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Rally Defense

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Rally Defense

Is ns01 rally defense.png
Icon of the Rally Defense ability in Three Houses.

Use Rally to grant Def +4 to an ally.

Type(s)
  • Class (Awakening, Three Houses)
  • Skill level (Three Houses)
Game(s)

Rally Defense (Japanese: 守備の叫び Defense Cry) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Awakening. In Awakening, it is a class skill associated with the General; in Fates, it is a class skill associated with the Wyvern Lord; while in Three Houses, it is an ability learned by certain units when they raise their skill level in authority. It provides temporary increases to the Defense of all allies within a radius of the skill's user, in Awakening and Fates; or a single adjacent ally, in Three Houses.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Awakening Is 3ds01 rally defense.png +4 defense to all allied units in a 3-tile radius of the user for one turn. Command
(Rally) 		-- Stacks with any other equipped rally skills.
Does not stack with another use of itself.
Fates Is 3ds02 rally defense.png +4 defense to all allied units in a 2-tile radius of the user for one turn. Command
(Rally) 		-- Stacks with any other equipped rally skills.
Does not stack with another use of itself.
Base cost: 1500 G
Three Houses Is ns01 rally defense.png +4 defense to an adjacent allied unit for one turn. Command
(Rally) 		-- Stacks with any other equipped rally skills.
Does not stack with another use of itself.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Heroes Is feh skill assist.png +4 defense to one adjacent allied unit for one turn. Command -- Range: 1
Cost: 150 SP

Availability

Awakening

Units Black Knight • Hardin • Hector • Horace • Raydrik • Zephiel
Classes General (Learned at level 5)

Fates

Units Haitaka • Master of Arms of Conquest Chapter 23
Classes Wyvern Lord (Learned from level 5 and up)

Three Houses

Skill level Innate: Gilbert • Seteth

Heroes

Units Corrin: Enjoying Tradition • Corrin: Nightfall Ninja Act • Dozla: Harvest Attendant • Gerome: Masked Rider • Helbindi: Seaside Scourge • Innes: Flawless Form • Lyn: Lady of the Wind • Marth: Altean Groom • Midori: Reliable Chemist • Mila: Goddess of Love • Nowi: Eternal Youth • Oboro: Fierce Fighter • Quan: Luminous Lancer • Ranulf: Friend of Nations • Rhajat: Black Magician • Roderick: Steady Squire

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Awakening Use "Rally" to grant Def +4 to units
within three spaces for one turn. 		「応援」コマンド選択時、１ターン
周囲３マス以内の味方の守備＋４
Fates Use "Rally" to grant Def+4 to units
within two spaces for one turn. 		「応援」コマンド選択時、
周囲2マス以内の味方が、守備+4(1ターン)
Three Houses Use Rally to grant Def +4 to an ally. 味方に「応援」コマンドを
使用すると、守備＋４

Etymology and other languages

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

Rally Defense

--

Japanese

• 守備の叫び
• 守備の応援

• Defense Cry. Used in Awakening and Fates.
• Defense support. Used in Three Houses.

Spanish

• Potenciar: Defensa
• Potenciar defensa
• Potenciar Defensa

• Promote: Defense. Used in Awakening and Fates; abbreviated to Potenciar: Def for space reasons.
• Support defense. Used in Three Houses.
• Promote: Defense. Used in Heroes; abbreviated as Potenciar Def in European Spanish and as Potenciar Def. in Latin American Spanish.

French

Ralliement : Défense

Rally: Defense. Abbreviated to Ralliement : Déf in-game for space reasons.

German

Verteidigung sammeln

Rally Defense. Abbreviated to Ver. sammeln in-game for space reasons.

Italian

• Sprone difesa
• Sprone Difesa

• Spur defense. Used in Heroes.
• Spur Defense. Used in Heroes; abbreviated as Sprone Dif.

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Defesa nímia

Excessive Defense

Korean

• 수비의 외침
• 수비의 응원

• Defense cry. Used in Fates.
• Defense cheer. Used in Three Houses.

