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Fortify Defense

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Fortify Defense

Is ns02 fortify def.png
Icon of the Fortify Def skill in Engage.

Grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn at start of player phase.

Type(s)
  • Bond Ring (Engage)
  • Passive (Type C) (Heroes)
First game

Heroes

Fortify Defense (Japanese: 守備の鼓舞 Defense Inspiration) is a four-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes, later appearing in Engage; in Heroes, the individual tiers of the skill are Fortify Def 1, Fortify Def 2, Fortify Def 3, and Fortify Def 4 in order from lowest to highest. Fortify Def boosts the defense of allies adjacent to the user for 1 turn; the size of the defense boost increases with the skill's tier.

In Engage, it appears as a single skill with a similar effect, and is accessible by equipping Sharena's Bond Ring.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Engage Is ns02 fortify def.png Grants buff of +2 defense to all adjacent allies for one turn at the start of the user's phase. -- -- --

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game Icon Type Effect SP cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(Fortify Def 1) 		Is feh fortify def 1.png C At start of turn, grants +2 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn. 50 -- -- ✓ --
Heroes
(Fortify Def 2) 		Is feh fortify def 2.png C At start of turn, grants +3 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn. 100 Fortify Def 1 -- ✓ --
Heroes
(Fortify Def 3) 		Is feh fortify def 3.png C At start of turn, grants +4 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn. 200 Fortify Def 2 -- ✓ --
Heroes
(Fortify Def 4) 		Is feh fortify def 4.png C At start of turn, grants +7 defense to adjacent allies for 1 turn. 300 Fortify Def 3 -- ✓ --

Availability

Engage

Bond Rings Sharena S

Heroes

Method Data
Fortify Def 1 Fortify Def 2 Fortify Def 3 Fortify Def 4
Unit (★★★) Cherche: Wyvern Friend • Frederick: Polite Knight • Kana: Dragon Spawn • Sakura: Loving Priestess • Sharena: Princess of Askr • Sheena: Princess of Gra Frederick: Polite Knight • Kana: Dragon Spawn • Sheena: Princess of Gra — —
Unit (★★★★) — Cherche: Wyvern Friend • Sakura: Loving Priestess • Sharena: Princess of Askr Frederick: Polite Knight —
Unit (★★★★★) Corrin: Dream Princess • Ephraim: Legendary Lord • Forsyth: Loyal Lieutenant • Joshua: Tropical Gambler • Lissa: Pure Joy • Ninian: Oracle of Destiny • Quan: Lightfoot Prince • Seliph: Scion of Light • Tanith: Forthright Heart • Xander: Spring Prince Corrin: Dream Princess • Ephraim: Legendary Lord • Forsyth: Loyal Lieutenant • Joshua: Tropical Gambler • Lissa: Pure Joy • Ninian: Oracle of Destiny • Quan: Lightfoot Prince • Seliph: Scion of Light • Tanith: Forthright Heart • Xander: Spring Prince Cherche: Wyvern Friend • Ephraim: Legendary Lord • Forsyth: Loyal Lieutenant • Joshua: Tropical Gambler • Quan: Lightfoot Prince • Sakura: Loving Priestess • Seliph: Scion of Light • Sharena: Princess of Askr • Xander: Spring Prince Joshua: Tropical Gambler
Tempest Trials Moment of Fate: 20,000 points — — —
Sacred Seal Forge 100 Verdant Badge, 20 Great Verdant Badge, 20 Sacred Coin 200 Verdant Badge, 60 Great Verdant Badge, 50 Sacred Coin, Fortify Def 1 seal 1,000 Verdant Badge, 400 Great Verdant Badge, 100 Sacred Coin, Fortify Def 2 seal —

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Engage
Grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for
1 turn at start of player phase.
自軍フェイズ開始時
隣接する味方の守備＋2
Heroes
(Fortify Def 1)
At start of turn, grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for
1 turn.
ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の
守備＋２（１ターン）
Heroes
(Fortify Def 2)
At start of turn, grants Def+3 to adjacent allies for
1 turn.
ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の
守備＋３（１ターン）
Heroes
(Fortify Def 3)
At start of turn, grants Def+4 to adjacent allies for
1 turn.
ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の
守備＋４（１ターン）
Heroes
(Fortify Def 4)
At start of turn, grants Def+7 to adjacent allies for
1 turn.
ターン開始時、周囲１マスの味方の
守備＋７（１ターン）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Fortify Defense

Abbreviated as Fortify Def.

