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Defier's Axe

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Defier's Axe

Is feh defier's axe.png
The Defier's Axe as it appears in Heroes.

Type

Axe

First game

Heroes

Defier's Axe (Japanese: 守備逆用の斧 Defense abuse axe) is a weapon skill in the axe category which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes. When a foe has high HP, Defier's Axe boosts its user's defense and reduces that of the foe.

Stats

Game Icon Type Might Range SP cost Refine cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(Defier's Axe)
Is feh skill weapon.png Axes 10 1 200 -- Steel Axe -- If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 defense to user and inflicts −5 defense to foe during combat, and if foe has an active bonus, grants +⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to user's defense and inflicts −⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to foe's defense.
Heroes
(Defier's Axe+; refine: Unrefined)
Is feh skill weapon.png Axes 14 1 300 -- Defier's Axe -- If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 defense to user and inflicts −5 defense to foe during combat, and if foe has an active bonus, grants +⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to user's defense and inflicts −⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to foe's defense.
Heroes
(Defier's Axe+; refine: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Axes 16 1 350 500 Arena Medal
50 Refining Stone
-- -- If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 defense to user and inflicts −5 defense to foe during combat, and if foe has an active bonus, grants +⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to user's defense and inflicts −⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to foe's defense.
Grants +5 HP.
Heroes
(Defier's Axe+; refine: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Axes 14 1 350 500 Arena Medal
50 Refining Stone
-- -- If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 defense to user and inflicts −5 defense to foe during combat, and if foe has an active bonus, grants +⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to user's defense and inflicts −⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to foe's defense.
Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes
(Defier's Axe+; refine: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Axes 14 1 350 500 Arena Medal
50 Refining Stone
-- -- If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 defense to user and inflicts −5 defense to foe during combat, and if foe has an active bonus, grants +⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to user's defense and inflicts −⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to foe's defense.
Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes
(Defier's Axe+; refine: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Axes 14 1 350 500 Arena Medal
50 Refining Stone
-- -- If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 defense to user and inflicts −5 defense to foe during combat, and if foe has an active bonus, grants +⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to user's defense and inflicts −⁠(bonus on foe's defense) to foe's defense.
Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Defier's Axe Defier's Axe+
Unit (★★★) Ludveck: Rebellious Duke
Unit (★★★★★) Ludveck: Rebellious Duke

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants
Def+5 to unit and inflicts Def-5 on foe during
combat, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants
bonus to unit's Def and inflicts penalty on foe's
Def during combat = current bonus on foe's
Def. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty
independently.
戦闘開始時、敵のHPが75%以上の時、戦闘中、
自身の守備+5、敵の守備-5、かつ
敵が強化を受けていれば、戦闘中、
自身の守備が、敵が受けている強化の値だけ増加し、
敵の守備が、敵が受けている強化の値だけ減少
(能力値ごとに計算)

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Defier's Axe

--

Japanese

守備逆用の斧

Defense abuse axe

Spanish
(Spain)

Hacha defensa

Defense axe

Spanish
(Latin America)

Hacha defensiva

Defensive axe

French

Hache défensive

Defensive axe

German

Verräteraxt

Defender Axe

Italian

Ascia sfidante

Challenging axe

Portuguese

Machado rival

Rival axe

Traditional Chinese

防守逆用之斧

Defense abuse axe

Gallery

See also

Axe skills in Heroes
Basic axe skills Iron AxeSilver AxeSteel Axe
Axe skills with secondary effects Allied AxeArcane DownfallArcane ÞrimaArdent ServiceAxe of DevotionBarrier AxeBeach BannerBrave AxeCarrot AxeDeck SwabberDefier's AxeEmerald AxeFaithful AxeFiresweep AxeGiant SpoonGuard AxeHack-o'-LanternHagoitaHammerHandbellHelmsman AxeHuge FanInstant AxeKiller AxeLegion's AxeLilith FloatieLove CandelabraMelon CrusherNinja MasakariPetalfall VasePlegian AxePoleaxeRearguardRein AxeReprisal AxeSack o' GiftsSeahorse AxeShoreline RakeShuriken CleaverSlaying AxeSlaying HammerSpirited AxeSpringy AxeSteadfast AxeStout AxeUmbra BurstUnbound AxeVictorfishVulture AxeWind Tribe ClubWo GùnWooden Tackle
Regalia and personal axe skills Arcadian AxesArmadsArthur's AxeAurgelmirAuto-LofnheiðrAxe BreidablikAxe of AdorationAxe of DespairAxe of VirilityAymrBasilikosBeruka's AxeBlazing PolearmsBlue Yule AxeBun-Bun BatonBýleistrCamilla's AxeCherche's AxeCorsair CleaverCrimson AxeCrimson War-AxeCrusherDead-Fang AxeDesert-Tiger AxeDevil AxeDolphin-Dive AxeDraconic PoleaxDragoon AxeEbon BölverkEldhrímnirFair-Fury AxeFather's-Son AxeFlame BattleaxeFlower HauteclereFlower of CaringFrederick's AxeFreikugelFuming FreikugelGarmGate-Anchor AxeGerbera AxeGlitnirGoddess AxeGrado PoleaxGuardian's AxeHauteclereHeadsman GlitnirHeavy War AxeHel ScytheHel's ReaperHippity-Hop AxeInveterate AxeInviolable AxeLarge War AxeLofnheiðrLoyalist AxeMasking AxeMirage AxeNew War AxeNifl's BiteNóatúnPastel PoleaxePayday PouchRinkah's ClubRuneaxeScepter of LoveSeafoam SplitterSinmaraSisterly War AxeSkinfaxiSneering AxeSolemn AxeStout TomahawkTalregan AxeTempest's ClawTiger-Roar AxeTri-Path SplitterTwin Star AxeUnyielding OarUrðrUrvanValiant War AxeVictorious AxeVougeWar-God MjölnirWedding-Bell AxeWestern AxeWhirling GraceWolf BergWyvern HatchetWyvern Ono