Lockout

Lockout shown as the "Waiting..." icon above the skill queue.

Lockout shown in the form of a popup message.

What is Lockout?

Lockout is the period of time where a player is unable to perform any new actions (outside of a few exceptions listed below). This is either notated by the "Waiting..." loading icon at the top-left of the battle screen or as a popup message stating: "Waiting for last turn to be processed". Lockout is applied to all battles the player is in and not limited to the battle that triggered the lockout. Most actions in the game are accompanied by varying amounts of lockout.

Lockout exceptions:

• Guarding in V2 Raids
• Using Consumables
  • Green Potion, Blue Potion and Full Elixir
  • Unite and Fight exclusive items: Support Potion, Clarity Herb and Revival Potion

Lockout Values

Action	Lockout (seconds)	Comments
Base Lockout	1	Occurs every time the attack button is used.
Normal attacks and Charge Attacks	0.35	For double or triple attacks, multiply 0.35 by 2 or 3 respectively. Note: Quadruple attacks seem to have the same lockout as double attacks but this has not been fully verified.
MultistrikeEffects such as Double StrikeAttacks twice each turn , Triple StrikeAttacks 3 times each turn or Quadruple StrikeAttacks 4 times each turn	0
Enemy Action	1.6	Any type of enemy normal attack or special attack that occurs after the attack button is used.
CounterEffects such as Dodge-and-CounterDodge and counter one-ally attacks Counter attacks grant 5% charge bar per hit. or Dodge/Tank-and-CounterCounters upon dodging one-ally attacks or taking DMG Counter attacks grant 5% charge bar per hit.	0
2 Charge Attacks in a single turn	5	Damaging and non-damaging charge attacks are both counted for lockout.
3 Charge Attacks in a single turn	7
4 Charge Attacks in a single turn	9
5+ Charge Attacks in a single turn	10
Regular Skills	0.35	This lockout will generally never be seen unless two game windows are being used simultaneously.
Instant AttackSkills that instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn (e.g.,  Tag TeamAll allies instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn.). skills	0.35 per character that attacked	Does not factor in multiattacks. i.e. Assuming a full party,  Tag TeamAll allies instantly perform a normal attack without using up a turn. will create 1.4s (0.35s × 4) of lockout regardless of units using double or triple attacks.
Summon Calls	0.35	This lockout will generally never be seen unless two game windows are being used simultaneously.

Examples

Example	Lockout (seconds)	Formula
4 Charge Attacks	11.4	Base Lockout (1s) + 4 Charge Attacks (4 × 0.35s) + Multiple (4) Charge Attack Lockout (9s)
4 Triple Attacks + Enemy Action	6.8	Base Lockout (1s) + 4 Triple Attacks (4 × 0.35s × 3) + Enemy Action (1.6s)
3 Triple Attacks + 1 Charge Attack	4.5	Base Lockout (1s) + 3 Triple Attacks (3 × 0.35s × 3) + 1 Charge Attack (0.35s)
2 Triple Attacks + 2 Charge Attacks + Enemy Action	10.4	Base Lockout (1s) + 2 Triple Attacks (2 × 0.35s × 3) + 2 Charge Attacks (2 × 0.35s) + Multiple (2) Charge Attack Lockout (5s) + Enemy Action (1.6s)
1 Single Attack + 3 Charge Attacks	9.4	Base Lockout (1s) + Single Attack (0.35s) + 3 Charge Attacks (3 × 0.35s) + Multiple (3) Charge Attack Lockout (7s)