Savage Blow

Not to be confused with Salvage Blow.

Savage Blow Icon of the Savage Blow skill in Engage. If unit initiates combat, deals damage to foes within 2 spaces equal to 20% of their max HP after combat.

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

Savage Blow (Japanese: 死の吐息 Deadly Breath) is a combat skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. In Fates, it is a class skill learned by members of the Malig Knight class; in Heroes, it is a three-tiered type C passive skill (whose individiual tiers are known as Savage Blow 1, Savage Blow 2, and Savage Blow 3 in order from lowest to highest). It allows its user to deal sizable damage to all enemies within their vicinity after an attack, if they are the ones who initiated that attack; in Heroes, the damage dealt increases with the skill's tier.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Fates		Deals 20% of foes' maximum HP as damage to foes within a 2-tile radius of the user after combat.	If user initiates combat and survives	--	Base cost: 1250 G
Engage		Deals 20% of foes' maximum HP as damage to foes within a 2-tile radius of the user after combat.	If user initiates combat	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Savage Blow 1)		Deals 3 damage to foes within a 2-tile radius of the user after combat.	If user initiates combat and survives	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Savage Blow 2)		Deals 5 damage to foes within a 2-tile radius of the user after combat.	If user initiates combat and survives	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Savage Blow 3)		Deals 7 damage to foes within a 2-tile radius of the user after combat.	If user initiates combat and survives	--	Cost: 200 SP

Availability

Fates

Units	Daniela (all difficulties)
Classes	Malig Knight (Learned from Level 5 and up)

Engage

Unobtainable

Exclusively used by enemy Thieves on Maddening Mode.

Heroes

Savage Blow 1

Units	Bantu: Tiki's Guardian • Camilla: Bewitching Beauty • Kempf: Conniving General • Leo: Sorcerous Prince • Nemesis: King of Liberation • Narcian: Wyvern General • Rhajat: Black Magician (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials	November 2017: 12,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge (Creation)	Requires 100 , 20 , and 20 .

Savage Blow 2

Units	Bantu: Tiki's Guardian • Camilla: Bewitching Beauty • Kempf: Conniving General • Leo: Sorcerous Prince • Nemesis: King of Liberation • Narcian: Wyvern General • Rhajat: Black Magician (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 200 , 60 , 50 , and the Savage Blow 1 seal.

Savage Blow 3

Units	Bantu: Tiki's Guardian • Camilla: Bewitching Beauty • Kempf: Conniving General • Leo: Sorcerous Prince • Nemesis: King of Liberation • Narcian: Wyvern General • Rhajat: Black Magician (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 400 , 100 , 100 , and the Savage Blow 2 seal.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Foes within two spaces lose up to 20% HP after any combat this unit initiates.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘後、周囲2マスの 敵のＨＰを最大ＨＰの20％減少させる
Engage	If unit initiates combat, deals damage to foes within 2 spaces equal to 20% of their max HP after combat.	自分から攻撃した時、周囲2マスの敵に 最大HPの20％のダメージを与える
Heroes (Savage Blow 1)	If unit initiates combat, deals 3 damage to foes within 2 spaces of target after combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘後、 敵の周囲２マスの敵に３ダメージ
Heroes (Savage Blow 2)	If unit initiates combat, deals 5 damage to foes within 2 spaces of target after combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘後、 敵の周囲２マスの敵に５ダメージ
Heroes (Savage Blow 3)	If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foes within 2 spaces of target after combat.	自分から攻撃した時、戦闘後、 敵の周囲２マスの敵に７ダメージ

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Savage Blow	--
Japanese	死の吐息	Deadly Breath
Spanish (Spain)	Arrebato brutal	Brutal rage
Spanish (Latin America)	Golpe salvaje	Savage blow
French	Coup sauvage	Wild blow
German	Wilder Hieb	Wild Blow
Italian	Colpo selvaggio	Wild blow; abbreviated as Colpo selv. in Heroes.
Portuguese	Golpe indócil	Wild blow
Korean	죽음의 한숨	Breath of death
Simplified Chinese	死亡吐息	Deadly breath
Traditional Chinese	死亡氣息 死亡吐息	Deadly breath; used in Heroes. Deadly breath; used in Engage.

