Close Defense

Close Defense Icon of the Close Def 1 skill in Heroes.

Type(s) Passive (Type A) First game Heroes

Close Defense (Japanese: 近距離防御 Close-Range Defense) is a four-tiered passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Close Def 1, Close Def 2, Close Def 3, and Close Def 4 in order from lowest to highest. Close Defense increases the user's defense and resistance when attacked by an opponent wielding a sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast weapon; the size of the boosts increases with the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Close Def 1)		A	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast weapon, grants +2 each to defense and resistance to user during combat.	60	--	--	✓	--
Heroes (Close Def 2)		A	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast weapon, grants +4 each to defense and resistance to user during combat.	120	Close Def 1	--	✓	--
Heroes (Close Def 3)		A	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast weapon, grants +6 each to defense and resistance to user during combat.	240	Close Def 2	--	✓	--
Heroes (Close Def 4)		A	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast weapon, grants +8 each to defense and resistance to user and neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat.	240	Close Def 3	--	✓	--

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Close Def 1)	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.	剣、槍、斧、竜、獣の敵から攻撃された時、 戦闘中、守備、魔防＋２
Heroes (Close Def 2)	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	剣、槍、斧、竜、獣の敵から攻撃された時、 戦闘中、守備、魔防＋４
Heroes (Close Def 3)	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.	剣、槍、斧、竜、獣の敵から攻撃された時、 戦闘中、守備、魔防＋６
Heroes (Close Def 4)	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+8 and neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	剣、槍、斧、竜、獣の敵から攻撃された時、 戦闘中、守備、魔防＋８、かつ敵の強化の＋を 無効にする （無効になるのは、鼓舞や応援等の＋効果）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Close Defense	Abbreviated as Close Def.
Japanese	近距離防御	Close-Range Defense
Spanish	Defesa contigua	Contiguous Defense; abbreviated as Def contigua in the European localization and as Def. contigua in the American localization.
French	Défense proche	Close Defense; abbreviated as Déf proche.
German	Nahverteidigung	Near Defense; abbreviated as Nahver.
Italian	Difesa vicina	Near Defense
Portuguese	Defesa de perto	Defense up close; abbreviated as Def. de perto.
Traditional Chinese	近距離防禦	Close-ranged defense

See also

• Distant Defense