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Black-Sand Steel

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Black-Sand Steel (Japanese: 玉鋼 Tamahagane) is a ★★ ranked monastery item that appears in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It is an uncommon ore used at the Blacksmith to repair or forge weapons with high critical rate such as the Killing Edge or the Wo Dao.

Black-Sand Steel

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Icon of Black-Sand Steel from Three Houses.


A smithing material that strengthens a weapon's critical attack.

Type

Ore

First game

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Data

Game Icon Uses Worth Effects and notes
Three Houses   1 300 Can be used at the Blacksmith to repair or forge weapons.

Locations

Three Houses

This list may be incomplete.
Event Upon clearing auxiliary battles (occasionally if the reward is ores)
Quest reward Chapter 5, Forge the Way (×2) • Chapter 8, Catherine's Request or Shamir's Request (×2) • Chapter 9, Adventures in Wood Carving (×2)
Market Place Eastern Merchant (×∞)

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Three Houses
A smithing material that strengthens a weapon's
critical attack.
武器の必殺を高める錬成素材。

Etymology and other languages

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

Black-Sand Steel

Japanese

玉鋼

Tamahagane, a type of steel made in Japan composed of iron sand, also known as black sand.

Spanish

Acero tamahagane

Tamahage steel

French

Acier tamahagane

Tamahagane Steel

German

Schwarzsandstahl

Black sand steel

Italian

Acciaio di sabbia nera

Black sand steel

Korean

옥 강철

Jade steel

Simplified Chinese

玉钢

Jade steel

Traditional Chinese

玉鋼

Jade steel

Gallery

References

See also

Monastery Items in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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