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Foul Play


Icon of Foul Play inThree Houses.

Unit swaps positions with an ally in range. Exclusive to the Trickster class.

Type(s)

Combat art

First game

Three Houses

Foul Play (Japanese:トリックTrick) is acombat art which debuted inFire Emblem: Three Houses. It is learned by achieving class mastery of theTrickster. It causes the user to switch places with an allied unit, even ones from a distance.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

GameIconEffectActivationCapacityNotes
Three HousesSwitches places with a targeted ally within 5 spaces of the user.Command--Tricksters only.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

GameIconEffectRangeSP costPrerequisitesUnusable byInheritableOther effects and notes
Heroes
User and target ally swap spaces.3400SwapStaves✗--

Availability

Three Houses

Class masteryTrickster(150 class Exp required)

Heroes

MethodData
Unit (★★★★★)Yuri: Ashen Valiant •Yuri: Tropical Wolf •Yuri: Underground Lord

Flavor text

GameText
(English)		Text
(Japanese)
Three Houses
Unit swaps positions with an ally in range.
Exclusive to the Trickster class.
トリックスター専用
射程内の自軍ユニットと位置を入替
Heroes
Unit and target ally swap spaces.
自分と対象の位置を入れ替える

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
LanguageNameDefinition, etymology, and notes
English

Foul Play

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Japanese

トリック

Trick

Spanish

Engaño

Deceit

French

Pirouette

A spinning move done primarily in ballet.

German
  • Trick
  • Unfaires Spiel
  • Trick; used inThree Houses.
  • Unfair Game; used inHeroes.
Italian

Acrobazia

Acrobatics

Portuguese

Enganação

Deception

Korean

트릭

Trick

Simplified Chinese

把戏

Trick

Traditional Chinese

把戲

Trick

See also

Combat arts inFire Emblem: Three Houses
Sword combat artsAssassinate •Astra •Bane of Monsters •Beast Fang •Finesse Blade •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Heaven's Fall •Hexblade •Ruptured Heaven •Soulblade •Subdue •Sublime Heaven •Sunder •Sword Dance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAtrocity •Burning Quake •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Hit and Run •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Monster Piercer •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Swift Strikes •Tempest Lance •Vengeance
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armored Strike •Diamond Axe •Dust •Exhaustive Strike •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Helm Splitter •Lightning Axe •Monster Breaker •Raging Storm •Smash •Spike •War Master's Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Encloser •Fallen Star •Heavy Draw •Hunter's Volley •Monster Blast •Point-Blank Volley •Schism Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Brawling combat artsBombard •Draining Blow •Eviscerate •Fading Blow •Fierce Iron Fist •Mighty Blow •Monster Crusher •Mystic Blow •Nimble Combo •One-Two Punch •Pneuma Gale •Rushing Blow
Movement-related combat artsDraw Back •Foul Play •Reposition •Shove •Smite •Swap
Other combat artsHealing Focus •Triangle Attack
Assist skills inHeroes
Healing skillsArdent Sacrifice •Maiden's Solace •Reciprocal Aid •Sacrifice
Positioning skillsConquering Fate •Draw Back •Draw Back Gait •A Fate Changed! •Fate Unchanged... •Foul Play •Future Focus •Future Gaze •Future Sight •Future Vision •Pivot •Reposition •Reposition Gait •Shove •Smite •Swap •Swap Gait •To Change Fate!
Rally skillsGold Serpent •Rally Attack •Rally Atk/Def •Rally Atk/Res •Rally Atk/Spd •Rally Defense •Rally Def/Res •Rally Resistance •Rally Speed •Rally Spd/Def •Rally Spd/Res •Rally Up Atk •Rally Up Def •Rally Up Res •Rally Up Spd
Staff skillsGuardian •Heal •Ice Lock •Magic Shield •Martyr •Mend •Nudge •Physic •Reconcile •Recover •Rehabilitate •Rescue •Restore •Return
Miscellaneous skillsCall to Flame •Changing Waters •Cloying Dreams •Dance •Dragon's Dance •Dreamlike Night •Frightful Dream •Gentle Dream •Gray Waves •Harrowing Dream •Harsh Command •Play •Pleasant Night •Sing •Songful Essence •Spring's Dream •Sweet Dreams •Tender Dream •Whimsical Dream
Combat arts
Sword combat artsArmor Disruptor •Assassinate •Astra •Astral Blade •Bane of Monsters •Beast Fang •Bloodletting •Crosswise Cut •Death Blow •Destreza •Double Lion •Duelist Sword •Earth's Boon •Electric Grounder •Finesse Blade •Firesweep •Flamberge •Flash Strike •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Heaven's Fall •Hexblade •Iceblade •Lightblade •Magic Blade •Mortal Struggle •Penetrate •Plenitude •Ragnarok Ω •Roundhouse •Ruptured Heaven •Scendscale •Shadowblade •Shadow Gambit •Soulblade •Subdue •Sublime Heaven •Sunder •Swift Slice •Sword Dance •Thunderclap •Tigerstance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAirshaker •Archballista •Armorcrush •Atrocity •Burning Quake •Dark Lance •Dragonhaze •Earthsplitter •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Heaven or Hell •Hit and Run •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Leonine Poise •Lightstrike •Longearche •Lunge •Mistdancer •Monster Piercer •Overrun •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Solar Thrust •Solo Triangle Attack •Stormblade •Swift Strikes •Tempest Lance •Thunder Rush •Titanic Might •Vendetta •Vengeance •Wheelsweep
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armored Strike •Armor Smasher •Crush •Diamond Axe •Dust •Exhaustive Strike •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Fury •Helm Splitter •Invigorating Spirit •Lightning Axe •Monster Breaker •Raging Storm •Returning Axe •Shredder •Smash •Spike •Swinging Fury •War Master's Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Celestial Bow •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Drill Arrow •Encloser •Fallen Star •Flame Volley •Heavy Draw •Hide Presence •Hunter's Volley •Lunar Flash •Monster Blast •Point-Blank Volley •Precision Volley •Schism Shot •Spiral Shot •Thunderbolt •Tornado Shot •Tracking Shot •Trance Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Gauntlet combat artsBattle Trance •Bombard •Draining Blow •Dual Devastators •Eviscerate •Fading Blow •Fierce Iron Fist •Flamewhorl Kick •Frozen Fist •Lightning Fist •Mighty Blow •Monster Crusher •Mystic Blow •Nimble Combo •One-Two Punch •Pneuma Gale •Rushing Blow •Steady Mind •Whirlwind Kick
Movement-related combat artsDraw Back •Foul Play •Reposition •Shove •Smite •Swap
Other combat artsamiibo •Coral Cover •Dark Spikes •Defensive •Earth's Kiss •Healing Focus •Pavise •Triangle Attack •Upheaval
Unused combat artsAegis •Speculum