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The brave effect comes into play by, at each point the wielder would normally attack once, multiplying the number of times of attack at that point. For example, if a unit would attack twice when wielding a normal weapon, normally this would manifest as ''(their attack)'' -> ''(enemy attack)'' -> ''(their attack)''. With a brave weapon, under the otherwise same circumstances this would proceed as ''(their attack)'' -> ''(their attack)'' -> ''(enemy attack)'' -> ''(their attack)'' -> ''(their attack)''. When an enemy attacks a unit with a brave weapon equipped under the same circumstances, the flow of the round of combat would proceed as ''(enemy attack)'' -> ''(their attack)'' -> ''(their attack)'' -> ''(their attack)'' -> ''(their attack)''.  

Brave weapons are not without their drawbacks, however. They sometimes have only an middling amount of [[durability]], which, due to its effect, can be drained very quickly with ease if one is not careful. Additionally, [[weapon experience]] gained from using a brave weapon ignores the brave effect; if for example the wielder attacked four times using a brave weapon, they only gain weapon experience from it as if the wielder had attacked just the normal non-brave two times. Finally, in games with [[Weight (weapon)|weight]], brave weapons are often heavy, lowering the speed of units with low [[constitution]].

Most games which feature brave weapons have only the core four physical weapon types - the [[Brave Sword]], [[Brave Lance]], [[Brave Axe]] and [[Brave Bow]] - from which the weapon group gains its colloquial name. {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}} introduced a set of four "quick weapons", weaker equivalents of the brave weapons which, while less powerful and durable, functioned the same way and were available at a lower [[weapon level]]; {{title|Thracia 776}} did the opposite with its "master weapons", variants available only at higher weapon levels but sporting lower stats in general, save for increased [[crit]]. Comparatively few brave tomes exist: the only ones are [[Dire Thunder]] in {{title|Thracia 776}}, as well as [[Celica's Gale]] and [[Waste]] from {{title|Awakening}}. Occasionally, a [[personal weapons|personal weapon]] acts as a brave weapon: such as [[Mareeta's Sword]] in {{title|Thracia 776}}, and [[Elincia]]'s [[Amiti]] in {{title|Path of Radiance}} and {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.

From {{title|Fates}} onwards, the two consecutive strike effect only takes effect if the user initiates the battle. The sole exceptions to this rule are the [[Meisterbogen]] wielded by [[Leif]]: Unifier of Thracia, the [[Meisterschwert]] wielded by [[Reinhardt]]: Thunder's Sword, the [[Ragnell•Alondite]] wielded by [[Altina]]: Dawn's Trueblade, and the [[Wolfskin Fang]] wielded by [[Keaton]]: Lupine Collector in ''Heroes'', which trigger their brave effects on both the player and enemy phases as in previous games.