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Bolting

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Bolting

FESK Bolting.png
Artwork of Bolting from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Long-range lightning magic. It is very effective against wyverns and dragon tribe laguz.

Type

Anima (Thunder)

First game

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Bolting (Japanese: サンダーストーム Thunderstorm) is a long-ranged thunder tome which debuted in Genealogy of the Holy War. It is the thunder equivalent of Meteor and Blizzard.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Genealogy of the Holy War Is snes02 bolting.png Thunder magic C 15 30 80 -- 3-10 50 65,535 -- Reduces movement to 0 when equipped.
Target cannot counterattack.
Thracia 776 Is snes03 bolting.png Thunder magic A 10 20 70 20 3-10 5 2,200 1 Target cannot counterattack.
The Binding Blade Is gba bolting.png Anima magic A 12 10 70 0 3-10 5 3,000 1 User and target cannot counterattack.
The Blazing Blade Is gba bolting.png Anima magic B 12 20 60 0 3-10 5 2,500 1 User and target cannot counterattack.
The Sacred Stones Is gba bolting.png Anima magic B 12 20 60 0 3-10 5 2,500 1 User and target cannot counterattack.
Path of Radiance Is gcn bolting.png Thunder magic C 13 13 65 5 3-10 5 800 3 Deals bonus damage to Is gcn dragon.png dragon units.
Target cannot counterattack.
Radiant Dawn Is wii bolting.png Thunder magic B 6 19 60 5 3-10 5 800 3 Deals bonus damage to Is wii dragon.png dragon units.
Target cannot counterattack.
Three Houses Is ns01 black magic.png Reason B 12 18 65 15 3-10 2 -- 2 Cannot make follow-up attacks.

Locations

Genealogy of the Holy War

Unobtainable Enemy only.

Thracia 776

Inventory Ilios
Treasure Chapter 21x, chest
Capture or steal Chapter 10, enemy Bishop • Chapter 11x, Oltoph • Chapter 13, enemy Bishop • Chapter 14, enemy Bishop • Chapter 16A, Ilios • Chapter 17A, enemy Bishop • Chapter 21, enemy Bishop • Chapter 21x, enemy Bishop (×2) • Chapter 22, enemy Bishop (×2)

The Binding Blade

Treasure Chapter 16, chest

The Blazing Blade

Dropped by Chapter 25E/27H, enemy Mage * • Chapter 30E/32H, Limstella*

The Sacred Stones

Inventory Selena (Creature Campaign)
Treasure Chapter 19, chest • Tower of Valni Floor 6, northwest chest*
Secret shop
(in-chapter) 		Chapter 14A* • Chapter 14B*
Secret shop
(World map) 		Jehanna Hall • Grado Keep

Path of Radiance

Dropped by Chapter 22, enemy Sage
Steal Chapter 18, enemy Sage (Difficult only) • Chapter 27-1, enemy Sage (×2) • Chapter 28, enemy Heddwyn
Treasure Chapter 16, chest

Radiant Dawn

Disarm and steal Part 3: Chapter 2, enemy Thunder Sage • Endgame, enemy Thunder Sage (Normal/Hard only)
Part 4: Endgame (1), enemy Thunder Sage (Normal/Hard only)

Three Houses

Skill level Reason A: Constance • Hilda • Manuela

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Thracia 776 Long range
thunder tome
High critical rate* 		雷の魔法
射程がながい
The Binding Blade ?? 理魔法　身を撃ち貫く雷　遠距離
The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones Long-range lightning strike. 遠距離
Path of Radiance Long-range lightning magic. It is difficult to
master, but it can strike enemies from afar. 		雷の遠距離魔法
あつかいが難しいが　遠くの敵を攻撃できる
Radiant Dawn Long-range lightning magic. It is very
effective against wyverns and dragon tribe laguz. 		遠く離れた敵を攻撃できる雷属性の魔法
竜騎士系・竜系に高い効果を誇る
Three Houses The highest tier of lightning magic. 雷系の最上級魔法（追撃不可）

Etymology and other languages

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

Bolting

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Japanese

• サンダストーム
• サンダーストーム

• Thunderstorm. This spelling is used in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
• Thunderstorm. This spelling is used from The Binding Blade onward.

