Vantage

Vantage Icon of the Vantage skill in Thracia 776. If HP is half or less, always strike first, even when attacked.

Type(s) Personal (in Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Path of Radiance, and Radiant Dawn) Class (in Thracia 776, Awakening, and Fates) Passive (Type B) (in Heroes) Capacity 10 (in Path of Radiance) 15 (in Radiant Dawn) Game(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776 Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn Awakening Fates Heroes

Vantage (Japanese: 待ち伏せ Ambush) is a combat skill which debuted in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. In all of its appearances, it allows the user to strike the enemy first when said enemy initiates an attack on the user during the enemy phase. The activation criteria vary from game to game, but typically involve the user being at 50% or less HP. In Heroes, it is a three-tiered type B passive skill (whose individiual tiers are known as Vantage 1, Vantage 2, and Vantage 3 in order from lowest to highest), and activates its effect when its HP is at or below a certain threshold; the amount of HP remaining needed to activate the skill increases with the skill's tier.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Genealogy of the Holy War		The user always strikes first when attacked during the enemy phase. Negates the enemy's Accost.	100%, if HP is at or below 50%	--	--
Thracia 776		The user always strikes first when attacked during the enemy phase.	100%	--	If the user also has Wrath, Wrath's activation chance is decreased.
Path of Radiance		The user always strikes first when attacked during the enemy phase.	100%	10	--
Radiant Dawn		The user strikes first when attacked during the enemy phase.	(Speed)%	15	--
Awakening		The user always strikes first when attacked during the enemy phase.	100%, if HP is at or below 50%	--	--
Fates		The user always strikes first when attacked during the enemy phase.	100%, if HP is at or below 50%	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Vantage 1)		Unit counterattacks first when attacked at HP < 25%.	100%, if HP is at or below 25%	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Vantage 2)		Unit counterattacks first when attacked at HP < 50%.	100%, if HP is at or below 50%	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Vantage 3)		Unit counterattacks first when attacked at HP < 75%.	100%, if HP is at or below 75%	--	Cost: 200 SP

Availability

Genealogy of the Holy War

Units (As a personal skill)

First Generation: Arden • Lex Second Generation: (Any set of two children*), if Arden or Lex was their father • Ares • Hannibal • Johan • Roddlevan

Thracia 776

Units (As a personal skill)	Halvan • Machyua
Units (As a class skill)	Pirn After promotion: Lara • Lifis
Classes	Thief Fighter
Items	Vantage M • Beo Sword • Dragonpike

Path of Radiance

Units	Mia • Naesala
Items	Vantage

Radiant Dawn

Units	Mia • Naesala
Items	Vantage

Heroes

Units

Anna: Commander • Gaius: Thief Exposed • Gordin: Altean Archer • Ishtar: Thunder Goddess • Lon'qu: Solitary Blade • Mia: Lady of Blades • Reinhardt: Thunder's Fist • Reinhardt: Thunder's Sword (Rarity requirements vary per character)

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Vantage	An advantage, usually in the context of situations and conditions which provide an advantage.
Japanese	待ち伏せ	Ambush
Spanish	Emboscada	Ambush
French	Initiative	Initiative
German	Vorteil	Advantage
Italian	Vantaggio	Advantage

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Vantage manual from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

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  Mia activating Vantage in Path of Radiance.

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  Mia activating Vantage in Radiant Dawn.

