Attack Ploy

Attack Ploy Icon of the Atk Ploy 1 skill in Heroes. At start of turn, inflicts Atk-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.

Type(s) Passive (Type C) Game(s) Heroes

Atk Ploy (Japanese: 攻撃の謀策 Attack Scheme) is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Atk Ploy 1, Atk Ploy 2, and Atk Ploy 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with an Atk Ploy skill allows their wielders to lower the Attack of foes in cardinal directions from the user whose Resistance is below that of the user's through their following actions; the size of the Attack drop is affected by the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Atk Ploy 1)		At start of turn, reduces Attack by 3 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action.	--	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Atk Ploy 2)		At start of turn, reduces Attack by 4 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action.	--	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Atk Ploy 3)		At start of turn, reduces Attack by 5 of all foes in a cardinal direction of user whose Resistance is lower than user through foe's next action.	--	--	Cost: 240 SP

Availability

Heroes

Atk Ploy 1

Units	Julius: Scion of Darkness • Katarina: Wayward One • Lena: Tender Angel • Leo: Seashore's Prince • Morgan: Lass from Afar • Oliver: Admirer of Beauty • Solon: Church Shadow (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials	August 2017: 20,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge (Creation)	Requires 100 regular Scarlet Badges, 20 Great Scarlet Badges, and 20 Sacred Coins.

Atk Ploy 2

Units	Julius: Scion of Darkness • Katarina: Wayward One • Lena: Tender Angel • Leo: Seashore's Prince • Morgan: Lass from Afar • Oliver: Admirer of Beauty • Solon: Church Shadow (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 200 regular Scarlet Badges, 60 Great Scarlet Badges, 50 Sacred Coins, and the Atk Ploy 1 seal.

Atk Ploy 3

Units	Julius: Scion of Darkness • Katarina: Wayward One • Lena: Tender Angel • Leo: Seashore's Prince • Morgan: Lass from Afar • Oliver: Admirer of Beauty • Solon: Church Shadow (Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement)	Requires 400 regular Scarlet Badges, 1,000 Great Scarlet Badges, 100 Sacred Coins, and the Atk Ploy 2 seal

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Attack Ploy	Abbreviated as Atk Ploy.
Spanish	Ardid Ataque	Attack ruse; abbreviated as Ardid Ata in the European localization and as Ardid Atq. in the Latin American localization.
French	Ruse Attaque	Attack ruse; abbreviated as Ruse Atq.
German	Angriff-Trick	Attack Trick; abbreviated as Angr.-Trick.
Italian	Complotto Attacco	Attack plot; abbreviated as as Complotto Att.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Manobra Ataque	Attack maneuver; abbreviated as Manobra Atq.
Traditional Chinese	攻擊謀策	Attack scheme

See also

• Defense Ploy
• Resistance Ploy
• Speed Ploy