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Niles's Bow

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Niles's Bow

Is 3ds02 bow.png
Icon of Niles's Bow from Fates.

Def/Res-2. Cannot kill foes with >1 HP. Cannot make follow-up attacks.

Type

Bow

First game

Fire Emblem Fates

Niles's Bow (Japanese: ゼロの虐弓 Zero's Cruelbow) is a bow that debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. Named for the Nohrian thief Niles, it possesses middling stats and is unable to kill enemies at all, with lethal hits always leaving them with just one hit point remaining. While it is effectively useless for serious combat, it is a helpful tool for feeding experience to weaker units, as a stronger unit can use it to cut an enemy's HP down to the point where weaker units can quickly kill them.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Fates Is 3ds02 bow.png Bows/Yumi C 4 -- 75 0 2 -- 0 1 −2 defense, −2 resistance, −10 avoid when equipped.
Deals bonus damage to Is 3ds02 pegasus.png flying units.
Leaves the target with 1 HP if the user's attack would kill the target.
Cannot make follow-up attacks.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

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 Bows 14 2 400 -- -- -- ✗ Grants −1 special cooldown count.
Deals bonus damage to flying units.
If foe's defense ≥ (foe's resistance + 5), user deals +7 damage.
Heroes
(refine: +Effect) 		Is feh wpn niles's bow refined.png Bows 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew 		-- -- ✗ Grants −1 special cooldown count.
Deals bonus damage to flying units.
If foe's defense ≥ (foe's resistance + 5), user deals +7 damage.
If user's speed > foe's speed, grants +1 special cooldown count per user's atatck.
Heroes
(refine: +Atk) 		Is feh wpn atk refined.png Bows 15 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew 		-- -- ✗ Grants −1 special cooldown count.
Deals bonus damage to flying units.
If foe's defense ≥ (foe's resistance + 5), user deals +7 damage.
Grants +2 HP.
Heroes
(refine: +Spd) 		Is feh wpn spd refined.png Bows 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew 		-- -- ✗ Grants −1 special cooldown count.
Deals bonus damage to flying units.
If foe's defense ≥ (foe's resistance + 5), user deals +7 damage.
Grants +2 HP and +2 speed.
Heroes
(refine: +Def) 		Is feh wpn def refined.png Bows 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew 		-- -- ✗ Grants −1 special cooldown count.
Deals bonus damage to flying units.
If foe's defense ≥ (foe's resistance + 5), user deals +7 damage.
Grants +2 HP and +3 defense.
Heroes
(refine: +Res) 		Is feh wpn res refined.png Bows 14 2 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew 		-- -- ✗ Grants −1 special cooldown count.
Deals bonus damage to flying units.
If foe's defense ≥ (foe's resistance + 5), user deals +7 damage.
Grants +2 HP and +3 resistance.
Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Warriors Bows E* 80 -- -- -- -- -- Cannot be sold -- Deals bonus damage to flying units.

Locations

Fates

Treasure My Castle, obtained at random from a pool of possible items.
Rank rewards Battle Rank: 360 (limit 1)

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Niles: Cruel to Be Kind

Warriors

Event Cold Reception, clear Pincer Escape Lv. 26 Niles with an S rank

Flavor text

Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Fates
Def/Res-2. Cannot kill foes with >1 HP.
Cannot make follow-up attacks.
敵のＨＰを１残す／追撃不可／守備・魔防－２
Heroes
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
Effective against flying foes. If foe's Def ≥ foe's
Res+5, deals +7 damage.
飛行特効
奥義が発動しやすい（発動カウント－１）
敵の魔防が敵の守備より５以上低い時、
ダメージ＋７
Heroes
(Refined: +effect)
If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, grants Special
cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack. (Only
highest value applied. Does not stack.)
速さが敵より１以上高い時、自身の攻撃による奥義発動
カウント変動量＋１（同系統効果複数時、最大値適用）

Etymology and other languages

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

Niles's Bow

--

Japanese

ゼロの虐弓

Zero's Cruelbow

Spanish

Arco Niles

Niles Bow

French

Arc de Niles

Niles's Bow

German

Niles' Bogen

Niles's bow

Italian

Arco di Niles

Niles's Bow

Portuguese

Arco de Niles

Niles's bow

Korean

닐스의 학궁

Niles's cruel bow

Traditional Chinese

零的虐弓

Zero's cruel bow

Gallery

  • Artwork of Niles's Bow from Warriors.

