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TheLevin Sword (Japanese:サンダーソードThunder Sword), also known as theLightning Sword (Japanese:いかづちの剣Thunder Sword), is a recurringmagic sword introduced inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and the first of its kind in theFire Emblem series. It usesthunder magic to attack both at close range and over a distance. SinceGenealogy of the Holy War it dealsmagical damage to foes that targets theirresistance stat instead of theirdefense, and uses the wielder'smagic stat instead of theirstrength to calculate damage (with the exception ofEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, where there is no separate magic stat). Depending on the individual game, it may have other effects.
Stats
In the mainFire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Sword: 8 | 7 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | 20 | 1,600 | -- | Cannot be used byGenerals. Ignores user'sstrength and targets enemyresistance. |
| Gaiden | ![]() | Sword | 15 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | -- | -- | Ignores user'sstrength and targets enemyresistance. |
| Mystery of the Emblem | ![]() | Sword: 8 | 10 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | 28 | 1,400 | -- | Ignores user'sstrength and targets enemyresistance. |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | ![]() | C | 12 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 1–2 | 50 | 10,000 | -- | At 2 range, works asmagical damage and uses the data ofElthunder. |
| Thracia 776 | ![]() | B | 9 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1–2 | 40 | 8,200 | 1 | +5skill when equipped. At 2 range, works asmagical damage and counts asthunder magic. Gives thunderweapon experience at range. |
| Shadow Dragon | ![]() | C | 6 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | 20 | 1,600 | 2 | Works asmagical damage. |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | ![]() | C | 10 | -- | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | 20 | 1,600 | 2 | Works asmagical damage. |
| Awakening | ![]() | C | 10 | -- | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | 25 | 1,600 | 2 | Works asmagical damage. |
| Fates | ![]() | C | 11 | -- | 80 | -- | 1–2 | -- | 3,300 | 1 | −20avoid when equipped. Works asmagical damage. Cannot inflictcritical hits or triggeroffensive skills. Sells for 1,100gold. |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 3 | 80 | −10 | 1–2 | -- | 50 | -- | Ignores user'sstrength and grantsTransmute when equipped. Learned combat arts:Thunderclap (20SP),Foudroyant (20SP) |
| Three Houses | 9 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1–2 | 25 | 1,600 | 2 | Works asmagical damage. | ||
| Engage | 13 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | 3,000 | -- | Works asmagical damage. | ||
| Engage (Chrom variant) | 10 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | 100 | -- | Works asmagical damage. |
Forged stats
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| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★) | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 3 | 80 | −10 | 1–2 | -- | 50 1 | -- | Ignores user'sstrength and grantsTransmute when equipped. Learned combat arts:Thunderclap (20SP),Foudroyant (20SP) |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★★) | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 2 | 85 | −10 | 1–2 | -- | 80 2 | -- | Ignores user'sstrength and grantsTransmute when equipped. Learned combat arts:Thunderclap (20SP),Foudroyant (20SP) |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★★★) | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 2 | 90 | −10 | 1–2 | -- | 130 3 | -- | Ignores user'sstrength and grantsTransmute when equipped. Learned combat arts:Thunderclap (20SP),Foudroyant (20SP) |
| Three Houses | 9 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1–3 | 30 | 2,400 | 2 | Works asmagical damage. | ||
| Engage (+1) | 14 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | Works asmagical damage. | ||
| Engage (+2) | 15 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | Works asmagical damage. | ||
| Engage (+3) | 16 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | Works asmagical damage. | ||
| Engage (+4) | 17 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | Works asmagical damage. | ||
