Attack/Defense Prime

Attack/Defense Prime Icon of the Atk/Def Prime 1 skill in Heroes.

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

Attack/Defense Prime (Japanese: 攻撃守備の備え Attack/Defense preparation) is a four-tiered passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Atk/Def Prime 1, Atk/Def Prime 2, Atk/Def Prime 3, and Atk/Def Prime 4 in order from lowest to highest. Atk/Def Prime boosts its user's attack and defense based on the number of bonus effects active on the user.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Usable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 1)		A	If bonus is active on user, grants +⁠([number of bonuses on user × 2] + 1; maximum: 3) each to user's attack and defense.	60	--		✔	--
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 2)		A	If bonus is active on user, grants +⁠([number of bonuses on user × 2] + 1; maximum: 5) each to user's attack and defense.	120	Atk/Def Prime 1		✔	--
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 3)		A	If bonus is active on user, grants +⁠([number of bonuses on user × 2] + 3; maximum: 7) each to user's attack and defense.	240	Atk/Def Prime 2		✔	--
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 4)		A	If bonus is active on user, grants +⁠([number of bonuses on user × 2] + 3; maximum: 9) each to user's attack and defense, and if number of bonuses on user ≥ 4, user can counterattack regardless of foe's range.	300	Atk/Def Prime 3		✔	--

Availability

Heroes

Method	Data
	Atk/Def Prime 1	Atk/Def Prime 2	Atk/Def Prime 3	Atk/Def Prime 4
Unit (★★★)	Marni: Pining for Praise	—	—	—
Unit (★★★★)	—	Marni: Pining for Praise	—	—
Unit (★★★★★)	Edelgard: Promising Path • Edelgard: Snowfall Future	Edelgard: Promising Path • Edelgard: Snowfall Future	Edelgard: Promising Path • Edelgard: Snowfall Future • Marni: Pining for Praise	Edelgard: Snowfall Future
Tempest Trials	Past King, Future Queen 5: 10,000 points	—	—	—
Sacred Seal Forge	—	200 , 60 , 50 , Atk/Def Prime 1 seal	1,000 , 400 , 100 , Atk/Def Prime 2 seal	—

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 1)	If【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 1; max 3). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).	自分が【有利な状態】を受けている時、 戦闘中、攻撃、守備が、 自分が受けている強化を除いた 【有利な状態】の数×２＋１だけ増加（上限３） 【有利な状態】 「１ターン」の効果全般 （強化、移動＋１、敵弱化ダメージ＋等）
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 2)	If【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 1; max 5). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).	自分が【有利な状態】を受けている時、 戦闘中、攻撃、守備が、 自分が受けている強化を除いた 【有利な状態】の数×２＋１だけ増加（上限５） 【有利な状態】 「１ターン」の効果全般 （強化、移動＋１、敵弱化ダメージ＋等）
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 3)	If【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 3; max 7). 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).	自分が【有利な状態】を受けている時、 戦闘中、攻撃、守備が、 自分が受けている強化を除いた 【有利な状態】の数×２＋３だけ増加（上限７） 【有利な状態】 「１ターン」の効果全般 （強化、移動＋１、敵弱化ダメージ＋等）
Heroes (Atk/Def Prime 4)	If【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 3; max 9), and also, if number of【Bonus】effects active on unit (excluding stat bonuses) ≥ 4, unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).	自分が【有利な状態】を受けている時、 戦闘中、攻撃、守備が、 自分が受けている強化を除いた 【有利な状態】の数×２＋３だけ増加（上限９）、 かつ、自分が受けている強化を除いた 【有利な状態】の数が４以上の時、 戦闘中、距離に関係なく反撃する 【有利な状態】 「１ターン」の効果全般 （強化、移動＋１、敵弱化ダメージ＋等）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Attack/Defense Prime	Abbreviated as Atk/Def Prime.
Japanese	攻撃守備の備え	Attack/Defense preparation
Spanish (Spain)	Ataque/Defensa Apresto	Anticipate attack/defense; abbreviated Ata/Def Apresto.
Spanish (Latin America)	Preparación Ataque/Defensa	Attack/Defense preparation; abbreviated as Prep. Atq./Def.
French	Prélude Attaque/Défense	Attack/Defense prelude; abbreviated as Prélude Atq/Déf.
German	Angriff/Verteidigung Auftakt	Attack/Defense onset; abbreviated as A/V Auftakt.
Italian	Zelo Attacco/Difesa	Attack/Defense zeal; abbreviated as Zelo Att/Dif.
Portuguese	Zelo Ataque/Defesa	Attack/Defense zeal; abbreviated as Zelo Atq./Def.
Traditional Chinese	攻擊防守的準備	Attack/Defense preparation

See also

• Atk/Spd Prime
• Spd/Def Prime