Spike Defense

Spike Defense
Vital statistics
Type	Aux Core
Effect	Reduces Spike damage taken by 60 – 100%.

Spike Defense
Vital statistics
Type	Skill RAM or Upgrade
Effect	Reduces Spike damage taken by 60 – 100%.
Source	Tiger! Tiger! Poppiswap

Spike Defense is an Aux Core or a Skill RAM/Upgrade in 异度神剑 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country. It lowers incoming spike damage by up to 100%, allowing for spike damage to be reduced down to 1 per hit.

The Skill RAM/Upgrade variants can be used to customize Poppi α, Poppi QT and Poppi QTπ as an Aux Core equivalent.

Stats

Aux Core

Aux Core	Rarity	Effect	Sell Price
			Unrefined	Refined
Spike Defense I		Reduces Spike damage taken by 60%.	350 G	400 G
Spike Defense II		Reduces Spike damage taken by 70%.	900 G	1,000 G
Spike Defense III		Reduces Spike damage taken by 80%.	1,400 G	1,550 G
Spike Defense IV		Reduces Spike damage taken by 90%.	1,750 G	1,950 G
Spike Defense V		Reduces Spike damage taken by 100%.	1,900 G	2,100 G

Skill RAM

Skill RAM	Effect	Energy Required	以太 Crystals		Technical Manual
			Create	Crystallize
Spike Defense I	Reduces Spike damage taken by 60%.	20	120	72	---
Spike Defense II	Reduces Spike damage taken by 70%.	40	400	160	---
Spike Defense III	Reduces Spike damage taken by 80%.	60	720	264	Nimble 诺彭 Get Girls
Spike Defense IV	Reduces Spike damage taken by 90%.	80	1,120	392	Artificial Blade Report
Spike Defense V	Reduces Spike damage taken by 100%.	100	2,880	720	Hypertech Made Easy

Refinement Recipes

Aux Core	Requirement	Materials	Amount
Spike Defense I	Category	Any Vegetable Collectibles	x3
Spike Defense II	Category	Any Vegetable Collectibles	x6
Spike Defense III	Category	Any Vegetable Collectibles	x9
Spike Defense IV	Category	Any Vegetable Collectibles	x12
Spike Defense V	Category	Any Vegetable Collectibles	x15

Sources

异度神剑 2

In 异度神剑 2, the Aux Core is always obtained in its unrefined state, and must be refined within an 以太 Furnace at an Aux Core Stall before becoming usable.

Spike Defense I

秘宝 Troves

• 秘宝 Chest on top of bridge above stairs leading to Fonsa Myma Port, in the Kingdom of Uraya. Accessible by climbing the tower at the port. (1 Core)
  • High Jump: Wind Mastery Lv.3, Leaping Lv.3.

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Nairoo Bunnit	Normal	Kingdom of Uraya	18 - 24	15.0%
Prom Piranhax	Normal	Gormott Province, Kingdom of Uraya	19 - 22	15.0%
Rood Igna	Quest	Kingdom of Uraya	19	15.0%

Spike Defense II

秘宝 Troves

• 秘宝 Chest inside a shell at the Ansel Hatchery, in the Leftherian Archipelago. (1 Core)
• 秘宝 Chest at the eastern cliff of Bardina Plateau, in Temperantia. (2 Cores)
• 秘宝 Chest at Battlescar Cove, in Temperantia. (2 Cores)

Quest Rewards

• All's Fair (Blade Quest, 1 Core)
• M.I.A. 诺彭 (DLC, 3 Cores)

Merc Mission Rewards

• Direct Line Escort (2 Cores)
• 诺彭 Letter (1 Core)

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Abrachi Aries	Normal	Kingdom of Tantal	32 - 35	13.5%
Amman balgas	Normal	Temperantia	33 - 37	13.5%
Angry Rvano	Quest	Kingdom of Uraya	38	13.5%
Brewl Volff	Normal	Kingdom of Tantal	33 - 38	13.5%
Brius Tirkin	Quest	Gormott Province	38	13.5%
Effi Krabble	Salvaging	Indoline Praetorium	36 - 40	13.5%
Ferrii Aligo	Salvaging	Indoline Praetorium	38 - 42	13.5%
Fissa Aligo	Salvaging	Temperantia	33 - 37	13.5%
Froga gyanna	Normal	Temperantia	34 - 36	13.5%
Ghudan Laia	Normal	Temperantia	35 - 37	13.5%
Giron Volff	Normal	Temperantia	33 - 41	13.5%
Gulnid Aspid	Normal	Leftherian Archipelago	34 - 36	13.5%
Hard Krabble	Normal	Gormott Province	34 - 44	13.5%
Hungry Feris	Normal	Gormott Province	32 - 40	13.5%
Illumi Skeeter	Normal	Kingdom of Uraya	37 - 44	13.5%
Illumi Skeeter	Summon	Kingdom of Uraya	35 - 37	13.5%
Invading Spike Urchon	Quest	Kingdom of Uraya	38	13.5%
Maanus Driver	Quest	Kingdom of Uraya	37	13.5%
Matchul Tirkin	Quest	Gormott Province	38	13.5%
Misdan Pippito	Normal	Temperantia	51 - 53	13.5%
Mogen Hox	Normal	Temperantia	34 - 41	13.5%
Moskel Rhogul	Normal	Temperantia	35 - 37	13.5%
Nookka Aspid	Salvaging	Empire of Mor Ardain	36 - 40	13.5%
Nowaak Crustip	Salvaging	Indoline Praetorium	36 - 40	13.5%
Raflas Blant	Normal	Leftherian Archipelago	34 - 36	13.5%
Skom Tirkin	Quest	Gormott Province	38	13.5%
Spike Urchon	Normal	Kingdom of Uraya	35 - 37	13.5%
Sprack Parisax	Normal	Kingdom of Uraya	35 - 37	13.5%
Urobas Serprond	Salvaging	Empire of Mor Ardain	38 - 43	13.5%
Zaguin Hox	Normal	Temperantia	34 - 41	13.5%

