Wind (magic)

Soren casting wind magic in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.

Wind magic (Japanese: 風 wind) is a weapon category and class of magic in the Fire Emblem series, first appearing in Genealogy of the Holy War as one of its five magic types. It is one of the three nature-based magics which comprise the school of anima magic.

The main distinction of wind magic is how the stats of the average wind tome are primarily oriented toward being lightweight and accurate, while possessing lesser power than other schools of magic. In this respect, it can be viewed as a magical counterpart to swords, which tend to be oriented similarly; light magic also gets this treatment in many games. In all appearances following Genealogy, wind magic also possesses an advantage like that of bows where all wind spells are highly effective against flying units such as Pegasus Knights or Wyvern Riders. In accordance with the Trinity of Magic, wind magic has an advantage over thunder and light magic, but is at a disadvantage against fire and dark magic.

Wind tomes can be found in some form in every Fire Emblem game, but wind magic as a distinct, separate weapon category only appears in four games: Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Path of Radiance, and Radiant Dawn. In all other games, wind magic is rolled into broader magic categories: Black Magic in Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and Three Houses, anima magic in the Game Boy Advance games, and generic tomes in the Archanea games, Awakening, and Fates.

Wind magic in the Fire Emblem series

In addition to the effects listed for each, all wind tomes except Wind Tail deal bonus damage to flying units.

Weapon	Available in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Arcwind	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗		--
Blizzard	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓		--
Elwind	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗		--
Forseti	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗		--
Grafcalibur	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Rexcalibur	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗		--
Tornado	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Vortex	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Wind	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓		--
Wind Tail	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
A ✓ means that the weapon is available in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Classes capable of using wind magic

There are 24 different classes which have been able to wield wind magic as a distinct weapon type at any point in the series.

Class	Wields wind magic in:																	Notes
	FE01	FE02	FE03	FE04	FE05	FE06	FE07	FE08	FE09	FE10	FE11	FE12	FE13	FE14	FE15	FE16	FE17
Master Knight	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Baron	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Emperor	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Wind Mage	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Mage Fighter	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Mage	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Mage Knight	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Bard	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Sage	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
High Priest	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Bishop	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Queen	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Dark Bishop	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Dark Prince	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Cleric	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Lopt Mage	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Dark Mage	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Fire Sage	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Thunder Sage	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Wind Sage	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Archsage	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Empress	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Wind Spirit	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
Order Incarnate	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗		--
A ✓ means that the class wields wind magic in that game, while a ✗ indicates the contrary.

Trivia

• Unique or powerful wind spells often use the suffix "-calibur" as part of their names, in reference to the iconic wind spell Excalibur from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. Ironically, Excalibur itself has never actually been formally classified as wind magic since it has yet to appear in a game featuring the wind magic weapon category, although it is present in Awakening's wind hierarchy within the tome category.
• The following tomes appear in games which do not feature the distinct wind category, but visually appear as wind magic: Excalibur, Cutting Gale, Fimbulvetr, Aircalibur, Merric's Tome, Wilderwind, Celica's Gale and Disrobing Gale.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Wind	--
Spanish	Viento	Wind
French	Vent	Wind
German	Wind	As above.
Italian	Vento	Wind

See also

• Anima
  • Fire
  • Thunder
• Tome