List of Skills in Fire Emblem: Three Houses

This is a list of Skills, called Abilities in-game, found in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Personal Abilities

Innate abilities that each character has at the start. These skills cannot be removed and there’s only one for each character.

Icon	Skill	Character	Effect
	Professor's Guidance	Byleth	Multiplies this unit's and adjacent allies' experience earned by 1.2.
	Professor's Guidance+	Byleth (Chapter 10 Battle)	Unit deals 2 extra damage during combat. Multiplies this unit's and adjacent allies' experience earned by 1.2.
	Imperial Lineage	Edelgard	Multiplies experience earned by 1.2.
	Imperial Lineage+	Edelgard (Post-Timeskip)	If unit takes no action except Wait, grants Res +4 for 1 turn. Multiplies experience earned by 1.2.
	Royal Lineage	Dimitri	Multiplies experience earned by 1.2.
	Royal Lineage+	Dimitri (Post-Timeskip)	Grants Avo +20 while unit is at full HP. Multiplies experience earned by 1.2.
	Leicester Lineage	Claude	Multiplies experience earned by 1.2.
	Leicester Lineage+	Claude (Post-Timeskip)	Allows unit to pass through spaces occupied by foes. Multiplies experience earned by 1.2.
	Officer Duty	Hubert	Grants Mt +5 with gambits.
	Songstress	Dorothea	Adjacent allies recover up to 10% of max HP at the start of each turn.
	Confidence	Ferdinand	Grants Hit/Avo +15 when unit is at full HP.
	Persecution Complex	Bernadetta	Grants Atk +5 when unit is not at full HP.
	Born Fighter	Caspar	Adjacent foes suffer Avo -10 during combat.
	Catnap	Linhardt	If unit takes no action except Wait, recovers up to 10% of max HP.
	Hunter's Boon	Petra	Grants Crit +20 when foe's HP is ≤ 50%.
	Live to Serve	Mercedes	When healing an ally with white magic, unit recovers the same amount of HP.
	Staunch Shield	Dedue	If unit takes no action except Wait, grants Def +4 for 1 turn.
	Lone Wolf	Felix	Unit deals 5 extra damage when no battalion is assigned or when battalion endurance is 0.
	Lockpick	Ashe	Allows unit to open doors and chests without keys.
	Perseverance	Annette	Use Rally to grant Str +4 to an ally.
	Philanderer	Sylvain	If a female ally is adjacent, unit deals 2 extra damage and takes 2 less damage during combat.
	Lady Knight	Ingrid	Grants Mt +3 and Hit +5 with gambits.
	Distinguished House	Lorenz	Unit deals 2 extra damage while in formation with a battalion.
	Advocate	Hilda	Adjacent male allies deal 3 extra damage during combat.
	Goody Basket	Raphael	Chance to recover up to 10% of max HP at the start of each turn. Trigger % = Lck stat.
	Mastermind	Lysithea	Doubles skill experience earned in battle.
	Watchful Eye	Ignatz	Grants Hit +20.
	Animal Friend	Marianne	Unit recovers up to 20% of max HP at the start of each turn when adjacent to a cavalry or flying ally.
	Rivalry	Leonie	If a male ally is adjacent, unit deals 2 extra damage and takes 2 less damage during combat.
	Infirmary Master	Manuela	Adjacent allies gain Crit Avo +10 during combat.
	Crest Scholar	Hanneman	Use Rally to grant Mag +4 to an ally
	Fighting Spirit	Catherine	Unit takes 5 less damage when no battalion is assigned or when battalion endurance is 0.
	Compassion	Alois	Use Rally to grant Lck +8 to an ally.
	Guardian	Seteth	Adjacent female allies deal 3 extra damage during combat
	Lily's Poise	Flayn	Adjacent allies take 3 less damage during combat.
	Veteran Knight	Gilbert	Unit takes 2 less damage while in formation with a battalion.
	Survival Instinct	Shamir	If unit initiates combat and defeats foe, grants Str/Mag/Dex/Spd +4 for one turn.
	Aptitude	Cyril	Makes each stat 20% more likely to increase on level up.
	Murderous Intent	Death Knight	If unit initiates combat, grants Hit +20 during combat.
	Business Prosperity	Anna	Grants Lck +5.
	Honorable Spirit	Yuri	If unit is not near an ally, grants Atk +3 when in combat with a foe one space away.
	Circadian Beat	Constance	Grants Str/Mag +3 when indoors and Def/Res +3 when outdoors.
	King of Grappling	Balthus	Grants Str/Def +6 when HP ≤ 50%.
	Monstrous Appeal	Hapi	Makes all attacks effective against monsters and makes it easier for monsters to target unit.
	Blade Breaker	Jeralt	If unit damages foe, foe suffers Str/Def -6 for 1 turn after combat.
	Sacred Power	Rhea	Adjacent allies deal 3 extra damage and take 3 less damage during combat.
	General	Lonato, Gwendal, Judith, Ladislava, Randolph	Nullifies instant death effects and halves damage from enemy gambits.
	Steal	Miklan	Unit can steal non-weapon items from enemies with lower Spd than self.
	Poison Strike	Acheron	If unit initiates combat, enemy loses up to 20% HP.
	Agarthan Technology	Solon, Kronya, Thales, Cornelia, Myson, Odesse, Bias, Chilon, Pittacus	Adjacent foes deal 3 less damage during combat.
	Heartseeker	Metodey	Reduces Avoid of adjacent foes by 20.
	Commander	Rodrigue, Lord Arundel, Aelfric	Nullifies instant death effects, status effects, and movement effects, and greatly reduces damage from enemy gambits.
	Magic Bind	The Wind Caller	If unit lands a hit, targeted foe is unable to use magic for 1 turn.
	Monster Effect Null	The Immovable	Nullifies any extra effectiveness against monsters.
	Mighty King of Legend	Nemesis	Negates 1 attack per turn and strengthens stats while the 10 Elites are present.
	10 Elites	Blaiddyd, Riegan, Lamine, Goneril, Charon, Fraldarius, Gloucester, Dominic, Gautier, Daphnel	Grants power to the Mighty King of Legend.
	Umbral Leech	Umbral Beast	Unit absorbs HP from phantoms.

