Avoid

With his high avoid, Pent is able to easily dodge this enemy General's attack.

Avoid (Japanese: 回避 avoidance), known as avoidance in Three Houses and abbreviated Avo, is a calculation determining the ability of a unit to dodge incoming attacks. A unit's avoid is calculated based primarily on their attack speed calculation and on any bonuses or penalties awarded by the terrain on which they stand, and depending on the individual Fire Emblem series game may include other factors, such as their luck stat and bonuses awarded by supports, skills and the weapon triangle. As such, while a unit's base speed stat is a factor, in all games until Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon a unit's avoid calculation is helped or hindered by the weight of the weapon they wield.

In battle, the avoid calculation is used against the opponent's base hit rate, and is directly subtracted from the base hit rate to produce the opponent's "battle hit rate": their practical odds of actually striking the unit and causing damage, as displayed in the battle screen and in the combat forecast panel. The faster the unit and the lighter their weapon, the better their odds of substantially reducing their opponent's hit rate and thus dodging their attacks.

Calculations

Avoid

Game	Formula	Notes
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	Physical avoid: (Attack speed) + (Terrain bonus) Magical avoid: (Luck)	--
Gaiden	Physical avoid: (Attack speed) + (Terrain bonus) Magical avoid: (Attack speed) + (Luck)	--
Mystery of the Emblem	Physical avoid: (Speed) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus) Magical avoid: (Speed) + (Luck) + (Support bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Genealogy of the Holy War	(Attack speed × 2) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Authority bonus) + (Charm bonus) + (Lover bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. In this game, Avoid can be negative, through the possibility of negative attack speed or through some tiles' avoid penalties.
Thracia 776	(Attack speed × 2) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus) + (Authority bonus) + (Charm bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
The Binding Blade	(Attack speed × 2) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
The Blazing Blade	(Attack speed × 2) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus) + Tactician bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
The Sacred Stones	(Attack speed × 2) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Path of Radiance	(Attack speed × 2) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus) + (Biorhythm bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Radiant Dawn	(Attack speed × 2) + (Luck) + (Terrain bonus) + (Buddy support bonus) + (Biorhythm bonus) + (Affinity bonus) + (Authority bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Shadow Dragon	(Attack speed) + (Luck / 2) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
New Mystery of the Emblem	(Speed) + (Luck / 2) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus) + (Class bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0. The class bonus is +10 for Swordmasters only.
Awakening	[([Speed × 3] + Luck) / 2] + (Support bonus) + (Dual bonus) + (Skill bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Fates	[([Speed × 3] + Luck) / 2] + (Support bonus) + (Dual bonus) + (Skill bonus) + (Class bonus)	Class bonus is +5 for Master Ninjas, and +10 for Lodestars, Nine-Tails, Swordmasters, Pegasus Knights, and Witches. If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Shadows of Valentia	Physical avoid: (Attack speed) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus) Magical avoid: [(Speed + Luck) / 2] + (Support bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Three Houses	Physical avoid: (Attack speed) + (Terrain bonus) + (Support bonus) + (Ability bonus) + (Equipment bonus) + (Battalion bonus) Magical avoid: [(Speed + Luck) / 2] + (Ability bonus) + (Equipment bonus) + (Battalion bonus)	If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.
Engage	Weapon avoid: (Speed × 2) + (Luck / 2) + (Terrain bonus × Unit type bonus) + (Support bonus) + (Skill bonus) Staff avoid: [([Resistance × 3] + Luck) / 2] + (Terrain bonus × Unit type bonus)	Unit type bonus is 2 for Covert-type classes, 0 if the foe is a Mystical-type class, 1 for all others. If any bonus is not relevant, the bonus in question is taken to be 0.

Battle hit rate

In all games except Thracia 776, the minimum possible battle hit rate is 0%, while the maximum possible battle hit rate is 100%. An attack cannot be a critical hit unless it hits, thus even if the critical rate is 100%, a unit not always land a critical hit. They can also be blocked by Pavise or Dual Guards depending on the game. In all games from The Binding Blade onward, the displayed battle hit rate is not accurate; for more details, see true hit.

The battle hit rate for offensive staves is an entirely separate calculation based on the resistance of the target and the magic stat of the staff's wielder; for this calculation, see Resistance § Calculations.

