high~100 innate DEF DEF boost.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Bahamut Claw

Wooden	Silver	Gold
-	-	-

Event Rewards

Event Shop

• The Bahamut Weapons only appear in the shop if the Bahamut Claw is in your inventory.

Inventory
Item	Step	Limit
Sword of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Dagger of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Spear of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Axe of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Staff of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Pistol of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Fist of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Bow of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Harp of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Blade of Bahamut Nova	1	1	-	-	1
Dark Flame Scion	1	1	30	15	-
	2	1	60	50	-
	3	1	90	75	-
	4	1	120	100	-
Dominion Harp	1	1	15	5	-
	2	1	30	20	-
	3	1	50	40	-
	4	1	75	60	-
Virtue's Kris	1	1	5	-	-
	2	1	15	-	-
	3	1	20	-	-
	4	1	25	-	-
Virtue's Bow	1	1	5	-	-
	2	1	15	-	-
	3	1	20	-	-
	4	1	25	-	-
Premium Draw Ticket	1	1	15	-	-
	2	1	20	5	-
	3	1	30	10	-
Angel Queen	1	30	3	-	-
Half Elixir	1	20	-	2	-
Soul Berry	1	50	-	1	-
CP ×10	1	20	3	1	-
	2	10	5	2	-
	3	10	8	3	-
Champion Merit	1	3	15	5	-
	2	3	30	10	-
	3	3	50	15	-
Supreme Merit	1	3	50	20	-
	2	3	100	40	-
Skill Shard	1	5	20	3	-
Skill Jewel	1	3	30	10	-

Trophies

	English Title	Japanese Title	Step	Description	Reward	Notes
	100,000,000 Rupie Bounty	1億ルピの賞金首	★☆☆	Get 100,000 honors in What Makes the Sky Blue	Crystal ×10
	Once-in-a-Millennium Gentleman	千年にひとりの好漢	★★☆	Get 500,000 honors in What Makes the Sky Blue	Crystal ×30
	The Whole World in Your Hands	世界の行末を左右する因子	★★★	Get 1,000,000 honors in What Makes the Sky Blue	Crystal ×50
	Archangel Buster	下位天司	★	Complete chapter 3 of What Makes the Sky Blue	Crystal ×10
	What Is This Nonsense?	ナンセンスだろう？	★	Complete chapter 6 of What Makes the Sky Blue	Crystal ×10
	2000-Year-Old Destiny	二千年に亘りし因縁	★	Clear the free quest Sandalphon Showdown	Crystal ×50
	Life of the Reverie	竜の試練を乗り越えし者	★	Clear the bonus story Wyvern Reverie	Crystal ×50
	Highly Polished Warrior	千磨百錬の士	★☆☆	Clear the bonus story Wyvern Reverie within 20 turns	Crystal ×100
	Look to the Blue Skies Above	雲外蒼天の兆し	★★☆	Clear the bonus story Wyvern Reverie within 10 turns	Crystal ×100
	Blessings unto Your Journeys	この遥かなる旅路に祝福を	★★★	Clear the bonus story Wyvern Reverie within 3 turns	Crystal ×100
	Bonds of Power	絆の力	★☆☆	Defeat Dominions Core or Sandalphon a total of 5 times in What Makes the Sky Blue free quest	Crystal ×10
	Winds of Continuance	旅の再開を報す風	★★☆	Defeat Dominions Core or Sandalphon a total of 50 times in What Makes the Sky Blue free quest	Crystal ×30
	What a Beautiful Day	とても素晴らしい日になるよ	★★★	Defeat Dominions Core or Sandalphon a total of 200 times in What Makes the Sky Blue free quest	Crystal ×50
	I Want to Help You	貴方の役に立ちたい	★	Clear the free quest Dominion Core Showdown	Crystal ×50

Voiced Trailer

Japanese

EnglishUnofficial, amateur translation

うぉううぉうぉうぉ、うぉううぉうぉー うぉううぉうぉうぉいえぃいえぃいえーぃ！ うん、一番は出来上がりっ！ じゃあ二番は歌詞を変えて… へいへいへいへいへーい…ひゃーあ！ き、聞いてたんですか！？ 居るなら居るって言って下さいよー。 実は…最近…その… みなさんと旅をする中で思ったんです。 もっと私にできること無いかな―って。 それでとりあえず応援歌を作りました！ ちょっとでもみなさんが元気になるように。 えーっと、他にも色々考えてて… 次回、グランブルーファンタジー 『どうして空は蒼いのか』 あ、あなたの必殺技も考えたんですよ！ いいですかぁ？せぇーのっ！ 『悪い子にはお仕置きだぞっ！ ゴーゴー団長パーンチ！』 えへへ、もし気に入ったら使って下さいね。

Who-ah wo-wo-whoa, whoa whoa whoooa-- Who-ah wo-wo-whoa, yay yay yaaaaay! Yes! First one's done! Now, some different words for the second verse... Hey-hey hey hey hey h-- hyaaaaaa! D-did you hear that!? If you're there, please say that you're there! The thing is... lately... that is... As we've been travelling with everyone, I've been thinking. Isn't there anything more I could do? And so, first thing, I made this fight song! I hope it can cheer everyone up just a little bit! Umm, and also, I thought maybe there were other things... Next time, on Granblue Fantasy: "What Makes the Sky Blue?" T-there's also a special move for you I came up with! May I? Here goes! "PUNISHMENT FOR THE NAUGHTY! GOGO CAPTAIN PUUUUUUNCH!" Ehehe, if you like it, please use it!

History

See: What Makes the Sky Blue/History and What Makes the Sky Blue/History 2

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