Distant Ward

Distant Ward Icon of the Distant Ward skill in Heroes.

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

Distant Ward (Japanese: 明鏡の反撃・遠距離 Long-Distance Mirror Counterattack) is a passive type A skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; Distant Ward comes in only one tier. Distant Ward boosts its user's attack and resistance and allows its user to counterattack at any range when a foe wielding a tome, staff, or breath initiates combat.

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, grants +5 each to attack and resistance to user during combat and user can counterattack regardless of range.	300	--		✔	--

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes	If magic, staff, or dragonstone foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat and unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.	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	Distant Ward	--
Japanese	明鏡の反撃・遠距離	Long-Distance Mirror Counterattack
Spanish (Spain)	Contra guardiana	Guardian counter
Spanish (Latin America)	Contra protectora	Protective counter
French	Gardien distant	Distant guard
German	Fernbann	Remote Ban
Italian	Scudo lontano	Distant shield
Portuguese	Zelo distante	Distant zeal
Traditional Chinese	明鏡反擊・遠距離	Long-distance mirror counterattack

See also

• Distant Foil
• Close Ward
• Close Foil