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Death (spell)
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Death (Japanese:デスDeath) is ablack magic spell appearing inFire Emblem Gaiden and its remake,Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Death is a powerful mid-range spell without special effects; inGaiden and vanillaShadows of Valentia, Death is wielded exclusively by enemy units with the exception ofEnchantresses, which are only available viaDLC. It returns inThree Houses as adark magic spell known asDeath Γ (Japanese:デスΓDeath Γ); in this game, it is weaker in terms of rawmight, but has a highcritical rate.
Its incarnation as ablue tome weapon skill inHeroes is apersonal weapon of the corrupted variation ofDelthea; boost its user'sdefense, and further boosts all of their stats during combat but deals recoil damage to them afterward.
Stats
In the mainFire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaiden | -- | -- | 15 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | −5HP | -- | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |  |  | 14 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1–3 | -- | −5HP | -- | -- |
| Three Houses |  |  C | 6 | 8 | 70 | 20 | 1–3 | 4 | -- | 2 | -- |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes (refine: Unrefined) |  |  | 14 | 2 | 400 | -- | Thoron | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 resistance. Grants +4 each toattack,speed,defense, and resistance to user during combat. After combat, if user attacked, deals 4 damage to user. |
| Heroes (refine: +Effect) |  | | 14 | 2 | 400 | 500 200  | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 resistance. Grants +5 each toattack,speed,defense, and resistance to user, inflicts −(user's maximum special cooldown count + 1; minimum: 1; uses minim if user does not have special skill) each to speed and resistance on foe, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to speed and resistance during combat. After combat, if user attacked, deals 4 damage to user. User can warp to a space within 2 spaces of an ally within 2 spaces. If foe'sHP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat. |
| Heroes (refine: +Atk) |  | | 15 | 2 | 400 | 500 200 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 resistance. Grants +5 each toattack,speed,defense, and resistance to user, inflicts −(user's maximum special cooldown count + 1; minimum: 1; uses minim if user does not have special skill) each to speed and resistance on foe, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to speed and resistance during combat. After combat, if user attacked, deals 4 damage to user. Grants +2 HP. |
| Heroes (refine: +Spd) |  | | 14 | 2 | 400 | 500 200 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 resistance. Grants +5 each toattack,speed,defense, and resistance to user, inflicts −(user's maximum special cooldown count + 1; minimum: 1; uses minim if user does not have special skill) each to speed and resistance on foe, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to speed and resistance during combat. After combat, if user attacked, deals 4 damage to user. Grants +2 HP and +2 speed. |
| Heroes (refine: +Def) |  | | 14 | 2 | 400 | 500 200 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 resistance. Grants +5 each toattack,speed,defense, and resistance to user, inflicts −(user's maximum special cooldown count + 1; minimum: 1; uses minim if user does not have special skill) each to speed and resistance on foe, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to speed and resistance during combat. After combat, if user attacked, deals 4 damage to user. Grants +2 HP and +3 defense. |
| Heroes (refine: +Res) |  | | 14 | 2 | 400 | 500 200 | -- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 resistance. Grants +5 each toattack,speed,defense, and resistance to user, inflicts −(user's maximum special cooldown count + 1; minimum: 1; uses minim if user does not have special skill) each to speed and resistance on foe, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to speed and resistance during combat. After combat, if user attacked, deals 4 damage to user. Grants +2 HP and +3 resistance. |
| Game | Icon | Might | Hit | Crit | Avo /Crit Avo* | Range | Cost | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors: Three Hopes |  | Medium | -- | -- | -- |  | 20/18/16durability | Inflicts the Spellbound status on the target. Has a chance to instantly defeat non-commander foes.Base cooldown: 15 seconds. Needs10/15 uses to level up. |
Locations
Gaiden
| Unobtainable | Usable only by enemy magic-wielding units |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
| Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by enemyArcanists andCantors in vanillaShadows of Valentia. |
| Classes (DLC) | Enchantress |
Three Houses
| Skill level | Reason B:Hapi •Hubert •Jeritza |
Heroes
| Method | Data |
|---|---|
| Unit (★★★★★) | Delthea: Tatarrah's Puppet |
Warrior: Three Hopes
| Class mastery | Dark Mage (★):Hubert Warlock (★★★):Arval •Hapi Death Knight (★★):Jeritza |
| Peer training | Arval •Hapi •Hubert •Jeritza |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | Deadly magic. | 死の魔法 |
| Three Houses | Intermediate dark magic. Has a high Crit rate. | 闇の中級魔法 必殺が高い |
| Heroes (Unrefined) | Grants Res+3. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, deals 4 damage to unit. | 魔防＋３ 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４ 攻撃を行った時、戦闘後、自分に４ダメージ |
| Heroes (Refined) | Grants Res+3. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, inflicts penalty on foe's Spd/Res during combat = unit's max Special cooldown count value + 1 (minimum penalty of 1; if unit does not have a Special skill, penalty = 1), and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, deals 4 damage to unit. | 魔防＋３ 戦闘中、自身の攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋５、 敵の速さ、魔防が、 自分の奥義発動カウント最大値＋１だけ減少 （最低１、自分が奥義を装備していない時は１と扱う）、 敵の速さ、魔防の強化を無効 攻撃を行った時、戦闘後、自分に４ダメージ |
| Heroes (Refined: +effect) | Unit can move to a space within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. | 周囲２マス以内の味方の、周囲２マス以内に移動可能 戦闘開始時、敵のＨＰが７５％以上の時、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４ |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | Intermediate dark magic. Has a chance to instantly defeat non-commander units. | ?? |
Trivia
- A dark magic spell calledDeath also appears inTearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Death | -- |
| Japanese | デス | "Death" in katakana. |
| Spanish | Agonía | Agony |
| French | Agonie | Agony |
| German | Tod | Death |
| Italian | Morte | Death |
| Dutch | Dood | Death |
| Portuguese | Morte | Death |
| Korean | 데스 | Death |
| Simplified Chinese | 死神 | Death (i.e. the personification of death); literally "death god". |
| Traditional Chinese | 死神 | Death (i.e. the personification of death); literally "death god". |
Death Γ
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Death Γ | Used only inThree Houses. Dark magic inThree Houses is denoted with a Greek letter; in this case, Gamma. |
| Japanese | デスΓ | Death Γ |
| Spanish | Agonía Γ | Death Γ |
| French | Mort Γ | Death Γ |
| German | Tod Γ | Death Γ |
| Italian | Morte Γ | Death Γ |
| Korean | 데스Γ | Death Γ |
| Simplified Chinese | 死神Γ | Death Γ |
| Traditional Chinese | 死神Γ | Death Γ |
Gallery
Screenshots
Jeritza casting Death Γ inThree Houses.
Heroes artwork
Death as it appears inHeroes.
Death as it appears inHeroes.
Artwork ofDelthea: Tatarrah's Puppet with Death.
Cipher artwork
Artwork of Delthea as anEnchantress casting Death.
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