See also

• Vantage+

Passive skills in Heroes

Type A skills Armored Blow • Attack + • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Resistance • Attack/Resistance Bond • Attack/Resistance Solo • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack/Speed Push • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Brazen Attack/Defense • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Brazen Attack/Speed • Brazen Defense/Resistance • Close Counter • Close Defense • Colorless Duel Infantry • Darting Blow • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Defense + • Defense/Resistance • Defiant Attack • Defiant Defense • Defiant Resistance • Defiant Speed • Distant Counter • Distant Defense • Dragonskin • Earth Boost • Fierce Stance • Fire Boost • Flashing Blade • Fortress Defense • Fortress Defense/Resistance • Fortress Resistance • Fury • Grani's Shield • 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 • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Ostian Counter • Red Duel Flying • Resistance + • Sorcery Blade • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Defense Bond • Speed/Resistance • Speed/Resistance Bond • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • 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 • Attack/Defense Link • Attack/Resistance Link • Attack/Speed Link • Axebreaker • Beorc's Blessing • Binding Shield • Blaze Dance • Blue Tomebreaker • Bold Fighter • Bowbreaker • Brash Assault • Bushido • Cancel Affinity • Chill Attack • Chill Defense • Chill Resistance • Chill Speed • Chilling Seal • Crusader's Ward • Daggerbreaker • Dazzling Staff • Defense Feint • Defense/Resistance Link • Desperation • Double Lion • Drag Back • Dull Close • Dull Ranged • Earth Dance • Escape Route • Fireflood Dance • Firestorm Dance • Flier Formation • Follow-Up Ring • Freezing Seal • Gale Dance • Geyser Dance • Green Tomebreaker • Guard • Hit and Run • Knock Back • Lancebreaker • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Live to Serve • Lunge • Null Follow-Up‎ • Obstruct • Pass • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Recover Ring • Red Tomebreaker • Renewal • Rockslide Dance • S Drink • Sacae's Blessing • Seal Attack • Seal Attack/Defense • Seal Attack/Speed • Seal Defense • Seal Defense/Resistance • Seal Resistance • Seal Speed • Shield Pulse • Solar Brace • Special Fighter • Speed Feint • Speed/Resistance Link • Swordbreaker • Torrent Dance • Vantage • Vengeful Fighter • Warp Powder • Wary Fighter • Watersweep • Windsweep • Wings of Mercy • Wrath • Wrathful Staff Type C skills Armor March • Attack Ploy • Attack Smoke • Attack Tactic • Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Blue Tome Experience • Blue Tome Valor • Bow Experience • Bow Valor • Breath of Life • Close Guard • Dagger Valor • Defense Ploy • Defense Smoke • Defense Tactic • Distant Guard • Dragon Valor • Drive Attack • Drive Defense • Drive Resistance • Drive Speed • Even Attack Wave • Even Defense Wave • Even Resistance Wave • Even Speed Wave • Flier Guidance • Fortify Armor • Fortify Cavalry • Fortify Defense • Fortify Dragons • Fortify Fliers • Fortify Resistance • Goad Armor • Goad Cavalry • Goad Dragons • Goad Fliers • Green Tome Experience • Green Tome Valor • Guidance • Hone Armor • Hone Attack • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Speed • Infantry Flash • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Lance Valor • Odd Attack Wave • Odd Defense Wave • Odd Resistance Wave • Odd Speed Wave • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Ploy • Red Tome Experience • Red Tome Valor • Resistance Ploy • Resistance Smoke • Resistance Tactic • Savage Blow • Speed Ploy • Speed Smoke • Speed Tactic • 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 Valor • Surtr's Menace • Sword Experience • Sword Valor • Threaten Attack • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Ward Armor • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers Sacred Seals Armored Boots • Attack Ploy • Attack + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense + • Attack Smoke • Blaze Dance • Brash Assault • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Breath of Life • Close Defense • Darting Stance • Defense Ploy • Defense + • Defense Tactic • Deflect Magic • Deflect Melee • Deflect Missile • Distant Defense • Drive Attack • Drive Defense • Drive Speed • Earth Dance • Embla's Ward • Flashing Blade • Flier Formation • Fortify Defense • Fortify Resistance • Fortress Defense • Fortress Resistance • Gale Dance • Guidance • Hardy Bearing • Heavy Blade • Hone Attack • Hone Speed • HP + • HP/Resistance • 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 Speed • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Quickened Pulse • Resistance Ploy • Resistance + • Resistance Tactic • Savage Blow • Seal Attack • Seal Speed • Speed Ploy • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed Smoke • Spur Attack • Spur Defense • Spur Resistance • Spur Speed • Squad Ace A • 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 • Threaten Attack • Threaten Defense • Threaten Speed • Water Boost