Darting Blow

Darting Blow Icon of the Darting Blow ability in Three Houses. If unit initiates combat, grants AS +6 during combat[sic]

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

Darting Blow (Japanese: 飛燕の一撃 Swallow Strike) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. In Fates, it is a class skill associated with the Sky Knight class; in Heroes, it is a four-tiered type A passive skill (whose individiual tiers are Darting Blow 1, Darting Blow 2, Darting Blow 3, and Darting Blow 4 in order from lowest to highest). In Fates, Darting Blow is a skill that gives a boost to its user's attack speed whenever its user initiates an attack, giving them a better chance of follow-up attacking; in Heroes, the skill boosts the user's Speed whenever the user initiates the battle, the size of the boost increasing with the skill's tier.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Fates		+5 to user's ability to make follow-up attacks when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Base cost: 750 G
Three Houses		+6 attack speed when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Darting Blow 1)		+2 speed when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Darting Blow 2)		+4 speed when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Darting Blow 3)		+6 speed when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 200 SP
Heroes (Darting Blow 4)		+9 speed when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 300 SP

Availability

Three Houses

Class mastery	Pegasus Knight (100 class Exp required)
Budding Talent	Jeritza: Flying

Heroes

Darting Blow 1

Units	Alm: Saint-King • Ayra: Astra's Wielder • Caeda: Talys's Heart • Camilla: Bewitching Beauty • Celica: Queen of Valentia • Corrin: Novice Vacationer • Dorothea: Twilit Harmony • Eir: Merciful Death • Eirika: Pledged Restorer • Elise: Bubbling Flower • Florina: Lovely Flier • Gerik: Desert Tiger • Gunnthrá: Year's First Dream • Innes: Frelian Moonlight • Ishtar: Thunder Goddess • Ishtar: Thunder's Waltz • Legault: The Hurricane • Lewyn: Guiding Breeze • Linde: Bound by Fate • Lucina: Spring Exalt • Lyn: Ninja-Friend Duo • Merric: Changing Winds • Mist: Purest Spirit • Naesala: Sky's Shadow • Nailah: Blessed Queen • Niles: Forbidden Tease • Olwen: Righteous Knight • Palla: Eldest Bun-Bun • Python: Apathetic Archer • Rebecca: Wildflower • Roy: Brave Lion • Shanna: Bridal Novice • Soleil: Adorable Adorer • Sue: Doe of the Plains • Tana: Frelian Starlight • Tanith: Forthright Heart • Tharja: Dark Shadow • Tharja: Florid Charmer • Valter: Dark Moonstone (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials+	February 2019: 10,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge (Creation)	Requires 100 , 20 , and 20

Darting Blow 2

Units	Alm: Saint-King • Caeda: Talys's Heart • Camilla: Bewitching Beauty • Florina: Lovely Flier • Gerik: Desert Tiger • Rebecca: Wildflower • Soleil: Adorable Adorer • Tharja: Dark Shadow • Valter: Dark Moonstone (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 200 , 60 , 50 , and the Darting Blow 1 seal

Darting Blow 3

Units	Alm: Saint-King • Caeda: Talys's Heart • Camilla: Bewitching Beauty • Florina: Lovely Flier • Gerik: Desert Tiger • Rebecca: Wildflower • Soleil: Adorable Adorer • Tharja: Dark Shadow • Valter: Dark Moonstone (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 400 , 1,000 , 100 , and the Darting Blow 2 seal

Darting Blow 4

Units

Alm: Saint-King • Gerik: Desert Tiger (Rarity requirements vary per character)

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Increases chance of follow-up attack when this unit initiates an attack (+5 eff. Spd).	自分から攻撃した時、 その戦闘中、追撃しやすくなる（+5）
Three Houses	If unit initiates combat, grants AS +6 during combat[sic]	自分から攻撃した時、攻速＋６
Heroes (Darting Blow 1)	If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+2 during combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の速さ＋２
Heroes (Darting Blow 2)	If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+4 during combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の速さ＋４
Heroes (Darting Blow 3)	If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+6 during combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の速さ＋６
Heroes (Darting Blow 4)	If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+9 during combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘中の速さ＋９

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Darting Blow	--
Japanese	飛燕の一撃	Swallow Strike. May be a reference to the tsubame-gaeshi, a sword cutting technique pioneered by Sasaki Kojirō, although its name is very different from that technique's name.
Spanish	Ofensa dúplice	Double offense
Spanish (Latin America)	Golpe fugaz	Fleeting blow; used only in the Latin American localization of Heroes.
French	Coup foudroyant	Devastating blow; abbreviated as Cp foudroyant in Heroes.
German	Sturzflughieb	Dive blow
Italian	Colpo saetta	Thunderbolt blow
Portuguese (Brazil)	Golpe fugaz	Fleeting blow
Korean	비연의 일격	Swallow strike
Simplified Chinese	飞燕一击	Swallow strike
Traditional Chinese	飛燕一擊	Swallow strike

See also

• Armored Blow
• Certain 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