Longbow

Longbow
Concept artwork of the Longbow from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Weapon Type	Bow
Most Common Rank	D
Uses	Varies
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“A bow with great range. For Archers and Snipers.”
—In-game description, Shin Monshō

The Longbow (Japanese: ロングボウ) is a Bow that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem series. This bow is one that uniquely possesses a range of 2-3 as opposed to the usual 2, at the cost of significantly lowered Might and Accuracy.

In Radiant Dawn, three variants of the Longbow exist: Iron Longbows, Steel Longbows and Silver Longbows. The unique attribute of these bows essentially becomes redundant when a Sniper promotes into a Marksman, a class that permits relevant units to target enemies up to a maximum range of three spaces. In Path of Radiance, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, the Longbow is locked to the Archer class-line, while other iterations of the weapon can be wielded by any bow-wielder, provided that he/she boasts at least a D rank in Bow mastery.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name					Type
Longbow					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	20	10	65%	0%	2	11	1	1,400
Effect
-

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name				Type
Long Bow				Bow
WLv	WHp	Power	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
10	40	6	65%	0%	2~3	10	4,800
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Name					Type
Longbow					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	20	5	55%	0%	2-3	10	1	2,000
Effect
-

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

“Extended attack range.”
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones

Name					Type
Longbow					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	20	5	65%	0%	2-3	10	1	2,000
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name					Type
Longbow					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	20	5	65%	0%	2-3	10	2	2,000
Effect
Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

“A bow with great range used to strike distant foes.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon

Name				Type
Longbow				Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	20	8	65%	0%	2-3	2	2,000
Effect
Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Longbow				Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	40	8	65%	0%	2-3	2	2,000
Effect
Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name				Type
Longbow				Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	25	9	70%	0%	2-3	?	2,150
Effect
Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

• Stats
• Forging

Name			Type
Longbow			Bow
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
2	70%	0	2~4	4
Effect
Teaches Anti-Fliers, Encloser

Forging
★			Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt
1	100		+1	+5
2	50	1	+2	+10		-1
3	150	1	+4	+20		-1

Item Locations

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Method	Location
Visit	M26-1 - Village

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Method	Location
Armoury	Ch. 23

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Method	Location
Inventory	Eliwood/Hector's Story: Rath
Dropped	Hector's Story: Sealen *Only if unequipped
Armories	Eliwood's Story: Ch. 29x Hector's Story: Ch. 31x

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Method	Location
Armories	Narube River • Rausten Court

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method	Location
Treasure	Ch. 17x - Chest • Ch. 20x - Chest
Secret Shop	Ch. 17
Armoury	Online Shop

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Sniper (Ch. 20x)
Armoury	Online Shop

Fire Emblem Awakening

Method	Location
Dropped	Ch. 13 • Ch. 20
Armoury	Garden of Giants
Merchants	Plegia Castle • The Dragon's Table
SpotPass	Ike • Pr. Marth • Julia • Mareeta • Zephiel
Renown	Acquire 720 Renown points in order to obtain the Longbow through this method.

Etymology

The Longbow was originally employed by England during the Hundred Years' War with France. England won early victories during the Hundred Years' War, a fact that can be attributed to the superior arsenal that she outfitted her troops, among which includes the Longbow, a weapon that permitted one to shoot targets over longer distances.

Gallery

Concept art of the Longbow from Path of Radiance.

Artwork of the Long Bow from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

Rolf wielding the Longbow in Path of Radiance.

Noire wielding the Longbow in Awakening.

The quiver of the Longbow, as it is depicted attached to Noire's back in Awakening.