Fortify Defense

Fortify Defense Icon of the Fortify Def skill in Engage. Grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn at start of player phase.

Type(s) Bond Ring (Engage) Passive (Type C) (Heroes) First game Heroes

Fortify Defense (Japanese: 守備の鼓舞 Defense Inspiration) is a four-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes, later appearing in Engage; in Heroes, the individual tiers of the skill are Fortify Def 1, Fortify Def 2, Fortify Def 3, and Fortify Def 4 in order from lowest to highest. Fortify Def boosts the defense of allies adjacent to the user for 1 turn; the size of the defense boost increases with the skill's tier.

In Engage, it appears as a single skill with a similar effect, and is accessible by equipping Sharena's Bond Ring.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Engage		Grants buff of +2 defense to all adjacent allies for one turn at the start of the user's phase.	--	--	--

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Fortify Def 1)		C	At start of turn, grants +2 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	50	--	--	✓	--
Heroes (Fortify Def 2)		C	At start of turn, grants +3 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	100	Fortify Def 1	--	✓	--
Heroes (Fortify Def 3)		C	At start of turn, grants +4 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	200	Fortify Def 2	--	✓	--
Heroes (Fortify Def 4)		C	At start of turn, grants +7 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	300	Fortify Def 3	--	✓	--

Availability

Engage

Bond Rings

Sharena S

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Engage	Grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn at start of player phase.	自軍フェイズ開始時 隣接する味方の守備＋2
Heroes (Fortify Def 1)	At start of turn, grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋２（１ターン）
Heroes (Fortify Def 2)	At start of turn, grants Def+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋３（１ターン）
Heroes (Fortify Def 3)	At start of turn, grants Def+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋４（１ターン）
Heroes (Fortify Def 4)	At start of turn, grants Def+7 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋７（１ターン）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Fortify Defense	Abbreviated as Fortify Def.
Japanese	守備の鼓舞	Defense Inspiration
Spanish	Impulso Defensa	Defense impulse. Abbreviated as Impulso Def; abbreviated as Impulso Def. in the American localization of Heroes.
French	Impulsion Défense	Defense impulse; abbreviated as Impulsion Déf.
German	Verteidigung stärken	Strengthen Defense; abbreviated as Ver. stärken.
Italian	Fortifica Difesa	Fortify Defense; abbreviated as Fortifica Dif.
Portuguese	Defesa intensa	Intense Defense; abbreviated as Def. intensa.
Korean	수비의 고무	Defense inspiration
Simplified Chinese	防守鼓舞	Inspire defense
Traditional Chinese	防守鼓舞	Inspire Defense

See also

• Fortify Res
• Hone Atk
• Hone Spd