List of skills in Fire Emblem Fates

This page lists all of the skills in Fire Emblem Fates.

Personal skills

Personal skills in Fire Emblem Fates
Skill		Effect	Personal skill of
	Supportive	If supporting an ally with a support rank of C or higher, lead unit gets +10 hit rate, +2 damage dealt, and -2 damage taken	Corrin
	Forceful Partner	If supporting Corrin, Corrin gets +15 hit rate and +3 damage dealt	Gunter
	Devoted Partner	If supporting Corrin, Corrin gets +2 damage dealt and -2 damage taken	Felicia
	Evasive Partner	If supporting Corrin, Corrin gets +15 avoid and -3 damage taken	Jakob
	Miraculous Save	If supporting an ally, grants the supported ally Miracle	Kaze
	Healing Descant	At start of user's turn, heals 10% HP to all allies within a two-tile radius of user	Azura
	Vow of Friendship	If Corrin's HP ≤ 50%, +3 damage dealt and -3 damage taken by user	Silas
	Highwayman	Inflicts -3 strength, -3 speed debuff on foes cannot counterattack	Shura
	Peacebringer	-2 damage dealt by all units within a two-tile radius of user	Izana
	Forager	If the user stands on mountain, forest, wasteland, or field terrain, user recovers 20% HP at start of turn	Mozu
	Fiery Blood	If user's HP < 100%, +4 damage dealt by user	Rinkah
	Quiet Strength	-2 damage taken by all allies within a two-tile radius of user	Sakura
	Fearsome Blow	If user initiates combat and defeats the target, other foes adjacent to user take 20% of their maximum HP as damage	Hana
	Perfectionist	If user's HP = 100%, +15 hit rate, +15 avoid	Subaki
	Pyrotechnics	If user's HP ≤ 50% and user initiates combat, user and all enemies within a two-tile radius take 20% of their maximum HP as damage after combat	Saizo
	Capture	If the My Castle has a prison, grants the user the Capture command. Generic enemies defeated using this command will be sent to the prison.	Orochi
	Rallying Cry	+2 damage dealt by all allies within a two-tile radius of the user	Hinoka
	Divine Retribution	If user has no weapon equipped, counters any adjacent attack for half damage	Azama
	Optimistic	User recovers ×1.5 normal HP recovery when healed by a staff or rod	Setsuna
	Pride	If user's level ≤ foe's level, +3 damage dealt (For advanced classes, add 20 to their level)	Hayato
	Nohr Enmity	+3 damage dealt when fighting a Nohr-related enemy	Oboro
	Triple Threat	If a foe's sword, lance, or axe attack brings user's HP to ≤ 50%, counters the attack for half damage	Hinata
	Competitive	If user is the lead unit to a supporting unit whose level ≥ user's level, user gets +10 critical rate, +3 damage dealt, and -1 damage taken	Takumi
	Shuriken Mastery	If damaged by a dagger, counters for both half damage and full debuff	Kagero
	Morbid Celebration	If user initiates combat and defeats the target, recovers 20% HP	Reina
	Reciprocity	If a healing staff or rod is used on the user, the staff wielder recovers same amount of HP	Kaden
	Bushido	If user is the lead unit to a supporting unit whose level ≤ user's level, user gets +10 critical rate, +2 damage dealt, and -2 damage taken	Ryoma
	In Extremis	If user's HP ≤ 25%, +30 critical rate	Scarlet
	Perspicacious	+5 hit rate to all allies	Yukimura
	Draconic Heir	If user has a dragonstone equipped, recovers 15% HP at start of the turn	Kana
	Born Steward	While fighting in the My Castle, +20 hit rate, +20 avoid, +2 damage dealt, -2 damage taken	Dwyer
	Perfect Pitch	On command, restores 10% HP to allies within a two-tile radius with lower HP than the user	Shigure
	Mischievous	If user initiates combat and lands a hit, inflicts -3 defense debuff on foe and removes their clothes	Sophie
	Lucky Charm	Increases trigger rate of any skill dependent on luck by 20%	Midori
	Noble Cause	If user is the lead unit to a supporting unit whose HP < 100%, +3 damage dealt, but +1 damage received	Shiro