Class Abilities

Innate abilities for each class. It’s granted to that class only and disappears if you change class.

Icon	Skill	Class	Effect
	Charm	Lord Armored Lord High Lord Wyvern Master Emperor Great Lord Barbarossa Archbishop Saint	Adjacent allies deal 3 extra damage during combat.
	Canto	Cavalier Pegasus Knight Paladin Wyvern Rider Wyvern Master Death Knight Dark Flier Valkyrie Falcon Knight Wyvern Lord Great Knight Bow Knight Dark Knight Holy Knight Barbarossa	Allows unit to move again after completing certain actions, if there is movement remaining.
	Unarmed Combat	Brawler Grappler War Monk War Cleric	Allow unit to fight without a weapon.
	Fire	Mage	Allows unit to cast Fire. If Fire is already available, then unit can cast it twice as often.
	Miasma Δ	Dark Mage Dark Bishop	Allows unit to cast Miasma. If Miasma is already available, then unit can cast it twice as often.
	Heartseeker	Dark Mage Dark Bishop King of Liberation	Adjacent foes suffer Avo -20 during combat.
	Steal	Thief	Allows unit to steal a non-weapon item from a foe with a lower Spd stat.
	Locktouch	Thief Assassin Trickster	Allows unit to open doors and chests without keys.
	Avoid +10	Pegasus Knight Falcon Knight Wyvern Lord Lord of the Desert	Increases Avoid by 10.
	Bowrange +1	Archer Sniper	Increases Bow range by 1.
	Bowrange +2	Bow Knight	Increases Bow range by 2.
	Heal	Priest War Monk War Cleric	Allows unit to cast Heal. If Heal is already available, then unit can caste it twice as often.
	White Magic Heal +5	Priest	Heal 5 extra HP when using white magic.
	White Magic Heal +10	Bishop	Heal 10 extra HP when using white magic.
	Swordfaire	Hero Swordmaster Assassin Mortal Savant Enlightened One King of Liberation	Grants Atk +5 when using a sword.
	Axefaire	Fortress Knight Warrior Wyvern Rider Armored Lord Wyvern Lord Great Knight War Master Emperor	Grants Atk +5 when using an axe.
	Lancefaire	Paladin High Lord Death Knight Falcon Knight Great Knight Great Lord	Grants Atk +5 when using a lance.
	Bowfaire	Sniper Wyvern Master Bow Knight Barbarossa	Grants Atk +5 when using a bow
	Fistfaire	Grappler War Monk War Cleric War Master	Grants Atk +5 when brawling.
	Black Tomefaire	Warlock Dark Knight Dark Flier Mortal Savant Verrat	Grants Atk +5 when using Black Magic.
	Dark Tomefaire	Dark Knight	Grants Atk +5 when using Dark Magic.
	White Tomefaire	Holy Knight	Grants Atk +5 when using White Magic.
	Vantage	Hero The Immaculate One (Crimson Flower Only)	When foe initiates combat, unit still attacks first if HP is ≤ 50%.
	Weight -5	Fortress Knight	Reduces total equipment weight by 5.
	Terrain Resistance	Paladin Bishop Holy Knight Enlightened One Archbishop Saint	Nullifies damage from terrain.
	Black Magic Uses ×2	Warlock Gremory Verrat	Doubles the number of uses for Black Magic.
	Dark Magic Uses ×2	Gremory	Doubles the number of uses for Dark Magic.
	White Magic Uses ×2	Bishop Gremory	Doubles the number of uses for White Magic.
	Sword Critical +10	Swordmaster	Grants Crit +10 when using a sword.
	Stealth	Assassin Trickster	Makes it more difficult for foes to target unit.
	Axe Critical +10	Warrior	Grants Crit +10 when using an axe.
	Critical +20	War Master	Increases Crit by 20.
