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Dodge
- For evasion of attacks, seeAvoid.
Dodge (Japanese:必殺回避critical avoidance), abbreviatedDdg, known ascritical avoidance inThree Houses, abbreviatedCrit Avo, is a calculation determining a unit's ability to protect themself from enemycritical hits. It is directly based on a unit'sluck stat and serves as the primary use for luck, so the higher a unit's luck, the less likely they are to be struck by a critical hit; dodge is subtracted from the opponent'scritical rate to produce their chance of scoring a critical hit in that battle. Dodge was first implemented inFire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and the earlierFamily Computer-era games had no way of reducing or avoiding critical hit risk; dodge is also absent inGenealogy of the Holy War, as very few units can inflict critical hits in the first place.
Unlike most other calculations, dodge is very rarely shown directly to the player, likely because its status in most games as being entirely based on the luck stat means that showing the calculation could be seen as redundant. OnlyPath of Radiance andRadiant Dawn show a unit's dodge on their profile.
Calculations
Dodge
| Game | Formula | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mystery of the Emblem | (Luck) + (Support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| Thracia 776 | (Luck / 2) + (Support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| The Binding Blade | (Luck) + (Support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| The Blazing Blade | (Luck) + (Support bonus) + (Tactician bonus) | If the support or tactician effects are not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. |
| The Sacred Stones | (Luck) + (Support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| Path of Radiance | (Luck) + (Support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| Radiant Dawn | (Luck) + (Bond support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| Shadow Dragon | (Luck) + (Support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | (Luck) + (Support bonus) | If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0. |
| Awakening | (Luck) + (Support/Dual bonus) + (Any modifiers fromskills) | If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. |
| Fates | (Luck / 2) + (Support/Dual bonus) + (Any modifiers fromskills or weapons) + (Class modifier) | Class modifier is +5 forMaster Ninjas andSorcerers; +10 forTroubadours,Shrine Maidens,Spear Masters,Nine-Tails, andPegasus Knights; and -5 forBerserkers. If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. |
| Shadows of Valentia | (Luck / 2) + (Support bonus) | If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. |
| Three Houses | (Luck) + (Ability bonus) | If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. |
| Engage | (Luck) + (Support bonus) + (Skill bonus) | If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. |
Items and skills affecting dodge
| Items and skills awarding dodge bonuses or penalties | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Effect | Games | |
 | Iron Rune | A device that negates enemy critical attacks. | The Blazing Blade |
 | Hoplon Guard | A device that negates enemy critical attacks. | The Sacred Stones |
 | Vigilance | Raises Avoid and Dodge by 20. | Radiant Dawn |
 | Fortune | Nullifies enemy's critical attacks. | Radiant Dawn |
 | Solidarity | Grants Crit/Ddg +10 to all adjacent allies. | Awakening,Fates |
 | Anathema | Reduces Avo/Ddg by 10 for all enemies within three spaces. | Awakening |
 | Demoiselle | Grants Avo/Ddg +10 to all male allies within three spaces. | Awakening |
| Solidarity | +10avoid and dodge for all adjacent allied units. | Fates |
 | Misfortunate | The user gets Ddg -5, while enemies within 2 spaces get -15 Ddg. | Fates |
 | Fortunate Son | The user gets Ddg +5, while allies within 2 spaces get +15 Ddg. | Fates |
| All Silver weapons | -5 Dodge. | Fates | |
| All Bronze and Brass weapons | +10 Dodge. | Fates | |
| Bottle,Daikon Radish,Broom,Bamboo Pole,Frying Pan,Carp Streamer,Rubber Bow,Bamboo Yumi,Quill Pen,Chopstick,Ember,Paper,Pebble | +10 Dodge. | Fates | |
| AllStone weapons | +10 Dodge. | Fates | |
 | Siegfried | +10 Dodge. | Fates |
| Selena's Blade | -5 Dodge. | Fates |
 | Waterwheel | +20 Dodge. | Fates |
 | Beruka's Axe | -20 Dodge. | Fates |
 | Rinkah's Club | -5 Dodge. | Fates |
 | Odin's Grimoire | -20 Dodge. | Fates |
| Brynhildr | +10 Dodge. | Fates |
| Thoron | +5 Dodge. | Fates |
| Ganglari | +5 Dodge. | Fates |
| Bölverk | +20 Dodge. | Fates |
 | Skadi (Night Breaks Through) | +20 Dodge. | Fates |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Path of Radiance | The ability to dodge enemy critical attacks. This affects the enemy unit's critical-hit percentage. | 敵の命中時 必殺の一撃をかわす能力です この値だけ必殺の一撃の確率が減ります |
| Radiant Dawn | The ability to avoid enemy critical hits. The higher it is, the less likely an enemy will score a critical hit. | 敵の必殺の一撃をかわす能力 数値が高いほど発動しなくなる |
| Engage | Dodge. Determines the odds of avoiding a critical hit. | 必殺の一撃を回避する能力。高いほど 敵から必殺の一撃を受けにくくなる |
Trivia
- While dodge/critical avoidance is never mentioned by name in the GBA games, there are unused strings in the English versions ofThe Blazing Blade andThe Sacred Stones that say "CritAvoid" and "CritAvo", respectively.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | • Dodge | • Used in the Tellius games, the 3DS games, andEngage. |
| English (unofficial) | Critical evade | -- |
| Japanese | 必殺回避 | Critical avoidance |
| Spanish | Evito | Avoid |
| French | • Éviter | • Avoid. Used in most games. |
| German | Kritisch ausweichen | Critical dodge |
| Italian | Eludere | Evade |
