Aether Raids-Defensive Defense/Resistance

Aether Raids-Defensive Defense/Resistance Icon of the AR-D Def/Res 1 skill in Heroes. If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +4; 4 grants +3; 3 grants +2; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)

Type(s) Passive (Type A) First game Heroes

Aether Raids-Defensive Defense/Resistance (Japanese: 守備魔防の防城戦 Defense-Resistance Defend Castle Battle) is a three-tiered passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are AR-D Def/Res 1, AR-D Def/Res 2, AR-D Def/Res 3, and AR-D Def/Res 4 in order from lowest to highest. AR-D Def/Res only takes effect in the Aether Raids mode, where it boosts its user's Defense and Resistance during combat while on the defensive side of a battle based on the number of the player's structures that currently survive, with more structures granting a bigger boost; the scale of the stat boosts magnifies at higher tiers.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 1)		Boosts user's Defense and Resistance by ([surviving structures; minimum 2, maximum 5] − 1).	User is defending in Aether Raids	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 2)		Boosts user's Defense and Resistance by (2 × [surviving structures; minimum 2, maximum 5] − 3).	User is defending in Aether Raids	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 3)		Boosts user's Defense and Resistance by (3 × [surviving structures; minimum 2, maximum 5] − 5)	User is defending in Aether Raids	--	Cost: 240 SP
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 4)		Boosts user's Defense and Resistance by (3 + [{(surviving structures; minimum 3, maximum 5) - 3} × 4]).	User is defending in Aether Raids	--	Cost: 300 SP

Availability

Heroes

AR-D Def/Res 1

Units

Kjelle: Fair Fighter • Múspell: Flame God

AR-D Def/Res 2

Units

Kjelle: Fair Fighter • Múspell: Flame God

AR-D Def/Res 3

Units

Kjelle: Fair Fighter • Múspell: Flame God

AR-D Def/Res 4

Units

Múspell: Flame God

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 1)	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +4; 4 grants +3; 3 grants +2; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	飛空城防衛時、戦闘中、自身の守備、魔防が 防衛設備の数によって最大＋４上昇 （防衛設備が５つ以上なら＋４、 ４つなら＋３、３つなら＋２、２つ以下なら＋１） （破壊された防衛設備は、無いものとして扱う）
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 2)	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +7; 4 grants +5; 3 grants +3; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	飛空城防衛時、戦闘中、自身の守備、魔防が 防衛設備の数によって最大＋７上昇 （防衛設備が５つ以上なら＋７、 ４つなら＋５、３つなら＋３、２つ以下なら＋１） （破壊された防衛設備は、無いものとして扱う）
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 3)	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +10; 4 grants +7; 3 grants +4; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	飛空城防衛時、戦闘中、自身の守備、魔防が 防衛設備の数によって最大＋１０上昇 （防衛設備が５つ以上なら＋１０、 ４つなら＋７、３つなら＋４、２つ以下なら＋１） （破壊された防衛設備は、無いものとして扱う）
Heroes (AR-D Def/Res 4)	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +11; 4 grants +7; ≤3 grants +3. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	飛空城防衛時、戦闘中、自身の守備、魔防が 防衛設備の数によって最大＋１１上昇 （防衛設備が５つ以上なら＋１１、 ４つなら＋７、３つ以下なら＋３） （破壊された防衛設備は、無いものとして扱う）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Aether Raids-Defensive Defense/Resistance	Abbreviated as AR-D Def/Res.
Japanese	守備魔防の防城戦	Defense-Resistance Defend Castle Battle
Spanish (Spain)	Asaltos etéreos (Defensiva) Defensa/Resistencia	Ether assault (Defense) Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as AE (D) Def/Res.
Spanish (Latin America)	Asaltos etéreos-Defensiva Defensa/Resistencia	Ether assault-Defense Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as AE-D Def./Res.
French	Raid céleste-Défense Défense/Résistance	Celestial raids-Defense Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as RC-D Déf/Rés.
German	Ätherraubzüge-Verteidigung Verteidigung/Resistenz	Aether Raids-Defensive Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as ÄR-V Ver./Res.
Italian	Difesa/Resistenza Blitz eterei (Difensive)	Defense/Resistance Ether blitz (defense); abbreviated as Dif/Res BE (D).
Portuguese (Brazil)	Investidas etéreas-Defensive Defesa/Resistência	Ether charge-Defense Defense/Resistance; abbreviated as IE-D Def./Res.
Traditional Chinese	防守魔防的守城戰	Defense/Resistance castle defense battle

