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{{WeaponInfobox
  
{{WeaponInfobox
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|image = [[File:Rapier_(TCG).jpg|250px]]
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|image = FESoV Rapier concept.png
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|caption = Concept artwork of the '''Rapier''' from ''[[Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]''.
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|jpn_name = {{Hover|レイピア|Reipia}}
 
|title = Rapier
  
|title = Rapier
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|firstseen = [[Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi]]
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|firstseen = [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]
 
|type = [[Sword]]
  
|type = [[Sword]]
 
|rank = [[Prf]]
  
|rank = [[Prf]]
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|uses = 25}}
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|uses = Varies}}
   
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{{Quote|Strong against cavalry/armored units. For Marth.|In-game description, ''Shadow Dragon'' and ''New Mystery of the Emblem''}}
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A '''Rapier''' (レイピア ''Reipia'') is a sword that usually can only be wielded by a specific [[Lord]] character. It usually cannot be dropped or sold. The Rapier is unique in that it is effective against cavalry units and armored units simultaneously. This trait is shared with six other weapons in the series - the [[Wolf Beil]], [[Mani Katti]], [[Reginleif]], [[Regal Sword]], [[Thani]], and the [[Wing Spear]]. The Regal Sword is even identical in stats to the Rapier.
  
   
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The '''Rapier''' is a special [[Sword]] that recurrently appears in a majority of the titles within the ''[[Fire Emblem (series)|Fire Emblem Series]]''.
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In ''[[Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi]]'', Rapiers could only be wielded by [[Roy]]. In ''[[Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken]]'', they could only be wielded by [[Eliwood]]. In ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]'', they were wielded by [[Eirika]], and finally in ''[[Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi]]'' and [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon|its remake]], they were wielded exclusively by [[Marth]]. The only games where the Rapier is not exclusive to the Lord character, are ''[[Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo]]'', where the dancer [[Feena]] could wield it, and ''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776]]''.
  
   
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==Overview==
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Confirmations of multiple Rapiers in one game (from [[Village]]s, [[Chest]]s or large red-roofed houses in certain levels, not [[Secret Shop]]s) were made in'' Fuin no Tsurugi'', ''Rekka No Ken'' and ''Sacred Stones''. In ''Shadow Dragon'', they can be bought in specific armories along with [[Shiida]]'s exclusive weapon, the [[Wing Spear]] (though those armories have only one of each in store). The rapier is not very powerful, but it has high hit and critical stats.
  
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In almost all of its incarnations, the Rapier is exclusively bound to [[Lord]] characters who function as the paramount figures of importance in their respective stories. Exceptions to this strict rule include ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem|Mystery of the Emblem]]'', in which the dancer [[Phina]] is also able to wield the blade, alongside ''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776|Thracia 776]]'', ''[[Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia|Shadows of Valentia]]'', ''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses|Three Houses]]'', and ''[[Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes|Warriors: Three Hopes]]'' in which all sword-wielding units may equip the blade.
   
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This blade possesses the unique ability of allowing its wielder to be able to inflict effective damage against cavalry and armoured units; a trait that is shared with eight other weapons in the series, including the [[Wolf Beil]], [[Mani Katti]], [[Reginleif]], the [[Regal Sword]], [[Thani]], the [[Wing Spear]], the [[Noble Rapier]] and the [[Wing Sword]]. The Regal Sword is known to boast statistics that parallel that of the Rapier.
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==Stats==
  
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===[[Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi]]===
  
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*Range: 1
  
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*[[Weapon Level|Wlv]]:*
  
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*Might: 5
  
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*Uses: 28
  
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*Hi1: 100
  
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*Crit: 10
  
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*Worth: 900
  
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*Effect: Bonus damage to [[Social Knight]]s/Paladins and armored units.
  
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>-Marth only.
  
