Eckesachs (Japanese:エッケザックスEckesachs) is asword which first appears inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade. It is one of thelegendary weapons of the continentElibe, and is one of the two weapons wielded byHartmut of theEight Legends duringthe Scouring, the other being theBinding Blade.

History

As with the other eight legendary weapons, Eckesachs was forged by humans during the Scouring for use by Hartmut, designed to pierce the defenses of dragons, and during battle its power was part of the cause of theEnding Winter. Eckesachs actually takes two distinct forms: in addition to the usual sword form it takes when attacked, when not in use it takes the form of a colossal spear- or trident-like weapon. Unlike the other legendary weapons it lacks an epithet giving it an elemental affiliation, but it is likely associated withlightning as it is charged by bolts of electricity when executing acritical hit, and it also hurls powerful shockwaves toattack from afar.

It is uncertain what happened to Eckesachs after the Scouring's immediate end, except that Bramimond sealed it away along with the rest of the Legendary Weapons.^[1] During theDisturbance of Bern it was wielded by KingZephiel of Bern, Hartmut's descendant. Following Zephiel's defeat, if Roy acquired all the rest of the Legendary Weapons and did not use them up, Eckesachs reacted to their presence to point to the Dragon Sanctuary, where the fugitiveIdunn awaited.

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*	15	15	90	5	1–2	--	Cannot be sold	0	--

In otherFire Emblem series games

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	At start of turn, inflicts −4 defense on foes within 2 spaces of user through their next actions.
Heroes (refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	At start of turn, inflicts −6 defense on non-dragon foes within 2 spaces of user through their next actions. Grants +3 HP. If foe initiates combat and usesbow;dagger;red,blue,green, orcolorless tome; orstaff, grants +6 each to defense andresistance to user during combat.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	At start of turn, inflicts −6 defense on non-dragon foes within 2 spaces of user through their next actions. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	At start of turn, inflicts −6 defense on non-dragon foes within 2 spaces of user through their next actions. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	At start of turn, inflicts −6 defense on non-dragon foes within 2 spaces of user through their next actions. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	At start of turn, inflicts −6 defense on non-dragon foes within 2 spaces of user through their next actions. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Locations

The Binding Blade

Heroes

Flavor text

Trivia

• Eckesachs is the only personal weapon in the GBAFire Emblem games that is programmed to be tied to a specific character and not the character's class.
• Despite being crafted to slay dragons, Eckesachs has no dragon effectiveness.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Zephiel wielding Eckesachs (in its staff-like inactive form) inThe Binding Blade.
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  Zephiel wielding Eckesachs (in its active sword form) inThe Binding Blade.

Heroes artwork

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  Eckesachs as it appears inHeroes.
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  Artwork ofZephiel: The Liberator with Eckesachs.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork ofZephiel with Eckesachs.
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  Artwork of Zephiel with Eckesachs.

Other appearances

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  Zephiel wielding both Eckesachs and theBinding Blade inHasha no Tsurugi.

References