| Engage (+5) | 18 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | ? | -- | Works asmagical damage. |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Warriors: Three Hopes | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90 | 1,500 | -- | Has theLightning Crash attribute. May have one additionalweapon attribute at random. |
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
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| Heroes | 16 | 1 | 400 | -- | Silver Sword | -- | ✗ | Grants −2 special cooldown count. User cancounterattack regardless ofrange. Deals damage based on lower of foe'sdefense orresistance. If foe'sHP ≥ 75% at start of combat or number of allies adjacent to user ≤ 1, grants +5 each toattack,speed, defense, and resistance to user, grants +(user's speed at start of combat × 15%) each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, neutralizes effects that reduce user's special cooldown charge, and reduces percentage of foe's non-special "reduces damage by X%" effects by 50% during combat. |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Inventory | Minerva |
| Dropped by | Chapter 25, enemyWyvern Knight |
| Treasure | Chapter 10,chest |
| Armory | Chapter 12 •Chapter 18 •Chapter 21 •Chapter 22 •Chapter 24 |
Gaiden
| Treasure | Alm's party:Chapter 1,Southern Outpost |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Dropped by | Book 1:Chapter 13, enemyHero Book 2:Chapter 7, enemyDall |
| Treasure | Book 1:Chapter 8,chest |
| Secret shop | Book 1:Chapter 14 |
Genealogy of the Holy War
| Dropped by | First Generation:Chapter 3, enemyJacobi |
| Vendor | Second Generation:Chapter 8* |
Thracia 776
| Inventory | Fred |
| Capture orsteal | Chapter 10, enemyFred •Chapter 11, enemyFred •Chapter 24, enemyMercenary |
Shadow Dragon
| Dropped by | Chapter 8, enemyKannival •Endgame, enemyHero |
| Treasure | Chapter 10,chest |
| Armory | Chapter 18 •Chapter 24 •Online shop* |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Inventory | Main story:Beck •Malice Righteous Thieves:Malice |
| Dropped by | Main story:Chapter 7, enemyDall |
| Armory | Online shop* |
Awakening
| Inventory | Gangrel* |
| Dropped by | Chapter 11, enemyGangrel •Chapter 25, enemyTrickster |
| Treasure | Paralogue 10, chest |
| Armory | Garden of Giants |
| Merchant (Anna) | Border Wastes •The Mila Tree •Valm Castle •Great Gate •Mila Shrine Ruins •Mercenary Fortress •Law's End •Manor of Lost Souls |
| Merchant (SpotPass) | Eliwood •Hector •Katarina •Leif •Lyn •Malice •Navarre •Nino •Sothe |
| Renown bonus | 270 Renown points; only one copy can be obtained through this means per save file. |
Fates
| Treasure | Chapter 14 |
| Armory | Dusk Armory: Level 2 (limit 1) • Level 3 (limit 2) |
| Lottery Shop | Dusk Lottery: Silver Prize |
| Rank rewards | Battle Rank: 775 (limit 1) |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
| Examination | Southern Outpost: War Room |
| Treasure | The Astral Temple, destroy urns(0.66% chance in small urns; 1.66% chance in medium urns) The Inner Sanctum, destroy urns(0.66% chance in small urns; 1.66% chance in medium urns; 2.28% chance in large urns) |
Three Houses
Levin Sword
| Dropped by | An Ocean View, enemyBishop |
| Treasure | Chapter 6 mission,chest |
| Armory | Available at the Marketplace startingChapter 8 (Limit: 1*) |
| Forging | Steel Sword (Arcane Crystal ×2, 640G, Professor Level: C+) |
| Pagan Altar | Chapter 1 onward, cost 600Renown (Limited: 3) |
Levin Sword+
| Forging | Levin Sword (Arcane Crystal ×4, 1,260G, Professor Level: B+) |
Engage
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| Dropped by | Chapter 12, enemySwordmaster |
| Emblem Bracelets | Chrom, when engaged |
Heroes
| Method | Data |
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| Unit (★★★★★) | Felix: Sword Savant |
Warriors: Three Hopes
| Survey Spots | Chapter 8 |
| S Rank reward | Chapter 8 |
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Robin wields theAwakening version of the Levin Sword inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U. They use it for physicalsmash attacks andaerial attacks, instead of theBronze Sword which they use for their other physical attacks. Attacks with the Levin Sword are stronger than those with the Bronze Sword, have greater reach and have an electrical effect which very briefly stuns the target.
