Light and Dark (skill)

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Light and Dark Icon of the Light and Dark skill in Heroes. Inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-2 on foe, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.), and disables foe's skills that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" during combat.

Type(s) Passive (Type B) Game(s) Heroes

Light and Dark (Japanese: 光と闇と Light and Darkness) is a passive type B skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Light and Dark comes in only one tier. Light and Dark is a powerful skill, as during combat, all of the target's stats are slightly dropped, neutralizes any bonuses granted to the target by skills such as a Fortify or Rally, and disables any of the target's effects that would target the lower of the user's defenses.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes		During combat, lowers foe's attack, speed, defense, and resistance by -2 each, neutralizes foe's bonuses (such as those granted via a Fortify or Rally), and disables any effect on foe that targets the lower of user's defense or resistance.	--	--	Cost: 300 SP
Heroes (II)		During combat, lowers foe's attack, speed, defense, and resistance by -5 each, neutralizes user's penalties and foe's bonuses (such as those granted via a Fortify or Rally), and disables any effect on foe that targets the lower of user's defense or resistance.	--	--	Cost: 300 SP

Availability

Heroes

Light and Dark II

Units

Julia: Crusader of Light

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Light and Dark)	Inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-2 on foe, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.), and disables foe's skills that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" during combat.	戦闘中、敵の攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防－２、かつ 敵の強化の＋を無効にする （無効になるのは、鼓舞や応援等の＋効果）、かつ 「敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算」を無効化
Heroes (Light and Dark II)	Inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe, neutralizes unit's penalties and foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.), and disables foe's skills that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" during combat.	戦闘中、自身の弱化を無効 戦闘中、敵の攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防－５、かつ 敵の強化の＋を無効にする （無効になるのは、鼓舞や応援等の＋効果）、かつ 「敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算」を無効化

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Light and Dark	--
Japanese	光と闇と	Light and Darkness; named after Chapter 10 of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.
Spanish	Luz tenebrosa	Gloomy light
French	Ombre et lumière	Darkness and light
German	Licht und Dunkel	Light and Darkness
Italian	Luce e oscurità	Light and darkness
Portuguese (Brazil)	Luz e escuridão	Light and darkness
Traditional Chinese	光與闇	Light and dark

Type B passive skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Armored Wall • Atrocity • Atk Cantrip • Atk/Def Bulwark • Atk/Def Snag • Atk Feint • A/D Far Trace • A/D Near Trace • A/R Far Trace • A/R Near Trace • A/S Far Trace • Atk/Res Ruse • Atk/Res Snag • Atk/Res Tempo • A/S Near Trace • Atk/Spd Ruse • Atk/Spd Snag • Beast N Trace • Belief in Love • Chill Atk • Chill Atk/Def • Chill Atk/Res • Chill Atk/Spd • Chill Def • Chill Res • Chill Spd • Chill Spd/Def • Chill Spd/Res • Chilling Seal • Crafty Fighter • Deadly Balance • Def Cantrip • Def Feint • Def/Res Ruse • Def/Res Smoke • Def/Res Snag • Divine Recreation • Dull Close • Dull Ranged • Fallen Star • Freezing Seal • Guard • Killing Intent • Light and Dark • Lull Atk/Def • Lull Atk/Res • Lull Atk/Spd • Lull Spd/Def • Lull Spd/Res • Moon-Twin Wing • New Divinity • Prescience • Res Cantrip • Res Feint • Sabotage Atk • Sabotage Def • Sabotage Res • Sabotage Spd • Savvy Fighter • Seal Atk • Seal Atk/Def • Seal Atk/Spd • Seal Def • Seal Def/Res • Seal Res • Seal Spd • Seal Spd/Def • Seal Spd/Res • Special Fighter • Spd/Def Bulwark • S/D Far Trace • S/D Near Trace • Spd/Def Ruse • Spd/Def Snag • Spd/Def Tempo • Spd Cantrip • Spd Feint • Spd/Res Bulwark • S/R Far Trace • S/R Near Trace • Spd/Res Tempo • Spd Preempt • Spd/Res Ruse • Spd/Res Snag • Sun-Twin Wing • Vengeful Fighter • Yune's Whispers Follow-up strike skills Assured Rebirth • Axebreaker • Beast Agility • Beast Follow-Up • Binding Shield • Black Eagle Rule • Blue Lion Rule • B Tomebreaker • Bold Fighter • Bowbreaker • Brash Assault • Crafty Fighter • Crusader's Ward • Daggerbreaker • Dive-Bomb • Dragon's Ire • Even Follow-Up • Faithful Loyalty • Flow Feather • Flow Flight • Flow Force • Flow Guard • Flow N Trace • Flow Refresh • Follow-Up Ring • G Tomebreaker • Hardy Fighter • Hoðr's Zeal • Holy War's End • Killing Intent • Lancebreaker • Null Follow-Up‎ • Odd Follow-Up • Quick Riposte • Raging Storm • R Tomebreaker • Slick Fighter • Soul of Zofia • Sun-Twin Wing • Swordbreaker • Vengeful Fighter • Wary Fighter • Watersweep • Wily Fighter • Windsweep • Yngvi Ascendant Healing skills Armored Wall • Flow Refresh • Live to Serve • Mystic Boost • Recover Ring • Renewal • S Drink • Solar Brace Mobility skills Aerobatics • A/D Far Trace • A/D Near Trace • A/R Far Trace • A/R Near Trace • A/S Far Trace • A/S Near Trace • Beast N Trace • Close Call • Drag Back • Escape Route • Flier Formation • Flow N Trace • Hit and Run • Knock Back • Lunge • Moonlight Bangle • Moonlit Bangle F • Murderous Lion • Obstruct • Pass • Raging Storm • Repel • S/D Far Trace • S/D Near Trace • S/R Far Trace • S/R Near Trace • Warp Powder • Wings of Mercy Proximity skills Binding Necklace • Murderous Lion • Sabotage Atk • Sabotage Def • Sabotage Res • Sabotage Spd • Sudden Panic • Yune's Whispers Stat-boosting skills Atk/Def Link • Atk/Res Link • Atk/Spd Link • Blaze Dance • Caldera Dance • Def/Res Link • Deluge Dance • Earth Dance • Fireflood Dance • Firestorm Dance • Gale Dance • Geyser Dance • Lunar Brace • Rockslide Dance • Shield Pulse • Spd/Def Link • Spd/Res Link • Spurn • Torrent Dance • Velocity • Wrath Turn-related skills Blue Lion Rule • Bold Fighter • Brash Assault • Close Call • Crafty Fighter • Daring Fighter • Desperation • Dive-Bomb • Double Lion • Dragon's Ire • Flow Refresh • Frenzy • Hardy Fighter • Holy War's End • Killing Intent • Lunge • Poison Strike • Prescience • Quick Riposte • Raging Storm • Repel • Slick Fighter • Soul of Zofia • Special Spiral • Vantage • Vengeful Fighter • Yngvi Ascendant Miscellaneous skills Beorc's Blessing • Bushido • Cancel Affinity • Dazzling Staff • Disarm Trap • Dragon Wall • Dragon's Wrath • Guard Bearing • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Moon-Twin Wing • Null C-Disrupt • Sacae's Blessing • True Dragon Wall • Wrathful Staff