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Steel Bow
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The Steel Bow (Japanese: 鋼の弓 Steel Bow) is a common bow which is available in every game of the Fire Emblem series. As one of the steel series of weapons, it is the mid-range bow and is more powerful than the Iron Bow, while still being inferior to the Silver Bow in might, weight, and accuracy. Like almost all bows, it is effective against flying units.
Stats
Locations
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Inventory | Gordin • Wolf • Sedgar • Jeorge |
Armory | Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 22 |
Gaiden
Dropped by | Alm's party: Act 1, Southern Outpost, enemy Archer Celica's party: Act 3, Desert Stronghold, enemy Wolff |
Mystery of the Emblem
Inventory | Book 1: Gordin Book 2: Gordin |
Dropped by | Book 1: Chapter 8, enemy Archer • Chapter 9, enemy Sniper • Chapter 15, enemy Hunter |
Armory | Book 1: Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 17 Book 2: Chapter 5 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 15 |
Genealogy of the Holy War
Inventory | First Generation: Briggid |
Vendor | First Generation: Chapter 2 Second Generation: Chapter 7 (If Briggid's Steel Bow was not inherited) • Chapter 8 (If the Chapter 2 Steel Bow was not inherited) |
BS Archanea War Chronicles
Inventory | Red Dragoon: Wolf The Beginning: Roberto |
Thracia 776
Armory | Chapter 9 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 17B |
The Binding Blade
Inventory | Dorothy |
Armory | Chapter 7 • Chapter 10B • Chapter 11A • Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 17B • Chapter 18A • Chapter 19B • Chapter 20A • Chapter 23 |
Fire Emblem
Inventory | Eliwood's Tale: Wil* • Geitz Hector's Tale: Wil* • Geitz |
Dropped by | Hector's Tale: Chapter 15, enemy Sealen |
Armory | Lyn's Tale: Chapter 10 Eliwood's Tale: Chapter 15 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 23 (both versions) • Chapter 29x Hector's Tale: Chapter 16 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 21 • Chapter 24 (both versions) • Chapter 25 • Chapter 31x |
The Sacred Stones
Dropped by | Chapter 12A, enemy Maelduin* |
Dropped by (Skirmish)* |
Bonewalker* • Wight* • Maelduin* |
Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 6, north chest* • Lagdou Ruins Floor 3, south chest* |
Armory (in-chapter) |
Chapter 5 • Chapter 9A • Chapter 10B • Chapter 17 |
Armory (World map) |
Serafew • Port Kiris • Bethroen • Narube River |
Path of Radiance
Inventory | Shinon • Geoffrey |
Armory | Chapter 10* • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13* • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15* • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17* • Chapter 18 • Chapter 19* • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 • Chapter 22* • Chapter 23 • Chapter 24 • Chapter 25 • Chapter 26 • Chapter 27* • Chapter 28 • Endgame |
Radiant Dawn
Inventory | Astrid • Rolf |
Dropped by | Part 1: Chapter 2, enemy Archer |
Armory | Part 1: Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Endgame Part 2: Chapter 3 • Endgame Part 3: Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Endgame Part 4: Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Endgame |
Shadow Dragon
Inventory | Gordin* • Sedgar • Jeorge |
Treasure | Prologue IV, village |
Armory | Chapter 5 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 22 • Online shop* |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Inventory | Main story: Cecil (Only if Archer is Kris's starting class) • Gordin (If he was not recruited in the Prologue) • Warren • Norne Fall of the Palace: Tomas Red Dragoon: Wolf The Beginning: Roberto By the Sword: Norne |
Dropped by | Chapter 4, enemy Hunter • Chapter 11, enemy Hunter • Chapter 15, enemy Sniper |
Treasure | Bonus chapters: Fall of the Palace, chest |
Armory | Chapter 3 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 19 • Online shop* |
Awakening
Inventory | Morgan (only if Archer is their starting class) • Noire |
Dropped by | Chater 7, enemy Archer • Chapter 16, enemy Warrior |
Armory | Plegia Castle Courtyard • The Searoad • The Twins' Hideout • Kidnapper's Keep |
Merchant (Anna) |
Arena Ferox • Border Pass • Ylisstol • Breakneck Pass • Border Sands • The Farfort • The Twins' Turf • Peaceful Village |
Merchant (SpotPass) |
Catria • Jamke • Linde • Lute • Nephenee • Ulster |
Fates
- This list may be incomplete.
