Close Guard

General

Builds

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
C		Close Guard 1	60	—	Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat."
		Close Guard 2	120	Close Guard 1	Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+3 during combat."
		Close Guard 3	240	Close Guard 2	Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat."
No restrictions.

Available as a Sacred Seal.

Notes

• The stat increase that can be applied by Close Guard is considered a combat boost.
• The combat boost of Close Guard will not apply to the user's allies who are in combat against a foe with  Impenetrable Dark.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Veronica: Brave Princess	Close Guard 1 5	Close Guard 2 5	Close Guard 3 5
Ephraim: Sparkling Gallantly	Close Guard 1 5	Close Guard 2 5	Close Guard 3 5
Felicia: Off the Menu	Close Guard 1 5	Close Guard 2 5	Close Guard 3 5
Death Knight: The Reaper	Close Guard 1 3	Close Guard 2 3	Close Guard 3 4
Bernadetta: Eternal Loner	Close Guard 1 5	Close Guard 2 5	Close Guard 3 5
Hinata: Samurai Groom	Close Guard 1 4	Close Guard 2 4	Close Guard 3 5

Seal acquired from

Tempest Trials reward

• Tempest Trials+: Romance Whirlwind (2020-02-08T07:00:00Z – 2020-02-18T06:59:59Z): 20,000 Score.

Sacred Seal Forge

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

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	近距離警戒
German	Nahschutz
Spanish (Europe)	Guardia cerc.
Spanish (Latin America)	Guardia cerc.
French	Garde proche
Italian	Guardia vicina
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	近距離警戒
Portuguese	Guarda rente

See also

• Close Defense
• Distant Defense
• Distant Guard
• Infantry Rush
• Drive Passives