Speed/Defense Gap

Speed⁄Defense Gap Icon of the Spd/Def Gap 1 skill in Heroes. At start of turn, grants Spd/Def+1 to ally with the highest Spd+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)

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

Speed/Defense Gap (Japanese: 速さ守備の大開放 Great Speed/Defense Opening) is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Spd/Def Gap 1, Spd/Def Gap 2, and Spd/Def Gap 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Spd/Def Gap skill will boost the Speed and Defense of the ally whose combined total in the two stats is the highest; the Speed and Defense boosts increase with the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Spd/Def Gap 1)		At start of user's phase, boosts the Speed and Defense of ally with the highest combined Speed and Resistance by 1 each.	--	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Spd/Def Gap 2)		At start of user's phase, boosts the Speed and Defense of ally with the highest combined Speed and Resistance by 3 each.	--	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Spd/Def Gap 3)		At start of user's phase, boosts the Speed and Defense of ally with the highest combined Speed and Resistance by 5 each.	--	--	Cost: 200 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Zihark: Ninja Blademaster

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Spd/Def Gap 1)	At start of turn, grants Spd/Def+1 to ally with the highest Spd+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	ターン開始時、 自分を除く最も速さ＋守備の合計値が高い味方の 速さ、守備＋１（１ターン）
Heroes (Spd/Def Gap 2)	At start of turn, grants Spd/Def+3 to ally with the highest Spd+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	ターン開始時、 自分を除く最も速さ＋守備の合計値が高い味方の 速さ、守備＋３（１ターン）
Heroes (Spd/Def Gap 3)	At start of turn, grants Spd/Def+5 to ally with the highest Spd+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	ターン開始時、 自分を除く最も速さ＋守備の合計値が高い味方の 速さ、守備＋５（１ターン）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Speed/Defense Gap	Abbreviated as Spd/Def Gap.
Japanese	速さ守備の大開放	Great Speed/Defense Opening
Spanish	Lapso Velocidad/Defensa	Speed/Defense lapse; abbreviated as Lapso Vel/Def in the European localization and as Lapso Vel./Def. in the Latin American localization.
French	Brèche Vitesse/Défense	Speed/Defense gap; abbreviated as Brèche Vit/Déf.
German	Geschwindigkeit/Verteidigung-Lücke	Speed/Defense Gap; abbreviated as Ges./Ver.-Lücke.
Italian	Occhiatura Velocità/Difesa	Speed/Defense hole; abbreviated as Occ. Vel/Dif.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Lapso Velocidade/Defesa	Speed/Defense lapse; abbreviated as Lapso Vel./Def.
Traditional Chinese	速度防守大開放	Speed/Defense great opening

See also

• Attack/Defense Gap
• Attack/Resistance Gap
• Attack/Speed Gap
• Defense/Resistance Gap
• Speed/Resistance Gap