    Artwork of Niles's Bow from Warriors.

  • Niles's Bow in Heroes.

    Niles's Bow in Heroes.

  • Niles's Bow's arrows in Heroes.

    Niles's Bow's arrows in Heroes.

References

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 • Longbow (Thracia 776) • 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 Fates
Swords Armorslayer • Bottle • Brave Sword • Bronze Sword • FalchionDLC • Ganglari • Ike's BackupDLC • Iron Kukri • Iron Sword • Killing Edge • Laslow's Blade • Leo's Iceblade • Levin Sword • Lucina's EstocDLC • Marth's SpathaDLC • Nohrian Blade • Parallel FalchionDLC • RagnellDLC • Selena's Blade • Siegfried • Silver Kukri • Silver Sword • Steel Kukri • Steel Sword • Umbrella • Wyrmslayer
Katana Axe Splitter • Brass Katana • Daikon Radish • Dual Katana • Hagakure Blade • Hana's Katana • Hinata's Katana • Iron Katana • Iron Katti • Kodachi • Parasol • Practice Katana • Raider Katana • Raijinto • Silver Katana • Silver Katti • Spirit Katana • Steel Katana • Steel Katti • Sunrise Katana • Takumi's Shinai • Venge Katana • Wakizashi • Yato
Lances Beast Killer • Blessed Lance • Brave Lance • Bronze Lance • Broom • Effie's Lance • Hexlock Spear • Iron Javelin • Iron Lance • Javelin • Killer Lance • Peri's Lance • Silver Javelin • Silver Lance • Spear • Steel Javelin • Steel Lance • Stick • Xander's Lance
Naginata Bamboo Pole • Bold Naginata • Bolt Naginata • Brass Naginata • Dual Naginata • Guard Naginata • Hinoka's Spear • Iron Nageyari • Iron Naginata • Oboro's Spear • Pine Branch • Raider Naginata • Silver Nageyari • Silver Naginata • Steel Nageyari • Steel Naginata • Subaki's Pike • Swordcatcher • Venge Naginata • Waterwheel
Axes Arthur's Axe • Aurgelmir • Berserker's Axe • Beruka's Axe • Bolt Axe • Bone Axe • Brave Axe • Bronze Axe • Bölverk • Camilla's Axe • Frying Pan • Hammer • Hand Axe • Iron Axe • Iron Star Axe • Killer Axe • Raider Axe • Silver Axe • Silver Star Axe • Steel Axe • Steel Star Axe • Tomahawk
Clubs Adamant Club • Battering Club • Brass Club • Carp Streamer • Dual Club • Fuga's Club • Great Club • Hoe • Iron Club • Iron Mace • Pike-Ruin Club • Rinkah's Club • Ryoma's Club • Silver Club • Silver Mace • Steel Club • Steel Mace • Throwing Club • Venge Club
Bows Anna's Bow • Blessed Bow • Bronze Bow • Crescent Bow • Cupid Bow • Hunter's Bow • Iron Bow • Iron Shortbow • Killer Bow • Mini Bow • Niles's Bow • Rubber Bow • Shining Bow • Silver Bow • Silver Shortbow • Steel Bow • Steel Shortbow • Violin Bow
Yumi Bamboo Yumi • Brass Yumi • Dual Yumi • Fujin Yumi • Harp Yumi • Illusory Yumi • Iron Hankyu • Iron Yumi • Mikoto's Yumi • Pursuer • Raider Yumi • Setsuna's Yumi • Sidelong Yumi • Silver Hankyu • Silver Yumi • Skadi • Spellbane Yumi • Spy's Yumi • Steel Hankyu • Steel Yumi • Surefire Yumi
Daggers Bronze Dagger • Felicia's Plate • Fruit Knife • Hunter's Knife • Iron Dagger • Jakob's Tray • Kris Knife • PebbleDLC • Quill Pen • Raider Knife • Sacrificial Knife • Silver Dagger • Soldier's Knife • Stale Bread • Steel Dagger • Votive Candle
