Words are binding spells that can be attached to Weapons, Martial Arts, or Sealed Verses to give the host item stat buffs or Status Effects. There are a total of 120 Words in Nier Replicant ver1.2247... . This page contains information on the list of Words in Nier Replicant ver 1.2247..., the host items they attach to, and the effects they provide.
Words - Nier Replicant
Words are a secondary component in Nier Replicant's Combat system. They are spells that bind to Weapons, Martial Arts (dodging and evading), and Sealed Verses that provide an increase in Stats or a Status Effect. A maximum of two different Words can be attached to each host item at a time.
Words are unique in their means of acquisition - they are only dropped by Shades, but automatically fly to the Protagonist without needing to be manually picked up. Whenever the player unlocks a Word, a notification will pop up. The types of Words acquired and their respective quantities can be checked via the menu.
Many Words are dropped only by specific types of Shades at certain Locations and times, while others remain generally obtainable throughout the game.
The effects of each Word's buffs remain active so long as they are attached to the host item. When attached to Weapons or Sealed Verses, they also become prefixes for their names. For example, if the Words Ula and Hod are attached to the Spear, Transience, it will become Ula Hod Transience.
Currently there are 120 words including 1 additional word, Ashurfarra, but it is not part of the percentage. Collecting 60 words will grant you Wordsmith Achievement.
| Words | Host Item | Description | Location |
| Pah | Weapons | Attack Power +2% | The Aerie |
| Paha | Weapons | Attack Power +4% | Southern Plains |
| Pahi | Weapons | Attack Power +6% | Southern Plains |
| Paho | Weapons | Attack Power +8% | Barren Temple |
| Pahu | Weapons | Attack Power +10% | Southern Plains |
| Pahal | Weapons | Attack Power +12% | Southern Plains |
| Pahil | Weapons | Attack Power +15% | Underground Laboratory |
| Pahol | Weapons | Attack Power +20% | Northern Plains |
| Pahul | Weapons | Attack Power +25% | |
| Pahuloth | Weapons | Attack Power +30% | Shadowlord's Castle |
| Geb | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +2% | The Aerie |
| Geba | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +4% | Northern Plains |
| Gebi | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +6% | Southern Plains |
| Gebo | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +8% | |
| Gebu | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +10% | |
| Gebal | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +12% | |
| Gebil | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +15% | Underground Laboratory |
| Gebol | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +20% | Southern Plains |
| Gebul | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +25% | The Village |
| Gebuloth | Sealed Verses | Magic Power +30% | The Aerie |
| Ul | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +2% | |
| Ula | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +4% | Underground Laboratory |
| Uli | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +6% | |
| Ulo | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +8% | Lost Shrine |
| Ulu | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +10% | Northern Plains |
| Ulal | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +12% | Lost Shrine |
| Ulil | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +15% | Lost Shrine |
| Ulol | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +20% | The Aerie |
| Ulul | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +25% | Lost Shrine |
| Ululoth | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Armor Break +30% | Shadowlord's Castle |
| Var | Weapons | Guard Break +2% | The Aerie |
| Vara | Weapons | Guard Break +4% | Northern Plains |
| Vari | Weapons | Guard Break +6% | Southern Plains (Cloudy) |
| Varo | Weapons | Guard Break +8% | The Village |
| Varu | Weapons | Guard Break +10% | |
| Varal | Weapons | Guard Break +12% | Northern Plains |
| Varil | Weapons | Guard Break +15% | |
| Varol | Weapons | Guard Break +20% | Lost Shrine |
| Varul | Weapons | Guard Break +25% | |
| Varuloth | Weapons | Guard Break +30% | |
| Hod | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +2% | Southern Plains |
| Hoda | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +4% | Northern Plains, Desert |
| Hodi | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +6% | Southern Plains |
| Hodo | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +8% | The Village |
| Hodu | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +10% | Lost Shrine |
| Hodal | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +12% | Underground Laboratory |
| Hodil | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +15% | Underground Laboratory |
| Hodol | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +20% | |
| Hodul | Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +25% | Desert |
| Hoduloth | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Knockback Resistance +30% | Shadowlord's Castle |
| Bes | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +2% | The Aerie |
| Besa | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +4% | Barren Temple |
| Besi | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +6% | Southern Plains |
| Beso | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +8% | The Village |
| Besu | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +10% | |
| Besal | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +12% | Underground Laboratory |
| Besil | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +15% | Lost Shrine |
| Besol | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +20% | |
| Besul | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +25% | The Aerie |
| Besuloth | Martial Arts | Physical Strength +30% | Shadowlord's Castle |
| Lug | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -2% | Northern Plains |
| Lugir | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -4% | Southern Plains |
| Luges | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -6% | Northern Plains |
| Lugka | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -8% | The Village |
