Dagger: Difference between revisions

Knives and daggers often have enhanced [[range]], being able to attack both at melée range and at a distance. All knives in ''Path of Radiance'' are melée range only, while the knives of ''Radiant Dawn'' are divided into two varieties, daggers (melée only) and throwing knives (enhanced range). In ''Fates'', all daggers have enhanced range.

In ''Path of Radiance'', knives lacked an actual [[weapon rank]] of their own, instead having their use locked to classes possessing the [[Knife (skill)|Knife skill]] and thus allowing any such unit to use any knife; they gained a proper weapon rank and according rank scaling in ''Radiant Dawn''. The daggers of ''Fates'' are specifically associated with [[Nohr]], and like every other weapon type in ''Fates'', they have a unique Japanese-themed counterpart weapon type which is used primarily in [[Hoshido]]: the [[shuriken]]. Units who can wield daggers can wield shuriken just as easily, and vice versa.

There are 31 knife/dagger varieties in the {{FES}}; of these, three appear in ''Path of Radiance'', thirteen in ''Radiant Dawn'', and sixteen in ''Fates''.

{{Main|Status conditions#Buffs and debuffs}}

In ''Fates'', the key advantage of daggers is their [[Status conditions#Buffs and debuffs|debuff]] ability. When a dagger successfully hits, its target has temporary stat reductions applied after the battle ends; all daggers reduce the [[defense]] and [[resistance]] stats, and most also reduce one or two further stats in addition to defense and resistance. These debuffs do not stack but can be combined with other debuff effects on different stats (if there is a conflict, the larger stat reduction takes priority). Debuffed stats recover by 1 point each turn until the stat is back to normal.

==Knives in the {{FES}} by type==

{{WeaponListCell|Knife (weapon){{!}}Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Dagger (weapon){{!}}Dagger|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Stiletto|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Bronze Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Iron Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Steel Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Silver Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Bronze Dagger|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Iron Dagger|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Steel Dagger|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Silver Dagger|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Kard|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Peshkatz|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

These weapons deal [[bonus damage]] against certain types of enemies.

{{WeaponListCell|Stiletto|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[Bonus damage#Path of Radiance|armored units]] in ''Path of Radiance''. No effect in ''Radiant Dawn''.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Beast Killer|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[Bonus damage#Radiant Dawn|beast units]].}}

{{WeaponListCell|Hunter's Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[Bonus damage#Fates|beast units]].}}

{{WeaponListCell|Kris Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Deals [[bonus damage]] to [[Bonus damage#Fates|monster units]].}}

{{title|Fates}} includes two daggers named for individual characters but not locked specifically to them.

{{WeaponListCell|Felicia's Plate|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|[[Magic (stat)|Magic weapon]].}}

{{WeaponListCell|Jakob's Tray|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Soldier's Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|[[Brave weapon]].}}

{{WeaponListCell|Fruit Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Can be used to recover 10 [[Hit point|HP]].}}

{{WeaponListCell|Quill Pen|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Stale Bread|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Raider Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Votive Candle|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Grants [[Miracle]] when equipped.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Sacrificial Knife|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Pebble|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

===Regalia knives===

{{WeaponListCell|Baselard|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

There are 7 classes which have wielded knives and daggers. This list does not include Hoshidan classes which wield shuriken.

{{WeaponListCell|Thief|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Assassin|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Sage|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|Optional, with each individual Mage having to choose between gaining knives or [[staff|staves]] upon promotion to Sage; [[Bastian]] and [[Calill]] have knives by default.}}

{{WeaponListCell|Rogue|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Whisper|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Butler|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

{{WeaponListCell|Maid|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}}

|eng-name=• Knife<br>• Dagger

|eng-mean=• This weapon category is known by this name in ''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn''.<br>• This weapon category is known by this name only in ''Fates''.

|jap-name=• {{hover|軽器|Keiki}}<br>• {{hover|短剣|Tanken}}<br>• {{hover|暗器|Anki}}

|jap-mean=• Romanized as '''knife''' in internal file listings; literally "light weapon". The weapon category is known by this name only in ''Path of Radiance''.<br>• Knife; the weapon category is known by this name only in ''Radiant Dawn''.<br>• Concealed weapon. This weapon category is known by this name only in ''Fates''.

|fren-name=Couteau

|fren-mean=Knife

|ger-mean=Knife

|ital-mean=Knife