Def Ploy

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
C		Def Ploy 1	60	—	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	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	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 Def Ploy is considered a  penalty.
  • Any 【Penalty】 on a unit, including  penalties, lasts 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.
• Stat comparison takes place after all  bonuses on allies are removed, and before any new bonuses or  penalties are applied. Other existing bonuses and penalties on both units count towards their respective stats during stat comparison.
• Cardinal directions refers to a targets being directly north, south, west, or east of the user. Distance does not factor.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
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
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

Availability

Summoning event

Start	End	Event	Skill
2017-06-30	2017-08-01	Ylissean Summer	Def Ploy 3
2018-02-28	2018-03-05	Legendary Heroes - Ephraim	Def Ploy 3
2018-06-25	2018-07-25	Ylissean Summer	Def Ploy 3
2018-09-14	2018-10-10	New Heroes: Nohrian Dusk	Def Ploy 3
2018-12-28	2019-01-08	Legendary Heroes - Azura	Def Ploy 3
2019-02-02	2019-02-09	Special Hero Summon (Year 1)	Def Ploy 3
2019-04-23	2019-05-02	Focus: Heroes with Iceberg	Def Ploy 3
2019-06-26	2019-07-26	Ylissean Summer	Def Ploy 3
2019-08-20	2019-09-01	Focus: Heroes with Solo Skills	Def Ploy 3
2020-06-08	2020-06-09	Focus: Heroes with Iceberg	Def Ploy 3
2020-06-18	2020-07-02	Call of the Sea - Special Hero Gift	Def Ploy 3
2020-07-07	2020-07-21	Ylissean Summer	Def Ploy 3

Distributed units

• GHB Elite 2 quest (April 2018) (×1)
• Grand Hero Battles quest (March 2018) (×1)
• Arvis: Emperor of Flame (×1)
• Arvis: Emperor of Flame (×2)
• Tempest Trials+: Life Is But Fleeting (×1)
• Tempest Trials+: Life Is But Fleeting (×1)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)

Combat Manuals

• This skill has not been available on any distributed Combat Manuals.

Seal acquired from

Tempest Trials reward

• Tempest Trials Mini: Stepping into the New Year (2018-01-16T07:00:00Z – 2018-01-23T06:59:59Z): 10,000 Score.

Sacred Seal Forge

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

In other languages

Language	Name
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