Japanese

守備の鼓舞

Defense Inspiration

Spanish

Impulso Defensa

Defense impulse. Abbreviated as Impulso Def; abbreviated as Impulso Def. in the American localization of Heroes.

French

Impulsion Défense

Defense impulse; abbreviated as Impulsion Déf.

German

Verteidigung stärken

Strengthen Defense; abbreviated as Ver. stärken.

Italian

Fortifica Difesa

Fortify Defense; abbreviated as Fortifica Dif.

Portuguese

Defesa intensa

Intense Defense; abbreviated as Def. intensa.

Korean

수비의 고무

Defense inpsiration

Simplified Chinese

防守鼓舞

Inspire defense

Traditional Chinese

防守鼓舞

Inspire Defense

See also

Skills in Fire Emblem Engage
Inheritable skills Art Focus • Avoid + • Axe Guard • Axe Power • Bow Agility • Bow Focus • Bow Guard • Build + • Defense + • Dexterity + • Dodge + • Hit + • HP + • HP/Lck + • Knife Guard • Knife Precision • Lance Agility • Lance Guard • Lance Power • Luck + • Magic + • Mag/Dex + • Mag/Res + • Magic Guard • Movement +1 • Resistance + • Special Guard • Speed + • Spd/Dex + • Spd/Res + • Staff Mastery • Strength + • Str/Def + • Str/Dex + • Sword Agility • Sword Focus • Sword Guard • Sword Power • Tome Precision
Personal skills Admiration • Alabaster Duty • Aspiring Hero • Big Personality • Blinding Flash • Blood Fury • Charmer • Contemplative • Crimson Cheer • Curious Dance • Disarming Sigh • Divinely Inspiring • Energized • Expertise • Fair Fight • Fairy-Tale Folk • Fell Protection • Friendly Boost • Generosity • Gentle Flower • Get Behind Me! • Knightly Code • Knightly Escort • Meditation • Moved to Tears • Not *Quite* • Party Animal • Protective • Racket of Solm • Seconds? • Self-Improver • Share Spoils • Single-Minded • Stunning Smile • Survival Plan • Trained to Kill • Verdant Faith • Weapon Insight • Will to Win • Wounded Pride
Class skills Air Raid • Allied Defense • Back at You • Brave Assist • Careful Aim • Chaos Style • Clear the Way • Convoy • Dark Spirit • Diffuse Healer • Divine Spirit • Enchant • Fell Spirit • Frost Domain • Golden Lotus • Grasping Void • Hobble • Ignis • Let Fly • Luna • Merciless • Miasma Domain • No Distractions • Pack Hunter • Pass • Pincer Attack • Pivot • Reforge • Resist Emblems • Run Through • Sandstorm • Self-Healing • Smash+ • Special Dance • Spur Emblems • Sol • Soulblade • Spell Harmony • Swap • World Tree
Sync skills Adaptability • Advance • Alacrity • Anima Focus • Arms Shield • Assign Decoy • Block Recovery • Book of Worlds • Bravery • Break Defenses • Brute Force • Canter • Charm • Cleric • Decisive Strike • Demolish • Detoxify • Divine Pulse • Draconic Hex • Dragon Vein • Dual Assist • Dual Strike • Dual Support • Eclipse Brace • Favorite Food • Flame Gambit • Friendly Rivalry • Gentility • Geosphere • Groundswell • Headlong Rush • Healing Light • Heavy Attack • Hold Out • Holy Stance • Keen Insight • Level Boost • Lifesphere • Lightsphere • Lineage • Lost & Found • Lunar Brace • Mentorship • Momentum • Night and Day • Pair Up • Perceptive • Piercing Glare • Poison Gambit • Quick Riposte • Rally Spectrum • Reposition • Reprisal • Resolve • Resonance • Sacred Twins • Shield Gambit • Silence Ward • Solar Brace • SP Conversion • Speedtaker • Starsphere • Surprise Attack • Quality Time • Unyielding • Vantage • Weapon Sync • Wrath
