What are Gift Pillars in Echoes of Aincrad?

Gift Pillars grant party-wide buffs — effects that boost the whole party, from restoring everyone's HP to increasing Sword Skill damage. Each effect is activated for a set Gift cost, and the strongest effects are unique (only one can be active for the party).

How many Gift Pillar effects are there?

There are 28 Gift Pillar effects in all. Costs range from 1 Gift for basic party healing up to 10 Gift for the eight unique, end-game effects like Instant Barrier, Gift of Resurrection and Enhanced Sword Skills.

What is the best Gift Pillar effect?

It depends on your party. Offense parties favour Damage Booster, Improved Sword Skills and Giant Killer (extra damage to elites and bosses); survival parties lean on Damage Reducer, Instant Barrier and Gift of Resurrection. The 10-cost unique effects are the most powerful but you can only run one at a time.

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Every Gift Pillar effect in Echoes of Aincrad — the party-wide buffs your party can light for a set Gift cost, from full-party healing to unique end-game powers. Full list with exact costs and in-game descriptions.

Gift Pillars grant party-wide buffs. Each effect is lit for a set Gift cost — the cheaper ones give steady party healing and damage, while the eight unique 10-Gift effects unlock the party's strongest powers (only one unique can run at a time). Below is every effect, grouped by cost.

Effects

Unique effects

1–10

Gift cost range

1 Gift1

Holistic Healing

1 Gift

Restores the party's HP.

3 Gift15

Damage Booster

3 Gift

Increases the party's damage.

Damage Reducer

3 Gift

Reduces damage taken by the party.

Elemental Advantage

3 Gift

Grants the party a buff that increases damage dealt to enemies affected by status ailments.

Elemental Breath

3 Gift

Increases the party's status ailment resistance and infliction rate.

Giant Killer

3 Gift

Increases the party's damage against elite enemies and bosses.

Gift of Recovery

3 Gift

Fully replenishes the party's healing crystal charges.

Hammer Time

3 Gift

Grants the party increased down rate on attacks.

Improved Extra Attacks

3 Gift

Increases the party's Extra Attack damage.

Improved Sword Skills

3 Gift

Increases the party's Sword Skill damage.

Kill Healer

3 Gift

Grants the party a buff that restores HP upon defeating an enemy.

Potion Power

3 Gift

Increases the effect of HP and SP Potions. Using a potion temporarily increases ATK and DEF.

Slashers

3 Gift

Increases slash damage.

Swift Attackers

3 Gift

Increases the party's normal attack speed.

Sword Masters

3 Gift

Reduces the cooldown time and SP cost of Sword Skills.

Tireless

3 Gift

Reduces stamina consumption.

5 Gift4

Feeding Frenzy

5 Gift

Grants the party a buff that temporarily increases damage dealt when an enemy is downed nearby.

Life Light

5 Gift

Grants the party increased ATK and DEF while they have remaining Healing Crystal uses.

Power of Three

5 Gift

Grants the party a buff that deals additional ATK-based damage after every three normal attack hits.

Slash Surge

5 Gift

Grants the party a buff that temporarily increases damage dealt after activating a slash.

10 Gift8

Elementalist

Unique10 Gift

Grants the party a buff that inflicts Burn, Freeze, and Poison on hit.

Enhanced Sword Skills

Unique10 Gift

Grants the party a buff that increases Sword Skill damage and prevents SP from being consumed. This effect has a set cooldown.

Eternal Bond

Unique10 Gift

Grants a buff that restores a portion of SP spent on Partner and Combination Skills.

Gift of Resurrection

Unique10 Gift

Grants the party a buff that fully restores their HP once when it reaches 0. Temporarily increases ATK after revival.

Improved Combinations

Unique10 Gift

Increases combo SP gained and the damage of the next three Combination Skills.

Instant Barrier

Unique10 Gift

Grants the party a barrier that nullifies five instances of damage.

Propagation

Unique10 Gift

Grants the party a buff that causes attacks to damage nearby enemies.

Resource Rescue

Unique10 Gift

Prevents the next ten items from being consumed after using a consumable. This effect does not include crystal-type items.