Sturdy Stance

Type	Icon	Name	SP	Required	Description
A		Sturdy Stance 1	120	Steady Stance 1 Fierce Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+2 during combat.
		Sturdy Stance 2	240	Sturdy Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat.
		Sturdy Stance 3	300	Sturdy Stance 2	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+6 during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)
Cannot use:

Available as a Sacred Seal.

Notes

• The stat increase that can be applied by Sturdy Stance is considered a combat boost.
• If a foe has a "Special cooldown charge +X" effect and a unit has a "Special cooldown charge -X" effect, the effects will stack.
  • For example, if a unit with  Guard Sword+ attacks an enemy with  Steady Breath, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
• If used alongside a skill that also inflicts "Special cooldown charge -X", only the higher of the two charge reductions will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has "Special cooldown charge -1" and "Special cooldown charge -1" from two different skills, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge -1" is active.
• Skills such as  Creator Sword and  Spendy Scimitar will neutralize any effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on its user.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Idunn: Dragonkin Duo	Steady Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 2 5	Sturdy Stance 3 5
Altena: Luminous Rider	Steady Stance 1 3	Sturdy Stance 1 3	Sturdy Stance 2 4	–
Dedue: Dimitri's Vassal	Steady Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 2 5	Sturdy Stance 3 5
Dorcas: Pumpkin Smasher	Fierce Stance 1 4	Sturdy Stance 1 4	Sturdy Stance 2 4	–
Ephraim: Legendary Lord	Fierce Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 2 5	–
Robin: Fall Reincarnation	Fierce Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 2 5	Sturdy Stance 3 5
Dheginsea: Harvest Goldoan	Fierce Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 1 5	Sturdy Stance 2 5	Sturdy Stance 3 5

Availability

Summoning events

Start	End	Event	Skill
2018-02-28	2018-03-05	Legendary Heroes - Ephraim	Sturdy Stance 2
2018-05-01	2018-05-08	Legendary Heroes - Lyn	Sturdy Stance 2
2018-06-28	2018-07-05	Legendary Heroes - Hector	Sturdy Stance 2
2018-10-31	2018-11-07	Legendary Heroes - Eirika	Sturdy Stance 2
2019-02-27	2019-03-06	Legendary Heroes - Roy	Sturdy Stance 2
2019-06-28	2019-07-05	Legendary Heroes - Eliwood	Sturdy Stance 2
2019-09-30	2019-10-08	Mythic Heroes - Thrasir	Sturdy Stance 2
2020-01-09	2020-01-30	New Heroes: Heir of Light	Sturdy Stance 2
2020-01-30	2020-02-06	Mythic Heroes - Líf	Sturdy Stance 2
2020-03-18	2020-04-18	Familial Festivities	Sturdy Stance 3
2020-05-29	2020-06-06	Mythic Heroes - Mila	Sturdy Stance 2
2020-06-27	2020-07-07	Focus: Father-Complex Fray	Sturdy Stance 2
2020-08-24	2020-09-07	Focus: Double Special Heroes	Sturdy Stance 3
2020-09-10	2020-09-18	Revival: Heir of Light	Sturdy Stance 2
2020-09-30	2020-10-07	Mythic Heroes - Plumeria	Sturdy Stance 2
2020-10-08	2020-11-08	Dragons Harvest	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-02-02	2021-03-01	Special Hero Summon (Year 4)	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-03-05	2021-03-30	New Heroes: Seeds of Fódlan	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-03-24	2021-04-07	Familial Festivities	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-05-13	2021-05-20	Legendary Hero Remix	Sturdy Stance 2
2021-05-31	2021-06-08	Mythic Heroes - Ashera	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-06-15	2021-06-29	Focus: Double Special Heroes	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-08-02	2021-09-02	Feh's Summer Hero Fest	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-09-23	2021-10-07	Legendary Hero Remix	Sturdy Stance 2
2021-10-07	2021-11-07	Shared Bounty	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-10-20	2021-11-05	Dragons Harvest	Sturdy Stance 3
2021-11-08	2021-11-16	Revival: Seeds of Fódlan	Sturdy Stance 3

Distributed units

• Tempest Trials+: Familiar Faces (×1)
• Tempest Trials+: Familiar Faces (×1)
• Use Heroic Grails (×20)

Combat Manuals

Start	End	Hero	Currency
2021-01-07 03:00:00	2021-02-28 06:59:59	Altena: Luminous Rider	Divine Code: Ephemera 1

Seal acquired from

Tempest Trials reward

• Tempest Trials+: Iote's Return (2020-04-21T07:00:00Z – 2020-05-01T06:59:59Z): 10,000 Score.

Sacred Seal Forge

•  Sturdy Stance 1: Create for 20  Great Verdant Badge, 100  Verdant Badge, 20  Sacred Coin.
•  Sturdy Stance 2: Enhance for 400  Great Verdant Badge, 1000  Verdant Badge, 100  Sacred Coin.

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	鬼神金剛の構え
German	Robuster Stand
Spanish (Europe)	Postura dura
Spanish (Latin America)	Postura dura
French	Posture robuste
Italian	Posa ferrea
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	鬼神金剛架勢
Portuguese	Postura robusta

See also

• Ostian Counter
• Stance Passives