Spanish

Rayos

Ray

French

• Foudre
• Fulguration

• Lightning. This name is used in The Blazing Blade and The Sacred Stones.
• Lightning flash. This name is used in Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn and Three Houses.

German

Gewitter

Thunderstorm

Italian

• Dardo
• Tempesta

• Dart. This name is used in The Blazing Blade and The Sacred Stones.
• Storm. This name is used in Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn and Three Houses.

Korean

선더스톰

Thunderstorm

Simplified Chinese

雷暴

Thunderstorm

Traditional Chinese

雷暴

Thunderstorm

Gallery

References

See also

Anima magic
Fire magic Thunder magic Wind magic Unclassified tomes
Basic tomes Arcfire • Bolganone • Elfire • Fire Arcthunder • Elthunder • Thoron • Thunder Arcwind • Elwind • Tornado • Wind Elfire • Fimbulvetr • Fire • Thunder
Long-range tomes Meteor Bolting Blizzard Bolting
Regalia and personal tomes Cymbeline • Rexflame • Valflame Dire Thunder • Mjölnir • Rexbolt Forseti • Grafcalibur • Rexcalibur Excalibur • Forblaze
Tomes with secondary effects -- -- -- Aircalibur
Others Fire Tail Thunder Tail Vortex • Wind Tail --
Black magic
Basic spells Agnea's Arrow • Apocalypse • Aura • Bolganone • Blizzard • Cutting Gale • Death • Excalibur • Fimbulvetr • Fire • Gaia • Miasma • Mire • Ocular Beam • Oculus • Ragnarok • Sagittae • Wind
Long-ranged spells Bolting • Death • Ocular Beam • Meteor • Mire • Sagittae • Thoron • Thunder • Upheaval
Spells with secondary effects Excalibur • Medusa • Nosferatu • Oculus • Seraphim
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Swords Armorslayer • Balmung • Barrier Blade • Berserk Sword • Brave Sword • Broken Sword • Flame Sword • Iron Sword • Iron Blade • Lands Sword • Light Brand • Lightning Sword • Miracle Sword • Mystletainn • Safeguard • Silver Blade • Silver Sword • Sleep Sword • Slim Sword • Steel Blade • Steel Sword • Thief's Sword • Tyrfing • Wind Sword • Wing Clipper
Lances Brave Lance • Broken Lance • Gáe Bolg • Gungnir • Iron Lance • Javelin • Ridersbane • Silver Lance • Slim Lance • Steel Lance
Axes Brave Axe • Broken Axe • Hand Axe • Helswath • Iron Axe • Silver Axe • Steel Axe
Bows Brave Bow • Broken Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow • Yewfelle
Fire Bolganone • Drained Tome • Elfire • Fire • Meteor • Valflame
Thunder Bolting • Drained Tome • Elthunder • Mjölnir • Thoron • Thunder
Wind Blizzard • Drained Tome • Elwind • Forseti • Tornado • Wind
Light Aura • Drained Tome • Lightning • Naga • Nosferatu
Dark Drained Tome • Fenrir • Jormungand • Hel • Loptous
Ballistae Ballista • Iron Ballista • Killer Ballista
Staves Broken Staff • Fortify • Heal • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Return • Silence • Sleep • Valkyrie • Warp
Unused Weapons Charm • Great Ballista • Silence Sword • Thief
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Swords Armorslayer • Beo's Sword • Berserk Sword • Blessed Sword • Bragi Sword • Brave Sword • Broken Sword • Flame Sword • Great Sword • Iron Blade • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • King Sword • Lands Sword • Light Brand • Lightning Sword • Long Sword • Loptr Sword • Mareeta's Sword • Meisterschwert • Paragon Sword • Rapier • Shadow Sword • Short Sword • Silver Sword • Sleep Sword • Slim Sword • Steel Sword • Venin Edge • Wind Sword
Lances Brave Lance • Broken Lance • Dragonpike • Great Lance • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Long Lance • Master Lance • Ridersbane • Short Lance • Silver Lance • Slim Lance • Steel Lance • Venin Lance
Axes Battle Axe • Brave Axe • Broken Axe • Devil Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Master Axe • Poleax • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Venin Axe • Vouge
Bows Brave Bow • Broken Bow • Great Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Long Bow • Meisterbogen • Short Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow • Venin Bow
