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 |
|---|---|---|
 Dancing Blade
|
100% | - |
| Effects | +3 Speed, -1 Defense | |
| Users | Learned by Lodestars at level 1 or higher.
| |
Heroes
| Name | Activation | SP |
|---|---|---|
 Flashing Blade 1
|
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 | -
| |
| Name | Activation | SP |
|---|---|---|
 Flashing Blade 2
|
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 | -
| |
| Name | Activation | SP |
|---|---|---|
 Flashing Blade 3
|
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 | -
| |
| Name | Activation | SP |
|---|---|---|
 Flashing Blade 4
|
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 | -
| |
Availability
Fates
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Classes | Lodestar (level 1) |
| Units | Marth |
Heroes
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Units | Mia, Mareeta (Fallen), Thrasir, Ylgr (Summer) |
