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Steel Axe
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The Steel Axe (Japanese: 鋼の斧 Steel Axe) is a fairly common axe in the Fire Emblem series, appearing in every game of the series except Gaiden and its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. The Steel Axe boasts more might than its sword and lance counterparts and high durability, but is marred by its substantial weight and low accuracy.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Axe: 2 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 550 | -- | -- |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 
|
Axe: 2 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 600 | -- | -- |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 
|
 B
|
18 | 18 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 3,000 | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 | 
|
 D
|
13 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1,700 | 1 | -- |
| The Binding Blade | 
|
 E
|
11 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 360 | 1 | -- |
| The Blazing Blade |
|
E
|
11 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 360 | 2 | -- |
| The Sacred Stones |
|
E
|
11 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 360 | 2 | -- |
| Path of Radiance | 
|
 E
|
11 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 420 | 2 | -- |
| Radiant Dawn | 
|
 C
|
11 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 640 | 3 | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | 
|
 D
|
10 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 700 | 2 | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem |
|
 D
|
10 | -- | 70 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 700 | 2 | -- |
| Awakening | 
|
 C
|
11 | -- | 70 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 980 | 2 | -- |
| Fates | 
|
 C
|
12 | -- | 65 | 0 | 1 | -- | 2,000 | 1 | −5 avoid when equipped. −3 to user's ability to make follow-up attacks. Sells for 750 gold. |
| Three Houses | 
|
 D
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11 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 980 | 2 | -- |
| Engage | 
|
 C
|
13 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 1 | -- | 2,000 | -- | -- |
Forged stats
| This section is missing stats, calculations, or growth rates which may be currently unknown. If this information is available, please help improve the page by adding it. |
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Houses | 
|
D
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13 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 1,470 | 2 | -- |
| Engage (+1) |
|
C
|
15 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
| Engage (+2) |
|
C
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15 | 12 | 70 | 5 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
| Engage (+3) |
|
C
|
17 | 11 | 70 | 5 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
| Engage (+4) |
|
C
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17 | 11 | 75 | 10 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
| Engage (+5) |
|
C
|
19 | 10 | 75 | 10 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes |
|
|
8 | 1 | 100 | -- | Iron Axe | -- | ✓ | -- |
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors | 
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C | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,000 | -- | -- |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | 
|
 D
|
40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 1,000 | -- | -- |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Inventory | Barst • Darros |
| Armory | Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 20 |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Armory | Book 1: Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 16 |
Genealogy of the Holy War
| Inventory | Second Generation: Iuchar • Iucharba |
| Vendor | First Generation: Chapter 1 Second Generation: Chapter 7 (Same item as the Ch1 Armory Steel Axe, and thus shares its kill count and remaining durability. No child unit has the B-Axe needed to inherit it, so it cannot be passed down.) |
Thracia 776
| Inventory | Marty • Brighton |
| Capture | Chapter 2, enemy Pirate (reinforcement) • Chapter 2x, enemy Pirate, enemy Warrior (×2) |
| Capture or Steal | Chapter 8x, enemy Brigand (×4), enemy Gomez • Chapter 15, enemy Brigand (×10) |
| Armory | Chapter 8 |
The Binding Blade
| Inventory | Lot • Geese* • Echidna • Garret |
| Armory | Chapter 7 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10A • Chapter 11B • Chapter 14 • Chapter 17B • Chapter 19B • Chapter 20A • Chapter 23 |
The Blazing Blade
| Inventory | Eliwood's tale: Dorcas • Dart Hector's tale: Dart |
| Armory | Eliwood's tale: Chapter 15 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 23 (Lloyd's and Linus's versions) • Chapter 29x Hector's tale: Chapter 16 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 21 • Chapter 24 (Lloyd's and Linus's versions) • Chapter 25 • Chapter 31x |
