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Malevolent Text


Icon of Malevolent Text fromFates.


Skill+1. Makes follow-up attacks more difficult to perform (-3 effective Spd).

Type

Scroll

First game

Fire Emblem Fates

Malevolent Text (Japanese:古びた書物Old Book) is ascroll introduced inFire Emblem Fates, existing outside the primary scroll hierarchy ofHoshido. The Malevolent Text is a low-level high-risk high-return weapon: lowaccuracy, loweredAvoid, and harder to launch a follow-up attack, but with respectablemight for its rank, a smallcritical rate, and a boost inSkill.

Stats

GameIconLevelMightWeightHitCritRangeUsesWorthWEXPOther effects and notes
FatesTomes/Scrolls D10--50101–2--01+1skill, −10avoid when equipped.
−3 to user's ability to makefollow-up attacks.

Locations

Fates

TreasureMy Castle, obtained at random from a pool of possible items.

Flavor text

GameText
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Fates
Skill+1. Makes follow-up attacks more
difficult to perform (-3 effective Spd).
追撃しにくい(-3)

Etymology and other languages

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

Malevolent Text

--

Japanese

古びた書物

Old Book

Spanish

Texto malévolo

Malevolent Text

French

Blasphèmes

Blasphemies

German

Bösartiger Text

Malicious Text

Italian

Scritto malefico

Evil Writing

Korean

낡은 책

Old Book

See also

Scrolls
Main hierarchy1st:Rat Spirit • 2nd:Ox Spirit • 3rd:Tiger Spirit • 4th:Rabbit Spirit • 5th:Dragon Spirit • 6th:Snake Spirit • 7th:Horse Spirit • 8th:Sheep Spirit • 9th:Monkey Spirit • 10th:Bird Spirit
Other spellsCalamity GateInk PaintingIzana's ScrollMalevolent TextPaper
Weapons inFire Emblem Fates
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KatanaAxe SplitterBrass KatanaDaikon RadishDual KatanaHagakure BladeHana's KatanaHinata's KatanaIron KatanaIron KattiKodachiParasolPractice KatanaRaider KatanaRaijintoSilver KatanaSilver KattiSpirit KatanaSteel KatanaSteel KattiSunrise KatanaTakumi's ShinaiVenge KatanaWakizashiYato
LancesBeast KillerBlessed LanceBrave LanceBronze LanceBroomEffie's LanceHexlock SpearIron JavelinIron LanceJavelinKiller LancePeri's LanceSilver JavelinSilver LanceSpearSteel JavelinSteel LanceStickXander's Lance
NaginataBamboo PoleBold NaginataBolt NaginataBrass NaginataDual NaginataGuard NaginataHinoka's SpearIron NageyariIron NaginataOboro's SpearPine BranchRaider NaginataSilver NageyariSilver NaginataSteel NageyariSteel NaginataSubaki's PikeSwordcatcherVenge NaginataWaterwheel
AxesArthur's AxeAurgelmirBerserker's AxeBeruka's AxeBolt AxeBone AxeBrave AxeBronze AxeBölverkCamilla's AxeFrying PanHammerHand AxeIron AxeIron Star AxeKiller AxeRaider AxeSilver AxeSilver Star AxeSteel AxeSteel Star AxeTomahawk
ClubsAdamant ClubBattering ClubBrass ClubCarp StreamerDual ClubFuga's ClubGreat ClubHoeIron ClubIron MacePike-Ruin ClubRinkah's ClubRyoma's ClubSilver ClubSilver MaceSteel ClubSteel MaceThrowing ClubVenge Club
BowsAnna's BowBlessed BowBronze BowCrescent BowCupid BowHunter's BowIron BowIron ShortbowKiller BowMini BowNiles's BowRubber BowShining BowSilver BowSilver ShortbowSteel BowSteel ShortbowViolin Bow
YumiBamboo YumiBrass YumiDual YumiFujin YumiHarp YumiIllusory YumiIron HankyuIron YumiMikoto's YumiPursuerRaider YumiSetsuna's YumiSidelong YumiSilver HankyuSilver YumiSkadiSpellbane YumiSpy's YumiSteel HankyuSteel YumiSurefire Yumi
DaggersBronze DaggerFelicia's PlateFruit KnifeHunter's KnifeIron DaggerJakob's TrayKris KnifePebbleDLCQuill PenRaider KnifeSacrificial KnifeSilver DaggerSoldier's KnifeStale BreadSteel DaggerVotive Candle
ShurikenBarb ShurikenBrass ShurikenCaltropChakramChopstickDual ShurikenFlame ShurikenHair PinIron ShurikenKagero's DartKaze's NeedleSaizo's StarSilver ShurikenSpy's ShurikenSteel ShurikenSting Shuriken
TomesBrynhildrDisrobing GaleEmberExcaliburFimbulvetrFireGinnungagapIago's TomeLightningMissiletainnMjölnirMoonlightNosferatuOdin's GrimoireRagnarokRobin's PrimerDLCSpeed ThunderThoronDLCThunder
ScrollsBird SpiritCalamity GateDragon SpiritHorse SpiritInk PaintingIzana's ScrollMalevolent TextMonkey SpiritOx SpiritPaperRabbit SpiritRat SpiritSheep SpiritSnake SpiritTiger Spirit
TurretsBallistaFire OrbLauncher
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RodsBamboo BranchBloom FestalDumpling RodGreat FestalHexing RodLanternMoon FestalPurification RodRescueSakura's RodSilenceSun FestalWane Festal
OtherAstral BreathBeaststoneBeastruneBeaststone+Big SawDark BreathDraconic RageDragon BreathDragonstoneDragonstone+GauntletMassive RockRockSawShackled Fist