	Optimist	+4 speed, +8 luck for remainder of turn when choosing to wait	Kiragi
	Sweet Tooth	Recovers 4 HP when choosing to wait	Asugi
	Playthings	At start of turn, deals 5 damage to all adjacent foes	Selkie
	Calm	+4 skill, +4 resistance for remainder of turn when choosing to wait	Hisame
	Haiku	If there is an ally directly above user and another ally directly below user at the start of a turn, restores 7 HP to user and 5 HP each to these allies	Mitama
	Prodigy	If foe's strength or magic > either of the user's, +4 damage dealt by user	Caeldori
	Vendetta	If user has fought the target before at least once during the same battle, +4 damage dealt by user	Rhajat
	Lily's Poise	Adjacent allies get +1 damage dealt and -3 damage taken	Elise
	Misfortunate	-5 to user's dodge and -15 to dodge to all enemies within a two-tile radius of user	Arthur
	Puissance	If user's strength is at least 5 points higher than the target's, +3 damage dealt by user	Effie
	Aching Blood	+10 critical rate when equipping a forged weapon whose name includes at least 12 characters. (8 Chinese kanji in the Japanese version)	Odin
	Kidnap	If the My Castle has a prison, grants the user the Capture command. Generic enemies defeated using this command will be sent to the prison.	Niles
	Countercurse	If foe initiates combat, counters an enemy's magic attack for half damage	Nyx
	Rose's Thorns	Adjacent allies get +3 damage dealt and -1 damage taken	Camilla
	Fierce Rival	If user is the supporting unit and the lead unit lands a critical hit, the user will also land a critical hit if their attack connects	Selena
	Opportunist	If foe cannot counterattack, +4 damage dealt by user	Beruka
	Fancy Footwork	On command, +1 strength, +1 speed for rest of turn to all allies within a two-square radius of user	Laslow
	Bloodthirst	If user initiates combat and defeats the target, grants +4 strength, +4 magic, +4 skill, +4 speed for rest of turn	Peri
	Fierce Mien	-10 avoid to all enemies within a two-tile radius of user	Benny
	Unmask	If foe is female, +4 damage dealt and +20 critical rate	Charlotte
	Pragmatic	If foe's HP < 100%, +3 damage dealt and -1 damage taken by user	Leo
	Collector	(Luck)% chance of obtaining 3 minerals or foodstuffs after moving upward, until the seventh turn	Keaton
	Chivalry	If foe's HP = 100%, +2 damage dealt and -2 damage taken by user	Xander
	Icy Blood	If user's HP < 100%, is fighting an non-adjacent foe, and user takes damage, counters attack for damage and inflicts -3 skill, -3 speed debuff on foe after combat	Flora
	Gallant	If user is the supporting unit to a female lead unit, lead unit gets +2 damage dealt	Siegbert
	Fierce Counter	If male foe initiates combat, +2 damage dealt by user	Forrest
	Guarded Bravery	-2 damage taken when the user is the lead unit; +2 damage taken instead if user isn't in either Tag Team or Pair Up	Ignatius
	Goody Basket	(Luck)% chance of recovering 10% HP at start of turn	Velouria
	Fortunate Son	+5 dodge to user, +15 dodge to all allies within a two-tile radius of user	Percy
	Bibliophile	+10 critical rate when user is carrying 3 or more tomes	Ophelia
	Sisterhood	If user is lead unit to a female supporting unit, +2 damage dealt and -2 damage taken by user	Soleil
	Daydream	If user is adjacent to paired male allies, +2 damage dealt and -2 damage taken by user	Nina
	Wind Disciple	If user's HP < 100%, +10 hit rate, +10 avoid	Fuga
	Make a Killing	(Luck)% chance of obtaining a Gold Bar after defeating an enemy	Anna

Class skills

Class skills in Fire Emblem Fates
Skill		Effect	Learned at
	Dragon Ward	(Luck/2)% chance of adjacent allies taking half damage from enemy attacks	Hoshido Noble, level 5
	Hoshidan Unity	+10% to skill activation rates	Hoshido Noble, level 15
	Duelist's Blow	+30 Avoid when user initiates battle	Samurai, level 1
