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Tier Rating
- Default
- Attack
- Special
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| Lyn (LA) - Wind's Embrace |
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Related Heroes
Hero Stats
Stat Variations
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| Middle | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| High | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | 34 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 31 |
| Middle | 37 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 34 |
| High | 41 | 34 | 39 | 30 | 37 |
IV Sets
| Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible. | |
| Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase. | |
| Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature. |
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES |
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Boon
- +SPD: Speed is a great boon for Lyn and is easily one of her best. 39 base Speed is a great foundation for offensive builds with a Blárblade+ tome or Blárowl+ tome.
- +ATK: Attack is the alternative and in many cases can be stronger than the former. This boon pushes her middling 31 Attack to a much more respectable 34. An Attack boon is highly recommended if Lyn is primarily using Bold Fighter in a Player Phase build, or Vengeful Fighter in an Enemy Phase build.
Neutral
- HP: Although HP is definitely not Lyn's strongest stat, her low HP pool makes every extra point worth having.
- DEF: Defense is also one of Lyn's weaker stats. However, a Defense bane would push her base Defense down by 4 points to an unimpressive 23. It's worth trying to maintain her decent Defense stat if possible, as her high Speed makes it much more useful.
Bane
- -RES: Resistance is arguably the best bane for Lyn (LA). While her base 34 Resistance is extremely strong and the obvious choice would be to run Lyn as a mage-tank, the superbane in Def and her low HP pool makes Resistance more desirable as a bane. Even with a Resistance bane, 31 Resistance is plenty to take magical hits as well.
Skill Sets
Lady of Caelin (Mixed Phase Build)
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Blárowl+ (+Spd) Alternate: Blue Gift+ (+Spd) |
A | Close Counter |
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Swap Alternate: Pivot |
B | Bold Fighter 3 Alternate: Desperation 3 |
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Moonbow Alternate: Iceberg |
C | Armor March 3 |
| SP | 1,575 | S | Quick Riposte 3 |
- Preferred IV: +ATK / -RES
- Weapon: Blárowl+ (+Spd) / Blárblade+
- Assist: Swap / Pivot
- Special: Moonbow / Iceberg / Glacies
- Passive A: Close Counter
- Passive B: Bold Fighter / Desperation
- Passive C: Armor March / Ward Armor / Threaten Res
- Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte
Lyn's greatest strength is her ability to run strong Player Phase and Enemy Phase builds simultaneously. Bold Fighter is an incredible skill, which allows Lyn to guarantee follow-up attacks against the majority of enemy heroes. This synergy with the Quick Riposte 3 seal makes her a formidable opponent on either phase. If Bold Fighter is unavailable, Desperation 3 is a passable alternative, though Lyn (LA) will need more points in Speed through her boon stat and weapon refinement.
Lyn (LA) has a major choice to make when it comes to which tome she should use. Both have their advantages: Blárowl+ synergizes well with other armor units due to their limited mobility and provides strong offensive and defensive boosts. Blárblade+, on the other hand, provides awesome offensive power, especially if used alongside Hone/Fortify Armor buffs. Blárowl+ is generally the stronger option because Lyn greatly benefits from the extra HP and Spd or Atk that the refinery grants.
Lyn's C slot is relatively flexible, but Armor March 3 makes the most sense. Not only is it already accessible as part of her base kit, but she will always want to benefit from the additional movement.
Special Sacean (Special Fighter)
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Blárowl+ (+Spd) Alternate: Blue Gift+ (+Spd) |
A | Close Counter Alternate: Atk/Spd Bond 3 |
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Swap Alternate: Pivot |
B | Special Fighter 3 |
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Aether Alternate: Luna |
C | Armor March 3 |
| SP | 2,025 | S | Quick Riposte 3 |
- Preferred IV: +SPD/ -HP
- Weapon: Blárowl+ (+Spd) / Blárblade+
- Assist: Swap / Pivot
- Special: Aether / Glacies / Iceberg
- Passive A: Close Counter / Atk/Spd Bond
- Passive B: Special Fighter
- Passive C: Armor March / Atk Wave / Spd Wave / Ward Armor / Threaten Res
- Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte
With access to Special Fighter, Lyn (LA) is a fantastic candidate for an armored duelist. +SPD and a +Spd forge on Blárowl will grant Lyn (LA) a reasonable 42 Speed, which is significant in enabling a useful Player Phase role. Without Bold Fighter however, Lyn will find herself relying more on her Enemy Phase strength.
