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Steel Axe
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TheSteel Axe (Japanese:鋼の斧Steel Axe) is a fairly commonaxe in theFire Emblem series, appearing in every game of the series exceptGaiden and its remake,Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. The Steel Axe boasts moremight than itssword andlance counterparts and highdurability, but is marred by its substantialweight and lowaccuracy.
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 | -- | Axe: 2 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 550 | -- | -- |
| Mystery of the Emblem | ![]() | Axe: 2 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 600 | -- | -- |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | ![]() | B | 18 | 18 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 3,000 | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 | ![]() | D | 13 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1,700 | 1 | -- |
| The Binding Blade | ![]() | E | 11 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 360 | 1 | -- |
| The Blazing Blade | ![]() | E | 11 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 360 | 2 | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | ![]() | E | 11 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 360 | 2 | -- |
| Path of Radiance | ![]() | 11 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 420 | 2 | -- | |
| Radiant Dawn | ![]() | 11 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 640 | 3 | -- | |
| Shadow Dragon | ![]() | D | 10 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 700 | 2 | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | ![]() | D | 10 | -- | 70 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 700 | 2 | -- |
| Awakening | ![]() | C | 11 | -- | 70 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 980 | 2 | -- |
| Fates | ![]() | C | 12 | -- | 65 | 0 | 1 | -- | 2,000 | 1 | −5avoid when equipped. −3 to user's ability to makefollow-up attacks. Sells for 750gold. |
| Three Houses | 11 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 980 | 2 | -- | ||
| Engage | 13 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 1 | -- | 2,000 | -- | -- |
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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| Three Houses | 13 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 1,470 | 2 | -- | ||
| Engage (+1) | 15 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+2) | 15 | 12 | 70 | 5 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+3) | 17 | 11 | 70 | 5 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+4) | 17 | 11 | 75 | 10 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- | ||
| Engage (+5) | 19 | 10 | 75 | 10 | 1 | -- | ? | -- | -- |
In otherFire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
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| Heroes | 8 | 1 | 100 | -- | Iron Axe | -- | ✓ | -- |
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors | C | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,000 | -- | -- | |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 1,000 | -- | May have up to two randomweapon attributes at random. | ||
| Shadows (Steel Axe Atk) | -- | Axe ★3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 500 | -- | HP +5%,Atk +35% One skill can be infused. |
| Shadows (Steel Axe (-)) | -- | Axe ★3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 500 | -- | HP +10%,Atk +25% One skill can be infused. |
| Shadows (Steel Axe HP) | -- | Axe ★3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 500 | -- | HP +15%,Atk +15% One skill can be infused. |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Inventory | Barst •Darros |
| Armory | Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 20 |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Armory | Book 1:Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 11 •Chapter 13 •Chapter 16 |
Genealogy of the Holy War
| Inventory | Second Generation:Iuchar •Iucharba |
| Vendor | First Generation:Chapter 1 Second Generation:Chapter 7(Same item as the Ch1 Armory Steel Axe, and thus shares its kill count and remaining durability. No child unit has the B-Axe needed to inherit it, so it cannot be passed down.) |
Thracia 776
| Inventory | Marty •Brighton |
| Capture | Chapter 2, enemyPirate (reinforcement) •Chapter 2x, enemyPirate, enemyWarrior (×2) |