	Vantage	Attack first during enemy phase when HP is half or below	Samurai, level 10
	Astra	(Skill/2)% chance of dealing 5 consecutive strikes at half damage	Swordmaster, level 5
	Swordfaire	+5 damage with a sword equipped.	Swordmaster, level 15
	Seal Strength	-6 Strength to enemy; recovers by 1 per turn	Master of Arms, level 5
	Life and Death	+10 damage dealt, +10 damage received	Master of Arms, level 15
	Seal Resistance	-6 Resistance to enemy; recovers by 1 per turn	Oni Savage, level 1
	Shove	Pushes an adjacent ally one tile on command	Oni Savage, level 10
	Death Blow	+20 critical rate when user initiates battle	Oni Chieftain, level 5
	Counter	Deals non-lethal damage against holder back against an adjacent opponent	Oni Chieftain, level 15
	Salvage Blow	When user initiates battle, (Luck)% chance of receiving a katana, naginata, club, yumi, or shuriken if user defeats the enemy	Blacksmith, level 5
	Lancebreaker	+50 Hit rate and +50 Avoid against enemies equipping a lance	Blacksmith, level 15
	Seal Defense	-6 Defense to enemy; recovers by 1 per turn	Spear Fighter, level 1
	Swap	On command, switches places with an adjacent ally	Spear Fighter, level 10
	Seal Speed	-6 Speed to enemy; recovers by 1 per turn	Spear Master, level 5
	Lancefaire	+5 damage with a lance equipped.	Spear Master, level 15
	Rend Heaven	(Skill×1.5)% chance of adding half of enemy's Strength or Magic, depending on enemy's wielded weapon type, to user's damage	Basara, level 5
	Quixotic	+30 hit rate and +15 skill activation rate for both user and enemy	Basara, level 15
	Magic +2	+2 Magic	Diviner, level 1
	Future Sight	(Luck)% chance of earning double experience when initiating battle and defeating enemy	Diviner, level 10
	Rally Magic	+4 Magic to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Onmyoji, level 5
	Tomefaire	+5 damage with a tome equipped	Onmyoji, level 15
	Miracle	(Luck)% chance of surviving an otherwise-lethal attack with 1 HP if user didn't already have only 1 HP	Monk, level 1 Shrine Maiden, level 1
	Rally Luck	+8 Luck to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Monk, level 10 Shrine Maiden, level 10
	Renewal	Heals 30% HP at the start of a turn	Great Master, level 5 Priestess, level 5
	Countermagic	Deals non-lethal damage against holder back against an opponent attacking with magic	Great Master, level 15 Priestess, level 15
	Darting Blow	+5 to user's ability to make follow-up attacks when initiating combat	Sky Knight, level 1
	Camaraderie	Recovers 10% HP at start of turn if there are any allies within a two-square radius	Sky Knight, level 10
	Rally Speed	+4 Speed to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Falcon Knight, level 5
	Warding Blow	-20 magical damage received whenever user initiates battle	Falcon Knight, level 15
	Air Superiority	+30 hit rate and +30 avoid when facing a flying unit	Kinshi Knight, level 5
	Amaterasu	Allies within a two-square radius recover 20% HP at start of turn	Kinshi Knight, level 15
	Skill +2	+2 Skill	Archer, level 1
	Quick Draw	+4 damage dealt when user initiates battle	Archer, level 10
	Certain Blow	+40 hit rate when user initiates battle	Sniper, level 5
	Bowfaire	+5 damage with a bow equipped	Sniper, level 15
	Locktouch	Opens doors and chests without keys	Ninja, level 1 Outlaw, level 1
	Poison Strike	Reduces enemy's HP by 20% after battle if user initiates battle	Ninja, level 10
	Lethality	(Skill/4)% chance of instantly defeating the enemy	Master Ninja, level 5
	Shurikenfaire	+5 damage with a dagger equipped	Master Ninja, level 15
	Golembane	All attacks deal bonus damage to Mechanists, Automatons, and Stoneborn	Mechanist, level 5
	Replicate	Creates a replica once per map on command; anything that happens to one happens to the other	Mechanist, level 15
	Potent Potion	×1.5 effect of HP restoration and tonic items	Apothecary, level 1
