Transmute

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Transmute

Type(s) Weapon/Passive Game(s) Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Three Houses

Transmute (Japanese: 魔法武器 Magic Weapon) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. A passive skill linked to the Lightning Sword and Radiant Bow, Transmute denotes the weapon that bears it to be a magic weapon, allowing its attacks to target Resistance instead of Defense.

Transmute (Japanese: 魔力変換 Magic Power Conversion) returns in Three Houses as a class ability linked to the Dark Flier. In this game, the ability instead grants a boost to all of the unit's stats if they are targeted by a magic attack.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia		Denotes attached weapon as a magic weapon, allowing weapon to target Resistance instead of Defense.	--	--	--
Three Houses		Grants +3 strength, magic, dexterity, speed, luck, defense, resistance, and charm until the end of the unit's phase.	If foe initiates combat and uses a magic attack.	--	Despite what the description claims, activates even if the opponent's attack misses. Cannot be equipped by Dark Fliers.

Availability

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Weapons

Lightning Sword • Radiant Bow

Three Houses

Classes	Dark Flier
Class mastery	Dark Flier (150 class Exp required)

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	Attacks by this weapon are treated as magical attacks.	??
Three Houses	If unit is hit with a magic attack during enemy phase, grants +3 to all stats until next player phase ends.	敵フェイズ中に魔法による攻撃を 受けると、次の自軍フェイズ 終了時まで全能力＋３

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Transmute	"Transmute" is a term, often associated with alchemy, that refers to transforming something into another substance.
Japanese	• 魔法武器 • 魔力変換	• Magic weapon; used in Shadows of Valentia. • Magic power conversion; used in Three Houses.
Spanish	• Transmutar • Refuerzo mágico	• Transmute; used in Shadows of Valentia. • Magic reinforcement; used in Three Houses.
French	• Mutation • Conversion magique	• Mutation; used in Shadows of Valentia. • Magic conversion; used in Three Houses.
German	• Verwandlung • Magische Wandlung	• Transformation; used in Shadows of Valentia. • Magical change; used in Three Houses.
Italian	• Transmutazione • Conversione magica	• Transmutation; used in Shadows of Valenita. • Magic conversion; used in Three Houses.
Dutch	Transmutatie	Transmutation
Korean	마력 변환	Spell conversion
Simplified Chinese	魔力变换	Magic power transformation
Traditional Chinese	魔力變換	Magic power transformation