Defense Ploy

Def Ploy Icon of the Def Ploy 1 skill in Heroes.

Type(s) Passive (Type C) Game(s) Heroes

Defense Ploy is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Def Ploy 1, Def Ploy 2, and Def Ploy 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Defense Ploy skill allows their wielders to lower the Defense of foes in cardinal directions from the user whose Resistance is below the user's through their following actions; the size of the Defense drop is affected by the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Def Ploy 1)		At start of turn, reduces Defense by 3 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action.	--	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Def Ploy 2)		At start of turn, reduces Defense by 4 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action.	--	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Def Ploy 3)		At start of turn, reduces Defense by 5 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action.	--	--	Cost: 240 SP

Availability

Heroes

Def Ploy 1

Units	Cecilia: Festive Instructor • Arivs: Emperor of Flame • Flora: Cold as Ice • Gaius: Thief Exposed (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials Mini	January 2018: 10,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge (Creation)	Requires 100 regular Verdant Badges, 20 Great Verdant Badges, and 20 Sacred Coins.

Def Ploy 2

Units	Cecilia: Festive Instructor • Arivs: Emperor of Flame • Flora: Cold as Ice • Gaius: Thief Exposed (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 200 regular Verdant Badges, 60 Great Verdant Badges, 50 Sacred Coins, and the Seal Atk 1 seal.

Def Ploy 3

Units	Cecilia: Festive Instructor • Arivs: Emperor of Flame • Flora: Cold as Ice • Gaius: Thief Exposed (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 400 regular Verdant Badges, 1,000 Great Verdant Badges, 100 Sacred Coins, and the Seal Atk 2 seal

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Def Ploy 1 Def Ploy 2 Def Ploy 3

