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Breath

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This article is about the weapon type. For the strike weapon from the Tellius games, see Breath (laguz).

Breath (Japanese: ブレス breath) is a weapon classification encompassing various breath-related attacks used by dragons. In most games, breath does not appear as a distinct weapon type; however, it does appear as such in Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, Fates, and Heroes. While every breath weapon has a weapon level of 1 in Mystery of the Emblem, it had no weapon level in games using the lettered weapon level system until Fates.

Breaths as distinct weapons first appeared in Mystery of the Emblem when dragons not linked to Manakete stones first appeared in the series; Mystery of the Emblem is the only one in the main Fire Emblem series where breath weapons are directly and regularly usable by the player by legitimate means due to the effects of Manakete stones in that game, though breaths are usable in two chapters in Fates. Breath weapons have appeared off and on in the series since, usually by powerful dragon-type enemy units. In Heroes, however, they appear as the attack skills wielded by all dragon units, and, owing to the nature of the game, all dragon units can appear as both player and enemy units.

Despite its name, the dragon laguz's breaths in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn do not fall into this classification, and are instead strikes. Similarly, the Fire Breath and Water Breath in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia are monster weapons.

Breaths in the Fire Emblem series

Weapon Available in: Notes
FE01 FE02 FE03 FE04 FE05 FE06 FE07 FE08 FE09 FE10 FE11 FE12 FE13 FE14 FE15 FE16 FE17
Fire Breath Monster weapon in Shadows of Valentia.
Ice Breath --
Fog Breath --
Dark Breath --
Flametongue --
Wretched Air Can also be considered to be a monster weapon
Mage Breath Magic weapon.
Expiration Monster weapon in Shadows of Valentia.
Draconic Rage --
Dragon Breath Two variations.
Astral Breath Lilith only.
A means that the weapon is available in that game, while a indicates the contrary.

Classes capable of using breath

Class Wields breath in: Notes
FE01 FE02 FE03 FE04 FE05 FE06 FE07 FE08 FE09 FE10 FE11 FE12 FE13 FE14 FE15 FE16 FE17
Fire Dragon Uses Fire Breath in Archanea, Flametongue in Elibe
Mage Dragon Uses Fire Breath in Mystery of the Emblem, Dark Breath in Elibe, Mage Breath in New Mystery of the Emblem
Wyvern Uses Fire Breath
Ice Dragon Uses Ice Breath
Divine Dragon Uses Ice Breath in Book 1, Breath of Fog in Book 2
Earth Dragon Uses Dark Breath
Shadow Dragon Uses Dark Breath
Manakete An undead variety uses Wretched Air
Manaketes in Mystery of the Emblem may use stones to temporarily transform into a type of dragon compatible with a breath weapon
Draco Zombie Uses Wretched Air
Grima Uses Expiration
Feral Dragon Uses Draconic Rage
Astral Dragon Uses Astral Breath
Blight Dragon Uses Dark Breath
Silent Dragon Uses Dragon Breath
A means that the class wields breath in that game, while a indicates the contrary.

Breath skills in Fire Emblem Heroes


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Breath weapons appear in Fire Emblem Heroes as the attack skills used by dragon units appearing in the game. Breaths are not associated with any single color in the game's weapon triangle, and units of each color breath are present. This would later be made true of bows and daggers as well, which at launch were only colorless.

Red, blue, and green breaths have been part of the game since its initial launch; colorless breath was the first weapon type added to the game after its initial launch, being introduced to the game in the The True Quarry update on March 29, 2018.

List of breath skills

List of breath units

Red breath units:
Blue breath units:
Green breath units:
Colorless breath units:

Etymology and other languages


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

Breath

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Japanese

ブレス

Breath

Spanish
(Spain)

Aliento

Breath

Spanish
(Latin America)

Soplo

Breath

French

Souffle

Breath

German

Atem

Breath

Italian

Soffio

Breath

Portuguese

Sopro

Breath

Traditional Chinese

吐息

Breath

See also

Weapon types
Physical weapons ArtAxeBow (Ballista)CannonballGauntletsDaggerLanceSword
Magical weapons Anima (FireThunderWind)Black magicDarkLightStaffTome (Blue tomeColorless tomeGreen tomeRed tome)White magic
Other weapons BreathCrest StoneSpecialStoneStrike, beast, and monster weapons
Non-human weapons
Breaths Astral BreathFog BreathDark BreathDraconic RageDragon BreathExpirationFire BreathFlametongueIce BreathMage Breath
Stones BeastruneBeaststoneBeaststone+ShadowstoneDivinestoneDragonstoneDragonstone+EarthstoneFirestoneIcestoneMagestoneWyvernstone
Judge weapons Judge
Laguz weapons BeakBreathClawFangGreat BeakGreat FangGreat TalonTalon
Automaton weapons Big SawSaw
Monster attacks Blighted ClawsBlighted TalonsBone SwordClawsClubCrimson EyeDemon LightDemon SurgeEvil EyeFangsFiery FangFire BreathGauntletHellfangLethal TalonMassive RockNightmareNumbing ClawsRavagerRockScytheShackled FistShadowshotSharp ClawStoneStone ShardTackleTalonsTentacleVenin ClawsWater BreathWretched Air
Crest Stones Artificial Crest Stone LArtificial Crest Stone SBlest Crest Stone ShardChalice of BloodCracked Crest StoneCrest of Flames PowerCrest Stone (Beast)Crest Stone (Chevalier)Crest Stone (Gautier)Crest Stone of IndechCrest Stone of MacuilCrest Stone of SeirosCrest Stone ShardDark Stone (Bird)Dark Stone (Crawler)Dark Stone (Wolf)Giant Artificial Crest StoneLost Crest StoneLost Crest Stone (Large)Pointy Artificial Crest StoneReal Seiros Crest StoneTwin-Crest Power
Breath skills in Heroes
Basic breath skills Fire BreathFire Breath+Flametongue
Breath skills with secondary effects Arcane GrimaBlackfire BreathDark BreathDragon's StoneGlittering BreathLantern BreathLight BreathLightning BreathNew-Sun StonePale BreathSerenity BreathSurprise BreathUmbra BurstWater Breath
Personal breath skills Astral BreathAurora BreathAwoken BreathBreath of BlightBreath of FlameBreath of FogBrutal BreathChilled BreathDazzling BreathDemonic BreathDew DragonstoneDivine BreathDivine MistDivine One's ArtsDraconic RageDragon's FistDusk DragonstoneEerie ScriptureEnveloping BreathEternal BreathEthereal BreathEverliving BreathExpirationFaithful BreathFell BreathFlamelick BreathFrost BreathFrostbite BreathFrostfire BreathGhostly LanternsGloom BreathGodly BreathGreat FlameLilac-Jade BreathLoving BreathMonarch's StoneMoonless BreathMoonlight StoneMoonstrike BreathNurturing BreathOracle's BreathPrimordial BreathPurifying BreathRazing BreathRemote BreathRevealing BreathRuinous FrostSavage BreathScalding BreathShadow BreathSilent BreathSilent PowerSnow's GraceSpirit BreathStarlight StoneSublime SurgeSummer's BreathSun DragonstoneTwin DivinestoneVallastoneWitch BreathWizened BreathZephyr Breath