Dodge

For evasion of attacks, see Avoid.

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Dodge (Japanese: 必殺回避 critical avoidance), abbreviated Ddg, known as critical avoidance in Three Houses, abbreviated Crit Avo, is a calculation determining a unit's ability to protect themself from enemy critical hits. It is directly based on a unit's luck stat and serves as the primary use for luck, so the higher a unit's luck, the less likely they are to be struck by a critical hit; dodge is subtracted from the opponent's critical rate to produce their chance of scoring a critical hit in that battle. Dodge was first implemented in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and the earlier Nintendo Entertainment System-era games had no way of reducing or avoiding critical hit risk; dodge is also absent in Genealogy of the Holy War, as very few units can inflict critical hits in the first place.

Unlike most other calculations, dodge is very rarely shown directly to the player, likely because its status in most games as being entirely based on the luck stat means that showing the calculation could be seen as redundant. Only Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn show a unit's dodge on their profile.

Calculations

Dodge

Game	Formula	Notes
Mystery of the Emblem	(Luck) + (Support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
Thracia 776	(Luck / 2) + (Support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
The Binding Blade	(Luck) + (Support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
The Blazing Blade	(Luck) + (Support bonus) + (Tactician bonus)	If the support or tactician effects are not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
The Sacred Stones	(Luck) + (Support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
Path of Radiance	(Luck) + (Support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
Radiant Dawn	(Luck) + (Bond support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
Shadow Dragon	(Luck) + (Support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
New Mystery of the Emblem	(Luck) + (Support bonus)	If the support effect is not relevant, the support bonus is taken to be 0.
Awakening	(Luck) + (Support/Dual bonus) + (Any modifiers from skills)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Fates	(Luck / 2) + (Support/Dual bonus) + (Any modifiers from skills or weapons) + (Class modifier)	Class modifier is +5 for Master Ninjas and Sorcerers; +10 for Troubadours, Shrine Maidens, Spear Masters, Nine-Tails, and Pegasus Knights; and -5 for Berserkers. If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Shadows of Valentia	(Luck / 2) + (Support bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Three Houses	(Luck) + (Ability bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Engage	(Luck) + (Support bonus) + (Skill bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.

Items and skills affecting dodge

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="2"|Items and skills awarding dodge bonuses or penalties

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff" width="1%"| Item Effect style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff" width="30%"|Games Iron Rune A device that negates enemy critical attacks. Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade Hoplon Guard A device that negates enemy critical attacks. The Sacred Stones Vigilance Raises Avoid and Dodge by 20. Radiant Dawn Fortune Nullifies enemy's critical attacks. Radiant Dawn Solidarity Grants Crit/Ddg +10 to all adjacent allies. Awakening, Fates Anathema Reduces Avo/Ddg by 10 for all enemies within three spaces. Awakening Demoiselle Grants Avo/Ddg +10 to all male allies within three spaces. Awakening Solidarity +10 avoid and dodge for all adjacent allied units. Fates Misfortunate The user gets Ddg -5, while enemies within 2 spaces get -15 Ddg. Fates Fortunate Son The user gets Ddg +5, while allies within 2 spaces get +15 Ddg. Fates All Silver-weapons -5 Dodge. Fates All Bronze/Brass-weapons +10 Dodge. Fates All Joke-weapons +10 Dodge. Fates All Stone-weapons +10 Dodge. Fates Siegfried +10 Dodge. Fates Selena's Blade -5 Dodge. Fates Waterwheel +20 Dodge. Fates Beruka's Axe -20 Dodge. Fates Rinkah's Club -5 Dodge. Fates Odin's Grimoire -20 Dodge. Fates Brynhildr +10 Dodge. Fates Thoron +5 Dodge. Fates Ganglari +5 Dodge. Fates Bölverk +20 Dodge. Fates Skadi (Night Breaks Through) +20 Dodge. Fates

Trivia

• While dodge/critical avoidance is never mentioned by name in the GBA games, there are unused strings in the English versions of The Blazing Blade and The Sacred Stones that say "CritAvoid" and "CritAvo", respectively.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	• Dodge • Critical avoidance	• Used in the Tellius and 3DS games. • Used in Three Houses.
English (unofficial)	Critical evade	--
Spanish	Evito	Avoid
French	• Éviter • Esquive critique	• Avoid. Used in other games. • Critical dodge. Used in Three Houses.
German	Kritisch ausweichen	Critical dodge
Italian	Eludere	Evade

See also

• Avoid
• Critical hit