See also

Passive skills in Heroes

Type A skills Armored Blow • Attack + • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense Push • Attack/Defense Solo • Attack/Resistance • Attack/Resistance Bond • Attack/Resistance Solo • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack/Speed Push • Blue Duel Flying • Bonus Doubler • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Brazen Attack/Defense • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Brazen Attack/Speed • Brazen Defense/Resistance • Close Counter • Close Defense • Colorless Duel Infantry • Darting Blow • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Defense + • Defense/Resistance Bond • Defense/Resistance Solo • Defense/Resistance • Defiant Attack • Defiant Defense • Defiant Resistance • Defiant Speed • Distant Counter • Distant Defense • Dragonskin • Earth Boost • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Fire Boost • Flashing Blade • Fortress Defense • Fortress Defense/Resistance • Fortress Resistance • Fury • Grani's Shield • Green Duel Flying • Green Duel Infantry • Heavy Blade • HP + • HP/Attack • HP/Defense • HP/Resistance • HP/Speed • Iote's Shield • Kestrel Stance • Laws of Sacae • Life and Death • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Ostian Counter • Red Duel Flying • Resistance + • Sorcery Blade • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Defense Bond • Speed/Resistance • Speed/Resistance Bond • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Impact • Sturdy Stance • Svalinn Shield • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Triangle Adept • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance • Water Boost • Wind Boost Type B skills Aerobatics • Attack Feint • Attack/Defense Link • Attack/Resistance Link • Attack/Speed Link • Axebreaker • Beorc's Blessing • Binding Shield • Blaze Dance • Blue Tomebreaker • Bold Fighter • Bowbreaker • Brash Assault • Bushido • Cancel Affinity • Chill Attack • Chill Defense • Chill Resistance • Chill Speed • Chilling Seal • Crusader's Ward • Daggerbreaker • Dazzling Staff • Defense Feint • Defense/Resistance Link • Desperation • Disarm Trap • Double Lion • Drag Back • Dull Close • Dull Ranged • Earth Dance • Escape Route • Fireflood Dance • Firestorm Dance • Flier Formation • Follow-Up Ring • Freezing Seal • Gale Dance • Geyser Dance • Green Tomebreaker • Guard • Hit and Run • Knock Back • Lancebreaker • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Live to Serve • Lunge • Mystic Boost • Null C-Disrupt • Null Follow-Up‎ • Obstruct • Pass • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Recover Ring • Red Tomebreaker • Renewal • Resistance Feint • Rockslide Dance • S Drink • Sabotage Attack • Sacae's Blessing • Seal Attack • Seal Attack/Defense • Seal Attack/Speed • Seal Defense • Seal Defense/Resistance • Seal Resistance • Seal Speed • Seal Speed/Defense • Shield Pulse • Solar Brace • Special Fighter • Speed Feint • Speed/Defense Link • Speed/Resistance Link • Swordbreaker • Torrent Dance • Vantage • Vengeful Fighter • Warp Powder • Wary Fighter • Watersweep • Windsweep • Wings of Mercy • Wrath • Wrathful Staff Type C skills Air Orders • Armor March • Attack Opening • Attack Ploy • Attack Smoke • Attack Tactic • Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Beast Valor • Blue Tome Experience • Blue Tome Valor • Bow Experience • Bow Valor • Breath of Life • Close Guard • Dagger Valor • Defense Ploy • Defense Smoke • Defense Tactic • Distant Guard • Dragon Valor • Drive Attack • Drive Defense • Drive Resistance • Drive Speed • Even Attack Wave • Even Defense Wave • Even Resistance Wave • Even Speed Wave • Flier Guidance • Fortify Armor • Fortify Beasts • Fortify Cavalry • Fortify Defense • Fortify Dragons • Fortify Fliers • Fortify Resistance • Glare • Goad Armor • Goad Beasts • Goad Cavalry • Goad Dragons • Goad Fliers • Green Tome Experience • Green Tome Valor • Guidance • Hone Armor • Hone Attack • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Speed • Human Virtue • Infantry Flash • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Joint Hone Speed • Lance Valor • Odd Attack Wave • Odd Defense Wave • Odd Resistance Wave • Odd Speed Wave • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Ploy • Red Tome Experience • Red Tome Valor • Resistance Opening • Resistance Ploy • Resistance Smoke • Resistance Tactic • Savage Blow • Speed Opening • Speed Ploy • Speed Smoke • Speed Tactic • Spur Attack • Spur Attack/Defense • Spur Attack/Resistance • Spur Attack/Speed • Spur Defense • Spur Defense/Resistance • Spur Resistance • Spur Speed • Spur Speed/Defense • Spur Speed/Resistance • Staff Valor • Surtr's Menace • Sword Experience • Sword Valor • Threaten Attack • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Upheaval • Ward Armor • Ward Beasts • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers • With Everyone! Sacred Seals Armored Boots • Attack Ploy • Attack + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack Smoke • Blaze Dance • Brash Assault • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Breath of Life • Close Defense • Darting Stance • Defense Ploy • Defense + • Defense Tactic • Deflect Magic • Deflect Melee • Deflect Missile • Distant Defense • Drive Attack • Drive Defense • Drive Resistance • Drive Speed • Earth Dance • Embla's Ward • Fierce Stance • Flashing Blade • Flier Formation • Fortify Defense • Fortify Resistance • Fortress Defense • Fortress Resistance • Gale Dance • Guidance • Hardy Bearing • Heavy Blade • Hone Attack • Hone Speed • HP + • HP/Resistance • Initiate Seal Attack • Initiate Seal Defense • Initiate Seal HP • Initiate Seal Resistance • Initiate Seal Speed • Iote's Shield • Live to Serve • Múspellflame • Obstruct • Panic Ploy • Phantom Speed • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Quickened Pulse • Resistance Ploy • Resistance + • Resistance Tactic • Savage Blow • Seal Attack • Seal Speed • Sparkling Boost • Speed Ploy • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed Smoke • Spur Attack • Spur Defense • Spur Defense/Resistance • Spur Resistance • Spur Speed • 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 • Threaten Attack • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Water Boost