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Viskam

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The Viskam (Japanese: ヴィスカム Viskam) is an automatic turret weapon akin to ballistae that appears in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and is employed exclusively by those who slither in the dark. It deals damage based on magic instead of strength, meaning it targets the enemy's resistance much like the Fire Orb. Viskam appear as map objects that cannot be destroyed, though they can be deactivated by defeating Pittacus or by pressing a switch on the map.

Viskam

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Screenshot of an inactive Viskam in Three Houses.


A mysterious object that attacks automatically. Range: 1-9. Mag: 25

Type

Ballista

First game

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Three Houses     E 20 5 100 0 1–9 -- -- -- Works as magical damage.
Not affected by Swordfaire or Swordbreaker.[other sword-based abilities?]

Locations

Three Houses

Map object Chapter 20/21  /  (×2) • Chapter 18   (×2)

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Three Houses
A mysterious object that attacks
automatically. Range: 1-9. Mag: 25
自動で攻撃する謎の物体
射程1-9 魔力25

Trivia

  • In the game's code, the Viskam is an amalgam of three different elements: an invisible enemy with 5 magic, 0 movement, and 100 HP which is spawned and despawned through specific triggers; a solid ballista object; and a unique weapon wielded by the enemy. Getting near an active Viskam in Zoom View will that reveal the hidden unit uses a placeholder portrait.
    • The Viskam weapon is considered a sword in the game's code, which is reflected in the minimap representing Viskam with sword icons. However, it is not affected by Swordbreaker or Swordfaire.
    • It is possible to obtain the Viskam from online travellers, where it is sold for 1G.[1] It uses the model for an Iron Sword.

Etymology and other languages

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

Viskam

Likely from Russian вы́шкам výškam, genitive plural of вы́шка výška "tower".

Japanese

ヴィスカム

Viskam

Spanish

Viskam

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French

Viskam

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German

Viskam

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Italian

Viskam

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Korean

비스컴

Viskam

Simplified Chinese

毕斯卡姆

Viskam

Traditional Chinese

畢斯卡姆

Viskam

Gallery

References

  1. GreenCloakGuy, I bought a Viskam for 1g from an online traveler, Reddit, Published: November 7, 2019, Retrieved: May 11, 2020
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Ballistae with secondary effects ArrowspatePoison Ballista
Magic-based ballistae Fire OrbThunderboltViskam
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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