Feather Sword

Feather Sword The Feather Sword as it appears in Heroes.

Type Sword Wielder(s) Caeda First game Heroes

Feather Sword (Japanese: フェザーソード Feather sword) is a weapon skill in the sword category which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; it is a personal weapon of the young variation of Caeda. Feather Sword is a skill that deals bonus damage to sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored units; additionally when such a foe initiates combat or the user's HP is high, it allows its user to counterattack before the foe's first attack.

Stats

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. Deals bonus damage to sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored units. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if user's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, user can counterattack before foe's first attack.
Heroes (refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. Deals bonus damage to sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored units. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks or prevent user's follow-up attacks. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if user's HP ≤ 90%, user can counterattack before foe's first attack. Grants +3 HP. Enables Canto (2) (Unit can move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skills, or destroying an Aether Raids structure (once per turn); cannot attack, use an assist skill, destroy an Aether Raids structure, or use a warping effect (e.g. Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than 2 spaces). If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance, grants +⁠(number of allies within 3 spaces of user × 3; maximum: 6) each to attack and speed to user, and foe's first attack deals −40% damage during combat.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. Deals bonus damage to sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored units. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks or prevent user's follow-up attacks. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if user's HP ≤ 90%, user can counterattack before foe's first attack. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. Deals bonus damage to sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored units. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks or prevent user's follow-up attacks. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if user's HP ≤ 90%, user can counterattack before foe's first attack. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. Deals bonus damage to sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored units. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks or prevent user's follow-up attacks. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if user's HP ≤ 90%, user can counterattack before foe's first attack. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. Deals bonus damage to sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored units. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks or prevent user's follow-up attacks. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if user's HP ≤ 90%, user can counterattack before foe's first attack. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Availability

Heroes

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Caeda: Princess of Talys

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Unrefined)	Grants Atk+3. Effective against sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored foes. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if unit's HP ≤ 75%, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.	剣、槍、斧、無属性弓、重装特効 攻撃＋３ 自分のＨＰが７５％以下、または、 敵が剣、槍、斧、無属性弓、重装なら、 敵から攻撃された時、先制攻撃
Heroes (Refined)	Grants Atk+3. Effective against sword, lance, axe, colorless bow, and armored foes. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks. If foe initiates combat and is armored or uses sword, lance, axe, or colorless bow, or if unit's HP ≤ 90%, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.	剣、槍、斧、無属性弓、重装特効　攻撃＋３ 敵から攻撃された時、または、 戦闘開始時、敵のＨＰが７５％以上の時、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４、 敵の絶対追撃を無効、かつ、自分の追撃不可を無効 自分のＨＰが９０％以下、または、 敵が剣、槍、斧、無属性弓、重装なら、 敵から攻撃された時、先制攻撃
Heroes (Refined: +effect)	Enables【Canto (２)】. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd = number of allies within 3 spaces × 3 (max 6), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes). 【Canto (２)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move ２ space(s). (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn. Cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger after the granted action. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit would be able to move with normal Canto movement.)	【再移動（２）】を発動可能 戦闘開始時、自身のＨＰが２５％以上なら、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４、 さらに、攻撃、速さが 周囲３マス以内の味方の人数×３だけ上昇（最大６）、 最初に受けた攻撃と２回攻撃のダメージを４０％軽減 （最初に受けた攻撃と２回攻撃： 　通常の攻撃は、１回目の攻撃のみ 　「２回攻撃」は、１～２回目の攻撃） 【再移動（２）】 自分から攻撃、補助、地形破壊の行動をした後、 直後に２マス移動できる （自身の移動タイプで移動。 　例：歩行は、林には移動しづらい） （攻撃、補助、地形破壊不可） （同系統効果重複時、最大値適用）（１ターンに１回のみ） （行動直後に再行動可能にするスキル発動時は、 　再行動で条件を満たせば、再移動が可能） （再移動できる距離は、通常の移動の距離とは無関係） （再移動の距離の上限を超えたワープ移動はできない）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Feather Sword	--
Japanese	フェザーソード	Feather sword
Spanish	Hoja plumífera	Feathered edge
French	Épée plume	Feather sword
German	Federschwert	Feather Sword
Italian	Spada piumata	Feathered sword
Portuguese	Espada pluma	Plume sword
Traditional Chinese	鐵羽劍	Iron feather sword

Gallery

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  The Feather Sword as it appears in Heroes.