	Quick Salve	Upon consuming an HP restoration or tonic item, user can perform another action	Apothecary, level 10
	Profiteer	(Luck)% chance of obtaining a Gold Bar after moving upward, until the seventh turn	Merchant, level 5
	Spendthrift	+10 damage dealt and -10 damage received if user chooses to spend a Gold Bar during a battle	Merchant, level 15
	Evenhanded	+4 damage dealt on even-numbered turns	Kitsune, level 1
	Beastbane	Deals bonus damage to beast units while in a beaststone-wielding class	Kitsune, level 10 Wolfskin, level 10
	Even Better	Recovers 40% HP at the start of even-numbered turns	Nine-Tails, level 5
	Grisly Wound	Reduces enemy's HP by 20% after battle	Nine-Tails, level 15 Wolfssegner, level 15
	Luck +4	+4 Luck	Songstress, level 1
	Inspiring Song	On command, +3 each to targeted ally's Skill, Speed, and Luck	Songstress, level 10
	Voice of Peace	-2 damage dealt by enemies within two-square radius of user	Songstress, level 25
	Foreign Princess	-2 damage dealt, +2 damage received to enemies from foreign armies within two-square radius of user	Songstress, level 35
	Aptitude	+10 to all Growth rates	Villager, level 1
	Underdog	+15 Hit rate and +15 Avoid when opponent's level is higher (Advanced classes: Add 20 to level)	Villager, level 10
	Even Keel	-4 magical damage received during even-numbered turns	Dread Fighter, level 1
	Iron Will	-4 magical damage received when foe initiates combat	Dread Fighter, level 10
	Clarity	Recovers from status reduction effects twice as fast	Dread Fighter, level 25
	Aggressor	+7 damage dealt when user initiates battle	Dread Fighter, level 35
	Nobility	×1.2 experience gain	Nohr Prince, level 1 Nohr Princess, level 1
	Dragon Fang	(Skill×0.75)% chance of increasing user's attack power by 50%	Nohr Prince, level 10 Nohr Princess, level 10
	Draconic Hex	-4 all stats on enemy for remainder of turn	Nohr Noble, level 5
	Nohrian Trust	Can access support unit's battle skills while in Tag Team or Pair Up	Nohr Noble, level 15
	Elbow Room	+3 damage dealt when fighting in no-effect terrain	Cavalier, level 1
	Shelter	On command, makes an adjacent ally the user's support unit	Cavalier, level 10
	Defender	+1 all stats while the lead unit and in Pair Up	Paladin, level 5
	Aegis	(Skill)% chance of halving damage done by bows, tomes, daggers, dragonstones, breath, or ballistae	Paladin, level 15
	Luna	(Skill)% chance of halving the enemy's Defense or Resistance while attacking	Great Knight, level 5
	Armored Blow	-10 physical damage received when user initiates battle	Great Knight, level 15
	Defense +2	+2 Defense	Knight, level 1
	Natural Cover	-3 damage received when fighting in terrain with effects	Knight, level 10
	Wary Fighter	Neither user nor enemy can make follow-up attacks	General, level 5
	Pavise	(Skill)% chance of halving damage done by swords, lances, axes, beaststones, monster attacks, or puppet attacks	General, level 15
	HP +5	+5 maximum HP	Fighter, level 1
	Gamble	-10 hit rate, +10 critical rate	Fighter, level 10
	Rally Strength	+4 Strength to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Berserker, level 5
	Axefaire	+5 damage with an axe equipped	Berserker, level 15
	Good Fortune	(Luck)% chance of recovering 20% HP at start of turn	Mercenary, level 1
	Strong Riposte	+3 damage dealt when enemy initiates battle	Mercenary, level 10
	Sol	(Skill)% chance of healing HP equal to half damage dealt	Hero, level 5
	Axebreaker	+50 Hit rate and +50 Avoid against enemies equipping an axe	Hero, level 15
	Rally Skill	+4 Skill to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Bow Knight, level 5
	Shurikenbreaker	+50 Hit rate and +50 Avoid against enemies equipping a dagger	Bow Knight, level 15
	Movement +1	+1 Movement	Outlaw, level 10
	Lucky Seven	+20 Hit rate and +20 Avoid during first seven turns	Adventurer, level 5
