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Defense Ploy

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Defense Ploy

Is feh def ploy 1.png
Icon of the Def Ploy 1 skill in Heroes.


At start of turn, inflicts Def-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.

Type(s)

Passive (Type C)

Game(s)

Heroes

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

Data

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

Availability

Heroes

Def Ploy 1

Units Cecilia: Festive InstructorArivs: Emperor of FlameFlora: Cold as IceGaius: Thief Exposed
(Rarity requirements vary per character)
Tempest Trials Mini January 2018: 10,000 points
Sacred Seal Forge (Creation) Requires 100 regular Verdant Badges, 20 Great Verdant Badges, and 20 Sacred Coins.

Def Ploy 2

Units Cecilia: Festive InstructorArivs: Emperor of FlameFlora: Cold as IceGaius: Thief Exposed
(Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement) Requires 200 regular Verdant Badges, 60 Great Verdant Badges, 50 Sacred Coins, and the Seal Atk 1 seal.

Def Ploy 3

Units Cecilia: Festive InstructorArivs: Emperor of FlameFlora: Cold as IceGaius: Thief Exposed
(Rarity requirements vary per character)
Sacred Seal Forge (Enhancement) Requires 400 regular Verdant Badges, 1,000 Great Verdant Badges, 100 Sacred Coins, and the Seal Atk 2 seal

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Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Defense Ploy

Abbreviated as Def Ploy.

Spanish

Ardid Defensa

Defense ruse; abbreviated as Ardid Def in the European localization and as Ardid Def. in the Latin American localization.

French

Ruse Défense

Defense ruse; abbreviated as Ruse Déf.

German

Verteidigung-Trick

Defense Trick; abbreviated as Ver.-Trick.

Italian

Complotto Difesa

Defense plot; abbreviated as Complotto Dif.

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Manobra Defesa

Defense maneuver; abbreviated as Manobra Def.

Traditional Chinese

防守謀策

Defense scheme

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See also

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