The armor-exclusive B skill grants a powerful boost to Lyn's offensive and defensive capability through its impact on Special attacks. Considering the improved Special acceleration, longer-cooldown skills such as Aether or Glacies are the best option. Aether is particularly useful in keeping Lyn above the 70% threshold for Quick Riposte. Close Counter provides good scoring bonus as well as improved combat flexibility by allowing Lyn to retaliate at 1-2 range. Armor March appears in her base kit and can improve her offensive power so long as she has an armored ally, though possible alternatives include an Atk or Spd Wave skill or Ward Armor.
Quick Riposte is highly recommended to ensure that Lyn can still make follow-up attacks against faster enemy heroes during the Enemy Phase. The guaranteed two attacks make it easy for her to charge her Special skill more quickly thanks to Special Fighter.
Sacaen Guardian (Defensive Focus)
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Blárowl+ (+Def) Alternate: Blue Gift+ (+Spd) |
A | Close Counter |
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Swap | B | Guard 3 |
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Iceberg Alternate: Glacies |
C | Armor March 3 |
| SP | 1,415 | S | Quick Riposte 3 |
- Preferred IV: +DEF or +RES / -HP
- Weapon: Blárowl+ (+Def/Res/Spd) / Blue Gift+ (+Def)
- Assist: Swap / Pivot
- Special: Iceberg / Glacies / Moonbow
- Passive A: Close Counter
- Passive B: Guard / Vengeful Fighter
- Passive C: Armor March / Ward Armor / Threaten Res
- Sacred Seal: Quick Riposte / Close Def / Distant Def
Lyn is arguably stronger as a defensive unit rather than an offensive one, and this set aims to capitalize on that. Blárowl+ is the stronger of the two aforementioned tomes in this build, as it is the only one of the two to grant defensive stats in addition to offensive power. Iceberg or Glacies are the recommended specials, especially if Lyn (LA) has a Resistance boon.
Lyn's weapon refinement is relatively down to preference, but +Def is recommended to improve her mixed bulk. With a Defense boon, a +Def refinement puts Lyn (LA) at a mixed Def/Res spread of 33/34 before buffs.
Close Counter is quite necessary to ensure that Lyn can retaliate against every enemy hero she encounters, whereas Guard ensures that she cannot be burst down by a special skill. Vengeful Fighter 3 could be run in place of Guard, but the existence of the Quick Riposte 3 seal makes this a heavy investment which would be better used elsewhere. If Vengeful Fighter 3 is used in the B slot, Lyn's new best choice in seals is Close or Distant Def.
Lyn's C slot is relatively flexible, but Armor March 3 makes the most sense. Not only is it already accessible as part of her base kit, but she will always want to benefit from the additional movement.
Sacaen Whirlwind (Offensive Focus)
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Blárblade+ | A | Atk/Spd Bond 3 |
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Ardent Sacrifice Alternate: Swap |
B | Desperation 3 |
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Glimmer Alternate: Moonbow |
C | Armor March 3 |
| SP | 1,530 | S | Speed +3 |
- Preferred IV: +SPD / -RES or -DEF
- Weapon: Blárblade+
- Assist: Ardent Sacrifice / Swap / Pivot
- Special: Glimmer / Moonbow
- Passive A: Atk/Spd Bond / Life and Death / Fury
- Passive B: Desperation / Bold Fighter
- Passive C: Armor March / Ward Armor / Threaten Res
- Sacred Seal: Speed +3 / Attack +3
For those wishing to use Lyn (LA) purely offensively, her skill requirements become a bit more lenient. Blárblade+ becomes the stronger choice of the two aforementioned tomes due to its offensive superiority, whereas Close Counter is replaced with a more offensive skill. Atk/Spd Bond is the budget option, but also the stronger option for those striving for pure offense. Life and Death 3 does not have the same positioning requirement, but the trade-off is a -5 to Defense and Resistance.
