Gradivus (Japanese:グラディウスGladius) is aregalia lance introduced inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is one of the Three Regalia of theHoly Kingdom of Archanea, known by the epithet "the lance that pierces stone",^[1] and is the sister weapon ofMercurius andParthia.

History

Gradivus was stolen from its unidentified origin by the thiefAdrah, and in conjunction with Mercurius and Parthia was a valuable asset in his conquering of the land, allowing him to ultimately establish the Kingdom of Archanea. Upon the kingdom's foundation and Adrah's appointment as its first king, Gradivus was named one of its three Regalia, and was passed down through the generations of Archanean royalty; with the other Regalia, it took on a mythical status in Archanean culture, claimed by some to be usable only by those blessed by the gods.^[1]

In Archanea's fall toDolhr at the beginning of theWar of Shadows, Gradivus was stolen from the capital in its fall and was adopted byCamus of theSable Order, who continued to wield it throughout the war until his "death" at the hands of PrinceMarth's army. After the War of Shadows, Gradivus somehow ended up in Valentia in the possession of the Duma Faithful, where it was taken byAlm and used in the battle againstDuma. Afterwards, Gradivus was returned to the possession of the kingdom and adopted byHardin himself for use against theAltean army in theWar of Heroes. The lance was taken from Hardin following his death.

On the continent ofFódlan, a rusted lance bearing the name Gradivus and noted to have been used in the defense of Fódlan's Throat could be found in the clutches of roaming monsters, taken into the possession of the mercenaryByleth, and used in the war plaguing the continent. What connection this Gradivus bears to the Archanean regalia, if one exists, is unclear.

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	--	Lance: 14	20	4	100	0	1–2	17	Cannot be sold	--	Can be used as an item to fully restore user'sHP.
Gaiden		Lance	15	0	100	0	1–2	--	--	--	Restores 5HP to the user at the start of theirphase. Cannot be equipped bySoldiers.
Mystery of the Emblem		Lance: 12	20	8	100	0	1–2	17	17,000	--	When equipped, it doubles the amount ofexperience gained.
Archanea Saga		Lance: 12	20	8	100	0	1–2	17	17,000	--	When equipped, it doubles the amount ofexperience gained.
Shadow Dragon		A	19	8	90	0	1–2	20	0	2	Can be used as an item to fully restore user'sHP.
New Mystery of the Emblem		A	19	--	90	0	1–2	20	0	2	Can be used as an item to fully restore user'sHP.
Awakening		A	19	--	85	5	1–2	25	0	2	Can be used as an item to fully restore user'sHP. Cannot beforged.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia			12	5	100	0	1–2	--	2	--	GrantsRecovery when equipped.
Three Houses		A	17	8	90	10	1–2	30	5,000	2	--

Forged stats

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★)			13	4	110	0	1–2	--	4	--	GrantsRecovery when equipped.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

GradivusMoon GradivusHoly Gradivus

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Lance	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange.
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +3 HP. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, grants +4 each toattack,speed,defense, andresistance to user during combat, and if user deals damage to foe during combat (including 0 damage), restores 7 HP to user.
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Moon Gradivus; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Lance	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +1 special cooldown charge per foe's attack (even if it deals 0 damage) during combat.
Heroes (Moon Gradivus; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +1 special cooldown charge per foe's attack (even if it deals 0 damage) during combat. Grants +3 HP. If user is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants +5 each tospeed,defense, andresistance to user during combat, user deals +⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage, foe deals −⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage (except with area-of-effect specials), inflicts −5 defense on foe during combat, and neutralizes foes bonuses toattack and defense.
Heroes (Moon Gradivus; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +1 special cooldown charge per foe's attack (even if it deals 0 damage) during combat. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Moon Gradivus; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +1 special cooldown charge per foe's attack (even if it deals 0 damage) during combat. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Moon Gradivus; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +1 special cooldown charge per foe's attack (even if it deals 0 damage) during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Moon Gradivus; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. Grants +1 special cooldown charge per foe's attack (even if it deals 0 damage) 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 (Holy Gradivus; refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Lance	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless ofrange. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack.
Heroes (Holy Gradivus; refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (Rem. +1; Min 2).[effect 1] User can counterattack regardless ofrange. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat or user is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts −6 each toattack anddefense on foe, foe deals −⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage, and user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack during combat. User can use Range: 2 Style.[effect 2] Grants +3 HP. If user is within 2 spaces of an ally at start of either phase, grants +6 each to attack and defense, Treachery,[effect 3] and "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat" to user and allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat or user is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts −⁠([user's defense at start of combat × 10%] + 6) each to attack and defense on foe and user deals +⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage during combat.
Heroes (Holy Gradivus; refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (Rem. +1; Min 2).[effect 1] User can counterattack regardless ofrange. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat or user is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts −6 each toattack anddefense on foe, foe deals −⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage, and user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack during combat. User can use Range: 2 Style.[effect 2] Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (Holy Gradivus; refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (Rem. +1; Min 2).[effect 1] User can counterattack regardless ofrange. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat or user is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts −6 each toattack anddefense on foe, foe deals −⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage, and user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack during combat. User can use Range: 2 Style.[effect 2] Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (Holy Gradivus; refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (Rem. +1; Min 2).[effect 1] User can counterattack regardless ofrange. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat or user is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts −6 each toattack anddefense on foe, foe deals −⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage, and user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack during combat. User can use Range: 2 Style.[effect 2] Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (Holy Gradivus; refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Enables Canto (Rem. +1; Min 2).[effect 1] User can counterattack regardless ofrange. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat or user is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts −6 each toattack anddefense on foe, foe deals −⁠(user's defense × 20%) damage, and user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack during combat. User can use Range: 2 Style.[effect 2] Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

