Defender's Oath

Event

Story

Defender's Oath is a side story.

• Initial Release: November 30, 2014
• Rerun(s): November 17, 2015, November 21, 2016
• Added to Side Stories: September 15, 2017
• Unlock: Complete Chapter 16 Story: The Sacred Tree

This event is part of The Dragon Knights series. Listed in order of premiere:

• Defender's Oath
• Four Knights of a Fallen Land
• Between Frost and Flame
• Divergent Knighthoods
• Welcome to Bistro Feendrache
• SIEGFRIED
• The Savior of Dalmore
• The Strength to Wield
• To Each His Ideal
• The Dragon Weeps before Daybreak

There was once a land blessed
by a primal beast.

Until one day a great dragon awakens
and swallows the primal beast.

Brave knights rush to save it
from the dragon's clutches.

But before long the entire
kingdom becomes entangled
in a far greater conspiracy.

For new players

• Complete each chapter, quest, and boss; each awards Crystal ×50 on first-time completion.
• Completing Ending awards Balmung.
• Completing the Hard event battle awards Sylph (Summon).
• 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

• Balmung has a big HP boost weapon skill and can be uncapped to 4★. HP boosts aren't helpful for beginners, but it is still an easily accessible Fire sabre for main hand purposes. Recommended to keep for Agni weapon grids as an HP boosting option for high level raids.
• Sylph (Summon)
• Fully-Masked Armor

New Character

Vane (Event)
	Edit rating Role: Attacker Fight Over and Energy Destruction give him interesting burst potential when Charge bar is full. Potentially useful during Strike Time for damage on turn 1.

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Kamigame	5.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	2023-06-08

Event Battles

Story Battles

Occurrences	Notes
Ch. 3, Ep. 4
Ch. 4, Ep. 1
Ch. 5, Ep. 3
Ch. 6, Ep. 1
Ch. 6, Ep. 2
Ch. 6, Ep. 3
Ch. 6, Ep. 4

Solo Battles

Fafnir Showdown Edit battle
Cost to Host: 10 AP	Unlock: Clear Defender's Oath Ending
Start QuestNetwork Errors will appear if the hosting conditions are not met. (AP, Host Materials, Daily Limit)

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Fafnir	15	223,500	◇◇◇	Yes
	Special Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Calamitous Roar N Fire damage to all allies. Remove 1 buff from one ally. Dragon's Honor OD 20-hit Fire damage to random allies.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, UnforgivableRewards Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Fire Orb Red Tome	Golden Ore Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen	Golden Ring

Battle with Sylph Edit battle
Cost to Host: 20 AP	Unlock: Clear Fafnir Showdown
Start QuestNetwork Errors will appear if the hosting conditions are not met. (AP, Host Materials, Daily Limit)

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Sylph	20	482,400	◇◇◇	Yes
	Special Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Enflame N Fire damage to all allies and inflict BurnedHP is lowered on every turn Duration: 5 turns. Remedius Nodus OD Fire damage to all allies and inflict C.A. SealedCan't use charge attack Duration: 3 turns and ATK DownATK is lowered Duration: 4 turns. Daia Arcanum TR Removes all of Sylph's debuffs. Gains RefreshHP is restored on every turn . Self-inflicts Warped BarrierATK is boosted and DEF is lowered by number of debuff effects (Can't be removed) , increasing ATK and lowering DEF based on the number of debuffs.		50% Trigger Casts Daia Arcanum. Unleashes True Power. Base charge diamonds change to ◇◇.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, Till We Meet AgainRewards Crystal ×50, Sylph (Summon) (3★)

Chest 1	Chest 2	Chest 3	Chest 4
100%	100%	100%	100%
Golden Ore	Golden Ore	Golden Ore	Golden Ore Hellfire Scroll Inferno Orb Infernal Whorl
Chest 5	Chest 6	Chest 7	Chest 8
100%	100%	100%	Very Rare
Golden Ore Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen	Golden Ring	Golden Ring	Dragonscale Lance Dragonbeard's Harp
Drop table last updated: 2017-08-24, all stated drop rates are estimates. The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff.

Challenge Battle

Down with the Dragon

• Party: Main Character and Guests Lancelot, Vane (Event), Siegfried, Sophia
• Completion reward: Blue Sky Crystal, Down with the DragonRewards
  Crystal ×10
• Enemies: Fafnir
• Difficulty: Trivial

Event Rewards

Event Shop

Inventory
Item	Step	Limit
Fully-Masked Armor	1	1	20	5
Sylph (Summon)	1	1	30	15
	2	1	60	50
	3	1	90	75
	4	1	120	100
Balmung	1	1	15	5
	2	1	30	20
	3	1	50	40
	4	1	75	60
Dragonscale Lance	1	1	5	-
	2	1	15	-
	3	1	20	-
	4	1	25	-
Dragonbeard's Harp	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
	Defender of the Capital	救国を導きし者	★	Get 200 defender's medallions	Crystal ×30	No longer available.
	Greatest Order in All the Skies	全空に誇りし竜の騎士団	★	Get 100 golden ores	Crystal ×30
	Hero of Feendrache	フェードラッヘただひとりの英雄	★	Get 100 golden rings	Crystal ×30
	Order of the White Dragons Initiate	白竜騎士団の一員	★☆☆	Get 100,000 honors in Defender's Oath	Crystal ×10
	Karma Collector	カルマ運び屋	★★☆	Get 500,000 honors in Defender's Oath	Crystal ×30
	Sylph Fan Club	シルフ様ファン倶楽部	★★★	Get 1,000,000 honors in Defender's Oath	Crystal ×50
	Saved Sylph	シルフ様救出	★	Complete chapter 3 of Defender's Oath	Crystal ×10
	Defender's Oath	救国の忠騎士	★	Complete chapter 6 of Defender's Oath	Crystal ×10
	Down with the Dragon	竜殺し	★	Clear the challenge quest Down with the Dragon	Crystal ×10
	Fafnir Crusher	ファフニールバスター	★☆☆	Defeat Fafnir 5 times in Defender's Oath free quest	Crystal ×10
	Fafnir Slayer	ファフニールスレイヤー	★★☆	Defeat Fafnir 50 times in Defender's Oath free quest	Crystal ×30
	Fafnir Vanquisher	ファフニールジェノサイダー	★★★	Defeat Fafnir 200 times in Defender's Oath free quest	Crystal ×50
	Unforgivable	絶対に許さない	★	Clear the free quest Fafnir Showdown	Crystal ×50
	Forgive Me, Sylph	シルフ様お許しを	★☆☆	Defeat Sylph 5 times in Defender's Oath free quest	Crystal ×10
	Meant You No Harm	本当はこんなことしたくないんだ	★★☆	Defeat Sylph 25 times in Defender's Oath free quest	Crystal ×30
	Viva La Sylph	シルフ様フォーエバー	★★★	Defeat Sylph 100 times in Defender's Oath free quest	Crystal ×50
	Till We Meet Again	いつかどこかで巡り合うその日まで	★	Clear the free quest Battle with Sylph	Crystal ×50

Voiced Trailer

History

See Defender's Oath/History

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