Nosferatu (Japanese:リザイアResire) is a recurringtome, which debuted inFire Emblem Gaiden and has appeared in every game of theFire Emblem series exceptShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and its remakeShadow Dragon. In every appearance, it has anHP drain effect—the damage the tome deals to the enemy is used to restorehealth back to its caster. While in the majority of appearances the amount of HP recovered is equal to the damage dealt to the enemy, some games modify the amount of recovered HP to half the damage dealt.

Throughout the series, Nosferatu has been given multiple weapon types, some seemingly contradictory with each other. It originated as ablack magic spell inGaiden exclusively used byClerics andSaints (retaining this role in its remake,Echoes: Shadows of Valentia), and is a generaltome visually depicted as a holy spell inMystery of the Emblem, its remake,New Mystery of the Emblem, andEngage. After the introduction of split magic types, Nosferatu became alight tome inGenealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Path of Radiance andRadiant Dawn. However, it is instead adark tome inThe Binding Blade,The Blazing Blade,The Sacred Stones,Awakening, andFates; while inThree Houses, it is awhite magic spell.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Gaiden	--	Black	0	2	50	0	1–2	--	-0HP	--	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user. NullifiesDuma's attack-sealing effect when his HP < 52. Has 0%critical rate against all enemies exceptGargoyles and theMercenary line, unless the user is holding theLuna.[1]
Mystery of the Emblem		Tome:1*	12	10	90	0	1–2	20	4,800	--	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
Genealogy of the Holy War		A	14	12	70	--	1–2	50	10,000	--	Nullifies the foe'sPavise. Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
Thracia 776		B	12	12	65	0	1–2	60	5,200	1	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
The Binding Blade		C	10	6	70	0	1–2	20	3,000	1	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
The Blazing Blade		C	10	14	70	0	1–2	20	3,200	1	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
The Sacred Stones		C	10	14	70	0	1–2	20	3,200	1	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
Path of Radiance		A	7	12	70	0	1–2	20	1,500	2	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
Radiant Dawn		S	6	7	85	0	1–2	20	4,000	4	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
New Mystery of the Emblem		E*	8	--	90	0	1–2	24	2,400	2	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user.
Awakening		D*	7	--	65	0	1–2	20	980	2	Restores (damage dealt / 2)HP to the user. Stacks withSol to restore the full damage dealt (or 1 less if damage is an odd number).
Fates		D*	7	--	70	--	1–2	--	4,000	1	−20avoid when equipped. Restores (damage dealt / 2)HP to the user. Cannot inflictcritical hits, triggeroffensive skills, or makefollow-up attacks. Sells for 1,250gold.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia			0	2	60	0	1–2	--	-0HP	--	Restores (damage dealt)HP to the user. GrantsDeicide when in use.
Three Houses		E	1	8	80	0	1–2	12	--	2	Restores (damage dealt / 2)HP to the user.
Engage		D	9	7	85	0	1–2	--	100	--	Restores (damage dealt / 2)HP to the user.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Might	Hit	Crit	Avo /Crit Avo*	Range	Cost	Other effects and notes
Warriors: Three Hopes		Small	--	--	--		10/8/6durability	Inflicts Light damage on target. Restores someHP to user. Base cooldown: 10 seconds. Needs5/10 uses to level up.

Locations

Gaiden

Mystery of the Emblem

Genealogy of the Holy War

Thracia 776

The Binding Blade

The Blazing Blade

The Sacred Stones

Path of Radiance

Radiant Dawn

New Mystery of the Emblem

Awakening

Fates

Treasure	Chapter 26,chest
Armory	Dusk Armory: Level 1 (limit 1) • Level 2 (limit 2) • Level 3 (limit 2)
Lottery Shop	Dusk Lottery: Gold Prize
Rank rewards	Battle Rank: 1350 (limit 1)

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Three Houses

Engage

Warriors: Three Hopes

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

This article or section is a short summary of Nosferatu in theSuper Smash Bros. series. SmashWiki featuresa more in-depth article.

Nosferatu isRobin'sdown special move inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is difficult to successfully hit with, but when successful it ensnares and paralyzes its target and rapidly deals small amounts of damage to them so long as they remain ensnared, healing Robin as it does so. It deals more damage when used from behind the foe than it does when used in front of them.

InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U, as with all other special moves, Nosferatu has two alternate variations which can be applied to Robin ascustomization options. These moves are found at random and collected during the course of the game's other modes, such asClassic Mode andSmash Run.

• Distant Nosferatu (Japanese:ロングレンジリザイアLong Range Resire) deals less damage and heals Robin less but has significantly improved range, ensnaring targets a great distance in front of Robin.
• Goetia (Japanese:ゲーティアGoetia) foregoes the healing effect completely and is instead a more powerful attack. When it starts up it has a vacuum effect, which draws foes into its grasp.

Nosferatu and both of its variants are, like all of Robin's special moves, affected by the character's uniquedurability mechanic. They can only be used four times before they break, after which point Robin must wait forty seconds before they become usable again.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Both Nosferatu and a variant of it are present as skills on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher, both of which are trigger skills that come into play automatically whenever the unit defeats an opposing unit:

• Nosferatu itself is present onB08-055N Tragic Princess, Julia. Whenever Julia defeats an opposing unit, she gains a +10 attack increase until the end of the opponent's next turn.
• Shade (B09-050N Saint of the Dark Labyrinth) possesses the derivativePunishing Nosferatu. Whenever Shade defeats an opposing unit, the player may retrieve a discarded Shade card and add it to their hand.

Dragalia Lost

This article or section is a short summary of Nosferatu inDragalia Lost. Dragalia Lost Wiki featuresa more in-depth article.

Nosferatu appears asVeronica's second skill, dealing three hits of shadow damage to targets near Veronica and healing up to 8% of the damage dealt, up to a limit of 23.1% of her HP.

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Trivia

• Nosferatu has been classified as more different weapon types than any other weapon in theFire Emblem series.
• InGaiden, Nosferatu is the only non-Falchion weapon which can harmDuma once he reaches less than 52 HP. This is assumed to be the result of a programming error. If a Nosferatu user kills Duma, the ending plays normally but has slight graphicalglitches since it expectsAlm to be the one to kill him. It keeps this ability in the remake,Shadows of Valentia, except that this time it is intentional and does not cause glitches.
• Some versions of theTearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chroniclesfan translation rename the dark magic spellJanura to "Nosferatu", presumably inspired by the two spells having similar effects.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Nosferatu from theTrading Card Game.

Screenshots

• 
  Genny casting Nosferatu inGaiden.
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  Linde casting Nosferatu inMystery of the Emblem.
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  Linoan casting Nosferatu inThracia 776.
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  Raigh casting Nosferatu inThe Binding Blade.
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  Rhys casting Nosferatu inPath of Radiance.
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  Rhys being healed by Nosferatu inPath of Radiance.
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  Laura casting Nosferatu inRadiant Dawn.
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  Laura being healed by Nosferatu inRadiant Dawn.
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  Linde casting Nosferatu inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
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  Tharja casting Nosferatu inAwakening.
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  Genny casting Nosferatu inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
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  Dorothea casting Nosferatu inThree Houses.

Other appearances

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  Robin using Nosferatu onPalutena inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
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  Linde casting Nosferatu inWarriors.
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  Linde casting Nosferatu inWarriors.

References

See also

• Lands Sword
• Runesword