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Self-Improver

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Self-Improver


Icon of Self-Improver inEngage.


If unit uses Wait without attacking or using items, grants Str+2 for 1 turn.

Type(s)
  • Personal(Engage)
  • Passive, type A(Heroes)
First game

Heroes

Self-Improver (Japanese:自己研鑽Self-improvement) isAlfred's personalskill. It appears inFire Emblem Engage andFire Emblem Heroes. InEngage, it increases the user'sstrength slightly if the user waits.

The skill also appears under the nameSelf-Defense when used by corrupted Alfred in the Fell Xenologues.

Data

In the mainFire Emblem series

GameIconEffectActivationCapacityNotes
Engage+2strength to the user for one turn.Command
(Wait)
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In otherFire Emblem series titles

GameIconTypeEffectSP costPrerequisitesUnusable byInheritableOther effects and notes
Heroes
AGrants +10 attack, +5 speed, and +20 defense.
Inflicts −5 resistance.
If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, inflicts −1 special cooldown charge per attack on foe during combat.
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Availability

Engage

UnitsAlfred

Heroes

MethodData
Unit (★★★★★)Alfred: Floral Protector

Flavor text

GameText
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Engage
If unit uses Wait without attacking or
using items, grants Str+2 for 1 turn.
戦闘やアイテム使用などを行わずに
待機した時、1ターンの間、力+2
Heroes
Grants Atk+10, Spd+5, Def+20. Inflicts Res-5.
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts
Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack
during combat. (Only highest value applied.
Does not stack.)
攻撃+10、速さ+5、守備+20、魔防-5

戦闘開始時、自身のHPが25%以上なら、
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)

Etymology and other languages

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

Self-Improver

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Japanese

自己研鑽

Self-improvement

Spanish

Autosuperación

Self-improvement

French

Dépassement de soi

Self-improvement; abbreviated asDépass. de soi inHeroes.

German

Selbstverbesserer

Self-Improver

Italian

Autosviluppo

Self-improvement

Portuguese

Autoajuda

Self-help

Korean

자기 연구

Self-study

Simplified Chinese

自己钻研

Self-study

Traditional Chinese

自己鑽研

Self-study

References

See also

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