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Bonus damage
Across the Fire Emblem series, there are a number of weapons which possess the ability to deal extra damage to certain classes which possess a particular vulnerability to them. This effective damage is in most games handled by multiplying the might of the attacking weapon by 3 in the damage calculation, but some games vary the method of effectiveness application.
Effectiveness against a class or set of classes is normally either specific to a particular weapon or, as is almost always the case with bows against flying classes, applied to an entire weapon type. Conversely, classes which possess similar physical attributes are often grouped together into a "unit type", sharing vulnerabilities to the same effective weapons. For example, Cavaliers and Troubadours are both classes involving a unit riding on horseback, so they are often collectively considered "mounted" units and are all vulnerable to the same effective weapons like the Rapier or Horseslayer*.
Depending on the game, some unit types are marked as such by small icons appearing in their profile; this practice started in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Effectiveness data by game
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Cavalier • Paladin | Rapier • Horseslayer |
Armored | Knight • General | Rapier • Armorslayer • Hammer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Dracoknight | All bows • Arrowspate |
Ballistician | Ballistician | Thunderbolt |
Dragons (1) | Dracoknight • Manakete | Falchion • Divinestone • Wyrmslayer |
Dragons (2) | Earth Dragon | Falchion |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |
Gaiden
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem Gaiden | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Cavalier • Paladin • Gold Knight | Horseslayer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcon Knight | Steel Bow • Silver Bow • Blessed Bow |
Monsters | Revenant • Entombed • Bonewalker • Wight • Mogall • Gargoyle • Balrog • Draco Zombie • White Dragon • Dark God | Holy Sword • Falchion • Blessed Bow • Blessed Lance • Angel • any attack by a Falcon Knight |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the normal damage dealt. |
Mystery of the Emblem
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Cavalier • Paladin | Rapier • Horseslayer |
Armored | Knight • General | Rapier • Armorslayer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Dracoknight | All bows • Excalibur • Arrowspate • Hoistflamme |
Dragons (1) | Dracoknight • Fire Dragon • Ice Dragon • Mage Dragon • Wyvern | Falchion • Mist Breath • Wyrmslayer |
Dragons (Fire) | Fire Dragon | Blizzard • Ice Breath |
Dragons (Ice) | Ice Dragon | Fire • Elfire • Bolganone • Fire Breath |
Dragons (Medeus) | Earth Dragon • Shadow Dragon | Falchion • Mist Breath |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |
Genealogy of the Holy War
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Knight Lord • Cavalier • Troubadour • Paladin • Lance Knight • Duke Knight • Free Knight • Ranger • Axe Knight • Great Knight • Arch Knight • Bow Knight • Mage Knight | Horseslayer |
Armored | Armored Axe • Knight • Armored Sword • Bow Armor • General • Baron • Emperor | Armorslayer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcon Knight • Dragon Rider • Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord | All bows • Wing Clipper |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to always deal a critical hit, except where the enemy has Nihil. |
Thracia 776
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Cavalier • Troubadour • Paladin • Lance Knight • Duke Knight • Free Knight • Ranger • Axe Knight • Great Knight • Arch Knight • Bow Knight • Mage Knight | Rapier • Holy Sword • Horseslayer • Poleax |
Armored | Armored Axe • Armored Lance • Armored Sword • Bow Armor • General • Baron | Rapier • Blagi Sword • Armorslayer • Hammer |
Flying | Pegasus Rider • Pegasus Knight • Dragon Rider • Wyvern Rider | All bows • Wind • Elwind • Grafcalibur • Forseti |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |
The Binding Blade
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Cavalier • Paladin | Rapier • Horseslayer • Halberd |
Armored | Knight • General | Rapier • Armorslayer • Hammer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcoknight | All bows except Murgleis • Aircalibur |
Dragons | Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord • Manakete • Demon Dragon | All bows* • all Legendary Weapons • Wyrmslayer |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Knight Lord • Cavalier • Paladin • Troubadour • Valkyrie • Nomad • Nomadic Trooper | Mani Katti • Rapier • Wolf Beil • Longsword • Horseslayer • Halberd |
Armored | Great Lord • Knight • General | Mani Katti • Rapier • Wolf Beil • Armorslayer • Heavy Spear • Hammer |
Swords | Mercenary • Hero • Myrmidon • Swordmaster | Swordslayer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcoknight | All bows |
Dragons | Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord • Fire Dragon | All bows* • Wyrmslayer • Dragon Axe • Durandal • Armads • Forblaze • Aureola • Sol Katti |
Nergal | Dark Druid | Aureola |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to double (2x) the weapon's might. This was changed from the Japanese version, where the bonus was to triple (3x) the might with several exceptions*. |
The Sacred Stones
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Great Lord • Cavalier • Paladin • Great Knight • Troubadour • Valkyrie • Mage Knight • Ranger | Rapier • Reginleif • Zanbato • Horseslayer • Halberd |
Armored | Knight • General • Great Knight | Rapier • Reginleif • Armorslayer • Heavy Spear • Hammer |
Swords | Mercenary • Hero • Myrmidon • Swordmaster | Swordslayer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcoknight | All bows • Aircalibur • Wind Sword |
