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Shadow Sword
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- "Darkness Sword" redirects here; for the unused skill in Genealogy of the Holy War, see Unused content in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War § Skills.
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The Shadow Sword (Japanese: 暗黒の剣 Darkness Sword) is a unique sword present in Fire Emblem Gaiden, its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, as well as Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.
In Gaiden, it functions identically to the Devil Sword of other games, having a chance to backfire and inflict damage upon its wielder based upon the wielder's Luck. This effect only applies to player units, enemy units have no chance to be damaged by the backfire damage. In Gaiden Dread Fighters are also immune to the backfire chance, be they enemy or ally.[1]
In Thracia 776, it is a cursed blade forced upon Mareeta by Raydrik and Veld, forcing her to fight against her adoptive mother Eyvel; later, it is purified by Saias, freeing Mareeta and transforming the blade into Mareeta's Sword.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaiden | 
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Sword | 13 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | Has a (21 - Luck)% chance of dealing damage to its wielder instead. |
| Thracia 776 | 
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 Prf*
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11 | 6 | 70 | 20 | 1 | 60 | -- | 1 | Grants Nihil when equipped. Strikes twice consecutively. |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 
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13 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 1 | -- |  50
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-- | -10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped. |
Forged stats
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★) |
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14 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100
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-- | -10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped. |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★★) |
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14 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 1 | -- | 180
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-- | -10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped. |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★★★) |
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14 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 1 | -- | 180 1
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-- | -10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes (Unrefined) |
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 5★
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16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP | -- | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If user's HP ≥ 50% and user initiates combat, reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Effect) |
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5★
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16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500  200 
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-- | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each during combat, and if user initiates combat, reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack. Grants +3 HP. If target has at least 75% HP at start of combat, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each and neutralizes effects that would reduce user's special skill cooldown charge during combat, and if target's Speed is higher than their Defense, reduces target's Speed by -8; otherwise, reduces target's Defense by -8. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Atk) |
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5★
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18 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
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-- | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each during combat, and if user initiates combat, reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack. Grants +5 HP. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Spd) |
|
5★
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16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
|
-- | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each during combat, and if user initiates combat, reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack. Grants +5 HP and +3 Speed. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Def) |
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5★
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16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
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-- | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each during combat, and if user initiates combat, reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack. Grants +5 HP and +4 Defense. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Res) |
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5★
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16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
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-- | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each during combat, and if user initiates combat, reorders any follow-up attacks to take place right after the initial attack. Grants +5 HP and +4 Resistance. |
Locations
Gaiden
| Dropped by | Celica's party: Act 3, Valley Approach, enemy Blake • Any enemy Bonewalker (0.098% chance) |
Thracia 776
| Unavailable | Wielded only by Mareeta as an enemy in Chapter 5; when she joins in Chapter 12, she instead has Mareeta's Sword. |
| Steal | A glitch can be used to open the arena door in Chapter 5 without Mareeta leaving, allowing the Shadow Sword to be stolen. |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
| Dropped by | Celica's party: Act 3, Valley Approach, enemy Blake |
| Treasure | Alm's party: Act 4, Fear Mountain Shrine, chest |
| Dungeon drops | The Astral Temple: Small pots (3.65%), Medium pots (5.65%) • The Inner Sanctum: Small pots (3.65%), Medium pots (5.65%) |
| Forging | Brave Sword (50) • Compatible Rusted Swords (100)
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Heroes
| Units | Mareeta: The Blade's Pawn |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 |  Mareeta,  High critical rate Gives Nihil* |
２回攻撃 みきり
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| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | A cursed sword.
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呪われた剣
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| Heroes | ??
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??
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Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Shadow Sword |
As of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. |
| English (unofficial) |
• Dark Sword |
• Used in the Gaiden fan translation. |
| Japanese |
暗黒の剣 |
Darkness Sword. Rendered in hiragana as あんこくのけん in Gaiden. |
| Spanish |
Espada oscura |
Dark sword |
| French |
Épée d'ombre |
Sword of shadow |
| German |
Schattenschwert |
Shadow Sword |
| Italian |
Spada ombra |
Shadow Sword |
| Dutch |
Schaduwzwaard |
Shadow Sword |
| Portuguese (Brazil) |
Espada sombria |
Dark sword |
| Korean |
암흑의 검 |
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| Simplified Chinese |
黑暗之剑 |
Darkness sword |
| Traditional Chinese |
黑暗之劍 |
Darkness sword |
Gallery
Concept artwork of the Shadow Sword from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Celica equipped with a Shadow Sword in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
See also
References
- ↑ "Note 2: Enemies and Demon Fighters [Dread Fighters] are immune to backfire" — VincentASM, Calculations, Serenesforest.net, Published: 2005, Retrieved: March, 14th, 2016
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