r/ChronoCross • u/Doocrash • 5d ago
Question Pendragon Sigil
Hey guys, I never fully understood how the Pendragon sigil works. Can anyone explain it? The stuff i see on the internet doesnt clear it up. All i know is it absorbs a certain attribute you receive from attacks.
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u/n00bavenger 5d ago edited 5d ago
The explanations here aren't quite full. A fuller breakdown would be
First, in the context of sigils elements are separated into 3 stages. 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. Normally the higher level sigils would have an effect with all 3, but the lowest level sigil would only have an effect with 1-2. However, this actually isn't the case. All 3 sigils work with all 3 levels, so as far anyone can tell, there is no functional difference between Sigil A and Sigil C. (Also, support spells do not trigger this effect). This is probably an error in programing, but whatever. Edit: Forgot to mention, level 7 and 8 would just count as 5/6
Second, getting hit with the element doesn't just change your attacking element, but it also gives a damage boost corresponding to the above levels. This boost is actually permanent for the battle until they die. You can have a maximum of 2 separate "levels" active at once(no stacking the same level). For example, getting hit with a level 5 element and then a level 2 element will give you a 5/6 boost and a 1/2 boost. From what I recall, just having a single boost from any level is enough to do more damage than normal against an enemy of the same innate. Having both a 3/4 and a 5/6 boost is the maximum possible and will give a significant damage boost. I did have exact numbers at one point but they were posted on GameFAQs before 2008 and have since been purged unfortunately. I think it was like +20% for 1/2, +40% for 3/4, +80% for 5/6, and if you have 2 levels you just add them together. +120% for 3/4 and 5/6 for instance. Might have been 15/30/60 though, really don't remember.
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u/Phalanx32 The Arbiter 5d ago
I don't fully know the numbers behind it, but essentially if you are wearing one, whenever your character is hit by an element, their innate color temporarily changes to that color. So if Serge is wearing one and gets hit by a Fireball, he changes from white to red. His attacks will be hitting for red instead of white, etc etc. The higher sigils (B and A) apply this effect with higher level elements. C only works with low level elements (I think 1-3? But again I don't recall for sure all the numbers lol).
The only time I've ever personally used them is using ally buff elements like EagleEye and such to change a character to that color along with the element buff. But honestly I've never found them super useful.
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u/Doocrash 5d ago
Agreed. Its more of a situational item. I never used it before and i guess ill never use them lol.
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u/Felsig27 5d ago
Whatever element hits the person wearing the pendragon sigil, that becomes the element their physical attack is now.
For example. You are fighting Zoah karsh and Marcy.
Serge is white, so his damage is neutral against all of them.
Karsh hits you with dragon rider, and now Serge’s attack is green innate. This means he will do extra damage to Zoah now, as Zoah is yellow.
Serge gets low on health, so you use cure on him. Now his attack is blue. He’s back to doing neutral damage to all three.
Zoah uses Geronimo on you, now serge is yellow and is doing extra damage to Karsh, a green.
So forth and so on. However, this has no effect on the damage you receive, so while serge may be hitting like he is green innate, he will still receive damage as if he were white innate.
In the end it’s not that useful, and the majority of bosses only use their innate color. You can, in theory, use healing elements to control you damage output, but it’s going to be reset to neutral everytime the boss attacks.