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Vortex

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Vortex

Is gcn vortex.png
Icon of the Vortex skill in Path of Radiance.


Attacks with the same effect as Wind.

Type(s)

Class (Mastery)

Capacity

20

First game

Path of Radiance

Vortex

Is gcn vortex tome.png
Icon of the Vortex tome from Path of Radiance.

Type

Wind

First game

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Vortex (Japanese: 疾風の刀 Gale Blade) is a combat skill which is exclusive to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It is the mastery skill of the raven laguz, and is effectively exclusive to the only playable raven, Naesala. It gives its users the ability to cast a wind spell in order to attack foes at indirect range. Although the attack is much weaker than a raven's standard Beak attack as a result of their low magic stat, it still has use as an improvement to their attacking range, and also offers an effective bonus over enemy fliers. However, as it requires being activated by command when moving the user, Vortex cannot be used to counterattack opponents at indirect range during the enemy phase.

The spell cast by the Vortex skill, also called Vortex, is a modified version of the standard Elwind tome which is accessible only through the skill. Its stats and behavior are identical to the regular Elwind, aside from its lack of weapon level requirement, limited durability, and worth. It is exclusive to users of the Vortex skill and cannot otherwise be accessed.

Stats

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Path of Radiance Is gcn vortex.png Allows the user to begin an attack with the Vortex spell. Command
(Vortex)
20 --

Spell stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Path of Radiance Is gcn vortex tome.png Wind magic -- 4 2 90 0 1-2 -- -- 2 Deals bonus damage to Is gcn pegasus.png flying units.

Availability

Path of Radiance

Units Naesala
Classes (Occult) Raven

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Vortex is present as a skill on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher: B03-044R King of Kilvas, Naesala. It is a manual-activation skill which, for a cost of flipping 1 bond card, modifies Naesala's weapon type from fang to tome, increases their range to 1-2, and adds the common "Anti-Fliers" skill to Naesala to temporarily give him an effective bonus of +30 to his attack power when fighting flying-type cards. All of these effects last until the end of the turn.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Path of Radiance
Attacks with the same effect as Wind.
ウインドと
同効果の攻撃をおこないます

Trivia

  • The Vortex skill's help text is slightly misleading. It incorrectly implies the Vortex tome to be a variant of Wind as opposed to the variant of Elwind it actually is.
  • While Vortex can be learned as a mastery skill by using an Occult scroll, doing so is effectively useless as the only playable raven (Naesala) already has the skill when recruited.
  • Radiant Dawn has unused elements which suggest that Vortex was planned to re-appear in it. In the finished game, it is effectively replaced by the similar Maelstrom skill, which has a similar Japanese name to Vortex and which Naesala also already possesses when recruited.

Etymology and other languages

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

Vortex

A vortex is a whirlwind, whirlpool or other form of spiraling matter caused by some sort of disturbance.

Japanese

疾風の刀

Gale Blade. Referred to as FLUTTER in internal files (misspelled "FULTTER" in certain places).

Spanish

Vendaval

Windstorm

French

Vortex

--

German

Sog

Suction

Italian

Vortice

Vortex

Gallery

References

See also

Skills in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Experience-related skills BlossomParagon
Low-HP skills MiracleResolveWrath
Mobility skills CelerityCantoMove AgainSaviorShoveSmite
Miscellaneous skills AdeptCorrosionCounterGambleGuardInsightNihilParityProvokeReinforceRenewalSerenityShadeTempestVantageVigilance
Class skills KnifeLuminaMove AgainShoveSteal
Mastery skills AetherAstraBlessingBoonCancelColossusDeadeyeFlareLethalityLunaRoarSolStunVortex
Enemy-exclusive skills DisciplineDaunt
Anima magic
Fire magic Thunder magic Wind magic Unclassified tomes
Basic tomes ArcfireBolganoneElfireFire ArcthunderElthunderThoronThunder ArcwindElwindTornadoWind ElfireFimbulvetrFireThunder
Long-range tomes Meteor Bolting Blizzard Bolting
Regalia and personal tomes CymbelineRexflameValflame Dire ThunderMjölnirRexbolt ForsetiGrafcaliburRexcalibur ExcaliburForblazeGiga Excalibur
Tomes with secondary effects -- -- -- Aircalibur
Others Fire Tail Thunder Tail VortexWind Tail --