Distant Guard

Distant Guard Icon of the Distant Guard 1 skill in Heroes. Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+2 during combat."

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

Distant Guard (Japanese: 救援の行路 Rescue Path) is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are known as Distant Guard 1, Distant Guard 2, and Distant Guard 3 in order from lowest to highest. Units with a Distant Guard skill allows their wielders' nearby allies to get boosts to their defensive skills during combat when fighting users of ranged-attacking skills; the size of the allies' boosts increase with the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Heroes (Distant Guard 1)		Allies within two spaces of user get +2 boosts each to Defense and Resistance when fighting enemies wielding any color of bow, dagger, red tome, blue tome, green tome, colorless tome, or staff skills.	--	--	Cost: 60 SP
Heroes (Distant Guard 2)		Allies within two spaces of user get +3 boosts each to Defense and Resistance when fighting enemies wielding any color of bow, dagger, red tome, blue tome, green tome, colorless tome, or staff skills.	--	--	Cost: 120 SP
Heroes (Distant Guard 3)		Allies within two spaces of user get +4 boosts each to Defense and Resistance when fighting enemies wielding any color of bow, dagger, red tome, blue tome, green tome, colorless tome, or staff skills.	--	--	Cost: 240 SP

Availability

Heroes

Units

Berkut: Debonair Noble • Caineghis: Gallia's Lion King • Eremyia: Bishop of Woe • Innes: Frelian Moonlight • Kronya: Gleaming Blade • Laegjarn: Sheathed Steel • Linhardt: Hevring's Heir • Lucina: Glorious Archer • Lyn: Lady of the Beach • Merlinus: Pherae's Clerk • Merric: Changing Winds • Micaiah: Radiant Queen (Rarity requirements vary per character)

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Distant Guard	--
Spanish	Guardia lejana	Far guard
French	Garde distante	Distant guard
German	Fernschutz	Remote Protection
Italian	Guardia distante	Distant guard; abbreviated as Guardia dist.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Guarda distante	Distant guard; abbreviated as Guarda dist.
Traditional Chinese	遠距離警戒	Long-distant alert

See also

• Close Guard
• Distant Defense

Type C passive skills in Heroes

Debuffing skills Atk Ploy • Atk/Spd Ploy • Atk Smoke • Atk/Def Rein • Atk/Res Ploy • Atk/Res Rein • Atk/Spd Rein • A/S Rein Snap • Chaos Named • Def Ploy • Def Smoke • Def/Res Ploy • Def/Res Rein • Glare • Panic Ploy • Res Ploy • Res Smoke • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke • Spd/Def Rein • S/D Rein Snap • Spd/Res Crux • Spd/Res Rein Experience-related skills Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Beast Exp. • Beast Valor • B Tome Exp. • B Tome Valor • Bow Exp. • Bow Valor • Dagger Exp. • Dagger Valor • Dragon Exp. • Dragon Valor • G Tome Exp. • G Tome Valor • Lance Exp. • Lance Valor • R Tome Exp. • R Tome Valor • Staff Exp. • Staff Valor • Sword Exp. • Sword Valor Healing skills Breath of Life • Even Recovery • Odd Recovery • Sparkling Boost Mobility skills Air Orders • Armor March • Armored Stride • Assault Troop • A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • A/R Near Save • A/S Far Save • A/S Near Save • Canto Control • D/R Far Save • D/R Near Save • Even Tempest • Fanged Ties • Fetters of Dromi • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Odd Tempest • Opening Retainer • Soaring Guidance • Solitary Dream Proximity skills Alarm Atk/Def • Alarm Atk/Spd • Alarm Def/Res • Alarm Spd/Def • Armor March • Armored Stride • Atk Tactic • A/D Far Save • Atk/Def Gap • Atk/Def Hold • Atk/Def Menace • A/D Near Save • Atk/Def Oath • Atk/Def Rein • A/R Far Save • Atk/Res Gap • Atk/Res Hold • Atk/Res Menace • A/R Near Save • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Rein • Atk Smoke • A/S Far Save • Atk/Spd Gap • Atk/Spd Hold • Atk/Spd Menace • A/S Near Save • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Pledge • Atk/Spd Rein • A/S Rein Snap • Bern's New Way • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Cross Spur Atk • Cross Spur Spd • Cross Spur Res • Darkling Dragon • Darkling Guardian • Deadly Miasma • Def Tactic • Def/Res Gap • Def/Res Hold • Def/Res Menace • D/R Near Save • Def/Res Oath • Def/Res Pledge • Def/Res Rein • Def Smoke • Distant Guard • Divine Deceit • Divine Fang • Domain of Flame • Domain of Ice • Dragon Monarch • Dream Deliverer • Drive Atk • Drive Def • Drive Res • Drive Spd • Even Recovery • Everliving Domain • Faith in Humanity • Fatal Smoke • Fortify Armor • Fortify Beasts • Fortify Cavalry • Fortify Def • Fortify Dragons • Fortify Fliers • Fortify Res • Glare • Glittering Anima • Goad Armor • Goad Beasts • Goad Cavalry • Goad Dragons • Goad Fliers • Goddess Bearer • Heart of Crimea • Heir to Light • Holy Ground • Hone Armor • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Spd • Human Virtue • Incite Atk/Res • Incite Atk/Spd • Inevitable Death • Infantry Breath • Infantry Flash • Inf. Hexblade • Inf. Null Follow • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Inf. Spd Tactic • Joint Close Guard • Joint Dist. Guard • Joint Drive Atk • Joint Drive Def • Joint Drive Res • Joint Drive Spd • Joint Hone Atk • Joint Hone Def • Joint Hone Res • Joint Hone Spd • Odd Recovery • Opened Domain • Order's Restraint • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Smoke • Pulse Smoke • Rallying Cry • Res Smoke • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Rouse Atk/Res • Rouse Atk/Spd • Rouse Def/Res • Rouse Spd/Def • Rouse Spd/Res • Savage Blow • Severance • Solitary Dream • Spd/Def Gap • Spd/Def Hold • Spd/Def Menace • Spd/Def Oath • Spd/Def Rein • S/D Rein Snap • Spd/Res Gap • Spd/Res Hold • Spd/Res Menace • Spd/Res Oath • Spd/Res Rein • Spd Smoke • Spd Tactic • Spur Atk • Spur Atk/Def • Spur Atk/Res • Spur Atk/Spd • Spur Def • Spur Def/Res • Spur Res • Spur Spd • Spur Spd/Def • Spur Spd/Res • Stall Ploy • Surtr's Menace • Surtr's Portent • Threaten Atk • Threat. Atk/Def • Threat. Atk/Res • Threat. Atk/Spd • Threaten Def • Threat. Def/Res • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Threat. Spd/Def • Threat. Spd/Res • Ward Armor • Ward Beasts • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers • With Everyone! Stat-boosting skills All Together! • Atk Opening • Def Opening • Inborn Idealism • Res Opening • Spd Opening • Vision of Arcadia • Wings of Light Turn-related skills A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • A/S Near Save • Breath of Life • D/R Near Save • Even Atk Wave • Even Def Wave • Even Recovery • Even Res Wave • Even Spd Wave • Even Tempest • Fatal Smoke • Future-Focused • Future-Sighted • Odd Atk Wave • Odd Def Wave • Odd Recovery • Odd Res Wave • Odd Spd Wave • Odd Tempest • Savage Blow • Tip the Scales! Miscellaneous skills Blue Feud • C Feud • Divine Fang • Fell Protection • Green Feud • Impenetrable Dark • Impenetrable Void • Mending Heart • Pulse Up: Blades • Red Feud • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Worldbreaker