Desperation 3 is arguably more desirable than Bold Fighter, since the former skill allows Lyn to avoid retaliation from the enemy hero she attacks. The rest of her skills are relatively flexible depending on the rest of her team.
Introduction
Lyn's fourth appearance in Fire Emblem Heroes is one of her stronger incarnations. 36 Speed makes her the fastest armor unit in the game as of the Lovers' Abound update, and the rest of her stats don't fall short either. 31 Attack is extremely workable for offensive builds, whereas a defensive spread of 27/34 gives her impressive mixed bulk. And contrary to her appearance, Lyn (LA) is an armored unit, giving her access to an impressive array of skills including Bold Fighter and Vengeful Fighter.
The only area where Lyn (LA) really falls short is her HP pool. 37 base HP on an armored unit is quite poor, though this is easy enough to remedy. The extra HP from weapon refinery as well as her high Speed and mixed bulk make Lyn (LA) an impressive defensive unit despite her poor base HP.
Lyn's role primarily depends on the rest of her team. She can run both Player Phase and Enemy Phase builds with great success, though she will be more reliant on Armor March or support skills from teammates to compensate for her 1 movement. Overall, a phenomenal unit that is made even stronger by her access to powerful, armor-exclusive skills.
"The nomads of the plains do not abandon their fellow tribespeople. Eliwood and Hector are my dear friends..."
Lyn, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Sword
Strengths
Strong Attack and Speed
Lyn (LA) boasts a solid offensive statline of 31/36, before stat variation, skills and so on. This is a great foundation, particularly given her access to strong, stat-boosting tomes including the Blárblade+ tome or Blárowl+ tome. These stats are also crucial in improving her defensive role: her high Speed ensures that Lyn (LA) can easily avoid follow-up attacks, whereas high Attack allows Lyn (LA) to pick up KOs when retaliating.
Armor unit
Lyn's classification as an armor unit is a huge boon: she benefits massively from armor-exclusive skills such as Bold Fighter and Vengeful Fighter, as well as Hone/Fortify/Goad/Ward Armor buffs and a hefty boost to her BST.
Solid Defense and Resistance
While 27 Defense doesn't seem particularly impressive at first glance, it becomes much more significant alongside Lyn's high Speed and impressive 34 Resistance. Not only does Lyn's Defense stat play an important role in her survivability against physical units, but it also guards her against heroes that target the weaker of the two defensive stats, namely dragon units.
Access to tomes
Though Lyn (LA) is somewhat reliant on Close Counter, just like her predecessor Halloween Henry, the vast array of tomes at her disposal makes her incredibly potent. The obvious choices are the Blárblade+ tome or Blárowl+ tome: both synergize exceptionally well with Armor buffs and the Blárowl+ tome, in particular, can mitigate Lyn's movement penalty. Other options are well worth considering, however, such as a Blárraven+ tome.
Incredibly versatile
As mentioned above, access to tomes and armor skills makes Lyn incredibly versatile. Bold Fighter and Vengeful Fighter set her up for stellar Player Phase and Enemy Phase builds respectively.
Weaknesses
Poor mobility
Lyn's biggest weakness is her poor mobility. Lyn can only move 1 tile per turn, which greatly hinders her ease of use as an offensive unit. This can be mitigated with Armor March, but will limit team composition.
Weakness to anti-armor
Lyn also suffers from a weakness to anti-armor weapons. While she can inherit Svalinn Shield to mitigate this weakness, it is not recommended over Close Counter, which Lyn (LA) desperately needs for strong performance on the Enemy Phase.
Low HP
Lyn's high Speed and reasonably strong defensive stats make her a strong defensive presence, but her base HP is relatively weak. This can be remedied with weapon refinery and merging, but compared to other armored units, her HP pool falls short of expectation.
Team Options
Counters
Lyn's greatest counters are physical Brave weapon users or any green unit that can deal enough damage to surpass her physical bulk (64 with neutral HP and Defense). Her high base Speed makes Lyn (LA) relatively safe against units that rely on high Speed to ensure follow up attacks, but units with exceptionally high Speed, or units that are often run with Quick Riposte will KO Lyn with ease.
