Medusa (Japanese:メデューサMedusa) is ablack magic spell appearing exclusively inFire Emblem Gaiden and its remake,Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Medusa is a mid-range spell capable of instantly dropping the target'sHP down to 1. If Medusa targets a unit already that weak, it instantly kills them.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Gaiden	--	--	--	13	70	0	1–2	--	−7HP	--	Reduces the target to 1HP. If target is already at 1 HP, kills the target.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia			--	11	70	0	1–5	--	−7HP	--	Reduces the target to 1HP. If target is already at 1 HP, kills the target. Maycrit, but the crit will have no effect on its damage.

In otherFire Emblem series games

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (refine: Unrefined)			14	2	300	--	Thoron orShine	--	✓	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of turn, grants Anathema[effect 1] to user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +⁠([foe'sattack at start of combat × 25%] − 4; maximum: 14; minimum: 5) each to attack,speed,defense, andresistance to user, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, foe's first attack deals −7 damage, and grants −1 special cooldown count to user before user's first attack during combat.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			15	2	350	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of turn, grants Anathema[effect 1] to user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +⁠([foe'sattack at start of combat × 25%] − 4; maximum: 14; minimum: 5) each to attack,speed,defense, andresistance to user, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, foe's first attack deals −7 damage, and grants −1 special cooldown count to user before user's first attack during combat. Grants +2 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			14	2	350	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of turn, grants Anathema[effect 1] to user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +⁠([foe'sattack at start of combat × 25%] − 4; maximum: 14; minimum: 5) each to attack,speed,defense, andresistance to user, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, foe's first attack deals −7 damage, and grants −1 special cooldown count to user before user's first attack during combat. Grants +2 HP and +2 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			14	2	350	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of turn, grants Anathema[effect 1] to user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +⁠([foe'sattack at start of combat × 25%] − 4; maximum: 14; minimum: 5) each to attack,speed,defense, andresistance to user, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, foe's first attack deals −7 damage, and grants −1 special cooldown count to user before user's first attack during combat. Grants +2 HP and +3 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			14	2	350	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of turn, grants Anathema[effect 1] to user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +⁠([foe'sattack at start of combat × 25%] − 4; maximum: 14; minimum: 5) each to attack,speed,defense, andresistance to user, user deals +⁠(user's attack × 15%) damage, foe's first attack deals −7 damage, and grants −1 special cooldown count to user before user's first attack during combat. Grants +2 HP and +3 resistance.

Locations

Gaiden

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Heroes

Flavor text

Trivia

• It appears that Medusa is an actual entity inGaiden, asNuibaba mentions it is time for Medusa to fulfill her contract with him when engaged in combat.^[1] The introduction to his map also states that he sold his soul for the spell.^[2]

Etymology and other languages

Arcane Medusa

Gallery

• 
  Nuibaba casting Medusa against aPaladin inGaiden.
• 
  Gharn casting Medusa against an illusoryDread Fighter inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

See also

• Bohr Χ
• Dulam
• Eclipse (tome)
• Hel (tome)

References