Armored Blow
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Armored Blow (Japanese: 金剛の一撃 Diamond Strike) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. In Fates, it is a class skill associated with the Great Knight class; in Heroes, it is a three-tiered type A passive skill (whose individiual tiers are known as Armored Blow 1, Armored Blow 2, and Armored Blow 3 in order from lowest to highest). Armored Blow is a skill decreases the damage the user takes by a physical attack whenever the user initiates the battle; in Heroes, the size of the protection increases with the skill's tier.
Data
In the main Fire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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In other Fire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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| Heroes (Armored Blow 1) |
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+2 Defense when activated. | 100%, if user initiates the attack | -- | Cost: 50 SP |
| Heroes (Armored Blow 2) |
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+4 Defense when activated. | 100%, if user initiates the attack | -- | Cost: 100 SP |
| Heroes (Armored Blow 3) |
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+6 Defense when activated. | 100%, if user initiates the attack | -- | Cost: 200 SP |
Availability
Fates
| Classes | Great Knight (Learned from Level 15 and up) |
Heroes
Armored Blow 1
| Units | Athena: Borderland Sword • Catria: Middle Whitewing • Cordelia: Knight Paradise • Frederick: Horizon Watcher • Gunter: Inveterate Soldier • Leif: Prince of Leonster • Lucina: Brave Princess • Tiki: Dragon Scion • Titania: Mighty Mercenary • Xander: Paragon Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character) |
Armored Blow 2
| Units | Catria: Middle Whitewing • Frederick: Horizon Watcher • Gunter: Inveterate Soldier • Tiki: Dragon Scion • Titania: Mighty Mercenary • Xander: Paragon Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character) |
Armored Blow 3
| Units | Catria: Middle Whitewing • Frederick: Horizon Watcher • Gunter: Inveterate Soldier • Tiki: Dragon Scion • Titania: Mighty Mercenary • Xander: Paragon Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character) |
Warriors
| Learned | Tiki (requires Tiki's Anklets ×3) |
| Borrowed | Requires ×1 each of Tiki's Essence and Tiki's Hairpin |
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Armored Blow |
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| Spanish |
Ataque blindado |
Armored Attack |
| French |
Coup blindé |
Armored Blow |
| German |
Defensiver Hieb |
Defensive Blow |
| Italian |
Colpo corazzato |
Armored Blow |
| Traditional Chinese |
金剛一擊 |
Diamond Strike |
Gallery
Icon of the Armored Blow 1 skill in Heroes.
Icon of the Armored Blow 2 skill in Heroes.
Icon of the Armored Blow 3 skill in Heroes.
References
See also
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