- "Wow, I'm tired after that. I need to work out more. For reals."
- ―Matt, Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Legend used on a Spirit. (EBF2)
Legend is one of Matt's most powerful and iconic Bushido skills in the Epic Battle Fantasy series, appearing in all games of the series.
Description[]
Matt jumps at the targeted foe and slashes them with his sword. He follows up with several small stabs before delivering a final downward chop.
Legend's element depends on Matt's currently equipped weapon. It may also activate any weapon's special on-hit effects, which make up for the lack of damage when compared with an appropriate elemental skill (such as Cataclysm) boosted by a matching sword.
In EBF4 and EBF5 respectively, Dark Matt and Matteus can also use Legend, without any negative consequence to themselves.
Stats[]
Epic Battle Fantasy[]
| Legend | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hits the enemy with several powerful slashes. Most powerful with the Soul Eater sword equipped. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | MP | RdF | |
| Single | 
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-- | 99 | 10% |
| Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10400/8 | -- | -- | |
| Note: 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th hit have 1000 power, 3rd, 4th and 5th hit have 800 power, final hit has 4000 power. Final hit deals 1.2x damage with the Heaven's Gate equipped. With Inferno/Heaven's Gate, deals damage based on enemy Eruption/Seiken resist. | |||
Epic Battle Fantasy 2[]
Before the EBF Collection update, Legend didn't actually affect sword's element %, the in-game description also incorrectly stated the skill had 11000 power instead of 11800.
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerful multi-strike attack. | |||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | MP | Acc | RdF | |
| Single |
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0.5x
|
50%
|
90 | 100% | 10% | |
| Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12000/8 [11800/8] |
(100%) | (100%) | |
| Note: Stats in brackets (below/right from actual) are for its pre-EBF Collection update version. First seven hits have 1000 power each, last hit has 5000 power. | |||
| Skill Bonuses | |
|---|---|
| Name | Effect |
| Legendary | 1.3x damage multiplier [1.5x damage multiplier on final hit] |
| Mana Leech | Recovers MP equal to 1/80 of final hit expected damage. (No effect if Blood Blade or Rune Blade are equipped) |
| Swordbreaker | 150% chance of 20% Attack debuff (200% chance and 40% strength with Anarchy equipped, no effect if Black Fang is equipped) |
| Jebus | If Matt has ≤2x Auto-Revive stacks, sets his Auto-Revive stacks to 2x |
Epic Battle Fantasy 3[]
Legend now has another small hit right after the 7-hit combo, when moving the sword out of the foe and raising it for the finishing hit (animation stays the same), for 9 hits in total.
 |
Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerful attack that hits multiple times. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Single |
|
0.5x
|
|
100% | 10% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | 40/8 40 |
-- (100%) |
-- (100%) |
18 | 600 | |
| 2 | 50/8 50 |
-- (100%) |
-- (100%) |
24 | 1200 | |
| 3 | 65/8 65 |
-- (100%) |
-- (100%) |
30 | 2500 | |
| 4 | 85/8 85 |
-- (100%) |
-- (100%) |
36 | 5000 | |
| 5 | 100/8 100 |
-- (100%) |
-- (100%) |
42 | 10000 | |
| Requirement(s) (all) |
 
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| Note: The 2 set of numbers belong to the first 8-hit combo and the finishing hit, respectively. Finishing hit has 50% chance of triggering bonus skills at 100% of host skill's power. | ||||||
Epic Battle Fantasy 4[]
Legend has been both improved and weakened. On one hand, its base damage and crit chance have increased, it no longer halves the weapon's element %, and now can inflict statuses with the small combo attacks, even if at a very small chance. On the other hand, it now gives Matt the Tired status after being used, making it slightly less comfortable to use repeatedly.
 |
Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element and effects depend on current weapon. Player becomes tired afterwards. Hits 9 times. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Single |
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|
|
100% | 15% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | 77/8 {72/8} [64/8] 33 [30] |
(8.75%) {8%} (30%) |
(100%) | 18 | 600 | |
| 2 | 98/8 {96/8} [88/8] 42 [39] |
(8.75%) {8%} (30%) |
(100%) | 24 | 1200 | |
| 3 | 119/8 {112/8} 51 [48] |
(8.75%) {8%} (30%) |
(100%) | 30 | 2500 | |
| 4 | 147/8 {144/8} [136/8] 63 [60] |
(8.75%) {8%} (30%) |
(100%) | 36 | 5000 | |
| 5 | 182/8 {176/8} [168/8] 78 [72] |
(8.75%) {8%} (30%) |
(100%) | 42 | 10000 | |
| Requirement(s) (all) |
  
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| Note: The 2 set of numbers belong to the first 8-hit combo and the finishing hit, respectively. Also gives Matt 2x  Tired after the attack, ignoring resistances and Evade.Bonus skills have their trigger chance multiplied by 1.5.. Stats in braces (below/right from actual) are for its pre-v2 update version. Stats in brackets (below/right from actual) are for its pre-Battle Mountain update version. | ||||||
Epic Battle Fantasy 5[]
Legend gained another power boost and no longer inflicts Tired on Matt with each use; however, it also comes with a 2-turn cooldown to prevent it from being spammed.
 |
Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very powerful attack which hits a single target multiple times.
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| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Single |
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100% | 15% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | AP Cost | ||
| 1 | 91/8 [84/8] 39 [36] |
(100%) | (100%) | 800 | ||
| 2 | 133/8 [119/8] 57 [51] |
(100%) | (100%) | 2000 | ||
| 3 | 175/8 [154/8] 75 [66] |
(100%) | (100%) | 5000 | ||
| 4 | 224/8 [196/8] 96 [84] |
(100%) | (100%) | 15000 | ||
| Note: The 2 set of numbers belong to the first 8-hit combo and the finishing hit, respectively. Bonus skills have their trigger chance multiplied by 1.5. Stats in brackets (below/right from actual) are for its pre-v2 update version. | ||||||
Trivia[]
- The attack animation for Legend is used in Matt's profile in the EBF3 intro cutscene.
- Legend could be seen as Matt's counterpart to Lance's Unload skill, both dealing high weapon-elemental damage in several hits. This is especially true in EBF4, where both skills cause negative consequences to the user, or in EBF5, where both have long cooldowns.
- The skill's name might be a reference to the Unleash skill of the same name from Golden Sun: The Lost Age.