Speed/Defense Menace

Speed/Defense Menace Icon of the Spd/Def Menace skill in Heroes.

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

Speed/Defense Menace (Japanese: 速さ守備の脅嚇 Speed/Defense intimidation) is a passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Speed/Defense Menace comes in only one tier, contracted to Spd/Def Menace in-game. Spd/Def Menace reduces the speed and defense of the nearest enemies and boosts the user's speed and defense at the start of the user's turn.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes		C	At start of turn, if user is within 4 spaces of a foe, inflicts −6 each to speed and defense on nearest foes through their next actions and grants +6 each to speed and defense to user for 1 turn.	300	Threat. Spd/Def 2	--	✓	--

Availability

Heroes

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Dimitri: Sky-Blue Lion

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	At start of turn, if unit is within 4 spaces of a foe, inflicts Spd/Def-6 on nearest foes through their next actions and grants Spd/Def+6 to unit for 1 turn.	ターン開始時、周囲４マス以内に敵がいる時、 最も近い敵の 速さ、守備－６（敵の次回行動終了まで）、かつ 自身の速さ、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 Menace	Abbreviated as Spd/Def Menace.
Japanese	速さ守備の脅嚇	Speed/Defense intimidation
Spanish	Amenaza Velocidad/Defensa	Speed/Defense menace; abbreviated as Amenaza Vel/Def in the European localization and as Amenaz. Vel./Def. in the American localization.
French	Menace Vitesse/Défense	Speed/Defense menace; abbreviated as Menace Vit/Déf.
German	Geschwindigkeit/Verteidigung-Geißel	Speed/Defense Surge; abbreviated as Ges./Ver.-Geißel.
Italian	Minaccia Velocità/Difesa	Speed/Defense menace; abbreviated as Minaccia Vel/Dif.
Portuguese	Velocidade/Defesa ameaça	Speed/Defense meance; abbreviated as Vel./Def. ameaça.
Traditional Chinese	速度防守的恐嚇	Speed/Defense menace

See also

• Atk/Spd Menace
• Atk/Def Menace
• Atk/Res Menace
• Spd/Res Menace
• Def/Res Menace

Type C passive skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Ploy • Atk/Spd 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 Crux • 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 Dragon • Darkling Guardian • Deadly Miasma • Def Tactic • Def/Res Gap • Def/Res Hold • Def/Res Menace • D/R Near Save • Def/Res Oath • Def/Res Pledge • Def/Res Rein • Def Smoke • Distant Guard • Divine Fang • Domain of Flame • Domain of Ice • Dragon Monarch • 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 • Glittering Anima • 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/Res • 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 • Future-Sighted • 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 • Pulse Up: Blades • Red Feud • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Worldbreaker