Caltrop

Not to be confused with the Caltrop Dagger, a dagger skill from Heroes, nor with the Caltrops terrain from Fates.

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Caltrop Icon of the Caltrop from Fates. After use in combat, wielder suffers Str/Skill-2 (recovers 1/turn).

Type Shuriken First game Fire Emblem Fates

Caltrop (Japanese: まきびし Spikes) is a shuriken that debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. The Caltrop is a weapon whose low might is made up for by respectable accuracy and an extremely strong debuff, although use does take its toll on the wielder. There is one catch to the Caltrop: it can only deal damage from melee range, unlike other shuriken also capable of ranged combat.

Stats

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	Exp	Other effects and notes
Fates		B	5	--	95	5	1	--	0	1	+2 speed when equipped. If user's attack hit the target, inflicts -8 speed, -8 defense, -8 resistance debuff on the target after combat. If user attacked, inflicts stacking -2 strength, -2 skill debuff on the user after combat.

Locations

Fates

Treasure

My Castle, obtained at random from a pool of possible items.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	After use in combat, wielder suffers Str/Skill-2 (recovers 1/turn). Stat Drop (Spd-8, Def-8, Res-8)	戦闘後能力減（ターン回復）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Caltrop	Derived from the Latin calcitrapa meaning "foot-trap". A caltrop is a spiked metal device used to hinder infantry, horse, and vehicle troops.
Japanese	まきびし	Spikes
Spanish	Abrojo	Caltrop
French	Makibishi	As above.
German	Krähenfuß	Crowbar
Italian	Tribolo	Caltrop