For the battle stat, seeAttack (stat).

The act ofattacking (Japanese:攻撃attack) is a basic command available to allweapon-wieldingunits in theFire Emblem series, in which an allied unit engages an enemy unit in battle, or vice versa. If a unit of the opposing army is within therange of a unit after said unit has moved, the "Attack" option appears. Selecting the option and choosing a weapon to attack with displays thecombat forecast window fromMystery of the Emblem onward, summarising both units' stats (enemy stats only inMystery of the Emblem) which are relevant to battle (such asattack speed anddefense/resistance), or, in later games, the amount ofdamage to be dealt and whether the unit can double.

InFire Emblem, combat is fuelled by a set number of calculations: the damage to be dealt by both participants and thedefense/resistance mitigating said damage, their mutualattack speeds in comparison to each other, theirhit rates andcritical hit chances. In most games, most of this data is displayed in some form in a segment of the battle screen, and all of it is displayed beforehand in the combat forecast.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War has a second command used for attacking bosses who are stationed atcastles,Charge (Japanese:とつげき).

Etymology and other languages

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  The battle display inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
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  The battle display inGaiden.
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  The battle display inMystery of the Emblem.
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  The battle display inGenealogy of the Holy War andThracia 776.
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  The battle display inThe Binding Blade andThe Blazing Blade.
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  The battle display inThe Sacred Stones.
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  The battle display inPath of Radiance.
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  The battle display inRadiant Dawn.
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  The battle display inShadow Dragon.
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  The battle display inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
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  The battle display inAwakening.
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  The battle display inFates.
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  The battle display inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
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  The battle display inThree Houses.