Lock On
Lock On is a stat-buffing skill available for Lance in Epic Battle Fantasy 3, a special skill for Matt, Lance, and Anna in Epic Battle Fantasy 4 and for all players in Epic Battle Fantasy 5.
Description
Upon casting, a yellow crosshair with an eye symbol in front of it briefly appears over the target before disappearing.
Lock On provides a large buff to the target's Accuracy, which will fade away by 5% each turn. In EBF5, Lock On will also grant the Good Luck status to the target.
While raising Accuracy is usually unimportant, Lock On is the most convenient way of doing so and the Good Luck effect can be handy. That said, casting Firecrackers often has better utility despite its lower duration.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Lock On is Lance's unique skill.
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Lock On | |||||
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| Buffs one ally's accuracy. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Ally | -- | ---- | 
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-- | -- | -- |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | -- | -- | 40% | 5 | 50 | |
| 2 | -- | -- | 55% | 10 | 200 | |
| 3 | -- | -- | 70% | 15 | 800 | |
| Note: The in-game Power numbers are merely used to visualize Accuracy buff strength; this skill does not heal or damage the enemies in any way. | ||||||
Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Lock On became a Special Skill available for Matt, Lance and Anna, instead of being exclusive to Lance. It is taught to Lance by default when he joins the party near Crystal Caverns.
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Lock On | |||||
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| Buffs an ally's accuracy. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Ally | -- | ---- |
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-- | -- | -- |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | -- | -- | 40% | 5 | 50 | |
| 2 | -- | -- | 55% | 10 | 200 | |
| 3 | -- | -- | 70% | 15 | 800 | |
Epic Battle Fantasy 5
Lock On is now an Extra Skill available to all players. It now also gives Good Luck to the target, and has a 1-turn cooldown. Due to the Good Luck bonus, it now boosts not only odds of success when attacking but also with inflicting status and capturing foes.
It can be obtained by completing Jerry's quest in Hope Harbor, one screen to the left of Matt's house (this requires rescuing Jerry from his cell in the Iron Fortress first).
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Lock On | |||||
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Buffs an ally's accuracy, and gives them good luck.
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| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Ally | -- | ---- | 
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-- | -- | -- |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | AP Cost | ||
| 1 | -- | -- | 40% 3x |
N/A | ||
| 2 | -- | -- | 55% 4x |
200 | ||
| 3 | -- | -- | 70% 5x |
1000 | ||