	Fiendish Blow	Dark Bishop Verrat	If unit initiates combat, grants Mag +6 during combat.
	Lucky Seven	Trickster	Each turn, grants +5 to one of the following stats: Str, Mag, Spd, Def, Res, Hit or Avo.
	Transmute	Dark Flier	If unit is hit with a magic attack during enemy phase, grants +3 to all stats until next player phase ends.
	Black Magic Range +1	Valkyrie	Increases black magic range by 1.
	Dark Magic Range +1	Valkyrie	Increases dark magic range by 1.
	Seal Magic	Agastya	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Mag -6 for 1 turn after combat.
	Seal Strength	Agastya	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Str -6 for 1 turn after combat.
	Commander	Archbishop Saint King of Liberation	Nullifies instant death effects, status effects, and movement effects, and greatly reduces damage from enemy gambits.
	Ancient Dragonskin	The Immaculate One Lord of the Desert Lord of the Lake	Halves all damage taken, negates some abilities and combat arts, and prevents unit from being moved.
	Ancient Dragon Wrath	The Immaculate One (Crimson Flower Only)	Calculates damage using the lower of the foe's Prt or Rsl.
	Counterattack	The Immaculate One Lord of the Desert Lord of the Lake Umbral Beast	Allows unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.
	Surging Light	The Immaculate One (Silver Snow Only)	Performs Staggering Blow immediately.
	Armored Blow	Lord of the Lake	If unit initiates combat, grants Def +6 during combat.
	Death Blow	The Immaculate One (Crimson Flower Only) Black Beast	If unit initiates combat, grants Str +6 during combat.
	Magic Bind	The Immaculate One (Crimson Flower Only) Black Beast	If unit lands a hit, targeted foe is unable to use magic for 1 turn.
	Wrath	The Immaculate One (Crimson Flower Only)	If foe initiates combat while unit’s HP is ≤ 50%, grants Crit +50.
	Miracle	The Immaculate One (Silver Snow Only) Lord of the Desert Lord of the Lake	Chance to survive lethal damage with 1 HP, if HP is > 1. Trigger % = Lck stat.
	Defiant Strength	The Immaculate One (Silver Snow Only)	Grants Str +8 when HP is ≤ 25%.
	Darting Blow	Lord of the Desert	If unit initiates combat, grants AS +6 during combat.
	Desperation	Lord of the Desert	If unit initiates combat with HP ≤ 50%, unit’s follow-up attack (if possible) occurs before foe’s counterattack.
	Renewal	Lord of the Lake	Unit recovers up to 20% of max HP at the start of each turn.
	Quick Riposte	Lord of the Lake	If Unit's HP ≥ 50%, if attacked by a foe, unit automatically makes a follow-up attack.
	Vital Defense	The Immaculate One Lord of the Desert Black Beast Hegemon Husk Umbral Beast	Makes critical hits against this unit impossible.
	Giant Wings	The Immaculate One (Crimson Flower Only) Lord of the Desert Flying Demonic Beast Giant Bird White Beast	Grants Avo +30 against sword, lance, or axe users.
	Divine Dragon Horn	The Immaculate One (Silver Snow Only)	Unit recovers 100% of HP at the start of each turn if a White Beast is within 10 spaces.
	Pavise	Lord of the Lake Titanus	Chance to reduce sword/lance/axe/brawling damage by half. Trigger % = Dex stat.
	Aegis	Lord of the Lake Titanus	Chance to reduce bow/magic damage by half. Trigger % = Dex stat.
	Anti-Magic Armor	Altered Golem	Nullifies damage from magic attacks.