Like Robin's tome special moves, the Levin Sword is affected by an emulation of theFire Emblemdurability system, and so can only be used eight times before it breaks and cannot be used again. Robin must then wait out a six-second recharge period before it becomes usable again. While waiting for it to recharge, the Bronze Sword temporarily replaces it in Robin's smash and aerial attacks, dealing less damage.[1] As with their tomes, Robin throws away their broken Levin Swords, and either Robin themself or any other character can catch it before it hits the ground, then throw the sword at their enemies to cause decent damage.
Fire Emblem Cipher
The Levin Sword is present as a skill on three cards inFire Emblem Cipher:S01-004ST Steel Swordsman, Ogma,B01-049N Myrmidon from Parts Unknown, Athena, andB04-079N Khan Lioness, Flavia. It is a manual-activation skill which, for a cost of flipping 1 bond, modifies its user's weapon type from sword to tome and increases their range to 1–2, but also gives them -10 attack power. The skill wears off at the end of the turn.
Additionally,Gray (B09-007SR Composed Prodigy) is depicted wielding a Lightning Sword and has the skillLightning Sword Finisher. It is a manual-activation skill that can only be used when Gray's attack power is at 100 points or higher, achieved by his skills and/or those of his allies. If this condition is met, then once per turn the player can untap Gray for no cost, and if they do, this skill modifies Gray's weapon type from sword to tome and increases his range to 1–2. The skill wears off at the end of the turn.
Flavor text
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| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | Casts Elthunder.* | +エルサンダー |
| Thracia 776 | Attack with thunder magic at range Increases Skl by 5* | +サンダー 技+5 |
| Shadow Dragon | A sword of lightning used to attack indirectly. | 間接攻撃も可能な雷魔法の剣 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | A lightning sword. Can be used to attack indirectly.* | 間接攻撃も可能な雷魔法の剣 |
| Awakening | Deals magical damage based on Mag. | 魔力が高いほど強い雷の魔法剣 |
| Fates | Magic weapon. Cannot make critical hits or trigger offensive skills. | 魔法武器 必殺なし |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | A sword that rains down lightning bolts. | 雷を発する剣 |
| Three Houses (Levin Sword) | Coursing with electric energy, this magical sword has been struck by lightning. | 魔法武器 雷の魔力が込められた剣 |
| Three Houses (Levin Sword+) | A reinforced levin sword. Magic weapon. | サンダーソードを強化したもの 魔法武器 |
| Engage | A magical sword that can strike close or at range. | 魔法の雷で離れた敵にも攻撃可能 |
| Engage (Chrom variant) | Magic sword wielded by Emblem Robin. Can hit foes with magic lightning from a distance. | ?? |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | Coursing with electric energy, this magical sword has been struck by lightning. | 雷の魔力が込められた剣 |
| Heroes | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-2; max cooldown count value cannot be reduced below 1). Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. Calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75% or if number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 15% of unit's Spd at start of combat, neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). | 奥義がとても発動しやすい(発動カウント-2) (奥義発動カウント最大値の下限は1) 敵から攻撃された時、距離に関係なく反撃する 敵の守備か魔防の低い方でダメージ計算 戦闘開始時、敵のHPが75%以上の時、または、 周囲1マス以内の味方が1体以下の時、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防+5、 さらに、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防が、 戦闘開始時の速さの15%だけ増加、 自身の奥義発動カウント変動量-を無効、 敵の奥義以外のスキルによる 「ダメージを◯◯%軽減」を半分無効 (無効にする数値は端数切捨て) (範囲奥義を除く) |
Trivia
- According toThe Art of Fire Emblem Awakening, theAwakening incarnation of the Levin Sword is supposed to resemble lightning striking Mount Prism.[2]
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | • Levin Sword | • Archaic English term for "lightning"; from the Middle Englishlevene, possibly descended from the Latinlumen, "light".[3] This term is used inShadow Dragon,Awakening,Fates,Three Houses, andEngage. |
| English (unofficial) | Bolt Sword | This name is used in theGaiden and "Project Naga"fan translation patches. |
| Japanese | •サンダーソード | • "Thunder sword" in English; this term is used inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light,Mystery of the Emblem,Shadow Dragon,New Mystery of the Emblem,Awakening,Fates, andThree Houses, and is also used for Chrom's variant inEngage. |
