Warding Blow

Warding Blow Icon of the Warding Blow skill in Fates. Unit receives -20 magical damage when the unit initiates an attack.

Type(s) Class (Fates, Three Houses) Passive (Type A) (Heroes) Game(s) Fates Three Houses Heroes

Warding Blow (Japanese: 明鏡の一撃 Mirror Strike) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. In Fates, it is a class skill associated with pegasus-mounted classes; in Heroes, it is a three-tiered type A passive skill (whose individiual tiers are known as Warding Blow 1, Warding Blow 2, and Warding Blow 3 in order from lowest to highest). As a skill it decreases the damage the user takes from a magical attack whenever the user initiates the battle; in Heroes, the size of the protection increases with the skill's tier.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Fates		+20 resistance when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	--
Three Houses		+6 resistance when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Not factored into the resistance-based damage boost for Soulblade or Lightning Axe.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Warding Blow 1)		+2 Resistance when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 50 SP
Heroes (Warding Blow 2)		+4 Resistance when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 100 SP
Heroes (Warding Blow 3)		+6 Resistance when activated.	If user initiates combat	--	Cost: 200 SP

Availability

Fates

Classes

Falcon Knight (Learned from Level 15 and up) • Pegasus Knight (Learned from Level 35 and up)

Three Houses

Class mastery

Mortal Savant

Heroes

Warding Blow 1

Units

Julia: Crusader of Light • Kagero: Beverage Ninja • Kagero: Honorable Ninja • Niles: Cruel to Be Kind • Oliver: Admirer of Beauty • Olwen: Blue Mage Knight • Rinea: Reminiscent Belle • Sonya: Vengeful Mage • Sophia: Nabata Prophet (Rarity requirements vary per character)

Warding Blow 2

Units

Kagero: Honorable Ninja • Niles: Cruel to Be Kind • Olwen: Blue Mage Knight • Sophia: Nabata Prophet (Rarity requirements vary per character)

Warding Blow 3

Units

Kagero: Honorable Ninja • Niles: Cruel to Be Kind • Olwen: Blue Mage Knight • Sophia: Nabata Prophet (Rarity requirements vary per character)

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Warding Blow	--
Japanese	明鏡の一撃	Mirror Strike
Spanish	Empuje antimagia	Antimagic Thrust
French	Coup gardien	Guard blow
German	Bannender Hieb	Banner blow
Italian	Colpo scudo	Shield blow

See also

• Armored Blow
• Certain Blow
• Darting Blow
• Death Blow
• Duelist's Blow

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 • Ashera's Chosen • Attack + • Attack/Defense + • Attack/Defense Bond • Attack/Defense Form • Attack/Defense Push • Attack/Defense Solo • Attack/Resistance • Attack/Resistance Bond • Attack/Resistance Push • Attack/Resistance Solo • Attack/Speed • Attack/Speed Bond • Attack/Speed Form • Attack/Speed Push • Blade Session • 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 • Brazen Speed/Resistance • 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 • Distant Ward • 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 • Speed/Resistance Solo • Shield Session • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Posture • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Impact • Sturdy Stance • Svalinn 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Light and Dark • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Live to Serve • Lull Attack/Defense • Lull Attack/Resistance • 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 • Repel • Resistance Feint • Rockslide Dance • S Drink • Sabotage Attack • Sabotage Defense • Sabotage Resistance • Sabotage Speed • 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 • Soul of Zofia • Special Fighter • Special Spiral • Speed Feint • Speed/Defense Link • Speed/Defense Ruse • 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 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Attack/Resistance • Threaten Attack/Speed • 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 AA • Squad Ace AB • Squad Ace AC • 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 • Squad Ace Z • Threaten Attack • Threaten Defense • Threaten Resistance • Threaten Speed • Warding Stance • Water Boost • Wind Boost