Decreased Physical Defense

Decreased Physical Defense is a Debuff in Octopath Traveler.

Decreased Physical Defense
Description	Character takes x1.5 damage from physical attacks
Removal	Mole Dance, Stout Wall, Celestial Intervention
Prevention	Celestial Intervention

Effects

For the duration of the effect, standard attacks and Physical Attack Skills directed at this creature deal +50% (x1.5) damage. Additional applications of the same debuff on the same target additively stack the remaining duration, up to a maximum of 9 turns.

Causes

Weapons

The following weapons have a chance of inflicting this debuff on each hit.

Weapon	Type
Captain's Sword

Skills

Skill	Job	Target	SP Cost	Duration
Armor Corrosive	Thief	Single Foe	4	2 turns

Concoctions

Concoction	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Element	Target	Duration
Blustery Powder	Injurious Seed	Essence of Grape	2x	Single Foe	3
Blustery Plume	Injurious Dust	Essence of Grape		All Foes	2
Gusting Powder	Ruinous Seed	Essence of Grape	3x	Single Foe	5
Gusting Cloud	Ruinous Dust	Essence of Grape	2x	All Foes	4

Remedy

Decreased Physical Defense is cured by Increased Physical Defense, such as from Mole Dance or Stout Wall. It can be prevented by Celestial Intervention (Ally), and the associated skill Celestial Intervention also removes debuffs.