| Capture orSteal | Chapter 8x, enemyBrigand (×4), enemyGomez •Chapter 15, enemyBrigand (×10) |
| Armory | Chapter 8 |
The Binding Blade
| Inventory | Lot •Geese* •Echidna •Garret |
| Armory | Chapter 7 •Chapter 9 •Chapter 10A •Chapter 11B •Chapter 14 •Chapter 17B •Chapter 19B •Chapter 20A •Chapter 23 |
The Blazing Blade
| Inventory | Eliwood's tale:Dorcas •Dart Hector's tale:Dart |
| Armory | Eliwood's tale:Chapter 15 •Chapter 17 •Chapter 20 • Chapter 23 (Lloyd's andLinus's versions) •Chapter 29x Hector's tale:Chapter 16 •Chapter 18 •Chapter 21 • Chapter 24 (Lloyd's andLinus's versions) •Chapter 25 •Chapter 31x |
The Sacred Stones
| Dropped by (Skirmish)* | Tarvos* •Cyclops* •Maelduin* |
| Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 6, northchest* •Lagdou Ruins Floor 3, southchest* |
| Armory (in-chapter) | Chapter 5 •Chapter 9A •Chapter 10B •Chapter 17 |
| Armory (World map) | Ide •Serafew •Port Kiris •Bethroen •Narube River |
Path of Radiance
| Inventory | Titania |
| Dropped by | Chapter 2, enemyFighter •Chapter 4, enemyFighter(Maniac only) |
| Steal | Chapter 16, enemyFighter •Chapter 18, enemyWarrior, enemyAxe Knight (reinforcement), enemyFighter(Difficult only) •Chapter 21, enemyWarrior •Chapter 22, enemyWarrior •Chapter 25, enemyWarrior •Chapter 28, enemyWarrior |
| Armory | Chapter 8 •Chapter 9(Easy/Normal only) •Chapter 10 •Chapter 11(Easy/Normal only) •Chapter 12 •Chapter 13(Easy/Normal only) •Chapter 14 •Chapter 15(Easy/Normal only) •Chapter 16 •Chapter 17(Easy/Normal only) •Chapter 18 •Chapter 19(Easy/Normal only) •Chapter 20 •Chapter 21(Difficult only) •Chapter 22 •Chapter 23(Difficult only) •Chapter 24 •Chapter 25(Difficult only) •Chapter 26 •Chapter 27(Difficult only) •Chapter 28(Difficult only) •Endgame |
Radiant Dawn
| Inventory | Nolan •Jill* •Haar •Boyd |
| Convoy | Part 2:Endgame, automatically from the start |
| Treasure | Part 2:Chapter 1,village |
| Shop | Part 1:Chapter 6-1 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 8 •Chapter 9 •Endgame Part 2:Chapter 3 •Endgame Part 3:Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Chapter 6 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 8 •Chapter 9 •Chapter 10 •Chapter 11 •Chapter 12 •Chapter 13 •Endgame Part 4:Prologue •Chapter 1 •Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Endgame (1) |
Shadow Dragon
| Inventory | Barst •Darros |
| Armory | Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 6 •Chapter 8 •Chapter 9 •Chapter 10 •Chapter 11 •Chapter 13 •Chapter 15 •Chapter 16 •Chapter 18 •Chapter 20 •Chapter 21 •Online Shop* |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Inventory | Cecil* •Barst* •Jake • All fourLegion clones* |
| Dropped by | Chapter 2, enemyLumel •Chapter 9, enemyDracoknight •Chapter 11, enemyBarbarian •Chapter 15, enemyFighter |
| Armory | Chapter 3 •Chapter 5 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 9 •Chapter 15 •Chapter 19 •Online Shop* |
Awakening
| Inventory | Cherche •Gerome •Morgan* |
| Dropped by | Chapter 7, enemyVasto |
| Armory | Plegia Castle Courtyard •Valm Harbor •The Twins' Hideout •Wyvern Valley |
| Merchant (Anna)* | Arena Ferox •Border Pass •Ylisstol •Breakneck Pass •Border Sands •The Farfort •The Twins' Turf •Peaceful Village |
| Merchant (SpotPass) | Boey •Jamke •Lute •Mia •Moulder •Raigh •Serra •Sophia •Titania •Ulster •Zihark |
Fates
| Inventory | Camilla •Charlotte •Gunter |
| Dropped by | Chapter 18 |
| Armory | Dusk Armory: Level 1 (limit 1) • Levels 2 and 3 (no limit) |
| Lottery Shop | Dusk Lottery: Silver Prize |
Three Houses
Steel Axe
| Inventory | Alois •Gilbert |
| Dropped by | Chapter 10 mission, enemyArmored Knight* •The Sleeping Sand Legend, enemyWyvern Lord |
| Quests | "Only the Bold" • "No Stone Unturned" |
| Armory | Available to purchase after gaining access to the Marketplace inChapter 1(Limit: 3 per month*) |
| Forging | Iron Axe (Smithing Stone ×6, 390G, Professor Level: D+) |
Steel Axe+
| Tournament reward | Chapter 6 |
| Forging | Steel Axe (Smithing Stone ×10, 590G, Professor Level: D+) |
| Pagan Altar | Chapter 1 onward, cost 600Renown (unlimited) |
Engage
| Inventory | Jade |
| Event | Chapter 5, automatically upon entering theSomniel |
| Dropped by | Chapter 7, enemyRosado |
| Forging | Iron Axe (1000G, 100 |
| Armory | Chapter 9 onward (limit 1) •Chapter 12 onward (limit 3) •Chapter 15 onward (unlimited) |
Archanea Saga
| Unobtainable | Wielded only by enemy units |
