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Elfire
- This article is about the weapon. For the magic skill inFire Emblem Shadows, seeElfire (magic skill).
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Elfire (Japanese:エルファイアーElfire) is a recurringfire tome which debuted inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and is present in all games exceptFire Emblem Gaiden, its remakeEchoes: Shadows of Valentia,Fates andThree Houses. It is a spell which summons a pillar of fire around the foe.
Elfire is an advanced version of the basicFire tome, and in games which feature the three separate schools ofanima magic, it is the second "stage" of the hierarchy of fire magic, the counterpart toElthunder andElwind, and is itself surpassed byArcfire andBolganone. In games featuring anima magic or tomes in general only as a generalized weapon level, it is ranked as amedium-level tome.
Stats
In the mainFire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Tome: 4 | 9 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | 18 | 1,250 | -- | -- |
| Mystery of the Emblem | ![]() | Tome: 8 | 9 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | 18 | 900 | -- | Dealsbonus damage toIce Dragons. |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | ![]() | B | 14 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | 50 | 6,000 | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 | ![]() | C | 11 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 1–2 | 20 | 3,200 | 1 | -- |
| The Binding Blade | ![]() | C | 8 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 1–2 | 20 | 800 | 1 | -- |
| The Blazing Blade | ![]() | C | 10 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 1–2 | 30 | 1,200 | 2 | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | ![]() | C | 10 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 1–2 | 30 | 1,200 | 2 | -- |
| Path of Radiance | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 1–2 | 30 | 1,800 | 2 | Dealsbonus damage to | |
| Radiant Dawn | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 1–2 | 35 | 2,100 | 2 | Dealsbonus damage to | |
| Shadow Dragon | ![]() | D | 9 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | 18 | 1,260 | 2 | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | ![]() | D | 9 | -- | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | 18 | 1,260 | 2 | -- |
| Awakening | ![]() | D | 5 | -- | 85 | 0 | 1–2 | 35 | 490 | 2 | -- |
| Engage | 11 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | 2,000 | -- | -- |
Forged stats
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| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engage (+1) | 12 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+2) | 13 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+3) | 14 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+4) | 15 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+5) | 16 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes | 6 | 2 | 100 | -- | Fire | -- | ✓ | -- |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Dropped by | Chapter 12, enemyMage |
| Vendor | Chapter 15 •Chapter 16 •Chapter 18 •Chapter 20 •Chapter 21 •Chapter 22 |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Dropped by | Book 1:Chapter 10, enemyMage Book 2:Chapter 6, enemyMage •Chapter 15, enemyMage (×2) |
| Vendor | Book 1:Chapter 12 •Chapter 13 •Chapter 16 •Chapter 17 •Chapter 19 Book 2:Chapter 9 •Chapter 15 •Chapter 17 •Chapter 19 •Chapter 21 |
Genealogy of the Holy War
| Armory | First Generation:Chapter 3 Second Generation:Chapter 9(If the Elfire sold in Chapter 3 wasn't inherited) |
Thracia 776
| Capture orsteal | Chapter 3, enemyBishop •Chapter 4x, enemyBishop •Chapter 6, enemyMage (×4) •Chapter 11x, enemyMage (×2) •Chapter 13, enemyBishop •Chapter 16A, enemyBishop •Chapter 17A, enemyBishop •Chapter 21, enemyMage Knight (×5, reinforcement) |
| Vendor | Chapter 17B •Chapter 22 |
The Binding Blade
| Inventory | Hugh |
| Treasure | Chapter 8,chest |
| Vendor | Chapter 13 •Chapter 14 •Chapter 19B •Chapter 20A •Chapter 21 •Chapter 23 |
The Blazing Blade
| Inventory | Eliwood's Tale:Pent •Nino Hector's Tale:Pent •Nino |
| Dropped by | Eliwood's Tale:Chapter 22x, enemyMage* Hector's Tale:Chapter 23x, enemyMage* |
| Vendor | Eliwood's Tale:Chapter 24 •Chapter 27 •Chapter 29x Hector's Tale:Chapter 26 •Chapter 29 •Chapter 31x |
The Sacred Stones
| Inventory | Main story:Saleh Creature Campaign mode:Selena |
| Dropped by | Chapter 9A, enemyMage* •Chapter 12B, enemyMage |
| Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 6, northwestchest* •Lagdou Ruins Floor 3, westchest* •Lagdou Ruins Floor 5, northwestchest* |
