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Blade of Shadow

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Blade of Shadow

Is feh blade of shadow.png
The Blade of Shadow as it appears in Heroes.

Type

Sword

Wielder(s)

Kris

First game

Heroes

Blade of Shadow (Japanese: 影の英雄の剣 Hero of Shadow's Sword) is a weapon skill in the sword category which debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes; it is a personal weapon of male Kris. When a foe initiates combat or has full HP, Blade of Shadow neutralizes penalties on the user and reduces the foe's stats.

Stats

Game Icon Type Might Range SP cost Refine cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(refine: Unrefined)
Is feh skill weapon.png Swords 16 1 400 -- Silver Sword -- Grants −1 special cooldown count.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on user and inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and defense on foe during combat.
Heroes
(refine: +Effect)
File:Is feh wpn blade of shadow refined.png Swords 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants −1 special cooldown count.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on user, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and defense on foe, and neutralizes effects that increase foe's special cooldown charge or decrease user's special cooldown charge during combat.
Grants +3 HP.
If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, foe's first attack deals −40% damage, and user deals +⁠(user's speed × 20%) damage during combat, and when user deals damage to foe (including 0 damage), restores 7 HP to user.
Heroes
(refine: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Swords 18 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants −1 special cooldown count.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on user, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and defense on foe, and neutralizes effects that increase foe's special cooldown charge or decrease user's special cooldown charge during combat.
Grants +5 HP.
Heroes
(refine: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Swords 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants −1 special cooldown count.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on user, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and defense on foe, and neutralizes effects that increase foe's special cooldown charge or decrease user's special cooldown charge during combat.
Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes
(refine: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Swords 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants −1 special cooldown count.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on user, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and defense on foe, and neutralizes effects that increase foe's special cooldown charge or decrease user's special cooldown charge during combat.
Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes
(refine: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Swords 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- Grants −1 special cooldown count.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, neutralizes penalties on user, inflicts −5 each to attack, speed, and defense on foe, and neutralizes effects that increase foe's special cooldown charge or decrease user's special cooldown charge during combat.
Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Availability

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Kris: Unknown Hero

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Heroes
(Unrefined)
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% at
start of combat, neutralizes penalties on unit
and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe during
combat.
奥義が発動しやすい(発動カウント-1)
敵から攻撃された時、または
敵のHPが100%で戦闘開始時、戦闘中、
自身の弱化を無効化し、敵の攻撃、速さ、守備-5
Heroes
(Refined)
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at
start of combat, neutralizes unit's penalties,
inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on foe, and neutralizes
effects that grant "Special cooldown charge
+X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge
-X" on unit during combat.
奥義が発動しやす��(発動カウント-1)
敵から攻撃された時、または、
敵のHPが75%以上で戦闘開始時、戦闘中、
自身の弱化を無効化し、敵の攻撃、速さ、守備-5、
敵の奥義発動カウント変動量+を無効、かつ
自身の奥義発動カウント変動量-を無効
Heroes
(Refined: +effect)
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage
from foe's first attack by 40% ("first attack"
normally means only the first strike; for effects
that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the
first and second strikes), and deals damage =
20% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding
area-of-effect Specials), and also, when unit
deals damage to foe, restores 7 HP to unit
(triggers even if 0 damage is dealt).
戦闘開始時、自身のHPが25%以上なら、
戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防+4、
最初に受けた攻撃と2回攻撃のダメージを40%軽減
(最初に受けた攻撃と2回攻撃:
 通常の攻撃は、1回目の攻撃のみ
 「2回攻撃」は、1~2回目の攻撃)、
ダメージ+速さの20%(範囲奥義を除く)、かつ
自分の攻撃でダメージを与えた時、7回復
(与えたダメージが0でも効果は発動)

Etymology and other languages

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

Blade of Shadow

--

Japanese

影の英雄の剣

Hero of Shadow's Sword

Spanish

Hoja sombría

Dark blade

French

Lame d'ombre

Shadow blade

German

Schattenklinge

Shadow Blade

Italian

Spada ombrosa

Shadow sword

Portuguese

Espada obscura

Dark sword

Traditional Chinese

影之英雄劍

Hero of shadow sword

Gallery

See also

Sword skills in Heroes
Basic sword skills Iron SwordSilver SwordSteel Sword
Sword skills with secondary effects Allied SwordArcane DevourerArcane ÉljúðnirArmorslayerArmorsmasherBarrier BladeBellringerBrave SwordBridal BladeCake CutterCampaign BladeCarrot CudgelCoral SaberDefier's SwordDoubler SwordFarmer's ToolFiresweep SwordFlame GunbaiFlorid CaneGeishunGuard SwordHeart's BladeInstant SwordKadomatsuKilling EdgeMelee BouquetNinja KatanaNull BladePetal ParasolPetalfall BladePledged BladeProtection EdgeRein SwordReversal BladeRuby SwordSafeguardSandfort SpadeSlaying EdgeSpirited SwordSteadfast SwordUmbra BurstUnbound BladeUp-Front BladeVulture BladeWinter RapierWo DaoWyvern KatanaZanbato
Regalia and personal sword skills Absolute AmitiAerial LongswordAlonditeAmatsuAmitiAncient RagnellArden's BladeArdent DurandalAscending BladeAstra BladeAudhulmaAyra's BladeBalmungBeloved ZofiaBinding BladeBlade of FavorsBlade of RenaisBlade of SandsBlade of ShadowBlazing DurandalBrilliant RapierBull BladeCaladbolgCaptain's SwordCarnage AmatsuChaos RagnellConcealed BladeConjurer CuriosCreator SwordCrimson BladesDark GreatswordDead-Wolf BladeDeliverer's BrandDivine TyrfingDracofalchionDragonbindDurandalEckesachsEmblem RagnellExalted FalchionFair-Fight Blade • Falchion (Archanean/YlisseanValentian) • Feather SwordFellowship BladeFiery War SwordFlower of EaseFlower of TributeFólkvangrFreeblade's EdgeFrelian BladeFujin UchiwaGenesis FalchionGjöllGladiator's BladeGolden DaggerGurgurantHallowed TyrfingHana's KatanaHero-King SwordHikamiHinata's KatanaHoly Yule BladeHolytide TyrfingIce-Bound BrandIlian Frost BladeJubilant BladeLadybladeLaevateinLaid-Back BladeLands SwordLarcei's EdgeLaslow's BladeLibérationLight BrandLion's HeartLioness BladeLone-Wolf BladeLyngheiðrMareeta's SwordMeisterschwertMercuriusMirage FalchionMissiletainnMonarch BladeMystletainnNameless BladeNew Levin SwordNíuPanther SwordQueensbladeRagnellRagnell·AlonditeRaijintoRapierRegal BladeRegal SunshadeResolute BladeRowdy SwordRoyal SwordScarlet SwordSealed FalchionSelena's BladeShadow SwordShamshirSharp War SwordSiegfriedSieglindeSilverbrandSkuldSnaking SwordSökkvabekkrSol KattiSoleil's ShineSolitary BladeSpendy ScimitarStalwart SwordStorm SieglindeStriving SwordSturdy War SwordSuave BladeSun SwordSunstone's BladeSurfer's SpireSwirling ScimitarSword BreidablikSword of IsaachTeatime's EdgeThunderbrandTroubling BladeTyrfingVassal's BladeVassal-Saint SteelVenin EdgeVirtuous TyrfingWanderer BladeWarrior's SwordWhitewing BladeWild Wind SwordWildflower EdgeWing SwordVeðrfölnir's EdgeYato