Dragons | Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord • Wyvern Knight • Manakete • Draco Zombie | All bows • Wyrmslayer • Dragonspear • Dragon Axe |
Monsters | Revenant • Entombed • Bonewalker • Wight • Mauthe Doog • Gwyllgi • Tarvos • Maelduin • Gargoyle • Deathgoyle • Mogall • Arch Mogall • Bael • Elder Bael • Cyclops • Draco Zombie • Demon King | All Sacred Twin weapons except Gleipnir • Shadowkiller • Fiendcleaver • Bright Lance • Beacon Bow • All attacks from a unit with Slayer |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. The exceptions are the Sacred Twins, which only double (2x) the might. |
Path of Radiance
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="12%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="44%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Sword Knight • Lance Knight • Axe Knight • Bow Knight • Paladin | Regal Sword • Longsword • Knight Killer • Poleax |
Armored | Knight • General | Regal Sword • Armorslayer • Heavy Spear • Hammer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcon Knight • Princess Crimea • Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord • King Daein • Hawk • Raven • Heron | All bows • Sonic Sword • All wind magic |
Dragons | Red Dragon • White Dragon | Bolt Axe • All thunder magic |
Beasts | Cat • Tiger • Lion | Flame Lance • All fire magic |
Laguz | Cat • Tiger • Lion • Hawk • Raven • Heron • Red Dragon • White Dragon | Laguzslayer • Laguz Lance • Laguz Axe • Laguz Bow |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to double (2x) the equipped weapon's might. |
Radiant Dawn
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="10%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="45%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Sword Knight • Lance Knight • Axe Knight • Bow Knight • Blade Paladin • Lance Paladin • Axe Paladin • Bow Paladin • Gold Knight • Silver Knight • Valkyrie | Horseslayer • Thani |
Armored | Armor Sword • Armor Lance • Armor Axe • Sword General • Lance General • Axe General • Marshall • Black Knight | Hammer • Thani |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcon Knight • Seraph Knight • Queen • Hawk • Raven • Heron | All bows • All wind magic except Wind Tail • All attacks from a unit with Birdfoe* |
Dragons | Dragonknight • Dragonmaster • Dragonlord • Red Dragon • White Dragon • Black Dragon | Wyrmslayer • All thunder magic except Thunder Tail • All attacks from a unit with Dragonfoe* |
Beasts | Cat • Tiger • Wolf • Lion | Beast Killer • All fire magic except Fire Tail • All attacks from a unit with Beastfoe |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |
Shadow Dragon
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="12%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="44%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Cavalier • Paladin • Horseman | Rapier • Wing Spear • Ridersbane • Poleax |
Armored | Knight • General | Rapier • Wing Spear • Armorslayer • Hammer |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcoknight • Dracoknight | All bows • Excalibur • Arrowspate |
Ballistician | Ballistician | Thunderbolt |
Dragons | Manakete | Falchion • Divinestone • Wyrmslayer • Dragonpike |
Medeus | Earth Dragon | Falchion • Divinestone |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |
New Mystery of the Emblem
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="12%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="44%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
Mounted | Cavalier • Paladin • Horseman | Rapier • Wing Spear • Ridersbane • Poleax |
Armored | Knight • General | Rapier • Wing Spear • Armorslayer • Hammer • Cleave Bow |
Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcoknight • Dracoknight | All bows • Flycatcher • Excalibur • Shaver • Merric's Book • Arrowspate |
Ballistician | Ballistician | Thunderbolt |
Dragons | Manakete • Fire Dragon • Ice Dragon • Mage Dragon • Wyvern • Earth Dragon | Falchion • Divinestone • Wyrmslayer • Dragonpike |
Medeus | Shadow Dragon | Falchion |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |
Awakening
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none" width="100%" colspan="3"|Effective damage groups in Fire Emblem Awakening | ||
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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" width="12%"| Unit type | Classes of this unit type | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="44%"| Weapons effective against this unit type |
File:Is 3ds beast.png Beasts | Cavalier • Paladin • Great Knight • Taguel • Pegasus Knight • Falcon Knight • Dark Flier • Griffon Rider Additionally, if a Taguel is reclassed they retain their beast weakness in all other classes |
Rapier • Noble Rapier • Beast Killer • All attacks from a Taguel with Beastbane |
File:Is 3ds armor.png Armored | Knight • General • Great Knight | Rapier • Noble Rapier • Armorslayer • Hammer |
File:Is 3ds pegasus.png Flying | Pegasus Knight • Falcon Knight • Dark Flier • Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord • Griffon Rider | Volant Axe • All bows • Wind • Elwind • Arcwind • Rexcalibur • Forseti • Excalibur • Wilderwind • Celica's Gale |
File:Is 3ds monster.png Monsters | Revenant • Entombed | Blessed Lance • Blessed Bow |
File:Is 3ds dragon.png Dragons | Manakete • Wyvern Rider • Wyvern Lord Additionally, if a Manakete is reclassed they retain their dragon weakness in all other classes |
Falchion • Exalted Falchion • Parallel Falchion • Wyrmslayer • Book of Naga • All attacks from a Manakete with Wyrmsbane |
File:Is 3ds fell dragon.png Fell Dragon | Grima | Exalted Falchion • Parallel Falchion |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|In this game, the bonus for effective damage is to triple (3x) the equipped weapon's might. |