Defense⁄Resistance Link

Defense/Resistance Link Icon of the Def/Res Link 1 skill in Heroes.

Type(s) Passive (Type B) First game Heroes

Defense/Resistance Link (Japanese: 守備魔防の連携 Defense/Resistance Cooperation) is a three-tiered passive type B skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Def/Res Link 1, Def/Res Link 2, and Def/Res Link 3 in order from lowest to highest. When its user is involved in a movement-based assist skill, Def/Res Link boosts the defense and resistance of both the user and their ally; the size of the boosts increases with the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Def/Res Link 1)		B	If user uses or is target of movement assist skill (e.g. Reposition, Shove), grants +2 each to defense and resistance to user and ally for 1 turn.	60	--		✓	--
Heroes (Def/Res Link 2)		B	If user uses or is target of movement assist skill (e.g. Reposition, Shove), grants +4 each to defense and resistance to user and ally for 1 turn.	120	Def/Res Link 1		✓	--
Heroes (Def/Res Link 3)		B	If user uses or is target of movement assist skill (e.g. Reposition, Shove), grants +6 each to defense and resistance to user and ally for 1 turn.	240	Def/Res Link 2		✓	--

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Def/Res Link 1)	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Def/Res+2 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	移動系補助（体当たり、引き戻し、回り込み等）を 使用した時、または自分に使用された時、 自分と相手の守備、魔防＋２（１ターン）
Heroes (Def/Res Link 2)	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Def/Res+4 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	移動系補助（体当たり、引き戻し、回り込み等）を 使用した時、または自分に使用された時、 自分と相手の守備、魔防＋４（１ターン）
Heroes (Def/Res Link 3)	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Def/Res+6 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	移動系補助（体当たり、引き戻し、回り込み等）を 使用した時、または自分に使用された時、 自分と相手の守備、魔防＋６（１ターン）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Defense/Resistance Link	Abbreviated as Def/Res Link.
Japanese	守備魔防の連携	Defense/Resistance Cooperation
Spanish	Nexo Defensa/Resistencia	Defense/Resistance link; abbreviated as Nexo Def/Res in the European localization and as Nexo Def./Res. in the American localization.
French	Union Défense/Résistance	Defense/Resistance union; abbreviated as Union Déf/Rés.
German	Verteidigung/Resistenz-Bund	Defense/Resistance Bond; abbreviated as Ver./Res.-Bund.
Italian	Combo Difesa/Resistenza	Defense/Resistance combo; abbreviated as Combo Dif/Res.
Portuguese	Elo Defesa/Resistência	Defense/Resistance link; abbreviated as Elo Def./Res.
Traditional Chinese	防守魔防連動	Defense/Magic defense link

