Higanbana
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Higanbana
Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Additional Effect: Damage over time
Potency: 50
Duration: 60s
Additional Effect: Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3
Can only be executed after accumulating 1 Sen.
※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
※Iaijutsu changes to Higanbana when requirements for execution are met.— In-game description
Higanbana is an action unlocked at level 30. It is available for Samurai.
Related traits
- Enhanced Iaijutsu (Lv. 74) - Reduces Iaijutsu cast time to 1.3 seconds.
Also grants Tsubame-gaeshi Ready after executing iaijutsu excluding Higanbana - Way of the Samurai III (Lv. 94) - Increases the potency of Jinpu to 140, Shifu to 140, Enhanced Enpi to 270, Gekko to 160, Higanbana damage over time to 50, Kasha to 160, Yukikaze to 160, Midare Setsugekka to 680, Kaeshi: Setsugekka to 680, Shoha to 640, Ogi Namikiri to 1,000, and Kaeshi: Namikiri to 1,000.
Related actions
Notes
- Damage over time potency is 45 prior to learning Way of the Samurai III.
- Cast time is 1.8 seconds prior to learning Enhanced Iaijutsu.
Gameplay
Higanbana will deal a total potency of 1,200 when Way of the Samurai III is learned at level 94. Below level 94, it deals a total potency of 1,100.- Higanbana should always be applied on bosses, or on enemies who will live for a long period of time. This is because it grants one stack of Meditation for Shoha, its ease of application, and to also keep track of where a samurai is in their rotation before considering the method of reapplication, typically with Meikyo Shisui. Furthermore, Higanbana is also snapshotted by any present raid buffs.
- Some rare, typically higher-end, exceptions to not apply Higanbana are if:
- Executing this action will not grant an extra use of Shoha within a fight timeline, and;
- A fight has frequent periods of downtime where a large portion of the damage over time is lost, or if the boss is defeated before a large portion of the damage over time can be dealt – while not allowing another usage of Shoha;
- Executing this action loses a usage of Midare Setsugekka (and thus another use of Kaeshi: Setsugekka) within a fight timeline.
- Executing this action will not grant an extra use of Shoha within a fight timeline, and;
History
Patch 7.0 (2024-07-02):
- Damage over time potency has been increased from 45 to 50 upon learning Way of the Samurai III
- Can no longer interact with Tsubame-gaeshi, as Kaeshi: Higanbana has been removed.
Patch 6.1 (2022-04-12): Damage over time potency has been increased from 30 to 45.- Patch 6.05 (2022-01-03): Range has been increased from 3 yalms to 6 yalms.
- Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
- Potency changed from 250 to 200.
- Potency for damage over time changed from 40 to 30.
Patch 5.1 (2019-10-29): The additional effect "Grants a stack of Meditation, up to a maximum of 3" has been added.- Patch 5.08 (2019-08-28): Damage over time potency has been increased from 35 to 40.
- Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
- Potency has been increased from 240 to 250.
- Cast time has been reduced from 1.8 to 1.3 seconds upon learning the Enhanced Iaijutsu trait.
Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20): Added.
Trivia
- Higanbana (彼岸花) is the Japanese name for Lycoris radiata, or the Red Spider Lily. It is a poisonous flower (hence the in-game ability dealing damage over time) that blooms during late summer and early autumn, and is often planted on graves and used in funerals as a tribute to the dead in Japan.
- Despite being an Iaijutsu, Higanbana will not interact with Tsubame-gaeshi. This is because Kaeshi: Higanbana was useless, as it did not stack with Higanbana and still consumed the cooldown of Tsubame-gaeshi. Furthermore, as it only costed one Sen, it could be applied quicker to multiple enemies if needed, compared to the three Sen Midare Setsugekka required.
