Armor Break

Weapon Skill Information
Description:	Lowers enemy's defense. Duration of effect varies with TP.
Weapon Type:	Great Axe (100 Skill)	Target:	Single
Class:	Physical
Stat Modifier:	60% STR / 60% VIT	fTP:	1.0
TP Modifier	1000 TP	2000 TP	3000 TP
Effect duration:	180 seconds	360 seconds	540 seconds
Skillchain:	Impaction
Command:	/ws "Armor Break" <stnpc>
Job Level Information
Level	Jobs
33	WAR
34	DRK, RUN

Notes

• Defense Down effect is -25% defense.
  • Additional Effect is -based, so it is unlikely to land on or enemies.
  • Duration has three resist states, so "unresisted duration" is shown above, "resisted duration" is half of that, and it is possible for the monster to fully resist.
    • Duration scales continuously with TP, i.e. 1500 TP unresisted duration is 270 seconds.
• Accuracy of WS additional effect has increased June 2017
• Armor Break's Defense down effect can overwrite itself, regardless of current or new duration.
  • Can actually reduce the duration if re-applied with less TP.
• Armor Break's Defense down effect can still apply if WS damage is 0 depending on magic accuracy.
• Armor Break's Defense down effect cannot override Full Break's Defense down.
  • Full Break's weaker Defense down effect can still overwrite Armor Break's Defense down effect.
• Defense Down effects do not stack with each other.
  • Dia, Box Step, Defense Down, and Geo-Frailty all stack together.
  • Defense Down effects such as Acid Bolts, Angon, Spirit Surged Jumps, Tachi: Ageha, Full Break, Shell Crusher, Tenebral Crush, Sweeping Gouge, Tourbillion, and Frightful Roar, etc do not stack. Only one may be active at a time.
    
    
    

References

• September 2008 - Studio Gobli's WS page (Studio Gobli)
• August 2011 - CDF's confirmation of Studio Gobli's findings of Full Break, similar to Armor Break (CDF, BG)
• June 17, 2014 - Version Update with WS Adjustments (Official Forums)
• June 7, 2017 - Version Update with WS additional effects adjustment (Official Forums)