Engage skills Adaptable • Atrocity • Attuned • Augment • Blue Skies • Bond Forger • Bonded Shield • Boon of Elyos • Call Doubles • Combat Arts • Contract • Divine Speed • Draconic Form • Dreadful Aura • Echo • Eclipse Brace • Fallen Star • Flare • Gallop • Holy Aura • Holy Shield • Impenetrable • Instruct • Laguz Friend • Other Half • Raging Storm • Rise Above • Soar
Engage attacks All for One • Astra Storm • Blazing Lion • Cataclysm • Dark Inferno • Divine Blessing • Goddess Dance • Dragon Blast • Giga Levin Sword • Great Sacrifice • Houses Unite • Lodestar Rush • Override • Great Aether • Quadruple Hit • Storm's Eye • Summon Hero • Torrential Roar • Twin Strike • Warp Ragnarok
Bond Ring skills Bane • Battlewise • Bushido • Chivalry • Deadly Blade • Dire Thunder • Draw Back • Flickering Flower • Fortify Def • Giga Excalibur • Great Thunder • Healtouch • Lethality • Mercy • Miracle • Paraselene • Raging Fire • Renewal • Rightful Ruler • Shove • Spur Attack • Spur Res • Strong Arm • Sure Strike • Sympathetic • Wind Adept • Wind God • Windsweep
Enemy-exclusive skills Anchor • Armored Blow • Artbreaker • Axebreaker • Bond Breaker • Bowbreaker • Certain Blow • Cornered Beast • Dark Barrier • Darting Blow • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Duelist's Blow • Fell Barrier • Fierce Stance • Knifebreaker • Lancebreaker • Life and Death • Poison Strike • Savage Blow • Seal Defense • Seal Magic • Seal Resistance • Seal Speed • Seal Strength • Sigil Protection • Spirit Strike • Stalwart • Steady Stance • Swordbreaker • Tomebreaker • Triangle Adept • Unbreakable • Unwavering • Veteran • Void Curse • Warding Blow • Warding Stance
Type C passive skills in Heroes
Debuffing skills Atk Ploy • Atk/Spd Ploy • Atk Smoke • Atk/Def Rein • Atk/Res Crux • Atk/Res Ploy • Atk/Res Rein • Atk/Spd Rein • A/S Rein Snap • Chaos Named • Def Ploy • Def Smoke • Def/Res Ploy • Def/Res Rein • Glare • Panic Ploy • Res Ploy • Res Smoke • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke • Spd/Def Crux • Spd/Def Rein • S/D Rein Snap • Spd/Res Crux • Spd/Res Ploy • Spd/Res Rein
Experience-related skills Axe Experience • Axe Valor • Beast Exp. • Beast Valor • B Tome Exp. • B Tome Valor • Bow Exp. • Bow Valor • Dagger Exp. • Dagger Valor • Dragon Exp. • Dragon Valor • G Tome Exp. • G Tome Valor • Lance Exp. • Lance Valor • R Tome Exp. • R Tome Valor • Staff Exp. • Staff Valor • Sword Exp. • Sword Valor
Healing skills Breath of Life • Even Recovery • Odd Recovery • Sparkling Boost
Mobility skills Air Orders • Armor March • Armored Stride • Assault Troop • A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • A/R Near Save • A/R Twin F Save • A/S Far Save • A/S Near Save • Canto Control • D/R Far Save • D/R Near Save • D/R Twin N Save • Endless Tempest • Even Tempest • Fanged Ties • Fetters of Dromi • Firm Canto Curb • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Odd Tempest • Opening Retainer • Shadow Shift • Soaring Guidance • Solitary Dream
