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Grima's Truth

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Grima's Truth

FEA Grima's Truth.png
Artwork of Grima's Truth from Awakening.


Dark magic. Channels Grima's power.

Type

Tome

Wielder(s)

Validar

First game

Fire Emblem Awakening

Grima's Truth (Japanese: 魔書ギムレー Demon Book Gimurei) is a regalia tome introduced in Fire Emblem Awakening. It is exclusively wielded by Validar, leader of the Grimleal, and derives its power from Grima, the Fell Dragon worshipped by the Grimleal.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Awakening Is 3ds01 grima's truth.png Tomes B* 12 -- 80 0 1–2 -- -- 2 --

In other Fire Emblem series titles


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Game Icon Type Might Range SP cost Refine cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(refine: Unrefined)
Is feh skill weapon.png Red tomes 14 2 400 -- Fenrir -- Grants +3 defense.
After combat, if user attacked, inflicts −5 each to attack and speed to foe and enemies within 2 spaces of foe through their next actions and grants +5 each to attack and speed to user and allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn.
Heroes
(refine: +Effect)
Is feh wpn grima's truth refined.png Red tomes 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants +3 defense.
At start of turn, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants +5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to user for 1 turn.
If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, inflicts −⁠(4 + current penalty on stat; calculated independently) each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to foe during combat.
Heroes
(refine: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Red tomes 15 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants +3 defense.
At start of turn, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants +5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to user for 1 turn.
Grants +2 HP.
Heroes
(refine: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Red tomes 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants +3 defense.
At start of turn, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants +5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to user for 1 turn.
Grants +2 HP and +2 speed.
Heroes
(refine: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Red tomes 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants +3 defense.
At start of turn, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants +5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to user for 1 turn.
Grants +2 HP and +3 defense.
Heroes
(refine: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Red tomes 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants +3 defense.
At start of turn, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants +5 each to attack, speed, and resistance to user for 1 turn.
Grants +2 HP and +3 resistance.
Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Warriors Tomes ?* ? -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- --

Locations

Awakening

Unobtainable Exclusively wielded by Validar.

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Morgan: Lad from Afar

Warriors

Unobtainable Exclusively wielded by Validar.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Awakening
Dark magic. Channels Grima's power.
ダークマージ系専用 邪竜の魔法
Heroes
(Unrefined)
Grants Def+3. After combat, if unit attacked,
inflicts Atk/Spd-5 on target and foes within 2
spaces of target through their next actions,
and grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit and allies within
2 spaces for 1 turn.
守備+3
戦闘中に攻撃していれば、戦闘後に
敵と、その周囲2マスの敵の
攻撃、速さ-5(敵の次回行動終了まで)、
かつ、自分と周囲2マスの味方の
攻撃、速さ+5(1ターン)
Heroes
(Refined)
Grants Def+3. At start of turn, inflicts
Atk/Spd/Res-5 on nearest foes within
4 spaces through their next actions and
grants Atk/Spd/Res+5 to unit for 1 turn.
守備+3
ターン開始時、周囲4マス以内に敵がいる時、
最も近い敵の
攻撃、速さ、魔防-5(敵の次回行動終了まで)、かつ
自身の攻撃、速さ、魔防+5(1ターン)
Heroes
(Refined: +effect)
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts
penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during
combat = 4 + any current penalty on each of
those stats. (Example: if foe has -7 penalty to
Atk, inflicts Atk-11, for a net penalty of Atk-18
during combat.) Calculates each stat penalty
independently.
戦闘開始時、自身のHPが25%以上なら
戦闘中、敵の攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防-4、
かつ、敵が攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防の弱化を受けていれば、
戦闘中、敵の攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防が弱化の値だけ減少
(能力値ごとに計算)
(例えば、攻撃-7の弱化を受けていれば、
-7-7-4で、戦闘中、攻撃-18となる)

Trivia

  • The cover of Grima's Truth depicts the mark of Grima.
  • The Barracks and Armory have copies of Grima's Truth within their bookcases.[1]

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Grima's Truth

--

Japanese

魔書ギムレー

Demon Book Gimurei

Spanish

La Verdad

The Truth

French

Œil de Grima

Eye of Grima

German

Grimas Wahrheit

Grima's Truth

Italian

Verbo di Grima

Word of Grima; here, "word" is used in the sense of poetic description of a religious text.

Portuguese

Olho de Grima

Eye of Grima

Traditional Chinese

魔書津利

Evil book Gimurei

Gallery

References

  1. Unused Content, Serenes Forest, Retrieved: April 30, 2016
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