Close Ward
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Close Ward (Japanese: 明鏡の反撃・近距離 Short-Range Mirror Counterattack) is a passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; unlike most passive skills in Heroes, Close Ward comes in only one tier. Contrary to what its name implies, Close Ward does not deal specifically with range-1 targets; Distant Ward boosts its wielder's Attack and Resistance during combat when a target wielding a red tome, blue tome, green tome, colorless tome, staff, or any color of breath skill initiates combat against its wielder, and also allows its wielder to counterattack regardless of its target's range and disable any of the target's skills that allow targeting of the lower of the user's Defense or Resistance.
Data
| Game | Icon | Effect | Activation | Capacity | Notes |
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Boosts user's Attack and Resistance by +5 each during combat, user can counterattack regardless of target's range, and disables target's skill that target the lower of user's Defense or Resistance. | Target initiates combat wielding any red, blue, green or colorless tome, staff, or breath weapon | -- | Cost: 300 SP |
Availability
Heroes
| Units | Plumeria: Temptation Anew |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Close Ward |
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| Spanish (Spain) |
Pugna guardiana |
Guardian fight |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
Pugna protectora |
Protective fight |
| French |
Gardien proche |
Close guard |
| German |
Nahbann |
Near Ban |
| Italian |
Scudo vicino |
Near shield |
| Portuguese (Brazil) |
Zelo de perto |
Close zeal |
| Traditional Chinese |
明鏡反擊・近距離 |
Close-range mirror counterattack |
