Shadow Sword

"Darkness Sword" redirects here; for the unused skill in Genealogy of the Holy War, see Unused content in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War § Skills.

The Shadow Sword (Japanese: 暗黒の剣 Darkness Sword) is a unique sword present in Fire Emblem Gaiden, its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, as well as Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.

In Gaiden, it functions identically to the Devil Sword of other games, having a chance to backfire and inflict damage upon its wielder based upon the wielder's Luck. This effect only applies to player units, enemy units have no chance to be damaged by the backfire damage. In Gaiden Dread Fighters are also immune to the backfire chance, be they enemy or ally.^[1]

In Thracia 776, it is a cursed blade forced upon Mareeta by Raydrik and Veld, forcing her to fight against her adoptive mother Eyvel; later, it is purified by Saias, freeing Mareeta and transforming the blade into Mareeta's Sword.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Gaiden		Sword	13	5	70	0	1	--	--	--	Backfire rate: (21 − luck)% Never backfires for Dread Fighters.
Thracia 776		Prf*	11	6	70	20	1	60	--	1	Grants Nihil when equipped. Strikes twice consecutively.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia			13	5	65	0	1	--	50	--	−10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped.

Forged stats

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★)			14	5	65	0	1	--	100	--	−10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★★)			14	5	70	0	1	--	180	--	−10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★★★)			14	3	75	0	1	--	180 1	--	−10 luck when equipped. Grants Hex and Lifetaker when equipped.

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)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 50% and user initiates combat, user can make follow-up attack before foe's counterattack.
Heroes (refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack and speed to user during combat, and if user can make follow-up attack before foe's counterattack. Grants +3 HP. If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack and speed to user and neutralizes effects that reduce user's special cooldown charge during combat, and if foe's speed > foe's defense at start of combat, inflicts −8 speed on foe during combat, otherwise inflicts −8 defense on foe during combat.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack and speed to user during combat, and if user can make follow-up attack before foe's counterattack. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack and speed to user during combat, and if user can make follow-up attack before foe's counterattack. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack and speed to user during combat, and if user can make follow-up attack before foe's counterattack. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack and speed to user during combat, and if user can make follow-up attack before foe's counterattack. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Locations

Gaiden

Thracia 776

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Dropped by	Celica's party: Act 3, Valley Approach, enemy Blake
Treasure	Alm's party: Act 4, Fear Mountain Shrine, chest
Dungeon drops	The Astral Temple: Small pots (3.65%), Medium pots (5.65%) • The Inner Sanctum: Small pots (3.65%), Medium pots (5.65%)
Forging	Brave Sword (50) • Compatible Rusted Swords (100)

Heroes

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Thracia 776	Mareeta, High critical rate Gives Nihil*	２回攻撃　みきり
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	A cursed sword.	呪われた剣
Heroes (Unrefined)	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit's HP ≥ 50% and unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	奥義が発動しやすい（発��カウント－１） 自分のＨＰが５０％以上で、自分から攻撃した時、 追撃可能なら自分の攻撃の直後に追撃を行う
Heroes (Refined)	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	奥義が発動しやすい（発動カウント－１） 戦闘開始時、自身のＨＰが２５％以上なら、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ＋５、 かつ、自分から攻撃した時、 追撃可能なら自分の攻撃の直後に追撃を行う
Heroes (Refined: +effect)	At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit and neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat, and also, if foe's Spd > foe's Def at start of combat, inflicts Spd-8 on foe during combat; otherwise, inflicts Def-8 on foe during combat.	戦闘開始時、敵のＨＰが７５％以上なら、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ＋５、 自身の奥義発動カウント変動量－を無効、かつ 戦闘開始時の敵の速さが敵の守備より１以上高いなら、 敵の速さ－８、そうでないなら、 敵の守備－８

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Concept artwork of the Shadow Sword from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  Celica equipped with a Shadow Sword in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

See also

• Devil Sword
• Ganglari

References