Durandal (Japanese:デュランダルDurandal), also known as theBlazing Blade orsword of sacred fire (Japanese:烈火の剣Sword of Flame), is asword introduced inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade. It is one of the eightlegendary weapons ofElibe, forged to combat dragons late inthe Scouring, and was the chosen weapon ofRoland the Little Knight of theEight Legends.

History

At the height of the Scouring, Durandal was forged alongside the other Elibean legendary weapons, and was entrusted to Roland. Legend has it that after the war, Roland took the blade to his hometown, Ostia, and when he held it aloft, the scarred and barren war-torn land was suddenly rejuvenated with plants springing back to life.^[1] At some point afterward, Roland sealed it away after the war in a lava cavern in the mountains of what would eventually becomeOstia, under the vigilant watch of the lingering spirits ofGeorg and other warriors formerly in his service; as with all of the legendary weapons, it was then placed under a strong seal inhibiting its use byBramimond.

980 years after the Scouring, at the persuasion ofAthos, Bramimond released the seal on the legendary weapons to permitEliwood,Hector andLyn to use them to defeatNergal. The group travelled to Durandal's resting place, where Eliwood conquered the guardian souls and Athos conferred with the soul of Roland, who allowed his distant descendant Eliwood to claim the sword. Immediately after leaving the cave, the group was beset upon by anIce Dragon seemingly appearing out of nowhere; the blade guided Eliwood's body and used him to use it to slay the dragon, which as it died revealed itself to beNinian. Severely shaken at having killed Ninian, Eliwood returned the blade to Athos for a while, feeling unable to wield it after his actions. Athos gave it back to him forthe final fight with Nergal, and Eliwood used it in that fight andagainst a dragon summoned by Nergal. Afterward, Durandal was returned to its resting place in Ostia.

Twenty years later, if Hector's daughterLilina survivedLegance's rebellion, she led Eliwood's sonRoy to Durandal's cavern to claim the sword themselves beforeBern's army could. The group arrived to find the cavern already claimed by a bandit group led byHenning which did not appear to be aware of Durandal's presence in the cave. Roy's group eliminated the bandit infestation and claimed Durandal for themselves, using it against Bern's forces and theWar Dragons found therein in theDisturbance of Bern.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
The Binding Blade		S	17	12	90	0	1	20	Cannot be sold	1	+5strength when equipped. Dealsbonus damage todragon units.
The Blazing Blade		Prf	17	16	90	0	1	20	Cannot be sold	1	Eliwood only. +5strength when equipped. Dealsbonus damage todragon units.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

DurandalBlazing DurandalArdent Durandal

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Durandal; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	If user initiates combat, grants +4 attack during combat.
Heroes (Durandal; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user initiates combat, grants +6 attack during combat. Grants +3 HP. If user initiates combat, grants +4 each to user's attack andspeed during combat.
Heroes (Durandal; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user initiates combat, grants +6 attack during combat. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Durandal; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user initiates combat, grants +6 attack during combat. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Durandal; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user initiates combat, grants +6 attack during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Durandal; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	If user initiates combat, grants +6 attack 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 (Blazing Durandal; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. If user's attack > foe's attack, grants +1 special cooldown charge per user's attack.
Heroes (Blazing Durandal; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. If initiates combat, grants +1 special cooldown charge to user and −1 special cooldown charge to foe per attack. Grants +3 HP. If user initiates combat, grants +7 speed and +10 defense during combat and foe cannot make afollow-up attack.
Heroes (Blazing Durandal; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. If initiates combat, grants +1 special cooldown charge to user and −1 special cooldown charge to foe per attack. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Blazing Durandal; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. If initiates combat, grants +1 special cooldown charge to user and −1 special cooldown charge to foe per attack. Grants +5 HP +3 speed.
Heroes (Blazing Durandal; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. If initiates combat, grants +1 special cooldown charge to user and −1 special cooldown charge to foe per attack. Grants +5 HP +4 defense.
Heroes (Blazing Durandal; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. If initiates combat, grants +1 special cooldown charge to user and −1 special cooldown charge to foe per attack. Grants +5 HP +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Ardent Durandal; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. At start of turn, grants Bonus Doubler[effect 1] to ally with highest attack for 1 turn.
Heroes (Ardent Durandal; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. At start of turn, grants Bonus Doubler[effect 1] to user and ally with highest attack for 1 turn. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +3 HP. If user initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance and neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat, and user deals +⁠(foe's defense × 15%) damage.
Heroes (Ardent Durandal; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. At start of turn, grants Bonus Doubler[effect 1] to user and ally with highest attack for 1 turn. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Ardent Durandal; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. At start of turn, grants Bonus Doubler[effect 1] to user and ally with highest attack for 1 turn. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Ardent Durandal; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. At start of turn, grants Bonus Doubler[effect 1] to user and ally with highest attack for 1 turn. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Ardent Durandal; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 attack. At start of turn, grants Bonus Doubler[effect 1] to user and ally with highest attack for 1 turn. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