Standard Abilities

These are abilities learned according to the character’s skill levels or from mastering classes. Unlike class abilities, they can be customized and are independent of class.

Abilities learned from Skill Levels

Skill	Skill Lvl	Icon	Ability	Effect	Characters
Sword	E+		Sword Prowess Lv. 1	Grants Hit +5, Avo +7 and Crit Avo +5 when using a sword.	All
	D+		Sword Prowess Lv. 2	Grants Hit +6, Avo +10 and Crit Avo +6 when using a sword.	All
	C+		Sword Prowess Lv. 3	Grants Hit +7, Avo +13 and Crit Avo +7 when using a sword.	All
	B		Axebreaker	Grants Hit/Avo +20 when using a sword against axe users.	All
	B+		Sword Prowess Lv. 4	Grants Hit +8, Avo +16 and Crit Avo +8 when using a sword.	All
	A+		Sword Prowess Lv. 5	Grants Hit +10, Avo +20 and Crit Avo +10 when using a sword.	All
	S		Sword Critical +10	Grants Crit +10 when using a sword.	All
	S+		Swordfaire	Grants Atk +5 when using a sword.	All
Lance	E+		Lance Prowess Lv.1	Grants Hit +6, Avo +6 and Crit Avo +5 when using a lance.	All
	D+		Lance Prowess Lv.2	Grants Hit +8, Avo +8 and Crit Avo +6 when using a lance.	All
	C+		Lance Prowess Lv.3	Grants Hit +10, Avo +10 and Crit Avo +7 when using a lance.	All
	B		Swordbreaker	Grants Hit/Avo +20 when using a lance against sword users.	All
	B+		Lance Prowess Lv.4	Grants Hit +12, Avo +12 and Crit Avo +8 when using a lance.	All
	A+		Lance Prowess Lv.5	Grants Hit +15, Avo +15 and Crit Avo +10 when using a lance.	All
	S		Lance Critical +10	Grants Crit +10 when using a lance.	All
	S+		Lancefaire	Grants Atk +5 when using a lance.	All
Axe	E+		Axe Prowess Lv.1	Grants Hit +7, Avo +5 and Crit Avo +5 when using an axe.	All
	D+		Axe Prowess Lv.2	Grants Hit +10, Avo +6 and Crit Avo +6 when using an axe.	All
	C+		Axe Prowess Lv.3	Grants Hit +13, Avo +7 and Crit Avo +7 when using an axe.	All
	B		Lancebreaker	Grants Hit/Avo +20 when using an axe against lance users.	All
	B+		Axe Prowess Lv.4	Grants Hit +16, Avo +8 and Crit Avo +8 when using an axe.	All
	A+		Axe Prowess Lv.5	Grants Hit +20, Avo +10 and Crit Avo +10 when using an axe.	All
	S		Axe Critical +10	Grants Crit +10 when using an axe.	All
	S+		Axefaire	Grants Atk +5 when using an axe.	All
Bow	E+		Bow Prowess Lv.1	Grants Hit +6, Avo +6 and Crit Avo +5 when using a bow.	All
	D+		Bow Prowess Lv.2	Grants Hit +8, Avo +8 and Crit Avo +6 when using a bow.	All
	C		Close Counter	Allows unit to counterattack adjacent foes.	All
	C+		Bow Prowess Lv.3	Grants Hit +10, Avo +10 and Crit Avo +7 when using a bow.	All
	B+		Bow Prowess Lv.4	Grants Hit +12, Avo +12 and Crit Avo +8 when using a bow.	All