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Brave weapon users: Brave Lyn, Bridal Cordelia, and Cherche will have little difficulty defeating Lyn in one round of combat due to her low-end physical bulk for her class type.
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Strong greens: Hector, Hector (LA), Raven, Dorcas, Brave Ike and Winter Chrom have a good chance of OHKO'ing Lyn, once again due to her low physical bulk.
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Anti-armor units: Cherche and Frederick can exploit Lyn's class to deal incredible damage, which will OHKO her without a doubt.
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Blue Egg+ (+Def) | A | Close Counter |
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Ardent Sacrifice | B | Renewal 3 |
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Aether | C | Armor March 3 |
| S | Close Def 3 | ||
speed bane def boon was the only LA lyn i pulled so had to make it work. rather then trying to salvage her speed i tried for a more defensive build. with and armor emblem team she can reach 43 def and 44 res with fortify and ward armor boosts and reaches 49 def 50 res against melee units. renewal healing 10 every second round and blue egg healing 4 every encounter with aether providing most of her damage as well as healing with her low 43 atk. so far she has been able to bait suprisingly well and provide healing to other armored units due to no armor healers as of yet
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Blárowl+ (+Spd) | A | Fury 3 |
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Reposition | B | Renewal 3 |
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Aether | C | Armor March 3 |
| S | Distant Def 3 | ||
+atk - hp: +3 atk and -3hp
Blarowl: +2hp +2spd and +10(11bcz refinement)atk
Fury: +3 atk spd def and res
Distant defense: +6 def and res
Summoner support: +5hp +2 atk spd def and res
+10 merge: +4 hp atk spd def and res
Tempest trial bonus: +10hp +4atk spd ded and res
Blarowl bonuses (x3): +6 atk spd def and res
Hone and fortify armor: +6 atk spd def and res
Ward armor x1: +4def and res
Support with another armor: +2 atk spd def and res
Partners has spur atk spur spd and spur res: +4 atk spd and res
Skill alternative:
Can use any kind of blarowl or even blarblade
Can use reposition, draw back or teleport
Can use aether, glacies or iceberg
Can use fury or atk/spd, atk/res or any bond or even close counter
Can use renewal or wing of mercy or vengeful fighter
Can use distant defense, close defense or even heavy blade or even armored boots seals
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Blárowl+ (+Atk) | A | Close Counter |
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Harsh Command | B | Quick Riposte 3 |
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Iceberg | C | Armor March 3 |
Seal: ???
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She might be -spd but I'll take it, considering the minefield that is her super banes.
Owl Tomes with Ward/Goad Armour will inflate her stats to the point that her nature can be pretty flexible. Even the super banes aren't as much of an issue if arena weight isn't your concern.
B skill is undertermined but flexible. Guard's a pretty decent choice, however Renewal can also be chosen. QR can be another option.
Harsh Command is mostly a filler skill, use whatever's needed. If B is Renewal then her default Ardent Sacrifice also allows her to be a very helpful when she's not fighting.
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Blárraven+ | A | Triangle Adept 3 |
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Pivot | B | Quick Riposte 3 |
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Moonbow | C | Armor March 3 |
| S | Atk Smoke 3 | ||
Preferred IVs: +Def, -HP
Missing out on those optimal IVs for your freshly pulled LA!Lyn? Well look no further than your friendly neighborhood TA + Raven build to help you out in a pinch. Lyn had extremely good defenses for how much speed and resistance she has, giving her a very solid 30 defense with a boon. This means with the TA Raven build at hand, she can stand to counter most physical and magical damage without breaking a sweat. A healthy Quick Riposte 3 or Bold Fighter 3 in her B slot helps to mitigate any issues you might have with a speed bane, and the fact that she won't be taking much damage from her targets means her HP can take a hit as well. Her attack may seem low at 42 at neutral with the blue raven tome, but the guaranteed double on enemy phase and a Moonbow activation really help her to take down foes. The only two banes that will have an issue with this build are Attack and Defense, as both are superbanes and will tank her usefulness quite a bit.
