- Notice: EBF5-related data is based off of the public beta, v0.16, and may change later.
Flairs are a type of equipment in Epic Battle Fantasy 4 and 5. Flairs typically appear as a variety of small trinkets and badges worn over the character's clothing, with their position on the character based on which flair slot they are equipped in; in EBF5, the category was expanded to feature familiars (which fly near the character) and miscellaneous effects like a painting on the face, which appear at the same spot in any slot.
Unlike other equips, up to 3 flairs can be equipped simultaneously by each party member; they also cannot be upgraded further than to level 3, as opposed to level 5 of other types of equipment, but have lower item requirements for upgrades. Their bonuses tend to be lesser than of other equipment, though several have unique effects not found anywhere else.
Common effects
Most flairs can be categorized into specific groups based on their properties, though some would fit into several groups at once:
- Resistance — Offers an elemental and one or two status resistance(s) associated with the element.
- Stat boost — Offers a stat boost, usually only for one stat and not that strong.
- Auto status — Has a chance to inflict a positive status on the user at the beginning of players' turn, except the starter turn of the battle.
- Summon — Has a chance to activate a summon for free at the beginning of players' turn, including the first turn. (This group became almost extinct in EBF5.)
- Status override — Overrides chosen weapon's status effect. Notes:
- Stat debuffs (technically a separate slot) and other special effects are unaffected and will still work.
- When several flairs of this type are equipped, only the leftmost one's status works.
- Contrary to what the in-game description implies, the weapon doesn't necessarily need an inherent status for the flair to take effect.
- These are best used in advanced strategies, such as enabling a weapon to inflict a certain status effect to an enemy that resists the element of the skills normally associated with the status effect.
- Defend upgrade — Exclusive to EBF5, they inflict a positive status or a buff when the Defend tactic is used (but don't trigger when the Defend status is obtained from other sources). This effect typically unlocks only when the flair is maxed. This group often overlaps with Auto status, providing a non-random way to get the same status.
Epic Battle Fantasy 4
There are 36 flairs in total, 4 of which are exclusive to the Steam release of the game and the Premium Pack.
- Flame Badge — Resists Fire and Burn.
- Lightning Badge — Resists Thunder and Stun.
- Frost Badge — Resists Ice and Freeze.
- Rock Badge — Resists Earth and Tired.
- Venom Badge — Resists Poison (element) and Poison (status).
- Air Badge — Resists Wind and Syphon.
- Bubble Badge — Resists Water and Wet.
- Iron Cross — Resists Bomb and Stagger.
- Silver Cross — Resists Dark and Curse.
- Golden Pentagram — Resists Holy and Weaken.
- The Tr*force — May give Morale. Resists Dispel.
- Angel Pin — May give Auto-Revive. Resists Holy.
- Green Cross — May give Regen.
- Clover Pin — May give Bless.
- Broccoli Sticker — Overrides weapon's status with Poison. Resists Poison (element).
- Peace Sticker — Overrides weapon's status with Weaken. Resists Curse, Weaken and Tired.
- Cursed Charm — Overrides weapon's status with Curse. Resists Dark.
- Fr*ezie Badge — Overrides weapon's status with Freeze. Resists Ice.
- Crossbone Pin — Overrides weapon's status with Doom. Resists Instant Death and Doom.
- Diamond Pin — Overrides weapon's status with Stagger. Resists Bomb.
- Bowling Ball Badge — Boosts Defence. Buffs Defence when hit for >50% of max HP. Resists Wind.
- Ancient Rune — Boosts Magic Defence. Buffs Magic Defence when hit for >50% of max HP. Resists Fire.
- P*chu Sticker — May summon Thunderbolt. Resists Thunder.
- Clown Fish Sticker — May summon Geyser. Resists Water.
- Beast Badge — May summon Quake. Resists Earth.
- Pocket Clock — May summon Slow Down. Resists Stun.
- Cat Badge — May summon NoLegs. Resists Wet.
- Heart Pin — Boosts HP.
- Potion Badge — Boosts MP.
- Target Badge — Boosts Accuracy.
- Ghost Sticker — Boosts Evade.
- Balance Badge — Boosts Attack, Defence, Magic Attack and Magic Defence.
- Sword Medal (Premium only) — Boosts Attack.
- Shield Medal (Premium only) — Boosts Defence.
