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Defense Ploy
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Defense Ploy is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Def Ploy 1, Def Ploy 2, and Def Ploy 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Defense Ploy skill allows their wielders to lower the Defense of foes in cardinal directions from the user whose Resistance is below the user's through their following actions; the size of the Defense drop is affected by the skill's tier.
Data
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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| Heroes (Def Ploy 1) |
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At start of turn, reduces Defense by 3 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action. | -- | -- | Cost: 60 SP |
| Heroes (Def Ploy 2) |
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At start of turn, reduces Defense by 4 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action. | -- | -- | Cost: 120 SP |
Availability
Heroes
Def Ploy 1
| Units | Cecilia: Festive Instructor • Arivs: Emperor of Flame • Flora: Cold as Ice • Gaius: Thief Exposed (Rarity requirements vary per character) |
| Tempest Trials Mini | January 2018: 10,000 points |
| Sacred Seal Forge (Creation) | Requires 100 regular Verdant Badges, 20 Great Verdant Badges, and 20 Sacred Coins. |
Def Ploy 2
| Units | Cecilia: Festive Instructor • Arivs: Emperor of Flame • Flora: Cold as Ice • Gaius: Thief Exposed (Rarity requirements vary per character) |
| Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement) | Requires 200 regular Verdant Badges, 60 Great Verdant Badges, 50 Sacred Coins, and the Seal Atk 1 seal. |
Def Ploy 3
| Units | Cecilia: Festive Instructor • Arivs: Emperor of Flame • Flora: Cold as Ice • Gaius: Thief Exposed (Rarity requirements vary per character) |
| Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement) | Requires 400 regular Verdant Badges, 1,000 Great Verdant Badges, 100 Sacred Coins, and the Seal Atk 2 seal |
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
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Def Ploy 1 |
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