Proximity skills Alarm Atk/Def • Alarm Atk/Spd • Alarm Def/Res • Alarm Spd/Def • Armor March • Armored Stride • Atk Tactic • A/D Far Save • Atk/Def Gap • Atk/Def Hold • Atk/Def Menace • A/D Near Save • Atk/Def Oath • Atk/Def Rein • A/R Far Save • Atk/Res Gap • Atk/Res Hold • Atk/Res Menace • A/R Near Save • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Rein • Atk Smoke • A/S Far Save • Atk/Spd Gap • Atk/Spd Hold • Atk/Spd Menace • A/S Near Save • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Pledge • Atk/Spd Rein • A/S Rein Snap • Beast Threaten • Bern's New Way • Breath of Life • Chaos Named • Close Guard • Cross Spur Atk • Cross Spur Spd • Cross Spur Res • Darkling Dragon • Darkling Guardian • Deadly Miasma • Def Tactic • Def/Res Gap • Def/Res Hold • Def/Res Menace • D/R Near Save • Def/Res Oath • Def/Res Pledge • Def/Res Rein • Def Smoke • Distant Guard • Divine Deceit • Divine Fang • Domain of Flame • Domain of Ice • Dragon Monarch • Dream Deliverer • Drive Atk • Drive Def • Drive Res • Drive Spd • Even Recovery • Everliving Domain • Faith in Humanity • Fatal Smoke • Fortify Armor • Fortify Beasts • Fortify Cavalry • Fortify Def • Fortify Dragons • Fortify Fliers • Fortify Res • Glare • Glittering Anima • Goad Armor • Goad Beasts • Goad Cavalry • Goad Dragons • Goad Fliers • Goddess Bearer • Heart of Crimea • Heir to Light • Holy Ground • Hone Armor • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Cavalry • Hone Dragons • Hone Fliers • Hone Spd • Human Virtue • Incite Atk/Res • Incite Atk/Spd • Inevitable Death • Infantry Breath • Infantry Flash • Inf. Hexblade • Inf. Null Follow • Infantry Pulse • Infantry Rush • Inf. Spd Tactic • Joint Close Guard • Joint Dist. Guard • Joint Drive Atk • Joint Drive Def • Joint Drive Res • Joint Drive Spd • Joint Hone Atk • Joint Hone Def • Joint Hone Res • Joint Hone Spd • Odd Recovery • Opened Domain • Order's Restraint • Ostia's Pulse • Panic Smoke • Pulse Smog • Pulse Smoke • Rallying Cry • Res Smoke • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Rouse Atk/Res • Rouse Atk/Spd • Rouse Def/Res • Rouse Spd/Def • Rouse Spd/Res • Savage Blow • Severance • Solitary Dream • Spd/Def Gap • Spd/Def Hold • Spd/Def Menace • Spd/Def Oath • Spd/Def Rein • S/D Rein Snap • Spd/Res Gap • Spd/Res Hold • Spd/Res Menace • Spd/Res Oath • Spd/Res Rein • Spd Smoke • Spd Tactic • Spur Atk • Spur Atk/Def • Spur Atk/Res • Spur Atk/Spd • Spur Def • Spur Def/Res • Spur Res • Spur Spd • Spur Spd/Def • Spur Spd/Res • Stall Ploy • Surtr's Menace • Surtr's Portent • Threaten Atk • Threat. Atk/Def • Threat. Atk/Res • Threat. Atk/Spd • Threaten Def • Threat. Def/Res • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Threat. Spd/Def • Threat. Spd/Res • Ward Armor • Ward Beasts • Ward Cavalry • Ward Dragons • Ward Fliers • With Everyone!
Stat-boosting skills All Together! • Atk Opening • Def Opening • Inborn Idealism • Res Opening • Spd Opening • Vision of Arcadia • Wings of Light
