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Foudroyant Strike

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Foudroyant Strike


Icon of Foudroyant Strike inThree Houses.

Thunderbrand only. Effective against armored units and dragons.

Type(s)

Combat art

First game

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Foudroyant Strike (Japanese:雷迅Thunderclap), known asFoudroyant inShadows of Valentia, is acombat art which debuted inFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. A weapon skill linked to theLightning Sword, Foudroyant grants its user a sizableAvoid boost while also doubling the user's Attack stat, but at the cost of one square of the user's outerrange.

InThree Houses, it is instead a combat art granted byThunderbrand, and has a different effect; it increases damage, hit, and critical, and deals bonus damage to armored and dragon units.

Data

In the mainFire Emblem series

GameIconMightHitCritAvo /Crit Avo*RangeCostOther effects and notes
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia+0+30+0+1518HPDoubles user'sAttack.
Cannot makefollow-up attacks.
Requires 20SP to learn.
Three Houses+6+30+30+013/4/5durabilityCan only be used withThunderbrand.
Dealsbonus damage toarmored anddragon units.
Cannot makefollow-up attacks.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

GameIconMightHitCritAvo /Crit Avo*RangeCostOther effects and notes
Warriors: Three HopesLarge------20/18/16durability*Dealsbonus damage toarmored units.
Inflicts theShocked status on the target.
Breaks the opponent's guard.
Base cooldown: 20 seconds.
Need15/20 uses to level up.

Availability

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

WeaponsLightning Sword

Three Houses

WeaponsThunderbrand(If user bearsCrest of Charon)

Warriors: Three Hopes

WeaponsThunderbrand(If user bearsCrest of Charon)

Flavor text

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GameText
(English)		Text
(Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
A powerful attack that hits
a single adjacent enemy.
隣接する敵一体に
強力な攻撃をおこなう
Three Houses
Thunderbrand only. Effective against
armored units and dragons.
英雄の遺産“雷霆”専用
重装の敵と竜に有効
Warriors: Three Hopes
Unleash a single, powerful slash
imbued with lightning.
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Trivia

  • InThree Houses, Foudroyant Strike is still called "Foudroyant", its name fromShadows of Valentia, in the help text ofThunderbrand.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
LanguageNameDefinition, etymology, and notes
English

• Foudroyant
• Foudroyant Strike

• French for devastating (derived fromfoudre, meaning lightning). This name is used inShadows of Valentia.
• This name is used inThree Houses andWarriors: Three Hopes.

Japanese

雷迅

Thunderclap

Spanish

Fulgor

Glow

French

• Foudroiement
• Frappe foudroyante

• Lightning Strike. Used inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
• Foudroyant Strike. Used inThree Houses andWarriors: Three Hopes.

German

Foudroyant

As above.