| Lugza | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -10% | Northern Plains |
| Lugira | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -12% | |
| Lugesra | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -15% | |
| Lugkarr | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -20% | Southern Plains |
| Lugzarr | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -25% | Northern Plains |
| Lugzarken | Sealed Verses | Magic Cost -30% | Northern Plains |
| Ot | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +2% | Barren Temple |
| Otir | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +4% | Emil's Manor |
| Otes | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +6% | The Village |
| Otka | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +8% | Northern Plains |
| Otza | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +10% | The Barren Temple |
| Otira | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +12% | |
| Otesra | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +15% | Lost Shrine |
| Otkarr | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +30% | Desert |
| Otzarr | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +25% | The Aerie |
| Otzarken | Sealed Verses and Weapons | EXP +30% | Shadowlord's Castle |
| Mah | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +2% | The Aerie |
| Mahir | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +4% | Barren Temple |
| Mahes | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +6% | Emil's Manor |
| Mahka | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +8% | Southern Plains |
| Mahza | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +10% | |
| Mahira | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +12% | |
| Mahesra | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +15% | |
| Mahkarr | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +20% | |
| Mahzarr | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +25% | The Aerie |
| Mahzarken | Sealed Verses and Weapons | Item Drops +30% | Lost Shrine |
| Ashur | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Poison/Physical Defense +2% | |
| Ashurir | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Paralyze/Physical Defense +4% | Barren Temple |
| Ashures | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Confuse/Physical Defense +6% | |
| Ashurka | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Weaken/Physical Defense +8% | Northern Plains |
| Ashurza | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | MP Drain/Physical Defense +10% | |
| Ashurira | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | HP Drain/Physical Defense +12% | |
| Ashuresra | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Physical Defense +15% | Lost Shrine |
| Ashurkarr | Martial Arts | Physical Defense +20% | |
| Ashurzarr | Martial Arts | Physical Defense +25% | |
| Ashurzarken | Martial Arts | Physical Defense +30% | Lost Shrine |
| Kon | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Poison/Magic Defense +2% | Southern Plains |
| Konir | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Paralyze/Magic Defense +4% | The Aerie |
| Kones | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Confuse/Magic Defense +6% | Southern Plains |
| Konka | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Weaken/Magic Defense +8% | Northern Plains |
| Konza | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | MP Drain/Magic Defense +10% | |
| Konira | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | HP Drain/Magic Defense +12% | |
| Konesra | Martial Arts | Magic Defense +15% | Lost Shrine |
| Konkarr | Martial Arts | Magic Defense +20% | Barren Temple |
| Konzarr | Martial Arts | Magic Defense +25% | |
| Konzarken | Martial Arts | Magic Defense +30% | |
| Sol | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Confuse/MP Recovery +2% | Southern Plains |
| Solir | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Poison/MP Recovery +4% | The Aerie |
| Solex | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Paralyze/MP Recovery +6% | Southern Plains |
| Solka | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | Weaken/MP Recovery +8% | The Village |
| Solza | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | MP Drain/MP Recovery +10% | Barren Temple |
| Solira | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | HP Drain/MP Recovery +12% | |
| Solesra | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | MP Recovery +15% | |
| Solkarr | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | MP Recovery +20% | The Aerie |
| Solzarr | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | MP Recovery +25% | The Aerie |
| Solzarken | Sealed Verses, Weapons and Martial Arts | MP Recovery +30% |
AnonymousWhich words affect the character, and which ones affect just the item/spell? For the former, do they only take effect if the spell is used? For example, Exp rate+4%. If it is assigned to a spell, does it always have impact, only if the spell is assigned to a slot, only if the spell is used on a target, or only if the spell actually kills the target? If the latter, that means it can't possibly stack, right?
Similarly I'm curious about martial arts evade and defend words. Is MP recovery only active while evading, for example.
I've tested the MP cost words, they only affect the specific spell they are assigned to. So they cannot stack
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Beware, it's hypotesized that words that increase Item Drops may actually decrease the chance to obtain rare materials needed to upgrade weapons.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Can these drop in any order? Say 12% attack, then the 2% attack etc.
There seems to be some form of "hidden synergy" for some words. For instance Besi(Phys. Up 6%) can upgrade the effect of Soles(Paralysis) from lv. 1 to lv. 2
I can't possibly be the first person who has interacted with this, so where is the online trail?
I'm only just getting to Seaside so I may be missing crucial information that is obvious later in the game, but I will try to experiment more.
I tried to find anything about synergies all over the place but I have found nothing.
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