Nosferatu

Nosferatu Artwork of Nosferatu from Seisen no Keifu. Extremely powerful light magic. The spell caster receives HP equal to the damage inflicted.

Type Black Magic Tome Light Dark First game Fire Emblem Gaiden

Nosferatu (リザイア, Rizaia, officially translated Resire where not called Nosferatu) is a recurring magic tome, appearing in all installments of the Fire Emblem series except Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi and its remake Shadow Dragon. In every appearance, it has an HP drain effect - the damage the tome deals to the enemy is used to heal the caster's own HP. While in the majority of appearances the amount of HP recovered is equal to the damage dealt to the enemy, some games modify the amount of recovered HP to half the damage dealt.

Throughout the series, Nosferatu has been given multiple weapon types, some seemingly contradictory with each other. It originated as a black magic spell in Gaiden, is a general tome in Monshou no Nazo and its remake, became a light tome in Seisen no Keifu, Thracia 776, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, and is a dark tome in Fuuin no Tsurugi, Blazing Sword, The Sacred Stones and Awakening.

Stats

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Gaiden	--	N/A	0	2	50	0	1-2	N/A	N/A	N/A	Casting cost: 0 Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. Can damage Doma at 52 HP or less.
Monshou no Nazo		1*	12	10	90	0	1-2	20	4,800	N/A	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.
Seisen no Keifu	File:Is snes02 resire.png	A	14	12	70	N/A	1-2	50	10,000	N/A	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. Negates the effects of Pavise.
Thracia 776	File:Is snes03 resire.png	B	12	12	65	0	1-2	60	5,200	1	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.
Fuuin no Tsurugi		C	10	6	70	0	1-2	20	3,000	1	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.
Blazing Sword		C	10	14	70	0	1-2	20	3,200	1	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.
The Sacred Stones		C	10	14	70	0	1-2	20	3,200	1	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.
Path of Radiance		A	7	12	70	0	1-2	20	1,500	2	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.
Radiant Dawn		S	6	7	85	0	1-2	17	6,800	4	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.
Shin Monshou no Nazo		E	8	N/A	90	0	1-2	24	2,400	2	Restores HP equal to damage dealt to enemy.

Locations

Monshou no Nazo

Inventory	Book 2: Linde
Dropped by	Book 2: Chapter 17, enemy Thief

Seisen no Keifu

Event

Second Generation: Chapter 6, Serlis talks to Yuria after Isaac Castle has been seized

Thracia 776

Treasure	Chapter 14, village
Dropped by	Final Chapter, enemy Elf

The Sacred Stones

Inventory	Knoll
Vendor	Chapter 17
Dropped by	Chapter 17, enemy Lyon

Path of Radiance

Treasure	Chapter 22, chest
Dropped by	Chapter 17, enemy Oliver

Radiant Dawn

Inventory	Oliver
Base conversation	Part 4: Chapter 3, "Naesala"

Awakening

Inventory

Sarya

Trivia

• Nosferatu has been in more different weapon types than any other weapon in the Fire Emblem series.

Gallery

• Ss fe02 jenny casting nosferatu.png

  Nosferatu in Gaiden

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  Nosferatu in Monshou no Nazo

• Ss fe04 yuria casting nosferatu.png

  Nosferatu in the Jugdral duology

• Ss fe06 lleu casting nosferatu.png

  Nosferatu in the Game Boy Advance games

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  Nosferatu in Shin Monshou no Nazo

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Nosferatu	A term for a vampire, used here in reference to the HP-draining effect. The word "nosferatu" is ostensibly of Romanian origin, but its true origin is contested; it was popularised by author Bram Stoker in his novel Dracula.
English (unofficial)	Rizziah	From earlier versions of the Seisen no Keifu fan translation.
Spanish	Nosferatu	--
French	Nosferatu	--
German	Nosferatu	--
Italian	Nosferatu	--

See also

• Earth Sword (a magic sword which casts Nosferatu)
• Runesword (a magic sword which casts Nosferatu)