Gungnir (Japanese:グングニルGungnir), sometimes known by the epithet "heavenly lance" (Japanese:天槍sky lance),^[1] is thelance once wielded byDáinn of theTwelve Crusaders, bestowed upon him at theMiracle of Dahna after his blood pact with a dragon. The lance is the property of Dáinn's descendants, the royal family of the Kingdom ofThracia, and is restricted in use to those in possession of major DáinnHoly Blood.

Along with theHelswath,Mjölnir andValflame, Gungnir is one of the Crusader weapons completely inaccessible and unusable to the player inGenealogy of the Holy War; no bearer of Dáinn holy blood of any level is playable. It was not untilAwakening that it became a playable weapon.

History

Gungnir was eventually inherited by KingTravant of Thracia, who wielded it inhis murder ofQuan andEthlyn as they pass through theAed Desert, and throughout the rest of his life. During the clash between Thracia andSeliph's liberation army in Grann 777, Travant entrusted it to his sonArion before departing to challenge Seliph's army. After Travant's death, Arion wielded it first to continue his father's work in opposition of Seliph's forces before being convinced byAltena to, during Seliph's march onGrannvale, support Seliph's cause.

Millennia later, Gungnir came into the possession of theGrimleal, and was wielded by its reincarnation of theDeadlordEquus. If Eqqus was slain, the lance could be taken by theShepherds and used to opposeGrima. By this time, it is no longer sealed to the Dáinn bloodline and is capable of being used by any lance-wielder with a high enoughweapon level.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Genealogy of the Holy War		★*	30	15	70	--	1	50	50,000	--	+10Strength, +10Speed, +10Defense when equipped.
Thracia 776		B	20	1	100	70	1	90	200	?	Unused. +10Defense when equipped. GrantsVantage,Nihil,Wrath, andParagon when equipped.
Awakening		A	16	--	70	10	1	25	0	2	+5Strength when equipped. Cannot beforged.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes			16	1	400	--	Silver Lance	--	✗	Neutralizesbonus damage targetingflying units. Grants +3 defense. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of turn, grants +6 each toattack and defense and Charge[effect 1] to user and flying allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack,speed, defense, andresistance to user, user makes guaranteedfollow-up attack, and user deals +⁠(user's defense × 15%) damage (except with area-of-effect specials) during combat.

The Gungnir appears as one ofTsubasa Oribe's Carnages inTokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.

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Locations

Genealogy of the Holy War

Thracia 776

Awakening

Heroes

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Trivia

• Along withHelswath,Mjölnir, andValflame, Gungnir is one of the Crusader weapons completely inaccessible and unusable to the player inGenealogy of the Holy War. There are no playable character with either major or minor Dáinn blood. It was not untilAwakening that Gungnir became a player-usable weapon.
• InFire Emblem: Thracia 776, Gungnir still exists as an unused item. Its description readsデータかいぞうはだめですよHacking is bad, scolding a viewer for modifying the game to view this description in the first place.

Etymology and other languages

Heired Gungnir

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork ofArion with Gungnir fromTreasure.
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  Artwork ofTravant with Gungnir fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Artwork of Gungnir from theTrading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Arion with Gungnir from theTrading Card Game.

Screenshots

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  Arion wielding Gungnir inGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Travant wielding Gungnir inAwakening.

Heroes artwork

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  Heired Gungnir as it appears inHeroes.
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  Artwork ofArion: Gungnir's Heir with Heired Gungnir.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork ofTravant with Gungnir.
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  Artwork of Travant with Gungnir.
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  Artwork of Travant with Gungnir.
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  Artwork ofAltena with Gungnir andGáe Bolg.

References