Simplified Chinese

防守支援

Defense support

Traditional Chinese

防守支援

Defense support


See also

Skills in Fire Emblem Awakening
Breaker skills Axebreaker • Bowbreaker • Lancebreaker • Swordbreaker • Tomebreaker
Bonus damage skills Conquest • Iote's Shield • Beastbane • Wyrmsbane
Experience-related skills Aptitude • Discipline • Paragon • Underdog • Veteran
Faire skills Axefaire • Bowfaire • Lancefaire • Swordfaire • Tomefaire
Healing skills Bond • Healtouch • Lifetaker • Relief • Renewal
Offensive skills Aether • Astra • Ignis • Lethality • Luna • Luna+ • Sol • Vengeance
Pair Up skills Defender • Deliverer • Dual Guard+ • Dual Strike+ • Dual Support+ • Veteran
Proximity skills Anathema • Charm • Demoiselle • Focus • Hex • Solidarity • Tantivy
Rally skills Rally Defense • Rally Heart • Rally Luck • Rally Magic • Rally Movement • Rally Resistance • Rally Skill • Rally Spectrum • Rally Speed • Rally Strength
Stat-boosting skills All Stats +2 • Avoid +10 • Defense +2 • Hit Rate +20 • HP +5 • Indoor Fighter • Luck +4 • Magic +2 • Movement +1 • Outdoor Fighter • Resistance +2 • Resistance +10 • Skill +2 • Special Dance • Speed +2 • Strength +2 • Zeal
Turn-related skills Aggressor • Even Rhythm • Lucky Seven • Odd Rhythm • Patience • Prescience • Quick Burn • Slow Burn • Vantage
Miscellaneous skills Acrobat • Aegis • Armsthrift • Counter • Despoil • Galeforce • Gamble • Locktouch • Miracle • Pass • Pavise • Rightful King • Shadowgift • Wrath
Outrealm skills Aggressor • All Stats +2 • Bond • Iote's Shield • Limit Breaker • Paragon • Rally Heart • Resistance +10
Enemy-exclusive skills Aegis+ • Dragonskin • Hawkeye • Hit Rate +10 • Luna+ • Pavise+ • Rightful God • Vantage+
Skills in Fire Emblem Fates
Class skills Personal skills
Bonus damage skills Armor Shield • Beastbane • Beast Shield • Golembane • Winged Shield --
Breaker skills Axebreaker • Bowbreaker • Lancebreaker • Shurikenbreaker • Swordbreaker • Tomebreaker --
Counter skills Counter • Countermagic Countercurse • Divine Retribution • Icy Blood • Shuriken Mastery • Triple Threat
Debuffing skills Draconic Hex • Seal Defense • Seal Magic • Seal Resistance • Seal Speed • Seal Strength Highwayman • Icy Blood • Shuriken Mastery
Experience-related skills Aptitude • Future Sight • Nobility • Paragon • Underdog Pride
Faire skills Axefaire • Bowfaire • Lancefaire • Shurikenfaire • Swordfaire • Tomefaire --
Healing skills Amaterasu • Better Odds • Camaraderie • Even Better • Good Fortune • Live to Serve • Relief • Renewal Draconic Heir • Forager • Goody Basket • Haiku • Healing Descant • Morbid Celebration • Optimistic • Reciprocity • Sweet Tooth
Item-obtaining skills Profiteer • Salvage Blow • Witch's Brew Collector • Make a Killing
Mobility skills Lunge • Pass • Shove • Surefooted • Swap • Warp --
Mutual effect skills Life and Death • Quixotic • Wary Fighter Peacebringer
Offensive skills Aether • Astra • Dragon Fang • Ignis • Lethality • Luna • Rend Heaven • Sol • Vengeance --
Pair Up skills Bold Stance • Defender • Dual Guardsman • Dual Striker • Nohrian Trust • Shelter • Tactical Advice Bushido • Competitive • Daydream • Devoted Partner • Evasive Partner • Fierce Rival • Forceful Partner • Gallant • Miraculous Save • Noble Cause • Sisterhood • Supportive
