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Defense/Resistance

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Defense/Resistance

Is feh def res 1.png
Icon of the Def/Res 1 skill in Heroes.

Type(s)

Passive (Type A)

First game

Heroes

Defense/Resistance (Japanese: 守備魔防 Defense/Resistance) is a two-tiered passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Def/Res 1 and Def/Res 2 in order from lowest to highest. Def/Res boosts the defense and resistance of its user; the size of the boosts increases with the skill's tier.

Data

Game Icon Type Effect SP cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(Def/Res 1)
Is feh def res 1.png A Grants +1 defense, +1 resistance. 80 Defense +1 or Resistance +1 -- --
Heroes
(Def/Res 2)
Is feh def res 2.png A Grants +2 defense, +2 resistance. 160 Def/Res 1 -- --

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Def/Res 1 Def/Res 2
Unit (★★★) Lena: Tender Angel
Unit (★★★★) Lena: Tender Angel
Unit (★★★★★) Myrrh: Spooky Monster Myrrh: Spooky Monster
Tempest Trials Sands of Time: 6,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge 100 Transparent Badge, 20 Great Transparent Badge, 40 Sacred Coin 1,000 Transparent Badge, 400 Great Transparent Badge, 100 Sacred Coin, Def/Res 1 seal

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
(Def/Res 1)
Grants Def/Res+1.
守備、魔防+1
Heroes
(Def/Res 2)
Grants Def/Res+2.
守備、魔防+2

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Defense/Resistance

Abbreviated as Def/Res.

Japanese

守備魔防

Defense/Resistance

Spanish

Defensa/Resistencia

Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as Def/Res in the European localization and as Def./Res. in the American localization.

French

Défense/Résistance

Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as Déf/Rés.

German

Verteidigung/Resistenz

Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as Ver./Res.

Italian

Difesa/Resistenza

Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as Dif/Res.

Portuguese

Defesa/Resistência

Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as Def./Res.

Traditional Chinese

防守魔防

Defense/Magic defense

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Stat-boosting skills Attack +Attack/Def +Atk/Def CatchAtk/Def ClashAtk/Def ExcelAtk/Def IdealAtk/Def PrimeAtk/Def PushAttack/ResAtk/Res CatchAtk/Res IdealAtk/Res PushAtk/SpdAtk/Spd CatchAtk/Spd ClashAtk/Spd ExcelAtk/Spd HexbladeAtk/Spd IdealAtk/Spd MasteryAtk/Spd PrimeAtk/Spd PushBeyond WitcheryB Duel CavalryB Duel FlyingB Duel InfantryBonus DoublerBrazen Atk/DefBrazen Atk/ResBrazen Atk/SpdBrazen Def/ResBrazen Spd/DefBrazen Spd/ResC Bonus DoublerC Duel CavalryC Duel FlyingC Duel InfantryCrystalline WaterDefense +Def/Res CatchDef/Res IdealDef/ResDefiant AtkDefiant DefDefiant ResDefiant SpdDeluge BoostD Bonus DoublerDistant PressureDragoon ShieldDualityEarth BoostEarthfire BoostEarthwind BoostFell WyrmscaleFire BoostFireflood BoostFirestorm BoostFortificationsFortress DefFort. Def/ResFortress ResFuryG Duel CavalryG Duel FlyingG Duel InfantryHP +HP/AtkHP/DefHP/ResHP/SpdKnightly DevotionLife and DeathObsessionObsidian TacticsPart of the PlanRare TalentR Duel CavalryR Duel FlyingR Duel InfantryResistance +ScendscaleSelf-ImproverSolid GroundSpeed +Spd/DefSpd/Def CatchSpd/Def ClashSpd/Def IdealSpd/Def PrimeSpd/ResSpd/Res CatchSpd/Res HexbladeSpd/Res IdealStill WaterStrongholdSwift SliceThunder's FistTriangle AdeptVerdict of SacaeVerge of DeathWater BoostWind Boost
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