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Time's Pulse

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Time's Pulse

Is feh time's pulse 1.png
Icon of the Time's Pulse skill in Heroes.

Type(s)

Passive (Type C)

First game

Heroes

Time's Pulse (Japanese: 始まりの鼓動 Origin's pulse) is a three-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Time's Pulse 1, Time's Pulse 2, Time's Pulse 3, and Time's Pulse 4 in order from lowest to highest. Time's Pulse allows its user to accelerate any maximized special skill cooldown count at the start of its user's phase; the amount of time between this skill's activations decreases with the skill's tier.

Data

Game Icon Type Effect SP cost Prerequisites Usable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 1)
Is feh time's pulse 1.png C At start of every third turn, if special cooldown count is at maximum, grants −1 special cooldown count. 60 -- Infantry --
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 2)
Is feh time's pulse 2.png C At start of odd-numbered turns, if special cooldown count is at maximum, grants −1 special cooldown count. 120 Time's Pulse 1 Infantry --
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 3)
Is feh time's pulse 3.png C At start turn, if special cooldown count is at maximum, grants −1 special cooldown count. 240 Time's Pulse 2 Infantry --
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 4)
Is feh time's pulse 4.png C At start turn, if special cooldown count is at maximum, grants −1 special cooldown count.
If special cooldown count is at maximum after combat, grants −1 special cooldown count.
300 Time's Pulse 3 Infantry --

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Time's Pulse 1 Time's Pulse 2 Time's Pulse 3 Time's Pulse 4
Unit (★★★★★) Alm: Saint-KingAltina: Unrivaled DawnByleth: The Fódlan StarByleth: Vengeance VesselCharlotte: Wily WarriorChrom: Fate-Defying DuoDiamant: Rising PowerFjorm: Seaside ThawIgrene: Sworn ProtectorsIshtar: Echoing ThunderLíf: Lethal SwordsmanLysithea: Child ProdigyMarianne: Serene AdherentNino: Spirited SorcererOphelia: Starlit MaidenPent: Mage GeneralShinon: Scathing ArcherSoren: Hushed VoiceSoren: Radiant ConfidantSothis: Girl on the ThroneTimerra: Trick or MeatUllr: The BowmasterVolke: Man of MysteriesYuri: Ashen Valiant Alm: Saint-KingAltina: Unrivaled DawnByleth: The Fódlan StarByleth: Vengeance VesselCharlotte: Wily WarriorChrom: Fate-Defying DuoDiamant: Rising PowerFjorm: Seaside ThawIgrene: Sworn ProtectorsIshtar: Echoing ThunderLíf: Lethal SwordsmanLysithea: Child ProdigyMarianne: Serene AdherentNino: Spirited SorcererOphelia: Starlit MaidenPent: Mage GeneralShinon: Scathing ArcherSoren: Hushed VoiceSoren: Radiant ConfidantSothis: Girl on the ThroneTimerra: Trick or MeatUllr: The BowmasterVolke: Man of MysteriesYuri: Ashen Valiant Alm: Saint-KingAltina: Unrivaled DawnByleth: The Fódlan StarByleth: Vengeance VesselCharlotte: Wily WarriorChrom: Fate-Defying DuoDiamant: Rising PowerFjorm: Seaside ThawIgrene: Sworn ProtectorsIshtar: Echoing ThunderLíf: Lethal SwordsmanLysithea: Child ProdigyMarianne: Serene AdherentNino: Spirited SorcererOphelia: Starlit MaidenPent: Mage GeneralShinon: Scathing ArcherSoren: Hushed VoiceSoren: Radiant ConfidantSothis: Girl on the ThroneTimerra: Trick or MeatUllr: The BowmasterVolke: Man of MysteriesYuri: Ashen Valiant Altina: Unrivaled DawnByleth: Vengeance VesselDiamant: Rising PowerFjorm: Seaside ThawNino: Spirited SorcererSoren: Radiant ConfidantTimerra: Trick or Meat

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Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 1)
At the start of every third turn, if Special
cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants
Special cooldown count-1.
3ターンに1回、ターン開始時、
奥義発動カウントが最大値なら、奥義発動カウント-1
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 2)
At start of odd-numbered turns, if Special
cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants
Special cooldown count-1.
奇数ターン開始時、
奥義発動カウントが最大値なら、奥義発動カウント-1
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 3)
At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at
its maximum value, grants Special cooldown
count-1.
ターン開始時、
奥義発動カウントが最大値なら、奥義発動カウント-1
Heroes
(Time's Pulse 4)
At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is
at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown
count-1. After combat, if Special cooldown
count is at its maximum value, grants Special
cooldown count-1.
ターン開始時、
奥義発動カウントが最大値なら、奥義発動カウント-1

戦闘後、
奥義発動カウントが最大値なら、奥義発動カウント-1

Etymology and other languages

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

Time's Pulse

--

Japanese

始まりの鼓動

Origin's pulse

Spanish

Pulso temporal

Temporal pulse

French

Influx temporel

Temporal influx

German

Zeitpuls

Time Pulse

Italian

Battito tempo

Time beat

Portuguese

Pulso temporal

Temporal pulse

Traditional Chinese

初始之躍動

Starting pulse

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