Armored Blow

Armored Blow Icon of the Armored Blow skill in Three Houses. If unit initiates combat, grants Def +6 during combat[sic]

Type(s) Class (Fates, Three Houses) Passive (Type A) (Heroes) Game(s) Fates Three Houses Heroes

Armored Blow (Japanese: 金剛の一撃 Diamond Strike) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. In Fates, it is a class skill associated with the Great Knight class; in Heroes, it is a three-tiered type A passive skill (whose individual tiers are Armored Blow 1, Armored Blow 2, and Armored Blow 3 in order from lowest to highest). Armored Blow is a skill decreases the damage the user takes by a physical attack whenever the user initiates the battle; in Heroes, the size of the protection increases with the skill's tier.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Fates		+10 defense when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Base cost: 1500 G
Three Houses		+6 defense when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Not factored into the defense-based damage boost for Glowing Ember or Armored Strike.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Armored Blow 1)		+2 defense when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Armored Blow 2)		+4 defense when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Armored Blow 3)		+6 defense when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 200 SP
Warriors		Prevents user's attacks from being interrupted by enemy attacks.	--	--	--

Availability

Fates

Classes

Great Knight (Learned from Level 15 and up)

Three Houses

Class mastery

Armored Knight (100 class Exp required)

Heroes

Armored Blow 1

Units	Athena: Borderland Sword • Brigid: Orgahil Pirate • Catria: Middle Whitewing • Cordelia: Knight Paradise • Frederick: Horizon Watcher • Gunter: Inveterate Soldier • Ingrid: Solstice Knight • Keaton: Resolved Wolfskin • Leif: Prince of Leonster • Lucina: Brave Princess • Tiki: Dragon Scion • Titania: Mighty Mercenary • Xander: Paragon Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials+	June 2019: 6,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge (Creation)	Requires 100 , 20 , and 20

Armored Blow 2

Units	Catria: Middle Whitewing • Frederick: Horizon Watcher • Gunter: Inveterate Soldier • Tiki: Dragon Scion • Titania: Mighty Mercenary • Xander: Paragon Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 200 , 60 , 50 , and the Armored Blow 1 seal

Armored Blow 3

Units	Catria: Middle Whitewing • Frederick: Horizon Watcher • Gunter: Inveterate Soldier • Tiki: Dragon Scion • Titania: Mighty Mercenary • Xander: Paragon Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 400 , 1,000 , 100 , and the Armored Blow 2 seal

Warriors

Learned	Tiki (requires Tiki's Anklet ×3)
Borrowed	Requires ×1 each of Tiki's Essence and Tiki's Hairpin

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Unit receives -10 physical damage when the unit initiates an attack.	自分から攻撃した時、 その戦闘で受ける物理ダメージ-10
Three Houses	If unit initiates combat, grants Def +6 during combat[sic]	自分から攻撃した時、守備＋６
Heroes (Armored Blow 1)	If unit initiates combat, grants Def+2 during combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の守備＋２
Heroes (Armored Blow 2)	If unit initiates combat, grants Def+4 during combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の守備＋４
Heroes (Armored Blow 3)	If unit initiates combat, grants Def+6 during combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の守備＋６
Warriors	Prevents enemy attacks from interrupting your attacks.	??

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Armored Blow	--
Japanese	金剛の一撃	Diamond Strike
Spanish	Ataque blindado	Armored Attack; used in Fates and Three Houses.
Spanish (Spain)	Golpe blindado	Armored blow; used in Heroes.
Spanish (Latin America)	Ataque muralla	Wall attack; used in Heroes.
French	Coup blindé	Armored Blow
German	Defensiver Hieb	Defensive Blow; abbreviated as Defens. Hieb in Heroes.
Italian	Colpo corazzato	Armored Blow; abbreviated as Colpo corazz. in Heroes.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Golpe blindado	Armored blow
Korean	금강의 일격	Diamond strike
Simplified Chinese	金刚一击	Diamond strike
Traditional Chinese	金剛一擊	Diamond Strike

Gallery

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  Icon of the Armored Blow 1 skill in Heroes.

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  Icon of the Armored Blow 2 skill in Heroes.

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  Icon of the Armored Blow 3 skill in Heroes.

See also

• Certain Blow
• Darting Blow
• Death Blow
• Duelist's Blow
• Fiendish Blow
• Uncanny Blow
• Warding Blow

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 Proximity skills Ashera's Chosen • Atk/Def Bond • Atk/Def Form • Atk/Def Solo • Atk/Def Unity • Atk/Res Bond • Atk/Res Finish • Atk/Res Form • Atk/Res Solo • Atk/Res Unity • Atk/Spd Bond • Atk/Spd Finish • Atk/Spd Form • Atk/Spd Solo • Atk/Spd Unity • Def/Res Bond • Def/Res Finish • Def/Res Form • Def/Res Solo • Def/Res Unity • Laws of Sacae • Sorcery Blade • Spd/Def Bond • Spd/Def Form • Spd/Def Solo • Spd/Res Bond • Spd/Res Finish • Spd/Res Form • 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 Ideal • 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 • 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 • Life and Death • Part of the Plan • R Duel Cavalry • R Duel Flying • R Duel Infantry • Resistance + • Scendscale • Self-Improver • Solid Ground • Speed + • Spd/Def • Spd/Def Ideal • Spd/Res • Spd/Res Catch • 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 • Gift of Magic • Kestrel Stance • Laws of Sacae • Mirror Impact • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Nightmare • Remote Mirror • Remote Sparrow • 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