See also

• Fearsome Blow

Type C passive skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Ploy • Atk Smoke • Atk/Def Rein • Atk/Res Ploy • Atk/Res Rein • Atk/Spd Rein • A/S Rein Snap • Chaos Named • Def Ploy • Def Smoke • Def/Res Ploy • Def/Res Rein • Glare • Panic Ploy • Res Ploy • Res Smoke • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke • Spd/Def Rein • S/D Rein Snap • Spd/Res Rein 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 • Assault Troop • A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • A/R Near Save • A/S Far Save • A/S Near Save • Canto Control • D/R Far Save • D/R Near Save • Even Tempest • Fanged Ties • Fetters of Dromi • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Odd Tempest • Opening Retainer • Soaring Guidance • Solitary Dream Proximity skills Alarm Atk/Def • Alarm Atk/Spd • Alarm Def/Res • Alarm Spd/Def • Armor March • Armored Stride • Atk Tactic • A/D Far Save • Atk/Def Gap • Atk/Def Hold • Atk/Def Menace • A/D Near Save • Atk/Def Oath • Atk/Def Rein • A/R Far Save • Atk/Res Gap • Atk/Res Hold • Atk/Res Menace • A/R Near Save • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Rein • Atk Smoke • A/S Far Save • Atk/Spd Gap • Atk/Spd Hold • Atk/Spd Menace • A/S Near Save • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Pledge • Atk/Spd Rein • A/S Rein Snap • Bern's New Way • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Cross Spur Atk • Cross Spur Spd • Cross Spur Res • Darkling Guardian • Def Tactic • Def/Res Gap • Def/Res Hold • 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 • Dream Deliverer • Drive Atk • Drive Def • Drive Res • Drive Spd • Even Recovery • Everliving Domain • Faith in Humanity • 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 • Goddess Bearer • Heart of Crimea • Heir to Light • Holy Ground • Hone Armor • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Spd • Human Virtue • Incite Atk/Spd • Inevitable Death • Infantry Breath • Infantry Flash • Inf. Hexblade • Inf. Null Follow • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Inf. Spd Tactic • Joint Close Guard • 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 • Opened Domain • Order's Restraint • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Smoke • Pulse Smoke • Rallying Cry • Res Smoke • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Rouse Atk/Res • Rouse Atk/Spd • Rouse Def/Res • Rouse Spd/Def • Rouse Spd/Res • Savage Blow • Severance • Solitary Dream • Spd/Def Gap • Spd/Def Hold • Spd/Def Menace • Spd/Def Oath • Spd/Def Rein • S/D Rein Snap • Spd/Res Gap • Spd/Res Hold • Spd/Res Menace • Spd/Res Oath • 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 • Threat. Def/Res • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Threat. Spd/Def • Threat. Spd/Res • Ward Armor • Ward Beasts • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers • With Everyone! Stat-boosting skills All Together! • Atk Opening • Def Opening • Inborn Idealism • Res Opening • Spd Opening • Vision of Arcadia • Wings of Light Turn-related skills A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • A/S Near 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 • Future-Focused • Odd Atk Wave • Odd Def Wave • Odd Recovery • Odd Res Wave • Odd Spd Wave • Odd Tempest • Savage Blow • Tip the Scales! Miscellaneous skills Blue Feud • C Feud • Divine Fang • Fell Protection • Green Feud • Impenetrable Dark • Impenetrable Void • Mending Heart • Red Feud • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Worldbreaker

Sacred Seal skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Feint • Atk Ploy • Atk Smoke • Chill Atk • Chill Atk/Def • Chill Atk/Res • Chill Def • Chill Def/Res • Chill Res • Chill Spd • Chill Spd/Res • Def Feint • Def Ploy • Guard • Panic Ploy • Res Feint • Res Ploy • Seal Atk • Spd Feint • Seal Spd • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke Follow-up strike skills Bold Fighter • 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 • Even Tempest • Flier Formation • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Obstruct • Odd Tempest Proximity skills Armor March • Atk Smoke • Atk Tactic • Atk/Def Bond • Atk/Def Form • Atk/Def Solo • Atk/Res Bond • Atk/Res Form • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Rein • 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 Beasts • Fortify Dragons • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Dragons • Hone Spd • Inf. Hexblade • Infantry Rush • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Rouse Spd/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/Res • Spur Atk/Spd • Spur Def • Spur Def/Res • Spur Res • Spur Spd • Spur Spd/Def • Spur Spd/Res • Threaten Atk • Threaten Def • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Threat. Atk/Def • Threat. Spd/Res • 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 • Squad Ace BQ • Squad Ace BR • Squad Ace BS • Squad Ace BT • Squad Ace BU • Squad Ace BV • Squad Ace BW • Squad Ace BX Stat-boosting skills Attack + • Attack/Def + • Atk/Def Catch • Atk/Def Ideal • Atk/Def Push • Attack/Res • Atk/Res Catch • Atk/Res Ideal • Atk/Res Push • Atk/Spd • Atk/Spd Catch • 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 Catch • 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 Catch • Spd/Def Ideal • Spd/Def Oath • Spd/Res Ideal • Spd/Res • Still Water • Torrent Dance • Water Boost • Wind Boost Turn-related skills Armored Blow • Blade Session • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Breath of Life • Close Def • Darting Blow • Darting Breath • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Desperation • 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 Atk Wave • 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 • B Time Traveler • Boots Seal • Charm Seal • C Time Traveler • Gold Perfection • G Time Traveler • Elixir Seal • Embla's Ward • Guardian Seal • Gullinbursti • Horn Seal • Múspellflame • Niðavellir Axiom • R Time Traveler • Røkkr • Veil Seal