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Blárblade+ | A | Atk/Spd Bond 3 |
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Swap | B | Vantage 3 |
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Iceberg | C | Armor March 3 |
| S | Atk Ploy 2 | ||
Passion from the Plains
With a Speed boon, Lyn is going to hit a nice 39 and will allow her to outspeed some of the fastest units in the game. Coupled with a Blade Tome+ and she's really going to tear a lot of things apart. She also has some respectable Resistance, allowing her to be able to take some magic hits and possibly even wall Reinhardt with the right team. Just beware strong physical units since she will be suffering from the HP bane and her neutral physical defenses are average to above-average at best.
Her special is Iceberg which, while slower to charge due to the Blade Tome, will hit pretty hard thanks to her high Resistance. Swap is her assist skill, allowing her to get away from unfavorable match-ups.
Her default A-skill works nicely since if used on an Armor team, she's definitely going to get even more speed and power when she attacks. If her fellow armors have the Armor C-skills, it will help her tremendously; Hone/Fortify Armor will buff her up and put additional power to her Blade Tome, while Ward/Goad Armor will have lesser effects yet keep from getting hit by Panic Ploy users like Zelgius. Another option, while debatable, is Close Counter so that you can turn her into a much faster version of Winter Tharja; however, you might be better off running a different tome like an Owl, Raven, or her default weapon since they can be refined for Defense and would need a Defense boon.
B-skill is Vantage 3, which will allow her to strike back if she's close to dying and possibly take her opponent down before she does. Quick Riposte 3 can be an option if you're using the QR seal on someone else. Because she is an armor unit, Lyn can also make use of the Winter Fighter skills since they will allow her to fire off her specials easier because of the Blade Tome's increase in charge time provided you have a spare Winter Lissa/Tharja to fodder off.
C-skill is Armor March for Armor teams, which is always welcome to get those tanks moving. Threaten Res 3 is an option, allowing Lyn to hit her opponents even harder provided they don't have naturally high Resistance. Ploy skills are also viable since she does have a respectably high neutral Resistance.
Her seal is flexible, but I've listed Atk Ploy as her seal which will allow her to mess up any enemies in her line of sight. Quickened Pulse can be an option since it will help her special charge up faster if only for the first turn.
Weapon Skills
| Weapons | SP | Rng. | Mt. |
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LightBlue Tome Users Only
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50 | 2 | 4 |
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Ellight Blue Tome Users Only
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100 | 2 | 6 |
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Blue GiftIf foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.
Blue Tome Users Only
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200 | 2 | 8 |
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Blue Gift+If foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.
Learns by default at 5 ★ Blue Tome Users Only
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300 | 2 | 12 |
Support Skills
| Support Skills | Rng. | SP |
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| Ardent SacrificeHeals adjacent ally 10 HP. Unit loses 10HP (but cannot reach 0 this way)
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1 | 150 |
Passive Skills
| Passive Skills | SP | Slot |
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Atk/Spd Bond 1Grants Atk/Spd+3 during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.
Inheritable by all units.
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60 | A |
Atk/Spd Bond 2Grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.
Inheritable by all units.
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120 | A |
Atk/Spd Bond 3Grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.
Unlocks at 5 ★ Inheritable by all units.
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240 | A |
Guard 1If unit's HP is ≥ 100% at start of combat, enemy is inflicted with Special cooldown charge-1.
(If using similar skill, only highest value applied.)
Inheritable by all units.
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50 | B |
Guard 2If unit's HP is ≥ 90% at start of combat, enemy is inflicted with Special cooldown charge-1.
(If using similar skill, only highest value applied.)
Inheritable by all units.
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100 | B |
Guard 3If unit's HP is ≥ 80% at start of combat, enemy is inflicted with Special cooldown charge-1.
(If using similar skill, only highest value applied.)
Unlocks at 5 ★ Inheritable by all units.
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200 | B |
Armor March 1If unit has 100% HP and an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only; does not stack.)
Only inheritable by armor units.
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60 | C |
Armor March 2If unit has ≥ 50% HP and an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only; does not stack.)
Only inheritable by armor units.
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120 | C |
Armor March 3If unit has an adjacent armored ally at the start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack.)Unlocks at 5 ★ Only inheritable by armor units.
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240 | C |
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