This article is about the weapon. For other uses, seeBinding Blade (disambiguation).

TheBinding Blade (Japanese:封印の剣Sword of Seal) is asword ofElibe which appears most prominently inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade. It is one of two swords once wielded byHartmut of Elibe'sEight Legends, along withEckesachs. It is generally considered one of the legendary weapons of Elibe, but at the same time is considered to be separate from and even more powerful than the other weapons.^[1] Its most prominent user isRoy ofPherae.

History

The Binding Blade was forged inthe Scouring for the purpose of fightingdragons, along with the other legendary weapons. Widely acknowledged by both humans andJahn as being far stronger than the other legendary weapons, it exhibits a wide range of powers: it can generate fire for use in battle, can be used to heal its wielder, can vaguely convey the memories and feelings of its past wielders,^[2] and canincrease the power of its bearer. Additionally, it reacts to the emotions of its wielder, changing its power and effect accordingly; in the final battle with theDemon DragonIdunn at the Scouring's climax, it reacted to Hartmut's reluctance to kill Idunn and simply stunned her, and was later used in conjunction with theFire Emblem to seal her away in theShrine of Seals.^[3]

In the intervening millennium, the Binding Blade was left at the Shrine of Seals, sealed away and completely inaccessible without use of the Fire Emblem: to unlock it, the Fire Emblem must be inserted into a niche in the enshrined blade's pommel.^[4] Near the climax of theDisturbance of Bern, one thousand years after the Scouring's end, theEtrurian/Lycian army's GeneralRoy used the Fire Emblem, provided to him by Bern's PrincessGuinivere, to unseal the Binding Blade and adopt it for his own use in fighting KingZephiel and the Bern army. Following Zephiel's defeat, Roy used it to again fight Idunn, and with it defeated her while sparing her life, taking her toArcadia in the hope of seeing her soul restored.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
The Binding Blade		Prf*	18	8	95	10	1–2	20	Cannot be sold	1	+5defense, +5resistance when equipped. Dealsbonus damage toManaketes and Demon Dragons. Can be used as an item to restore 30 HP to the user.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia			0	0	90	0	1	--	--	--	GrantsDeicide when in use.
Engage		D	14	8	95	10	1–2	--	100	--	+5defense, +5resistance when equipped.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

Binding BladeDragonbind

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Binding Blade; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	If foe initiates combat, grants +2 each todefense andresistance to user during combat.
Heroes (Binding Blade; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. If foe initiates combat, grants +4 each todefense andresistance to user during combat. Grants +3 HP. If user's HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat, user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack.
Heroes (Binding Blade; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. If foe initiates combat, grants +4 each todefense andresistance to user during combat. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Binding Blade; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. If foe initiates combat, grants +4 each todefense andresistance to user during combat. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Binding Blade; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. If foe initiates combat, grants +4 each todefense andresistance to user during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Binding Blade; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. If foe initiates combat, grants +4 each todefense andresistance to user during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Dragonbind; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. User can counterattack regardless ofrange.
Heroes (Dragonbind; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +3 HP. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each toattack,speed,defense, andresistance and +1 special cooldown charge per attack to user and neutralizes effects that reduce user's special cooldown charge during combat.
Heroes (Dragonbind; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Dragonbind; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Dragonbind; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Dragonbind; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Dealsbonus damage todragon units. User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

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Locations

The Binding Blade

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Engage

Heroes

Binding Blade

Dragonbind

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

Roy wields the Binding Blade inSuper Smash Bros. Melee,Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. The sword is used in all of Roy's moves, save for hispummel andthrows, to swipe or stab to attack. Although as aclone ofMarth, Roy's handling of the blade is derivative of Marth's use ofFalchion, the Binding Blade has several unique traits in comparison: it has asweet spot at the base of the blade (center of the blade inSuper Smash Bros. Melee), and blows Roy inflicts in close quarters deal greater damage and far greater knockback than attacks with the rest of the blade. In contrast, Marth's Falchion has its sweet spot at the very tip of the blade. Additionally, the Binding Blade's fire powers from its native game are used in several of Roy's moves, most notably his neutral specialFlare Blade and up specialBlazer. Unlike its original portrayal, Roy cannot heal himself with it.

Fire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi

InFire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi's retelling of the final battle with Zephiel, Zephiel himself wields the Binding Blade along withEckesachs.Al and Roy eventually succeed in seizing it away from him and using it against him.

Fire Emblem Cipher

The Binding Blade is present as a skill on two of Roy's cards inFire Emblem Cipher:S07–001ST Young Lion, Roy, andB05–001SR Heir of the Binding Flames, Roy. It gives Roy an effective bonus against dragons, adding +20 to his attack power when fighting dragon-type units.

Flavor text

Trivia

• InAwakening, while the Binding Blade itself does not appear,Owain often uses its name as one of his many battle cries referencing earlier games in the series; when gainingweapon experience from anevent tile or thebarracks, he claims to be receiving his weapon experience boost from practicing the "Secret Art: BINDING BLADE!"
• Leaked data fromIntelligent Systems's web server revealed that the Binding Blade would've had an actual name, being namedHartmut after its original wielder.^[5]

Etymology and other languages

Dragonbind

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of the Binding Blade fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofRoy with the Binding Blade fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofHartmut with the Binding Blade fromThe Binding Blade.

Screenshots

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  Roy wielding the Binding Blade inThe Binding Blade.
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  Emblem Roy with the Binding Blade inEngage.

Heroes artwork

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  The Binding Blade as it appears inHeroes.
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  The Dragonbind as it appears inHeroes.
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  Artwork ofRoy with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofRoy: Young Lion with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Roy: Young Lion with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofRoy: Blazing Lion with the Dragonbind.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork ofRoy with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade.
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  The Binding Blade in artwork of Roy andLilina.
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  The Binding Blade in artwork ofGuinivere.
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  The Binding Blade in artwork of characters fromThe Binding Blade.
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  The Binding Blade in artwork ofMarth andChrom.
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  Celebratory artwork featuring the Binding Blade forCipher's 1st anniversary.

Other appearances

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  Zephiel wielding bothEckesachs and the Binding Blade inHasha no Tsurugi.
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  Roy wielding the Binding Blade inSuper Smash Bros. Melee.
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  Roy wielding the Binding Blade inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
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  Roy wielding the Binding Blade inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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  Artwork of Roy with the Binding Blade forExpo.

References