Devil Axe

The Devil Axe is a universally very powerful Axe that has appeared in many Fire Emblem games. It is usually very inaccurate, and always a gamble to use. In most games, whenever a Devil Axe strikes a foe successfully, there is a [31-Luck]% chance that whatever damage would be inflicted on that foe is instead inflicted on the wielder (in Thracia 776, the backfire chance is [21-Luck]%; in Binding Blade, the backfire chance is [21-Level]%). This effect can also trigger when using this axe against cracked walls or other destructible scenery, like snags. The chance to inflict self-damage is independent of critical hit chance, so it is possible that a critical hit can backfire on the user, inflicting triple damage to him or her.

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi

 * Devil Axe
 * Axe
 * 4
 * 9
 * 20
 * 70%
 * 0%
 * 1
 * 14
 * May damage user instead
 * }
 * }

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

 * [[File:Devil axe icon.png]]Devil Axe
 * Axe
 * 1
 * 9
 * 20
 * 70%
 * 0%
 * 1
 * 20
 * 900
 * May damage user instead
 * }

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

 * [[File:FE5devilaxe.png]] Devil Axe
 * Axe
 * E
 * 20
 * 20
 * 50%
 * 0%
 * 1
 * 20
 * 1
 * 1,200
 * May damage user instead
 * }

Fire Emblem: Binding Blade

 * [[File:Devilaxe.gif]]Devil Axe
 * Axe
 * E
 * 20
 * 18
 * 55%
 * 0%
 * 1
 * 18
 * 1
 * 900
 * May damage user
 * }

Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken

 * [[File:Devilaxe.gif]]Devil Axe
 * Axe
 * E
 * 20
 * 18
 * 55%
 * 0%
 * 1
 * 18
 * 8
 * 800
 * May damage the user
 * }

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

 * [[File:Devilaxe.gif]]Devil Axe
 * Axe
 * E
 * 20
 * 18
 * 55%
 * 0%
 * 1
 * 18
 * 8
 * 880
 * May damage the user
 * }

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo
* - Shadow Dragon only since weight is not used in Shin Monshō no Nazo.
 * [[File:FE11devilaxe.png]]Devil Axe
 * Axe
 * D
 * 20
 * 17
 * 100%
 * 0%
 * 1
 * 8*
 * 2
 * May damage the user
 * }
 * }

Trivia

 * When a character damages themselves with the Devil Axe and is attacked by a Hand Axe-equipped enemy, the game may freeze depending on the class of the Devil Axe wielder.
 * The Dark Knight class in TearRing Saga can use Devil weapons without any chance of backfiring.
 * The Devil Axe has unused data in Path of Radiance.
 * It is possible to kill yourself by attacking a cracked wall or snag with the Devil Axe's return damage effect.