   
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It is possible for the player to procure multiple Rapiers (apart from the mandatory one that almost every Lord character wields at the beginning of their respective games) in a single play-through of any given ''Fire Emblem'' title, specifically through the visiting of [[Village|Villages]], the raiding of [[Chest|Chests]] or simply purchasing them from a select few armories. The Rapier still remains elusive nonetheless, to the point where even the armouries selling them only carry limited supplies of the weapon.
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===[[File:RapierFE3.png]][[Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo]]===
  
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*Range: 1
  
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*Weight: 1
  
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*Might: 5
  
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*Hit: 90
  
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*Crit: 10
  
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*Uses: 30
  
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*[[Weapon Level|Wlv]]: -*
  
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*Worth: 3,000
  
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*Effect: Effective against horseback and armored units.
  
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>- [[Lord]]s and [[Dancer]]s only.
  
   
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==Weapon Stats==
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===[[File:FE5rapier.gif]][[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776]]===
  
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''===
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*Rank: C
  
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{{WeaponStat
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*Worth: 1,000
  
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|game = fe1
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*Might: 4
  
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|Rapier
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*Hit: 90
  
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|[[Sword]]
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*Crit: 10
  
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|*
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*Range: 1
  
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|28
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*Weight: 3
  
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|5
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*Uses: 20
  
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|100%
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*Effect: Bonus damage to horseback and armored units.
  
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|10%
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|1
  +
|1
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|900
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|Bonus damage to [[Cavalier|Social Knight]]s/[[Paladin]]s and armored units.
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|}}
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''*''Marth only
   
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''===
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===[[File:TRSRapier.gif]][[TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga]]===
  
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{{WeaponStat
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*Might: 5
  
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|game = fe3
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*Wlv: *
  
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|[[File:RapierFE3.png]] Rapier
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*Weight: 3
  
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|[[Sword]]
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*WHP: 25
  
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|*
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*Crit: 3
  
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|30
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*Worth: 2,500
  
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|5
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*Effect: Bonus damage to armor and horseback.
  
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|90%
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>- [[Runan]] only.
  
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|10%
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|1
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|1
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|3,000
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|Effective against horseback and armored units.
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|}}
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''*''[[Lord]]s and [[Dancer]]s only.
   
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===[[File:Rapier.gif]][[Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi]]===
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776]]''===
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{{WeaponStat
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*Uses: 25
  
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|game = fe5
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*Weight: 5
  
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|[[File:FE5rapier.gif]] Rapier
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*Might: 5
  
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|[[File:FE5 Sword Icon.png|20px]] [[Sword]]
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*Hit: 95
  
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|C
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*Crit: 10
  
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|20
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*Rank: Prf*
  
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|4
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*Worth: 2,000
  
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|90%
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*Range: 1
  
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|10%
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*Effect: Bonus damage to horseback and armored units.
  
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|1
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>- [[Roy]] only.
  
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|3
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|1
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|1,000
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|Effective damage against horseback and armored units.
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|}}
   
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===[[File:Rapier.gif]][[Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken]]===
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===''[[TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga]]''===
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{{WeaponStat
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*Uses: 40
  
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|game = ts
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*Might: 7
  
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|[[File:TRSRapier.gif]] Rapier
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*Worth: 6,000
  
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|[[File:TS Sword.png|20px]] [[Sword]]
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*WEXP: 2
  
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|*
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*Crit: 10
  
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|25
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*Weight: 5
  
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|5
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*Hit: 95
  
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|100%
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*Range: 1
  
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|3%
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*Rank: Prf*
  
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|1
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*Effect: Bonus damage to horseback and armored units.
  
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|3
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> - [[Eliwood]] only.
  
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|2,500
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|Effective against horseback and armored units.
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|}}
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'''*'''[[Runan]] only.
   