See also

• AR-D Atk/Res
• AR-D Spd/Res
• AR-D Spd/Def
• AR-D Atk/Def
• AR-D Atk/Spd

Type A passive skills in Heroes

Aether Raids skills AR-D Atk/Def • AR-D Atk/Res • AR-D Atk/Spd • AR-D Def/Res • AR-D Spd/Def • AR-D Spd/Res • AR-O Atk/Def • AR-O Atk/Spd • AR-O Spd/Res Bonus damage skills Ashera's Chosen • Dragonhide • Dragonskin • Dragoon Shield • Grani's Shield • Iote's Shield • Svalinn Shield Counter-attack skills Close Counter • Close Foil • Close Reversal • Close Salvo • Close Ward • Distant Counter • Distant Dart • Distant Ferocity • Distant Foil • Distant Pressure • Distant Reversal • Distant Stance • Distant Storm • Distant Ward • Ostian Counter • Ostia's Heart • Realms United Proximity skills Ashera's Chosen • Atk/Def Bond • Atk/Def Finish • Atk/Def Form • Atk/Def Solo • Atk/Def Unity • Atk/Res Bond • Atk/Res Finish • Atk/Res Form • Atk/Res Scowl • Atk/Res Solo • Atk/Res Unity • Atk/Spd Bond • Atk/Spd Finish • Atk/Spd Form • Atk/Spd Hexblade • Atk/Spd Solo • Atk/Spd Unity • Def/Res Bond • Def/Res Finish • Def/Res Form • Def/Res Solo • Def/Res Unity • Distant A/S Solo • Laws of Sacae • Power of Nihility • Sorcery Blade • Spd/Def Bond • Spd/Def Form • Spd/Def Solo • Spd/Res Bond • Spd/Res Finish • Spd/Res Form • Spd/Res Hexblade • Spd/Res Solo Stat-boosting skills Attack + • Attack/Def + • Atk/Def Catch • Atk/Def Clash • Atk/Def Ideal • Atk/Def Push • Attack/Res • Atk/Res Catch • Atk/Res Ideal • Atk/Res Push • Atk/Spd • Atk/Spd Catch • Atk/Spd Clash • Atk/Spd Hexblade • Atk/Spd Ideal • Atk/Spd Prime • Atk/Spd Push • B Duel Cavalry • B Duel Flying • B Duel Infantry • Bonus Doubler • Brazen Atk/Def • Brazen Atk/Res • Brazen Atk/Spd • Brazen Def/Res • Brazen Spd/Def • Brazen Spd/Res • C Duel Cavalry • C Duel Flying • C Duel Infantry • Defense + • Def/Res Catch • Def/Res Ideal • Def/Res • Defiant Atk • Defiant Def • Defiant Res • Defiant Spd • Distant Pressure • Dragoon Shield • Duality • Earth Boost • Fire Boost • Fireflood Boost • Fortress Def • Fort. Def/Res • Fortress Res • Fury • G Duel Cavalry • G Duel Flying • G Duel Infantry • HP + • HP/Atk • HP/Def • HP/Res • HP/Spd • Knightly Devotion • Life and Death • Part of the Plan • Rare Talent • R Duel Cavalry • R Duel Flying • R Duel Infantry • Resistance + • Scendscale • Self-Improver • Solid Ground • Speed + • Spd/Def • Spd/Def Catch • Spd/Def Clash • Spd/Def Ideal • Spd/Res • Spd/Res Catch • Spd/Res Hexblade • Spd/Res Ideal • Still Water • Swift Slice • Triangle Adept • Verdict of Sacae • Water Boost • Wind Boost Turn-related skills Armored Blow • Blade Session • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Close Def • Close Foil • Close Reversal • Close Ward • Darting Blow • Darting Breath • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Distant Def • Distant Foil • Distant Ward • Dragonskin • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Flared Sparrow • Flash Sparrow • Gift of Magic • Kestrel Stance • Laws of Sacae • Mastermind • Mirror Impact • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Nightmare • Remote Mirror • Remote Sparrow • Remote Sturdy • Shield Session • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Impact • Steady Posture • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Impact • Sturdy Stance • Sturdy Surge • Surge Sparrow • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance Miscellaneous skills Flashing Blade • Heavy Blade • Mila's Turnwheel