Close Defense

General

Builds

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
A		Close Def 1	60 SP	—	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.
		Close Def 2	120 SP	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 SP	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 this skill is considered a combat boost.

List of owners

Hero	Skill chain
Ephraim: Sacred Twin Lord	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
Sigurd: Holy Knight	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
Tiki: Summering Scion	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5
Velouria: Wolf Cub	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5

Seal acquired from

Tempest Trials reward

• Less Than Heroic (21 November, 2017 - 4 December, 2017): 40,000 Score.

Sacred Seal Forge

• Rank 1: Create for 20  Great Scarlet Badges, 100  Scarlet Badges, 40  Sacred Coins.
• Rank 2: Enhance for 60  Great Scarlet Badges, 200  Scarlet Badges, 50  Sacred Coins.
• Rank 3: Enhance for 400  Great Scarlet Badges, 1000  Scarlet Badges, 100  Sacred Coins.

In other languages

Language	Name
English (US)	Close Def
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