Passive skills in Heroes

Type A skills Aether Raids-Defensive Attack/Defense • Aether Raids-Defensive Attack/Resistance • Aether Raids-Defensive Attack/Speed • Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Defense • Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Resistance • Aether Raids-Offensive Attack/Defense • Aether Raids-Offensive Attack/Speed • Aether Raids-Offensive Speed/Resistance • Armored Blow • Ashera's Chosen • Attack + • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense Catch • Attack/Defense Form • Attack/Defense Ideal • Attack/Defense Push • Attack/Defense Solo • Attack/Defense Unity • Attack/Resistance • Attack/Resistance Bond • Attack/Resistance Form • Attack/Resistance Ideal • Attack/Resistance Push • Attack/Resistance Solo • Attack/Resistance Unity • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack/Speed Catch • Attack/Speed Form • Attack/Speed Ideal • Attack/Speed Push • Attack/Speed Solo • Blade Session • Blue Duel Cavalry • Blue Duel Flying • Blue Duel Infantry • Bonus Doubler • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Brazen Attack/Defense • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Brazen Attack/Speed • Brazen Defense/Resistance • Brazen Speed/Defense • Brazen Speed/Resistance • Close Counter • Close Defense • Close Foil • Close Ward • Colorless Duel Cavalry • Colorless Duel Infantry • Darting Blow • Darting Breath • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Defense + • Defense/Resistance Bond • Defense/Resistance Catch • Defense/Resistance Form • Defense/Resistance Solo • Defense/Resistance • Defiant Attack • Defiant Defense • Defiant Resistance • Defiant Speed • Distant Counter • Distant Defense • Distant Foil • Distant Ward • Dragonskin • Dragoon Shield • Earth Boost • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Fire Boost • Flashing Blade • Fortress Defense • Fortress Defense/Resistance • Fortress Resistance • Fury • Grani's Shield • Green Duel Flying • Green Duel Infantry • Heavy Blade • HP + • HP/Attack • HP/Defense • HP/Resistance • HP/Speed • Iote's Shield • Kestrel Stance • Laws of Sacae • Life and Death • Mila's Turnwheel • Mirror Impact • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Ostian Counter • Red Duel Cavalry • Red Duel Flying • Red Duel Infantry • Resistance + • Scendscale • Sorcery Blade • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Defense Bond • Speed/Defense Form • Speed/Defense Solo • Speed/Resistance • Speed/Resistance Bond • Speed/Resistance Form • Speed/Resistance Solo • Shield Session • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Impact • Steady Posture • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Impact • Sturdy Stance • Svalinn Shield • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Triangle Adept • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance • Water Boost • Wind Boost Type B skills Aerobatics • Armored Wall • Atrocity • Attack Cantrip • Attack Feint • Attack/Defense Far Trace • Attack/Defense Link • Attack/Defense Near Trace • Attack/Defense Snag • Attack/Resistance Far Trace • Attack/Resistance Link • Attack/Resistance Ruse • Attack/Speed Link • Attack/Speed Ruse • Attack/Speed Snag • Axebreaker • Belief in Love • Beorc's Blessing • Binding Necklace • Binding Shield • Black Eagle Rule • Blaze Dance • Blue Lion Rule • Blue Tomebreaker • Bold Fighter • Bowbreaker • Brash Assault • Bushido • Caldera Dance • Cancel Affinity • Chill Attack • Chill Attack/Defense • Chill Attack/Resistance • Chill Attack/Speed • Chill Defense • Chill Resistance • Chill Speed • Chill Speed/Resistance • Chilling Seal • Close Call • Crafty Fighter • Crusader's Ward • Daggerbreaker • Daring Fighter • Dazzling Staff • Deadly Balance • Defense Cantrip • Defense Feint • Defense/Resistance Link • Defense/Resistance Ruse • Deluge Dance • Desperation • Disarm Trap • Dive-Bomb • Double Lion • Drag Back • Dragon's Ire • Dragon Wall • Dull Close • Dull Ranged • Earth Dance • Escape Route • Even Follow-Up • Fallen Star • Fireflood Dance • Firestorm Dance • Flier Formation • Flow Refresh • Follow-Up Ring • Freezing Seal • Frenzy • Gale Dance • Geyser Dance • Green Tomebreaker • Guard • Guard Bearing • Hit and Run • Holy War's End • Killing Intent • Knock Back • Lancebreaker • Light and Dark • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Live to Serve • Lull Attack/Defense • Lull Attack/Resistance • Lull Attack/Speed • Lull Speed/Defense • Lull Speed/Resistance • Lunge • Murderous Lion • Mystic Boost • Null C-Disrupt • Null Follow-Up‎ • Obstruct • Odd Follow-Up • Obstruct • Pass • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Raging Storm • Recover Ring • Red Tomebreaker • Renewal • Repel • Resistance Cantrip • Resistance Feint • Rockslide Dance • S Drink • Sabotage Attack • Sabotage Defense • Sabotage Resistance • Sabotage Speed • Sacae's Blessing • Seal Attack • Seal Attack/Defense • Seal Attack/Speed • Seal Defense • Seal Defense/Resistance • Seal Resistance • Seal Speed • Seal Speed/Defense • Seal Speed/Resistance • Shield Pulse • Slick Fighter • Solar Brace • Soul of Zofia • Special Fighter • Special Spiral • Speed Feint • Speed/Defense Link • Speed/Defense Near Trace • Speed/Defense Ruse • Speed/Defense Snag • Speed/Resistance Far Trace • Speed/Resistance Link • Speed/Resistance Ruse • Speed/Resistance Snag • Spurn • Sudden Panic • Sun-Twin Wing • Swordbreaker • Torrent Dance • Vantage • Vengeful Fighter • Warp Powder • Wary Fighter • Watersweep • Windsweep • Wings of Mercy • Wrath • Wrathful Staff • Yngvi Ascendant • Yune's Whispers Type C skills Air Orders • Armor March • Armored Stride • Attack Opening • Attack Ploy • Attack Smoke • Attack Tactic • Attack/Defense Gap • Attack/Defense Menace • Attack/Defense Near Save • Attack/Defense Oath • Attack/Defense Rein • Attack/Resistance Far Save • Attack/Resistance Gap • Attack/Resistance Menace • Attack/Resistance Oath • Attack/Resistance Rein • Attack/Speed Gap • Attack/Speed Oath • Attack/Speed Rein • Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Beast Experience • Beast Valor • Blue Tome Experience • Blue Tome Valor • Bow Experience • Bow Valor • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Dagger Experience • Dagger Valor • Defense Opening • Defense Ploy • Defense Smoke • Defense Tactic • Defense/Resistance Gap • Defense/Resistance Near Save • Defense/Resistance Oath • Distant Guard • Divine Fang • Domain of Ice • Dragon Valor • Drive Attack • Drive Defense • Drive Resistance • Drive Speed • Even Attack Wave • Even Defense Wave • Even Recovery • Even Resistance Wave • Even Speed Wave • Even Tempest • Fatal Smoke • Flier Guidance • Fortify Armor • Fortify Beasts • Fortify Cavalry • Fortify Defense • Fortify Dragons • Fortify Fliers • Fortify Resistance • Glare • Goad Armor • Goad Beasts • Goad Cavalry • Goad Dragons • Goad Fliers • Green Tome Experience • Green Tome Valor • Ground Orders • Guidance • Hone Armor • Hone Attack • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Speed • Human Virtue • Inevitable Death • Infantry Flash • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Infantry Hexblade • Joint Drive Attack • Joint Drive Resistance • Joint Drive Speed • Joint Hone Attack • Joint Hone Defense • Joint Hone Resistance • Joint Hone Speed • Lance Experience • Lance Valor • Odd Attack Wave • Odd Defense Wave • Odd Recovery • Odd Resistance Wave • Odd Speed Wave • Odd Tempest • Order's Restraint • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Ploy • Panic Smoke • Pulse Smoke • Red Tome Experience • Red Tome Valor • Resistance Opening • Resistance Ploy • Resistance Smoke • Resistance Tactic • Rouse Attack/Defense • Rouse Attack/Resistance • Rouse Attack/Speed • Rouse Defense/Resistance • Rouse Speed/Defense • Rouse Speed/Resistance • Savage Blow • Solitary Dream • Speed Opening • Speed Ploy • Speed Smoke • Speed Tactic • Speed/Defense Gap • Speed/Defense Oath • Speed/Defense Rein • Speed/Resistance Gap • Speed/Resistance Rein • Spur Attack • Spur Attack/Defense • Spur Attack/Resistance • Spur Attack/Speed • Spur Defense • Spur Defense/Resistance • Spur Resistance • Spur Speed • Spur Speed/Defense • Spur Speed/Resistance • Staff Experience • Staff Valor • Surtr's Menace • Sword Experience • Sword Valor • Threaten Attack • Threaten Attack/Defense • Threaten Attack/Resistance • Threaten Attack/Speed • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Threaten Speed/Defense • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Vision of Arcadia • Ward Armor • Ward Beasts • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers • Wings of Light • With Everyone! Sacred Seals Armored Boots • Attack Ploy • Attack + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack Smoke • Blade Seal • Blaze Dance • Boots Seal • Brash Assault • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Breath of Life • Charm Seal • Chill Attack • Close Defense • Darting Stance • Defense Ploy • Defense + • Defense Tactic • Deflect Magic • Deflect Melee • Deflect Missile • Distant Defense • Drive Attack • Drive Defense • Drive Resistance • Drive Speed • Earth Dance • Elixir Seal • Embla's Ward • Even Resistance Wave • Fierce Stance • Flashing Blade • Flier Formation • Fortify Defense • Fortify Resistance • Fortress Defense • Fortress Resistance • Gale Dance • Guardian Seal • Guidance • Gullinbursti • Hardy Bearing • Heavy Blade • Hone Attack • Hone Speed • HP + • Horn Seal • HP/Resistance • HP/Speed • Initiate Seal Attack • Initiate Seal Defense • Initiate Seal HP • Initiate Seal Resistance • Initiate Seal Speed • Iote's Shield • Live to Serve • Múspellflame • Obstruct • Panic Ploy • Phantom Resistance • Phantom Speed • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Quickened Pulse • Resistance Ploy • Resistance + • Resistance Tactic • Røkkr • Savage Blow • Seal Attack • Seal Speed • Sparkling Boost • Speed Ploy • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Resistance Bond • Speed Smoke • Spur Attack • Spur Defense • Spur Defense/Resistance • Spur Resistance • Spur Speed • Squad Ace A • 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 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 • Threaten Attack • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Veil Seal • Warding Stance • Water Boost • Wind Boost