| Vendor (in-chapter) | Chapter 12A* •Chapter 12B* •Chapter 15 •Chapter 17 |
| Vendor (World map) | Caer Pelyn •Taizel •Jehanna Hall •Narube River •Rausten Court |
Path of Radiance
| Inventory | Tormod |
| Dropped by | Chapter 17-3, enemySage |
| Steal | Chapter 17-4, enemyMage •Chapter 26, enemySage •Chapter 27-1, enemySage (reinforcement) |
| Treasure | Chapter 13,chest |
| Armory | Chapter 11* •Chapter 12* •Chapter 14* •Chapter 15 •Chapter 16* •Chapter 18* •Chapter 20* •Chapter 21* •Chapter 22* •Chapter 23* •Chapter 24* •Ch. 25* •Chapter 26* •Chapter 27 •Chapter 28 •Endgame |
Radiant Dawn
| Inventory | Tormod(Part 1 appearance only) •Calill •Bastian |
| Armory | Part 1:Chapter 8 •Chapter 9 •Endgame Part 2:Chapter 3 •Endgame Part 3:Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 8 •Chapter 9 •Chapter 10 •Chapter 11 •Endgame Part 4:Prologue •Chapter 1 •Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Endgame |
Shadow Dragon
| Inventory | Etzel |
| Dropped by | Chapter 12, enemyMage |
| Vendor | Chapter 15 •Chapter 16 •Chapter 18 •Chapter 20 •Chapter 21 •Chapter 22 •Chapter 24 |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Inventory | Main story:Cecil(IfKris's class isMage) •Lena* Downloadable chapter 2:Katarina |
| Dropped by | Chapter 6, enemyMage •Chapter 10, enemyMage •Chapter 13, enemyDark Mage •Chapter 15, enemyMage |
| Treasure | New Archanea Saga Episode I,chest |
| Vendor | Chapter 9 •Chapter 15 •Chapter 17 •Chapter 19 •Chapter 21 |
| Armory | Online shop* |
Awakening
| Inventory | Henry •Morgan* |
| Armory | Carrion Isle •Desert Oasis |
| Merchant (Anna) | Arena Ferox •The Midmire |
| Merchant (SpotPass) | Boey •Caeda •Lugh •Matthew •Nino •Ulster |
Engage
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| Inventory | Ivy •Pandreo |
| Treasure | Chapter 10,chest |
Heroes
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Elfire is present as a skill on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher:B05-005N Magic Prodigy, Lilina andB08-016HN Endless Thirst for Knowledge, Miriel. It is a manual-activation skill which, for a cost of flipping 1 bond card, gives its user a +20 attack increase until the end of the turn.
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Thracia 776 | Potent fire tome* | 炎の魔法 すこし威力が大きい |
| The Binding Blade | -- | 理魔法 灰すら焼きつくす炎 |
| Path of Radiance | Mid-level fire magic. It is somewhat difficult to master, but it deals a fair amount of damage. | 炎の中位魔法 少しあつかいにくいが そこそこ威力はある |
| Radiant Dawn | Mid-level fire magic. It is very effective against beast tribe laguz. | そこそこ威力のある炎属性の魔法 獣系に高い効果を誇る |
| Shadow Dragon | Potent magic used to attack with flames. | 炎で敵を攻撃する強力な魔法 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | Potent magic used to attack with flames.* | 炎で敵を攻撃する強力な魔法 |
| Awakening | Powerful fire magic. | 炎で敵を攻撃する強力な魔法 |
| Engage | An advanced fire tome. | 高位の炎の魔法 |
Trivia
- Unlike its counterpartsElwind andElthunder, Elfire is the only one of the three "El" tomes inGenealogy of the Holy War to both reappear inThracia 776 and whose icon and spell animation were not repurposed for apersonal weapon in said game.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Elfire | From "El", a prefix used by theFire Emblem series to represent a higher second tier of magic + "fire". |
| Japanese | •エルファイア | • Elfire. Used inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. |
| Spanish | Elfire | -- |
| French | Inferno | A synonym for the AbrahamicHell of Italian origin which, through the influence ofDante Alighieri's 14th-centuryDivine Comedy, now also refers to very large and destructive fires. |
| German | Elfenlicht | Elf light; fromElfen, the German version's equivalent prefix +Licht, "light". |
| Italian | Fuoco d'elfo | Fromfuoco, "fire" +d'elfo, "elfin", the Italian version's equivalent to the "El-" prefix. |
| Portuguese | Elfire | -- |
| Korean | 엘 파이어 | El fire |
| Simplified Chinese | 狂焰 | Wild flame |
| Traditional Chinese | 狂焰 | Wild flame |
Gallery
Official artwork
- Artwork of Elfire from theTrading Card Game.
Screenshots
- Linde casting Elfire inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
- Lena casting Elfire inMystery of the Emblem.
- Azelle casting Elfire inGenealogy of the Holy War.
- Lugh casting Elfire inThe Binding Blade.
- Soren casting Elfire inPath of Radiance.
- An enemyFire Mage casting Elfire inRadiant Dawn.
- Maria casting Elfire inShadow Dragon.
Heroes artwork
- Artwork ofZephia: Scheming Dragon with an Elfire tome.
See also
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