Fire Drained Tome • Elfire • Fire • Meteor
Thunder Bolting • Dire Thunder • Drained Tome • Thoron • Thunder
Wind Blizzard • Drained Tome • Grafcalibur • Forseti • Tornado • Wind
Light Drained Tome • Lightning • Nosferatu
Dark Drained Tome • Fenrir • Jormungand • Hel • Petrify • Poison
Ballistae Ballista • Poison Ballista • Iron Ballista
Staves Berserk • Broken Staff • Fortify • Heal • Kia • Magic Up • Mend • Physic • Recover • Repair • Rescue • Restore • Rewarp • Silence • Sleep • Thief • Torch • Unlock • Warp
Unused Weapons Aura • Bolganone • Darkness Lance • Gáe Bolg • Gungnir • Killer Ballista • Loptous • Mjölnir • Valflame • Watch
Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Swords Al's Sword • Armorslayer • Binding Blade • Brave Sword • Durandal • Eckesachs • Iron Blade • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Lancereaver • Light Brand • Poison Sword • Rapier • Runesword • Silver Blade • Silver Sword • Slim Sword • Steel Blade • Steel Sword • Wo Dao • Wyrmslayer
Lances Axereaver • Brave Lance • Gant's Lance • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Maltet • Ridersbane • Silver Lance • Slim Lance • Spear • Steel Lance • Venin Lance
Axes Armads • Brave Axe • Devil Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Poleax • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Swordreaver • Tomahawk • Venin Axe
Bows Brave Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Longbow • Mulagir • Short Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow • Venin Bow
Anima Aircalibur • Bolting • Elfire • Fire • Fimbulvetr • Forblaze • Thunder
Light Aureola • Divine • Lightning • Purge
Dark Apocalypse • Eclipse • Fenrir • Flux • Nosferatu
Ballistae Ballista • Long Ballista • Killer Ballista
Staves Berserk • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Silence • Sleep • Staff of the Saint • Tiena's Staff • Torch • Unlock • Ward • Warp
Other Dark Breath • Divinestone • Firestone
Unused Weapons Magestone • Watch
Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Swords Armorslayer • Brave Sword • Durandal • Emblem Blade • Iron Blade • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Lancereaver • Light Brand • Longsword • Mani Katti • Poison Sword • Rapier • Regal Blade • Runesword • Silver Blade • Silver Sword • Slim Sword • Sol Katti • Steel Blade • Steel Sword • Wind Sword • Wo Dao • Wyrmslayer
Lances Axereaver • Brave Lance • Emblem Lance • Heavy Spear • Horseslayer • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Poison Lance • Rex Hasta • Short Spear • Silver Lance • Slim Lance • Spear • Steel Lance
Axes Armads • Basilikos • Brave Axe • Devil Axe • Dragon Axe • Emblem Axe • Halberd • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Poison Axe • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Swordreaver • Swordslayer • Tomahawk • Wolf Beil
Bows Brave Bow • Emblem Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Longbow • Poison Bow • Rienfleche • Short Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow
Anima Bolting • Elfire • Excalibur • Fire • Fimbulvetr • Forblaze • Thunder
Light Aura • Aureola • Divine • Lightning • Luce • Purge • Shine
Dark Eclipse • Ereshkigal • Fenrir • Flux • Gespenst • Luna • Nosferatu
Ballistae Ballista • Iron Ballista • Killer Ballista
Staves Barrier • Berserk • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Silence • Sleep • Torch • Unlock • Warp
Breath Flametongue
Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Swords Armorslayer • Audhulma • Brave Sword • Iron Blade • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Lancereaver • Light Brand • Poison Sword • Rapier • Runesword • Shadowkiller • Shamshir • Sieglinde • Silver Blade • Silver Sword • Slim Sword • Steel Blade • Steel Sword • Wind Sword • Wyrmslayer • Zanbato
