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===Basic bows=== | ===Basic bows=== | ||
{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Bow (NES){{!}}Bow|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Bow (NES){{!}}Bow|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|Not effective against flying units in {{title|Gaiden}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Bronze Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Bronze Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|yes|yes|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Iron Bow|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Iron Bow|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Steel Bow|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Steel Bow|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Silver Bow|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Silver Bow|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Broken Bow|no|no|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Broken Bow|no|no|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Toy Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Toy Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Glass Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Glass Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Slack Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Slack Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Long Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Long Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Great Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Great Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Emblem Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Emblem Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|Not effective against flying units.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Rienfleche|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Rienfleche|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Double Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Double Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|yes|no|Exclusive to [[sniper]]s in {{title|Path of Radiance}}, and to [[archer]]s and snipers in {{title|Awakening}}. +3 to [[Strength]] in both Tellius games, +5 in {{title|Awakening}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Rubber Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
{{WeaponListCell|Violin Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
{{WeaponListCell|Cupid's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
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Crossbows are a subcategory and exclusive to {{FE10}}. These weapons rely on their own [[might]] for damage, ignoring the user's [[strength]]. | Crossbows are a subcategory and exclusive to {{FE10}}. These weapons rely on their own [[might]] for damage, ignoring the user's [[strength]]. | ||
{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Bowgun|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Bowgun|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|Crossbows do not exist as a special subcategory in {{title|Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Crossbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Crossbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Taksh|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Taksh|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Aqqar|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Aqqar|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Arbalest|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Arbalest|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListFtr}} | {{WeaponListFtr}} | ||
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{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Killer Bow|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Killer Bow|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Brave Bow|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Brave Bow|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|It allows two consecutive hits.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Short Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Short Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|yes|No crit boost in {{title|Thracia 776}} or {{title|Fates}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Venin Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Venin Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|If it hits, the target is poisoned.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Master Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Master Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|It allows two consecutive hits.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Silencer|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Silencer|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Quick Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Quick Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|It allows two consecutive hits.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Astra (bow){{!}}Astra|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Astra (bow){{!}}Astra|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Gives the [[Astra (skill)|Astra]] skill when equipped.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Underdog Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Underdog Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Gives the [[Underdog]] skill when equipped.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Superior Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Superior Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Gives the [[Bowbreaker]] skill when equipped.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Mighty Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|[[Brave weapon]].}} | |||
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{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Blessed Bow|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Blessed Bow|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|Recovers HP each turn and is [[Effective damage#Gaiden|effective]] against monsters.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Beacon Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Beacon Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|[[Effective damage#The Sacred Stones|Effective]] against monsters. Exclusive to one Japanese event distribution.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Laguz Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Laguz Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|[[Effective damage#Path of Radiance|Effective]] against laguz.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Cleave Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Cleave Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|[[Effective damage#New Mystery of the Emblem|Effective]] against armored units.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Hunter Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|[[Effective damage#Fates|Effective]] against beast units. Not effective against other flight units.}} | |||
{{WeaponListFtr}} | {{WeaponListFtr}} | ||
===Magic bows=== | ===Magic bows=== | ||
These bows inflict [[Magic (stat)|magical damage]] instead of physical. Both of these bows also inflict damage in the 1-2 range. | |||
{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Bright Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Bright Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|Casts [[Light (magic)|light-based magic]]. [[Unused content in the Fire Emblem series|Unused]].}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Shining Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
{{WeaponListFtr}} | |||
===Close range bows=== | |||
Certain bows first introduced in {{title|Fates}} allow their usage in one-space melee combat, a trait not seen in bows in legitimate gameplay since {{title|Gaiden}} (where all of that game's bows have melee capability). Unless otherwise specified, these bows hit in the 1-2 range. | |||
{{WeaponListHdr}} | |||
{{WeaponListCell|Short Bow|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|yes|1 range only in {{title|Fates}}. No close-range capability in other games.}} | |||
{{WeaponListCell|Iron Close-range Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
{{WeaponListCell|Steel Close-range Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
{{WeaponListCell|Silver Close-range Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
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{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|yes|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|yes|yes|yes|no|Exclusive to [[archer]]s and [[sniper]]s in {{title|Path of Radiance}}, {{title|Shadow Dragon}}, {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}} and {{title|Awakening}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Iron Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Iron Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Steel Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Steel Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Silver Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Silver Longbow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Towering Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Towering Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Exclusive to [[archer]]s and [[sniper]]s.}} | ||
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{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Gordin's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Gordin's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Ryan's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Ryan's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Kleine's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Kleine's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Wolt's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Wolt's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|Can be used as an item to recover HP.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Innes' Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Innes' Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|--}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Anna's Lucky-bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
{{WeaponListCell|Zero's Sadist-bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|--}} | |||
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{{WeaponListHdr}} | {{WeaponListHdr}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Parthia|yes|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Parthia|yes|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|yes|no|Can be used as an item to increase [[Resistance]]. Doubles gained [[experience]] in {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Yewfelle|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Yewfelle|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|+10 to [[Skill (stat)|Skill]] and [[Speed]], gives [[Renewal (skill)|Renewal]] skill when equipped in {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}. +5 to Speed when equipped in {{title|Awakening}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Murgleis|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Murgleis|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|+5 to [[Speed]] when equipped, [[Effective damage#The Binding Blade|effective]] against [[manakete]]s.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Nidhogg|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|yes| | {{WeaponListCell|Nidhogg|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|yes|no|+5 to [[Luck]] when equipped, [[Effective damage#The Sacred Stones|effective]] aginst monsters in {{title|The Sacred Stones}}. +10 to Luck when equipped in {{title|Awakening}}.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Rolf's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Rolf's Bow|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|For [[Rolf]] only.}} | ||
{{WeaponListCell|Lughnasadh|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no| | {{WeaponListCell|Lughnasadh|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|no|yes|no|no|no|no|For [[Leonardo]] only, +5 to [[Speed]] when equipped.}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:39, 8 July 2015
It has been proposed that this page be moved to Bow. Please move this page, or discuss this change on the talk page or on Discord. Reason: I really see no need for Bow (disambiguation). The case with bows is similar to swords and axes (not lances due to a character of that name), which don't have disambiguations, don't have need for one, and hatnote the NES weapon of exact name. |
- This article is about the weapon type. You may be looking for Bow (NES), the most basic version of the weapon type in the NES games.
