Vantage (Skill)

Vantage
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Effect	Allows the user to always attack first.
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Vantage (待ち伏せ Machibuse, also known as Ambush in the Japanese versions, Initiative in the French version, Vantaggio in the Italian version, Emboscada, lit. Ambush, in the Spanish version) is a recurring skill in the Fire Emblem franchise. It allows the user to initiate an attack when an enemy engages him/her in battle.

This skill is first introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, in which the user will always attack first if the user has only half of his HP left or below.

This skill is later integrated into the more advanced skill systems of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, where its effect is made more noticeable. This skill may be combined with a number of other useful skills to form extremely effective combat strategies.

This skill is known as Gale (烈風の技 Reppū no waza) in TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

Stats

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Name	Activation	Capacity
Ambush	100%	-
Effects	Allows the user to always attack first when his/her HP is below Max HP/2; Negates enemy's Charge skill.
Users	Base skill of Arden, Lex, Roddlevan, Johan, Ares and Hannibal.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name	Activation	Capacity
Ambush	100%	-
Effects	Allows the user to always attack first.
Users	Base skill of Machyua, Halvan and Pirn; Can be assigned with the Ambush Manual.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name	Activation	Capacity
Gale	Max [(User's Skill - Enemy's Skill) +3]%	-
Effects	Allows the user to always attack first, provided that he/she is faster than the enemy.
Users	Base skill of Mahter, Roger and Rishel.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name	Activation	Capacity
Vantage	100%	10
Effects	Allows the user to always attack first.
Users	Base skill of Mia and Naesala; Can be assigned with the Vantage Scroll.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Name	Activation	Capacity
Vantage	(Speed)%	10
Effects	Allows the user to attack first.
Users	Base skill of Mia and Naesala; Can be assigned with the Vantage Scroll.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name	Activation	Capacity
Vantage	100%	-
Effects	When the user's HP is reduced to below half, he/she will always be able to attack first during the enemy's turn.
Users	Class skill of Level 10 Myrimdons.

Name	Activation	Capacity
Vantage+	100%	-
Effects	Always strike first, even when attacked. (Cannot override vantage on the Enemy's turn.)
Users	Enemy skill, Lunatic+ only.

Fire Emblem Fates

Name	Activation	Capacity
Vantage	100%	-
Effects	When the user's HP is reduced to below half, he/she will always be able to attack first during the enemy's turn.
Users	Learned by Samurai at level 10 or higher.

Gallery

Ambush, as it appears in the first series of the TCG as a Surprise Card.

Ambush, as it appears in the third series of the TCG as a Surprise Card.