Dancing Blade (柔剣 Jūken, lit. Gentle Blade in the Japanese version) is a Skill in Fire Emblem Fates. It later resurfaced as a type A passive skill in Fire Emblem Heroes under the name Flashing Blade.
Overview
In Fates, units equipped with this skill gain 3 Speed points but lose 1 Defense point. It is learned by Lodestars and by Marth.
In Heroes, units equipped with this skill accelerate their special cooldown if they are at a threshold faster than their target, additionally if using the fourth tier of the skill the unit will do +5 damage per attack. It can be learned without inheritance by: Mia and Ylgr (Summer Returns), while the fourth tier version can be learned by Mareeta (Fallen Heroes), Thrasir, and Navarre (In The Moment).
Stats
Fates
Name | Activation | Capacity |
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100% | - |
Effects | +3 Speed, -1 Defense | |
Users | Learned by Lodestars at level 1 or higher.
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Heroes
Name | Activation | SP |
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100% | 60 |
Effects | If unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd+5, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) | |
Users | -
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Name | Activation | SP |
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100% | 120 |
Effects | If unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd+3, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) | |
Users | -
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Name | Activation | SP |
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100% | 240 |
Effects | If unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) | |
Users | -
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Name | Activation | SP |
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100% | 300 |
Effects | If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, grants Special cooldown charge +1 and deals +5 damage per unit's attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) | |
Users | -
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Availability
Fates
Method | Location |
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Classes | Lodestar (level 1) |
Units | Marth |
Heroes
Method | Location |
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Units | Mia, Mareeta (Fallen), Thrasir, Ylgr (Summer) |
Trivia
- This skill's English name in Fates is a reference to Marth and Lucina's side special in the Super Smash Bros. series.
- Its association with Mia in Heroes may have led to that game's localization missing this reference and translating its name differently.
Skill Lists
Fire Emblem | Main Games | Genealogy of the Holy War - Thracia 776 - The Sacred Stones - Path of Radiance - Radiant Dawn - Awakening - Fates (personal) - Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - Three Houses |
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Spin-Off Games | Heroes - Warriors - Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE | |
TearRing Saga | Utna Heroes Saga - Berwick Saga |
Skill Terms
Skills that predate the Skill system
Introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Introduced in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Introduced in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Introduced in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Aurora - Bane - Beastfoe - Birdfoe - Blood Tide - Corona - Critical + - Deadeye - Disarm - Dragonfoe - Eclipse - Flourish - Formshift - Galdrar - Glare - Howl - Imbue - Impale - Ire - Maelstrom - Mercy - Night Tide - Nullify - Pass - Quickclaw - Rend - Sacrifice - Savage - Shriek - Stillness - Tear - White Pool - Wildheart
Introduced in Fire Emblem Awakening
Acrobat - Aegis - Aggressor - All Stats +2 - Anathema - Aptitude - Armsthrift - Axebreaker - Axefaire - Beastbane - Bond - Bowbreaker - Bowfaire - Conquest - Defender - Deliverer - Demoiselle - Despoil - Dragonskin - Dual Guard+ - Dual Strike+ - Dual Support+ - Even Rhythm - Focus - Galeforce - Hawkeye - Healtouch - Hex - Hit Rate + - HP + - Ignis - Indoor Fighter - Iote's Shield - Lancebreaker - Lancefaire - Lifetaker - Limit Breaker - Lucky Seven - Luna+ - Odd Rhythm - Outdoor Fighter - Patience - Prescience (Awakening) - Quick Burn - Rally Defense - Rally Heart - Rally Luck - Rally Magic - Rally Movement - Rally Resistance - Rally Skill - Rally Spectrum - Rally Speed - Rally Strength - Relief - Rightful God - Rightful King - Shadowgift - Slow Burn - Solidarity - Special Dance - Swordbreaker - Swordfaire - Tantivy - Tomebreaker - Tomefaire - Underdog - Vengeance - Veteran - Wyrmsbane - Zeal
Introduced in Fire Emblem Fates
Introduced in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Absolve - Anti-Armor - Anti-Cavalry - Anti-Dragons - Anti-Fliers - Anti-Gods - Anti-Mages - Anti-Mortals - Apotrope - Armor Disruptor - Attack Twice - Bowrange + - Dark Spikes - Deicide - Discipline - Duma's Gift - Eerie Screech - Evade Critical - Halve Axes - Halve Lances - Halve Swords - Heaven or Hell - Heavy Armor - Incarnation - Null Defense - Nullify Magic - Pact - Phalanx - Phantasm - Reconstruct - Sanctuary - Sophisticate - Transmute - Tri-affliction - Upheaval - Vengeful Cry - Wildfire
Introduced in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Introduced in Fire Emblem Heroes