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.
		Close Def 4	300	Close Def 3	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+8 and neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.
No restrictions.

Available as a Sacred Seal.

Notes

• "If foe initiates combat" means if a foe triggers combat during the enemy phase. The unit being initiated upon does not need to deal damage, nor be able to counterattack.
  • However, if the effect is applied after combat, the unit being initiated upon must also survive it to fulfill this condition.
• The stat increase that can be applied by Close Def is considered a temporary buff.
• Close Def 4 can neutralize  Bonuses.
  •  Bonuses are neutralized by inflicting temporary debuffs of the same amount during combat.
  • The  Bonus neutralizing effect will be negated if the affected unit has  Panic (and doesn't have  Null Panic), or has their  Bonuses removed by a source of positive status effect neutralization.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Dieck: Wounded Tiger	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5	Close Def 4 5
Ephraim: Sacred Twin Lord	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5	–
Gustav: Majestic Love	Close Def 1 5	Close Def 2 5	Close Def 3 5	Close Def 4 5
Joshua: Tempest King	Close Def 1 4	Close Def 2 4	Close Def 3 5	–
Kyza: Tiger of Fortune	Close Def 1 4	Close Def 2 4	Close Def 3 4	–
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	–

Availability

Summoning events

Start	End	Event	Skill
2017-06-30	2017-08-01	Ylissean Summer	Close Def 3
2017-10-16	2017-10-30	New Heroes: World of Holy War	Close Def 3
2017-12-02	2017-12-12	Focus: Enduring Love, Block B	Close Def 3
2017-12-28	2018-01-02	Legendary Heroes - Gunnthrá	Close Def 3
2018-02-02	2018-02-09	Hero Fest	Close Def 3
2018-03-28	2018-04-07	Focus: Heroes with Miracle	Close Def 3
2018-03-29	2018-04-03	Legendary Heroes - Robin	Close Def 3
2018-05-30	2018-06-07	Legendary Heroes - Ryoma	Close Def 3
2018-06-25	2018-07-25	Ylissean Summer	Close Def 3
2018-06-29	2018-07-08	Focus: Fated Battles	Close Def 3
2018-07-20	2018-08-10	New Heroes: Ylissean Travelers	Close Def 3
2018-08-21	2018-09-14	New Heroes: Arrival of the Brave	Close Def 3
2018-09-08	2018-09-21	Focus: Tempest Trials	Close Def 3
2018-10-29	2018-11-06	Focus: Heroes with Smoke Skills	Close Def 3
2018-10-31	2018-11-07	Legendary Heroes - Eirika	Close Def 3
2018-12-02	2018-12-13	Focus: Heroes with Ward Skills	Close Def 3
2019-01-30	2019-02-06	Legendary Heroes - Duma	Close Def 3
2019-02-01	2019-02-13	Focus: Heroes with Link skills	Close Def 3
2019-02-02	2019-02-09	Special Hero Summon (Year 1)	Close Def 3
2019-02-20	2019-03-08	New Heroes: Kitsune and Wolfskin	Close Def 3
2019-04-27	2019-05-10	Year-Two CYL Hero Fest	Close Def 3
2019-05-30	2019-06-06	Mythic Heroes - Naga	Close Def 3
2019-05-31	2019-06-09	Focus: Marital Bonds	Close Def 3
2019-06-23	2019-06-30	Focus: Weekly Revival 3	Close Def 3
2019-06-26	2019-07-26	Ylissean Summer	Close Def 3
2019-07-27	2019-08-05	Focus: Heroes with Close Def	Close Def 3
2019-08-04	2019-08-05	Focus: Heroes with Miracle	Close Def 3
2019-08-18	2019-08-19	Focus: Heroes with Smoke Skills	Close Def 3
2019-08-21	2019-08-22	Focus: Heroes with Ward Skills	Close Def 3
2019-11-10	2019-11-17	Focus: Weekly Revival 3	Close Def 3
2019-12-04	2019-12-11	Focus: Eirika and Innes's Battle	Close Def 3
2020-01-19	2020-01-28	Focus: Sigurd & Lewyn's Battle	Close Def 3
2020-02-09	2020-02-16	3rd Anniversary Hero Fest, Part 2	Close Def 3
2020-03-29	2020-04-05	Focus: Weekly Revival 3	Close Def 3
2020-04-08	2020-05-01	Free 5★ Hero: Fire Emblem Leads	Close Def 3
2020-06-06	2020-06-07	Focus: Heroes with Link Skills	Close Def 3
2020-06-11	2020-06-12	Focus: Heroes with Close Def	Close Def 3
2020-06-18	2020-07-02	Call of the Sea - Special Hero Gift	Close Def 3
2020-07-07	2020-07-21	Ylissean Summer	Close Def 3
2020-08-02	2020-08-09	Focus: Weekly Revival 1	Close Def 3
2020-08-14	2020-08-15	Focus: Innes & Eirika's Battle	Close Def 3
2020-09-06	2020-09-13	Focus: Weekly Revival 6	Close Def 3
2020-09-06	2020-09-18	Focus: Tempest Trials	Close Def 3
2020-09-11	2020-09-16	Focus: New Power	Close Def 3
2020-09-27	2020-10-04	Focus: Weekly Revival 9	Close Def 3
2020-10-10	2020-10-15	Focus: New Power	Close Def 3
2020-10-25	2020-11-01	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Close Def 3
2020-10-26	2020-11-05	Focus: Hood-Up Throwdown	Close Def 3