	A+		Bow Prowess Lv.5	Grants Hit +15, Avo +15 and Crit Avo +10 when using a bow.	All
	S		Bow Critical +10	Grants Crit +10 when using a bow.	All
	S+		Bowfaire	Grants Atk +5 when using a bow.	All
Brawl	E+		Brawling Prowess Lv.1	Grants Hit +5, Avo +7 and Crit Avo +5 when brawling.	All
	D+		Brawling Prowess Lv.2	Grants Hit +6, Avo +10 and Crit Avo +6 when brawling.	All
	C+		Brawling Prowess Lv.3	Grants Hit +7, Avo +13 and Crit Avo +7 when brawling.	All
	B+		Brawling Prowess Lv.4	Grants Hit +8, Avo +16 and Crit Avo +8 when brawling.	All
	A+		Brawling Prowess Lv.5	Grants Hit +10, Avo +20 and Crit Avo +10 when brawling.	All
	S		Brawl Critical +10	Grants Crit +10 when brawling.	All
	S+		Fistfaire	Grants Atk +5 when brawling.	All
Reason	E+		Reason Prowess Lv.1	Grants Hit +7, Avo +5 and Crit Avo +5 when using black or dark magic.	All
	D+		Reason Prowess Lv.2	Grants Hit +10, Avo +6 and Crit Avo +6 when using black or dark magic.	All
	C+		Reason Prowess Lv.3	Grants Hit +13, Avo +7 and Crit Avo +7 when using black or dark magic.	All
	B+		Reason Prowess Lv.4	Grants Hit +16, Avo +8 and Crit Avo +8 when using black or dark magic.	All
	A+		Reason Prowess Lv.5	Grants Hit +20, Avo +10 and Crit Avo +10 when using black or dark magic.	All
	S		Black Magic Range +1	Increases black magic range by 1.	All but Edelgard, Hubert, Lysithea, and Hapi
	S		Dark Magic Range +1	Increases dark magic range by 1.	Edelgard, Hubert, Lysithea, and Hapi
	S+		Black Tomefaire	Grants Atk +5 when using black magic.	All but Edelgard, Hubert, Lysithea, and Hapi
	S+		Dark Tomefaire	Grants Atk +5 when using dark magic.	Edelgard, Hubert, Lysithea, and Hapi
Faith	E+		Faith Prowess Lv.1	Grants Hit +5, Avo +7 and Crit Avo +5 when using white magic.	All
	D+		Faith Prowess Lv.2	Grants Hit +6, Avo +10 and Crit Avo +6 when using white magic.	All
	C+		Faith Prowess Lv.3	Grants Hit +7, Avo +13 and Crit Avo +7 when using white magic.	All
	B+		Faith Prowess Lv.4	Grants Hit +8, Avo +16 and Crit Avo +8 when using white magic.	All
	A+		Faith Prowess Lv.5	Grants Hit +10, Avo +20 and Crit Avo +10 when using white magic.	All
	S		White Magic Range +1	Increases White Magic range by 1 for attacks that damage foes.	All
	S+		White Tomefaire	Grants Atk +5 when using white magic.	All
Authority	E+		Authority Prowess Lv.1	Grants Mt +2 with gambits.	All
	D		Rally Magic	Use Rally to grant Mag +4 to an ally.	Hubert, Ingrid, Constance
	D/ S		Rally Charm	Use Rally to grant Cha +8 to an ally.	Dorothea, Manuela, Edelgard, Dimitri, Claude
