Stall Ploy

Stall Ploy Icon of the Stall Ploy 1 skill in Heroes.

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

Stall Ploy (Japanese: 空転の奇策 Idling Strategy) is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Stall Ploy 1, Stall Ploy 2, and Stall Ploy 3 in order from lowest to highest. Stall Ploy turns any active extra-movement effects on foes in cardinal directions from the user into effects restricting them to a single square of movement through their following actions provided their HP is below a certain threshold of the user's; it is currently unknown how the skill's tier affects the effect.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Stall Ploy 1)		At start of user's phase, turns any additional-movement effects on enemies in cardinal directions of user whose HP is 5 or more lower than the user's into effects reducing their movement to one space through their following actions	--	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Stall Ploy 2)		At start of user's phase, turns any additional-movement effects on enemies in cardinal directions of user whose HP is 3 or more lower than the user's into effects reducing their movement to one space through their following actions	--	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Stall Ploy 3)		At start of user's phase, turns any additional-movement effects on enemies in cardinal directions of user whose HP is lower than the user's into effects reducing their movement to one space through their following actions	--	--	Cost: 240 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Naesala: Sea's Shadow

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Stall Ploy 1)	At start of turn, inflicts【Stall】on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit's HP-5. 【Stall】 If unit has "unit can move 1 extra space," converts that effect into "restricts movement to 1 space" through its next action.	ターン開始時、十字方向にいる、自身よりＨＰが５以上低い 敵に【空転】を付与 【空転】 「移動＋１」の効果が 「移動を最大１マスに制限する」の効果として 扱われる状態異常 （敵の次回行動終了まで）
Heroes (Stall Ploy 2)	At start of turn, inflicts【Stall】on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit's HP-3. 【Stall】 If unit has "unit can move 1 extra space," converts that effect into "restricts movement to 1 space" through its next action.	ターン開始時、十字方向にいる、自身よりＨＰが３以上低い 敵に【空転】を付与 【空転】 「移動＋１」の効果が 「移動を最大１マスに制限する」の効果として 扱われる状態異常 （敵の次回行動終了まで）
Heroes (Stall Ploy 3)	At start of turn, inflicts【Stall】on foes in cardinal directions with HP < unit's HP. 【Stall】 If unit has "unit can move 1 extra space," converts that effect into "restricts movement to 1 space" through its next action.	ターン開始時、十字方向にいる、自身よりＨＰが１以上低い 敵に【空転】を付与 【空転】 「移動＋１」の効果が 「移動を最大１マスに制限する」の効果として 扱われる状態異常 （敵の次回行動終了まで）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Stall Ploy	--
Japanese	空転の奇策	Idling Strategy
Spanish	Ardid demora	Delay plot
French	Ruse Entrave	Hinderance ruse
German	Minderungstrick	Impairment Trick
Italian	Schema stallo	Stall scheme
Portuguese (Brazil)	Manobra fútil	Futile maneuver
Traditional Chinese	空轉奇策	Idling strategy

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 • Def/Res Ploy • 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 • 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 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/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 Pledge • Atk/Spd Rein • Bern's New Way • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Tip the Scales! Miscellaneous skills Blue Feud • C Feud • Divine Fang • Green Feud • Impenetrable Dark • Impenetrable Void • Red Feud • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Worldbreaker