Proximity skills Amaterasu • Charm • Demoiselle • Foreign Princess • Gentilhomme • Heartseeker • Inspiration • Malefic Aura • Savage Blow • Solidarity • Voice of Peace Fierce Mien • Fortunate Son • Healing Descant • Lily's Poise • Misfortunate • Peacebringer • Perspicacious • Playthings • Pyrotechnics • Quiet Strength • Rallying Cry • Rose's Thorns
Rally skills Rally Defense • Rally Luck • Rally Magic • Rally Movement • Rally Resistance • Rally Skill • Rally Spectrum • Rally Speed • Rally Strength Fancy Footwork • Perfect Pitch
Stat-boosting skills Dancing Blade • Defense +2 • Gamble • Heavy Blade • HP +5 • Inspiring Song • Luck +4 • Magic +2 • Movement +1 • Resistance +2 • Rifled Barrel • Skill +2 • Speed +2 • Strength +2 • Survey • Veteran Intuition Calm • Optimist • Perfectionist • Prodigy • Puissance • Vow of Friendship • Wind Disciple
Taker skills Defensetaker • Lifetaker • Lucktaker • Magictaker • Resistancetaker • Skilltaker • Speedtaker • Strengthtaker --
Turn-related skills Aggressor • Armored Blow • Better Odds • Certain Blow • Darting Blow • Death Blow • Duelist's Blow • Even Better • Evenhanded • Even Keel • Future Sight • Iron Will • Lucky Seven • Odd Shaped • Poison Strike • Quick Draw • Savage Blow • Strong Riposte • Toxic Brew • Warding Blow Countercurse • Fearsome Blow • Mischievous • Morbid Celebration • Pyrotechnics
Miscellaneous skills Aegis • Air Superiority • Awakening • Clarity • Dragon Ward • Elbow Room • Galeforce • Grisly Wound • Hoshidan Unity • Locktouch • Miracle • Natural Cover • Opportunity Shot • Pavise • Point Blank • Potent Potion • Quick Salve • Replicate • Shadowgift • Spendthrift • Trample • Vantage Aching Blood • Bibliophile • Bloodthirst • Born Steward • Brynhildr • Capture • Chivalry • Fierce Counter • Fiery Blood • Guarded Bravery • In Extremis • Kidnap • Lucky Charm • Nohr Enmity • Opportunist • Pragmatic • Unmask • Vendetta
Enemy-exclusive skills Divine Shield • Dragonskin • Hit/Avoid + • Immobilize • Immune Status • Inevitable End • Resist Status • Self-Destruct • Staff Savant • Void Curse
Abilities in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Class and skill level abilities Personal abilities
Bonus damage abilities Armored Effect Null • Cavalry Effect Null • Dragon Effect Null • Effect Null • Flying Effect Null • Infantry Effect Null • Monster Effect Null Monstrous Appeal
Breaker abilities Axebreaker • Bowbreaker • Fistbreaker • Lancebreaker • Swordbreaker • Tomebreaker --
Debuffing abilities Seal Defense • Seal Magic • Seal Movement • Seal Resistance • Seal Speed • Seal Strength Blade Breaker
Experience-related abilities Model Leader • Mastermind Aptitude • Imperial Lineage • Leicester Lineage • Mastermind • Professor's Guidance • Royal Lineage
Faire abilities Axefaire • Bowfaire • Black Tomefaire • Dark Tomefaire • Fistfaire • Lancefaire • Swordfaire • White Tomefaire --
Healing abilities Battalion Renewal • Lifetaker • Renewal • White Magic Heal + Animal Friend • Catnap • Goody Basket • Live to Serve • Songstress
Proximity abilities Charm • Heartseeker • Sacred Power Advocate • Born Fighter • Guardian • Honorable Spirit • Infirmary Master • Lily's Poise • Songstress
Rally abilities Rally Charm • Rally Defense • Rally Dexterity • Rally Luck • Rally Magic • Rally Movement • Rally Resistance • Rally Speed • Rally Strength Compassion • Crest Scholar • Perseverance
