Close Foil

Close Foil Icon of the Close Foil skill in Heroes. If sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.

Type(s) Passive (Type A) Game(s) Heroes

Close Foil (Japanese: 金剛の反撃・近距離 Short-Range Diamond Counterattack) is a passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Close Foil comes in only one tier. Close Foil boosts its wielder's Attack and Defense during combat when a foe wielding a sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast skill initiates combat, and allows its wielder to counterattack regardless of their foe's range.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes		Boosts user's Attack and Defense by +5 each during combat and user can counterattack regardless of foe's range.	Foe initiates combat wielding a sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast weapon	--	Cost: 300 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Julian: Tender Thief • Midori: Reliable Chemist

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	If sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.	剣、槍、斧、弓、暗器、獣の敵から攻撃された時、 距離に関係なく反撃する、かつ戦闘中、攻撃、守備＋５

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Close Foil	--
Japanese	金剛の反撃・近距離	Short-Range Diamond Counterattack
Spanish	Quiebro corto	Short dodge
French	Blocage rapproché	Approached block; abbreviated as Bloc. rapproché.
German	Nahvergeltung	Near Retaliation
Italian	Contrasto vicino	Near counter; abbreviated as Contras. vicino.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Revide de perto	Close retaliation
Traditional Chinese	金剛反擊・近距離	Close-range diamond counterattack

See also

• Close Ward
• Distant Foil
• Distant Ward

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 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 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 • R Duel Cavalry • R Duel Flying • R Duel Infantry • Resistance + • Scendscale • Solid Ground • Speed + • Spd/Def • Spd/Def Ideal • Spd/Res • Still Water • 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 • Kestrel Stance • Laws of Sacae • Mirror Impact • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • 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