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Ruler of Nihility

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Ruler of Nihility

Is feh ruler of nihility.png
Icon of the Ruler of Nihility skill in Heroes.

Type(s)

Passive (Type B)

First game

Heroes

Ruler of Nihility (Japanese: 虚無の王 King of nothingness) is a passive type B skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Ruler of Nihility comes in only one tier. Ruler of Nihility debuffs nearby enemies and prevents them from counterattacking; and if a foe's HP is high or they have an active penalty, it reduces their attack and defense]], and reduces the user's special cooldown count if their attack can trigger their special.

Data

Game Icon Type Effect SP cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
Is feh ruler of nihility.png B At start of turn, inflicts −7 each to attack and defense, Discord (Inflicts −⁠(2 + number of allies within 2 spaces of unit) each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance on unit through their next action), and "unit cannot counterattack" on nearest foes within 5 spaces of user and enemies within 2 spaces of those foes through their next actions. If foe's HP ≥ 75% or penalty is active on foe at start of combat, inflicts −5 each to attack and defense on foe during combat, and if user's attack can trigger user's special, grants −1 special cooldown count to user before user's firs attack during combat. 300 -- -- --

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Ginnungagap: Ruler of Nihility

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-7,【Discord】,
and status preventing counterattacks on nearest
foes within 5 spaces of unit and foes within 2
spaces of those foes through their next actions.
At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75% or
【Penalty】is active on foe, inflicts
Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if
unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants
Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's
first attack during combat.

【Discord】
Inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-X on unit during
combat (X = 2 + number of allies within
2 spaces of unit; max 5) through its
next action.

【Penalty】
All effects that last "on foe through its next
action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill
like Panic or Threaten and negative status
effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting
movement, or the effects of a skill like
Triangle Adept or Guard).
ターン開始時、自分の周囲5マス以内にいる最も近い
敵とその周囲2マス以内の敵の
攻撃、守備-7、
【不和】、反撃不可の状態異常を付与
(敵の次回行動終了時まで)

戦闘開始時、敵のHPが75%以上の時、または、
敵が【不利な状態異常】を受けている時、
戦闘中、敵の攻撃、守備-5、かつ
自分が攻撃時に発動する奥義を装備している時、
戦闘中、自分の最初の攻撃前に奥義発動カウント-1

【不和】
戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防が減少する状態異常
減少値は、
周囲2マス以内の味方の数(上限3)+2
(敵の次回行動終了まで)

【不利な状態異常】
「敵の次回行動終了まで」の効果全般
(弱化、移動制限、パニック、反撃不可、
 相性激化、キャンセル等)

Etymology and other languages

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

Ruler of Nihility

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Japanese

虚無の王

King of nothingness

Spanish

Monarca del vacío

Monarch of the void

French

Figure du néant

Face of the void

German

Herrin der Leere

Lady of the void

Italian

Sovrana del nulla

Sovereign of nothing

Portuguese

Regente do nada

Regent of nothing

Traditional Chinese

虛無之王

King of nothingness

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Healing skills Armored WallFlow RefreshLive to ServeMystic BoostRecover RingRenewalS DrinkSolar Brace
Mobility skills AerobaticsA/D Far TraceA/D Near TraceA/R Far TraceA/R Near TraceA/S Far TraceA/S Near TraceBeast N TraceChivalryClose CallDeep StarDetailed ReportDrag BackEscape RouteFlier FormationFlow N TraceHit and RunKnock BackLungeMoonlight BangleMoonlit Bangle FMurderous LionObstructPassRaging StormRaging TempestRepelS/D Far TraceS/D Near TraceS/R Far TraceS/R Near TraceSoaring WingsSunlight BangleSunlit Bangle DWarp PowderWings of Mercy
Proximity skills Binding NecklaceGet Behind Me!Murderous LionRuler of NihilitySabotage AtkSabotage A/RSabotage DefSabotage ResSabotage SpdSudden PanicYune's Whispers
Stat-boosting skills Atk/Def LinkAtk/Res LinkAtk/Spd LinkBelieve in Love?Blaze DanceBufferCaldera DanceDef/Res LinkDeluge DanceEarth DanceFireflood DanceFirestorm DanceGale DanceGeyser DanceLunar BraceRockslide DanceShield PulseSpd/Def LinkSpd/Res LinkSpurnTorrent DanceVelocityWrath
Turn-related skills Aerial ManeuversAssassin's StrikeBlue Lion RuleBold FighterBrash AssaultClose CallCrafty FighterDaring FighterDesperationDive-BombDouble LionDragon's IreEven Pulse TieFlow DesperationFlow RefreshFrenzyHardy FighterHoly War's EndKilling IntentLungeOccultist's StrikeOdd Pulse TiePoison StrikePrescienceQuick RiposteRaging StormRepelSlick FighterSoul of ZofiaSpecial SpiralVantageVengeful FighterYngvi Ascendant
Miscellaneous skills Beast SenseBeorc's BlessingBushidoCancel AffinityCounter RoarDazzling DiscordDazzling ShiftDazzling StaffDisarm TrapDragon WallDragon's WrathGambitGuard BearingLaguz FriendLive for BountyLive for HonorMagic GambitMoon-Twin WingNull C-DisruptPoetic JusticeSacae's BlessingTrue Dragon WallWrathful StaffWrathful Tempo