Threaten Defense

Threaten Defense Icon of the Threaten Def 1 skill in Heroes. Inflicts Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions at the start of each turn.

Type(s) Passive (Type C) Game(s) Heroes

Threaten Def (Japanese: 守備の威嚇 Defense Intimidation) is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Threaten Def 1, Threaten Def 2, and Threaten Def 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Threaten Def skill will inflict on enemies within two spaces of the user a penalty to their Defense until the end of their next action; the size of the Defense penalty increases with the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Threaten Def 1)		At the start of the turn, inflicts on enemy units within 2 spaces -3 to Defense until their next action completes.	--	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Threaten Def 2)		At the start of the turn, inflicts on enemy units within 2 spaces -4 to Defense until their next action completes.	--	--	Cost: 100 SP

Availability

Heroes

Threaten Def 1

Units	Clarisse: Sniper in the Dark • Ephraim: Restoration Lord • Ike: Brave Mercenary • Michalis: Ambitious King • Peri: Playful Slayer • Raven: Peerless Fighter • Ross: His Father's Son (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials+	September 2018: 10,000 points

Threaten Def 2

Units	Clarisse: Sniper in the Dark • Ephraim: Restoration Lord • Ike: Brave Mercenary • Michalis: Ambitious King • Peri: Playful Slayer • Raven: Peerless Fighter • Ross: His Father's Son (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 200 regular Verdant Badges, 60 Great Verdant Badges, 50 Sacred Coins, and the Threaten Def 1 seal.

Threaten Def 3

Units	Clarisse: Sniper in the Dark • Ephraim: Restoration Lord • Ike: Brave Mercenary • Michalis: Ambitious King • Peri: Playful Slayer • Raven: Peerless Fighter • Ross: His Father's Son (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 400 regular Verdant Badges, 1,000 Great Verdant Badges, 100 Sacred Coins, and the Threaten Def 2 seal

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Threaten Def 1 Threaten Def 2 Threaten Def 3
Spanish	Reducir Def 1 Reducir Def 2 Reducir Def 3	Reduce Defense
French	Déf réduite 1 Déf réduite 2 Déf réduite 3	Reduced Defense
German	Ver. gefährden 1 Ver. gefährden 2 Ver. gefährden 3	Endanger Defense
Italian	Mina Dif 1 Mina Dif 2 Mina Dif 3	Undermine Defense

See also

• Threaten Atk
• Threaten Res
• Threaten Spd