Close Def

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
A		Close Def 1	60	—	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.
		Close Def 2	120	Close Def 1	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.
		Close Def 3	240	Close Def 2	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.
No restrictions.

Available as a Sacred Seal.

Notes

• The stat increase that can be applied by Close Def is considered a combat boost.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Velouria: Wolf Cub	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5
Sigurd: Holy Knight	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5
Joshua: Tempest King	Close Def 1 4	Close Def 2 4	Close Def 3 5
Tiki: Summering Scion	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5
Sumia: Maid of Flowers	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5
Ephraim: Sacred Twin Lord	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5

Seal acquired from

Tempest Trials reward

• Tempest Trials: Less Than Heroic (2017-11-21T07:00:00Z – 2017-12-05T06:59:59Z): 40,000 Score.

Sacred Seal Forge

•  Close Def 1: Create for 20  Great Scarlet Badge, 100  Scarlet Badge, 40  Sacred Coin.
•  Close Def 2: Enhance for 60  Great Scarlet Badge, 200  Scarlet Badge, 50  Sacred Coin.
•  Close Def 3: Enhance for 400  Great Scarlet Badge, 1000  Scarlet Badge, 100  Sacred Coin.

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	近距離防御
German	Nahver.
Spanish (Europe)	Def contigua
Spanish (Latin America)	Def. contigua
French	Déf proche
Italian	Difesa vicina
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	近距離防禦
Portuguese	Def. de perto

See also

• Close Guard
• Distant Guard
• Distant Defense
• Stance Passives
• Vidofnir