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Short Bow

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Not to be confused with the Iron Shortbow, Steel Shortbow, Silver Shortbow, or Mini Bow.
Short Bow

Is gba short bow.png
Icon of the Short Bow in the Game Boy Advance games.

Improves critical hit rate.

Type

Bow

First game

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

The Short Bow (Japanese: ショートボウ Shortbow or 短弓 Shortbow) is an uncommon bow-type weapon in the Fire Emblem series, debuting in Thracia 776 and appearing in all three GBA games. The main features of this weapon depend on the game where it is present: in Thracia 776, it is a very common and inexpensive bow; in The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade, it is mainly used by mounted archers from Sacae; it is an uncommon but fairly normal bow in The Sacred Stones. In the Game Boy Advance games, it has a small critical bonus.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Thracia 776 Is snes03 short bow.png Bows E 5 6 75 0 2 40 800 1 Deals bonus damage to flying units.
The Binding Blade Is gba short bow.png Bows D 5 3 80 10 2 22 1,760 1 Deals bonus damage to flying units.
The Blazing Blade Is gba short bow.png Bows D 5 3 85 10 2 22 1,760 2 Deals bonus damage to flying units.
The Sacred Stones Is gba short bow.png Bows D 5 3 85 10 2 22 1,760 2 Deals bonus damage to flying units.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Heroes Is feh skill weapon.png Bows 3★ 8 -- -- -- 2 -- 200 SP -- Deals bonus damage to flying units.
Increases damage dealt by +10 when triggering a special skill.
Heroes
(+, unrefined) 		Is feh skill weapon.png Bows 5★ 12 -- -- -- 2 -- 300 SP -- Deals bonus damage to flying units.
Increases damage dealt by +10 when triggering a special skill.
Heroes
(+, refined: +Atk) 		Is feh wpn atk refined.png Bows 5★ 13 -- -- -- 2 -- 350 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
50 Is feh refining stone.png 		-- Deals bonus damage to flying units.
Increases damage dealt by +10 when triggering a special skill.
Grants +2 HP.
Heroes
(+, refined: +Spd) 		Is feh wpn spd refined.png Bows 5★ 12 -- -- -- 2 -- 350 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
50 Is feh refining stone.png 		-- Deals bonus damage to flying units.
Increases damage dealt by +10 when triggering a special skill.
Grants +2 HP and +2 Speed.
Heroes
(+, refined: +Def) 		Is feh wpn def refined.png Bows 5★ 12 -- -- -- 2 -- 350 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
50 Is feh refining stone.png 		-- Deals bonus damage to flying units.
Increases damage dealt by +10 when triggering a special skill.
Grants +2 HP and +3 Defense.
Heroes
(+, refined: +Res) 		Is feh wpn res refined.png Bows 5★ 12 -- -- -- 2 -- 350 SP
500 Is feh arena medal.png
50 Is feh refining stone.png 		-- Deals bonus damage to flying units.
Increases damage dealt by +10 when triggering a special skill.
Grants +2 HP and +3 Resistance.

Locations

Thracia 776

Capture and Steal Chapter 1, enemy Archer (×3) • Chapter 3, enemy Archer (×3), enemy Bow Armor • Chapter 4, enemy Bow Armor (×2) • Chapter 4x, enemy Archer (×30, reinforcement) • Chapter 11x, enemy Archer (×4) • Chapter 13, enemy Archer (×5), enemy Arch Knight (reinforcement)

The Binding Blade

Inventory Sin • Dayan
Treasure Chapter 6, chest
Armory Chapter 17B • Chapter 23

The Blazing Blade

Inventory Lyn's tale: Rath
Eliwood's tale: Rath
Hector's tale: Rath
Treasure Eliwood's tale: Chapter 16x, village
Hector's tale: Chapter 17x, village
Armory Eliwood's tale: Chapter 29x
Hector's tale: Chapter 31x

The Sacred Stones

Dropped by Chapter 12B, enemy Archer
Dropped by
(Skirmish)* 		Bonewalker* • Wight* • Maelduin*
Armory
(in-chapter) 		Chapter 9A* • Chapter 10B*
Armory
(World map) 		Port Kiris • Bethroen • Rausten Court

Heroes

Short Bow

Units Python: Apathetic Archer • Sue: Doe of the Plains

Short Bow+

Units Sue: Doe of the Plains

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Thracia 776 Common, simple bow
Effective against
Is snes03 flying.png units* 		ひこう系に有効
あつかいやすい弓
The Binding Blade Improves critical hit rate.* 必殺がでやすい東方の弓
The Blazing Blade Improves critical hit rate. 必殺がでやすい東方の弓
The Sacred Stones Improves critical hit rate. 必殺がでやすい東方の弓

Etymology and other languages

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

Short Bow

--

Japanese

• ショートボウ
• 短弓

• Shortbow. This katakana rendition of the English word is used in Thracia 776.
• Shortbow. This kanji name is used in The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, and The Sacred Stones.

