Quick Riposte

Quick Riposte Icon of the Quick Riposte ability Three Houses. If foe initiates combat while unit's HP is ≥ 50%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

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

Quick Riposte (Japanese: 切り返し Comeback Cutter) is a four-tiered passive type B skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Quick Riposte 1, Quick Riposte 2, Quick Riposte 3, and Quick Riposte 4 in order from lowest to highest. Quick Riposte guarantees its user a follow-up attack if their HP is above a certain percentage threshold; the threshold to activate the skill decreases with the skill's tier, with the fourth tier also adding a reduction to the damage of the foe's first strike.

The skill was later introduced to the main series in Three Houses, where it is an ability obtained by mastering the War Master 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		Treats unit as having AS > target's AS + 4. This effectively grants the unit a follow-up attack and denies the target theirs, if they had any normally.	If user's HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Quick Riposte 1)		Unit automatically performs a follow-up attack.	If user's HP ≥ 90% and foe initiates combat	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Quick Riposte 2)		Unit automatically performs a follow-up attack.	If user's HP ≥ 80% and foe initiates combat	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Quick Riposte 3)		Unit automatically performs a follow-up attack.	If user's HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat	--	Cost: 240 SP
Heroes (Quick Riposte 4)		Reduces damage of foe's first strike by 25%; unit automatically performs a follow-up attack.	If user's HP ≥ 25% and foe initiates combat	--	Cost: 300 SP

Availability

Three Houses

Class mastery

War Master (200 class Exp required)

Heroes

Quick Riposte 1

Units	Deirdre: Lady of the Forest • Dorcas: Serene Warrior • Flora: Cold as Ice • Ganglöt: Death Anew • Hríd: Resolute Prince • Klein: Silver Nobleman • Leo: Extra Tomatoes • Leo: Sorcerous Prince • Nah: Little Miss • Plumeria: Temptation Anew • Subaki: Perfect Expert • Xander: Dancing Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials Mini	January 2018: 20,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge (Creation)	Requires 100 , 20 , and 40 .

Quick Riposte 2

Units	Deirdre: Lady of the Forest • Dorcas: Serene Warrior • Flora: Cold as Ice • Ganglöt: Death Anew • Hríd: Resolute Prince • Klein: Silver Nobleman • Leo: Extra Tomatoes • Leo: Sorcerous Prince • Nah: Little Miss • Plumeria: Temptation Anew • Subaki: Perfect Expert • Xander: Dancing Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 200 , 60 , 50 , and the Quick Riposte 1 seal.

Quick Riposte 3

Units	Deirdre: Lady of the Forest • Dorcas: Serene Warrior • Flora: Cold as Ice • Ganglöt: Death Anew • Hríd: Resolute Prince • Klein: Silver Nobleman • Leo: Extra Tomatoes • Leo: Sorcerous Prince • Nah: Little Miss • Plumeria: Temptation Anew • Subaki: Perfect Expert • Xander: Dancing Knight (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 400 , 100 , 100 , and the Quick Riposte 2 seal.

Quick Riposte 4

Units

Ganglöt: Death Anew

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Three Houses	If foe initiates combat while unit's HP is ≥ 50%, unit makes guaranteed follow-up attack.	ＨＰが５０％以上で 敵から攻撃された時、 斧ず追撃する
Heroes (Quick Riposte 1)	If unit’s HP ≥ 90% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	自分のＨＰが９０％以上で、 敵から攻撃された時、絶対追撃
Heroes (Quick Riposte 2)	If unit’s HP ≥ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	自分のＨＰが８０％以上で、 敵から攻撃された時、絶対追撃
Heroes (Quick Riposte 3)	If unit’s HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	自分のＨＰが７０％以上で、 敵から攻撃された時、絶対追撃
Heroes (Quick Riposte 4)	If unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat and foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 25% and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	戦闘開始時、自分のＨＰが２５％以上で、 敵から攻撃された時、戦闘中、絶対追撃、 最初に受けた攻撃のダメージを２５％軽減

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Quick Riposte	--
Japanese	切り返し	Comeback Cutter
Spanish	Presteza	Swiftness
French	Double riposte	Double response
German	Flinke Riposte	Nimble Riposte
Italian	Reazione lesta	Quick reaction
Portuguese	Reação certeira	Accurate reaction
Korean	받아치기	Response strike
Simplified Chinese	回击	Return strike
Traditional Chinese	回擊	Return strike

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 • Soaring Wings • 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 Shift • Dazzling Staff • Disarm Trap • Dragon Wall • Dragon's Wrath • Guard Bearing • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Moon-Twin Wing • Null C-Disrupt • Poetic Justice • Sacae's Blessing • True Dragon Wall • Wrathful Staff

