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Durandal

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Durandal

FERK Durandal.png
Artwork of Durandal from The Blazing Blade.


Increases strength by 5 points.

Type

Sword

Wielder(s)
First game

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Durandal (Japanese: デュランダル Durandal), also known as the Blazing Blade or sword of sacred fire (Japanese: 烈火の剣 Sword of Flame), is a regalia sword introduced in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. It is one of the eight legendary weapons of Elibe, forged to combat dragons late in the Scouring, and was the chosen weapon of Roland the Little Hero of the Eight Legends.

History

At the height of the Scouring, Durandal was forged alongside the other Elibean legendary weapons, and was entrusted to Roland. Legend has it that after the war, Roland took the blade to his hometown, Ostia, and when he held it aloft, the scarred and barren war-torn land was suddenly rejuvenated with plants springing back to life.[1] At some point afterward, Roland sealed it away after the war in a lava cavern in the mountains of what would eventually become Ostia, under the vigilant watch of the lingering spirits of Georg and other warriors formerly in his service; as with all of the legendary weapons, it was then placed under a strong seal inhibiting its use by Bramimond.

980 years after the Scouring, at the persuasion of Athos, Bramimond released the seal on the legendary weapons to permit Eliwood, Hector and Lyn to use them to defeat Nergal. The group travelled to Durandal's resting place, where Eliwood conquered the guardian souls and Athos conferred with the soul of Roland, who allowed his distant descendant Eliwood to claim the sword. Immediately after leaving the cave, the group was beset upon by an Ice Dragon seemingly appearing out of nowhere; the blade guided Eliwood's body and used him to use it to slay the dragon, which as it died revealed itself to be Ninian. Severely shaken at having killed Ninian, Eliwood returned the blade to Athos for a while, feeling unable to wield it after his actions. Athos gave it back to him for the final fight with Nergal, and Eliwood used it in that fight and against a dragon summoned by Nergal. Afterward, Durandal was returned to its resting place in Ostia.

Twenty years later, after suppressing Legance's insurrection, Eliwood's son Roy was led to Durandal's cavern by Lilina, to claim the sword themselves before Bern's army could. The group arrived to find the cavern already claimed by a bandit group led by Henning which did not appear to be aware of Durandal's presence in the cave. Roy's group eliminated the bandit infestation and claimed Durandal for themselves, using it against Bern's forces and the War Dragons found therein in the Disturbance of Bern.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
The Binding Blade Is gba durandal.png Swords S 17 12 90 0 1 20 Cannot be sold 1 +5 strength when equipped. Deals bonus damage to Is gba wyvern.png dragon units.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Heroes
(Unrefined)
File:Is feh skill offense.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP -- Grants Atk+4 during combat if user initiates attack.
Heroes
(Refined: +Effect)
File:Is feh wpn swift sparrow refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Atk+6 during combat if user initiates attack.
Grants +3 HP.
Grants an additional +4 each to Attack and Speed during combat if user initiates attack.
Heroes
(Refined: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Swords 5★ 18 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Atk+6 during combat if user initiates attack.
Grants +5 HP.
Heroes
(Refined: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Atk+6 during combat if user initiates attack.
Grants +5 HP and +3 Speed.
Heroes
(Refined: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Atk+6 during combat if user initiates attack.
Grants +5 HP and +4 Defense.
Heroes
(Refined: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Atk+6 during combat if user initiates attack.
Grants +5 HP and +4 Resistance.
Heroes
(Blazing, Unrefined)
File:Is feh skill offense.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP -- Grants Attack +3 while equipped. If user's Attack is greater than target's Attack, accelerates cooldown for special skills by 1 point.
Heroes
(Blazing, Refined: +Effect)
File:Is feh wpn spd def buff no follow up refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Attack +3 while equipped. If user initiates combat, accelerates cooldown for user's special skills by +1 point per strike and slows down cooldown for target's special skills by -1 point per strike.
Grants +3 HP.
If user initiates combat, boosts user's Speed by +7 and Defense by +10 and target cannot make a follow-up strike.
Heroes
(Blazing, Refined: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Swords 5★ 18 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Attack +3 while equipped. If user initiates combat, accelerates cooldown for user's special skills by +1 point per strike and slows down cooldown for target's special skills by -1 point per strike.
Grants +5 HP.
Heroes
(Blazing, Refined: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Attack +3 while equipped. If user initiates combat, accelerates cooldown for user's special skills by +1 point per strike and slows down cooldown for target's special skills by -1 point per strike.
Grants +5 HP and +3 Speed.
Heroes
(Blazing, Refined: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Attack +3 while equipped. If user initiates combat, accelerates cooldown for user's special skills by +1 point per strike and slows down cooldown for target's special skills by -1 point per strike..
Grants +5 HP and +4 Defense.
Heroes
(Blazing, Refined: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Swords 5★ 16 -- -- -- 1 Infinite 400 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
200 Is feh divine dew.png
-- Grants Attack +3 while equipped. If user initiates combat, accelerates cooldown for user's special skills by +1 point per strike and slows down cooldown for target's special skills by -1 point per strike.
Grants +5 HP and +4 Resistance.
Click "Expand" to view Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE information

The Durandal appears as one of Itsuki Aoi's Carnages in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.

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Locations

The Binding Blade

Event Chapter 8x, end of chapter

The Blazing Blade

Inventory Athos

Heroes

Durandal

Units Eliwood: Knight of Lycia

Blazing Durandal

Units Roy: Brave Lion
Forging Durandal (375 Arena Medals, 150 Divine Dew, 400 SP)

Ardent Durandal

Units Eliwood: Blazing Knight

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Durandal is present as a skill on one of Eliwood's cards in Fire Emblem Cipher: B07-002R+X Knight of Lycia, Eliwood. It gives Eliwood an effective bonus against dragons, adding +20 to his attack power when fighting dragon-type units.

Trivia

  • In The Blazing Blade, the weapon's weight was increased, making it the heaviest sword in the game.
  • In the two prototype builds of The Blazing Blade, Durandal featured a much shorter blade in Eliwood's battle animations featuring it. Lyn also had a unique battle animation wielding Durandal, although she is still locked out from using it and hacking is required to see it.

Etymology and other languages

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

• Durandal
• Blazing Durandal
• Ardent Durandal

• From Durendal (also spelled Durandal), the powerful sword wielded by Roland of the Twelve Peers, in the Frankish epic La Chanson de Roland.[2]
• Used for the unlocked version in Heroes. Blazing is derived from "Blazing Blade", Durandal's title.
• Used for Eliwood: Blazing Knight's version in Heroes.

Spanish

Durandal

As above.

French

Durandal

As above.

German

Durandal

As above.

Italian

Durandal

As above.

Gallery

References

  1. "They also say that after the war ended, Roland returned to his home of Ostia. He raised Durandal high above his head, and the earth scorched by the flames of war suddenly blossomed with life again." — Lilina, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
  2. Twelve Peers, Timeless Myths, Published: June 6, 2006, Retrieved: January 29, 2015
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