| Type | Icon | Name | SP | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 
|
Res Ploy 1 | 60 | — | At start of turn, inflicts Res-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions. |
|
Res Ploy 2 | 120 | Res Ploy 1 | At start of turn, inflicts Res-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions. | |
|
Res Ploy 3 | 240 | Res Ploy 2 | At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions. | |
| No restrictions. | |||||
Notes
- The stat decrease that can be applied by Res Ploy is considered a
Penalty.
- Any 【Penalty】 on a unit lasts until that unit takes an action. If the unit takes multiple actions in a turn, they will only have Penalties for their first action.
- If the unit also has
Grand Strategy, any Penalties will remain active until the start of that unit's next phase.
- If the unit also has
- Any 【Penalty】 on a unit lasts until that unit takes an action. If the unit takes multiple actions in a turn, they will only have
- Stat comparison takes place after all
Bonuses on allies are removed, and before any new bonuses or Penalties are applied. Other existing bonuses and penalties on both units count towards their respective stats during stat comparison. - Cardinal directions refers to spaces directly north, south, east, or west of the user. Distance does not factor.
List of owners
| Unit | Skill chain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Res Ploy 1 3  | Res Ploy 2 4  | Res Ploy 3 5  | – |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 5 | Atk/Res Ploy 3 5 |
 | Res Ploy 1 3 | Res Ploy 2 4 | Res Ploy 3 5 | – |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 5 | – |
 | Res Ploy 1 3 | Res Ploy 2 3 | Res Ploy 3 4 | – |
 | Res Ploy 1 3 | Res Ploy 2 4 | Res Ploy 3 5 | – |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 5 | Atk/Res Ploy 3 5 |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 5 | – |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 5 | – |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 5 | Def/Res Ploy 3 5 |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 5 | Atk/Res Ploy 3 5 |
 | Res Ploy 1 5 | Res Ploy 2 5 | Res Ploy 3 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.Seal acquired from
Tempest Trials reward
- Tempest Trials: Invisible Ties ( – ): 20,000 Score.
Sacred Seal Forge
Res Ploy 1: Create for 20 
Great Transparent Badge, 100 
Transparent Badge, 20 
Sacred Coin.
Res Ploy 2: Enhance for 60 Great Transparent Badge, 200 Transparent Badge, 50 Sacred Coin.
Res Ploy 3: Enhance for 400 Great Transparent Badge, 1000 Transparent Badge, 100 Sacred Coin.
Availability
Summoning events
| Start | End | Event | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-13 | 2017-07-28 | New Heroes: Celica's Army | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2017-08-08 | 2017-08-25 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2017-11-15 | 2017-12-04 | New Heroes: Farfetched Heroes | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2017-11-23 | 2017-12-07 | Focus: Heroes with Powerful Specials | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2017-12-28 | 2018-01-02 | Legendary Heroes - Gunnthrá | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-01-31 | 2018-02-05 | Legendary Heroes: Ike | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-02-28 | 2018-03-05 | Legendary Heroes - Ephraim | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-03-29 | 2018-04-03 | Legendary Heroes - Robin | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-04-22 | 2018-05-04 | Focus: Heroes with Combat Boosts | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-05-30 | 2018-06-07 | Legendary Heroes - Ryoma | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-08-10 | 2018-09-07 | Festival in Hoshido | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-08-14 | 2018-08-15 | Focus: Heroes with Powerful Specials | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-08-28 | 2018-09-04 | Legendary Heroes - Marth | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-10-06 | 2018-10-17 | Focus: Heroes with Ploy Skills | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2018-11-28 | 2018-12-05 | Legendary Heroes - Hríd | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-02-09 | 2019-02-16 | Special Hero Summon (Year 2) | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-02-27 | 2019-03-06 | Legendary Heroes - Roy | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-03-13 | 2019-03-24 | Focus: New Power | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-05 | Legendary Heroes - Eliwood | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-08-06 | 2019-08-07 | Focus: Heroes with Combat Boosts | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-08-09 | 2019-09-09 | Festival in Hoshido | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-08-17 | 2019-08-18 | Focus: Heroes with Ploy Skills | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-08-25 | 2019-09-01 | Focus: Weekly Revival 12 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-08-28 | 2019-09-04 | Legendary Heroes - Julia | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-09-08 | 2019-09-15 | Focus: Weekly Revival 14 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2019-10-15 | 2019-10-22 | Focus: New Power | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-01-12 | 2020-01-19 | Focus: Weekly Revival 12 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-01-26 | 2020-02-02 | Focus: Weekly Revival 14 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-02-27 | 2020-03-05 | Legendary Heroes - Chrom | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-04-08 | 2020-04-30 | New Heroes: Journey Begins | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-05-31 | 2020-06-07 | Focus: Weekly Revival 12 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-06-14 | 2020-06-21 | Focus: Weekly Revival 14 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-06-16 | 2020-06-29 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-08-22 | 2020-09-05 | Festival in Hoshido | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-07 | Legendary Heroes - Corrin | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2020-10-08 | New Heroes: Despair and Hope | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-01-03 | 2021-01-10 | Focus: Weekly Revival 23 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-01-17 | 2021-01-24 | Focus: Weekly Revival 25 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-03-27 | 2021-04-06 | Focus: Healer Royale! Part 2 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-05-13 | 2021-05-20 | Legendary Hero Remix | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-08-13 | 2021-08-27 | Festival in Hoshido | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-08-15 | 2021-08-22 | Focus: Weekly Revival 23 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-09-12 | 2021-09-19 | Focus: Weekly Revival 25 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-11-13 | 2021-11-20 | Legendary Hero Remix | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2021-12-14 | 2021-12-26 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-03-06 | 2022-03-18 | Focus: Tempest Trials | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-03-14 | 2022-03-22 | Legendary Hero Remix | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-05-22 | 2022-05-29 | Focus: Weekly Revival 23 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-06-05 | 2022-06-12 | Focus: Weekly Revival 25 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-08-13 | 2022-08-27 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-08-25 | 2022-09-02 | Focus: Luthier & Delthea's Battle | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-12 | Festival in Hoshido (4★SHSR) | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-10-16 | 2022-10-23 | Focus: Weekly Revival 23 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2022-10-30 | 2022-11-06 | Focus: Weekly Revival 25 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-01-14 | 2023-01-28 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-03-13 | 2023-03-27 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-27 | Focus: Hall of Forms Revival | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-05-28 | 2023-06-04 | Focus: Weekly Revival 23 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-06-11 | 2023-06-18 | Focus: Weekly Revival 25 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-07-13 | 2023-07-27 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 1 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-08-29 | 2023-09-12 | Festival in Hoshido (4★SHSR) | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2023-10-05 | Rearmed Plumeria & More | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2023-10-16 | 2023-11-07 | Attuned: Peony & Triandra | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-01-14 | 2024-01-28 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 1 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-01-30 | 2024-02-20 | Emblem Marth & Mythic Lumera | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-25 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 1 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-25 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-05-24 | 2024-06-14 | Focus: Hall of Forms | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-05-25 | 2024-06-08 | Returning: Ascendant & Rearmed | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-05-31 | 2024-06-14 | Legendary Heroes - Corrin | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-06-16 | 2024-06-23 | Focus: Weekly Revival 23 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-06-30 | 2024-07-07 | Focus: Weekly Revival 25 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-07-20 | 2024-08-03 | Ascendant, Rearmed & Attuned | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-07-30 | 2024-08-07 | Revival: Attuned Peony & Triandra | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-09-04 | 2024-09-14 | Festival in Hoshido (4★SHSR) | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-09-09 | 2024-10-04 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-09-13 | 2024-09-27 | Ascendant, Rearmed & Attuned | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-10-06 | 2024-10-18 | Focus: New Power | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-15 | Mythic Heroes - Hræsvelgr | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-11-15 | 2024-12-06 | Rearmed Þjazi & Rearmed Lilina | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-11-25 | 2024-12-09 | New Heroes Return | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2024-12-17 | 2024-12-27 | Focus: Heroes with Ploy Skills | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2025-01-10 | 2025-01-25 | Focus: Hall of Forms Revival | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2025-01-23 | 2025-02-06 | New Heroes Return | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2025-03-14 | Legendary Heroes - Sakura | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2025-04-13 | 2025-05-11 | Focus: Legendary Revival 3 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2025-04-15 | 2025-05-06 | 35th Anniv.: Guaranteed Leg. Hero | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2025-04-18 | 2025-04-19 | 35th Anniversary: Daily Revival 23 | Res Ploy 3 |
| 2025-04-19 | 2025-04-20 | 35th Anniversary: Daily Revival 25 | Res Ploy 3 |
Distributed units
- Arete: Requiem's Beauty (×1)
- Arete: Requiem's Beauty (×2)
- Use Heroic Grails (×20)
- Attuned 1 quest (October 2023) (×2)
- Grand Hero Battles quest (July 2022) (×1)
- Grand Hero Party quest (February 2025) (×1)
- Resplendent Hero (×1)
- Resplendent Hero (×1)
Combat Manuals
| Start | End | Hero | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04T03:00:00Z | 2021-04-28T06:59:59Z | Forrest: Fashion Forward | Divine Code: Ephemera 3 |
| 2021-06-07T03:00:00Z | 2021-07-28T06:59:59Z | Ilyana: Hungering Mage | Divine Code: Ephemera 6 |
| 2021-08-04T03:00:00Z | 2021-09-28T06:59:59Z | Micaiah: Summer's Dawn | Divine Code: Ephemera 8 |
| 2024-03-06T05:00:00Z | Sonya: Beautiful Mage | Divine Code: Part 5 | |
| 2025-03-06T05:00:00Z | Lilina: Brilliant Flame | Divine Code: Part 6 |
In other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 魔防の謀策 |
| German | Res.-Trick |
| Spanish (Europe) | Ardid Res |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Ardid Res. |
| French | Ruse Rés |
| Italian | Complotto Res |
| Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) | 魔防謀策 |
| Portuguese | Manobra Res. |