See also

• Atk/Spd Link
• Atk/Def Link
• Atk/Res Link
• Spd/Def Link
• Spd/Res Link

Type B passive skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Armored Wall • Atrocity • Atk Cantrip • Atk Feint • Atk/Def Bulwark • A/D Cantrip • Atk/Def Snag • A/D Far Trace • A/D Near Trace • Atk/Def Ruse • A/R Far Trace • A/R Near Trace • A/S Far Trace • Atk/Res Ruse • Atk/Res Snag • Atk/Res Tempo • Atk/Spd Bulwark • A/S Near Trace • Atk/Spd Ruse • Atk/Spd Snag • Barbarity • Beast N Trace • Belief in Love • Chill Atk • Chill Atk/Def • Chill Atk/Res • Chill Atk/Spd • Chill Def • Chill Def/Res • Chill Res • Chill Spd • Chill Spd/Def • Chill Spd/Res • Chilling Seal • Crafty Fighter • Dazzle Far Trace • Deadly Balance • Def Cantrip • Def Feint • Def/Res Ruse • Def/Res Smoke • Def/Res Snag • Divine Recreation • Dull Close • Dull Ranged • Fallen Star • Freezing Seal • Fruit of Life • Gold Unwinding • Guard • Killing Intent • Light and Dark • Lull Atk/Def • Lull Atk/Res • Lull Atk/Spd • Lull Spd/Def • Lull Spd/Res • Moon-Twin Wing • New Divinity • Pegasus Flight • Prescience • Res Cantrip • Res Feint • Sabotage Atk • Sabotage A/D • Sabotage A/R • Sabotage Def • Sabotage Res • Sabotage Spd • Sabotage S/R • Savvy Fighter • Seal Atk • Seal Atk/Def • Seal Atk/Spd • Seal Atk/Res • Seal Def • Seal Def/Res • Seal Res • Seal Spd • Seal Spd/Def • Seal Spd/Res • Special Fighter • Spd/Def Bulwark • S/D Far Trace • S/D Near Trace • Spd/Def Ruse • Spd/Def Snag • Spd/Def Tempo • Spd Cantrip • Spd Feint • Spd/Res Bulwark • S/R Far Trace • S/R Near Trace • Spd/Res Tempo • Spd Preempt • Spd/Res Ruse • Spd/Res Snag • Spoil Rotten • Sun-Twin Wing • Twin-Sky Wing • Vengeful Fighter • Wyvern Flight • Wyvern Rift • Yune's Whispers Follow-up skills Aerial Maneuvers • Assured Rebirth • Axebreaker • Beast Agility • Beast Follow-Up • Binding Shield • Black Eagle Rule • Blue Lion Rule • B Tomebreaker • Bold Fighter • Bowbreaker • Brash Assault • Canny Fighter • Crafty Fighter • Crusader's Ward • Daggerbreaker • Dive-Bomb • Dragon's Ire • Even Follow-Up • Faithful Loyalty • Flow Feather • Flow Flight • Flow Force • Flow Guard • Flow N Trace • Flow Refresh • Follow-Up Ring • G Tomebreaker • Hardy Fighter • Hoðr's Zeal • Holy War's End • Killing Intent • Lancebreaker • Mag. Null Follow • Null Follow-Up‎ • Odd Follow-Up • Phys. Null Follow • Potent • Quick Riposte • Raging Storm • R Tomebreaker • Slick Fighter • Soul of Zofia • Sun-Twin Wing • Swordbreaker • Vengeful Fighter • Wary Fighter • Watersweep • Weaving Fighter • Wily Fighter • Windsweep • Wyvern Rift • Yngvi Ascendant Healing skills Armored Wall • Flow Refresh • Live to Serve • Mystic Boost • Recover Ring • Renewal • S Drink • Solar Brace Mobility skills Aerobatics • A/D Far Trace • A/D Near Trace • A/R Far Trace • A/R Near Trace • A/S Far Trace • A/S Near Trace • Beast N Trace • Chivalry • Close Call • Deep Star • Detailed Report • Drag Back • Escape Route • Flier Formation • Flow N Trace • Hit and Run • Knock Back • Lunge • Moonlight Bangle • Moonlit Bangle F • Murderous Lion • Obstruct • Pass • Raging Storm • Raging Tempest • Repel • S/D Far Trace • S/D Near Trace • S/R Far Trace • S/R Near Trace • Soaring Wings • Sunlight Bangle • Sunlit Bangle D • Warp Powder • Wings of Mercy Proximity skills Binding Necklace • Get Behind Me! • Murderous Lion • Ruler of Nihility • Sabotage Atk • Sabotage A/R • Sabotage Def • Sabotage Res • Sabotage Spd • Sudden Panic • Yune's Whispers Stat-boosting skills Atk/Def Link • Atk/Res Link • Atk/Spd Link • Believe in Love? • Blaze Dance • Buffer • Caldera Dance • Def/Res Link • Deluge Dance • Earth Dance • Fireflood Dance • Firestorm Dance • Gale Dance • Geyser Dance • Lunar Brace • Rockslide Dance • Shield Pulse • Spd/Def Link • Spd/Res Link • Spurn • Torrent Dance • Velocity • Wrath Turn-related skills Aerial Maneuvers • Assassin's Strike • Blue Lion Rule • Bold Fighter • Brash Assault • Close Call • Crafty Fighter • Daring Fighter • Desperation • Dive-Bomb • Double Lion • Dragon's Ire • Even Pulse Tie • Flow Desperation • Flow Refresh • Frenzy • Hardy Fighter • Holy War's End • Killing Intent • Lunge • Occultist's Strike • Odd Pulse Tie • Poison Strike • Prescience • Quick Riposte • Raging Storm • Repel • Slick Fighter • Soul of Zofia • Special Spiral • Vantage • Vengeful Fighter • Yngvi Ascendant Miscellaneous skills Beast Sense • Beorc's Blessing • Bushido • Cancel Affinity • Counter Roar • Dazzling Shift • Dazzling Staff • Disarm Trap • Dragon Wall • Dragon's Wrath • Gambit • Guard Bearing • Laguz Friend • Live for Bounty • Live for Honor • Magic Gambit • Moon-Twin Wing • Null C-Disrupt • Poetic Justice • Sacae's Blessing • True Dragon Wall • Wrathful Staff • Wrathful Tempo