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Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Defense

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Aether Raids-Defensive Speed⁄Defense

Is feh ar-d spd def 1.png
Icon of the AR-D Spd/Def 1 skill in Heroes.

Type(s)

Passive (Type A)

First game

Heroes

Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Defense (Japanese: 速さ守備の防城戦 Speed-Defense 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 Spd/Def 1, AR-D Spd/Def 2, and AR-D Spd/Def 3 in order from lowest to highest. When in the Aether Raids defensive mode, AR-D Spd/Def boosts its user's speed and defense based on the number of the player's structures that currently survive; the size of the stat boosts increases with the skill's tier.

Data

Game Icon Type Effect SP cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(AR-D Spd/Def 1)
Is feh ar-d spd def 1.png A If defending in Aether Raids, grants +⁠(number of defensive structures (excluding unbreakable structures) − 1; minimum: 1; maximum: 4) each to speed and defense. 60 -- -- --
Heroes
(AR-D Spd/Def 2)
Is feh ar-d spd def 2.png A If defending in Aether Raids, grants +⁠([number of defensive structures (excluding unbreakable structures) × 2] − 3; minimum: 1; maximum: 7) each to speed and defense. 120 AR-D Spd/Def 1 -- --
Heroes
(AR-D Spd/Def 3)
Is feh ar-d spd def 3.png A If defending in Aether Raids, grants +⁠([number of defensive structures (excluding unbreakable structures) × 3] − 5; minimum: 1; maximum: 10) each to speed and defense. 240 AR-D Spd/Def 2 -- --

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
AR-D Spd/Def 1 AR-D Spd/Def 2 AR-D Spd/Def 3
Unit (★★★★★) Sigrun: Steadfast Bride Sigrun: Steadfast Bride Sigrun: Steadfast Bride

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
(AR-D Spd/Def 1)
If defending in Aether Raids, grants Spd/Def+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、自身の速さ、守備が
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 Spd/Def 2)
If defending in Aether Raids, grants Spd/Def+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、自身の速さ、守備が
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 Spd/Def 3)
If defending in Aether Raids, grants Spd/Def+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、自身の速さ、守備が
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)

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Aether Raids-Defensive Sped/Defense

Abbreviated as AR-D Spd/Def.

Japanese

速さ守備の防城戦

Speed-Defense Defend Castle Battle

Spanish
(Spain)

Asaltos etéreos (Defensiva) Velocidad/Defensa

Ether assault (Defense) Speed/Defense; abbreviated as AE (D) Vel/Def.

Spanish
(Latin America)

Asaltos etéreos-Defensiva Velocidad/Defensa

Ether assault-Defense Speed/Defense; abbreviated as AE-D Vel./Def.

French

Raid céleste-Défense Vitesse/Défense

Celestial raid-defense Speed/Defense; abbreviated as RC-D Vit/Déf.

German

Ätherraubzüge-Verteidigung Geschwindigkeit/Verteidigung

Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Defense; abbreviated as ÄR-V Ges./Ver.

Italian

Velocità/Difesa Blitz eterei (Difensive)

Speed/Defense Ether blitz (Defense); abbreviated as Vel/Dif BE (D).

Portuguese

Investidas etéreas-Defensive Velocidade/Defesa

Ether charge-Defense Speed/Defense; abbreviated as IE-D Vel./Def.

Traditional Chinese

速度防守的守城戰

Speed/Defense castle defense battle

See also

Type A passive skills in Heroes
Aether Raids skills AR-D Atk/DefAR-D Atk/ResAR-D Atk/SpdAR-D Def/ResAR-D Spd/DefAR-D Spd/ResAR-O Atk/DefAR-O Atk/SpdAR-O Spd/Res
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