Turn-related skills A/D Near Save • A/R Far Save • A/S Near Save • Breath of Life • D/R Near Save • Even Atk Wave • Even Atk Wave N • Even Def Wave • Even Recovery • Even Res Wave • Even Res Wave D • Even Spd Wave • Even Tempest • Fatal Smoke • Future-Focused • Future-Sighted • Odd Atk Wave • Odd Def Wave • Odd Recovery • Odd Res Wave • Odd Spd Wave • Odd Tempest • Savage Blow • Tip the Scales!
Miscellaneous skills Absolute Closure • Blue Feud • Creation Pulse • C Feud • Connected World • Corrupted Dragon • Divine Fang • Divine Nectar • Divine Talon • Fell Protection • Fell Successor • Forever Yours • Green Feud • Impenetrable Dark • Impenetrable Void • Mending Heart • Paranoia • Pulse Up: Blades • Red Feud • Time's Pulse • Upheaval • Worldbreaker
Sacred Seal skills in Heroes
Debuffing skills Atk Feint • Atk Ploy • Atk Smoke • Chill Atk • Chill Atk/Def • Chill Atk/Res • Chill Def • Chill Def/Res • Chill Res • Chill Spd • Chill Spd/Def • Chill Spd/Res • Def Feint • Def Ploy • Def/Res Snag • Guard • Panic Ploy • Pegasus Flight • Res Feint • Res Ploy • Seal Atk • Seal Spd • Spd/Def Tempo • Spd Feint • Spd Ploy • Spd Smoke
Follow-up strike skills Bold Fighter • Brash Assault • Deflect Magic • Deflect Melee • Deflect Missile • Null Follow-Up • Quick Riposte • Special Fighter
Healing skills Breath of Life • Live to Serve • Mystic Boost • Renewal
Mobility skills Aerobatics • Air Orders • Armor March • Armored Boots • Even Tempest • Flier Formation • Flier Guidance • Ground Orders • Guidance • Obstruct • Odd Tempest
Proximity skills Armor March • Atk Smoke • Atk Tactic • Atk/Def Bond • Atk/Def Finish • Atk/Def Form • Atk/Def Solo • Atk/Res Bond • Atk/Res Form • Atk/Res Oath • Atk/Res Rein • Atk/Res Solo • Atk/Spd Bond • Atk/Spd Form • Atk/Spd Oath • Atk/Spd Rein • Atk/Spd Solo • Breath of Life • Close Guard • Def Tactic • Def/Res Bond • Def/Res Form • Def/Res Solo • Dist. Counter (D) • Dist. Counter (M) • Distant Guard • Drive Atk • Drive Def • Drive Res • Drive Spd • Fortify Beasts • Fortify Dragons • Goad Beasts • Hone Atk • Hone Beasts • Hone Dragons • Hone Spd • Inf. Hexblade • Infantry Rush • Res Tactic • Rouse Atk/Def • Rouse Def/Res • Rouse Spd/Def • Savage Blow • Sorcery Blade • Spd Tactic • Spd Smoke • Spd/Def Bond • Spd/Def Form • Spd/Def Rein • Spd/Def Solo • Spd/Res Bond • Spd/Res Form • Spd/Res Oath • Spd/Res Solo • Spur Atk • Spur Atk/Def • Spur Atk/Res • Spur Atk/Spd • Spur Def • Spur Def/Res • Spur Res • Spur Spd • Spur Spd/Def • Spur Spd/Res • Threaten Atk • Threat. Atk/Res • Threaten Def • Threaten Res • Threaten Spd • Threat. Atk/Def • Threat. Spd/Def • Threat. Spd/Res • Ward Beasts • Ward Dragons