Lances Axereaver • Brave Lance • Bright Lance • Dragonspear • Heavy Spear • Horseslayer • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Reginleif • Short Spear • Siegmund • Silver Lance • Slim Lance • Spear • Steel Lance • Toxin Lance • Vidofnir
Axes Battle Axe • Brave Axe • Devil Axe • Dragon Axe • Fiendcleaver • Garm • Halberd • Hammer • Hand Axe • Hatchet • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Poison Axe • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Swordreaver • Swordslayer • Tomahawk
Bows Beacon Bow • Brave Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Longbow • Poison Bow • Nidhogg • Short Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow
Anima Bolting • Elfire • Excalibur • Fire • Fimbulvetr • Thunder
Light Aura • Divine • Ivaldi • Lightning • Purge • Shine
Dark Crimson Eye • Demon Surge • Eclipse • Evil Eye • Fenrir • Flux • Gleipnir • Luna • Naglfar • Nosferatu • Shadowshot • Stone
Ballistae Ballista • Iron Ballista • Killer Ballista
Staves Barrier • Berserk • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Latona • Mend • Nightmare • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Silence • Sleep • Torch • Unlock • Warp
Other Crimson Eye • Demon Surge • Dragonstone • Fetid Claw • Fiery Fang • Hellfang • Lethal Talon • Nightmare • Poison Claw • Ravager • Rotten Claw • Shadowshot • Sharp Claw • Wretched Air
Unused Weapons Aircalibur • Stone Shard
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Swords Alondite • Amiti • Armorslayer • Brave Sword • Gurgurant • Iron Blade • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Laguzslayer • Longsword • Ragnell • Regal Sword • Runesword • Silver Blade • Silver Sword • Slim Sword • Sonic Sword • Steel Blade • Steel Sword • Trainer • Vague Katti • Venin Edge
Lances Brave Lance • Flame Lance • Heavy Spear • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Knight Killer • Laguz Lance • Short Spear • Silver Lance • Slim Lance • Spear • Steel Lance • Venin Lance • Wishblade
Axes Bolt Axe • Brave Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Laguz Axe • Poleax • Practice Axe • Short Axe • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Tomahawk • Venin Axe
Bows Brave Bow • Double Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Laguz Bow • Longbow • Rolf's Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow • Venin Bow
Fire Bolganone • Elfire • Fire • Meteor
Thunder Bolting • Elthunder • Rexbolt • Thoron • Thunder
Wind Blizzard • Elwind • Tornado • Vortex • Wind
Light Light • Nosferatu • Purge • Rexaura • Shine
Knives Dagger • Knife • Stiletto
Ballistae Ballista • Iron Ballista • Killer Ballista • Onager
Strikes Beak • Breath • Claw
Staves Ashera Staff • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Silence • Sleep • Torch • Ward
Unused Weapons Berserk • Bright Bow • Devil Axe • Rexcalibur • Rexflame • Unlock • Urvan • Warp
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Swords Alondite • Amiti • Brave Sword • Bronze Sword • Caladbolg • Ettard • Florete • Iron Blade • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Ragnell • Silver Blade • Silver Sword • Slim Sword • Storm Sword • Steel Blade • Steel Sword • Tempest Blade • Vague Katti • Venin Edge • Wind Edge • Wo Dao • Wyrmslayer
Lances Brave Lance • Bronze Lance • Iron Greatlance • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Horseslayer • Short Spear • Silver Greatlance • Silver Lance • Spear • Steel Greatlance • Steel Lance • Venin Lance • Wishblade
Axes Brave Axe • Bronze Axe • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Poleax • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Short Axe • Silver Poleax • Silver Axe • Steel Poleax • Steel Axe • Tarvos • Tomahawk • Urvan • Venin Axe