Challenge Battle Mode (DLC)

Challenge Name	Difficulty	Chest 1	Chest 2	Chest 3
Bewitching Dance		---	0.82%	0.74%
Grazing Flock		---	1.10%	1.04%
害虫驱除		---	0.50%	0.46%
Think of the Soldiers		---	1.68%	1.64%
Titan Battleship 袭击	Special Battle	---	1.47%	1.40%

Spike Defense III

Merc Mission Rewards

• Forest Fire Prevention (1 Core)

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Altaer Driver	Quest	Empire of Mor Ardain	47	12.0%
Dusky Riik	Normal	精灵 Crucible Elpys	44 - 46	12.0%
Eanl Blant	Normal	精灵 Crucible Elpys	45 - 47	12.0%
Enada Lysaat	Salvaging	Cliffs of Morytha	45 - 49	12.0%
Gardyll Driver	Quest	Empire of Mor Ardain	48	12.0%
Majacan Krabble	Normal	Temperantia	43 - 47	12.0%
Mishgal Skeeter	Normal	Temperantia	45 - 49	12.0%
Mishgal Skeeter	Summon	Temperantia	43 - 45	12.0%
Peerless Beaufort	Unique	Leftherian Archipelago	49	12.0%
Revenge Tirkin	Quest	Gormott Province	47	12.0%
Vile 霍华德	Unique	精灵 Crucible Elpys	47	12.0%

Spike Defense IV

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Belgio Sovereign	Normal	Land of Morytha	52 - 54	10.5%
Dajan Sovereign	Normal	Land of Morytha	50 - 54	10.5%
Karyl Krabble	Salvaging	精灵 Crucible Elpys	49 - 53	10.5%
Shika Rhogul	Quest	Leftherian Archipelago	54	10.5%

Spike Defense V

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Kalymon Driver	Normal	Empire of Mor Ardain	94 - 96	9.0%
Reeking Douglas	Unique	Gormott Province	104	9.0%

Challenge Battle Mode (DLC)

Challenge Name	Difficulty	Chest 1	Chest 2	Chest 3
Attack of the Aspar	Special Battle	1.14%	0.56%	---
Call the Exterminators	Special Battle	1.71%	0.92%	---
Darkening Skies		1.09%	0.54%	---
Dread Contagion		1.48%	0.76%	---
艾尔玛: Redux		0.81%	0.37%	---
otherworldly Fighter		0.81%	0.37%	---
Panic at the Seaside		0.51%	0.22%	---
Poisoned Paradise		1.71%	0.92%	---
Sacred Wood		1.71%	0.90%	---
Serious Showdown		0.51%	0.22%	---
Temperantian Standoff		0.49%	0.22%	---
This Year's Heropon		0.81%	0.36%	---
Tiger! Tiger! IRL		0.51%	0.22%	---
Torna's Finest		1.48%	0.76%	---

Torna ~ The Golden Country

In Torna ~ The Golden Country, the Aux Core is always obtained in its refined state.

Spike Defense I

秘宝 Troves

• 秘宝 Chest inside the Depths of Ignorance, in Gormott. (4 Cores)

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Celsars Taos	Normal	Gormott	15 - 18	15.0%

Spike Defense II

秘宝 Troves

• 秘宝 Chest near the Holy Gate of Altana, in the Kingdom of Torna. (3 Cores)
  • Open Container: Keen Eye Lv.3, Lockpicking Lv.3.
• 秘宝 Chest on lakeside cliff to the south of Auresco, Rear Gate, in the Kingdom of Torna. (3 Cores)

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Droth Urchon	Normal	Kingdom of Torna	36 - 38	13.5%
Greetz Antol	Normal	Kingdom of Torna	31 - 43	13.5%

Spike Defense III

Dropped by

Name	Spawn	Area	Level	Rate
Beatific Ophelia	Unique	Kingdom of Torna	48	12.0%
Twondus Aspid	Normal	Kingdom of Torna	44 - 47	12.0%

Skill RAM / Upgrade

Poppiswap

The Skill RAM or Upgrade variant can be crafted through Poppiswap's "Create/Crystallize" menu using 以太 Crystals obtained from Tiger! Tiger! or from crystallizing 其它 Poppi Parts. Create costs and required Technical Manuals are present in the Stats section.

Tiger! Tiger!

Skill RAM	Stage	秘宝 Size	秘宝 Rate (per Trove)
			第2章 – 7	第8章+
Spike Defense I	Stage 1	Small	1.60%	---
Spike Defense III	Stage 1	Small	1.00%	4.67%
Spike Defense V	Stage 1	Small	---	1.00%