Shuriken Barb Shuriken • Brass Shuriken • Caltrop • Chakram • Chopstick • Dual Shuriken • Flame Shuriken • Hair Pin • Iron Shuriken • Kagero's Dart • Kaze's Needle • Saizo's Star • Silver Shuriken • Spy's Shuriken • Steel Shuriken • Sting Shuriken
Tomes Brynhildr • Disrobing Gale • Ember • Excalibur • Fimbulvetr • Fire • Ginnungagap • Iago's Tome • Lightning • Missiletainn • Mjölnir • Moonlight • Nosferatu • Odin's Grimoire • Ragnarok • Robin's PrimerDLC • Speed Thunder • ThoronDLC • Thunder
Scrolls Bird Spirit • Calamity Gate • Dragon Spirit • Horse Spirit • Ink Painting • Izana's Scroll • Malevolent Text • Monkey Spirit • Ox Spirit • Paper • Rabbit Spirit • Rat Spirit • Sheep Spirit • Snake Spirit • Tiger Spirit
Turrets Ballista • Fire Orb • Launcher
Staves Astral Blessing • Bifröst • Bouquet Staff • Candy Cane • Elise's Staff • Enfeeble • Entrap • Fortify • Freeze • Heal • Lilith's Staff • Mend • Mushroom Staff • Physic • Recover
Rods Bamboo Branch • Bloom Festal • Dumpling Rod • Great Festal • Hexing Rod • Lantern • Moon Festal • Purification Rod • Rescue • Sakura's Rod • Silence • Sun Festal • Wane Festal
Other Astral Breath • Beaststone • Beastrune • Beaststone+ • Big Saw • Dark Breath • Draconic Rage • Dragon Breath • Dragonstone • Dragonstone+ • Gauntlet • Massive Rock • Rock • Saw • Shackled Fist
Bow skills in Heroes
Basic bow skills Iron Bow • Silver Bow • Steel Bow
Bow skills with secondary effects Arcane Darkbow • Arcane Náströnd • Assassin's Bow • Beguiling Bow • Big-Catch Bow • Bouquet Bow • Brave Bow • Budding Bow • Candlewax Bow • Carrot Bow • Carrot-Tip Bow • Clarisse's Bow • Cocobow • Coral Bow • Courtly Bow • Cupid Arrow • Defier's Bow • Devilish Bow • Doubler Bow • Fiddlestick Bow • Firesweep Bow • Fishie Bow • Fortune Bow • Golden Yule Bow • Gratia • Guard Bow • Halting Bow • Hama Ya • Harp Bow • Helm Bow • Instant Bow • Kabura Ya • Killer Bow • Kumo Yumi • Gainful Bow • Monstrous Bow • Ninja Yumi • Peppy Bow • Plegian Bow • Protection Bow • Refreshing Bolt • Rein Bow • Reindeer Bow • Shining Bow • Short Bow • Slaying Bow • Snaking Bow • Spendthrift Bow • Springy Bow • Stall-Game Bow • Sunflower Bow • Tannenbow • Umbra Burst • Unbound Bow • Whitecap Bow • Whitewind Bow • Wyvern Yumi • Vulture Bow
Regalia and personal bow skills Aptitude Arrows • Argent Bow • Bow of Beauty • Bow of Devotion • Bow of Frelia • Bow of Repose • Bow of Twelve • Bow of Verdane • Breaker Bow • Cunning Bow • Damiell Bow • Daniel-Made Bow • Deep-Blue Bow • Deer's Heart • Destiny's Bow • Dignified Bow • Divine Yewfelle • Double Bow • Dusk Rifle • Duskbloom Bow • Failnaught • First-Dream Bow • Flame of Múspell • Flamefrost Bow • Fujin Yumi • Fujin-Raijin Yumi • Guardian's Bow • Gusty War Bow • Heartbroker Bow • Heired Yewfelle • Holy Yewfelle • Indignant Bow • The Inexhaustible • Jötnar Bow • Just Bow • Keen Coyote Bow • Lady's Bow • Lucky Bow • Luna Arc • Meisterbogen • Mermaid Bow • Mirage Longbow • Mulagir • New-Height Bow • Niðavellir Ballista • Nidhogg • Niles's Bow • Parthia • Partnership Bow • Persecution Bow • Quick Mulagir • Rampart Bow • Randgríðr • Rapid-Crier Bow • Rebecca's Bow • Renowned Bow • Rose-Quartz Bow • Sacaen-Wolf Bow • Sandglass Bow • Sentinel Bow • Setsuna's Yumi • Skadi • Snide Bow • Sniper's Bow • Spy-Song Bow • Survivalist Bow • Swift Mulagir • Tanngrisnir • Thögn • Violdrake Bow • Volunteer Bow • Warrior Princess • Ylisse Ninja Bow
