Bracing Blow

Bracing Blow Icon of the Bracing Blow 1 skill in Heroes. If unit initiates combat, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.

Type(s) Passive (Type A) Game(s) Heroes

Bracing Blow (Japanese: 金剛明鏡の一撃 Diamond Mirror Blow) is a two-tiered passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Bracing Blow 1 and Bracing Blow 2 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Bracing Blow skill boosts both the Defense and Resistance stats on its user during combat when initiating the strike, similar to activating both Armored Blow and Warding Blow of the matching tier simultaneously; the stat boosts increase with the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Bracing Blow 1)		+2 defense, +2 resistance when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Bracing Blow 2)		+4 defense, +4 resistance when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 240 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Jakob: Devoted Monster • Rinea: Reminiscent Belle

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Bracing Blow	--
Spanish	Golpe muralla	Wall blow
French	Coup rempart	Rampart blow
German	Stärkungshieb	Strengthening Strike
Italian	Colpo tonico	Tonic blow
Portuguese (Brazil)	Golpe muro	Wall blow
Traditional Chinese	金剛明鏡擊	Diamond mirror strike

See also

• Swift Sparrow
• Steady Blow
• Sturdy Blow
• Swift Strike
• Mirror Strike