Killing Edge

Killing Edge
Concept artwork of the Killing Edge from Three Houses.
Name (JP)	キルソード, Kill Sword
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Weapon Type	Sword
Most Common Rank	C
Uses	Varies
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“A sword whose design yields frequent critical hits.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon

The Killing Edge is Sword that debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Overview

Combat

The Killing Edge is a highly potent and lethal Sword that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series. Like its name suggests, the Killing Edge boosts its wielder's Critical rate by a substantial amount.

The potential of the Killing Edge is one that can be fully realised in the hands of Swordmasters, as its pre-existing Critical rate, combined with the added Critical bonus that the class is naturally imbued with, may effectively induce an overall Critical hit percentage that exceeds 50%. The only drawback to this is the fact that this sword is notorious for possessing very poor Durability. Apart from the Swordmaster class, the Assassin class may also stand to benefit by being outfitted with the Killing Edge, as the added critical hit bonus allows them to activate their unique skill, Lethality (Silencer in some games), more frequently, thereby increasing their efficiency in felling enemies.

In addition to the laudable benefits highlighted above, the Killing Edge can also be used as an effective means of training and/or protecting lower-levelled units. For one, this sword requires its user to possess only a C weapon proficiency level to equip, whereas most weapons of equal or greater power require at least an A or an S level. Furthermore, the critical hit boost grants units the ability to inflict massive amounts of damage, a fact that allows them to fell foes with ease, helping them to gain valuable experience at a faster rate. Finally, the lightweight nature of the sword allows for a significant reduction in Attack Speed penalties being sustained by its wielder, allowing for greater precision and the ability to perform double attacks.

In Fire Emblem Fates, the effects of the Killing Edge are bolstered further by having both unlimited durability, as well as the impressive ability to deal 4x damage on a crit, instead of the normal 3x. This is hampered by the slightly lowered might compared to previous titles and lowers the user's avoid by 10%.

Myrmidons usually equip this sword as their starting weapon of choice, with characters such as Navarre, Shiva, Rutger, Guy, Joshua, Zihark and Lon'qu being prime examples.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Name				Type
Kill Sword				Sword
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
7	22	8	100%	20%	1	2	1,250
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Kill Sword				Sword
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
7	22	8	100%	20%	1	2	1,100
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name					Type
Kill Sword					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	30	9	80%	30	1	7	1	3,800
Effect
-

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name				Type
Kill Blade				Sword
WLv	WHp	Power	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
7	24	7	90%	20%	1	3	2,880
Effect
--

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Name					Type
Killing Edge					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	20	9	80%	30%	1	7	1	1,300
Effect
-

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

Name					Type
Killing Edge					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	20	9	75%	30%	1	7	1	1,300
Effect
Improves critical hit rate.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name					Type
Killing Edge					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	20	9	75%	30%	1	9	2	1,300
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Name					Type
Killing Edge					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
B	30	8	85%	30%	1	8	2	3,600
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Name					Type
Killing Edge					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	20	8	90%	20%	1	6	2	1,500
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Killing Edge				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	20	8	90%	20%	1	2	1,500
Effect
-

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name				Type
Killing Edge				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	30	9	90%	30%	1	?	1,470
Effect
-

Fire Emblem Fates

Name					Type
Killing Edge					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Avo	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	∞	6	85%	25%	-10%	1	?	3,000
Effect
Critical hits deal 4x damage.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Name		Type
Killing Edge		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
7	1	200
Effect
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).

Name		Type
Killing Edge+		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
11	1	300
Effect
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).
Evolution
Weapon		Cost
Slaying Edge+		300 SP, 200 , 20

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Name					Type
Killing Edge					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
C	20	8	85%	25%	1	?	10	-
Effect
-

Name					Type
Killing Edge+					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
C	25	9	85%	35%	1	?	10	-
Effect
-

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Method	Location
Inventories	Shiva • Conomor
Prison	Ch. 20
Armory	Ch. 22

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Method	Location
Dropped	M14 • M24
Inventories	Julia
Armories	M15 • M26A • M30 • Port Marl • Blood • Razeria • Il Village

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Method	Location
Inventory	Rutger
Visit	Ch. 7 - Village
Armories	Ch. 13 • Ch. 17B • Ch. 18A • Ch. 23

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Method	Location
Inventories	Guy • Jaffar
Armories	Eliwood's Story: Ch. 24 • Ch. 29x Hector's Story: Ch. 26 • Ch. 31x
Secret Shops	Eliwood's Story: Ch. 19 Hector's Story: Ch. 20

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Method	Location
Dropped (Skirmish)	Bonewalker • Wight
Inventory	Joshua
Treasure	Tower of Valni Floor 5 - Chest • Lagdou Ruins Floor4 - Chest
Armories	Ch. 17 • Narube River • Rausten Court
Secret Shops	Ch. 14A • Ch. 14B

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Swordmaster (Ch. 21)
Inventory	Zihark

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method	Location
Inventory	Navarre
Treasure	Ch. 6 - Chest
Armories	Ch. 12 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 24 • Online Shop
Secret Shop	Ch. 17

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Mercenary (Ch. 10)
Inventories	Samuel • Navarre
Armories	Ch. 21 • Online Shop
Secret Shop	Ch. 13

Fire Emblem Fates

Method	Location
Battle Points	Acquire 120 Battle Points in order to obtain a Killing Edge through this method (Limit one)
Level 2 Armory	3000 Gold (x1)
Level 3 Armory	3000 Gold (x2)

Non-Canon Appearances

The Killing Edge is a usable item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

It is a battering item with exceptional reach. Occasionally the blade flashes red, causing the next swing or when thrown, regardless if the wielder hits the opponent or not, to deal double damage and knockback.

The original critical hit sound effect from the GBA Fire Emblem games play when the sword makes contact while glowing red.

Gallery

Concept artwork of the Killing Edge from Path of Radiance.

Concept artwork of the Killing Edge from Awakening.

Concept artwork of the Killing Edge from Fates.

Artwork of the Kill Blade from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

The Killing Edge, as it appears in the fourth series of the TCG.

Zihark wielding the Killing Edge in Path of Radiance.

Edward wielding the Killing Edge in Radiant Dawn.

Lon'qu wielding the Killing Edge in Awakening.

Selena wielding the Killing Edge in Fates.

In-game model of the Killing Edge from Heroes.

Killing Edge as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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