	D/ C+		Rally Dexterity	Use Rally to grant Dex +8 to an ally.	Ferdinand, Ignatz, Hapi
	D/ C/ C+/ S		Rally Resistance	Use Rally to grant Res +4 to an ally.	Annette, Hubert, Seteth, Constance
	D/ S		Rally Strength	Use Rally to grant Str +4 to an ally.	Raphael, Alois, Ignatz, Balthus
	D/ C+/ S		Rally Speed	Use Rally to grant Spd +4 to an ally.	Ignatz, Annette, Hubert
	D		Rally Defense	Use Rally to grant Def +4 to an ally.	Seteth, Gilbert
	D		Rally Luck	Use Rally to grant Lck +8 to an ally.	Flayn, Anna
	D+		Authority Prowess Lv.2	Grants Mt +4 with gambits.	All
	C/ A		Battalion Vantage	When foe initiates combat, unit still attacks first if battalion endurance is ≤ 1/3.	Byleth, Edelgard, Felix, Sylvain, Lorenz, Catherine, Dimitri, Ignatz, Anna, Yuri
	C/ A		Battalion Wrath	If foe initiates combat while unit’s battalion endurance is ≤ 1/3, grants Crit +50.	Hubert, Bernadetta, Caspar, Petra, Dimitri, Dedue, Hilda, Raphael, Seteth, Alois, Gilbert, Annette, Claude, Jeritza, Hapi
	C/ A		Battalion Desperation	If unit initiates combat when battalion endurance is ≤ 1/3, unit’s follow-up attack (if possible) occurs before foe’s counterattack.	Dorothea, Ferdinand, Ashe, Ingrid, Claude, Lysithea, Ignatz, Leonie, Hanneman, Cyril, Shamir, Byleth, Hubert, Seteth, Jeritza, Balthus
	C/ A		Battalion Renewal	Unit recovers up to 30% of max HP at the start of each turn while battalion endurance is ≤ 1/3.	Linhardt, Mercedes, Annette, Marianne, Manuela, Flayn, Edelgard
	C+		Authority Prowess Lv.3	Grants Mt +6 with gambits.	All
	C+		Model Leader	Doubles experience earned for battalions.	Byleth, Edelgard, Dimitri, Seteth, Claude, Yuri
	B		Defensive Tactics	Battalion endurance takes half damage.	All
	B+		Authority Prowess Lv.4	Grants Mt +8 with gambits.	All
	A+		Authority Prowess Lv.5	Grants Mt +10 with gambits.	All
	S		Rally Movement	Use Rally to grant Mv +1 to an ally.	Byleth, Annette
	S+		Offensive Tactics	Grants Mt +5 and Hit +20 with gambits.	All
Heavy Armor	C		Weight -3	Reduces total equipment weight by 3.	All
	A+		Weight -5	Reduces total equipment weight by 5.	All
	S+		Armored Effect Null	Nullifies any extra effectiveness against armored units.	All
Riding	C		Dexterity +4	Increases Dex by 4.	All
	A+		Movement +1	Increases Mv by 1.	All
	S+		Cavalry Effect Null	Nullifies any extra effectiveness against cavalry units.	All
Flying	B		Alert Stance	If unit takes no action except Wait, grants Avo +15 for 1 turn.	All
	A+		Alert Stance+	If unit takes no action except Wait, grants Avo +30 for 1 turn.	All
	S+		Flying Effect Null	Nullifies any extra effectiveness against flying units.	All