	Pass	Pass through enemy-occupied tiles	Adventurer, level 15
	Strength +2	+2 Strength	Wyvern Rider, level 1
	Lunge	On command, switches places with an enemy after battle	Wyvern Rider, level 10
	Rally Defense	+4 Defense to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Wyvern Lord, level 5
	Swordbreaker	+50 Hit rate and +50 Avoid against enemies equipping a sword	Wyvern Lord, level 15
	Savage Blow	When user initiates battle, enemies within a two-square radius have their HP reduced by 20% after battle	Malig Knight, level 5
	Trample	+5 damage dealt against non-mounted enemies	Malig Knight, level 15
	Heartseeker	-20 Avoid to adjacent enemy	Dark Mage, level 1
	Malefic Aura	+2 magical damage received to all enemies within a two-square radius of user	Dark Mage, level 10
	Vengeance	(Skill×1.5)% chance of increasing damage output by half of damage taken	Sorcerer, level 5
	Bowbreaker	+50 Hit rate and +50 Avoid against enemies equipping a bow	Sorcerer, level 15
	Seal Magic	-6 Magic to enemy; recovers by 1 per turn	Dark Knight, level 5
	Lifetaker	Heals 50% HP upon defeating an enemy during player phase	Dark Knight, level 15
	Resistance +2	+2 Resistance	Troubadour, level 1
	Gentilhomme	-2 damage taken by female allies within two-square radius of user	Troubadour (male), level 10
	Demoiselle	-2 damage taken by male allies within two-square radius of user	Troubadour (female), level 10
	Rally Resistance	+4 Resistance to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Strategist, level 5
	Inspiration	+2 damage dealt, -2 damage received by allies within a two-square radius of user	Strategist, level 15
	Live to Serve	When healing an ally, user recovers same amount of HP	Butler, level 5 Maid, level 5
	Tomebreaker	+50 Hit rate and +50 Avoid against enemies equipping a tome	Butler, level 15 Maid, level 15
	Odd Shaped	+4 damage dealt on odd-numbered turns	Wolfskin, level 1
	Better Odds	Recovers 40% HP at the start of odd-numbered turns	Wolfseggner, level 5
	Speed +2	+2 Speed	Dark Falcon, level 1
	Relief	Heal 20% HP at the start of a turn if no units are within a two-square radius of the user	Dark Falcon, level 10
	Rally Movement	+1 Movement to all allies within a two-square radius on command	Dark Falcon, level 25
	Galeforce	Grants another full action to a unit upon defeating an enemy once per turn, as long as user isn't in Tag Team or Pair Up	Dark Falcon, level 35
	Dancing Blade	+3 Speed, -1 Defense	Lodestar, level 1
	Charm	+2 damage dealt by allies within a two-square radius of user	Lodestar, level 10 Great Lord, level 10
	Dual Guardsman	If user is support unit in Pair Up, +1 shield gauge gain	Lodestar, level 25
	Speedtaker	+2 Speed for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Lodestar, level 35 (Also a skill item skill)
	Heavy Blade	+3 Strength, -1 Speed	Vanguard, level 1
	Veteran Intuition	+15 dodge	Vanguard, level 10
	Aether	(Skill/2)% chance of launching two consecutive strikes; first has Sol effect, second a Luna effect	Vanguard, level 25 Great Lord, level 25
	Strengthtaker	+2 Strength for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Vanguard, level 35 (Also a skill item skill)
	Dual Striker	If user is support unit in Tag Team, +3 Dual Strike damage	Great Lord, level 1
	Awakening	+30 hit rate, +30 Avoid, +30 critical rate, +30 dodge when user's HP is below half	Great Lord, level 35
	Tactical Advice	If user is support unit in Pair Up, +10 to lead unit's hit rate	Grandmaster, level 1
	Solidarity	+10 Avoid and +10 dodge to all adjacent allies	Grandmaster, level 10
	Ignis	Physical attacks: Adds half of the Magic stat to Strength Magic attacks: Adds half of the Strength stat to Magic (Trigger chance: (Skill)%)	Grandmaster, level 25
	Rally Spectrum	+2 all stats to all allies within a four-square radius on command	Grandmaster, level 35
