Defense/Resistance Ploy

Defense/Resistance Ploy Icon of the Def/Res Ploy 3 skill in Heroes.

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

Defense/Resistance Ploy (Japanese: 守備魔防の謀策 Defense/Magic defense scheme) is a passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Defense/Resistance Ploy has only one tier: Def/Res Ploy 3. Def/Res Ploy 3 reduces the attack and resistance of any foe with more resistance than the user, and reduces the attack and resistance of a foe in combat if the user has more resistance.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes		C	At start of each phase, if any foes within 3 rows or columns centered on user have resistance < (user's resistance + 5), inflicts −7 each to defense and resistance, Ploy (neutralizes Bonus Doubler (Grants +⁠(current bonus on stat; calculated independently) each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to unit for 1 turn), Treachery (Unit deals +⁠(total bonuses on unit) damage for 1 turn), and Grand Strategy (Grants +⁠(penalty on unit's stat × 2; calculated independently) each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance and extends penalties to last while effect is active to unit for 1 turn) effects on unit), and Exposure (Foe deals +10 damage) on those foes through their next actions.	300	Def Ploy 3 or Res Ploy 3	--	✓	--

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	At start of player phase or enemy phase, if any foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit have Res < unit's Res+5, inflicts Def/Res-7,【Ploy】, and【Exposure】 on those foes through their next actions. 【Ploy】 Neutralizes【Bonus Doubler】,【Treachery】, and【Grand Strategy】effects active on unit during combat through unit's next action. 【Exposure】 Foe's attacks deal +10 damage. 【Bonus Doubler】 Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit's stats for 1 turn. Calculates each stat bonus independently. 【Treachery】 Unit deals additional damage = total bonuses on unit for 1 turn. 【Grand Strategy】 Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current penalty on each of unit's stats × 2 for 1 turn. (Example: if unit has -7 penalty to Atk, grants Atk+14, for a net bonus of Atk+7.) Calculates each stat bonus independently. Unit's negative effects that last "through unit's next action" will remain in effect until this status (Grand Strategy) is neutralized.	自軍ターン開始時、および、敵軍ターン開始時、 自分を中心とした縦３列と横３列にいる 魔防が「自分の魔防＋５」より低い敵の 守備、魔防－７、 【謀策】、【弱点露呈】を付与 （敵の次回行動終了時まで） 【謀策】 戦闘中、自分が受けている状態 【強化増幅】、 【強化ダメージ＋】、 【神軍師の策】の効果を無効化する状態異常 （敵の次回行動終了時まで） 【弱点露呈】 敵から受けた攻撃のダメージ＋１０ 【強化増幅】 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防が 自分が受けている攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防の 強化の値だけ上昇（能力値ごとに計算） （１ターン） 【強化ダメージ＋】 ダメージ＋自分が受けている強化の合計値 （１ターン） 【神軍師の策】 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防が 自分が受けている攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防の 弱化の値の２倍だけ上昇（能力値ごとに計算） （例えば、攻撃－７の弱化を受けていれば、 　－７＋１４で、攻撃＋７となる）（１ターン） 弱化を行動終了時に解除しない この状態（神軍師の策）が解除される時、 弱化も解除する

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Defense/Resistance Ploy	Abbreviated as Def/Res Ploy.
Japanese	守備魔防の謀策	Defense/Magic defense scheme
Spanish	Ardid Defensa/Resistencia	Defense/Resistance ruse; abbreviated as Ardid Def/Res.
French	Ruse Défense/Résistance	Defense/Resistance ruse; abbreviated as Ruse Déf/Rés.
German	Verteidigung/Resistenz-Trick	Defense/Resistance trick; abbreviated as Ver./Res.-Trick.
Italian	Complotto Difesa/Resistenza	Defense/Resistance plot; abbreviated as Complotto D/R.
Portuguese	Manobra Defesa/Resistência	Defense/Resistance maneuver; abbreviated as Manobra D/R.
Traditional Chinese	防守魔防謀策	Defense/Magic defense scheme

Type C passive skills in Heroes

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