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Joint Distant Guard

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Joint Distant Guard

Is feh joint dist guard.png
Icon of the Joint Dist. Guard skill in Heroes.

Type(s)

Passive (Type C)

First game

Heroes

Joint Distant Guard (abbreviated: Joint Dist. Guard; Japanese: 遠距離相互警戒 Long-distance mutual caution) is a passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Joint Distant Guard comes in only one tier. Joint Dist. Guard boost the user's and nearby allies' defense and resistance when facing 2-range weapon types.

Data

Game Icon Type Effect SP cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
Is feh joint dist guard.png C Grants +4 each to defense and resistance to allies within 2 spaces of user during combat against bow; dagger; red, blue, green, or colorless tome; or staff foe.
If user is within 2 spaces of an ally and foe uses bow, dagger, tome, or staff, grants +4 each to defense and resistance to user during combat.
300 Distant Guard 3 -- --

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Ganglöt: Death AnewGotoh: White SageLilina: Beaming BrideMicaiah: Radiant Queen
Units Ganglöt: Death AnewLilina: Beaming BrideMicaiah: Radiant Queen

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
Grants Def/Res+4 to allies within 2 spaces
during combat against bow, dagger, magic, or
staff foes. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally
and foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff,
grants Def/Res+4 to unit during combat.
周囲2マス以内の味方は、
弓、暗器、魔法、杖の敵と戦闘時、
戦闘中、守備、魔防+4

周囲2マス以内に味方がいる時、
弓、暗器、魔法、杖の敵と戦闘時、
戦闘中、自身の守備、魔防+4

Etymology and other languages

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

Joint Distant Guard

Abbreviated as Joint Dist. Guard.

Japanese

遠距離相互警戒

Long-distance mutual caution

Spanish

Maxiguardia larga

Long max-guard

French

Entraide garde distante

Mutual aid distant guard; abbreviated as Entr. garde dist.

German

Nachbar Fernschutz

Neighbor remote Position; abbreviated as Nachb. Fernschutz.

Italian

Guardia distante gruppo

Group distant guard; abbreviated as Guardia dist. gr.

Portuguese

Omniguarda distante

Distant omni-guard

Traditional Chinese

遠距離相互警戒

Long-distance mutual caution

See also

Type C passive skills in Heroes
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