Sacred Seal skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Feint • Atk Ploy • Atk Smoke • Chill Atk • Chill Atk/Def • Chill Def • Chill Res • Chill Spd • Chill Spd/Res • Def Feint • Def Ploy • Def Smoke • Guard • Panic Ploy • Res Feint • Res Ploy • Res Smoke • Seal Atk • Spd Feint • Seal Spd • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke Follow-up strike skills Brash Assault • Deflect Magic • Deflect Melee • Deflect Missile • Null Follow-Up • Quick Riposte Healing skills Breath of Life • Live to Serve • Mystic Boost • Renewal Mobility skills Aerobatics • Air Orders • Armor March • Armored Boots • Flier Formation • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Obstruct • Odd Tempest Proximity skills Armor March • Atk Smoke • Atk/Def Bond • Atk/Def Form • Atk/Def Solo • Atk/Res Bond • Atk/Res Form • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Solo • Atk/Spd Bond • Atk/Spd Form • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Solo • Breath of Life • Close Guard • Def Tactic • Def/Res Bond • Def/Res Form • Def/Res Solo • Dist. Counter (D) • Distant Guard • Drive Atk • Drive Def • Drive Res • Drive Spd • Fortify Dragons • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Dragons • Hone Spd • Inf. Hexblade • Infantry Rush • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Savage Blow • Sorcery Blade • Spd Tactic • Spd Smoke • Spd/Def Bond • Spd/Def Form • Spd/Def Solo • Spd/Res Bond • Spd/Res Form • Spd/Res Oath • Spd/Res Solo • Spur Atk • Spur Atk/Def • Spur Atk/Spd • Spur Def • Spur Def/Res • Spur Res • Spur Spd • Spur Spd/Def • Threaten Atk • Threaten Def • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Ward Beasts • Ward Dragons Squad Ace skills 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 • Squad Ace Z • Squad Ace AA • Squad Ace AB • Squad Ace AC • Squad Ace AD • Squad Ace AE • Squad Ace AF • Squad Ace AG • Squad Ace AH • Squad Ace AI • Squad Ace AJ • Squad Ace AK • Squad Ace AL • Squad Ace AM • Squad Ace AN • Squad Ace AO • Squad Ace AP • Squad Ace AQ • Squad Ace AR • Squad Ace AS • Squad Ace AT • Squad Ace AU • Squad Ace AV • Squad Ace AW • Squad Ace AX • Squad Ace AY • Squad Ace AZ • Squad Ace BA • Squad Ace BB • Squad Ace BC • Squad Ace BD • Squad Ace BE • Squad Ace BF • Squad Ace BG • Squad Ace BH • Squad Ace BI • Squad Ace BJ • Squad Ace BK • Squad Ace BL • Squad Ace BM • Squad Ace BN • Squad Ace BO • Squad Ace BP Stat-boosting skills Attack + • Attack/Def + • Atk/Def Catch • Atk/Def Push • Attack/Res • Atk/Res Catch • Atk/Res Ideal • Atk/Res Push • Atk/Spd • Atk Opening • Atk/Spd Push • Blaze Dance • Bonus Doubler • Brazen Atk/Def • Brazen Atk/Res • Brazen Atk/Spd • Brazen Def/Res • Brazen Spd/Def • Brazen Spd/Res • Defense + • Def Opening • Def/Res • Def/Res Ideal • Defiant Atk • Defiant Def • Defiant Spd • Earth Boost • Earth Dance • Fire Boost • Fortify Def • Fortify Res • Fortress Def • Fort. Def/Res • Fortress Res • Fury • Gale Dance • HP + • HP/Atk • HP/Def • HP/Res • HP/Spd • Initiate Seal Atk • Initiate Seal Def • Initiate Seal HP • Initiate Seal Res • Initiate Seal Spd • Life and Death • Resistance + • Res Opening • Speed + • Spd Opening • Spd/Def • Spd/Def Ideal • Spd/Res • Torrent Dance • Water Boost • Wind Boost Turn-related skills Armored Blow • Blade Session • Bracing Stance • Breath of Life • Close Def • Darting Blow • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Distant Def • Even Atk Wave • Even Def Wave • Even Res Wave • Even Spd Wave • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Kestrel Stance • Mirror Strike • Mirror Stance • Odd Def Wave • Odd Spd Wave • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Savage Blow • Shield Session • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Posture • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Stance • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance Miscellaneous skills Flashing Blade • Hardy Bearing • Heavy Blade • Iote's Shield • Phantom Res • Phantom Spd • Quickened Pulse Enemy-exclusive skills Blade Seal • Boots Seal • Charm Seal • Gold Perfection • Elixir Seal • Embla's Ward • Guardian Seal • Gullinbursti • Horn Seal • Múspellflame • Niðavellir Axiom • Røkkr • Veil Seal