Spanish

Arco corto

Short bow. Abbreviated to A corto in gameplay due to space restrictions.

French

Arc court

Short bow

German

Kurzbogen

Short bow

Italian

Arco corto

Short bow. Abbreviated to Ar. corto in gameplay due to space restrictions.

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Arco curto

Short bow

Traditional Chinese

短弓

Short bow

Gallery

  • The Short Bow as it appears in Heroes.

    The Short Bow as it appears in Heroes.

See also

Bows and Crossbows
Basic bows Bow • Bowgun • Bow of Zoltan • Broken Bow • Bronze Bow • Clarisse's Bow • Emblem Bow • Glass Bow • Gordin's Bow • Great Bow • Innes' Bow • Iron Bow • Killer Bow • Long Bow • Rienfleche • Rubber Bow • Rusted Bow • Ryan's Bow • Short Bow • Silencer • Silver Bow • Slack Bow • Steel Bow • Toy Bow • Training Bow
Bows with secondary effects Anna's Bow • Astra • Beacon Bow • Blessed Bow • Brave Bow • Cleave Bow • Crescent Bow • Cupid Bow • Hunter's Bow • Laguz Bow • Luna • Meisterbogen • Mila's Bow • Niles's Bow • Quick Bow • Python's Bow • Superior Bow • Underdog Bow • Venin Bow • Violin Bow • Wolt's Bow
Magic-based bows Magic Bow • Radiant Bow • Shining Bow
Ranged bows Double Bow • Iron Longbow • Longbow • Silver Longbow • Steel Longbow • Towering Bow
Close-range bows Double Bow • Iron Shortbow • Mini Bow • Silver Shortbow • Steel Shortbow
Crossbows Aqqar • Arbalest • Bowgun • Crossbow • Taksh
Regalia and personal bows Failnaught • Lughnasadh • Mulagir • Nidhogg • Parthia • Rolf's Bow • Tathlum Bow • The Inexhaustible • Yewfelle
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
Bow skills in Heroes
Basic bow skills Iron Bow • Killer Bow / Slaying Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow
Bow skills with secondary effects Assassin's Bow • Beguiling Bow • Big-Catch Bow • Bouquet Bow • Brave Bow • Budding Bow • Candlewax Bow • Carrot-Tip Bow • Clarisse's Bow • Cocobow • Coral Bow • Courtly Bow • Cupid Arrow • Devilish Bow • Fiddlestick Bow • Firesweep Bow • Fishie Bow • Fortune Bow • Gratia • Guard Bow • Hama Ya • Helm Bow • Instant Bow • Kabura Ya • Monstrous Bow • Ninja Yumi • Peppy Bow • Plegian Bow • Protection Bow • Refreshing Bolt • Rein Bow • Reindeer Bow • Shining Bow • Short Bow • Spendthrift Bow • Springy Bow • Sunflower Bow • Tannenbow • Unbound Bow • Whitecap Bow • Wyvern Yumi
Regalia and personal bow skills Arcane Náströnd • Argent Bow • Bow of Beauty • Bow of Devotion • Bow of Frelia • Bow of Repose • Bow of Twelve • Bow of Verdane • Cunning Bow • Damiell Bow • Daniel-Made Bow • Deep-Blue Bow • Destiny's Bow • Dignified Bow • Double Bow • Duskbloom Bow • Failnaught • First-Dream Bow • Flame of Múspell • Flamefrost Bow • Fujin Yumi • Guardian's Bow • Holy Yewfelle • Indignant Bow • Jötnar Bow • Keen Coyote Bow • Luna Arc • Meisterbogen • Mermaid Bow • Mirage Longbow • Mulagir • Nidhogg • Niles's Bow • Parthia • Persecution Bow • Randgríðr • Rapid-Crier Bow • Rebecca's Bow • Renowned Bow • Rose-Quartz Bow • Setsuna's Yumi • Skadi • Snide Bow • Sniper's Bow • Spy-Song Bow • Survivalist Bow • Tanngrisnir • Thögn • Volunteer Bow • Warrior Princess
Other bow skills Umbra Burst
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