For the "poison damage" effect inFates, seePoison Strike.

Poison (Japanese:ポイズンpoison) is a recurringstatus effect which first appeared inFire Emblem: Thracia 776. In most games it appears in, it inflicts small amounts of damage to the afflicted unit at the beginning of each of their turns until the condition wears off. In earlier games, if a unit with low remaining HP is affected, poison can kill the unit; fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia onward however, it is incapable of killing units.

InEngage, poison acts very differently, no longer inflicting damage at the beginning of a turn. It instead increases the damage a unit takes during combat. Poison can be stacked up to three times, with each stack increasing the damage the afflicted unit takes.

The use of weapons which inflict poison status was at first almost entirely exclusive to enemy forces, and the only poison-inflicting weapon which players can easily obtain in any game beforeShadows of Valentia isValaura inRadiant Dawn. While poison weapons can bestolen inPath of Radiance andRadiant Dawn, this is not easy and requires very specific planning and effort to accomplish. In the case ofThracia 776, the game is coded so that player units cannot inflict the poison status effect; additionally, if a poison weapon other thanJormungand is stolen by the player's army, it is reverted to a basic non-poisoning weapon (e.g.Poison Bows turn intoIron Bows). Starting withShadows of Valentia, poison weapons became more easily obtainable, byforging specific rusted weapons inShadows of Valentia or Iron weapons such asIron Sword usingVenomstones inThree Houses. InEngage, nearly allknives are capable of inflicting poison, and theirchain attacks can also inflict poison if capable.

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Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Thracia 776		Deals 1–3 damage to the unit at the start of theirphase.	--	--	--
The Binding Blade	--	Deals 1–3 damage to the unit at the start of theirphase.	--	--	Lasts for 5 turns.
The Blazing Blade	--	Deals 1–3 damage to the unit at the start of theirphase.	--	--	Lasts for 5 turns.
The Sacred Stones	--	Deals 1–3 damage to the unit at the start of theirphase.	--	--	Lasts for 5 turns.
Path of Radiance	--	Deals 1–3 damage to the unit at the start of theirphase.	--	--	Lasts for 5 turns.
Radiant Dawn		Deals ? damage to the unit at the start of theirphase.	--	--	Lasts for ? turns.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia		Deals 10 damage to the unit at the start of theirphase. Leaves units with 1HP if the damage would kill them.	--	--	Lasts for 3 turns.
Three Houses		Deals 10% of the unit's maximumHP as damage to the unit at the start of theirphase. Leaves units with 1 HP if the damage would kill them.	--	--	Lasts for 3 turns.
Engage (One stack)		+1 damage dealt to unit during combat.	--	--	--
Engage (Two stacks)		+3 damage dealt to unit during combat.	--	--	--
Engage (Three stacks)		+5 damage dealt to unit during combat.	--	--	--

Sources of poison

Thracia 776

The Binding Blade

The Blazing Blade

The Sacred Stones

Path of Radiance

Radiant Dawn

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Three Houses

Engage

Items and skills affecting poison

Items and skills that restore poison
	Item/skill	Effect	Games
	Restore	Removes any negative status effects from an ally when used.	Thracia 776,The Binding Blade,The Blazing Blade,The Sacred Stones,Path of Radiance,Radiant Dawn,Three Houses,Engage
	Antitoxin	Cures its user from poison.	Thracia 776,The Binding Blade,The Blazing Blade,The Sacred Stones,Path of Radiance,Radiant Dawn,Three Houses,Engage
	Staff of the Saint	Removes any negative status effects from all allies when used.	The Binding Blade
	Latona	Removes any negative status effects from all allies when used.	The Sacred Stones
	Ashera Staff	Removes any negative status effects from all allies when used.	Path of Radiance,Radiant Dawn
	Boon	Removes any negative status effects from adjacent allies at the start of the user'sphase.	Path of Radiance,Radiant Dawn
	Panacea	Removes any negative status effects from its user.	Radiant Dawn
	Sacrifice	Removes any negative status effect from an ally when used.	Radiant Dawn
	Recovery Roar	Removes any negative status effects from all allies within range when used.	Three Houses
	Great Sacrifice	Removes any negative status effects from all allies when used by a Qi Adept unit.	Engage
	Lifesphere	Removes any negative status effects when the user uses "Wait".	Engage
	Detoxify	Cures its user from poison at the start of theirphase.	Engage

Skills providing immunity to poison
	Item/skill	Effect	Games
	Immune Status	User is immune to status effects.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia,Three Houses

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