The Sacred Stones
| Dropped by (Skirmish)* |
Tarvos* • Cyclops* • Maelduin* |
| Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 6, north chest* • Lagdou Ruins Floor 3, south chest* |
| Armory (in-chapter) |
Chapter 5 • Chapter 9A • Chapter 10B • Chapter 17 |
| Armory (World map) |
Ide • Serafew • Port Kiris • Bethroen • Narube River |
Path of Radiance
| Inventory | Titania |
| Dropped by | Chapter 2, enemy Fighter • Chapter 4, enemy Fighter (Maniac only) |
| Steal | Chapter 16, enemy Fighter • Chapter 18, enemy Warrior, enemy Axe Knight (reinforcement), enemy Fighter (Difficult only) • Chapter 21, enemy Warrior • Chapter 22, enemy Warrior • Chapter 25, enemy Warrior • Chapter 28, enemy Warrior |
| Armory | Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 (Easy/Normal only) • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 (Easy/Normal only) • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 (Easy/Normal only) • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 (Easy/Normal only) • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17 (Easy/Normal only) • Chapter 18 • Chapter 19 (Easy/Normal only) • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 (Difficult only) • Chapter 22 • Chapter 23 (Difficult only) • Chapter 24 • Chapter 25 (Difficult only) • Chapter 26 • Chapter 27 (Difficult only) • Chapter 28 (Difficult only) • Endgame |
Radiant Dawn
| Inventory | Nolan • Jill* • Haar • Boyd |
| Convoy | Part 2: Endgame, automatically from the start |
| Treasure | Part 2: Chapter 1, village |
| Shop | Part 1: Chapter 6-1 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Endgame Part 2: Chapter 3 • Endgame Part 3: Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Endgame Part 4: Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Endgame (1) |
Shadow Dragon
| Inventory | Barst • Darros |
| Armory | Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 • Online Shop* |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Inventory | Cecil* • Barst* • Jake • All four Legion clones* |
| Dropped by | Chapter 2, enemy Lumel • Chapter 9, enemy Dracoknight • Chapter 11, enemy Barbarian • Chapter 15, enemy Fighter |
| Armory | Chapter 3 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 19 • Online Shop* |
Awakening
| Inventory | Cherche • Gerome • Morgan* |
| Dropped by | Chapter 7, enemy Vasto |
| Armory | Plegia Castle Courtyard • Valm Harbor • The Twins' Hideout • Wyvern Valley |
| Merchant (Anna)* | Arena Ferox • Border Pass • Ylisstol • Breakneck Pass • Border Sands • The Farfort • The Twins' Turf • Peaceful Village |
| Merchant (SpotPass) | Boey • Jamke • Lute • Mia • Moulder • Raigh • Serra • Sophia • Titania • Ulster • Zihark |
Fates
| Inventory | Camilla • Charlotte • Gunter  *
|
| Dropped by | Chapter 18  , enemy Oni Chieftain • Chapter 19 , enemy Hero
|
| Armory | Dusk Armory: Level 1 (limit 1) • Levels 2 and 3 (no limit) |
| Lottery Shop | Dusk Lottery: Silver Prize |
Three Houses
Steel Axe
| Inventory | Alois • Gilbert |
| Dropped by | Chapter 10 mission, enemy Armored Knight* • The Sleeping Sand Legend, enemy Wyvern Lord |
| Quests | "Only the Bold" • "No Stone Unturned" |
| Armory | Available to purchase after gaining access to the Marketplace in Chapter 1(Limit: 3 per month*) |
| Forging | Iron Axe (Smithing Stone ×6, 390 G, Professor Level: D+) |
Steel Axe+
| Tournament reward | Chapter 6 |
| Forging | Steel Axe (Smithing Stone ×10, 590 G, Professor Level: D+) |
| Pagan Altar | Chapter 1 onward, cost 600 Renown (unlimited) |
Engage
| Inventory | Jade |
| Event | Chapter 5, automatically upon entering the Somniel |
| Dropped by | Chapter 7, enemy Rosado |
| Forging | Iron Axe (1000G, 100 , 10 )
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| Armory | Chapter 9 onward (limit 1) • Chapter 12 onward (limit 3) • Chapter 15 onward (unlimited) |
Archanea Saga
| Unobtainable | Wielded only by enemy units |
Heroes
Warriors
| Event | Invisible Ties, clear Timed Onslaught Lv. 62 Space-Time Distortion with an S rank • Noble Lady of Caelin, clear any of the following with any rank: Shadow Elimination Lv. 50 Fighter, Targeted Elimination Lv. 50 Myrmidon, Pincer Escape Lv. 41 Myrmidon • Together to the End, clear any of the following with any rank: Pincer Escape Lv. 41 Fighter, Timed Attack Lv. 41 Mage, Fort Siege Lv. 30 Myrmidon • Knorda Market, clear Ally Rescue Lv. 24 Archer with any rank |
Warriors: Three Hopes
| Armory | Available for purchase upon obtaining the Solicit Lower-Grade Weapons Dealer upgrade. |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| Thracia 776 | Strong, quality axe*
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すこし
威力の大きい斧 |
| The Binding Blade | --
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重いが 威力の高い斧
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| Path of Radiance | A sturdy axe with a good edge. It is
slightly difficult to wield. |
威力はそこそこだが
少しあつかいにくい斧 |
| Radiant Dawn | A well-made axe of moderate power.
