Odd Defense Wave

Odd Defense Wave Icon of the Odd Def Wave 1 skill in Heroes.

Type(s) Passive (Type C) First game Heroes

Odd Defense Wave (Japanese: 守備の波・奇数 Defense Wave · Odd-numbered) is a four-tiered passive type C skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; the individual tiers of the skill are Odd Def Wave 1, Odd Def Wave 2, Odd Def Wave 3, and Odd Def Wave 4 in order from lowest to highest. Odd Def Wave boosts the defense of the user and any adjacent allies on odd-numbered turns; the size of the boost increases with the skill's tier.

Data

Game	Icon	Type	Effect	SP cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 1)		C	At start of odd-numbered turn, grants +2 defense to user and adjacent allies for 1 turn.	60	--	--	✔	--
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 2)		C	At start of odd-numbered turn, grants +4 defense to user and adjacent allies for 1 turn.	120	Odd Def Wave 1	--	✔	--
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 3)		C	At start of odd-numbered turn, grants +6 defense to user and adjacent allies for 1 turn.	240	Odd Def Wave 2	--	✔	--
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 4)		C	At start of turn, grants +6 defense to user and allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's defense ≥ (foe's defense − 5), neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks or prevent user's follow-up attacks during combat. If on odd-numbered turn, grants +6 defense to user during combat.	300	Odd Def Wave 3	--	✔	--

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 1)	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Def+2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	奇数ターン開始時、自分と周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋２（１ターン） （周囲１マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される）
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 2)	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Def+4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	奇数ターン開始時、自分と周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋４（１ターン） （周囲１マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される）
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 3)	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Def+6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	奇数ターン開始時、自分と周囲１マスの味方の 守備＋６（１ターン） （周囲１マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される）
Heroes (Odd Def Wave 4)	At start of turn, grants Def+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If unit's Def ≥ foe's Def-5, neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. If it is an odd-numbered turn, grants Def+6 to unit during combat.	ターン開始時、自分と周囲２マス以内の味方の 守備＋６（１ターン） 戦闘中、守備が「敵の守備－５」以上の時、 敵の奥義発動カウント変動量＋を無効、かつ 自身の奥義発動カウント変動量－を無効 奇数ターンの時、戦闘中、守備＋６

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Odd Defense Wave	Abbreviated as Odd Def Wave.
Japanese	守備の波・奇数	Defense Wave · Odd-numbered
Spanish	Ola Defensa impar	Odd Defense wave; abbreviated as Ola Def impar in the European localization and as Ola Def. impar in the American localization.
French	Impair Défense	Odd Defense; abbreviated as Impair Déf.
German	Ungerade Verteidigung	Odd Defense; abbreviated as Ungerade Ver. Used after the New Heroes & Ascended Fjorm update; previously Ungrade Verteidigung (abbreviated as Ungrade Ver.) prior to the update.
Italian	Difesa dispari	Odd Defense; abbreviated as Dif dispari.
Portuguese	Onda Defesa ímpar	Odd Defense wave; abbreviated as Onda Def. ímp.
Traditional Chinese	防守之波・奇數	Defense wave · odd-numbered

See also

• Even Def Wave