Bows Brave Bow • Bronze Bow • Double Bow • Iron Bow • Iron Longbow • Killer Bow • Lughnasadh • Rolf's Bow • Silencer • Silver Bow • Silver Longbow • Steel Bow • Steel Longbow • Venin Bow
Crossbows Aqqar • Arbalest • Bowgun • Crossbow • Taksh
Knives Baselard • Beast Killer • Bronze Dagger • Bronze Knife • Iron Dagger • Iron Knife • Kard • Peshkatz • Silver Dagger • Silver Knife • Steel Dagger • Steel Knife • Stiletto
Fire Arcfire • Bolganone • Cymbeline • Elfire • Fire • Fire Tail • Meteor • Rexflame
Thunder Arcthunder • Bolting • Elthunder • Rexbolt • Thoron • Thunder • Thunder Tail
Wind Arcwind • Blizzard • Elwind • Rexcalibur • Tornado • Wind • Wind Tail
Light Creiddylad • Ellight • Light • Nosferatu • Purge • Rexaura • Shine • Thani • Valaura
Dark Balberith • Carreau • Fenrir • Verrine • Worm
Ballistae Ballista • Iron Ballista • Killer Ballista • Onager
Strikes Beak • Breath • Claw • Fang • Great Beak • Great Fang • Great Talon • Talon
Staves Ashera Staff • Elsilence • Elsleep • Fortify • Hammerne • Heal • Matrona • Mend • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Rewarp • Silence • Sleep • Torch • Unlock • Ward
Other Judge
Unused Weapons Slim Lance
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Swords Armorslayer • Athame • Blutgang • Brave Sword • Broken Sword • Cursed Ashiya Sword • Devil Sword • Giant Katar • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Levin Sword • Mercurius • Rapier • Rusted Sword • Silver Sword • Steel Sword • Sword of Begalta • Sword of Moralta • Sword of Seiros • Sword of the Creator • Sword of Zoltan • Thunderbrand • Training Sword • Venin Edge • Wo Dao
Lances Areadbhar • Arrow of Indra • Blessed Lance • Brave Lance • Broken Lance • Crescent Sickle • Gradivus • Horseslayer • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Lance of Light • Lance of Light+ • Lance of Ruin • Lance of Zoltan • Lúin • Piercing Light Lance • Rusted Lance • Scythe of Sariel • Short Spear • Silver Lance • Spear • Spear of Assal • Steel Lance • Training Lance • Throwing Light Lance • Venin Lance
Axes Axe of Ukonvasara • Axe of Zoltan • Aymr • Bolt Axe • Brave Axe • Broken Axe • Crusher • Devil Axe • Freikugel • Hammer • Hand Axe • Hauteclere • Iron Axe • Killer Axe • Mace • Rusted Axe • Short Axe • Silver Axe • Steel Axe • Training Axe • Tomahawk • Venin Axe
Bows Blessed Bow • Bow of Zoltan • Brave Bow • Broken Bow • Failnaught • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Longbow • Magic Bow • Mini Bow • Parthia • Rusted Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow • Tathlum Bow • The Inexhaustible • Training Bow • Venin Bow
Gauntlets Aura Knuckles • Broken Gauntlets • Dragon Claws • Iron Gauntlets • Killer Knuckles • Rusted Gauntlets • Silver Gauntlets • Steel Gauntlets • Training Gauntlets • Vajra-MushtiDLC
Black Magic Agnea's Arrow • Blizzard • Bolganone • Bolting • Cutting Gale • Excalibur • Fimbulvetr • Fire • Meteor • Ragnarok • Sagittae • Thoron • Thunder • Wind
Dark Magic Banshee Θ • Bohr Χ • Dark Spikes Τ • Death Γ • Hades Ω • Luna Λ • Miasma Δ • Mire Β • Quake Σ • Swarm Ζ
White Magic Abraxas • Aura • Fortify • Heal • Nosferatu • Physic • Recover • Rescue • Restore • Seraphim • Silence • Ward • Warp
Ballistae Ballista • Fire Orb • Onager • Viskam
Crest Stones Artificial Crest Stone L • Artificial Crest Stone S • Blest Crest Stone Shard • Chalice of BloodDLC • Cracked Crest Stone • Crest of Flames Power • Crest Stone (Beast) • Crest Stone (Chevalier)DLC • Crest Stone (Gautier) • Crest Stone of Indech • Crest Stone of Macuil • Crest Stone of Seiros • Crest Stone Shard • Dark Stone (Bird) • Dark Stone (Crawler) • Dark Stone (Wolf) • Giant Artificial Crest Stone • Lost Crest Stone • Lost Crest Stone (Large) • Pointy Artificial Crest Stone • Real Seiros Crest Stone • Twin-Crest Power
Unused Weapons Ridill • Torch
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