Wo Dao

The Wo Dao (倭刀 Yamato-gatana) is a potent Sword that concurrently appears in several titles across the Fire Emblem Series. A sword that plays a pivotal role in exponentially boosting the Critical Rate of its wielder, this essentially posits it as one that is best wielded by such classes of individuals like Myrmidons and Swordmasters, where their naturally outrageous critical rates are further amplified, allowing them to perform lethal critical attacks at a heightened frequency. To this end, it comes as no surprise that the Wo Dao is, in the GBA games, specifically bound to both classes of individuals, alongside Lyndis' Blade Lord class, by virtue of the swift decisiveness of her fighting style bearing a striking resemblance to that which is employed by said classes. Such formidability is further accentuated by the lightweight nature of the blade, where the significant obliteration of Attack Speed penalties sustained effectively contrives the possibility of one being able to perform not merely one, but two critical attacks in a given battle. In spite of these strengths, however, the blade also possesses some inherent flaws - Specifically that of being non-durable and Might-deficient.

In Shadow Dragon, the potency of the Wo Dao can be further enhanced through the act of Forging, where the player is effectively presented with the opportunity to raise its Critical Rate to an astronomical 50% - Potentially positing as possessing the highest Critical Rate of any weapon contrived in any game, drawing a close tie with a forged Killing Edge from the same game and the unrelated Shooting Star lance.

This sword is analogous to the Shamshir from The Sacred Stones, in which the latter replaces the former entirely.

Fire Emblem: Binding Blade

 * [[File:Wodao.gif]] Wo Dao
 * [[File:Sword.gif]] Sword
 * D
 * 20
 * 8
 * 75%
 * 40%
 * 1
 * 5
 * 1
 * 1,200
 * Solely wieldable by the Myrmidon and Swordmaster classes.
 * }

Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken

 * [[File:Wodao.gif]] Wo Dao
 * [[File:Sword.gif]] Sword
 * D
 * 20
 * 8
 * 75%
 * 35%
 * 1
 * 5
 * 1
 * 1,200
 * Solely wieldable by the Myrmidon, Swordmaster and Blade Lord classes.
 * }

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

 * FE10wodao.png Wo Dao
 * FE10 Sword.gif Sword
 * B
 * 30
 * 7
 * 90%
 * 20%
 * 1
 * 7
 * 3
 * 3,000
 * }
 * }

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

 * [[File:FE11Wodao.png]] Wo Dao
 * [[File:FE12 Sword.png]] Sword
 * C
 * 20
 * 7
 * 85%
 * 30%
 * 1
 * 5
 * 2
 * 1,400
 * }
 * }

Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~

 * [[File:FE11Wodao.png]] Wo Dao
 * [[File:FE12 Sword.png]] Sword
 * C
 * 20
 * 7
 * 85%
 * 30%
 * 1
 * 2
 * 1,400
 * }
 * }

Etymology
The name "Wo Dao" literally translates to "Japanese Sword". These blades were principally employed as the weapons of choice by the Chinese during the Ming Dynasty, where they were said to be heavily influenced by the intricacies of Japanese sword designs.