Defense Ploy

General

Builds

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
C		Def Ploy 1	60 SP	—	At start of turn, inflicts Def-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions.
		Def Ploy 2	120 SP	Def Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions.
		Def Ploy 3	240 SP	Def Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts Def-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions.
No restrictions.

Available as a Sacred Seal.

Notes

• The stat decrease that can be applied by Defense Ploy is considered a penalty.
  • Negative status effects on a unit, including penalties, last until that unit takes an action. If the unit takes multiple actions in a turn, they will only have the penalty for their first action.
  • When comparing stats between units to apply Defense Ploy's penalty, active bonuses and penalties will be taken account for both units.
• Cardinal directions refers to a targets being directly north, south, west, or east of the user. Distance does not factor.

List of owners

Hero	Skill chain
Arvis: Emperor of Flame	Def Ploy 1 3	Def Ploy 2 3	Def Ploy 3 4
Cecilia: Festive Instructor	Def Ploy 1 4	Def Ploy 2 4	Def Ploy 3 5
Flora: Cold as Ice	Def Ploy 1 5	Def Ploy 2 5	Def Ploy 3 5
Gaius: Thief Exposed	Def Ploy 1 5	Def Ploy 2 5	Def Ploy 3 5

Seal acquired from

Tempest Trials reward

• Stepping into the New Year (16 January, 2018 - 23 January, 2018): 10,000 Score.

Sacred Seal Forge

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

In other languages

Language	Name
English (US)	Def Ploy
Japanese	守備の謀策
German	Ver.-Trick
Spanish (Europe)	Ardid Def
Spanish (Latin America)	Ardid Def.
French	Ruse Déf
Italian	Complotto Dif
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	防守謀策
Portuguese	Manobra Def.

See also

• Ploy Passives