	Survey	+10 turret hit rate on command	Ballistician, level 1
	Opportunity Shot	(Skill)% chance of attacking a random enemy within range at start of turn while in Ballistician class	Ballistician, level 10
	Rifled Barrel	+1 ballista range, -1 inner/outer range on command	Ballistician, level 25
	Surefooted	+1 Movement and all terrain costs 1 movement point to cross while in Ballistician class	Ballistician, level 35
	Shadowgift	Allows wielding of dark tomes in any tome-wielding class	Witch, level 1
	Witch's Brew	(Luck)% chance of obtaining a potion-type item (i.e. Vulnerary) after moving upward, up to the seventh turn	Witch, level 10
	Warp	On command, moves adjacent to a selected ally unit and performs another action	Witch, level 25
	Toxic Brew	(Skill×1.5)% chance of reducing enemy's Movement to 0 and Avoid by 20 for rest of turn when initiating battle	Witch, level 35

Other skills

Other skills in Fire Emblem Fates
Skill		Effect	Obtained by
	Dragonskin	Halves damage, weakens critical hits and other sword skills (e.g. Sol, Luna, Astra, etc.), and nullifies Lethality, counter-type skills, and poison damage	Enemy-only
	Divine Shield	Halves damage and nullifies Lethality, counter-type skills, and poison damage	Enemy-only
	Hit/Avo +10	+10 each to hit rate and Avoid	Unused
	Hit/Avo +20	+20 each to hit rate and Avoid	Unused
	Resist Status	Halves status reduction effects, poison damage, and the hit rate of status staves and rods	Enemy-only
	Immune Status	Negates status reduction effects, poison damage, and the hit rate of status staves and rods	Enemy and NPC-only
	Void Curse	Defeating the user yields no experience	Enemy-only
	Self-Destruct	If user is under half HP, deals damage to all enemies and walls within a two-square radius before disappearing	Enemy-only
	Staff Savant	Prevents any durability decrease on a staff or rod, and increases the range of staves and rods to a minimum of 10	Enemy-only
	Immobilize	Reduces enemy's Movement to 0 and Avoid by 20 for remainder of turn if user's attack connects	Enemy-only
	Inevitable End	Allows stat reduction effects targeted at the enemy to stack	Enemy-only
	Paragon	×2 experience gain	Paragon item
	Bold Stance	If user is lead unit, the support unit can trigger Dual Strikes even if the lead is in Pair Up, but enemy's Dual Strikes will not be passively negated	Bold Stance item (Effectively enemy-only, as the item is unused)
	Point Blank	Allows the user's bows and yumi to attack in melee range	Point Blank item
	Winged Shield	Negates any anti-flight weakness on the user, and allows the user access to terrain bonuses	Winged Shield item (Effectively enemy-only, as the item is unused)
	Beast Shield	Negates any anti-beast weakness on the user	Beast Shield item (Item is unused)
	Armor Shield	Negates any anti-armor weakness on the user	Armor Shield item (Item is unused)
	Strengthtaker	+2 Strength for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Strengthtaker item (Also a class skill)
	Magictaker	+2 Magic for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Magictaker item
	Skilltaker	+2 Skill for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Skilltaker item
	Speedtaker	+2 Speed for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Speedtaker item (Also a class skill)
	Lucktaker	+2 Luck for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Lucktaker item
	Defensetaker	+2 Defense for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Defensetaker item
	Resistancetaker	+2 Resistance for rest of battle whenever user defeats an enemy, maximum bonus +10 Does not overlap with other -⁠taker skills	Resistancetaker item
	Brynhildr	Reduces magical damage taken by half.	Automatically equipped by Leo, or Forrest in Heirs of Fate, with Brynhildr in their inventory