Squad Ace skills Squad Ace A • Squad Ace B • Squad Ace C • Squad Ace D • Squad Ace E • Squad Ace F • Squad Ace G • Squad Ace H • Squad Ace I • Squad Ace J • Squad Ace K • Squad Ace L • Squad Ace M • Squad Ace N • Squad Ace O • Squad Ace P • Squad Ace Q • Squad Ace R • Squad Ace S • Squad Ace T • Squad Ace U • Squad Ace V • Squad Ace W • Squad Ace X • Squad Ace Y • Squad Ace Z • Squad Ace AA • Squad Ace AB • Squad Ace AC • Squad Ace AD • Squad Ace AE • Squad Ace AF • Squad Ace AG • Squad Ace AH • Squad Ace AI • Squad Ace AJ • Squad Ace AK • Squad Ace AL • Squad Ace AM • Squad Ace AN • Squad Ace AO • Squad Ace AP • Squad Ace AQ • Squad Ace AR • Squad Ace AS • Squad Ace AT • Squad Ace AU • Squad Ace AV • Squad Ace AW • Squad Ace AX • Squad Ace AY • Squad Ace AZ • Squad Ace BA • Squad Ace BB • Squad Ace BC • Squad Ace BD • Squad Ace BE • Squad Ace BF • Squad Ace BG • Squad Ace BH • Squad Ace BI • Squad Ace BJ • Squad Ace BK • Squad Ace BL • Squad Ace BM • Squad Ace BN • Squad Ace BO • Squad Ace BP • Squad Ace BQ • Squad Ace BR • Squad Ace BS • Squad Ace BT • Squad Ace BU • Squad Ace BV • Squad Ace BW • Squad Ace BX • Squad Ace BY • Squad Ace BZ • Squad Ace CA • Squad Ace CB • Squad Ace CC • Squad Ace CD • Squad Ace CE • Squad Ace CF • Squad Ace CG • Squad Ace CH • Squad Ace CI • Squad Ace CJ
Stat-boosting skills Attack + • Attack/Def + • Atk/Def Catch • Atk/Def Clash • Atk/Def Ideal • Atk/Def Push • Attack/Res • Atk/Res Catch • Atk/Res Ideal • Atk/Res Push • Atk/Spd • Atk/Spd Catch • Atk/Spd Clash • Atk/Spd Ideal • Atk Opening • Atk/Spd Push • Blaze Dance • Bonus Doubler • Brazen Atk/Def • Brazen Atk/Res • Brazen Atk/Spd • Brazen Def/Res • Brazen Spd/Def • Brazen Spd/Res • Defense + • Def Opening • Def/Res • Def/Res Catch • Def/Res Ideal • Defiant Atk • Defiant Def • Defiant Spd • Earth Boost • Earth Dance • Fire Boost • Fortify Def • Fortify Res • Fortress Def • Fort. Def/Res • Fortress Res • Fury • Gale Dance • HP + • HP/Atk • HP/Def • HP/Res • HP/Spd • Initiate Seal Atk • Initiate Seal Def • Initiate Seal HP • Initiate Seal Res • Initiate Seal Spd • Life and Death • Resistance + • Res Opening • Speed + • Spd Opening • Spd/Def • Spd/Def Catch • Spd/Def Ideal • Spd/Def Oath • Spd/Def Catch • Spd/Res Ideal • Spd/Res • Still Water • Torrent Dance • Water Boost • Wind Boost
Turn-related skills Armored Blow • Blade Session • Bracing Blow • Bracing Stance • Breath of Life • Close Def • Darting Blow • Darting Breath • Darting Stance • Death Blow • Desperation • Distant Def • Even Atk Wave • Even Def Wave • Even Res Wave • Even Spd Wave • Fierce Breath • Fierce Stance • Kestrel Stance • Mirror Strike • Mirror Stance • Odd Atk Wave • Odd Def Wave • Odd Res Wave • Odd Spd Wave • Poison Strike • Quick Riposte • Savage Blow • Shield Session • Steady Blow • Steady Breath • Steady Posture • Steady Stance • Sturdy Blow • Sturdy Stance • Swift Sparrow • Swift Stance • Swift Strike • Warding Blow • Warding Breath • Warding Stance
Miscellaneous skills Beast • Dragon's Wrath • Flashing Blade • Hardy Bearing • Heavy Blade • Iote's Shield • Phantom Res • Phantom Spd • Quickened Pulse
Enemy-exclusive skills Blade Seal • B Time Traveler • Boots Seal • Charm Seal • C Time Traveler • Gold Perfection • G Time Traveler • Elixir Seal • Embla's Ward • Guardian Seal • Gullinbursti • Horn Seal • Múspellflame • Niðavellir Axiom • R Time Traveler • Røkkr • Veil Seal
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