Killing Edge

“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%.

It is a common trope throughout the franchise that the starting Myrmidon, usually the Navarre Archetype represenative of the game, has a Killing Edge as their starting weapon.

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
-

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