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Seal Defense
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Seal Defense (Japanese:守備封じSeal Defense), shortened toSeal Def inHeroes, is a combatskill which debuted inFire Emblem Fates. InFates, it is a class skill associated with theSpear Fighter class; inThree Houses, it is the class mastery skill associated with theWyvern Rider class; inHeroes, it is a four-tiered type B passive skill (whose individiual tiers areSeal Def 1,Seal Def 2,Seal Def 3, andSeal Def 4 in order from lowest to highest). In all games, it serves to reduce an enemy'sdefense after combat.
InEngage, it is one of several skills that are exclusively used by some high-level enemies on the game's hardest difficulty mode,Maddening. Seal Defense is exclusive to enemySnipers.
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In the mainFire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fates |  | Inflictsdebuff of −6defense on the target after combat. | If user survives | -- | Base cost: 1,000G |
| Three Houses |  | Inflictsdebuff of −6defense on the target after combat. | If user's attack hit the target | -- | -- |
| Engage |  | Inflictsdebuff of −6defense on the target after combat. | If user initiated combat | -- | -- |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Effect | SP cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes (Seal Def 1) |  | B | Inflicts −3 defense on foe through their next action after combat. | 40 | -- |  | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Seal Def 2) |  | B | Inflicts −5 defense on foe through their next action after combat. | 80 | Seal Def 1 | | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Seal Def 3) |  | B | Inflicts −7 defense on foe through their next action after combat. | 160 | Seal Def 2 | | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Seal Def 4) |  | B | Inflicts −4 defense to foe during combat, and if no effect neutralizes penalties to foe's defense, inflicts −(7 − current penalty to foe's defense; minimum: 0) to foe's defense. If foe has active penalty to defense, inflicts −1 special cooldown charge per attack to foe during combat. Inflicts −7 defense on foe through their next action after combat. | 300 | Seal Def 3 | | ✓ | -- |
Availability
Fates
| Units | Haitaka •Oboro •Shiro •Sophia(Bond unit; personal skill) |
| Classes | Spear Fighter(Learned fromlevel 1) |
Three Houses
| Class mastery | Wyvern Rider(150 class Exp required) |
Engage
| Unobtainable | Exclusively used by enemySnipers onMaddening Mode. |
Heroes
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Fates | After combat, reduces enemy Def by 6 (recovers 1/turn). | 戦闘後、敵の守備-6 効果はターン回復 |
| Three Houses | If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Def -6 for 1 turn after combat. | ダメージを与えた敵は 戦闘後、守備－６（１ターン） |
| Engage | If unit initiates combat, inflicts Def-6 on foe after combat. (Penalty shrinks by 1 each turn.) | 自分から攻撃した時 戦闘後、相手の守備－6 （効果は1ターンに1ずつ回復する） |
| Heroes (Seal Def 1) | Inflicts Def-3 on foe through its next action after combat. | 戦闘後、敵の守備－３ （敵の次回行動終了まで） |
| Heroes (Seal Def 2) | Inflicts Def-5 on foe through its next action after combat. | 戦闘後、敵の守備－５ （敵の次回行動終了まで） |
| Heroes (Seal Def 3) | Inflicts Def-7 on foe through its next action after combat. | 戦闘後、敵の守備－７ （敵の次回行動終了まで） |
| Heroes (Seal Def 4) | Inflicts Def-4 on foe during combat, and if no effect neutralizes penalties to foe's Def, inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = 7 - current penalty on foe's Def (min: 0). If penalty is active on foe's Def, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) Inflicts Def-7 on foe through its next action after combat. | 戦闘中、敵の守備－４、かつ 敵が守備の弱化無効の効果を発動していない時、 戦闘中、敵の守備が、 ７－敵が受けている守備の弱化の値、だけ減少 （最低値０） 敵が守備の弱化を受けている時、 戦闘中、敵の奥義発動カウント変動量－１ （同系統効果複数時、最大値適用） 戦闘後、敵の守備－７ （敵の次回行動終了時まで） |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Seal Defense | -- |
| Japanese | 守備封じ | Defense seal |
| Spanish | • Sellar defensa | • Seal defense. Capitalized asSellar Defensa' inHeroes; abbreviated asSellar Def in the European localization and asSellar Def. in the Latin American localization. |
| French | • Sceau défense | • Seal Defense; used inFates,Engage, andHeroes; capitalized asSceau Défense inHeroes and abbreviated asSceau Déf. |
| German | Verteidigung rauben | Seal Defense; abbreviated toVerteigdig. rauben inFates and toVer. rauben inThree Houses,Engage, andHeroes. |
| Italian | • Sigilladifesa | • Seal Defense; used inFates,Three Houses, andHeroes. |
| Portuguese | Selo Defesa | Seal Defense; abbreviated asSelo Def. |
| Korean | 수비 봉인 | Defense seal |
| Simplified Chinese | 防守封锁 | Defense block |
| Traditional Chinese | •防守封鎖 | • Defense seal; used inHeroes andEngage. |
References
See also
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