The Bow (弓, Bow) is a type of physical weapon in the Fire Emblem series. Existing outside the weapon triangle, bows possess few power and average accuracy, and cannot be used to attack adjacent enemies. However, they offer the ability to do increased damage to flying units.
With a total number of 49 different bows, bows are the scarcest physical weapons in the series; usually, there are few bow-wielding classes per game -except for Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776-, and so far, only four main characters have been able to wield them, but they all need to promote or change classes beforehand.
Bows in the Fire Emblem series by types
Basic bows
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Bow | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Bronze Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Iron Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Steel Bow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Silver Bow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Broken Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Toy Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Glass Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Slack Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Long Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Great Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Emblem Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Rienfleche | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Double Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Rubber Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Violin Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Cupid's Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Crossbows
Crossbows are a subcategory and exclusive to Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. These weapons rely on their own might for damage, ignoring the user's strength.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Bowgun | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Crossbow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Taksh | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Aqqar | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Arbalest | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Critical and skill-granting bows
There have been some bows with a high crit in the series, with the Killer Bow being the most known of them. In Awakening, three new skill-granting bows were introduced, allowing units to access certain skills.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Killer Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Brave Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Short Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Venin Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Master Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Silencer | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Quick Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Astra | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Underdog Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Superior Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Mighty Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Effective bows
While almost all bows are effective against flying units, some of them can also deal increased damage to other units, such as monsters.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Blessed Bow | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Beacon Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Laguz Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Cleave Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Hunter Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Magic bows
These bows inflict magical damage instead of physical. Both of these bows also inflict damage in the 1-2 range.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Bright Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Shining Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Close range bows
Certain bows first introduced in Fates allow their usage in one-space melee combat, a trait not seen in bows in legitimate gameplay since Gaiden (where all of that game's bows have melee capability). Unless otherwise specified, these bows hit in the 1-2 range.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Short Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Iron Close-range Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Steel Close-range Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Silver Close-range Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Longbows
The following bows can attack from a distance of two or three tiles, which allows users to attack without retaliation.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Longbow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Iron Longbow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Steel Longbow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Silver Longbow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Towering Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Character's bows
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem and Awakening feature some bows named after archers and snipers of the series. These weapons can be used by any unit with enough skill, and all of them have an enhanced crit.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Gordin's Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Ryan's Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Kleine's Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Wolt's Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Innes' Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Anna's Lucky-bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Zero's Sadist-bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Sacred and personal bows
Personal bows are truly rare in the series, appearing only in the Tellius duology. There are few sacred bows as well, with all of them featuring bonuses to stats or an unusual extra function.
Weapon | Available in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Parthia | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Yewfelle | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Murgleis | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Nidhogg | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Rolf's Bow | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
Lughnasadh | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | |
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
Classes capable of using bows
There are 32 different classes which, at some point in the series, have been able to wield bows.
Class | Wields bows in: | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
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FE01 | FE02 | FE03 | FE04 | FE05 | FE06 | FE07 | FE08 | FE09 | FE10 | FE11 | FE12 | FE13 | FE14 | FE15 | FE16 | FE17 | ||
Archer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Sniper | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Hunter | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Horseman | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Hero | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Bow Knight | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Gold | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Master Knight | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Warrior | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Bow Fighter | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Arch Knight | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Bow Armor | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
General | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Baron | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Emperor | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Ballista | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Iron Ballista | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Killer Ballista | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Poison Ballista | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Nomad | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Nomadic Trooper | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Blade Lord | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Ranger | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Fleet | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Bonewalker | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Wight | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Maelduin | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Marksman | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Bow Paladin | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Silver Knight | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Assassin | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
Bride | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | -- | ||
A ✓ means that the class wields bows in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary. |
In other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Bow |
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Spanish |
Arco |
Bow |
French |
Arc |
Bow |
German |
Bogen |
Bow |
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