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===[[File:Rapier.gif]][[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]===
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===''[[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]''===
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{{WeaponStat
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*Uses: 40
  
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|game = fe6
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*WEXP: 2
  
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|[[File:Rapier.gif]] Rapier
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*Weight: 5
  
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|[[File:Sword.gif]] [[Sword]]
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*Might: 7
  
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|Prf*
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*Hit: 95
  
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|25
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*Crit: 10
  
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|5
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*Rank: Prf*
  
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|95%
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*Worth: -----
  
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|10%
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*Range: 1
  
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|1
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*Effect: Bonus damage to horseback and armored units.
  
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|5
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> -[[Eirika]] only.
  
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|1
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|2,000
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|Effective against horseback and armored units.
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|}}
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''*''[[Roy]] only. Although its in-game description indicates otherwise, the Rapier in this game does not deal effective damage against [[Troubadour]]s, [[Valkyrie]]s, [[Nomad]]s and [[Nomadic Trooper]]s.
   
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===''[[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade]]''===
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===[[File:FE11rapier.png]][[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon]] and [[Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~]]===
  
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{{WeaponStat
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*Rank: E*
  
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|game = fe7
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*Might: 5
  
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|[[File:Rapier.gif]] Rapier
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*Hit: 100
  
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|[[File:Sword.gif]] [[Sword]]
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*Crit: 10
  
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|[[Prf]]*
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*Weight: 4**
  
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|40
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*Range: 1
  
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|7
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*Uses: 28
  
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|95%
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*Cost: 1120
  
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|10%
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*Effect: Does bonus damage to horseback and armored units.
  
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|1
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>- [[Marth]] only.<br />
  
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|5
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<nowiki>**</nowiki>- [[Shadow Dragon]] only because weight does not exist in FE12.
  
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|2
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|6,000
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|Effective against horseback and armored units.
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|}}
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''*''[[Eliwood]] only.
   
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===[[Fire Emblem: Kakusei]]===
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===''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]''===
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{{Quote|Effective against infantry.|In-game description}}
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*Rank: E*
  
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{{WeaponStat
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*Might: 5
  
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|game = fe8
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*Hit: 90
  
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|[[File:Rapier.gif]]Rapier
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*Crit: 10
  
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|[[File:Sword.gif]] [[Sword]]
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*Range: 1
  
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|[[Prf]]*
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*Uses: 35
  
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|40
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*Worth: 1,600
  
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|7
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*Effect: Effective against beast and armoured units.
  
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|95%
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> - Lords, Great Lords, and Star Lords only.
  
