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Warding Stance
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Warding Stance (Japanese:明鏡の構えClear Mirror Stance) is a four-tiered passive type Askill which debuted inFire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill areWarding Stance 1,Warding Stance 2,Warding Stance 3, andWarding Stance 4 in order from lowest to highest. Warding Stance boosts its user'sresistance during combat that the foe initiates; higher tiers grant higher boosts, and the fourth tier additionally decreases the foe's special skill cooldown charge. Warding Stance entered the main series inEngage.
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 Stance is exclusive to enemyGreat Knights.
Data
In the mainFire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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| Engage |  | +6 resistance when activated. | If foe initiates combat | -- | -- |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Effect | SP cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes (Warding Stance 1) |  | A | If foe initiates combat, grants +2 resistance to user during combat. | 50 | -- |  | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Warding Stance 2) |  | A | If foe initiates combat, grants +4 resistance to user during combat. | 100 | Warding Stance 1 | | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Warding Stance 3) |  | A | If foe initiates combat, grants +6 resistance to user during combat. | 200 | Warding Stance 2 | | ✓ | -- |
| Heroes (Warding Stance 4) |  | A | If foe initiates combat, grants +8 resistance to user during combat and inflicts −1 special cooldown charge on foe per attack. | 300 | Warding Stance 3 | | ✓ | -- |
Availability
Engage
| Unobtainable | Exclusively used by enemyGreat Knights onMaddening Mode and byNil as the boss ofFell Xenologue 5 on all difficulties. |
Heroes
| Method | Data | |||
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| Warding Stance 1 | Warding Stance 2 | Warding Stance 3 | Warding Stance 4 | |
| Unit (★★★) | Conrad: Masked Knight •Flame Emperor: Bringer of War •Gharnef: Dark Pontifex •Silvia: Traveling Dancer •Tatiana: Devoted Saint | — | — | — |
| Unit (★★★★★) | Berkut: Purgatorial Prince •Fjorm: Princess of Ice •Ike: Vanguard Legend •Leanne: Forest's Song •Lugh: Anima Child •Mirabilis: Sugarplum Vision •Morgan: Lass from Afar •Osian: Scolded Soldier •Rhea: Immaculate One •Ronan: Villager of Iz •Sakura: Gentle Nekomata •Tiki: Bridal Reflections | Berkut: Purgatorial Prince •Ike: Vanguard Legend •Sakura: Gentle Nekomata | Berkut: Purgatorial Prince •Sakura: Gentle Nekomata | Berkut: Purgatorial Prince |
| Tempest Trials | To Defy the Gods: 10,000 points | — | — | — |
| Sacred Seal Forge | 100 , 20 , 40 | 200, 60, 50,Warding Stance 1 seal | 1,000, 400, 100,Warding Stance 2 seal | — |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Engage | If foe initiates combat, grants Res+6 during combat. | 敵から攻撃された時、魔防＋6 |
| Heroes (Warding Stance 1) | If foe initiates combat, grants Res+2 during combat. | 敵から攻撃された時、戦闘中、魔防＋２ |
| Heroes (Warding Stance 2) | If foe initiates combat, grants Res+4 during combat. | 敵から攻撃された時、戦闘中、魔防＋４ |
| Heroes (Warding Stance 3) | If foe initiates combat, grants Res+6 during combat. | 敵から攻撃された時、戦闘中、魔防＋６ |
| Heroes (Warding Stance 4) | If foe initiates combat, grants Res+8 during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) | 敵から攻撃された時、戦闘中、魔防＋８ かつ、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 | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Warding Stance | -- |
| Japanese | 明鏡の構え | Clear Mirror Stance; derived from Warding Blow, which is named "Clear Mirror Blow" in Japanese. |
| Spanish (Spain) | Postura guardián | Guardian posture |
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| German | Bannhaltung | Enchanting Stance |
| Italian | Posa scudo | Shield pose |
| Portuguese | Postura zelante | Zealous posture |
| Korean | 명경의 자세 | Clear mirror stance |
| Simplified Chinese | 明镜架势 | Clear mirror stance |
| Traditional Chinese | 明鏡架勢 | Clear mirror stance |
See also
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