Shackle Foe is an Thief skill in Octopath Traveler.
Effect[]
Applies the 
Decreased Physical Attack debuff to the target for 2 turns.
For the duration of the effect, standard attacks and Physical Attack Skills used by this character will inflict -33% (x⅔) damage. Additional applications of the same buff on the same target additively stack the remaining duration, up to a maximum of 9 turns.
Boost: Adds +2 turns to the duration per level of boost (max. 9).
Synergies[]
Skills[]
- Aelfric's Auspices applies the
Aelfric's Auspices buff for 3 turns, causing this skill to trigger twice for no additional cost, doubling the duration (max. 9) - Hired Help: Mercenary attacks all foes with a Sword and applies the
Increased Physical Defense buff to all allies, increasing the duration (max. 9) - Stout Wall applies the Increased Physical Defense buff to the user
- Mole Dance applies the Increased Physical Defense buff
- Sealticge's Seduction applies the Sealticge's Seduction buff for 3 turns, causing this skill to apply to all applicable targets, instead of one (all foes)
- Starsong applies the Increased Physical Defense, Increased Elemental Defense, Increased Speed and Increased Evasion buffs
- Celestial Intervention removes all debuffs from an ally and applies the Celestial Intervention (Ally) buff to them, or removes all buffs from a foe and applies the Celestial Intervention (Enemy) debuff to them
Support Skills[]
- SP Saver halves and rounds down the SP Cost of this skill
- Cover on the equipping character allows them to intercept single- and random-target attacks on allies with ≤33% HP, using this skill to reduce physical damage taken
- Incidental Attack applies a 50% chance to follow up this skill with a Standard Attack
- Insult to Injury on the equipping character increases the duration of debuffs and status ailments they inflict by +1 turn (max. 9)
- Stalwart Defense increases the Phys. Def. stat by +50