FIELD GUIDE · VERIFIED AUGUST 13, 2026
Final Fantasy Resonance Stagger System
How weaknesses, Stagger Gauges, bonus actions and Sweeping Stagger connect.
CORE RULE
Empty the gauge. Earn another action.
Official English material confirms that the character causing Stagger acts again in the end-of-turn Bonus Phase. Additional enemy penalties seen in footage remain observed rather than fully documented.
DATABASE SECTION
Condition ladder
Each step distinguishes the input, the immediate state change and the follow-up reward.
- 01Gauge pressure
Normal hit
- Immediate result
- Reduces the Stagger Gauge
- Follow-up
- Continue pressure
- 02Efficient break
Weakness hit
- Immediate result
- Larger Gauge reduction
- Follow-up
- Build a faster route
- 03Personal payoff
One enemy staggered
- Immediate result
- Stagger triggered
- Follow-up
- Breaker acts in Bonus Phase
- 04Party payoff
Every enemy staggered
- Immediate result
- Sweeping Stagger
- Follow-up
- Party bonus phase + one Resonance
Evidence, not guesswork
Every field is labeled Confirmed, Observed, Reported or Unknown. “Unknown” means Square Enix has not announced it — we do not fill gaps with speculation.