List of skills in Fire Emblem Heroes/Special skills

Special skills
Skill	Effect	In game since
Offensive skills
Aether	Combines effects of Sol and Luna	Game launch
Radiant Aether	Combines effects of Sol and Luna; cools down faster than Aether and doesn't require Aether as prerequsite	Ike: Vanguard Legend summoning event
Radiant Aether II	Greatly accelerates special cooldown at start of first turn; combines effects of Sol and Luna; cools down faster than Aether and doesn't require Aether as prerequsite	Love of a King
Mayhem Aether	Combines effects of Sol and Luna; cools down faster than Aether and doesn't require Aether as prerequsite	Steeped in Twilight
Night Sky	Boosts damage dealt	Game launch
Glimmer	Boosts damage dealt; cools down faster than Night Sky	Game launch
Righteous Wind	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Speed, heals user and allies after combat	The Start of It All
Deadeye	Doubles damage output, nullifies effects that would reduce damage output by a percentage	Plumeria's Dream
Astra	Boosts damage dealt; effect tripled compared to Night Sky	Game launch
Regnal Astra	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Speed	World of Holy War
Imperial Astra	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Speed	Gullinkambi
Vital Astra	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Speed, reduces damage taken in combat and from area-of-effect special skills based on difference in user's and target's speed stats if user's special skill is ready and user's Speed is sufficiently higher than target's,	Evil Ways
Daylight	Heals user by some of the damage dealt	Game launch
Noontime	Heals user by some of the damage dealt; cools down faster than Daylight	Game launch
Sirius	Boosts damage dealt based on user's Speed, heals user by some of the damage dealt	Sothis: Girl on the Throne summoning event
Sirius+	Neutralizes effects dropping user's special cooldown charge, boosts damage dealt based on user's Speed, heals user by some of the damage dealt	Bite of Flame
Sol	Heals user by some of the damage dealt; heals more than Daylight	Game launch
New Moon	Applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance	Game launch
Moonbow	Applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance; cools down faster than New Moon	Game launch
Lunar Flash	Applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance, and also boosts damage output based on user's Speed	Alm: Saint-King summoning event
Lunar Flash II	Applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance, boosts damage output based on user's Speed, and disables non-special skills that reduces user's damage output by a percentage	Risk and Reward
Lethality	Applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance, and also disables non-special skills that reduces user's damage output by a percentage	Specter of Niðavellir
Luna	Applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance; damage increased compared to New Moon	Game launch
Black Luna	Applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance; damage increased compared to Luna	Diabolical Bloodline
Brutal Shell	Greatly accelerates user's special skill cooldown count on turn 1, applies damage as if target had a reduction in their Defense and Resistance	Ótr: Kingsbrother summoning event
Retribution	Boosts damage dealt based on damage user has taken	Game launch
Reprisal	Boosts damage dealt based on damage user has taken; cools down faster than Retribution	Game launch
Vengeance	Boosts damage dealt based on damage user has taken; effect increased compared to Retribution	Game launch
Dragon Gaze	Boosts user's Attack	Game launch
Draconic Aura	Boosts user's Attack; cools down faster than Dragon Gaze	Game launch
Fire Emblem	Boosts damage dealt, and temporarily boosts user's and allies' stats	Marth: Hero-King summoning event
Ruptured Sky	Boosts damage dealt based on target's Attack; boosts effect against non-human target	Cohort of the Dead
Hero's Blood	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Speed, boosts stats of user and allies for remainder of turn after combat	The Start of It All
Shining Emblem	Boosts user's stats and allies' Attack at start of phase when in close proximity to allies, boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Speed, boosts stats of user and allies for remainder of turn after combat	Howling Descent
Divine Pulse	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Speed, drops damage dealt by target's following attack, and boosts damage of user's next attack by smaller percentage of user's Speed	God of Openness
Dragon Fang	Boosts user's Attack; effect increased compared to Dragon Gaze	Game launch
Sublime Heaven	Boosts damage dealt based on target's Attack; boosts effect against non-human target while disabling non-special skills reducing damage output by a percentage	Byleth: The Fódlan Star summoning event
Negating Fang	Reduces damage done to user; boosts user's next strike's damage output by percentage of user's Attack	Corrin: Child of Dusk summoning event
Holy-Knight Aura	Boosts user's movement even when not triggered; boosts user's next strike's damage output by percentage of user's Attack, then boosts user's and allies' Attack and allies' movement for remainder of turn even if user was defeated during combat	Sigurd: Fated Holy Knight summoning event
Glowing Ember	Boosts damage dealt based on part of target's Defense	Game launch
Bonfire	Boosts damage dealt based on part of target's Defense; cools down faster than Glowing Ember	Game launch
Blue Flame	Boosts user's damage output, drastic increase when adjacent to ally	Brave Redux
Open the Future	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Defense, restores HP based on damage output	Renewed Spirit
Ignis	Boosts damage dealt based on part of target's Defense; Defense portion used higher than Glowing Ember	Game launch
Seiðr Shell	Greatly accelerates user's special skill cooldown count on turn 1, boosts user's damage putput by 15 points and targets lower of target's Defense and Resistance	Book V launch