Game	Formula	Notes
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	Physical hit rate: [(Unit's base physical hit rate) − (Opponent's physical avoid)]% Magical hit rate: [(User's weapon's hit) − (Opponent's luck)]%	--
Gaiden	Physical hit rate: [(Unit's base physical hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]% Magical hit rate: [(User's spell's hit) − (Opponent's speed + luck)]%	Magical hit rate cannot exceed the spell's base hit. Hit rate is always 100% for units holding the Luna.
Mystery of the Emblem	Physical hit rate: [(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's physical avoid)]% Magical hit rate: [(User's base hit rate) − (Opponent's magical avoid)]%	There exists a 3 / 256 chance for a 0% hit to connect.
Genealogy of the Holy War	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
Thracia 776	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	The minimum possible battle hit rate is 1%, while the maximum possible battle hit rate is 99%.
The Binding Blade	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	There exists a very small chance for a 100% hit to miss.
The Blazing Blade	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
The Sacred Stones	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
Path of Radiance	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
Radiant Dawn	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
Shadow Dragon	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
New Mystery of the Emblem	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
Awakening	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
Fates	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--
Shadows of Valentia	Physical hit rate: [(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's physical avoid)]% Magical hit rate: [(User's base hit rate) − (Opponent's magical avoid)]%	Magical hit rate cannot exceed the spell's base hit without the aid of a support bonus.
Three Houses	Physical hit rate: [(Unit's base physical hit rate) − (Opponent's physical avoid)]% Magical hit rate: [(User's base magical hit rate) − (Opponent's magical avoid)]%	--
Engage	[(Unit's base hit rate) − (Opponent's avoid)]%	--

Items and skills affecting avoid

Items and skills awarding avoid bonuses or penalties
	Item	Avoid increase	Games
	Charm	+10/+5 hit rate and avoid to all allied units within a 3-tile radius of the user.	Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Awakening
	Vigilance	+20 avoid when equipped. Ulki only.	Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn
	Daunt	-5 hit rate and avoid to all enemy units within a 3-tile radius of the user.	Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn
	Superior Edge	+50 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a sword.	Awakening
	Superior Lance	+50 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a lance.	Awakening
	Superior Axe	+50 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding an axe.	Awakening
	Superior Bow	+50 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a bow.	Awakening
	Superior Jolt	+50 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a tome.	Awakening
	Underdog Bow	+15 hit rate and avoid if the user's level is lower than the opponent (counting advanced units as level 20 + their current displayed level).	Awakening
	Outdoor Fighter	+10 hit rate and avoid in outdoor maps.	Awakening
	Indoor Fighter	+10 hit rate and avoid in indoor maps.	Awakening
	Patience	+10 hit rate and avoid during the opponent's phase.	Awakening
	Prescience	+10 hit rate and avoid during the unit's phase.	Awakening
	Hex	-15 avoid to adjacent enemies when equipped.	Awakening
	Anathema	−10/−20 avoid to all enemy units in a 3-tile radius when equipped.	Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
	Swordbreaker	+50/+20 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a sword and the user has a lance equipped.	Awakening, Fates, Three Houses
	Lancebreaker	+50/+20 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a lance and the user has an axe equipped.	Awakening, Fates, Three Houses
	Axebreaker	+50/+20 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding an axe and the user has a sword equipped.	Awakening, Fates, Three Houses
	Bowbreaker	+50/+20 when the opponent is wielding a bow and the user has black magic, white magic, or dark magic equipped.	Awakening, Fates, Three Houses
	Tomebreaker	+50/+20 when the opponent is wielding a tome and the user is brawling.	Awakening, Fates, Three Houses
	Lucky Seven	+20 hit rate and avoid during the first seven turns of a chapter/skirmish.	Awakening, Fates
	Tantivy	+10 hit rate and avoid if there are no other allied units in a 3-tile radius of the user.	Awakening
	Quick Burn	+15 hit rate and avoid during the first turn of a chapter/skirmish; each bonus decreases by 1 point per elapsed turn until the 15th turn, where the skill ceases effect.	Awakening
	Slow Burn	+1 hit rate and avoid during the first turn of a chapter/skirmish; each bonus increases by 1 point per elapsed turn until the 15th turn (for a maximum +15 bonus for each), where the skill ceases effect.	Awakening
	Underdog	+15 hit rate and avoid if the user's level is lower than the opponent (counting advanced units as level 20 + their current displayed level).	Awakening, Fates
	Even Rhythm	+10 hit rate and avoid during even-numbered turns.	Awakening
	Odd Rhythm	+10 hit rate and avoid during odd-numbered turns.	Awakening
	Avoid +10	+10 avoid when equipped.	Awakening, Three Houses, Engage
	All Joke-weapons	+10 when equipped.	Fates
	Hinoka's Spear	+10 when equipped.	Fates
	Fujin Yumi	+10 when equipped.	Fates
	Raijinto	+10 when equipped.	Fates
	Hagakure Blade	+20 when equipped.	Fates
	Kagero's Dart	+20 when equipped.	Fates
	All Steel-weapons	-5 when equipped.	Fates
	All Killer-weapons	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	All Venge-weapons	-20 when equipped.	Fates
	Hana's Katana	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Takumi's Shinai	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Oboro's Spear	-5 when equipped.	Fates
	Pine Branch	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Guard Naginata	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Great Club	-5 when equipped.	Fates
	Ryoma's Club	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Hunter's Bow	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Niles's Bow	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Spellbane Yumi	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Spy's Yumi	-20 when equipped.	Fates
	Pursuer	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Jakob's Tray	-5 when equipped.	Fates
	Felicia's Plate	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Spy's Shuriken	-20 when equipped.	Fates
	Chakram	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Excalibur	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	All Magic-weapons except Felicia's Plate	-20 when equipped.	Fates
	Axe Splitter, Pike-Ruin Club and Swordcatcher	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Skadi (End: Lost in the Waves)	+10 when equipped.	Fates
	Robin's Primer	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Bird Spirit	+15 when equipped.	Fates
	Ink Painting	-20 when equipped.	Fates
	Malevolent Text	-10 when equipped.	Fates
	Duelist's Blow	+30/+20 avoid if the user initiates the combat.	Fates, Three Houses
	Shurikenbreaker	+50 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a shuriken.	Fates
	Heartseeker	-20 avoid to all adjacent enemies.	Fates, Three Houses
	Solidarity	+10 avoid and dodge for all adjacent allied units.	Fates
	Perfectionist	+15 Hit rate and Avoid if user's HP = 100%.	Fates
	Fierce Mien	-10 avoid to all enemy units in a 2-tile radius of the user.	Fates
	Fistbreaker	+20 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is brawling and the user has a bow equipped.	Three Houses
	Royal Lineage+	+20 Avoid if user's HP = 100%.	Three Houses
	Confidence	+15 Hit rate and Avoid if user's HP = 100%.	Three Houses
	Born Fighter	-10 avoid to all adjacent enemies.	Three Houses
	Keen Intuition	+30 Avoid if fighting an enemy at range > 1.	Three Houses
	Swordbreaker+	+30 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a sword and the user has a lance equipped.	Three Houses
	Lancebreaker+	+30 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding a lance and the user has an axe equipped.	Three Houses
	Axebreaker+	+30 hit rate and avoid when the opponent is wielding an axe and the user has a sword equipped.	Three Houses
	Giant Wings	+30 avoid if foe has a sword, lance, or axe equipped.	Three Houses
	Sword Avoid +20	+20 Avoid when the user has a sword equipped.	Three Houses
	Axe Avoid +20	+20 Avoid when the user has an axe equipped.	Three Houses
	Bow Avoid +20	+20 Avoid when the user has a bow equipped.	Three Houses
	Brawl Avoid +20	+20 Avoid when the user is brawling.	Three Houses
	White Magic Avoid +20	+20 Avoid when the user has a white magic spell equipped.	Three Houses
	Black Magic Avoid +20	+20 Avoid when the user has a black magic spell equipped.	Three Houses
	Dark Magic Avoid +20	+20 Avoid when the user has a dark magic spell equipped.	Three Houses
	Flickering Flower	+10 Avoid when used.	Three Houses
	Avoid +15	+15 avoid when equipped.	Engage
	Avoid +20	+20 avoid when equipped.	Engage
	Avoid +25	+25 avoid when equipped.	Engage
	Avoid +30	+30 avoid when equipped.	Engage
	Failnaught	+20 avoid if the user initiates the combat.	Engage

