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“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 recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem series. Like the weapon's name suggests, it is one that is notable for its ability to inflict effective damage against units that are mounted on horseback.

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. This can be attributed to the fact that lances are generally more accurate than axes are.

In Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, the Horseslayer is not effective against Nomads and Nomadic Troopers.

In Path of Radiance, Valkyries, despite being mounted on horses, do not sustain extra damage when the lance is wielded against them. While this might appear to be beneficial to such units, this is not necessarily true, as they are not renowned for their physical defensive capabilities.

In Awakening, the Beast Killer may be considered to be the replacement of the Horseslayer. This lance is by far superior to its predecessor, as it inflicts effective damage not only to horseback units, but also indiscriminately extends its special ability to any other unit that is beast-based (including Pegasi, Griffons and Taguels).

The lance reappears in the spin-off title Fire Emblem Warriors, serving the same purpose.

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 icon 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

FE4Horseslayer Knight Killer

FE4 Lance 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

FE5knightkiller Knight Killer

FE5 Lance Icon 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 Horseslayer

Lance 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 Horseslayer

Lance 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

FE9KnightKiller Knight Killer

FE9 Lance 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

FE10horseslayer Horseslayer

FE10 Lance 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

FE11ridersbane Ridersbane

FE12 Lance 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

FE11ridersbane Ridersbane

FE12 Lance 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

Echoes ridersbane icon Ridersbane

Echoes lance weapon type icon Lance

Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt
4 80% 0 1 2
Effect

Teaches Echoes Lance Skill icon Anti-Cavalry

Forging
Silver mark icon Golden mark icon Mt Hit Crt Wt
1 50 +1 +5
2 1 +3 +5 +5
3 80 1 +5 +5 +10 -1
Evolution
Silver mark icon Golden mark icon New weapon
1 1 Romfire icon Rhomphaia

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Name Type

Ridersbane

FEH Lance Lance

Mt Rng SP Rarity
10 1 200 FEH Star Rarity 3
Effect

Effective against cavalry foes.

Name Type

Ridersbane+

FEH Lance Lance

Mt Rng SP Rarity
14 1 300 FEH Star Rarity 5
Effect

Effective against cavalry foes.

Name Cost

Ridersbane+

350 SP, 500Arena Medal, 50Refining Stone
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 14 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

FEW Sword 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

FE16 Lance Weapon Icon Horseslayer

FE16 lance icon Lance

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Wt Worth
D 20 8 70% 0% 1 ? 13 -
Effect

Effective against Cavalry foes.

Name Type

FE16 Lance Weapon Icon Horseslayer+

FE16 lance icon 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

RidersbaneFE17Sprite Ridersbane

FE17 Lance 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

SigurdRidersbaneFE17Sprite Ridersbane

FE17 Lance 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.

Item Locations[]

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

Method Location
Dropped Bentheon (Ch. 4) • Enemy Thief x2 (Ch. 13)
Inventories Arran
Armouries Ch. 14Ch. 15Ch. 16Ch. 18Ch. 20

Fire Emblem Gaiden[]

Method Location
Treasure Ch. 1 - Chest in Zofia Castle.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Method Location
Dropped Book 1: Merach (Ch. 4)
Inventory Book 2: Abel
Armouries Book 1: Ch. 9Ch. 17Ch. 19
Book 2: Ch. 19Ch. 21

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Method Location
Dropped Generation 1: Zyne (Ch. 2)
Generation 2: Bramsel (Ch. 7)

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776[]

Method Location
Inventory Misha

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade[]

Method Location
Armouries Ch. 21Ch. 23

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade[]

Method Location
Secret Shops Eliwood's Story: Ch. 23
Hector's Story: Ch. 24

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance[]

Method Location
Vendors (Easy/Normal) Ch. 17Ch. 25

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn[]

Method Location
Dropped Part 3: Enemy Dragonmaster (Ch. 11)
Bargains Part 2: Ch. 3

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Method Location
Dropped Bentheon (Ch. 4) • Enemy Thief (Ch. 13)
Inventory Est
Armouries Ch. 14Ch. 15Ch. 18Ch. 20Online Shop

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Method Location
Dropped Main Story: Enemy Thief (Ch. 14)
Extra Chapters: Enemy Thief (BS4)
Inventories Main Story: Abel
Extra Chapters: EstReiden
Armoury Online Shop
Secret Shop Ch. 11 (Search the skull positioned two spaces from Jake's starting position)

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