Heroes
Warriors
| Event | Invisible Ties, clear Timed Onslaught Lv. 62 Space-Time Distortion with an S rank •Noble Lady of Caelin, clear any of the following with any rank: Shadow Elimination Lv. 50Fighter, Targeted Elimination Lv. 50Myrmidon, Pincer Escape Lv. 41Myrmidon •Together to the End, clear any of the following with any rank: Pincer Escape Lv. 41Fighter, Timed Attack Lv. 41Mage, Fort Siege Lv. 30Myrmidon •Knorda Market, clear Ally Rescue Lv. 24Archer with any rank |
Warriors: Three Hopes
| Armory | Available for purchase upon obtaining theSolicit Lower-Grade Weapons Dealerupgrade. |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Thracia 776 | Strong, quality axe* | すこし 威力の大きい斧 |
| The Binding Blade | -- | 重いが 威力の高い斧 |
| Path of Radiance | A sturdy axe with a good edge. It is slightly difficult to wield. | 威力はそこそこだが 少しあつかいにくい斧 |
| Radiant Dawn | A well-made axe of moderate power. It is a bit difficult to wield. | 少し扱いの難しい斧 威力はそこそこある |
| Shadow Dragon | A weighty but more powerful axe. | 重いが、より威力のある斧 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | A weighty but more powerful axe.* | 鉄よりも威力のある斧 |
| Awakening | More powerful than its iron brother. | 鉄よりも威力のある斧 |
| Fates | Makes follow-up attacks more difficult to perform (-3 effective Spd). | 追撃しにくい(-3) |
| Three Houses (Steel Axe) | A weighty steel axe that deals significant blows. | 重いが威力を高めた斧 |
| Three Houses (Steel Axe+) | A reinforced steel axe made strong and remade stronger. | 鋼の斧を強化したもの |
| Engage | An axe made of steel. | 鋼で作られた斧 |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | A weighty steel axe that deals significant blows. | 威力を高めた斧 |
Trivia
- In theGame Boy Advance games and inPath of Radiance, the Steel Axe is available at a lower rank than all other steel weapons.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Steel Axe | -- |
| Japanese | 鋼の斧 | Steel Axe; rendered asはがねのおの in the Famicom, Super Famicom, and GBA games, and asはがねの斧 inPath of Radiance, the DS games, andEngage. |
| Spanish | Hacha acero | Steel axe |
| French | Hache acier | Steel axe |
| French (Canada) | Hache fer | Iron axe; used in theShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light physical manual. Probably an error. |
| German | Stahlaxt | Steel Axe |
| Italian |
| Steel axe; used in most games.
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| Portuguese | Machado aço | Steel axe |
| Korean | 강철의 도끼 | Steel axe |
| Simplified Chinese | 钢斧 | Steel axe |
| Traditional Chinese | 鋼斧 | Steel axe |
Gallery
Official artwork
- Artwork of a Steel Axe from theMystery of the Emblem: Book of Strategy Secrets.
- Artwork of a Steel Axe from theTrading Card Game.
- Concept art of a Steel Axe fromPath of Radiance.
- Artwork of a Steel Axe fromWarriors.
- Artwork ofFrederick with a Steel Axe fromWarriors.
- Artwork of a Steel Axe fromWarriors: Three Hopes.
Screenshots
- Astrid wielding a Steel Axe inPath of Radiance.
- Jill wielding a Steel Axe inRadiant Dawn.
- Dedue wielding a Steel Axe inThree Houses.
Heroes artwork
- The Steel Axe as it appears inHeroes.
- Artwork ofBeruka: Quiet Assassin with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofArthur: Hapless Hero with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofCaspar: Hotheaded Inciter with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofRaphael: Beast of Leicester with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofRosado: Adorable Artist with a Steel Axe.
Cipher artwork
- Artwork ofCamilla with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork of Camilla with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork of Camilla with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofBeruka with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork of Beruka with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork of Beruka with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofCharlotte with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork of Charlotte with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofRyoma with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofScarlet with a Steel Axe.
- Artwork ofEdelgard with a Steel Axe.
See also
| Weapons inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons inFire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weapons inFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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