Site News
Warning: This wiki contains spoilers. Read at your own risk!

Social media: If you would like, please join our Discord server, and/or follow us on Twitter (X) or Tumblr!

Apotrope

From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
This article is about the skill from Shadows of Valentia. For the card from the Nintendo DS games, see Apotrope (card).
Apotrope

Is 3ds03 skill class.png
Icon used by Apotrope in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.


Halves damage from magic.

Type(s)

Class

First game

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Apotrope (Japanese: 破邪 Break Evil) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. A passive skill linked to the Dread Fighter class, Apotrope allows its user to take half damage against an enemy wielding black magic.

Apotrope's effect of halving incoming magic damage can stack with the Hexlock Shield, resulting in a total of 75% reduction in incoming magic damage.

Data

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Is 3ds03 skill class.png Halves damage dealt to user by black magic. -- -- --

Availability

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Classes Dread Fighter

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Halves damage from magic.
魔法によるダメージを
半減する

Trivia

  • This skill shares its Japanese name with a skill from TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles, which predates Apotrope by several years. Additionally, its Japanese name forms part of the Japanese name of the Apotrope card in the DS games' multiplayer mode (the other part being "charm", which at the end of the name of every card in the DS games).

Etymology and other languages

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

Apotrope

An apotrope is a magic ward meant to protect against evil. Apotrope comes from the Ancient Greek ἀπό apó and τρόπος trópos.

Japanese

破邪

Break Evil

Spanish

Apotropaico

Apotropaic

French

Apotropée

Apotrope

German

Talisman

Talisman

Italian

Tutela

Protection

Dutch

Afwending

Aversion

Korean

파사

Break evil

Simplified Chinese

破邪

Break evil

Traditional Chinese

破邪

Break evil

References

See also

Skills in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Combat arts AegisamiiboArchballistaArmorcrushArmor DisruptorAstral BladeCelestial BowCoral CoverCrosswise CutCurved ShotDeath BlowDestrezaDouble LionDragonhazeDuelist SwordEarth's BoonEarth's KissEncloserFlambergeFoudroyantGrounderHeaven or HellHeavy DrawHexbladeHit and RunHunter's VolleyKnightkneelerLeonine PoiseLongearcheLunar FlashLungeMistdancerOverrunPavisePenetratePlenitudeRagnarok ΩRoundhouseScendscaleShadow GambitShoveSolar ThrustSolo Triangle AttackSpeculumSubdueSunderSwapTempest LanceThunderclapTigerstanceTrance ShotTriangle AttackVendettaWard ArrowWindsweepWrath Strike
Other skills AbsolveAnathemaAnti-ArmorAnti-CavalryAnti-FliersAntihexAnti-TerrorsApotropeBanishBowrange +Dark SpikesDefensiveDeicideDisciplineDivideDragonskinDuma's GiftEerie ScreechEvade CriticalHalve AxesHalve LancesHalve SwordsHeavy ArmorHexIncarnationInfluenceLifetakerMagic +5MiracleNullify AilmentsPactPhalanxPhantasmReconstructRecoveryResistance +5SanctuarySoothing LightSophisticateTeleportationTransmuteTri-afflictionUpheavalVengeful CryWildfireWrath