Chilling Wind	Boosts damage dealt based on part of target's Resistance	Game launch
Iceberg	Boosts damage dealt based on part of target's Resistance; cools down faster than Chilling Wind	Game launch
Twin Blades	Boosts damage dealt based on percentage of user's Resistance, nullifies non-special skills on both user and target that reduce damage by percentages	Altina: Dawn's Trueblade summoning event
Circlet of Balance	Boosts damage dealt based on part of user's Resistance; survive lethal attacks if user has more than 1 HP remaining, either user's or target's special is ready or activated during combat, and either user initiated combat or target uses a 2-range weapon skill	Deirdre: Fated Saint summoning event
Glacies	Boosts damage dealt based on part of user's Resistance; Resistance portion used higher than Chilling Wind	Game launch
Area-of-effect skills
Rising Flame	Before combat, foes near target take damage	Game launch
Growing Flame	Before combat, foes near target take damage; radius increased compared to Rising Flame	Game launch
Gifted Magic	Before combat, foes near target take damage; cools down faster compared to Growing Flame	Lilina: Firelight Leader summoning event
Blazing Flame	Before combat, foes near target take damage; damage output increased over Rising Flame	Game launch
Rising Wind	Before combat, foes near target take damage	Game launch
Growing Wind	Before combat, foes near target take damage; radius increased compared to Rising Wind	Game launch
Blazing Wind	Before combat, foes near target take damage; damage output increased over Rising Wind	Game launch
Rising Thunder	Before combat, foes near target take damage	Game launch
Growing Thunder	Before combat, foes near target take damage; radius increased compared to Rising Thunder	Game launch
Blazing Thunder	Before combat, foes near target take damage; damage output increased over Rising Thunder	Game launch
Rising Light	Before combat, foes near target take damage	Game launch
Growing Light	Before combat, foes near target take damage; radius increased compared to Rising Light	Game launch
Blazing Light	Before combat, foes near target take damage; damage output increased over Rising Light	Game launch
Defensive skills
Buckler	Reduces damage done to user at range 1	Game launch
Escutcheon	Reduces damage done to user at range 1; cools down faster than Buckler	Game launch
Godlike Reflexes	Reduces damage done to user, and boosts damage dealt by percentage of user's Speed if user is sufficiently faster than target or user's special is either ready or activated	Bite of Flame
Pavise	Reduces damage done to user at range 1; damage reduction increased over Buckler	Game launch
Holy Vestments	Reduces damage done to user at range 2	Game launch
Sacred Cowl	Reduces damage done to user at range 2; cools down faster than Holy Vestments	Game launch
Aegis	Reduces damage done to user at range 2; damage reduction increased over Holy Vestments	Game launch
Ice Mirror	Reduces damage done to user at range 2, boosts user's next strike damage output by damage reduced	Book II launch
Ice Mirror II	Reduces damage done to user at range 2, boosts user's next strike damage output by percentage of user's Resistance	Love of a King
Miracle	Survive lethal attacks if user has more than 1 HP remaining	Game launch
Life Unending	Drastically accelerates user's special skill cooldown on user's first phase, survive lethal attacks if user has more than 1 HP remaining, tremendously recovers HP upon first trigger on map	Game launch
Staff-augment skills
Imbue	Increases healing output by 10 when healing target with a staff	Game launch
Heavenly Light	Restores 10 HP to all other allies when healing one with a staff	Game launch
Kindled-Fire Balm	Boosts Attack for all allies when healing one with a staff	Game launch
Swift-Winds Balm	Boosts Speed for all allies when healing one with a staff	Game launch
Solid-Earth Balm	Boosts Defense for all allies when healing one with a staff	Game launch
Still-Water Balm	Boosts Resistance for all allies when healing one with a staff	Game launch
Windfire Balm	Boosts Attack and Speed for all allies when healing one with a staff	Arrival of the Brave
Windfire Balm+	Boosts Attack and Speed for all allies when healing one with a staff	Arrival of the Brave
Earthfire Balm	Boosts Attack and Defense for all allies when healing one with a staff	New Year's Wish
Earthfire Balm+	Boosts Attack and Defense for all allies when healing one with a staff	New Year's Wish
Fireflood Balm	Boosts Attack and Resistance for all allies when healing one with a staff	Hostile Springs
Fireflood Balm+	Boosts Attack and Resistance for all allies when healing one with a staff	Hostile Springs
Deluge Balm	Boosts Speed and Resistance for all allies when healing one with a staff	Triandra's Dream
Deluge Balm+	Boosts Speed and Resistance for all allies when healing one with a staff	Triandra's Dream
Earthwater Balm	Boosts Defense and Resistance for all allies when healing one with a staff	Brave Redux
Earthwater Balm+	Boosts Defense and Resistance for all allies when healing one with a staff	Brave Redux
User-action skills
Galeforce	Allows user to take another action after combat once per turn	Game launch
Njörun's Zeal	Allows user to take another action after combat once per turn, but reduces movement of user and Pair Up partner for that action	Leif: Unifier of Thracia summoning event
Røkkr skills
Umbra Blast	Deals slight post-combat area-of-effect damage and switches places with immediate target	Truth of a Name
Umbra Eruption	Deals moderate post-combat area-of-effect damage and switches places with immediate target	Truth of a Name
Umbra Calamity	Deals significant post-combat area-of-effect damage and switches places with immediate target	Truth of a Name
Other skills
Requiem Dance	Refreshes highest-HP ally in close proximity to user after user-initiated combat, even if target cannot normally be refreshed, but limits ally to one space movement for the additional motion	Howling Dance