Speed/Defense Link

Speed/Defense Link Icon of the Spd/Def Link 1 skill in Heroes. If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+2 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.

Type(s) Passive (Type B) First game Heroes

Speed/Defense Link (Japanese: 速さ守備の連携 Speed/Defense Cooperation) is a three-tiered passive type B skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Spd/Def Link 1, Spd/Def Link 2, and Spd/Def Link 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Spd/Def Link skill, when the user is involved in a two-unit movement-based assist skill, boost the Speed and Defense of both the user and the other party involved; the size of the Speed and Defense boosts are affected by the skill's tier.

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Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Spd/Def Link 1)		Boosts Speed and Defense by 2 each for the remainder of the turn for both user and target of a movement assist skill (such as Shove or Pivot) unit is involved in.	--	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Spd/Def Link 2)		Boosts Speed and Defense by 4 each for the remainder of the turn for both user and target of a movement assist skill (such as Shove or Pivot) unit is involved in.	--	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Spd/Def Link 3)		Boosts Speed and Defense by 6 each for the remainder of the turn for both user and target of a movement assist skill (such as Shove or Pivot) unit is involved in.	--	--	Cost: 240 SP

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Spd/Def Link 1)	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+2 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	移動系補助（体当たり、引き戻し、回り込み等）を 使用した時、または自分に使用された時、 自分と相手の速さ、守備＋２（１ターン）
Heroes (Spd/Def Link 2)	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+4 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	移動系補助（体当たり、引き戻し、回り込み等）を 使用した時、または自分に使用された時、 自分と相手の速さ、守備＋４（１ターン）
Heroes (Spd/Def Link 3)	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+6 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	移動系補助（体当たり、引き戻し、回り込み等）を 使用した時、または自分に使用された時、 自分と相手の速さ、守備＋６（１ターン）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Speed/Defense Link	Abbreviated as Spd/Def Link.
Japanese	速さ守備の連携	Speed/Defense Cooperation
Spanish	Nexo Velocidad/Defensa	Speed/Defense link; abbreviated as Nexo Vel/Def in the European localization and as Nexo Vel./Def. in the Latin American localization.
French	Union Vitesse/Défense	Speed/Defense union; abbreviated as Union Vit/Déf.
German	Geschwindigkeit/Verteidigung-Bund	Speed/Defense Bond; abbreviated as Ges./Ver.-Bund.
Italian	Combo Velocità/Difesa	Speed/Defense combo; abbreviated as Combo Vel/Dif.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Elo Velocidade/Defesa	Speed/Defense link; abbreviated as Elo Vel./Def.
Traditional Chinese	速度防守連動	Speed/Defense link

See also

• Attack/Resistance Link
• Attack/Speed Link
• Defense/Resistance Link
• Attack/Defense Link
• Speed/Resistance Link

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