Vantage

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

Type(s) Personal (Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn) Class (Thracia 776, Awakening, Fates, Three Houses) Passive (Type B) (Heroes) Capacity 10 (Path of Radiance) 15 (Radiant Dawn) Game(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776 Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn Awakening Fates Three Houses 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. Negates the enemy's Accost.	If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat	--	--
Thracia 776		The user always strikes first.	If foe initiates combat	--	If the user also has Wrath, Wrath's activation chance is decreased.
Path of Radiance		The user always strikes first.	If foe initiates combat	10	--
Radiant Dawn		The user strikes first.	(Speed)%, if foe initiates combat	15	--
Awakening		The user always strikes first.	If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat	--	--
Fates		The user always strikes first.	If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat	--	--
Three Houses		The user always strikes first.	If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Vantage 1)		Unit counterattacks first.	If HP ≤ 25% and foe initiates combat	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Vantage 2)		Unit counterattacks first.	If HP ≤ 50% and foe initiates combat	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Vantage 3)		Unit counterattacks first.	If HP ≤ 75% and foe initiates combat	--	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

Three Houses

Classes	Hero
Class mastery	Mercenary

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 • Rutger: Lone Swordsman (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

• Battalion Vantage
• Vantage+

Passive skills in Heroes

Type A skills Aether Raids-Defensive Attack/Defense • Aether Raids-Defensive Attack/Resistance • Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Defense • Aether Raids-Defensive Speed/Resistance • Aether Raids-Offensive Attack/Defense • Aether Raids-Offensive Attack/Speed • Aether Raids-Offensive Speed/Resistance • Armored Blow • Attack + • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense Push • Attack/Defense Solo • Attack/Resistance • Attack/Resistance Bond • Attack/Resistance Solo • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack/Speed Form • Attack/Speed Push • Blue Duel Flying • Blue Duel Infantry • Bonus Doubler • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Brazen Attack/Defense • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Brazen Attack/Speed • Brazen Defense/Resistance • Brazen Speed/Defense • Close Counter • Close Defense • Colorless Duel Infantry • Darting Blow • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Defense + • Defense/Resistance Bond • Defense/Resistance Solo • Defense/Resistance • Defiant Attack • Defiant Defense • Defiant Resistance • Defiant Speed • Distant Counter • Distant Defense • Dragonskin • Earth Boost • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Fire Boost • Flashing Blade • Fortress Defense • Fortress Defense/Resistance • Fortress Resistance • Fury • Grani's Shield • Green Duel Flying • 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 Impact • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Ostian Counter • Red Duel Flying • Red Duel Infantry • Resistance + • Scendscale • Sorcery Blade • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Defense Bond • Speed/Defense Form • Speed/Defense Solo • Speed/Resistance • Speed/Resistance Bond • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Impact • 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 Feint • Attack/Defense Link • Attack/Resistance Link • Attack/Speed Link • Attack/Speed Ruse • Axebreaker • Beorc's Blessing • Binding Shield • Blaze Dance • Blue Tomebreaker • Bold Fighter • Bowbreaker • Brash Assault • Bushido • Caldera Dance • Cancel Affinity • Chill Attack • Chill Defense • Chill Resistance • Chill Speed • Chilling Seal • Crusader's Ward • Daggerbreaker • Dazzling Staff • Defense Feint • Defense/Resistance Link • Defense/Resistance Ruse • Deluge Dance • Desperation • Disarm Trap • 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 • Killing Intent • Knock Back • Lancebreaker • Light and Dark • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Live to Serve • Lull Attack/Defense • Lull Attack/Speed • Lull Speed/Defense • Lunge • Mystic Boost • Null C-Disrupt • Null Follow-Up‎ • Odd Follow-Up • Obstruct • Pass • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Recover Ring • Red Tomebreaker • Renewal • Resistance Feint • Rockslide Dance • S Drink • Sabotage Attack • Sabotage Defense • Sabotage Resistance • Sacae's Blessing • Seal Attack • Seal Attack/Defense • Seal Attack/Speed • Seal Defense • Seal Defense/Resistance • Seal Resistance • Seal Speed • Seal Speed/Defense • Shield Pulse • Solar Brace • Special Fighter • Speed Feint • Speed/Defense Link • Speed/Resistance Link • Speed/Resistance Ruse • Sudden Panic • Swordbreaker • Torrent Dance • Vantage • Vengeful Fighter • Warp Powder • Wary Fighter • Watersweep • Windsweep • Wings of Mercy • Wrath • Wrathful Staff • Yune's Whispers Type C skills Air Orders • Armor March • Attack Opening • Attack Ploy • Attack Smoke • Attack Tactic • Attack/Resistance Gap • Attack/Resistance Oath • Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Beast Experience • Beast Valor • Blue Tome Experience • Blue Tome Valor • Bow Experience • Bow Valor • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Dagger Valor • Defense Opening • Defense Ploy • Defense Smoke • Defense Tactic • Distant Guard • Divine Fang • 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 Beasts • Fortify Cavalry • Fortify Defense • Fortify Dragons • Fortify Fliers • Fortify Resistance • Glare • Goad Armor • Goad Beasts • Goad Cavalry • Goad Dragons • Goad Fliers • Green Tome Experience • Green Tome Valor • Ground Orders • Guidance • Hone Armor • Hone Attack • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Speed • Human Virtue • Infantry Flash • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Infantry Hexblade • Joint Hone Attack • Joint Hone Defense • Joint Hone Speed • Lance Valor • Odd Attack Wave • Odd Defense Wave • Odd Resistance Wave • Odd Speed Wave • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Ploy • Panic Smoke • Pulse Smoke • Red Tome Experience • Red Tome Valor • Resistance Opening • Resistance Ploy • Resistance Smoke • Resistance Tactic • Rouse Attack/Defense • Savage Blow • Solitary Dream • Speed Opening • 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 Experience • Staff Valor • Surtr's Menace • Sword Experience • Sword Valor • Threaten Attack • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Vision of Arcadia • Ward Armor • Ward Beasts • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers • With Everyone! Sacred Seals Armored Boots • Attack Ploy • Attack + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack Smoke • Blaze Dance • Brash Assault • Brazen Attack/Resistance • Breath of Life • Chill Attack • Close Defense • Darting Stance • Defense Ploy • Defense + • Defense Tactic • Deflect Magic • Deflect Melee • Deflect Missile • Distant Defense • Drive Attack • Drive Defense • Drive Resistance • Drive Speed • Earth Dance • Embla's Ward • Even Resistance Wave • Fierce Stance • 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 • HP/Speed • 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 • Røkkr • Savage Blow • Seal Attack • Seal Speed • Sparkling Boost • Speed Ploy • Speed + • Speed/Defense • Speed/Resistance Bond • Speed Smoke • Spur Attack • Spur Defense • Spur Defense/Resistance • 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 • Squad Ace Q • Squad Ace R • Squad Ace S • Squad Ace T • Squad Ace U • Squad Ace V • Squad Ace W • Squad Ace X • Squad Ace Y • Threaten Attack • Threaten Attack/Speed • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Warding Stance • Water Boost • Wind Boost