Weapons

Introduction

The Weapons hub catalogs every weapon type in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave — Sword, Lance, Axe, Hand-to-Hand, Bow, Magic — plus Blessed Weapons, the Forge, and the Ignis blademaster skill. Six weapon types form a triangle: Sword beats Axe, Axe beats Lance, Lance beats Sword. Magic is neutral. Hand-to-Hand and Bow are specialist. The Ignis skill is the only one that adds fire damage to sword strikes. The Forge lets you upgrade weapons with shards, while Blessed Weapons grant stat boosts at the cost of Crest requirements. The Forge lets you upgrade weapons with shards, while Blessed Weapons grant stat boosts at the cost of Crest requirements. The Brave Sword has low Accuracy, requiring high SKL to land hits consistently at the Heroic Games arena meta.

Weapon Types

Core Mechanics

Each weapon has Might, Accuracy, Weight, and a special. The Forge lets you upgrade with shards. Blessed Weapons are Crested and grant stat boosts. The weapon triangle grants +10 hit and +5 damage when matched, or -10 hit and -5 damage when mismatched. Ignis costs 30 HP per use and adds 1.5× fire damage on top of triangle bonuses. Ignis costs 30 HP per use and adds 1.5× fire damage on top of triangle bonuses. Forge upgrades are capped at +5, after which weapons cannot scale. Blessed Weapons drain HP if used without matching Crest. Forge upgrades are capped at +5 Might, after which weapons cannot scale further without Blessed Weapon rerolls.

Advantages

Weapon triangle mastery gives +10 hit/+5 damage. The Brave Sword doubles attacks. The Ignis skill adds 1.5× fire damage on top of weapon triangle bonuses. Blessed Weapons grant +2 to one stat at all times. The Forge can upgrade weapons up to +5 Might, unlocking late-game scaling that defines the Heroic Games arena meta. The Forge can upgrade weapons up to +5 Might, unlocking late-game scaling that defines the Heroic Games arena meta. Blessed Weapons grant +2 to one stat at all times, and the Brave Sword doubles attacks for maximum DPS output. Blessed Weapons grant +2 to one stat at all times, with the Forge upgrading weapons up to +5 Might for late-game scaling.

Challenges

Out-of-triangle weapons give -10 hit/-5 damage. Heavy weapons lower SPD. Ignis costs 30 HP per use. Blessed Weapons drain HP if used without matching Crest. Forge upgrades are capped at +5, after which weapons cannot scale. The Brave Sword has low Accuracy, requiring high SKL to land hits consistently. The Brave Sword has low Accuracy, requiring high SKL to land hits consistently. Forge upgrades are capped at +5, after which weapons cannot scale. Out-of-triangle weapons give -10 hit/-5 damage, and Heavy weapons lower SPD. Out-of-triangle weapons give -10 hit and -5 damage, with Heavy weapons lowering SPD by up to 5 points.