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Quick Riposte

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Quick Riposte

Is ns01 quick riposte.png
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)

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 Is ns01 quick riposte.png 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)
Is feh quick riposte 1.png Unit automatically performs a follow-up attack. If user's HP ≥ 90% and foe initiates combat -- Cost: 60 SP
Heroes
(Quick Riposte 2)
Is feh quick riposte 2.png Unit automatically performs a follow-up attack. If user's HP ≥ 80% and foe initiates combat -- Cost: 120 SP
Heroes
(Quick Riposte 3)
Is feh quick riposte 3.png Unit automatically performs a follow-up attack. If user's HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat -- Cost: 240 SP
Heroes
(Quick Riposte 4)
Is feh quick riposte 4.png 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 ForestDorcas: Serene WarriorFlora: Cold as IceGanglöt: Death AnewHríd: Resolute PrinceKlein: Silver NoblemanLeo: Extra TomatoesLeo: Sorcerous PrinceNah: Little MissPlumeria: Temptation AnewSubaki: Perfect ExpertXander: Dancing Knight
(Rarity requirements vary per character)
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Sacred Seal Forge (Creation) Requires 100 Scarlet Badge, 20 Great Scarlet Badge, and 40 Is feh sacred coin.png.

Quick Riposte 2

Units Deirdre: Lady of the ForestDorcas: Serene WarriorFlora: Cold as IceGanglöt: Death AnewHríd: Resolute PrinceKlein: Silver NoblemanLeo: Extra TomatoesLeo: Sorcerous PrinceNah: Little MissPlumeria: Temptation AnewSubaki: Perfect ExpertXander: Dancing Knight
(Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement) Requires 200 Scarlet Badge, 60 Great Scarlet Badge, 50 Is feh sacred coin.png, and the Quick Riposte 1 seal.

Quick Riposte 3

Units Deirdre: Lady of the ForestDorcas: Serene WarriorFlora: Cold as IceGanglöt: Death AnewHríd: Resolute PrinceKlein: Silver NoblemanLeo: Extra TomatoesLeo: Sorcerous PrinceNah: Little MissPlumeria: Temptation AnewSubaki: Perfect ExpertXander: Dancing Knight
(Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement) Requires 400 Scarlet Badge, 100 Great Scarlet Badge, 100 Is feh sacred coin.png, 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

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