| Type | Icon | Name | SP | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 
|
Warding Breath | 240 | Warding Stance 2 | If foe initiates combat, grants Res+4 during combat and Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) |
Cannot use:               
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Effects
| Effects | Targets | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Combat effects | ||
 Res+4 |  Unit | Enemy Phase |
 Special cooldown charge +1 | ||
Notes
- "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.
- The stat increase that can be applied by Warding Breath is considered a temporary buff.
- 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.
- For example, if a unit is affected by both
- 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
Spd/Def Tempo 4 and 
Spendy Scimitar will neutralize effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to the foe.
List of owners
| Unit | Skill chain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Warding Stance 1 5  | Warding Stance 2 5 | Warding Breath 5 |
Availability
Summoning events
| Start | End | Event | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-31 | 2018-02-05 | Legendary Heroes: Ike | Warding Breath |
| 2018-02-28 | 2018-03-05 | Legendary Heroes - Ephraim | Warding Breath |
| 2018-03-29 | 2018-04-03 | Legendary Heroes - Robin | Warding Breath |
| 2018-05-01 | 2018-05-08 | Legendary Heroes - Lyn | Warding Breath |
| 2018-06-28 | 2018-07-05 | Legendary Heroes - Hector | Warding Breath |
| 2018-09-28 | 2018-10-05 | Legendary Heroes - Tiki | Warding Breath |
| 2019-01-30 | 2019-02-06 | Legendary Heroes - Duma | Warding Breath |
| 2019-04-27 | 2019-05-07 | Legendary Heroes - Alm | Warding Breath |
| 2019-08-28 | 2019-09-04 | Legendary Heroes - Julia | Warding Breath |
| 2019-12-25 | 2020-01-06 | Legendary Heroes - Celica | Warding Breath |
| 2020-07-30 | 2020-08-06 | Mythic Heroes - Hel | Warding Breath |
| 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-19 | Legendary Hero Remix | Warding Breath |
| 2021-07-22 | 2021-07-29 | Legendary Hero Remix | Warding Breath |
| 2022-03-14 | 2022-03-22 | Legendary Hero Remix | Warding Breath |
| 2022-11-14 | 2022-11-28 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix | Warding Breath |
| 2023-03-13 | 2023-03-27 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 2 | Warding Breath |
| 2023-11-24 | 2023-12-15 | Focus: Hall of Forms | Warding Breath |
| 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-25 | Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix 1 | Warding Breath |
| 2025-02-09 | 2025-03-09 | Focus: Legendary Revival 1 | Warding Breath |
| 2025-04-15 | 2025-05-06 | 35th Anniv.: Guaranteed Leg. Hero | Warding Breath |
Distributed units
Combat Manuals
- This skill has not been available on any distributed Combat Manuals.
Seal acquired from
Tempest Trials reward
- Tempest Trials+: Breadwinners ( – ): 20,000 Score.
Sacred Seal Forge
Warding Breath: Create for 20 
Great Transparent Badge, 100 
Transparent Badge, 40 
Sacred Coin.
In other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 明鏡の呼吸 |
| German | Schutzatem |
| Spanish (Europe) | Aliento guardián |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Soplo guardián |
| French | Souffle gardien |
| Italian | Soffio scudo |
| Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) | 明鏡呼吸 |
| Portuguese | Sopro zelante |