Sacred Seal skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Feint • Atk Ploy • Atk Smoke • Chill Atk • Chill Atk/Def • Chill Def • Chill Res • Chill Spd • Chill Spd/Res • Def Feint • Def Ploy • Def Smoke • Guard • Panic Ploy • Res Feint • Res Ploy • Res Smoke • Seal Atk • Spd Feint • Seal Spd • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke Follow-up strike skills Brash Assault • Deflect Magic • Deflect Melee • Deflect Missile • Null Follow-Up • Quick Riposte Healing skills Breath of Life • Live to Serve • Mystic Boost • Renewal Mobility skills Aerobatics • Air Orders • Armor March • Armored Boots • Flier Formation • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Obstruct • Odd Tempest Proximity skills Armor March • Atk Smoke • Atk/Def Bond • Atk/Def Form • Atk/Def Solo • Atk/Res Bond • Atk/Res Form • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Solo • Atk/Spd Bond • Atk/Spd Form • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Solo • Breath of Life • Close Guard • Def Tactic • Def/Res Bond • Def/Res Form • Def/Res Solo • Dist. Counter (D) • Distant Guard • Drive Atk • Drive Def • Drive Res • Drive Spd • Fortify Dragons • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Dragons • Hone Spd • Inf. Hexblade • Infantry Rush • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Savage Blow • Sorcery Blade • Spd Tactic • Spd Smoke • Spd/Def Bond • Spd/Def Form • Spd/Def Solo • Spd/Res Bond • Spd/Res Form • Spd/Res Oath • Spd/Res Solo • Spur Atk • Spur Atk/Def • Spur Atk/Spd • Spur Def • Spur Def/Res • Spur Res • Spur Spd • Spur Spd/Def • Threaten Atk • Threaten Def • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Ward Beasts • Ward Dragons Squad Ace skills Squad Ace A • Squad Ace B • Squad Ace C • Squad Ace D • Squad Ace E • Squad Ace F • Squad Ace G • Squad Ace H • Squad Ace I • Squad Ace J • Squad Ace K • Squad Ace L • Squad Ace M • Squad Ace N • Squad Ace O • Squad Ace P • Squad Ace Q • Squad Ace R • Squad Ace S • Squad Ace T • Squad Ace U • Squad Ace V • Squad Ace W • Squad Ace X • Squad Ace Y • Squad Ace Z • Squad Ace AA • Squad Ace AB • Squad Ace AC • Squad Ace AD • Squad Ace AE • Squad Ace AF • Squad Ace AG • Squad Ace AH • Squad Ace AI • Squad Ace AJ • Squad Ace AK • Squad Ace AL • Squad Ace AM • Squad Ace AN • Squad Ace AO • Squad Ace AP • Squad Ace AQ • Squad Ace AR • Squad Ace AS • Squad Ace AT • Squad Ace AU • Squad Ace AV • Squad Ace AW • Squad Ace AX • Squad Ace AY • Squad Ace AZ • Squad Ace BA • Squad Ace BB • Squad Ace BC • Squad Ace BD • Squad Ace BE • Squad Ace BF • Squad Ace BG • Squad Ace BH • Squad Ace BI • Squad Ace BJ • Squad Ace BK • Squad Ace BL • Squad Ace BM • Squad Ace BN • Squad Ace BO • Squad Ace BP Stat-boosting skills Attack + • Attack/Def + • Atk/Def Catch • Atk/Def Push • Attack/Res • Atk/Res Catch • Atk/Res Ideal • Atk/Res Push • Atk/Spd • Atk Opening • Atk/Spd Push • Blaze Dance • Bonus Doubler • Brazen Atk/Def • Brazen Atk/Res • Brazen Atk/Spd • Brazen Def/Res • Brazen Spd/Def • Brazen Spd/Res • Defense + • Def Opening • Def/Res • Def/Res Ideal • Defiant Atk • Defiant Def • Defiant Spd • Earth Boost • Earth Dance • Fire Boost • Fortify Def • Fortify Res • Fortress Def • Fort. Def/Res • Fortress Res • Fury • Gale Dance • HP + • HP/Atk • HP/Def • HP/Res • HP/Spd • Initiate Seal Atk • Initiate Seal Def • Initiate Seal HP • Initiate Seal Res • Initiate Seal Spd • Life and Death • Resistance + • Res Opening • Speed + • Spd Opening • Spd/Def • Spd/Def Ideal • Spd/Res • Torrent Dance • Water Boost • Wind Boost Turn-related skills Armored Blow • Blade Session • Bracing Stance • Breath of Life • Close Def • Darting Blow • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Distant Def • Even Atk Wave • Even Def Wave • Even Res Wave • Even Spd Wave • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Kestrel Stance • Mirror Strike • Mirror Stance • Odd Def Wave • Odd Spd Wave • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Savage Blow • Shield Session • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Posture • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Stance • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance Miscellaneous skills Flashing Blade • Hardy Bearing • Heavy Blade • Iote's Shield • Phantom Res • Phantom Spd • Quickened Pulse Enemy-exclusive skills Blade Seal • Boots Seal • Charm Seal • Gold Perfection • Elixir Seal • Embla's Ward • Guardian Seal • Gullinbursti • Horn Seal • Múspellflame • Niðavellir Axiom • Røkkr • Veil Seal