- Not to be confused with the spell known as Nosferatu in the Japanese versions of the GBA games
—In-game description, New Mystery of the Emblem
Nosferatu (リザイア Rizaia, lit. Resire; also known as Rizziah in the fan translations) is both a Light and Dark Magic spell in the Fire Emblem Series. Originally introduced as Black Magic in Fire Emblem Gaiden, it appears as a Dark spell in The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Awakening, and Fates; and as a Light spell in Mystery of the Emblem, Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, Path of Radiance, and Radiant Dawn.
This tome is suitably named “Nosferatu” for its vampiric effect of absorbing HP from an enemy unit. It is especially unique in Gaiden, as it is the only weapon (apart from the Falchion) that can damage Duma after his HP has been depleted to 52.
In Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, this spell may only be cast by female magic users.
In The Sacred Stones, the Nosferatu tome is not available for purchase in any stores on the World Map, essentially meaning that only a few obtainable copies of the tome exist in any one given gameplay. Knoll joins the player's army with the tome as a starting item, and there is at least one available in a certain chest residing within the Tower of Valni. Furthermore, the shop at Narube River also offers this tome for sale when a battle takes place there, other than skirmishes in Creature Campaign.
Weapon Stats
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Name | Type | |||
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Resire |
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Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt |
0 | 50% | 20% | 1-2 | 2 |
Effect | ||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit; Capable of inflicting damage on Duma when his HP is ≤ 52. No HP cost. |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Name | Type | ||||||
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WLv | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
1 | 20 | 12 | 90% | 0% | 1-2 | 10 | 4,800 |
Effect | |||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit; May only be used by female characters. |
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Name | Type | |||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Rng | Wt | Worth |
A | 50 | 14 | 70% | 1-2 | 12 | 10,000 |
Effect | ||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit. |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
B | 60 | 12 | 65% | 0% | 1-2 | 12 | -- | 5,200 |
Effect | ||||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit. |
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 10 | 70% | 0% | 1-2 | 6 | -- | 3,000 |
Effect | ||||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit. |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 10 | 70% | 0% | 1-2 | 14 | 1 | 3,200 |
Effect | ||||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit. |
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
A | 20 | 7 | 70% | 0% | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 1,500 |
Effect | ||||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit. |
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
S | 20 | 6 | 85% | 0% | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 4,000 |
Effect | ||||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit. |
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Name | Type | ||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
E | 24 | 8 | 90% | 0% | 1-2 | 2 | 2,400 |
Effect | |||||||
Restores user's HP equivalent to the amount of damage inflicted upon a selected enemy unit; May only be used by female units. |
Fire Emblem Awakening
Name | Type | ||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
D | 20 | 7 | 65% | 0% | 1~2 | ? | 980 |
Effect | |||||||
Usable only by Dark Mages and Sorcerers, recovers HP equal to half the damage dealt to enemy. |
Fire Emblem Fates
Name | Type | |||||||
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Nosferatu |
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Avo | Rng | WEx | Worth |
D | Infinite | 7 | 70% | 0% | (-20%) | 1~2 | ? | 4000 |
Effect | ||||||||
Usable only by Dark Mages and Sorcerers, recovers HP equal to half the damage dealt. |
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Name | Type | |||
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Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt |
0 | 60% | 0 | 1-2 | 2 |
Effect | ||||
Absorbs HP equal to damage dealt to enemy. |
Item Locations
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Method | Location |
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Learnt | Innate: Genny • Silque • Tatiana |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Book 2: Enemy Thief (Ch. 17) |
Inventory | Book 2: Linde |
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Method | Location |
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Event | Second Generation: Ch. 6 - Have Seliph speak to Julia after seizing Isaach Castle. |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Canis (Final) |
Visit | Ch. 14 - Village |
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Method | Location |
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Inventory | Raigh |
Treasure | Ch. 20A - Chest • Ch. 20B - Chest • Ch. 22 |
Vendors | Ch. 14 • Ch. 23 |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Eliwood's Story: Enemy Shaman (Ch. 18) • Enemy Shaman (Ch. 22x) • Enemy Shaman (Ch 24) • Enemy Druid (Ch. 30) Hector's Story: Enemy Shaman (Ch. 19) • Enemy Shaman (Ch. 20) • Enemy Shaman (Ch. 23x) • Enemy Shaman (Ch 24) • Enemy Druid (Ch. 32) |
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Lyon (Ch. 17) |
Inventory | Knoll |
Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 6 • Lagdou Ruins Floor 3 • Lagdou Ruins Floor 5 |
Vendor | Ch. 17 |
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Oliver (Ch. 17-4) |
Treasure | Ch. 22 - Chest |
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Method | Location |
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Inventory | Oliver |
Base Conversation | Part 4: Ch. 3 - View the Base Conversation titled "Naesala". |
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Enemy Thief (Ch. 17) |
Inventories | Linde • Katarina • Eremiya (Bonus chapter-only.) |
Online Shop | -- |
Fire Emblem Awakening
Method | Location |
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Inventories | Tharja • Aversa |
Armories | Ch. 13 • Para. 14 • Para. 17 |
Merchants | Ch. 9 • Para. 3 |
SpotPass | Merric • Deirdre • Salem • Raigh • Sophia |
Double Duel | -- |
Non-Canon Appearances
Nosferatu is the Down Special of Robin in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Nosferatu traps an enemy directly in front of Robin, dealing damage while healing them. Robin will always deal 15% damage, however, depending where Robin hits his opponent, the healing changes. If attacking from the front, Nosferatu will heal 13% of Robin's damage. If attacking from behind, Robin will heal 16% of their damage. Nosferatu is considered a grab move and can hit through shields. It has a maximum usage of 4 casts before Robin is forced to discard it. A new tome will regenerate after 40 seconds.
The damage healed is mainly based upon percentage differences. If the enemy has 0% and Robin is at 999%, Robin will heal themselves by 300%, when Robin has 160% and the enemy has 0%, Nosferatu will heal Robin by 60%.
Etymology
"Resire" is most likely a reference to "resile", a word which means to "draw back" and "recoil". Its English name, "Nosferatu", is a Romanian word that is synonymous with "vampire", popularized by an unlicensed film adaption of Dracula which replaced, among other names, "Dracula" with "Nosferatu".
Trivia
- When this spell is cast on a wall or any other non-living obstacle, the wielder will still be able to leech HP from it. This can prove to be rather useful as such objects tend to lack resistance, thus returning the maximum amount of HP to the caster in question. (This is not true in Fates)
- Nosferatu is the only Dark Tome in Fire Emblem Fates.