Warding Breath

Warding Breath Icon of the Warding Breath skill in Heroes. If attacked, unit granted Res+4 during combat; also gains Special cooldown charge +1. (If using other similar skill, only highest value applied.)

Type(s) Passive (Type A) Game(s) Heroes

Warding Breath (Japanese: 明鏡の呼吸 Clear Mirror Breathing) is a passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; unlike most passive skills in Heroes, Warding Breath comes in only one tier. Units with Warding Breath will receive a Resistance boost when attacked, and their special cooldown counter will go down by 2 instead of 1 during battle.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes		Boosts user's Resistance by +4 during combat and the user's special cooldown counter goes down by 2 instead of 1 during battle.	Foe initiates combat	--	Cost: 240 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Ike: Vanguard Legend

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	If foe initiates combat, grants Res+4 during combat and Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	敵から攻撃された時、戦闘中、魔防＋４かつ 奥義発動カウント変動量＋１ （同系統効果複数時、最大値適用）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Warding Breath	--
Japanese	明鏡の呼吸	Clear Mirror Breathing; derived from Warding Blow, whose Japanese name is "Clear Mirror Blow".
Spanish (Spain)	Aliento guardián	Guardian breath
Spanish (Latin America)	Soplo guardián	Guardian breath
French	Souffle gardien	Guardian breath
German	Schutzatem	Protection Breath
Italian	Soffio scudo	Shield breath
Portuguese (Brazil)	Sopro zelante	Zealous breath
Traditional Chinese	明鏡呼吸	Mirror breath

See also

• Steady Breath
• Fierce Breath
• Darting Breath

Type A passive skills in Heroes

Aether Raids skills AR-D Atk/Def • AR-D Atk/Res • AR-D Atk/Spd • AR-D Def/Res • AR-D Spd/Def • AR-D Spd/Res • AR-O Atk/Def • AR-O Atk/Spd • AR-O Spd/Res Bonus damage skills Ashera's Chosen • Dragonskin • Dragoon Shield • Grani's Shield • Iote's Shield • Svalinn Shield Counter-attack skills Close Counter • Close Foil • Close Reversal • Close Ward • Distant Counter • Distant Foil • Distant Pressure • Distant Ward • Ostian Counter Proximity skills Ashera's Chosen • Atk/Def Bond • Atk/Def Form • Atk/Def Solo • Atk/Def Unity • Atk/Res Bond • Atk/Res Form • Atk/Res Solo • Atk/Res Unity • Atk/Spd Bond • Atk/Spd Form • Atk/Spd Solo • Atk/Spd Unity • Def/Res Bond • Def/Res Form • Def/Res Solo • Laws of Sacae • Sorcery Blade • Spd/Def Bond • Spd/Def Form • Spd/Def Solo • Spd/Res Bond • Spd/Res Form • Spd/Res Solo Stat boosting skills Attack + • Attack/Def + • Atk/Def Catch • Atk/Def Ideal • Atk/Def Push • Attack/Res • Atk/Res Catch • Atk/Res Ideal • Atk/Res Push • Atk/Spd • Atk/Spd Catch • Atk/Spd Ideal • Atk/Spd Push • B Duel Cavalry • B Duel Flying • B Duel Infantry • Bonus Doubler • Brazen Atk/Def • Brazen Atk/Res • Brazen Atk/Spd • Brazen Def/Res • Brazen Spd/Def • Brazen Spd/Res • C Duel Cavalry • C Duel Infantry • Defense + • Def/Res Catch • Def/Res Ideal • Def/Res • Defiant Atk • Defiant Def • Defiant Res • Defiant Spd • Distant Pressure • Dragoon Shield • Earth Boost • Fire Boost • Fortress Def • Fort. Def/Res • Fortress Res • Fury • G Duel Cavalry • G Duel Flying • G Duel Infantry • HP + • HP/Atk • HP/Def • HP/Res • HP/Spd • Life and Death • R Duel Cavalry • R Duel Flying • R Duel Infantry • Resistance + • Scendscale • Speed + • Spd/Def • Spd/Res • Triangle Adept • Water Boost • Wind Boost Turn-related skills Armored Blow • Blade Session • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Close Def • Close Foil • Close Reversal • Close Ward • Darting Blow • Darting Breath • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Distant Def • Distant Foil • Distant Ward • Dragonskin • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Kestrel Stance • Laws of Sacae • Mirror Impact • Mirror Stance • Mirror Strike • Shield Session • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Impact • Steady Posture • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Impact • Sturdy Stance • Surge Sparrow • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance Miscellaneous skills Flashing Blade • Heavy Blade • Mila's Turnwheel