Payon Stories mechanics

Magnum Break's lingering fire damage

After casting Magnum Break your attacks carry extra Fire damage — an added chunk that bypasses the target's DEF.

What the buff actually adds

For ten seconds after casting Magnum Break, your attacks carry an extra chunk of damage equal to 20% of a fresh normal-attack's base damage, converted to Fire. Two details make it stronger than it sounds:

On Payon Stories the bonus rides auto-attacks and Magnum Break itself — not every skill, as it does in vanilla.

Wootan Fighter Card

A Wootan Fighter Card raises the lingering fire from 20% to 30%. Two copies do not stack to 40% — the card sets the value rather than adding to it.

Frequently asked questions

How much damage does Magnum Break's fire buff add?

An extra 20% of a normal attack's base damage, as Fire, on top of each attack for ten seconds. A Wootan Fighter Card raises it to 30%.

Does the Magnum Break buff apply to skills?

On Payon Stories it applies to auto-attacks and to Magnum Break itself, unlike vanilla Ragnarok where it applies to nearly every attack.

Is the extra fire damage reduced by DEF?

No. It is added after the defence step, so the target's DEF does not reduce it — though its Fire element still matters.

See it on your own build

The calculator prints every step of this with your stats, gear and target, so you can check the numbers rather than take them on trust.

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Builds this affects most: Knight — Hybrid · Super Novice — Melee (Auto-attacker).

Sources

Payon Stories wiki — Magnum Break ↗ · Formulas as implemented in the calculator's engine, which is open about what it cannot yet model.

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