Distant Foil

Distant Foil Icon of the Distant Foil skill in Heroes.

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

Distant Foil (Japanese: 金剛の反撃・遠距離 Long-Distance Diamond Counterattack) is a passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Distant Foil comes in only one tier. Distant Foil boosts its user's attack and defense and allows them to counterattack regardless of range when a foe wielding a sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast weapon initiates combat.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Usable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes		A	If sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast foe initiates combat, grants +5 each to attack and defense to user during combat and user can counterattack regardless of range.	300	--		✓	--

Availability

Heroes

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Eirika: Twin Refulgence • Rinkah: Scion of Flame

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	If sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.	剣、槍、斧、弓、暗器、獣の敵から攻撃された時、 距離に関係なく反撃する、かつ戦闘中、攻撃、守備＋５

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Distant Foil	--
Japanese	金剛の反撃・遠距離	Long-Distance Diamond Counterattack
Spanish	Quiebro largo	Wide dodge
French	Blocage distant	Distant block; abbreviated as Bloc. distant.
German	Fernvergeltung	Remote Retaliation
Italian	Contrasto lontano	Distant counter; abbreviated as Contras. lontano.
Portuguese	Revide distante	Distant retaliation
Traditional Chinese	金剛反擊・遠距離	Long-range diamond counterattack

See also

• Close Foil
• Distant Ward
• Close Ward