Abilities learned from Mastering Classes

Icon	Ability	Effect	Mastered Class
	HP +5	Increases HP by 5	Noble Commoner
	Speed +2	Increases Spd by 2	Myrmidon
	Defense +2	Increases Def by 2	Soldier
	Strength +2	Increases Str by 2	Fighter
	Magic +2	Increases Mag by 2	Monk
	Resistance +2	Increases Res by 2	Lord
	Vantage	When foe initiates combat, unit still attacks first if HP is ≤ 50%.	Mercenary
	Steal	Allows unit to steal a non-weapon item from a foe with a lower Spd stat.	Thief
	Desperation	If unit initiates combat with HP ≤ 50%, unit’s follow-up attack (if possible) occurs before foe’s counterattack.	Cavalier
	Darting Blow	If unit initiates combat, grants AS +6 during combat.	Pegasus Knight
	Death Blow	If unit initiates combat, grants Str +6 during combat.	Brigand
	Armored Blow	If unit initiates combat, grants Def +6 during combat.	Armored Knight
	Hit +20	Increases Hit by 20.	Archer
	Unarmed Combat	Allows unit to fight without a weapon.	Brawler
	Fiendish Blow	If unit initiates combat, grants Mag+6 during combat	Mage
	Poison Strike	If unit initiates combat and lands a hit, targeted foe loses up to 20% of max HP after combat.	Dark Mage
	Miracle	Chance to survive lethal damage with 1 HP, if HP is > 1. Trigger % = Lck stat.	Priest
	Special Dance	When using the Dance ability, grant Dex/Spd/Lck +4 to target ally.	Dancer
	Pomp & Circumstance	Increases Lck/Cha by 4.	Armored Lord High Lord Wyvern Master
	Sacred Power	Adjacent allies deal 3 extra damage and take 3 less damage during combat.	Enlightened One
	Defiant Strength	Grants Str +8 when HP is ≤ 25%.	Hero
	Lethality	Chance to instantly kill a foe when dealing damage. Trigger % = 0.25×Dex.	Assassin
	Aegis	Chance to reduce bow/magic damage by half. Trigger % = Dex stat.	Paladin
	Wrath	If foe initiates combat while unit’s HP is ≤ 50%, grants Crit +50.	Warrior
	Pavise	Chance to reduce sword/lance/axe/brawling damage by half. Trigger % = Dex stat.	Fortress Knight
	Seal Defense	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Def -6 for 1 turn after combat.	Wyvern Rider
	Tomebreaker	Grants Hit/Avo +20 when brawling against magic users.	Grappler
	Bowbreaker	Grants Hit/Avo +20 when using magic against bow users.	Warlock
	Lifetaker	Unit recovers HP equal to 50% of damage dealt after defeating a foe.	Dark Bishop
	Renewal	Unit recovers up to 20% of max HP at the start of each turn.	Bishop
	Warding Blow	If unit initiates combat, grants Res +6 during combat.	Mortal Savant
	Defiant Avoid	Grants Avo +30 when HP is ≤ 25%.	Falcon Knight
	Quick Riposte	If foe initiates combat while unit’s HP is ≥ 50%, unit makes guaranteed follow-up attack.	War Master
	Defiant Critical	Grants Crit +50 when HP is ≤ 25%.	Wyvern Lord
	Defiant Defense	Grants Def +8 when HP is ≤ 25%.	Great Knight
	Defiant Speed	Grants Spd +8 when HP is ≤ 25%.	Bow Knight
	Defiant Magic	Grants Mag +8 when HP is ≤ 25%.	Gremory
	Seal Resistance	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Res -6 for 1 turn after combat.	Dark Knight
	Defiant Resistance	Grants Res +8 when HP is ≤ 25%.	Holy Knight
	Counterattack	Allows unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.	Death Knight
	Duelist's Blow	If unit initiates combat, grants Avo +20 during combat.	Trickster
	Brawl Avo +20	Grants Avo +20 when brawling.	War Monk War Cleric
	Transmute	If unit is hit with a magic attack during enemy phase, grants +3 to all stats until next player phase ends.	Dark Flier
	Uncanny Blow	If unit initiates combat, grants Hit +30 during combat	Valkyrie