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	Ability to dodge enemy attacks. Affects enemy's hit %.*	敵の攻撃をかわす能力です この値だけ　敵の命中が減ります
The Blazing Blade	Ability to dodge enemy attacks. Affects enemy's hit %.	敵の攻撃をかわす能力です この値だけ　敵の命中が減ります
The Sacred Stones	Ability to dodge enemy attacks. Affects enemy's hit %.	敵の攻撃をかわす能力です この値だけ　敵の命中が減ります
Path of Radiance	The ability to avoid enemy attacks. This affects the enemy unit's hit percentage.	敵の攻撃をかわす能力です この値だけ敵の命中が減ります
Radiant Dawn	The ability to avoid enemy attacks. The higher it is, the harder it is for enemies to hit.	敵の攻撃をかわす能力 数値が高いほど当たりづらい
Awakening	Avoid Rate. Affects the unit's odds of evading attacks.	高いほど敵の攻撃を避けやすい
Fates	Avoid Rate. Affects the unit's odds of evading attacks.	高いほど敵の攻撃を避けやすい
Three Houses	Affects the unit's odds of avoiding enemy attacks.	高いほど敵の攻撃を避けやすい。
Engage	Avoid rate. Determines the odds of evading an attack.	攻撃を回避する能力。高いほど 敵の攻撃が当たりにくくなる

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Avoid	--
Japanese	回避	Avoidance
Spanish	Esquivar	Dodge
French	Esquive	Dodge
German	Auszuweichen	Avoid
Italian	Schivare	Dodge
Dutch	Vermijden	Avoid
Korean	회피	Dodge
Simplified Chinese	回避	Avoid +20
Traditional Chinese	回避	Avoid +20

See also

• Dodge
• Hit rate