Fire Emblem Warriors
Playable characters Original Anna • Lianna • Rowan
Shadow Dragon Caeda • LindeDLC • Marth • MinervaDLC • NavarreDLC • Tiki
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Celica
The Blazing Blade Lyn
Awakening Chrom • Cordelia • Frederick • Lissa • Lucina • OliviaDLC • OwainDLC • Robin • TharjaDLC
Fates AzuraDLC • Camilla • Corrin • Elise • Hinoka • Leo • NilesDLC • OboroDLC • Ryoma • Sakura • Takumi • Xander
Non-playable characters Oskar • Yelena
Bosses Darios • Gharnef • Iago • Validar • Velezark
Personal weapons Anna's Bow • Aura • Blessed Lance • Brynhildr • Camilla's Axe • Cordelia's Lance • Divinestone • Enliron • Expiration • Facinna • Falchion • Frederick's Axe • Fujin Yumi • Grima's Truth • Hauteclere • Hinoka's Spear • Iago's Tome • Imhullu • Lady Sword • Lissa's Axe • Missiletainn • Moonlight • Niles's Bow • Oboro's Spear • Olivia's Blade • Parallel Falchion • Raijinto • Risyl • Siegfried • Sol Katti • Spellbane Yumi • Tharja's Hex • Thoron • Wing Spear • Wo Dao • Yato
Chapters Pm: Interwoven Destinies • P: Crumbling Peace • 1: Home in Ruins • 2: Woodlands Encounter • 3: Dragon Valley Temple • 4: Hero-King of the Desert • 5: The Dragon's Table • 6: Hoshidan Princess • 7: Hoshidan Prince • 8: High Prince Ryoma • 9: Nohrian Princess • 10: Nohrian Prince • 11: Crown Prince Xander • 12: An Orchestrated Battle • 13: What Happened to Corrin • 14: Sieging the Citadel • 15: Taking the World Tree • 16: The Imprisoned Prince • 17: Royal Blood • 18: Chaos Dragon's Might • 19: Reclaiming Home • 20: Clash at the World Tree • E: Chaos Dragon Velezark
History Mode Invisible Ties • The Path Is Yours • The Dark Pontifex • Noble Lady of Caelin • Together to the End • Hero Challenge • Grief • Land of Gods • Cold Reception • A Brush in the Teeth • Princess Minerva • Knorda Market • Scion of Legend • Emmeryn • Caravan Dancer
Locations Aytolis • Gristonne
Groups, objects, and concepts Anna's Mementos • Awakening • Blessings • Costumes • Crests • Critical Rush • Materials • Gleamstones • Shield of Flames • Weapon attributes
Related topics Downloadable content • Movie Gallery • Name chart • Other games (Warriors: Three Hopes • Shadow Dragon • Echoes: Shadows of Valentia • The Blazing Blade • Awakening • Fates) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound Gallery • World map
Weapons in Fire Emblem Warriors