| Spanish | • Espada trueno | • Thunder sword. Used in all games exceptShadows of Valentia. |
| French | • Épée orage | • Thunderstorm sword. Used in all games exceptShadows of Valentia. SpelledEpée orage inShadow Dragon. |
| German | • Donnerschwert | • Thunder sword. Used in all games exceptShadows of Valentia. |
| Italian | Spada folgore | Lightning sword |
| Dutch | Bliksemzwaard | Lightning sword |
| Korean | •선더 소드 | • "Thunder sword" in English; used inFates,Three Houses, and Chrom's variant inEngage. |
| Simplified Chinese | •雷之剑 | • Thunder sword; used inShadows of Valentia and the standard variant inEngage. |
| Traditional Chinese | •雷之劍 | • Thunder sword; used inShadows of Valentia and the standard variant inEngage. |
New Levin Sword
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | New Levin Sword | -- |
| Japanese | 錬磨サンダーソード | Improved thunder sword |
| Spanish (Spain) | Esp. trueno pulida | Refined thunder sword; abbreviated asEsp. trueno pulida. |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Nueva Espada trueno | New thunder sword; abbreviated asNueva esp. trueno. |
| French | Nouvelle épée orage | New thunderstorm sword; abbreviated asNouv. épée orage. |
| German | Neu-Donnerschwert | New thunder sword; abbreviated asNeu-Donnerschw. |
| Italian | Nuova spada folgore | New lightning sword; abbreviated asNuova sp. folgore. |
| Portuguese | Nova espada trovão | New thunder sword; abbreviated asNova esp. trovão. |
| Traditional Chinese | 千錘百鍊雷電劍 | Numerously revised thunder and lightning sword |
Gallery
Official artwork
- Artwork of a Levin Sword from theMystery of the Emblem: Book of Strategy Secrets.
- Artwork of a Levin Sword (Mystery version) from theTrading Card Game.
- Artwork of a Lightning Sword (Genealogy version) from theTrading Card Game.
- Concept artwork of a Levin Sword fromAwakening.
- Artwork ofGangrel with a Levin Sword fromAwakening.
- Artwork ofRobin with a Levin Sword from theFates 4koma Comic & Character Guide Book.
- Concept artwork of a Lightning Sword fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
- Artwork of a Levin Sword fromWarriors: Three Hopes.
Screenshots
- Navarre attacking with a Levin Sword inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
- Radd attacking at range with a Levin Sword inMystery of the Emblem.
- Scáthach attacking at range with a Lightning Sword inGenealogy of the Holy War.
- Radd attacking at range with a Levin Sword inShadow Dragon.
- Anna attacking with a Levin Sword inAwakening.
- Gray wielding a Lightning Sword inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
- Gray attacking at range with a Lightning Sword inShadows of Valentia.
- Dimitri wielding a Levin Sword inThree Houses.
- Merrin attacking at range with a Levin Sword inEngage.
Heroes artwork
- The New Levin Sword as it appears inHeroes.
- Artwork ofFelix: Sword Savant with the New Levin Sword.
Cipher artwork
- Artwork ofOgma with a Levin Sword.
- Artwork ofRobin with a Levin Sword.
- Artwork of Robin with a Levin Sword.
- Artwork of Robin with a Levin Sword.
- Artwork ofGangrel with a Levin Sword.
Other appearances
- Artwork of maleRobin with a Levin Sword fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U.
- Artwork of female Robin with a Levin Sword fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
- Artwork of male Robin with a Levin Sword fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
- Robin wielding the Levin Sword inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Artwork of male Robin with a Levin Sword fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Artwork of female Robin with a Levin Sword fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
References
- ↑ Sakurai, M.,Director's Room, Miiverse (archived by the Wayback Machine),Published: July 16, 2014,Retrieved: January 31, 2015
- ↑"It is made to resemble the peak of Mount Prism as it is struck by lightning." (The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening (Darkhorse), pg. 128)
- ↑Levin | Define Levin at Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com,Published: 2012,Retrieved: January 31, 2015
See also
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