Special Spiral

Special Spiral Icon of the Special Spiral 1 skill in Heroes.

Type(s) Passive (Type B) Game(s) Heroes

Special Spiral (Japanese: 奥義の螺旋 Esoteric Helix) is a four-tiered passive type B skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Special Spiral 1, Special Spiral 2, Special Spiral 3, and Special Spiral 4 in order from lowest to highest. Special Spiral reduces the user's special skill cooldown count at the end of combat if their special skill triggered, with the fourth tier granting additional effects.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Special Spiral 1)		Reduces user's special cooldown count by 1 after combat.	User initiated combat and special skill triggered before or during combat	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Special Spiral 2)		Reduces user's special cooldown count by 1 after combat.	User's special skill triggered before or during combat	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Special Spiral 3)		Reduces user's special cooldown count by 2 after combat.	User's special skill triggered before or during combat	--	Cost: 240 SP
Heroes (Special Spiral 4)		Boosts user's damage by 5 when special triggers. If special triggers, neutralizes effects from non-Special skills that reduce damage by a percentage. If Special triggers before or during combat, reduces user's special cooldown count by 2 after combat.	--	--	Cost: 300 SP

Availability

Special Spiral 4

Units

Ophelia: Starlit Maiden

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Special Spiral 1)	If unit initiates combat and unit's Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-1 after combat.	自分から攻撃した 戦闘（または戦闘前）で奥義を発動した場合、 戦闘後、奥義発動カウント－１
Heroes (Special Spiral 2)	If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-1 after combat.	戦闘（または戦闘前）で奥義を発動した場合、 戦闘後、奥義発動カウント－１
Heroes (Special Spiral 3)	If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 after combat.	戦闘（または戦闘前）で奥義を発動した場合、 戦闘後、奥義発動カウント－２
Heroes (Special Spiral 4)	Deals +5 damage when Special triggers. If Special triggers, neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 after combat.	奥義発動時、奥義によるダメージ＋５ 奥義発動時、奥義以外のスキルによる 「ダメージを◯◯％軽減」を無効 （範囲奥義を除く） 戦闘（または戦闘前）で奥義を発動した場合、 戦闘後、奥義発動カウント－２

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Special Spiral	--
Japanese	奥義の螺旋	Esoteric helix; special skills are called 奥義 "esoteric" skills in Japanese.
Spanish	Espiral especial	Special spiral
French	Spirale spéciale	Special spiral
German	Spezialspirale	Special Spiral
Italian	Spira speciale	Special spiral
Portuguese (Brazil)	Espiral especial	Special spiral
Traditional Chinese	奧義之螺旋	Hidden meaning spiral

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