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

Marcia: ​Petulant Knight • 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

Type C passive skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Ploy • Atk Smoke • Atk/Def Rein • Atk/Res Rein • Atk/Spd Rein • Chaos Named • Def Ploy • Def Smoke • Glare • Panic Ploy • Res Ploy • Res Smoke • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke 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/S Far Save • A/R Near Save • A/R Far Save • Canto Control • D/R Far Save • D/R Near Save • Even Tempest • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Odd Tempest • Opening Retainer • Solitary Dream Proximity skills 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/S Far Save • 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 • Atk/Spd Gap • Atk/Spd Hold • Atk/Spd Menace • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Rein • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Cross Spur Atk • 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 • 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 • Heir to Light • Holy Ground • Hone Armor • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Spd • Human Virtue • Inevitable Death • Infantry Breath • Infantry Flash • Inf. Hexblade • Inf. Null Follow • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Inf. Spd Tactic • 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 • 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 • 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 • Res Opening • Spd Opening • Vision of Arcadia • Wings of Light Turn-related skills A/D Near Save • A/R Far 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 Miscellaneous skills Blue Feud • C Feud • Divine Fang • Green Feud • Impenetrable Dark • Red Feud • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Worldbreaker