In Granblue Fantasy Relink, stacking more damage through attack buffs and crits will not always translate to more damage. This is because there's a soft stat called the damage cap that limits the maximum amount of damage any of your abilities can do. This is where you need to learn how to increase the Damage Cap.
There are a few methods to increase the Damage Cap in Granblue Fantasy Relink and while it may not seem very useful in the beginning, it's essential for optimised late-game builds. If you're approaching the late game, you should learn everything there is to know about the Damage Cap in Granblue Fantasy Relink.
While you're here, feel free to read our full review of the game and learn how to best use Chain Bursts and Link Time.
What is Damage Cap in Granblue Fantasy Relink?
There is a damage cap for every single attack you and your team can perform. This includes primary attacks, secondary attacks, skills, Skybound Arts, and even Charge Bursts. Therefore, it's important to slowly and steadily raise your damage cap as you approach the endgame, as at that point you will have every stat maxed and will now have to increase your limits.
How to check if you're at Damage Cap
You can tell that you're at the damage cap if you see your damage numbers glowing with a golden yellow. You will have to eyeball it and figure it out based on the damage numbers you're outputting. Practising with Sir Harold on the Grandcypher can help figure out your damage numbers.
How to increase Damage Cap
There are various ways to increase your Damage Cap for various attacks and abilities. Here are some of the main ones you need to focus on. Note that multiple sources of Damage Cap increase are additive with one another.
Stack the Damage Cap skill
The Damage Cap skill is the most reliable and efficient method to increase the damage cap for your basic attacks, Skybound Arts, and Chain Bursts. The skill can be stacked through Sigils, Wrightstones, and Weapons. Sigils will be your most common source for the Damage Cap skill, and you can stack this skill up to level 65.
Improve Damage Cap masteries
Another easy way to access damage cap increase for specific skills and abilities is through the Mastery Tree. You can invest in Damage Cap nodes from the Master Tree, as they become a lot more common the deeper you go. Over Limit on the Masteries once you hit level 80 and above, also have a chance of giving you Damage Cap increasing masteries.
Glass Cannon Sigil
Other sources of Damage Cap increase include Sigils such as the Glass Cannon Sigil, which inflicts you with Dizzy every time you get hit but increases your Attack Power and Damage Cap.
War Elemental Sigil
This is an extremely rare Sigil that you can only get from Zathba's Appraisals. It gives you a damage advantage guarantee on every attack and unlike every single other damage type in the game, it's not limited by a damage cap.
That's all you need to know about the Damage Cap in Granblue Fantasy Relink and how to increase it. While you're here learn about the best Sigils in the game, and how to claim Trophy Rewards.