It is a bit difficult to wield. |
少し扱いの難しい斧
威力はそこそこある |
| Shadow Dragon | A weighty but more powerful axe.
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重いが、より威力のある斧
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| New Mystery of the Emblem | A weighty but more powerful axe.*
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鉄よりも威力のある斧
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| Awakening | More powerful than its iron brother.
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鉄よりも威力のある斧
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| Fates | Makes follow-up attacks more difficult to
perform (-3 effective Spd). |
追撃しにくい（-3）
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| Three Houses (Steel Axe) |
A weighty steel axe that deals significant blows.
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重いが威力を高めた斧
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| Three Houses (Steel Axe+) |
A reinforced steel axe made strong and
remade stronger. |
鋼の斧を強化したもの
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| Engage | An axe made of steel.
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鋼で作られた斧
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| Warriors: Three Hopes | A weighty steel axe that deals significant blows.
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威力を高めた斧
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Trivia
- In the Game Boy Advance games and in Path of Radiance, the Steel Axe is available at a lower rank than all other steel weapons.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Steel Axe |
-- |
| Japanese |
鋼の斧 |
Steel Axe; rendered as はがねのおの in the Famicom, Super Famicom, and GBA games, and as はがねの斧 in Path of Radiance, the DS games, and Engage. |
| Spanish |
Hacha acero |
Steel axe |
| French |
Hache acier |
Steel axe |
| French (Canada) |
Hache fer |
Iron axe; used in the Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light physical manual. Probably an error. |
| German |
Stahlaxt |
Steel Axe |
| Italian |
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Steel axe; used in most games.
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| Portuguese |
Machado aço |
Steel axe |
| Korean |
강철의 도끼 |
Steel axe |
| Simplified Chinese |
钢斧 |
Steel axe |
| Traditional Chinese |
鋼斧 |
Steel axe |
Gallery
Official artwork
Artwork of a Steel Axe from the Trading Card Game.
Concept art of a Steel Axe from Path of Radiance.
Artwork of a Steel Axe from Warriors.
Artwork of Frederick with a Steel Axe from Warriors.
Artwork of a Steel Axe from Warriors: Three Hopes.
Screenshots
Astrid wielding a Steel Axe in Path of Radiance.
Jill wielding a Steel Axe in Radiant Dawn.
Dedue wielding a Steel Axe in Three Houses.
Heroes artwork
The Steel Axe as it appears in Heroes.
Artwork of Beruka: Quiet Assassin with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Arthur: Hapless Hero with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Caspar: Hotheaded Inciter with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Rosado: Adorable Artist with a Steel Axe.
Cipher artwork
Artwork of Camilla with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Camilla with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Camilla with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Beruka with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Beruka with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Beruka with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Charlotte with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Charlotte with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Ryoma with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Scarlet with a Steel Axe.
Artwork of Edelgard with a Steel Axe.
See also
| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem Awakening | ||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem: Three Houses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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