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Thornblade is No. 035 in the Aniimo index, a Grass creature that fights in the DPS role. The swords made from thorny stems are drawn only when it's time to protect their pack against enemies.

Thornblade, No. 035, a Grass-element DPS Aniimo

Wild Aniimo are taken with Aniipods, and once caught this one can be raised, sent into battle, kept at The Homeland, or traded to another player. It belongs to the Budsquire line, which runs to 3 entries in total, and 4 alternate Forms have been published for it.

Profile

Field	Value
Index number	No. 035
Element	Grass
Battle role	DPS
Growth stage	Stage 3
Recorded weight	23.4 to 34.93 kg
Gender	Male and Female
Published forms	5 (Basic Form, Prismana Form, Rainstorm Form, Towerwood Form, Umbrabow Form)

Base Stats

The index publishes six base values for every Aniimo plus an Attributes total that adds them together. ATK drives damage, BREAK is what wears down an enemy's guard, P.DEF and M.DEF cover the two damage types, and REGEN governs how quickly resources come back. These are base figures and balance changes can move them.

Stat	Value
Attributes (total)	499
HP	96
ATK	121
BREAK	50
P.DEF	70
M.DEF	70
REGEN	92

Evolution

Thornblade grows out of Budsquire. It sits at the end of the line, with nothing published beyond it.

Aniimo	No.	Stage	Element	Role
Budsquire	034	Stage 1	Grass	DPS
Thornblade	035	Stage 3	Grass	DPS
Melloblum	036	Stage 3	Grass	Support

Forms

Besides its Basic Form, Thornblade has 4 published Forms. 3 of them carries a different elemental pairing from the Basic Form, so the Form a Pathfinder catches decides what the creature is weak and strong against.

Form	Element	Where It Appears
Prismana Form	Grass / Water	Sea of Flowers
Rainstorm Form	Grass / Electric	Sea of Flowers
Towerwood Form	Grass	Rosetower Woods
Umbrabow Form	Grass / Water	Not listed

Where To Find It

Thornblade is listed in 1 habitat. Which creatures actually appear also depends on weather, time of day, and local phenomena, so a listed habitat is where to look rather than a guarantee.

Habitat
Sea of Flowers

Trait

Every Aniimo carries a passive Trait that is always active while it fights alongside a Pathfinder.

Trait	Effect
Sword Dance	Each skill used grants 1 stack of [Sword Dance], up to 4 stacks, lasting 15s. Each basic attack costs 1 stack of [Sword Dance] to deal 180% extra damage.

Skills

Thornblade brings 5 combat skills and 2 innate skills into a fight. Power is the skill's published damage figure and Cost is what it draws from the resource bar.

Skill	Type	Power	Cost	Effect
Thorny Defense	Combat	75	20	Enters a defensive stance, reducing damage taken by 20% While in this state, it counters when attacked. If attacked just as the skill is used, its critical rate increases by 30% for 10s.
Aqua Defense	Combat	75	20	Enters a defensive stance, reducing damage taken by 20% While in this state, it counters when attacked. If attacked just as the skill is used, its critical rate increases by 30% for 10s.
Thorny Impact	Combat	57	20	Thrusts toward the target. On hit, increases this Aniimo's critical rate by 15% for 15s.
Lightning Impact	Combat	57	20	Thrusts toward the target. On hit, increases this Aniimo's critical rate by 15% for 15s.
Thorny Rain	Combat	30	10	Rapidly attacks the target with its thorn blade. Can be used up to 3 times in a row.
Elegant Waltz	Innate	172	0	Repeatedly stabs a target with its thorn blade.
ATK	Innate	6	0	Wields the power of grass to attack targets at close range.

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