Italian

Folgorazione

Electrocution

Dutch

Blikseminslag

Lightning Strike

Korean

뇌신

Thunderer

Simplified Chinese

雷迅

Thunder

Traditional Chinese

雷迅

Thunder

References

Skills inFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Combat artsAegis •amiibo •Archballista •Armorcrush •Armor Disruptor •Astral Blade •Celestial Bow •Coral Cover •Crosswise Cut •Curved Shot •Death Blow •Destreza •Double Lion •Dragonhaze •Duelist Sword •Earth's Boon •Earth's Kiss •Encloser •Flamberge •Foudroyant •Grounder •Heaven or Hell •Heavy Draw •Hexblade •Hit and Run •Hunter's Volley •Knightkneeler •Leonine Poise •Longearche •Lunar Flash •Lunge •Mistdancer •Overrun •Pavise •Penetrate •Plenitude •Ragnarok Ω •Roundhouse •Scendscale •Shadow Gambit •Shove •Solar Thrust •Solo Triangle Attack •Speculum •Subdue •Sunder •Swap •Tempest Lance •Thunderclap •Tigerstance •Trance Shot •Triangle Attack •Vendetta •Ward Arrow •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Other skillsAbsolve •Anathema •Anti-Armor •Anti-Cavalry •Anti-Fliers •Antihex •Anti-Terrors •Apotrope •Banish •Bowrange + •Dark Spikes •Defensive •Deicide •Discipline •Divide •Dragonskin •Duma's Gift •Eerie Screech •Evade Critical •Halve Axes •Halve Lances •Halve Swords •Heavy Armor •Hex •Incarnation •Influence •Lifetaker •Magic +5 •Miracle •Nullify Ailments •Pact •Phalanx •Phantasm •Reconstruct •Recovery •Resistance +5 •Sanctuary •Soothing Light •Sophisticate •Teleportation •Transmute •Tri-affliction •Upheaval •Vengeful Cry •Wildfire •Wrath
Combat arts inFire Emblem: Three Houses
Sword combat artsAssassinate •Astra •Bane of Monsters •Beast Fang •Finesse Blade •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Heaven's Fall •Hexblade •Ruptured Heaven •Soulblade •Subdue •Sublime Heaven •Sunder •Sword Dance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAtrocity •Burning Quake •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Hit and Run •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Monster Piercer •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Swift Strikes •Tempest Lance •Vengeance
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armored Strike •Diamond Axe •Dust •Exhaustive Strike •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Helm Splitter •Lightning Axe •Monster Breaker •Raging Storm •Smash •Spike •War Master's Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Encloser •Fallen Star •Heavy Draw •Hunter's Volley •Monster Blast •Point-Blank Volley •Schism Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Brawling combat artsBombard •Draining Blow •Eviscerate •Fading Blow •Fierce Iron Fist •Mighty Blow •Monster Crusher •Mystic Blow •Nimble Combo •One-Two Punch •Pneuma Gale •Rushing Blow
Movement-related combat artsDraw Back •Foul Play •Reposition •Shove •Smite •Swap
Other combat artsHealing Focus •Triangle Attack
Combat arts and spells inFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Sword combat artsAssassinate •Astra •Beast Fang •Electric Grounder •Finesse Blade •Firesweep •Flash Strike •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Iceblade •Lightblade •Magic Blade •Mortal Struggle •Shadowblade •Sublime Heaven •Swift Slice •Sword Dance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAirshaker •Atrocity •Burning Quake •Dark Lance •Earthsplitter •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Lightstrike •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Stormblade •Tempest Lance •Thunder Rush •Titanic Might •Vengeance •Wheelsweep
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armor Smasher •Armored Strike •Crush •Diamond Axe •Dust •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Helm Splitter •Invigorating Spirit •Lightning Axe •Raging Storm •Returning Axe •Shredder •Smash •Spike •Swinging Fury •War Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Drill Arrow •Fallen Star •Flame Volley •Hide Presence •Hunter's Volley •Point-Blank Volley •Precision Volley •Spiral Shot •Thunderbolt •Tornado Shot •Tracking Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Brawling combat artsBattle Trance •Bombard •Draining Blow •Dual Devastators •Eviscerate •Fierce Iron Fist •Flamewhorl Kick •Frozen Fist •Lightning Fist •Mighty Blow •Mystic Blow •Rushing Blow •Steady Mind •Whirlwind Kick
MagicBlack MagicAgnea's Arrow •Blizzard •Bolganone •Bolting •Cutting Gale •Excalibur •Fimbulvetr •Fire •Meteor •Ragnarok •Sagittae •Thoron •Thunder •Wind
Dark MagicBanshee Θ •Dark Spikes Τ •Death Γ •Hades Ω •Luna Λ •Miasma Δ •Mire Β •Quake Σ •Swarm Ζ
White MagicAbraxas •Aura •Fortify •Heal •Nosferatu •Physic •Recover •Restore •Seraphim •Silence •Ward
Combat arts
Sword combat artsArmor Disruptor •Assassinate •Astra •Astral Blade •Bane of Monsters •Beast Fang •Bloodletting •Crosswise Cut •Death Blow •Destreza •Double Lion •Duelist Sword •Earth's Boon •Electric Grounder •Finesse Blade •Firesweep •Flamberge •Flash Strike •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Heaven's Fall •Hexblade •Iceblade •Lightblade •Magic Blade •Mortal Struggle •Penetrate •Plenitude •Ragnarok Ω •Roundhouse •Ruptured Heaven •Scendscale •Shadowblade •Shadow Gambit •Soulblade •Subdue •Sublime Heaven •Sunder •Swift Slice •Sword Dance •Thunderclap •Tigerstance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAirshaker •Archballista •Armorcrush •Atrocity •Burning Quake •Dark Lance •Dragonhaze •Earthsplitter •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Heaven or Hell •Hit and Run •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Leonine Poise •Lightstrike •Longearche •Lunge •Mistdancer •Monster Piercer •Overrun •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Solar Thrust •Solo Triangle Attack •Stormblade •Swift Strikes •Tempest Lance •Thunder Rush •Titanic Might •Vendetta •Vengeance •Wheelsweep
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armored Strike •Armor Smasher •Crush •Diamond Axe •Dust •Exhaustive Strike •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Fury •Helm Splitter •Invigorating Spirit •Lightning Axe •Monster Breaker •Raging Storm •Returning Axe •Shredder •Smash •Spike •Swinging Fury •War Master's Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Celestial Bow •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Drill Arrow •Encloser •Fallen Star •Flame Volley •Heavy Draw •Hide Presence •Hunter's Volley •Lunar Flash •Monster Blast •Point-Blank Volley •Precision Volley •Schism Shot •Spiral Shot •Thunderbolt •Tornado Shot •Tracking Shot •Trance Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Gauntlet combat artsBattle Trance •Bombard •Draining Blow •Dual Devastators •Eviscerate •Fading Blow •Fierce Iron Fist •Flamewhorl Kick •Frozen Fist •Lightning Fist •Mighty Blow •Monster Crusher •Mystic Blow •Nimble Combo •One-Two Punch •Pneuma Gale •Rushing Blow •Steady Mind •Whirlwind Kick
Movement-related combat artsDraw Back •Foul Play •Reposition •Shove •Smite •Swap
Other combat artsamiibo •Coral Cover •Dark Spikes •Defensive •Earth's Kiss •Healing Focus •Pavise •Triangle Attack •Upheaval
Unused combat artsAegis •Speculum