Desperation

Desperation Icon of the Desperation ability in Three Houses. If unit initiates combat with HP ≤ 50%, unit's follow-up attack (if possible) occurs before foe's counterattack.

Type(s) Class (Three Houses) Passive (Type B) Game(s) Three Houses Heroes

Desperation (Japanese: 攻め立て Incessant Attack) is a three-tiered passive type B skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Desperation 1, Desperation 2, and Desperation 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Desperation skill reorders any of their follow-up attacks to right after their initial attack provided their current HP is below a certain threshold; the maximum HP threshold needed for activation increases with the tier of the skill.

The skill was later introduced to the main series in Three Houses, where it is an ability obtained by mastering the Cavalier class. It retains the same effect and use it had in Heroes.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Three Houses		Reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack.	If HP ≤ 50% and unit initiates combat	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Desperation 1)		Reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack.	If HP ≤ 25% and unit initiates combat	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Desperation 2)		Reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack.	If HP ≤ 50% and unit initiates combat	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Desperation 3)		Reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack.	If HP ≤ 75% and unit initiates combat	--	Cost: 200 SP

Availability

Three Houses

Class mastery

Cavalier

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Desperation
Japanese	攻め立て	Incessant Attack

See also

• Sol Katti
• Battalion Desperation

Passive skills in Heroes

Type A skills Aether Raids-Defensive Attack/Resistance • Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Defense • Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Resistance • Aether Raids-Offensive Attack/Defense • Aether Raids-Offensive Attack/Speed • Aether Raids-Offensive Speed/Resistance • 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 Form • 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 Impact • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Ostian Counter • Red Duel Flying • Red Duel Infantry • Resistance + • Scendscale • Sorcery Blade • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Defense Bond • Speed/Defense Solo • 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 • Attack/Speed Ruse • 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 • Defense/Resistance Ruse • 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 • Lull Attack/Defense • Lull Speed/Defense • 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 • Sabotage Defense • Sabotage Resistance • 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 • Sudden Panic • Swordbreaker • Torrent Dance • Vantage • Vengeful Fighter • Warp Powder • Wary Fighter • Watersweep • Windsweep • Wings of Mercy • Wrath • Wrathful Staff • Yune's Whispers Type C skills Air Orders • Armor March • Attack Opening • Attack Ploy • Attack Smoke • Attack Tactic • Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Beast Experience • Beast Valor • Blue Tome Experience • Blue Tome Valor • Bow Experience • Bow Valor • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Dagger Valor • Defense Opening • Defense Ploy • Defense Smoke • Defense Tactic • Distant Guard • Divine Fang • 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 • Ground Orders • Guidance • Hone Armor • Hone Attack • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Speed • Human Virtue • Infantry Flash • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Infantry Hexblade • Joint Hone Speed • Lance Valor • Odd Attack Wave • Odd Defense Wave • Odd Resistance Wave • Odd Speed Wave • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Ploy • Pulse Smoke • Red Tome Experience • Red Tome Valor • Resistance Opening • Resistance Ploy • Resistance Smoke • Resistance Tactic • Rouse Attack/Defense • Savage Blow • Solitary Dream • 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 • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Vision of Arcadia • 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 • Chill Attack • 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 • Even Resistance Wave • 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 • HP/Speed • 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 • Røkkr • Savage Blow • Seal Attack • Seal Speed • Sparkling Boost • Speed Ploy • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Resistance Bond • 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 • Squad Ace U • Squad Ace V • Squad Ace W • Squad Ace X • Squad Ace Y • Threaten Attack • Threaten Attack/Speed • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Warding Stance • Water Boost • Wind Boost