Abilities learned from Budding Talents

Icon	Ability	Budding Talent	Effect	Characters
	Black Magic Critical +10	Reason	Grants Crit +10 when using black magic.	Edelgard, Felix, Balthus
	Black Magic Avo +20	Reason	Grants Avo +20 when using black magic.	Sylvain
	Seal Strength	Reason	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Str -6 for 1 turn after combat.	Ignatz
	Seal Magic	Reason	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Mag -6 for 1 turn after combat.	Flayn
	White Magic Avo +20	Faith	Grants Avo +20 when using white magic.	Byleth, Dorothea
	Seal Speed	Heavy Armor	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Spd -6 for 1 turn after combat.	Ferdinand, Hilda
	Seal Movement	Riding	If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Mv -1 for 1 turn after combat.	Dimitri
	Pass	Riding	Allows unit to pass through spaces occupied by foes.	Bernadetta, Anna
	Darting Blow	Flying	If unit initiates combat, grants AS +6 during combat.	Jeritza

Other Abilities

Icon	Ability	Effect	How to Get
	Sword Avo +20	Grants Avo +20 when using a sword.	Win the White Heron Cup
	Mastermind	Doubles skill experience earned in battle.	Starting skill of Jeritza

Unknown/Enemy-exclusive abilities

Icon	Ability	Effect
	[NAME UNKNOWN]	[EFFECT UNKNOWN]
	[NAME UNKNOWN]	[EFFECT UNKNOWN]
	[NAME UNKNOWN]	[EFFECT UNKNOWN]
	Effect Null	Cancels all types of effectiveness.
	Infantry Effect Null	Cancels effectiveness against infantry units.
	Dragon Effect Null	Cancels effectiveness against dragons.
	Monster Effect Null	Nullifies any extra effectiveness against monsters.
	Swordbreaker+	Grants Hit/Avo +30 when using a lance against sword users.
	Lancebreaker+	Grants Hit/Avo +30 when using an axe against lance users.
	Axebreaker+	Grants Hit/Avo +30 when using a sword against axe users.
	Fistbreaker	Grants Hit/Avo +20 when using a bow against a brawling foe.
	Paragon	Doubles experience earned.
	Discipline	Doubles skill experience earned in battle.
	White Magic Crit +10	Grants Crit +10 when using White Magic.
	Dark Magic Crit +10	Grants Crit +10 when using Dark Magic.
	Lance Avo +20	Grants Avo +20 when using a lance.
	Axe Avo +20	Grants Avo +20 when using an axe.
	Bow Avo +20	Grants Avo +20 when using a bow.
	Dark Magic Avo +20	Grants Avo +20 when using dark magic.
	Black Magic Uses ×4	Quadruples the number of uses for black magic.
	Dark Magic Uses ×4	Quadruples the number of uses for dark magic.
	White Magic Uses ×4	Quadruples the number of uses for white magic.
	Infinite Magic	Removes the limitation on the number of times magic can be used.
	Immune Status	Nullifies status effects and debuffs.
	Unsealable Magic	Nullifies silence
	Magic Bind	If unit lands a hit, targeted foe is unable to use magic for 1 turn.
	Noncombatant	Unit cannot be targeted by foes.
	Poison	Chance to inflict poison on foe when dealing damage. Trigger % = Dex stat.
	Cursed Power	Unit recovers HP on swamp terrain.
	Anchor	Prevents unit from being moved.
	Keen Intuition	Grants Avo +30 during combat with a foe 2 or more spaces away.
	General	Nullifies instant death effects and halves damage from enemy gambits.
	Commander	Nullifies instant death effects, status effects, and movement effects, and greatly reduces damage from enemy gambits.
	Twin Crests	Allows unit to take two actions in one turn.
	Ancient Dragon Wrath	Calculates damage using the lower of the foe's Prt or Rsl.
	Surging Light	Performs Staggering Blow immediately.
	Manifest Phantoms	Unit births phantoms.
	Enhanced Fortitude	Halves all damage taken, negates some abilities and combat arts, and prevents unit from being moved.