Windsweep

Windsweep
Icon of the Windsweep skill in Engage.
Name (JP)	Cutting Wind (風薙ぎ, Kaze Nagi)
Name (Localized)	Windsweep
First Seen	Fire Emblem Heroes
Type	Passive (Type B) (Heroes) Combat Art (FE15, FE16)
Effect	If user initiates combat, prevents enemy counterattacks
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Windsweep is a Skill introduced in Fire Emblem Heroes. It returns as a Combat Art in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Overview

In it's first appearance in Fire Emblem Heroes, Windsweep prevents the user from making follow-up attacks if they initiate combat, but it prevents physical attackers, such as sword, lance, axe, dagger, bow and beast units from counterattacking if the unit's Speed is greater than the foe's speed. It is the physical counterpart to Watersweep.

It can be learned without inheriting by Alm, Joshua, Merric (The Start of It All) and Ethlyn (To Stay Dreaming), amongst others.

In Fire Emblem Engage, Windsweep is a Bond Ring Skill acquired by equipping Alm's S Rank Bond Ring. The drawbacks and speed check the skill had in Heroes are no longer present, but in their place, Windsweep is now exclusive to Swords, and only triggers based on the user's Luck stat.

Stats

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Windsweep 1
• Windsweep 2
• Windsweep 3

Name	Activation	SP
Windsweep 1	Unit initiates attack	60
Effects	If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, or dagger, if unit's Spd - foe's Spd ≥ 5, foe can't counterattack.
Users	Alm, Joshua
Notes	Rarity: ✯✯✯

Name	Activation	SP
Windsweep 2	Unit initiates attack	120
Effects	If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, or dagger, if unit's Spd - foe's Spd ≥ 3, foe can't counterattack.
Users	Alm, Joshua
Notes	Rarity: ✯✯✯✯

Name	Activation	SP
Windsweep 3	Unit initiates attack	240
Effects	If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, or dagger, if unit's Spd - foe's Spd ≥ 1, foe can't counterattack.
Users	Alm, Joshua
Notes	Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Name		Windsweep
HP/Dur	Rng	Mt	Hit	Avo	Crt
-4	1	+3	+20	±0	+10
Effects		Prevents enemy counter-attacks.
Users		Weapon skill of: Iron Sword, Fernand's Lance.
Notes		-

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Name		Windsweep
HP/Dur	Rng	Mt	Hit	Avo	Crt
-5	1	+3	+20	±0	+10
Effects		Prevents enemy counter-attacks.
Users		Learned Art: Rank C+/A in Swords
Notes		-

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Name		Windsweep
HP/Dur	Rng	Mt	Hit	Avo	Crt
15/13/11	Around to front of user	Medium(+/+)	±0	±0	±0
Effects		Inflicts Windtorn ailment.
Users		Learned Art: Lv. 1 Fluegel Class Mastery for Shez Lv. 2 Mercenary Class Mastery for certain units
Notes		Shez and Holst can teach this Combat Art to units that cannot learn Windsweep once it reaches Lv. 3.

Fire Emblem Engage

Name	Activation	Capacity
Windsweep	Trigger %=Lck.	-
Effects	If unit initiates combat with a sword, foe may not counterattack.
Users	Skill of Alm's S Rank Bond Ring