| Type | Icon | Name | SP | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 
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Guard Bearing 1 | 60 | — | During unit's first combat in enemy phase, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%. |
 | Guard Bearing 2 | 120 | Guard Bearing 1 | During unit's first combat in enemy phase, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40%. | |
 | Guard Bearing 3 | 240 | Guard Bearing 2 | During unit's first combat in enemy phase, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 50%. | |
 | Guard Bearing 4 | 300 | Guard Bearing 3 | Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe during combat. Reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by X% (during unit's first combat initiated by foe each turn, X = 60; otherwise, X = 30). | |
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Notes[]
- The effect of Guard Bearing only activates during the first combat that the user enters during the enemy phase of that turn.
- If the user or a foe has any skills that neutralize or stack with Guard Bearing's effect, those effects will only stack or be neutralized during the first combat that the user enters during the enemy phase of that turn.
- "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.
- If the user or a foe has any skills that neutralize or stack with Guard Bearing's effect, those effects will only stack or be neutralized during the first combat that the user enters during the enemy phase of that turn.
- The non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effect is calculated after offensive Specials and damage boosting effects such as
Arcane Lúin and Dominance.
- If a skill such as Miracle or Everliving Domain can trigger, the damage-reduction effect will not trigger and the user will still survive with only 1 HP.
- Umbra Burst weapons will always deal a minimum of 1 damage even if the foe is equipped with
Invincible Sister, Vengeful God, Invincibility Seals, or damage reduction effects. - "Reduces damage by X%" effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
- Non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects can be neutralized or reduced only during combat by effects such as Share Spoils+ or Halves non-Special damage reduction.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.
- If a skill such as
- The Area-of-effect Special damage-reduction effect is calculated after Area-of-effect Specials and damage boosting effects that trigger before combat such as Treachery and Dominance.
- Røkkr area-of-effect Specials will always deal out of combat damage even if the foe is equipped with Invincibility Seals or damage reduction effects.
- "Reduces damage by X%" effects stack multiplicatively, unlike interactions related to the weapon-triangle, such as Triangle Adept and the weapon-triangle advantage boost.
- Non-Special "reduces damage by X%" effects that reduce damage from Area-of-effect Specials can be neutralized or reduced only out of combat.
- For more information, see Damage calculation.
- The stat reduction that can be applied during combat by Guard Bearing 4 is considered a temporary debuff.
List of owners[]
| Unit | Skill chain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Guard Bearing 1 5  | Guard Bearing 2 5 | Guard Bearing 3 5 | – |
 | Guard Bearing 1 5 | Guard Bearing 2 5 | Guard Bearing 3 5 | – |
 | Guard Bearing 1 5 | Guard Bearing 2 5 | Guard Bearing 3 5 | Guard Bearing 4 5 |
 | Guard Bearing 1 5 | Guard Bearing 2 5 | Guard Bearing 3 5 | – |
 | Guard Bearing 1 5 | Guard Bearing 2 5 | Guard Bearing 3 5 | Guard Bearing 4 5 |
 | Guard Bearing 1 5 | Guard Bearing 2 5 | Guard Bearing 3 5 | Guard Bearing 4 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-08 | 2020-08-08 | Overseas Memories | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2020-07-30 | 2020-08-06 | Mythic Heroes - Hel | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-10 | Focus: Double Special Heroes | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2020-11-27 | 2020-12-09 | Mythic Heroes - Freyja & Triandra | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2021-02-02 | 2021-03-01 | Special Hero Summon (Year 4) | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2021-02-16 | 2021-03-05 | New Heroes: Enduring Legacy | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2021-02-26 | 2021-03-05 | Legendary Heroes - Claude | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-07 | Legendary Heroes - Byleth | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2021-07-13 | 2021-07-27 | Overseas Memories | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2021-10-29 | 2021-11-05 | Legendary Heroes - Fae | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2022-01-04 | 2022-01-11 | Focus: Heroes with Moonbow | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2022-04-28 | 2022-05-12 | Mythic Heroes - Medeus | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2022-06-20 | 2022-06-24 | Three Hopes Release Event 13 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022-07-26 | Overseas Memories | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2022-09-27 | 2022-10-03 | Focus: Heroes with Combat Boosts | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-16 | Heroes: Embla and Veronica | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2023-04-17 | 2023-05-09 | New Heroes & Rearmed Ingrid | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2023-06-15 | 2023-06-18 | Focus: Heroes with Combat Boosts | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-14 | Legendary Heroes - Guinivere | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2023-07-17 | 2023-07-27 | Overseas Memories | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2023-07-28 | 2023-08-11 | Mythic Heroes - Freyr | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2023-09-11 | 2023-09-25 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 1 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2023-10-08 | 2023-10-15 | Focus: Weekly Revival 78 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2023-11-13 | 2023-12-06 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-01-14 | 2024-01-28 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2024-01-19 | 2024-02-19 | Nabata's Shield | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-01-23 | 2024-02-06 | Returning: Ascendant & Rearmed | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-03-22 | 2024-04-05 | Returning: Ascendant & Rearmed | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-05-11 | 2024-05-26 | Focus: Hall of Forms Revival | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2024-05-14 | 2024-06-04 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2024-05-25 | 2024-06-08 | Returning: Ascendant & Rearmed | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-18 | Revival: Rearmed Ingrid & More | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-06-16 | 2024-06-23 | Focus: Weekly Revival 78 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2024-07-07 | 2024-07-24 | Focus: New Power | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2024-07-15 | 2024-07-22 | Overseas Memories (4★SHSR) | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2024-10-11 | 2024-10-25 | Ascendant, Rearmed & Attuned | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-10-22 | 2024-11-05 | Focus: Double Special Heroes | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2024-11-11 | 2024-11-25 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 1 | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2025-01-05 | 2025-01-12 | Focus: Weekly Revival 78 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2025-01-21 | 2025-02-01 | Nabata's Shield | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-27 | Focus: New Power | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2025-02-11 | 2025-02-25 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2025-02-25 | 2025-03-07 | 8th Anniv. "12 Luminaries" 3 | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2025-03-26 | 2025-04-04 | Focus: En Garde, Ready... 2 | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2025-07-06 | 2025-07-13 | Focus: Weekly Revival 78 | Guard Bearing 3 |
| 2025-07-13 | 2025-07-27 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 1 | Guard Bearing 4 |
| 2025-07-22 | 2025-08-01 | Overseas Memories | Guard Bearing 3 |
Distributed units
- This skill is not available on any distributed units.
Combat Manuals
| Start | End | Hero | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04T03:00:00Z | Ingrid: Solstice Knight | Divine Code: Part 2 | |
| 2024-03-06T05:00:00Z | Ingrid: Beacon of Honor | Divine Code: Part 5 | |
| 2024-03-06T05:00:00Z | Juno: Nimble Grace | Divine Code: Part 5 |
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 警戒姿勢 | Alert Stance from Fire Emblem: Three Houses |
| German | Schutzhaltung | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Guardia recia | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Guardia recia | |
| French | Maintien garde | |
| Italian | Postura guardia | |
| Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) | 警戒姿態 | |
| Portuguese | Porte guarda |