Longsword

Longsword
Concept artwork of the Longsword from Path of Radiance.
Name (JP)	長柄刀
First Seen	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Weapon Type	Sword
Most Common Rank	D
Uses	18
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“Effective against cavalry.”
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones

The Longsword (also known as the Zanbato) is a sword that has concurrently appeared in several titles across the Fire Emblem series. This blade is most notable for possessing the ability to inflict effective damage against mounted horseback units, with the exception of individuals assuming the Troubadour, Valkyrie and Mage Knight classes. Such an effect is enhanced by the fact that this sword boasts stats that are particularly high in the Might and Hit Rate departments, although said merits are offset by its low Durability and heavyweight nature. The Longsword is analogous to the Horseslayer and the Halberd.

Owing to the aforementioned potency that is intrinsically tied to this sword, it is usually one that cannot be readily purchased in-game, positing it as a weapon that can be safely considered to be rare. The most common method that may be employed to acquire it is through the raiding of Chests in certain stages, obtaining it as a loot drop or purloining it from certain enemies. This fact is changed with the onset of Path of Radiance, in which the sword may be readily purchased from the Base armory in selected chapters for a lump sum of 1,260 gold, provided that the player is not playing the game on Hard Mode.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Name					Type
Longsword					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	18	6	85%	0%	1	11	1	1,260
Effect
Effective against units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Name					Type
Zanbato					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	18	6	85%	0%	1	11	1	1,260
Effect
Effective against units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name					Type
Longsword					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	18	6	85%	0%	1	15	2	1,260
Effect
Effective against units on horseback.

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Zanbato
• Zanbato+
• Upgrades

Name		Type
Zanbato		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
10	1	200
Effect
Effective against cavalry foes.

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

Name			Cost
Zanbato+			400 SP, 500, 200
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
Zanbato			Sword
Rank	Mt	Worth	Slots	Seventh Slot
E	10~20	5400	Effective against cavalry. Unlocks Horseslayer trait for random sword drops	-
Effect
-

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Method	Location
Dropped	Eliwood's Story: Enemy Mercenary (Ch. 17) Hector's Story: Enemy Mercenary (Ch. 17)
Secret Shop	Eliwood's Story: Ch. 23 Hector's Story: Ch. 24

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Mercenary (Ch. 13A)
Dropped (Skirmish)	Bonewalker • Wight
Treasure	Lagdou Ruins Floor 4 - Chest

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Myrmidon (Ch. 19)
Armories (Easy/Normal)	Ch. 17 • Ch. 25

Trivia

Despite Longswords not actually being an item in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, they are mentioned in the bonus damage tutorial in the English version of the game. In the Japanese version of Radiant Dawn, Horseslayers are mentioned instead of Longswords.

Etymology

The Zanbatō is a sword of myth, forged by blacksmiths to gauge the level of sophistication and skill of their smithing. The swords themselves are not realistically able to utilized in combat, their size making them impossible to wield properly. Though the idea behind the blade, in legend, was to be of a size to rend both the opposing rider and their horse, hence the weapon's ingame effective bonus against horseback units.

Gallery

Mia wielding the Longsword in Path of Radiance.

In-game sprite of the Zanbato from Fire Emblem Heroes.