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Warding Blow
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Warding Blow (Japanese:明鏡の一撃Mirror Strike) is askill which debuted inFire Emblem Fates. InFates, it is a class skill associated withpegasus-mounted classes; inThree Houses it is learned bymastering theMortal Savant class; inHeroes, it is a three-tiered type A passive skill (whose individiual tiers areWarding Blow 1,Warding Blow 2, andWarding Blow 3 in order from lowest to highest).
Warding Blow decreases the damage the user takes from amagical attack whenever the user initiates combat; inHeroes, the size of the protection increases with the skill's tier.
InEngage, it is one of several skills that are exclusively used by some high-level enemies on the game's hardest difficulty mode,Maddening. Warding Blow is exclusive to enemyHigh Priests.
Data
In the mainFire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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| Fates |  | −20magical damage taken during combat when activated. | If user initiates combat | -- | Base cost: 1,500G |
| Three Houses |  | +6resilience when activated. | If user initiates combat | -- | -- |
| Engage |  | −20magical damage taken during combat when activated. | If user initiates combat | -- | -- |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Effect | SP cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
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| Heroes (Warding Blow 1) |  | A | If user initiates combat, grants +2 resistance to user during combat. | 50 | -- |  | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Warding Blow 2) |  | A | If user initiates combat, grants +4 resistance to user during combat. | 100 | Warding Blow 1 | | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Warding Blow 3) |  | A | If user initiates combat, grants +6 resistance to user during combat. | 200 | Warding Blow 2 | | ✓ | -- |
Availability
Fates
| Classes | Falcon Knight(Learned fromlevel 15 and up) •Pegasus Knight(Learned fromlevel 35 and up) |
Three Houses
| Class mastery | Mortal Savant(200 class Exp required) |
Engage
| Unobtainable | Exclusively used by enemyHigh Priests onMaddening Mode. |
Heroes
| Method | Data | ||
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| Warding Blow 1 | Warding Blow 2 | Warding Blow 3 | |
| Unit (★★★) | Ilyana: Hungering Mage •Kagero: Honorable Ninja •Knoll: Darkness Watcher •Niles: Cruel to Be Kind •Oliver: Admirer of Beauty •Orochi: Merry Diviner •Sophia: Nabata Prophet | Niles: Cruel to Be Kind | — |
| Unit (★★★★) | Rinea: Reminiscent Belle | Kagero: Honorable Ninja •Sophia: Nabata Prophet | Niles: Cruel to Be Kind |
| Unit (★★★★★) | Fjorm: Icy Miracle •Julia: Crusader of Light •Kagero: Beverage Ninja •Leo: Shrouded Heart •Lilina: Brilliant Flame •Mark: Winds of Hope •Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear •Olwen: Blue Mage Knight •Palla: Sisterly Trio •Rune: Source of Wisdom •Sanaki: Dawnsworn Ninja •Seiðr: Time's Goddesses •Seiros: Saint of Legend •Sonya: Vengeful Mage •Soren: Hushed Voice | Fjorm: Icy Miracle •Olwen: Blue Mage Knight | Fjorm: Icy Miracle •Kagero: Honorable Ninja •Olwen: Blue Mage Knight •Sophia: Nabata Prophet |
| Tempest Trials | For a Smile: 6,000 points | — | — |
| Sacred Seal Forge | 100 , 20 , 20 | 200, 60, 50,Warding Blow 1 seal | 1,000, 400, 100,Warding Blow 2 seal |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Fates | Unit receives -20 magical damage when the unit initiates an attack. | 自分から攻撃した時、 その戦闘で受ける魔法ダメージ-20 |
| Three Houses | If unit initiates combat, grants Res +6 during combat[sic] | 自分から攻撃した時、魔防＋６ |
| Engage | When unit initiates combat, unit takes 20 less magical damage during combat. | 自分から攻撃した時 魔法攻撃で受けるダメージ－20 |
| Heroes (Warding Blow 1) | If unit initiates combat, grants Res+2 during combat. | 自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の魔防＋２ |
| Heroes (Warding Blow 2) | If unit initiates combat, grants Res+4 during combat. | 自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の魔防＋４ |
| Heroes (Warding Blow 3) | If unit initiates combat, grants Res+6 during combat. | 自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の魔防＋６ |
Trivia
- The help description in the Spanish localization ofFire Emblem Fates erroneously states that Warding Blow reduces magical damage by 10 instead of 20.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Warding Blow | -- |
| Japanese | 明鏡の一撃 | Mirror Strike |
| Spanish | Empuje antimagia | Antimagic Thrust; used inFates,Three Houses, andEngage. |
| Spanish (Spain) | Asalto guardián | Guarding assault; used inHeroes. |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Golpe protector | Protective blow; used inHeroes. |
| French | Coup gardien | Guard blow |
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| Italian | Colpo scudo | Shield blow |
| Portuguese | Golpe zelante | Zealous blow |
| Korean | 명경의 일격 | Mirror strike |
| Simplified Chinese | 明镜一击 | Mirror strike |
| Traditional Chinese | 明鏡一擊 | Mirror strike |
References
See also
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