Dark Spikes

Dark Spikes Icon of Dark Spikes from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Fell dragon spikes that deal damage to foes in range.

Type(s) Combat art (Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) Dark (Three Houses) Game(s) Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Dark Spikes (Japanese: ダークスパイク Dark Spike) is a combat art which was introduced in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. It is possessed only by the Creation, who periodically uses it during its fight in the Thabes Labyrinth. When it activates this art, the Creation summons purple spikes from the ground which randomly inflict between 10 and 30 points of damage on all opposing units within a five-space radius at once.

In Three Houses, Dark Spikes is instead a dark spell, and is given the name Dark Spikes Τ (Japanese: ダークスパイクΤ Dark Spike Τ). It is a strong spell that is very effective against cavalry units. In this appearance, the spikes are depicted as appearing within the air, then impaling the target from all sides at once.

Data

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Might	Hit	Crit	Avo / Crit Avo*	Range	Cost	Other effects and notes

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes

Availability

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Unobtainable

Exclusively used by the Creation.

Three Houses

Skill level

Reason B: Lysithea Reason A: Hubert

Heroes

Units

Lysithea: Earnest Seeker

Trivia

The spikes variant of Expiration in Awakening.

• The concept of Dark Spikes is presumably taken from one of the two animations of Expiration, the Creation/Grima's other attack, in Awakening, where Grima would attack a target by summoning purple spikes. Grima also does this in the opening cutscene of his chapter, bringing all units' HP down to one (although health is restored prior to the map beginning).

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	• Dark Spikes • Dark Spikes Τ	• Used in Shadows of Valentia. • Used in Three Houses. Dark magic in this game is denoted with a Greek letter; in this case, Tau. Spelled with the Latin script 'T' in Heroes.
Spanish	• Púas oscuras • Púas oscuras Τ	• Dark thorns. Used in Shadows of Valentia. •Dark thorns Τ. Used in Three Houses. Spelled with the Latin script 'T' in Heroes.
French	• Piques noires • Piques noires Τ	• Dark spears. Used in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. • Dark spears Τ. Used in Three Houses. Spelled with the Latin script 'T' in Heroes.
German	• Dunkle Spieße • Dunkle Spieße Τ	• Dark Skewers. Used in Shadows of Valentia. • Dark Skewers Τ. Used in Three Houses.
Italian	• Scaglie nere • Scaglie nere Τ	• Dark flake. Used in Shadows of Valentia. • Dark flake Τ. Used in Three Houses. Spelled with the Latin script 'T' in Heroes.
Dutch	Schaduwspiezen	Shadowpierce
Korean	다크스파이크Τ	Dark Spikes Τ; a transliteration of the English word used as the Japanese name.
Simplified Chinese	• 漆黑刺棘 • 暗黑冲击 T	• Dark Thorns. Used in Shadows of Valentia. • Dark Assault T. Used in Three Houses; unlike other Dark Magic spells, this uses the Latin script 'T' rather than the Greek Tau.
Traditional Chinese	• 漆黑刺棘 • 暗黑衝擊Τ	• Dark Thorns. Used in Shadows of Valentia. • Dark Assault Τ. Used in Three Houses.

Gallery

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  The Creation activating Dark Spikes in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  Dark Spikes T as it appears in Heroes.

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  Dark Spikes T as it appears in Heroes.

See also

• Thani
• Upheaval