Swords Acceleration Sword • Amped Sword • Armorbane Sword • Armorslayer • Axebane Sword • Bolster Sword • Bowbane Sword • Brave Sword • Bronze Sword • Chrom's Training Sword • Clawbane Sword • Conduit Sword • Dragonbane Sword • Elite Sword • Enliron • Facinna • Falchion (Exalted Falchion • Parallel Falchion) • Gencross Sword • Genpeer Sword • Hero Sword • Iron Sword • Lady Sword • Lancebane Sword • Lancereaver • Legendary Sword • Missiletainn • Olivia's Blade • Raijinto • Risyl • Siegfried • Silver Sword • Sol Katti • Spirit Katana • Statflip Sword • Steel Sword • Swordbane Sword • Tomebane Sword • Wing Clipper • Wo Dao • Wyrmslayer • Yato • Zanbato
Lances Acceleration Lance • Amped Lance • Armorbane Lance • Axebane Lance • Axereaver • Blessed Lance • Bolster Lance • Bowbane Lance • Brave Lance • Bronze Lance • Clawbane Lance • Conduit Lance • Cordelia's Lance • Dragonbane Lance • Dragonpike • Elite Lance • Flycatcher • Gencross Lance • Genpeer Lance • Heavy Spear • Hero Lance • Hinoka's Spear • Horseslayer • Iron Lance • Lancebane Lance • Legendary Lance • Oboro's Spear • Silver Lance • Statflip Lance • Steel Lance • Swordbane Lance • Tomebane Lance • Wing Spear
Axes Acceleration Axe • Amped Axe • Armorbane Axe • Axebane Axe • Blessed Axe • Bolster Axe • Bowbane Axe • Brave Axe • Bronze Axe • Camilla's Axe • Clawbane Axe • Conduit Axe • Dragon Axe • Dragonbane Axe • Elite Axe • Frederick's Axe • Gencross Axe • Genpeer Axe • Halberd • Hammer • Hauteclere • Hero Axe • Iron Axe • Lancebane Axe • Legendary Axe • Lissa's Axe • Silver Axe • Statflip Axe • Steel Axe • Swordbane Axe • Swordreaver • Tomebane Axe • Volant Axe
Bows Acceleration Bow • Amped Bow • Anna's Bow • Armorbane Bow • Axebane Bow • Blessed Bow • Bolster Bow • Bowbane Bow • Brave Bow • Bronze Bow • Clawbane Bow • Cleave Bow • Conduit Bow • Dragonbane Bow • Dragonkiller Bow • Elite Bow • Fujin Yumi • Gencross Bow • Genpeer Bow • Hero Bow • Hunter's Bow • Iron Bow • Lancebane Bow • Legendary Bow • Niles's Bow • Silver Bow • Spellbane Yumi • Statflip Bow • Steel Bow • Swordbane Bow • Tomebane Bow
Tomes Acceleration Tome • Amped Tome • Armorbane Tome • Aura • Axebane Tome • Blessed Tome • Bolster Tome • Bowbane Tome • Brave Tome • Bronze Tome • Brynhildr • Clawbane Tome • Conduit Tome • Condragon Tome • Dragonbane Tome • Elite Tome • Gencross Tome • Genpeer Tome • Grima's Truth • Hero Tome • Iago's Tome • Imhullu • Iron Tome • Lancebane Tome • Legendary Tome • Moonlight • Piercing Tome • Silver Tome • Statflip Tome • Steel Tome • Swordbane Tome • Tharja's Hex • Thoron • Tomebane Tome • Unsaddler Tome • Wingbane Tome
Stones Accelerationstone • Ampedstone • Armorbanestone • Axebanestone • Blessedstone • Bolsterstone • Bowbanestone • Bravestone • Bronzestone • Clawbanestone • Divinestone • Dragonbanestone • Elitestone • Gencrossstone • Genpeerstone • Herostone • Ironbanestone • Ironstone • Lancebanestone • Legendarystone • Piked Dragonstone • Risestone • Silverstone • Statflipstone • Steelstone • Swordbanestone • Tiki's Tear • Tomebanestone • Undragonstone
Claws and breaths Blessed Claw • Brave Claw • Bronze Claw • Dragonbane Claw • Expiration • Hero Claw • Iron Claw • Polearm's Claw • Silver Claw • Steel Claw • Tenacious Claw • Weighted Claw
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