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Purifying Breath

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Purifying Breath

Is feh purifying breath.png
The Purifying Breath as it appears in Heroes.

Type

Breath

Wielder(s)

Nowi

First game

Heroes

Purifying Breath (Japanese: 天真のブレス Naïve Breath) is a weapon skill in the breath category which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; it is a personal weapon of Nowi. Purifying Breath allows its user to counterattack regardless of range at the cost of increased maximum special cooldown count.

Stats

Game Icon Type Might Range SP cost Refine cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(refine: Unrefined)
Is feh skill weapon.png Breaths 16 1 400 -- -- -- Inflicts +1 special cooldown count.
User can counterattack regardless of range.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Heroes
(refine: +Effect)
Is feh wpn purifying breath refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Inflicts +1 special cooldown count.
User can counterattack regardless of range.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +3 HP.
If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat and neutralizes user's penalties.
Heroes
(refine: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Breaths 18 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Inflicts +1 special cooldown count.
User can counterattack regardless of range.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP.
Heroes
(refine: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Inflicts +1 special cooldown count.
User can counterattack regardless of range.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes
(refine: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Inflicts +1 special cooldown count.
User can counterattack regardless of range.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes
(refine: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Inflicts +1 special cooldown count.
User can counterattack regardless of range.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Nowi: Eternal Youth

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
Slows Special trigger (cooldown count+1).
Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's
range. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage
using the lower of foe's Def or Res.
奥義が出にくい(発動カウント+1)
敵から攻撃された時、距離に関係なく反撃する

射程2の敵に、敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算
Heroes
(Refined: +effect)
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and
neutralizes unit's penalties.
戦闘開始時、自身のHPが50%以上の時、戦闘中、
攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防+4、自身の弱化を無効化

Etymology and other languages

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

Purifying Breath

Possibly from an alternate interpretation of the Japanese as "Breath of Heavenly Truth".

Japanese

天真のブレス

Naïve Breath

Spanish
(Spain)

Aliento purgante

Purging breath

Spanish
(Latin America)

Soplo purificador

Purifying breath

French

Souffle purifiant

Purifying breath

German

Läuternder Atem

Purifying Breath

Italian

Soffio depurante

Purifying breath

Portuguese

Sopro purificador

Purifying breath

Traditional Chinese

天真吐息

Naïve breath

Gallery

See also

Breath skills in Heroes
Basic breath skills Fire BreathFire Breath+Flametongue
Breath skills with secondary effects Arcane GrimaBlackfire BreathDark BreathDragon's StoneGlittering BreathLantern BreathLight BreathLightning BreathNew-Sun StonePale BreathSerenity BreathSurprise BreathUmbra BurstWater Breath
Personal breath skills Astral BreathAurora BreathAwoken BreathBreath of BlightBreath of FlameBreath of FogBrutal BreathChilled BreathDazzling BreathDemonic BreathDew DragonstoneDivine BreathDivine MistDivine One's ArtsDraconic RageDragon's FistDusk DragonstoneEerie ScriptureEnveloping BreathEternal BreathEthereal BreathEverliving BreathExpirationFaithful BreathFell BreathFlamelick BreathFrost BreathFrostbite BreathFrostfire BreathGhostly LanternsGloom BreathGodly BreathGreat FlameLilac-Jade BreathLoving BreathMonarch's StoneMoonless BreathMoonlight StoneMoonstrike BreathNurturing BreathOracle's BreathPrimordial BreathPurifying BreathRazing BreathRemote BreathRevealing BreathRuinous FrostSavage BreathScalding BreathShadow BreathSilent BreathSilent PowerSnow's GraceSpirit BreathStarlight StoneSublime SurgeSummer's BreathSun DragonstoneTwin DivinestoneVallastoneWitch BreathWizened BreathZephyr Breath