Element Matchups and Battle Cells

Elements determine matchups, while a creation’s category maps to a battle cell. Together, they determine its skills.

How do element matchups work?

Each arrow shows the element on the left beating the one on the right; Water loops back to Fire. Advantage damage is multiplied by 2.

Fire → Wind → Earth → Lightning → Water → Fire

If an opponent’s revealed element beats yours, you cannot target it with a normal attack and ultimate damage is blocked. Hidden attacks ignore matchups; see Charges, Hidden Attacks, and Ultimates.

Which battle cell matches each category?

A category describes what a creation is; its battle cell is its skill type. Different categories may share a cell.

Category	Battle Cell
Material	Ward
Object	Link
Lifeform	Life
Place	Shift
Phenomenon	Burst
Technique	Strike
Energy	Burst
Civilization	Link
Concept	Strike

Once you know the cell, use the element to check Ultimate and Support Skill List.