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|10%
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|1
  +
|5
  +
|2
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| -
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|Effective against horseback and armored units.
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|}}
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''*''[[Eirika]] only.
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon]]''===
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{{WeaponStat
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|game = fe11
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|[[File:FE11rapier.png]] Rapier
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|[[File:FE12 Sword.png]] [[Sword]]
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|E*
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|28
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|5
  +
|100%
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|10%
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|1
  +
|4**
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|2
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|1,120
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|Does bonus damage to horseback and armored units.
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|}}
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''*''[[Marth]] only.
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===''[[Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem]]''===
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{{WeaponStat
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|game = fe12
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|[[File:FE11rapier.png]] Rapier
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|[[File:FE12 Sword.png]] [[Sword]]
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|E*
  +
|28
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|5
  +
|100%
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|10%
  +
|1
  +
|2
  +
|1,120
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|Does bonus damage to horseback and armored units.
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|}}
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''*''[[Marth]] only.
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===''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]''===
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{{WeaponStat
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|game = fe13
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|[[File:Rapier FE13 Icon.png]] Rapier
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|[[File:SwordIconFE13.png]] [[Sword]]
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|E*
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|35
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|5
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|90%
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|10%
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|1
  +
|?
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|1,600
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|Effective against beast and armored units.
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|}}
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''*'' [[Lord]]s , [[Great Lord]]s and [[Lodestar]]s only.
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===''[[Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]''===
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<tabber>
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Stats =
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{{WeaponStat
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|game=fe15
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|[[File:Echoes rapier icon.png]] Rapier
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|{{Weapon|15|Sword}} Sword
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|3
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|90%
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|5%
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|1
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|1
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|Teaches [[File:Echoes Sword Skill icon.png]][[Anti-Cavalry]], [[File:Echoes Sword Skill icon.png]][[Anti-Armor]], <br />[[File:Echoes Sword Skill icon.png]][[Mercy|Subdue]], [[File:Echoes Sword Skill icon.png]][[Shadow Gambit]], [[File:Echoes Sword Skill icon.png]][[Destreza]]
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}}
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|-|Forging =
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{{WeaponStat/Forging
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|forge =
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1, 80, , +1, +5, , .
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2, 50, 1, +2, +5, +5, -1.
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3, 100, 1, +3, +10, +10, -1
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}}
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</tabber>
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses]]''===
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<tabber>
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Rapier=
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{{WeaponStat
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|game = fe16
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|[[File:FE16 Sword Weapon Icon.png|20px]] Rapier
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|[[File:FE16 sword icon.png|20px]] [[Sword]]
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|E|40
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|7|95%|10%|1
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|?|5|?
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|Effective against [[Horseback Unit|cavalry]] and [[Armored Unit|armored units]].
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}}
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|-|Rapier+=
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{{WeaponStat
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|game = fe16
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|[[File:FE16 Sword Weapon Icon.png|20px]] Rapier+
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|[[File:FE16 sword icon.png|20px]] [[Sword]]
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|E|45
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|9|95%|20%|1
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|?|5|-
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|Effective against [[Horseback Unit|cavalry]] and [[Armored Unit|armored units]].
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}}
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</tabber>
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===''[[Fire Emblem Engage]]''===
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====Marth's Rapier====
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{{WeaponStat
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|game=fe17
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|[[File:MarthRapierFE17Sprite.png|25px]] Rapier
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|[[File:FE17 Sword.png|20px]] [[Sword]]
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|D
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|∞
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|7
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|95%
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|0%
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|3
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|1
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|100
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|Engage weapon. Avo+20, Sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Effective: Cavalry, Armored.
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}}
