Def Res Pledge

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
C		Def/Res Pledge	300	Def/Res Oath 3	At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+6 and "Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack)" to unit for 1 turn. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+3 to unit during combat.
Cannot use:

Effects[]

Effects	Targets	Conditions
Status effects
Def/Res+6	Unit	At start of turn if an Ally is within 2 spaces
Special Cooldown Charge +1	Unit	At start of turn if an Ally is within 2 spaces
Combat effects
Def/Res+3	Unit	An Ally is within 2 spaces

Notes[]

The stat increase that can be applied by Def/Res Pledge is considered a Bonus.
- Any 【Bonus】 effect on a unit, including Bonuses, lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If Bonuses are acquired during the enemy phase, they will disappear when the next player phase begins.
Def/Res Pledge applies the Special Cooldown Charge +1 status effect.
- Any 【Bonus】 effect on a unit lasts until the start of that unit's next phase. If Special Cooldown Charge +1 is acquired during the enemy phase, it will disappear when the next player phase begins.

The "Special cooldown charge +X" effect will stack with the "Special cooldown charge -X" effect.
- For example, if a unit is affected by both Guard and Special Cooldown Charge +1, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
- If the effect is active, the unit will gain 2 charges from both attacking and being attacked.
If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge +X", only the higher of the two charge increases will apply.
- This means that if a unit has two "Special cooldown charge +1" effects from two different sources, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge +1" effect is active.
Skills such as Tempo Echo and Arcane Þrima will neutralize effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to the foe.

The stat boost that can be applied during combat by Def/Res Pledge is considered a temporary buff.

List of owners[]

Unit	Skill chain
Caeda: Marth's Faithful	Def/Res Oath 1 5	Def/Res Oath 2 5	Def/Res Oath 3 5	Def/Res Pledge 5

*

Alfonse: Prince of Askr,

Sharena: Princess of Askr,

Anna: Commander, and

Forma units cannot be used for skill inheritance or turned into combat manuals.
**

Rearmed and

Attuned Heroes cannot be used for normal skill inheritance or turned into combat manuals after using their Arcane/Elite Inheritance unless their Arcane/Elite Inheritance is restored via merges.

Availability[]

Summoning events

Start	End	Event	Skill
2024-03-15	2024-04-05	Attuned Caeda & Ascended Merric	Def/Res Pledge
2024-06-28	2024-07-12	Emblem Celica: Of Echoes	Def/Res Pledge
2024-09-09	2024-10-04	Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2	Def/Res Pledge
2024-10-11	2024-10-25	Ascendant, Rearmed & Attuned	Def/Res Pledge
2025-04-20	2025-05-06	35th Anniv.: Rising Heroes Summon 2	Def/Res Pledge
2025-05-26	2025-06-09	New Heroes Return	Def/Res Pledge
2025-06-12	2025-06-17	Revival: Att. Caeda & Asc. Merric	Def/Res Pledge
2025-06-22	2025-07-10	Focus: Heroes w/Distant Counter	Def/Res Pledge
2025-08-13	2025-08-16	Focus: Heroes w/Distant Counter	Def/Res Pledge
2025-12-21	2026-01-01	Focus: Resounding Hearts! 2	Def/Res Pledge

Distributed units

This skill is not available on any distributed units.

Combat Manuals

Start	End	Hero	Currency
2025-03-06T05:00:00Z		Caeda: Marth's Faithful	Divine Code: Part 6

In other languages[]

Language	Name
English (US)	Def/Res Pledge
Japanese	守備魔防の信条
German	Ver./Res.-Schwur
Spanish (Europe)	Promesa Def/Res
Spanish (Latin America)	Promesa Def./Res.
French	Serment Déf/Rés
Italian	Promessa D/R
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	防守魔防的信念
Portuguese	Jura Def./Res.