Horseslayer

“A lance effective against cavalry.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem

The Horseslayer, also known as the Knight Killer and the Ridersbane depending on the game, is a Lance that appears across the Fire Emblem series. Like the weapon's name suggests, it deals effective damage against units that are mounted on horseback.

Overview[]

The Horseslayer is the lance equivalent of the Poleaxe and the Longsword. Of the three, the Horseslayer is considered to be the weakest statistic-wise, although it does possess a considerably higher Accuracy rate than the Poleaxe.

There are some exceptions to the Horseslayer's ability to deal effective damage against horse-mounted foes. In Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, the Horseslayer is not effective against Nomads and Nomadic Troopers. The same holds true for the Valkyrie class in Path of Radiance.

In Awakening and Fates, the Beast Killer deals effective damage against not just horse-mounted units, but all units associated with beasts of some nature, including Pegasi and Griffon-riding classes, as well as units of the Taguel, Wolfskin, and Kitsune races.

Weapon Stats[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Name				Type
Ridersbane				Lance
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
4	14	5	90%	0%	1	5	820
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against Cavaliers.

Fire Emblem Gaiden[]

Name			Type
Knight Killer			Lance
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
3	85%	0%	1	1
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Name				Type
Knight Killer				Lance
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
4	14	5	90%	0%	1	4	700
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Name				Type
Knight Killer				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Rng	Wt	Worth
C	50	10	60%	1	16	5,000
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776[]

Name					Type
Knight Killer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
B	20	14	60%	0%	1	13	1	3,000
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade[]

Name					Type
Horseslayer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	16	11	75%	0%	1	13	1	1,040
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

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

“Effective against cavalry.”
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones

Name					Type
Horseslayer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	16	7	70%	0%	1	13	1	1,040
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback, Tarvos, and Maelduins.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance[]

Name					Type
Knight Killer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	18	7	70%	0%	1	16	2	1,170
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn[]

Name					Type
Horseslayer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	20	12	65%	0%	1	15	2	1,300
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Name					Type
Ridersbane					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	20	8	70%	0%	1	10	2	1,200
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Name				Type
Ridersbane				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	20	8	70%	0%	1	2	1,200
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Name			Type
Ridersbane			Lance
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
4	80%	0	1	2
Effect
Teaches Anti-Cavalry

Forging
★			Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt
1	50		+1	+5
2		1	+3	+5	+5
3	80	1	+5	+5	+10	-1
Evolution
★			New weapon
1		1	Rhomphaia

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Name		Type
Ridersbane		Lance
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
10	1	200
Effect
Effective against cavalry foes.

Name		Type
Ridersbane+		Lance
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
14	1	300
Effect
Effective against cavalry foes.

Name			Cost
Ridersbane+			350 SP, 500, 50
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+5	+ 2
	+5		+ 3
	+5			+ 4
	+5				+ 4
	HP+3. Neutralizes cavalry foes' bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.
Effect
Effective against cavalry foes.

Fire Emblem Warriors[]

Name			Type
Horseslayer			Sword
Rank	Mt	Worth	Slots	Seventh Slot
D	20~30	7000	-	-
Effect
Effective against Cavalry Units. Unlocks Mountslayer for random lance drops.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses[]

Name					Type
Horseslayer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
D	20	8	70%	0%	1	?	13	-
Effect
Effective against Cavalry foes.

Name					Type
Horseslayer+					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
D	25	8	90%	5%	1	?	13	-
Effect
Effective against Cavalry foes.

Fire Emblem Engage[]

Name				Type
Ridersbane				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	8	70%	0%	13	1	2500
Effect
A lance designed for foes on horseback. Effective: Cavalry.

Sigurd's Version[]

Name				Type
Ridersbane				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	10	75%	0%	8	1	100
Effect
Engage Weapon. Lance wielded by Emblem Sigurd. Effective: Cavalry.

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