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Currency Wars/Advantage Layout

Last updated 2026-02-28

Currency Wars

The Advantage Layout unlocks upgrades in the Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game gamemode, using Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote. The layout can be reset at any time, and resetting it will refund all expended Equivalent Banknotes.

Seasonal Advantages may be unlocked only after all Permanent Advantages have been unlocked.

Additional Mechanisms

Permanent Advantage

Name Description Activation Cost
Battle Prep When entering combat, triggers the Technique effects of all On-Field characters. If multiple Technique Buffs in the squad cannot activate simultaneously, the Technique of the character in the leftmost position is activated first. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×20
Gold Blessing If the First Plane was cleared in the last game, gains 2 Gold Coin(s) at the start of each Plane in the next game. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Basic Armament Get one random piece of basic equipment after clearing the Boss Node on the First or Second Plane. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Bonus Supply Get one extra reward option at the start of the Supply Phase. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Strategy Refresh You can refresh each investment strategy option 1 time when making a choice. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Sustained Combat Get 1 extra piece(s) of basic equipment at the start.
Restores 2 Squad HP after combat on a Node.
Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×100

Seasonal Advantage

Name Description Activation Cost
Victory Commendation At the start of combat, gains 1 Skill Point(s).
If the final boss is defeated with 1 or more Cycles remaining, restores 40 HP for the squad.
Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×20
EXP Investment Gains 2 EXP at the start of the Second and Third Planes. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Power Reduction In Reward Node battles, enemy targets take DMG equal to 99% of their Max HP at the start of battle. (Ineffective in special Investment Environments) Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Shining Diamond There is a chance for Diamond equipment to appear as an option in the Supply Phase. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Adaptive Tactics Gains a 1 Gold Coin winning streak reward even if the winning streak is 0.
Enemies in Encounter Nodes will appear at difficulty level 4.
Increases healing and Shield strength by 10%.
Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×100
Environment Refresh When choosing an Investment Environment, you can refresh 1 time(s) to reset all options. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Branch Refresh When picking a branch for an Encounter Node, you can refresh 1 time(s) to reset the difficulty and rewards for all branches. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Supply Refresh When selecting supplies at a supply phase, you can refresh 1 time(s) to reset all character and equipment options. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Fantastic Fauna There is a chance for Trotters to appear in your battles. Defeat them to get random rewards.
Reduces DMG taken by 10%.
Increases Lucky Strike DMG by 10%.
Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×100
Action Recovery When the character receives a killing blow, the action value penalty is reduced by 10 points.
Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Master Smith Gains "Smelting Furnace" and "Disassembly Wrench" when entering the Second Plane. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Compensation Service Gains 1 Gold Coin(s) for every 10 Player HP lost. Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×60
Safety Mechanism The first time squad HP would be reduced to 0, it remains at 1, preventing a game over.
Increases DMG Amplification by 10%.
At a win streak of 6 or more, the winning streak reward is boosted to 4 Gold Coins.
Equivalent Banknote Equivalent Banknote ×100

Combat Ability Boosts

Each Combat Ability Boost node requires 20 Equivalent Banknotes to activate.

Permanent Advantage

Seasonal Advantage

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