Seiken piercing a Dark Golem
Seiken's animation in EBF2
- "My love for swords has given me the ability to create them from thin air!"
- ―Matt, Epic Battle Fantasy 4
Seiken (also known as Holy Sword in Epic Battle Fantasy 4) is one of Matt's signature skills, having appeared in every game of the Epic Battle Fantasy series.
Description[]
When cast, a runic circle appears in front of an enemy, diagonally facing the ground. From this circle, a sword-shaped blast of white energy erupts, dealing high Holy-elemental damage to a single target.
Equipping Holy-elemental swords such as Heaven's Gate or Rune Blade will boost the power of Seiken. In EBF4, Heaven's Gate may automatically cast Seiken (then called Holy Sword) with certain skills.
Foe Users[]
Epic Battle Fantasy 4[]
Epic Battle Fantasy 5[]
Epic Battle Fantasy[]
| Seiken | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hits the enemy with a powerful Holy elemental attack. More powerful with the Heaven's Gate or Rune Blade swords equipped. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | MP | RdF | |
| Single |  + 
|
|
|
-- | 77 | 10% |
| Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6200 + 2000 |
-- | -- | |
| Note: Scales with both Matt's Attack and Magic Attack against the target's Defence. Deals 1.5x damage with the Heaven's Gate or Rune Blade equipped . | |||
Epic Battle Fantasy 2[]
Seiken's cost has been reduced slightly. Before the EBF Collection update, it used Natalie's Accuracy (including Blind) instead of Matt's.
| Seiken | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy based attack. Is most effective with the Heaven's Gate. | |||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | MP | Acc | RdF | |
| Single |
|
75%
|
-- | 70 | 100% | 10% | |
| Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8000 | -- | -- | |
| Note: Deals 1.4x damage with the Heaven's Gate or Rune Blade equipped. | |||
| Skill Bonuses | |
|---|---|
| Name | Effect |
| Holy Power | 1.4x damage multiplier |
| Shield Shatter | 100% chance of 40% Defence debuff |
Epic Battle Fantasy 3[]
Seiken's elemental degree was reduced from 75% to 50%, aligning it with Matt's remaining skills. It gains a chance to Stun the target once fully upgraded.
 |
Seiken | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert holy attack. Level 3: May stun target. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Single |
|
50%
|
|
100% | 10% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | 80 | -- | -- | 15 | 1250 | |
| 2 | 110 | -- | -- | 20 | 2500 | |
| 3 | 140 | 30% | 2x | 25 | 5000 | |
| Requirement(s) (all) |
 
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Epic Battle Fantasy 4[]
The skill was renamed Holy Sword in this game. It received a substantial power boost as well as a weaker version, Light Blade, which serves as a prerequisite. Its chance to Stun the target was replaced with a chance to Dispel them instead.
 |
Holy Sword | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert holy attack. May dispel targets. | ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Single |
|
50%
|
|
100% | 10% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | MP | AP Cost | |
| 1 | 120 | 20% | -- | 15 | 1250 | |
| 2 | 160 | 25% | -- | 20 | 2500 | |
| 3 | 200 | 30% | -- | 25 | 6000 | |
| Requirement(s) |
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Epic Battle Fantasy 5[]
The skill is named Seiken once more, and is the upgraded version of Light Blade. Aside from now being 100% elemental, Seiken is identical in all respects to Holy Sword.
 |
Seiken | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Powerful Holy attack which hits a single target.
| ||||||
| Target | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF |
| Single |
|
100% 
|
|
100% | 10% | 10% |
| Level | Power | Status Chance | Status Strength | AP Cost | ||
| 3 | 120 | 25% | -- | 1200 | ||
| 4 | 160 | 30% | -- | 2500 | ||
| 5 | 200 | 35% | -- | 6000 | ||
Trivia[]
- The sword summoned by Seiken is a white silhouette of Heaven's Gate.
- "Seiken" is Japanese for "Holy Sword," hence its name.
- The symbols on Seiken's summoning circle appear to be lowercase Greek letters.
- Seiken's animation is inspired by Excalibur's unleash from the Golden Sun series.
- An attack similar to Seiken was used by Matt to defeat Natalie in Brawl Royale, prior to the EBF series. However, it summoned an actual sword, instead of one made of pure energy, it was also considerably larger, being so big that the summoning portal wasn't visible on-screen.