Sawblade

"I've played enough Super M*at Boy to see where this is going..."

―Matt, Epic Battle Fantasy 5

Sawblade is an advanced non-elemental special skill available for Matt, Lance, and Anna in Epic Battle Fantasy 4 and 5.

Description

Upon casting, a sawblade falls onto the battlefield and then rolls through the ground and slashing the target, dealing moderate physical damage with a chance to instantly kill the target.

It has an upgraded version in Triple Sawblades in Epic Battle Fantasy 4 and Shredder in Epic Battle Fantasy 5.

Foe Users

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

• Steel Wraith
• War Mammoth (Hard/Epic only)

Epic Battle Fantasy 4

It is unlocked when Lance joins the party near Crystal Caverns. The Chainsaw Blade and Chainsaw Gun may cast Sawblade with weapon-elemental skills.

	Sawblade
	Advanced non-elemental attack. Ignores defence buffs. May kill targets instantly.
Target	Type	Element	Status Effect	Acc	Crit	RdF
Single		----		100%	10%	10%
Level	Power		Status Chance	Status Strength	MP	AP Cost
1	40		10% [8%]	--	6	100
2	60		15% [10%]	--	9	200
3	80		20% [12%]	--	12	400
4	100		25% [14%]	--	16	800
Note: Prior to the v2 update, this attack didn't actually ignore defence buffs. Stats in brackets (below/right from actual) are for its pre-Battle Mountain update version.

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

The Sawblade skill is obtained by completing Jorma's quest in No Man's Land. This skill becomes Shredder at level 3. The Chopper and the Chainsaw Gun may cast Sawblade with weapon-elemental skills.

	Sawblade
	Advanced non-elemental attack which hits a single target. Ignores the targets' defensive buffs. May kill targets Instantly.
Target	Type	Element	Status Effect	Acc	Crit	RdF
Single		----		100%	10%	10%
Level	Power		Status Chance	Status Strength		AP Cost
1	50		10%	--		N/A
2	80		10%	--		200

Trivia

• A Cat Soldier may appear with a Sawblade as a shield.
• Matt's line upon using Sawblade/Shredder in Epic Battle Fantasy 5 is a direct reference to Super Meat Boy.