Type

Type (タイプ, Type) are the 2 classes of category that determines a student's strength and weakness in Blue Archive.

General Information

There are 2 types of categories, Attack Type represented by a sword icon and Defense Type represented by a shield icon. Within it are sub-categories that list the different kinds of Attack and Defense types. In total, there are 5 Attack Types and Defense Types and can be distinguished by their color.

• Attack-Types
  • Normal / Explosion / Penetration / Mystic / Sonic
• Defense-Types
  • Normal Armor / Light Armor / Heavy Armor / Special Armor / Elastic Armor

Each type has only 1 weakness and the easiest way to remember them is through its color. The same color attack will be strong against the same color defense.

While the first 3 Defense Types represent the students, Structure refers to the objects that are littered throughout the stages. They act as cover for students, who can hide behind and provide the student with resistance towards all other Attack Types, until destroyed or vacated from. Currently, there are no students who have Siege as their Attack Type. Students who will use cover in battle have a grey shield icon above their Firearm in their student profile. CoverCategory:test⁠

When bringing a student with an excellent advantage over a terrain, she will deal 1.2x (120%) more damage. If a student has an advantage over her enemies (A.K.A. Weak) Defense Type , she will deal 2x (200%) times more damage.

Damage are multiplicative in Blue Archive. The calculations are Terrain x Type x Attack.
Examples:

• Excellent Terrain Excellent IconCategory:test⁠ (120%) x Weak (200%) = Total (240%)
• Excellent Terrain Excellent IconCategory:test⁠ (120%) x Weak x 1000 Atk = Total Damage 2400 (240%)
• Terrible Terrain Terrible IconCategory:test⁠ (80%) x Weak (200%) = Total (160%)
• Terrible Terrain Terrible IconCategory:test⁠ (80%) x Weak (200%) x 1000 Atk = Total Damage 1600 (160%)

A Special-Role student will have 10% of their ATK and HP, 5% of their DEF and HEAL transfer to the Strikers in their unit.

Type Compatibility

Type Compatibility
DEF/ATK	Normal	Explosion	Penetration	Mystic	Sonic
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Light	Normal	Weak	Resist	Normal	Normal
Heavy	Normal	Normal	Weak	Resist	Resist
Special	Normal	Resist	Normal	Weak	Effective
Elastic	Normal	Resist	Normal	Normal	Weak
Damage
Effect			Damage Dealt
Weak			2x (200%)
Effective			1.5x (150%)
Normal			1x (100%)
Resist			0.5 (50%)

See Also

Terrain