2020-11-17	2020-12-07	New Heroes: Princess of Bern	Close Def 4
2020-12-29	2021-01-12	Focus: Tempest Trials	Close Def 3
2021-01-28	2021-02-05	Mythic Heroes - Seiros	Close Def 4
2021-02-05	2021-03-05	Love of a King	Close Def 4
2021-03-07	2021-03-14	Focus: Weekly Revival 1	Close Def 3
2021-03-12	2021-03-20	Focus: Seliph & Deirdre's Battle	Close Def 3
2021-04-08	2021-04-16	Focus: New Power	Close Def 3
2021-04-11	2021-04-18	Focus: Weekly Revival 6	Close Def 3
2021-04-26	2021-05-10	Year-Two CYL Hero Fest	Close Def 3
2021-05-02	2021-05-09	Focus: Weekly Revival 9	Close Def 3
2021-05-30	2021-06-06	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Close Def 3
2021-06-18	2021-06-25	Focus: Heroes w/Special Fighter	Close Def 3
2021-07-06	2021-07-20	Ylissean Summer	Close Def 3
2021-07-16	2021-07-23	Focus: Heroes with Null Skills	Close Def 4
2021-08-27	2021-09-07	Focus: Chosen Family	Close Def 3
2021-10-13	2021-10-27	Focus: Double Special Heroes	Close Def 4
2021-10-17	2021-10-24	Focus: Weekly Revival 37	Close Def 3
2021-12-12	2021-12-19	Focus: Weekly Revival 41	Close Def 3
2021-12-19	2021-12-26	Focus: Weekly Revival 1	Close Def 3
2022-01-23	2022-01-30	Focus: Weekly Revival 6	Close Def 3
2022-02-02	2022-03-02	Special Hero Summon (Year 5)	Close Def 4
2022-02-13	2022-02-20	Focus: Weekly Revival 9	Close Def 3
2022-02-15	2022-02-25	Love of a King	Close Def 4
2022-02-20	2022-02-27	Focus: Weekly Revival 1	Close Def 3
2022-03-13	2022-03-20	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Close Def 3
2022-03-24	2022-04-02	Focus: Heroes w/ Null Follow-Up	Close Def 4
2022-04-22	2022-05-13	Year-Two CYL Hero Fest	Close Def 3
2022-05-01	2022-05-08	Focus: Weekly Revival 6	Close Def 3
2022-06-11	2022-06-16	Focus: New Power	Close Def 3
2022-06-12	2022-06-19	Focus: Weekly Revival 9	Close Def 3
2022-07-06	2022-07-16	Ylissean Summer (4★SHSR)	Close Def 3
2022-08-07	2022-08-14	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Close Def 3
2022-09-18	2022-09-25	Focus: Weekly Revival 37	Close Def 3
2022-09-22	2022-10-06	Welcome, Rearmed Heroes!	Close Def 4
2022-10-20	2022-10-27	Focus: Heroes with Luna	Close Def 4
2022-11-13	2022-11-20	Focus: Weekly Revival 41	Close Def 3
2022-12-25	2023-01-01	Focus: Weekly Revival 1	Close Def 3
2023-01-29	2023-02-05	Focus: Weekly Revival 6	Close Def 3
2023-01-30	2023-02-08	Focus: Kaden & Selkie's Battle	Close Def 3
2023-02-15	2023-02-25	Love of a King	Close Def 4
2023-02-19	2023-02-26	Focus: Weekly Revival 9	Close Def 3
2023-03-19	2023-03-26	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Close Def 3
2023-03-24	2023-04-14	Focus: Hall of Forms	Close Def 4
2023-04-21	2023-06-02	GW Hero Fest! CYL: Round 2	Close Def 3
2023-06-17	2023-06-20	Focus: Heroes with Luna	Close Def 4
2023-07-06	2023-07-16	Ylissean Summer (4★SHSR)	Close Def 3
2023-08-06	2023-08-18	Focus: Tempest Trials	Close Def 3
2023-09-03	2023-09-10	Focus: Weekly Revival 37	Close Def 3
2023-09-10	2023-09-17	Focus: Weekly Revival 76	Close Def 4
2023-10-01	2023-10-08	Focus: Weekly Revival 41	Close Def 3
2023-11-12	2023-11-19	Focus: Weekly Revival 1	Close Def 3
2023-12-17	2023-12-24	Focus: Weekly Revival 6	Close Def 3
2024-01-07	2024-01-14	Focus: Weekly Revival 9	Close Def 3
2024-02-04	2024-02-11	Focus: Weekly Revival 13	Close Def 3
2024-02-22	2024-03-03	Love of a King	Close Def 4
2024-04-23	2024-05-21	GW Hero Fest! CYL: Round 2	Close Def 3
2024-06-02	2024-06-09	Focus: Weekly Revival 76	Close Def 4
2024-07-03	2024-07-13	Ylissean Summer (4★SHSR)	Close Def 3
2024-08-09	2024-08-20	Focus: New Power	Close Def 4
2024-09-22	2024-09-29	Focus: Weekly Revival 37	Close Def 3

Distributed units

• Tempest Trials: Less Than Heroic (×1)
• Tempest Trials: Less Than Heroic (×1)
• Tempest Trials+: Chaos Named (×1)
• Tempest Trials+: Togetherness (×1)
• Tempest Trials+: Togetherness (×1)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)
• Resplendent Hero (×1)
• Resplendent Hero (×1)

Combat Manuals

Start	End	Hero	Currency
2020-03-05T05:00:00Z		Sigurd: Holy Knight	Divine Code: Part 1
2022-06-07T03:00:00Z	2022-07-28T06:59:59Z	Kyza: Tiger of Fortune	Divine Code: Ephemera 6

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

• Blárserpent+
• Blárserpent
• Close Guard
• Distant Def
• Distant Guard
• Eckesachs
• Gronnserpent+
• Gronnserpent
• Guard Bow+
• Guard Bow
• Oboro's Spear
• Oracle's Breath
• Rauðrserpent+
• Rauðrserpent
• Vidofnir

• Stance Passives