Ward (Staff)

Barrier
Official artwork of the Magic Up Staff from the TCG.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Weapon Type	Staff
Most Common Rank	C
Uses	Varies
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“Raises a nearby ally's resistance. Wears off with time.”
—In-game description, New Mystery of the Emblem

Barrier (マジックシールド, Majikku shīrudo, lit. Magic Shield), also known as M Up (Ｍアップ, M appu) in Thracia 776 and Ward in the recent games, is a recurring Staff in the Fire Emblem Series. When cast, it raises a selected allied unit's Magic or Resistance by a certain amount. The effect gradually wears off with each passing player phase, excluding Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, where it only lasts for one turn.

This staff also appears in TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, where it is known as the ☆Magic Staff (まりょくの杖 Maryoku no tsue, fan translated as Ensorcel), and is exclusively bound to Mel.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
M Shield				Staff
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
8	12	--	--	--	1	--	9,600
Effect
Increases the Resistance of a selected ally by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 30 EXP.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name					Type
M Up					Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	5	--	--	--	1	8	?	2,200
Effect
Increases the Magic of a selected ally by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 20 EXP.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name				Type
☆Magic Staff				Staff
WLv	WHp	Power	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
--	10	0	0%	0%	1	0	--
Effect
Mel only Raises a selected ally unit's Magic by 7 for one chapter.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Name					Type
Barrier					Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	15	--	--	--	1	--	?	2,250
Effect
Raises the Resistance of a selected ally by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 17 EXP.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

“Increases magic resistance of adjacent allies briefly.”
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones

Name					Type
Barrier					Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	15	--	--	--	1	--	4	2,250
Effect
Raises the Resistance of a selected ally by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 17 EXP.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name					Type
Ward					Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	15	--	100%	--	1	4	4	2,250
Effect
Raises the Resistance of a selected ally by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 17 EXP.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Name					Type
Ward					Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	15	1	100%	20%	1	4	7	2,250
Effect
Raises a selected ally's Resistance by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 17 EXP. Equip Effect: Increases the user's Speed and Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Name					Type
Barrier					Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	18	--	--	--	1	0	2	2,520
Effect
Raises the Resistance of a selected ally by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 19 EXP.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Barrier				Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
D	18	--	--	--	1	2	2,160
Effect
Raises the Resistance of a selected ally by 7 Effect decreases by 1 each turn. Provides 19 EXP.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name				Type
Ward				Staff
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	5	-	-	-	(1~Mag/2)	?	2,100
Effect
Raises the Resistance of a selected ally by 5 Effect decreases by 1 each turn.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Name			Type
Ward			White Magic
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
-	-	-	1	-
Effect
HP Cost: 12 Raises the Resistance of a selected ally by 20 for one turn.

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Inventory	Book 1: Wrys
Secret Shops	Book 1: Ch. 14 Book 2: Ch. 13

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Method	Location
Inventory	Linoan
Visit	Ch. 10 - Village • Ch. 19 - Village
Steal	Enemy Dark Mage - Ch. 24 • Enemy Dark Mage - Final

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Method	Location
Visit	Ch. 10B
Treasure	Ch. 7

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Method	Location
Vendors	Jehanna Hall (Creature Campaign)
Secret Shops	Ch. 14A • Ch. 14B • Ch. 19

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Method	Location
Treasure	Ch. 7 - Chest

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Method	Location
Vendors	Part 4: Final

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Curate - Ch. 23
Inventory	Wendell

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Treasure	Ch. 6 - Chest
Online Shop	--

Gallery

The M Up Staff, as it appears in the fourth series of the TCG.

Artwork of the ☆Magic Staff from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

Micaiah wielding the Ward Staff in Radiant Dawn.

Lissa wielding the Ward Staff in Awakening.

Animation of Yuliya casting M Shield on Merric in Mystery of the Emblem.

Sara casting M Up on Leif in Thracia 776.

L'Arachel casting Barrier on Ephraim in The Sacred Stones.

Rhys casting Ward on Mia in Path of Radiance.

Micaiah casting Ward on Kurthnaga in Radiant Dawn.

Animation of the Barrier Staff being employed in New Mystery of the Emblem.