Close Ward

Close Ward Icon of the Close Ward skill in Heroes. If magic, staff, or dragonstone foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range, disables foe's skills that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res," and grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat.

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

Close Ward (Japanese: 明鏡の反撃・近距離 Short-Range Mirror Counterattack) is a passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; unlike most passive skills in Heroes, Close Ward comes in only one tier. Contrary to what its name implies, Close Ward does not deal specifically with range-1 targets; Distant Ward boosts its wielder's Attack and Resistance during combat when a target wielding a red tome, blue tome, green tome, colorless tome, staff, or any color of breath skill initiates combat against its wielder, and also allows its wielder to counterattack regardless of its target's range and disable any of the target's skills that allow targeting of the lower of the user's Defense or Resistance.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes		Boosts user's Attack and Resistance by +5 each during combat, user can counterattack regardless of target's range, and disables target's skill that target the lower of user's Defense or Resistance.	Target initiates combat wielding any red, blue, green or colorless tome, staff, or breath weapon	--	Cost: 300 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Plumeria: Temptation Anew

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	If magic, staff, or dragonstone foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range, disables foe's skills that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res," and grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat.	魔法、杖、竜の敵から攻撃された時、 距離に関係なく反撃する、かつ、敵の 「敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算」を無効化 かつ戦闘中、攻撃、魔防＋５

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Close Ward	--
Japanese	明鏡の反撃・近距離	Short-Range Mirror Counterattack
Spanish (Spain)	Pugna guardiana	Guardian fight
Spanish (Latin America)	Pugna protectora	Protective fight
French	Gardien proche	Close guard
German	Nahbann	Near Ban
Italian	Scudo vicino	Near shield
Portuguese (Brazil)	Zelo de perto	Close zeal
Traditional Chinese	明鏡反擊・近距離	Close-range mirror counterattack

See also

• Close Foil
• 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 • Dragonskin • Dragoon Shield • Grani's Shield • Iote's Shield • Svalinn Shield Counter-attack skills Close Counter • Close Foil • Close Reversal • Close Ward • Distant Counter • Distant Foil • Distant Pressure • 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 Form • Atk/Res Solo • Atk/Res Unity • Atk/Spd Bond • Atk/Spd Form • Atk/Spd Solo • Atk/Spd Unity • Def/Res Bond • Def/Res Form • Def/Res Solo • Laws of Sacae • Sorcery Blade • Spd/Def Bond • Spd/Def Form • Spd/Def Solo • Spd/Res Bond • Spd/Res Form • Spd/Res Solo Stat boosting skills Attack + • Attack/Def + • Atk/Def Catch • Atk/Def Ideal • Atk/Def Push • Attack/Res • Atk/Res Catch • Atk/Res Ideal • Atk/Res Push • Atk/Spd • Atk/Spd Catch • 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 Infantry • Defense + • Def/Res Catch • Def/Res Ideal • Def/Res • Defiant Atk • Defiant Def • Defiant Res • Defiant Spd • Distant Pressure • Dragoon Shield • 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 • Speed + • Spd/Def • Spd/Res • Triangle Adept • 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 • Surge Sparrow • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance Miscellaneous skills Flashing Blade • Heavy Blade • Mila's Turnwheel