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Impediment
| Impediment | |
|---|---|
 Secret of Mana HD screenshot | |
| First appearance | Secret of Mana (1993) |
| Latest appearance | Trials of Mana (1995) |
| Japanese name | スピードダウン |
| Type | Gnome |
| User(s) | Popoi (SeoM) Riesz (ToM) |
| Target(s) | Single/multiple enemies |
| Counterpart(s) | Accelerate |
| Similar item(s) | Needlion Eye |
Impediment, also known as Speed Down is a recurring move in the Mana series.
History[edit]
Secret of Mana[edit]
- “Ivy emerges from the ground and entangles the enemy's legs, decreasing its speed.”
- —Translated Japanese Game Manual
Speed Down is a Gnome spell learned by Popoi that costs 1 MP to use. Invasive ivy sprouts from the ground and tangle enemy, lowering its evasion rate and attack speed.
Enemy users[edit]
Note: enemies in bold letters are bosses.
- Zombie — Lv 1
- Goblin — Lv 2
- Howler — Lv 4
- Beast Zombie, Ghoul — Lv 7
Trials of Mana[edit]
- “Covers the foe's body with iron-laden sand, decreasing its agility.”
- —Seiken Densetsu 3 Strategy Guide
Available only in the 2D version, Impediment is a Gnome move that decreases the enemy's DEX by 1/3. DEX is not used in the 2020 remake.
| Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icon | Elemental | Effect | Power | MP cost |
 | Gnome | Decreases enemy's magic dexterity | N/A | 2 |
| Users | ||||
| Name | Class requirement | Minimum stat | Casting time | Wall effectiveness |
| Riesz | Rune Maiden | 6 SPRT points | 1.67 sec. | No |
| Enemy users | ||||
| Common | Hobgoblin | |||
| Bosses | Black Rabite, Jewel Eater. | |||
| Item equivalence | ||||
 Needlion Eye | ||||
| Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icon | Elemental | Effect | Power | MP cost |
| Gnome | Decreases all enemies' magic dexterity | N/A | 2 |
| Users | ||||
| Name | Class requirement | Minimum stat | Casting time | Wall effectiveness |
| Riesz | Fenrir Knight | 6 SPRT points | 1.67 sec. | No |
| Enemy users | ||||
| Common | Gobfiend | |||
| Bosses | Black Rabite. | |||
| Item equivalence | ||||
| Needlion Eye | ||||
Gallery[edit]
Secret of Mana gif
Trials of Mana gif
Secret of Mana HD animation
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Randi --"Whoa! What's a Rabite doing in a place like this?" |
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[Edit] SeoM abilities
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|---|---|---|
| Undine | Cure Water • Ice Saber • Remedy • Acid Storm • Energy Absorb • Freeze | |
| Gnome | Defender • Speed Up • Stone Saber • Earth Slide • Gem Missile • Speed Down | |
| Sylphid | Analyzer • Balloon • Thunder Saber • Air Blast • Confusion • Thunderbolt | |
| Salamando | Blaze Wall • Fire Bouquet • Flame Saber • Exploder • Fireball • Lava Wave | |
| Shade | Dark Force • Dispel Magic • Evil Gate | |
| Lumina | Light Saber • Lucent Beam • Lucid Barrier | |
| Luna | Lunar Boost • Moon Energy • Moon Saber • Change Form • Lunar Magic • Magic Absorb | |
| Dryad | Mana Magic • Revivifier • Wall • Burst • Sleep Flower | |