1. ↑^{1.01.11.21.31.41.5}Grants +⁠(current bonus on unit's stat; calculated independently) each toattack,speed,defense, andresistance to unit during combat.

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Durandal appears as one ofItsuki Aoi's Carnages inTokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE. Icon Attack 99 Skills Unity Cost S Axe-Thunder Life Aid Resist Ice Ziodyne Null Elec† Knight Force ×1 Red Brigandine ×1 4-Star Prestige ×3 Weaknesses and Resistances -- Wk Rs -- Wk Wk Nu -- -- -- Raises damage dealt with ElecElec attacks.

Locations

The Binding Blade

The Blazing Blade

Heroes

Durandal

Blazing Durandal

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Roy: Brave Lion
Forge	Durandal (375, 150)

Ardent Durandal

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Durandal is present as a skill on one of Eliwood's cards inFire Emblem Cipher:B07-002R+X Knight of Lycia, Eliwood. It gives Eliwood an effective bonus against dragons, adding +20 to his attack power when fighting dragon-type units.

Flavor text

Trivia

• InThe Blazing Blade, the weapon'sweight was increased, making it the heaviest sword in the game.
• In both the0206 and0219 prototype builds ofThe Blazing Blade, Durandal featured a much shorter blade in Eliwood's battle animations featuring it.Lyn also had a unique battle animation wielding Durandal, although she is stilllocked out from using it and hacking is required to see it.

Etymology and other languages

Blazing Durandal

Ardent Durandal

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Durandal fromThe Blazing Blade.
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  Artwork ofEliwood with Durandal fromThe Blazing Blade.

CG images

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  CG image ofEliwood using Durandal on an ice dragon inThe Blazing Blade.

Screenshots

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  Eliwood wielding Durandal inThe Blazing Blade.

Heroes artwork

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  Durandal as it used to appear inHeroes.
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  Durandal as it appears inHeroes(Version 1.6.0 onwards).
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  Ardent Durandal as it appears inHeroes.
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  Artwork ofEliwood: Knight of Lycia with Durandal.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Eliwood: Knight of Lycia with Durandal.
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  Artwork ofEliwood: Blazing Knight with Ardent Durandal.
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  Artwork ofRoy: Brave Lion with Blazing Durandal.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Roy: Brave Lion with Blazing Durandal.
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  Artwork of Roy with Blazing Durandal forHeroes's first anniversary.
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  Blazing Durandal in artwork forHeroes's second anniversary.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork ofRoy with Durandal.
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  Artwork ofRutger with Durandal.
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  Artwork ofEliwood with Durandal.
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  Artwork of Eliwood with Durandal.
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  Artwork of Eliwood with Durandal.
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  Artwork of Eliwood with Durandal.
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  Artwork of Eliwood with Durandal.
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  Artwork of Eliwood with Durandal.
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  Artwork of Eliwood with Durandal.
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  Durandal in artwork ofMarth andChrom.

References