- Gold Star (Premium only) — Boosts Magic Attack.
- Platinum Star (Premium only) — Boosts Magic Defence.
Epic Battle Fantasy 5
All flairs in the free version.
All flairs in the paid version.
There are 37 flairs in total, 4 of which are currently exclusive to the paid Steam release of the game and the outdated free Battle Demo.
Unlike in EBF4, paid flairs aren't the very last in the list, but their slots will automatically be skipped on free versions of the game. The following list is based on the full version.
- Flame Badge — Resists Fire, Burn and Scorch.
- Lightning Badge — Resists Thunder and Stun.
- Frost Badge — Resists Ice, Chill and Freeze.
- Pearl Necklace — Resists Water, Wet and Dry.
- Surgical Mask — Resists Bio, Poison and Virus.
- Angel Pin — Resists Wind, Light and Heavy.
- Bandage — Resists Earth, Instant Death and Doom.
- Iron Cross — Resists Bomb, Stagger and Confuse.
- Silver Cross — Resists Dark, Curse and Bad Luck.
- Golden Pendant — Resists Holy, Weaken and Tired.
- Battle Paint — Boosts Attack. May give Brave. Upgrades Defend with Brave (level 3). Resists Water.
- Lucky Clover — May give Bless. Upgrades Defend with Bless (level 3). Resists Poison.
- Hoop Earrings — Boosts Magic Attack. May give Good Luck. Upgrades Defend with Good Luck (level 3). Resists Thunder.
- The Tr*force — May give Morale. Upgrades Defend with Morale (level 3). Slowly charges Limit Break bar. Resists Syphon and Dispel.
- Green Cross — Boosts Magic Defence. May give Regen. Upgrades Defend with Regen (level 3). Resists Burn and Scorch.
- Fairy — May give Auto-Revive. Upgrades Defend with Auto-Revive (level 3). Resists Holy.
- Pocket Watch — May give Haste. Resists Stun.
- Agnry Faic — Boosts Defence and Magic Defence. Upgrades Defend with Target. Makes enemies more likely to surrender and flee (level 3). Resists Fire.
- Target Badge — Boosts Accuracy. Upgrades Defend with Target (level 3). Resists Wind.
- Balance Badge — Boosts all stats. Resists Holy and Dark.
- Tentacle — Boosts Defence and Magic Defence. May summon Tentacles. Resists Stun.
- Peace Badge — Boosts Defence. Overrides weapon's status with Weaken. Resists Weaken and Tired.
- Crossbone Pin — Overrides weapon's status with Curse. Resists Curse, Bad Luck, Instant Death and Doom.
- Chrome Earrings — Overrides weapon's status with Freeze. Resists Ice.
- Amethyst Earrings — Overrides weapon's status with Dispel. Resists Dispel.
- Emerald Earrings — Overrides weapon's status with Poison. Resists Bio.
- Fat Fly — Overrides weapon's status with Doom. May summon Fly Bomb (level 3). Resists Bio and Dark.
- Fake Mustache — Steals items with single-target melee attacks. Resists Ice.
- Big Eyebrows — Resists Stun, Stagger, Confuse, Instant Death and Doom.
- Small Cloud — Boosts HP. Increases the amount SP received when the user defeats a foe. Resists Water.
- Cat Tail — Boosts Evade. Upgrades Defend with Evade buff (level 3). Resists Dark.
- Mini Drone — Boosts Accuracy. Improves user's chance of catching foes. Resists Earth and Bomb.
- Sword Medal (Premium only) — Boosts Attack.
- Shield Medal (Premium only) — Boosts Defence.
- Gold Star (Premium only) — Boosts Magic Attack.
- Platinum Star (Premium only) — Boosts Magic Defence.
- Heart Pendant — Boosts Defence and Magic Defence. May give Lovable. Upgrades Defend with Lovable (level 3). Resists Instant Death and Doom.
Trivia
- The Tr*force flair is a direct reference to the Triforce, the legendary magical artifact from The Legend of Zelda series.
- The Fr*ezie Badge is a direct reference to the Freezie, a recurring foe in the Mario Bros. series.
- The P*chu Sticker references Pichu of Pokémon fame, as well as the Pichu summon from the original Epic Battle Fantasy.
- The Silver Cross resembles the necklace of Misato Katsuragi, a character from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.