Inventory | Revelation: Niles • Shura |
Dropped by | Revelation: Chapter 18, enemy Adventurer • Chapter 19, enemy Sniper |
Treasure | Birthright: Chapter 13, village |
Armory | Dusk Armory: Level 1 (limit 1) • Levels 2 and 3 (no limit) |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Treasure | Alm's party: Act 4, Rigel Castle Central Hall, examination Celica's party: Act 3, Desert Stronghold War Room, examination The Astral Temple, destroy urns (3.65% chance in small urns, 5.65% chance in medium urns) The Inner Sanctum, destroy urns (3.65% chance in small urns, 5.65% chance in medium urns) |
Dropped by | Alm's party: Act 1, Southern Outpost, enemy Archer Shared: The Inner Sanctum, random chance from certain enemies |
Forging | Iron Bow ( 50, ★) • Rusted Bow ( 10, certain random instances only) |
Heroes
Units | Clarisse: Sniper in the Dark (★★★) • Cordelia: Perfect Bride (★★★★★) • Faye: Devoted Heart (★★★★★) • Gaius: Thief Exposed (★★★★★) • Gordin: Altean Archer (★★★) • Jeorge: Perfect Shot (★★★★) • Klein: Silver Nobleman (★★★★) • Leon: True of Heart (★★★★) • Niles: Cruel to Be Kind (★★★) • Rebecca: Wildflower (★★★★) • Setsuna: Absent Archer (★★★) • Takumi: Wild Card (★★★★★) • Virion: Elite Archer (★★) |
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
The Steel Bow is a common skill in Fire Emblem Cipher which is present on four cards, all of which depict unpromoted bow-wielding units: B01-014N Ungaggled Bowman, Gordin, B01-063N Aristocratic Archer, Virion, B05-012N Archer of House Pherae, Wolt, and B06-041N Pirate of Orgahil, Briggid. It is a manual-activation skill which, for a cost of flipping 1 bond card, gives the user a +10 attack increase until the end of the turn.
Trivia
Gallery
Artwork of the Steel Bow from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Concept art of the Steel Bow from Tellius Recollection: Volume 1.
Gordin wielding a Steel Bow in Mystery of the Emblem.
Lester wielding a Steel Bow in Genealogy of the Holy War.
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Selfina wielding a Steel Bow in Thracia 776.
Rolf wielding a Steel Bow in Path of Radiance.
Shinon wielding a Steel Bow in Radiant Dawn.
Python wielding a Steel Bow in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Steel Bow |
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Spanish |
• Arco de acero |
• Steel bow. Spelled with "de" ("of") in all games from Fire Emblem to Path of Radiance, as well as Shadow Dragon. For space reasons, Path of Radiance and Shadow Dragon abbreviate it to A de acero. |
French |
• Arc-acier |
• Steel bow; spelled with the hyphen from Fire Emblem to Path of Radiance. |
German |
Stahlbogen |
Steel bow |
Italian |
Arco acciaio |
Steel bow. For space reasons, Path of Radiance and Shadow Dragon abbreviate it to Ar. acciaio in gameplay. |
Dutch |
Stalen boog |
Steel bow |
Simplified Chinese |
钢弓 |
Steel Bow |
Traditional Chinese |
鋼弓 |
Steel Bow |
References
See also
Bow skills in Heroes | ||||||
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