Odd Defense Wave

Odd Defense Wave Icon of the Odd Def Wave 1 skill in Heroes. At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Def +2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)

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

Odd Defense Wave (Japanese: 守備の波・奇数 Defense Wave · Odd-numbered) is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Odd Def Wave 1, Odd Def Wave 2, and Odd Def Wave 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with an Odd Def Wave skill allows their wielders and any allies adjacent to them to boost their Defense at the start of odd-numbered turns; the size of the Defense boost is affected by the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 1)		Boosts Defense on user and adjacent allies by +2 for one turn.	On odd-numbered turns	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 2)		Boosts Defense on user and adjacent allies by +4 for one turn.	On odd-numbered turns	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 3)		Boosts Defense on user and adjacent allies by +6 for one turn.	On odd-numbered turns	--	Cost: 240 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Darros: Seawalker • Eirika: Graceful Resolve • Haar: Black Tempest • Ryoma: Samurai at Ease • Xander: Dancing Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character)

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 1)	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Def+2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	奇数ターン開始時、自分と周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋２（１ターン） （周囲１マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される）
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 2)	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Def+4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	奇数ターン開始時、自分と周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋４（１ターン） （周囲１マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される）
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 3)	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Def+6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	奇数ターン開始時、自分と周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋６（１ターン） （周囲１マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Odd Defense Wave	Abbreviated as Odd Def Wave.
Japanese	守備の波・奇数	Defense Wave · Odd-numbered
Spanish	Ola Defensa impar	Odd Defense wave; abbreviated as Ola Def impar in the European localization and as Ola Def. impar in the Latin American localization.
French	Impair Défense	Odd Defense; abbreviated as Impair Déf.
German	Ungerade Verteidigung	Odd Defense; abbreviated as Ungerade Ver. Used after the New Heroes & Ascended Fjorm update; previously Ungrade Verteidigung (abbreviated as Ungrade Ver.) prior to the update.
Italian	Difesa dispari	Odd Defense; abbreviated as Dif dispari.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Onda Defesa ímpar	Odd Defense wave; abbreviated as Onda Def. ímp.
Traditional Chinese	防守之波・奇數	Defense wave · odd-numbered

See also

• Even Defense Wave

Type C passive skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Ploy • Atk Smoke • Atk/Def Rein • Atk/Res Rein • Atk/Spd Rein • Chaos Named • Def Ploy • Def Smoke • Glare • Panic Ploy • Res Ploy • Res Smoke • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke Experience-related skills Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Beast Exp. • Beast Valor • B Tome Exp. • B Tome Valor • Bow Exp. • Bow Valor • Dagger Exp. • Dagger Valor • Dragon Exp. • Dragon Valor • G Tome Exp. • G Tome Valor • Lance Exp. • Lance Valor • R Tome Exp. • R Tome Valor • Staff Exp. • Staff Valor • Sword Exp. • Sword Valor Healing skills Breath of Life • Even Recovery • Odd Recovery • Sparkling Boost Mobility skills Air Orders • Armor March • Armored Stride • A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • D/R Near Save • Even Tempest • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Odd Tempest • Solitary Dream Proximity skills Armor March • Armored Stride • Atk Tactic • Atk/Def Gap • Atk/Def Menace • A/D Near Save • Atk/Def Oath • Atk/Def Rein • A/R Near Save • A/R Far Save • Atk/Res Gap • Atk/Res Menace • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Rein • Atk Smoke • Atk/Spd Gap • Atk/Spd Menace • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Rein • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Def Tactic • Def/Res Gap • Def/Res Menace • D/R Near Save • Def/Res Oath • Def/Res Rein • Def Smoke • Distant Guard • Divine Fang • Domain of Flame • Domain of Ice • Drive Atk • Drive Def • Drive Res • Drive Spd • Even Recovery • Fatal Smoke • Fortify Armor • Fortify Beasts • Fortify Cavalry • Fortify Def • Fortify Dragons • Fortify Fliers • Fortify Res • Glare • Goad Armor • Goad Beasts • Goad Cavalry • Goad Dragons • Goad Fliers • Hone Armor • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Spd • Human Virtue • Inevitable Death • Infantry Flash • Inf. Hexblade • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Joint Dist. Guard • Joint Drive Atk • Joint Drive Def • Joint Drive Res • Joint Drive Spd • Joint Hone Atk • Joint Hone Def • Joint Hone Res • Joint Hone Spd • Odd Recovery • Order's Restraint • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Smoke • Pulse Smoke • Res Smoke • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Rouse Atk/Res • Rouse Atk/Spd • Rouse Def/Res • Rouse Spd/Def • Rouse Spd/Res • Savage Blow • Solitary Dream • Spd/Def Gap • Spd/Def Oath • Spd/Def Rein • Spd/Res Gap • Spd/Res Rein • Spd Smoke • Spd Tactic • Spur Atk • Spur Atk/Def • Spur Atk/Res • Spur Atk/Spd • Spur Def • Spur Def/Res • Spur Res • Spur Spd • Spur Spd/Def • Spur Spd/Res • Stall Ploy • Surtr's Menace • Surtr's Portent • Threaten Atk • Threat. Atk/Def • Threat. Atk/Res • Threat. Atk/Spd • Threaten Def • Threaten Def/Res • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Threat. Spd/Def • Ward Armor • Ward Beasts • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers • With Everyone! Stat boosting skills Atk Opening • Def Opening • Res Opening • Spd Opening • Vision of Arcadia • Wings of Light Turn-related skills A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • Breath of Life • D/R Near Save • Even Atk Wave • Even Def Wave • Even Recovery • Even Res Wave • Even Spd Wave • Even Tempest • Fatal Smoke • Odd Atk Wave • Odd Def Wave • Odd Recovery • Odd Res Wave • Odd Spd Wave • Odd Tempest • Savage Blow Miscellaneous skills Divine Fang • Time's Pulse • Upheaval