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Breath of Blight

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Breath of Blight

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Type

Breath

Wielder(s)

Garon

First game

Heroes

Breath of Blight (Japanese: 暗夜竜のブレス Dark Night Dragon's Breath) is a weapon skill in the breath category which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; it is a personal weapon of Garon. Breath of Blight neutralizes anti-dragon bonus damage, and also allows its wielder to deal damage over a wide radius on turn 4 and heal itself based on the number of targets hit.

Stats

Game Icon Type Might Range SP cost Refine cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(refine: Unrefined)
Is feh skill weapon.png Breaths 16 1 400 -- Flametongue -- Neutralizes bonus damage against dragon units.
At start of turn 4, deals 10 damage to foes within 3 spaces of user and restores (number of foes within 3 spaces of user × 5) HP to user.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Heroes
(refine: +Effect)
Is feh wpn breath of blight refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Neutralizes bonus damage against dragon units.
At start of turns 3 and 4, deals 13 damage to foes within 4 spaces of user and restores (number of foes within 4 spaces of user × 13) HP to user.
If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 attack to user and inflicts −5 attack on foe during combat.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +3 HP.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 attack to user and inflicts −5 attack and −1 special cooldown charge per attack on foe during combat.
Heroes
(refine: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Breaths 18 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Neutralizes bonus damage against dragon units.
At start of turns 3 and 4, deals 13 damage to foes within 4 spaces of user and restores (number of foes within 4 spaces of user × 13) HP to user.
If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 attack to user and inflicts −5 attack on foe during combat.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP.
Heroes
(refine: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Neutralizes bonus damage against dragon units.
At start of turns 3 and 4, deals 13 damage to foes within 4 spaces of user and restores (number of foes within 4 spaces of user × 13) HP to user.
If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 attack to user and inflicts −5 attack on foe during combat.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes
(refine: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Neutralizes bonus damage against dragon units.
At start of turns 3 and 4, deals 13 damage to foes within 4 spaces of user and restores (number of foes within 4 spaces of user × 13) HP to user.
If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 attack to user and inflicts −5 attack on foe during combat.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes
(refine: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Breaths 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Neutralizes bonus damage against dragon units.
At start of turns 3 and 4, deals 13 damage to foes within 4 spaces of user and restores (number of foes within 4 spaces of user × 13) HP to user.
If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 attack to user and inflicts −5 attack on foe during combat.
If foe's range = 2, attack deals damage based on lower of their defense or resistance.
Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Garon: King of Nohr

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Game Text
(English)
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(Japanese)
Heroes
(Unrefined)
Neutralizes "effective against dragons" bonuses.
At the start of turn 4, deals 10 damage to foes
within 3 spaces, and restores HP to unit =
number of foes within 3 spaces × 5. If foe's
Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower
of foe's Def or Res.
竜特効無効
4ターン目開始時、周囲3マス以内の敵に10ダメージ
かつ周囲3マス以内の敵の数×5だけ自身を回復
射程2の敵に、敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算
Heroes
(Refined)
Neutralizes "effective against dragons" bonuses.
At the start of turns 3 and 4, deals 13 damage
to foes within 4 spaces of unit and restores HP
to unit = number of foes within 4 spaces × 13.
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants
Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during
combat. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage
using the lower of foe's Def or Res.
竜特効無効
射程2の敵に、敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算

3~4ターン目開始時、
自分の周囲4マスの敵に13ダメージ、かつ
自分のHPが
(自分の周囲4マスの敵の数×13)回復

戦闘開始時、自身のHPが25%以上なら、
戦闘中、自身の攻撃+5、敵の攻撃-5
Heroes
(Refined: +effect)
If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75%
at start of combat, grants Atk+5 to unit and
inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat and also
inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe
per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does
not stack.)
敵から攻撃された時、または
戦闘開始時、敵のHPが75%以上の時、
戦闘中、自身の攻撃+5、敵の攻撃-5、
敵の奥義発動カウント変動量-1
(同系統効果複数時、最大値適用)

Trivia

  • In Fire Emblem Fates, dragon Garon's weapon Dark Breath (暗夜竜の翼 "Dark Night Dragon's Wing" in Japanese) is internally referred to as 暗夜竜のブレス "Dark Night Dragon's Breath", which is Breath of Blight's Japanese name.
  • The effect granted by the Breath of Blight in Heroes is based on the Dragon Veins' effects in the Birthright endgame.

Etymology and other languages

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

Breath of Blight

--

Japanese

暗夜竜のブレス

Dark Night Dragon's Breath

Spanish
(Spain)

Aliento pútrido

Putrid breath

Spanish
(Latin America)

Soplo rancio

Rancid breath

French

Souffle fléau

Scourge breath

German

Fäulnisatem

Rot Breath

Italian

Soffio malevolo

Malevolent breath

Portuguese

Sopro ferrugem

Rust breath

Traditional Chinese

暗夜龍吐息

Dark night dragon breath

See also

Breath skills in Heroes
Basic breath skills Fire BreathFire Breath+Flametongue
Breath skills with secondary effects Arcane FellstoneArcane GrimaBlackfire BreathDark BreathDragon's StoneGlittering BreathLantern BreathLight BreathLightning BreathNew-Sun StonePale BreathSerenity BreathSurprise BreathUmbra BurstWater Breath
Personal breath skills Astral BreathAurora BreathAwoken BreathBreath of BlightBreath of FlameBreath of FogBrutal BreathChilled BreathDazzling BreathDemonic BreathDew DragonstoneDivine BreathDivine MistDivine One's ArtsDraconic RageDragon's FistDusk DragonstoneEerie ScriptureEnveloping BreathEternal BreathEthereal BreathEverliving BreathExpirationFaithful BreathFell BreathFlamelick BreathFrost BreathFrostbite BreathFrostfire BreathGhostly LanternsGloom BreathGodly BreathGreat FlameLilac-Jade BreathLoving BreathMonarch's StoneMoonless BreathMoonlight StoneMoonstrike BreathNurturing BreathOracle's BreathPrimordial BreathPurifying BreathRazing BreathRemote BreathRevealing BreathRuinous FrostSavage BreathScalding BreathShadow BreathSilent BreathSilent PowerSnow's GraceSpirit BreathStarlight StoneSublime SurgeSummer's BreathSun DragonstoneTwin DivinestoneVallastoneWitch BreathWizened BreathZephyr Breath