1. ↑^{1.01.11.21.31.4}Unit can move (remaining movement (0 if warped) + 1; minimum: 2) spaces after using an attack or assist skill or destroying an Aether Raids structure; cannot attack or use an assist skill during that movement and cannot use a warping effect (e.g.Wings of Mercy) to warp a distance greater than granted by Canto.
2. ↑^{2.02.12.22.32.4}Unit can attack foes exactly 2 spaces away. Foe cancounterattack if foe is armored with 1-range (or if standard counterattack criteria are met). After-combat movement effects do not occur; unit's range is treated as 1 for effects likeAegis. Style can only be used once per turn.
3. ↑Unit deals +⁠(total bonuses on unit) damage for 1 turn.

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Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Warriors: Three Hopes		A	120	--	--	--	--	130	2,500	--	May have up to two randomweapon attributes at random.

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Gradivus appears as one ofTsubasa Oribe's Carnages inTokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE. It is only available if Tsubasa's carnage,Caeda, has been made a Wyvern Knight. Icon Attack 140 Skills Unity Cost S Fog Breath Fire-Lunge EX Espada Dragonseye Null Fire† Dark Knight Force ×1 Ashen Dreadplate ×1 6-Star Prestige ×3 Weaknesses and Resistances Nu -- Wk Wk -- -- -- Wk Rs Nu No added effect.

Locations

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Gaiden

Mystery of the Emblem

Shadow Dragon

New Mystery of the Emblem

Awakening

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Chest	inDuma Temple, in the first teleporter room take the teleporter with Mila'sBrand instead of Duma's Brand.
Dungeon drops	The Inner Sanctum: Large pots (0.13%)
Forging	Blessed Lance (5, ★★★)

Three Houses

Archanea Saga

Heroes

Gradivus

Moon Gradivus

Holy Gradivus

Warriors: Three Hopes

Flavor text

Trivia

• InShadow Dragon, Gradivus has the highestmight of any weapon in the game. InNew Mystery of the Emblem, however, it is surpassed byHauteclere. In bothShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light andMystery of the Emblem it has the highest might of all lances and ties with several other weapons for having the highest might of any overall weapon; in the former it is in a four-way tie with theDevil Axe,Aura and theEarthstone, and in the latter is in a six-way tie withMercurius, the Devil Axe,Parthia,Pachyderm and Aura.

Etymology and other languages

Moon Gradivus

Holy Gradivus

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Gradivus from theMystery of the Emblem: Book of Strategy Secrets.
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  Artwork of Gradivus fromAPE'sMystery of the Emblem guide.
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  Artwork of Gradivus fromThe Complete.
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  Artwork of Gradivus from theTrading Card Game.
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  Artwork ofCamus with Gradivus from theTrading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Camus with Gradivus fromShadow Dragon.
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  Artwork ofHardin with Gradivus fromNew Mystery of the Emblem.
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  Artwork ofNyna tied to Gradivus, with Hardin and Camus from theMemorial Book Akaneia Chronicle.
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  Concept art of Gradivus fromShadows of Valentia.
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  Artwork ofZeke with Gradivus fromShadows of Valentia.
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  Artwork of Gradivus fromWarriors: Three Hopes.

Screenshots

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  Draug wielding Gradivus inMystery of the Emblem.
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  Sully wielding Gradivus inAwakening.
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  Kliff wielding Gradivus inShadows of Valentia.
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  Lorenz wielding Gradivus inThree Houses.

Heroes artwork

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  Gradivus as it appears inHeroes.
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  Moon Gradivus as it appears inHeroes.
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  Holy Gradivus as it appears inHeroes.
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  Artwork ofHardin: Dark Emperor with Gradivus.
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  Artwork ofDimitri: King of Faerghus with the Moon Gradivus.
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  Artwork ofZeke: Past Unknown with the Holy Gradivus.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork ofCamus with Gradivus.
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  Artwork ofZeke with Gradivus.
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  Artwork of Zeke with Gradivus.
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  Artwork ofHardin with Gradivus.
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  Artwork of Hardin with Gradivus forHeroes's sixth anniversary, drawn byDaisuke Izuka.

References