Close Ward

Close Ward Icon of the Close Ward skill in Heroes.

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

Close Ward (Japanese: 明鏡の反撃・近距離 Short-Range Mirror Counterattack) is a passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Close Ward comes in only one tier. When a foe using a tome, staff, or breath initiates combat, Close Ward allows its user to counterattack regardless of range, negates effects that allow a foe to target the lower of the user's defensive stats, and boosts its user's attack and resistance.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Usable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes		A	If foe uses red, blue, green, or colorless tome; staff; or breath and foe initiates combat, user can counterattack regardless of range, disables foe's skills that "calculate damage using lower of foe's defense or resistance", and grants +5 each to attack and resistance to user during combat.	300	--		✔	--

Availability

Heroes

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Plumeria: Temptation Anew

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	If magic, staff, or dragonstone foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range, disables foe's skills that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res," and grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat.	魔法、杖、竜の敵から攻撃された時、 距離に関係なく反撃する、かつ、敵の 「敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算」を無効化 かつ戦闘中、攻撃、魔防＋５

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Close Ward	--
Japanese	明鏡の反撃・近距離	Short-Range Mirror Counterattack
Spanish (Spain)	Pugna guardiana	Guardian fight
Spanish (Latin America)	Pugna protectora	Protective fight
French	Gardien proche	Close guard
German	Nahbann	Near Ban
Italian	Scudo vicino	Near shield
Portuguese	Zelo de perto	Close zeal
Traditional Chinese	明鏡反擊・近距離	Close-range mirror counterattack

See also

• Close Foil
• Distant Foil
• Distant Ward