Skill level abilities Authority • Axe Prowess • Bow Prowess • Brawling Prowess • Faith • Lance Prowess • Reason • Sword Prowess --
Stat-boosting abilities Alert Stance • Avo +10 • Crit +20 • Defense +2 • Defensive Tactics • Defiant Avo • Defiant Crit • Defiant Def • Defiant Mag • Defiant Res • Defiant Spd • Defiant Str • Dexterity +4 • Hit +20 • HP +5 • Magic +2 • Movement +1 • Offensive Tactics • Pomp & Circumstance • Resistance +2 • Special Dance • Speed +2 • Strength +2 • Weight - Business Prosperity • Circadian Beat • Confidence • Distinguished House • Fighting Spirit • Hunter's Boon • King of Grappling • Lady Knight • Lone Wolf • Officer Duty • Persecution Complex • Philanderer • Rivalry • Staunch Shield • Survival Instinct • Veteran Knight • Watchful Eye
Turn-related abilities Alert Stance • Armored Blow • Battalion Desperation • Battalion Vantage • Battalion Wrath • Darting Blow • Death Blow • Desperation • Duelist's Blow • Fiendish Blow • Lucky Seven • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Transmute • Uncanny Blow • Vantage • Warding Blow • Wrath Blade Breaker • Murderous Intent • Staunch Shield • Survival Instinct
Weapon abilities Axe Avo +20 • Axe Crit +10 • Black Magic Avo +20 • Black Magic Crit +10 • Black Magic Range +1 • Black Magic Uses x2 • Bow Avo +20 • Bow Crit +10 • Bowfaire • Bowrange + • Brawl Avo +20 • Brawl Crit +10 • Close Counter • Dark Magic Avo +20 • Dark Magic Crit +10 • Dark Magic Range +1 • Dark Magic Uses x2 • Lance Avo +20 • Lance Crit +10 • Sword Avo +20 • Sword Crit +10 • White Magic Avo +20 • White Magic Crit +10 • White Magic Range +1 • White Magic Uses x2
Miscellaneous abilities Aegis • Canto • Counterattack • Dance • Fire • Heal • Lethality • Locktouch • Miasma Δ • Miracle • Pass • Pavise • Steal • Stealth • Terrain Resistance • Unarmed Combat
Enemy-exclusive abilities 10 Elites • Anchor • Agarthan Technology • Air of Intimidation • Ancient Dragonskin • Ancient Dragon Wrath • Anti-Magic Armor • Barrier • Black Magic Uses x4 • Commander • Cursed Power • Dark Magic Uses x4 • Divine Dragon Horn • Dragon-Scale Wall • Enclosing Wall • Enhanced Fortitude • Essence Barrier • General • Giant Wings • Heavily Armored Wall • Immune Status • Infinite Magic • Keen Intuition • Magic Bind • Manifest Phantom • Mighty King of Legend • Noncombatant • Paragon • Path of the Conqueror • Poison • Surging Light • Twin Crests • Umbral Leech • Unsealable Magic • Vital Defense • White Magic Uses x4
Assist skills in Heroes
Healing skills Ardent Sacrifice • Maiden's Solace • Reciprocal Aid • Sacrifice
Positioning skills Draw Back • A Fate Changed! • Foul Play • Future Vision • Pivot • Reposition • Shove • Smite • Swap • To Change Fate!
Rally skills Rally Attack • Rally Atk/Def • Rally Atk/Res • Rally Atk/Spd • Rally Defense • Rally Def/Res • Rally Resistance • Rally Speed • Rally Spd/Def • Rally Spd/Res • Rally Up Atk • Rally Up Def • Rally Up Res • Rally Up Spd
Staff skills Heal • Martyr • Mend • Nudge • Physic • Reconcile • Recover • Rehabilitate • Rescue • Restore • Return
Miscellaneous skills Call to Flame • Dance • Dragon's Dance • Frightful Dream • Gentle Dream • Gray Waves • Harsh Command • Sing • Sweet Dreams • Whimsical Dream
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