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Heir to Light

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Not to be confused with Heir of Light, the sixth chapter of Genealogy of the Holy War.
Heir to Light

Is feh heir to light.png
Icon of the Heir to Light skill in Heroes.

Type(s)

Passive (Type C)

First game

Heroes

Heir to Light (Japanese: 光をつぐもの Heir to the Light) is a passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Heir to Light comes in only one tier. If its user starts their turn near any allies, Heir to Light boosts its user's attack, speed, and movement and neutralizes effects guaranteeing a foe or denying the user a follow-up attack.

Data

Game Icon Type Effect SP cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
Is feh heir to light.png C If user is within 2 spaces of an ally at start of turn, grants +6 each to attack and speed and Null Follow-Up (If unit's speed > foe's speed during combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks or prevent user's follow-up attacks) to user for 1 turn and user can move 1 extra space (that turn only). 300 -- -- --

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Seliph: Enduring Legacy

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an
ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 and【Null Follow-Up】
to unit for 1 turn and unit can move 1 extra
space. (That turn only. Does not stack.)

【Null Follow-Up】
If unit's Spd > foe's Spd during combat,
neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's
follow-up attacks and effects that prevent
unit's follow-up attacks for 1 turn.
ターン開始時、周囲2マスに味方がいれば
自分の攻撃、速さ+6、かつ
自分の移動+1(1ターン、重複しない)、
【見切り・追撃効果】を付与(1ターン)

【見切り・追撃効果】
戦闘中、速さが敵より1以上高い時、
敵の絶対追撃を無効、かつ、
自分の追撃不可を無効
(1ターン)

Etymology and other languages

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

Heir to Light

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Japanese

光をつぐもの

Heir to the Light; from Chapter 6 of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Spanish

Sucesor de la luz

Successor to the light

French

Héritier lumière

Light heir

German

Lichterbe

Light Heir

Italian

Erede della luce

Heir of the light

Portuguese

Herdeiro da luz

Heir of the light

Traditional Chinese

繼承光之人

Heir to the light

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