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

Secret of Mana

“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

Note: enemies in bold letters are bosses.

• Zombie — Lv 1
• Goblin — Lv 2
• Howler — Lv 4
• Beast Zombie, Ghoul — Lv 7

Trials of Mana

“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.

Impediment

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

Impediment 1+ Enemies

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

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  Secret of Mana HD animation

	Randi --"Whoa! What's a Rabite doing in a place like this?"
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