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====Eirika's Rapier====
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{{WeaponStat
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|game=fe17
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|[[File:EirikaRapierFE17Sprite.png|25px]] Rapier
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|[[File:FE17 Sword.png|20px]] [[Sword]]
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|D
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|∞
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|7
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|95%
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|10%
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|5
  +
|1
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|100
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|Engage Weapon. Sword wielded by Emblem Eirika. Effective: Cavalry, Armored.
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}}
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===''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]''===
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{{WeaponStat
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|game = feh
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|Rapier
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|{{Weapon|feh|Sword}} [[Sword]]
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|16
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|1
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|400
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|✯✯✯✯✯
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|7=Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If unit’s HP ≤ 75% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.
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}}
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==Item Locations==
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''===
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{{ObjectLocation}}
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|Inventory
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|[[Marth]]
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|-
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|Armory
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|[[Port Warren (chapter)|Ch. 8]] • [[Princess Minerva|Ch. 10]] • [[Knorda Market|Ch. 11]] • [[The Ageless Palace|Ch. 12]] • [[The Wooden Cavalry|Ch. 13]] • [[Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light)|Ch. 14]] • [[An Oasis of Magic|Ch. 15]] • [[The Battle for Altea|Ch. 16]] • [[The Sable Order|Ch. 18]] • [[Camus the Sable|Ch. 20]] • [[Clash in Macedon|Ch. 21]] • [[A Knight-Filled Sky|Ch. 22]] • [[The Dragonkin Realm|Ch. 24]]
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|}
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Dropped
  +
|'''Book 1:''' Enemy [[Thief]] ([[The Ageless Palace|Ch. 10]])<br>'''Book 2:''' Enemy [[Thief]] ([[Manakete Princess|Ch. 15]])
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|-
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|Inventories
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|'''Book 1:''' [[Marth]]<br>'''Book 2:''' [[Marth]] • [[Phina]]
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|-
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|Secret Shops
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|'''Book 1:''' [[Star and Savior|Ch. 14]]<br>'''Book 2:''' [[Anri's Way|Ch. 11]]
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|}
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Treasure
  +
|[[The Dungeon|Ch. 4]] - [[Chest]]
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|-
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|Visit
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|[[The Escape|Ch. 6]] - [[Village]]
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|}
  +
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===''[[TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Inventory
  +
|[[Runan]]
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|-
  +
|Shops
  +
|M26A • Razeria
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|}
  +
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===''[[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Inventory
  +
|[[Roy]]
  +
|-
  +
|Treasure
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|[[The Rebellion of Ostia|Ch. 7]] - [[Chest]]
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|}
  +
  +
===''[[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Dropped
  +
|'''Eliwood's Story:''' Enemy [[Myrmidon]] ([[Valorous Roland|Ch. 28]])
  +
|-
  +
|Inventory
  +
|[[Eliwood]]
  +
|}
  +
  +
===''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Event
  +
|[[The Fall of Renais|Prologue]]
  +
|-
  +
|Treasure
  +
|[[Distant Blade|Ch. 9A]] - [[Village]]
  +
|}
  +
  +
===''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Inventory
  +
|[[Marth]]
  +
|-
  +
|Armories
  +
|[[Port Warren (chapter)|Ch. 8]] (x1) • [[Knorda Market|Ch. 11]] (x1) • [[An Oasis of Magic|Ch. 15]] (x1) • [[The Sable Order|Ch. 18]] (x1) • [[Camus the Sable|Ch. 20]] (x1) • [[The Dragonkin Realm|Ch. 24]] (x1)
  +
|}
  +
  +
===''[[Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Dropped
  +
|Enemy [[Thief]] ([[Return of the Prince|Ch. 15]])
  +
|-
  +
|Inventory
  +
|[[Marth]]
  +
|-
  +
|Armories
  +
|[[Return of the Prince|Ch. 15]] • [[The Last Decisive Battle|Ch. 19]]
  +
|-
  +
|Secret Shop
  +
|[[Anri's Way|Ch. 11]]
  +
|}
  +
  +
===''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Inventories
  +
|[[Chrom]] • [[Lucina]]
  +
|-
  +
|Merchants
  +
|[[Ylisstol]] • [[Border Wastes]] • The Searoad
  +
|}
  +
  +
===''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses]]''===
  +
{{ObjectLocation}}
  +
|Dropped
  +
|Enemy [[Sniper]] ([[Oil and Water]])
  +
|-
  +
|Dropped
  +
|Third army [[Assassin]] ([[The Sleeping Sand Legend]])
  +
|}
  +
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==Non-Canon Appearances==
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===[[Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.]]===
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The Rapier appears in the game under the possession of Marth. It allows Marth to strike enemies weak points much more easily.
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==Etymology==
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During the early 1500s, the rapier blade took on a rather prestigious status in Europe, where it was regarded as being extremely fashionable by the wealthier facets of society. Such a fact is more than apt in the context of the ''Fire Emblem Series'', in which the Rapier's unique trait of being bound to Lord characters serves as a pivotal means to emphasize on the regal, venerated positions that they possess in the factions that they are respectively aligned to.
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*The rapier is also like the [[Florete]], as they are uniquely usable by one person each, have high critical, and are named after fencing swords (foil and rapier).
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*The [[Florete]] blade closely resembles the traditional Rapier, not just due to the fact that they are bound to specific individuals in the respective games that they appear in, but also because they bear high [[Critical hit]] rates and are named after fencing swords (Rapier and foil respectively).
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*In spite of the fact that the Rapier is effective against almost all mounted and and armoured units (depending on the game in question), the in-game description of the weapon in ''The Blazing Blade'' and ''The Sacred Stones'' states that it is "effective against infantry".
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Rapier (TCG).jpg|The '''Rapier''', as it appears in the fourth series of the TCG.
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Rapier (TS Artwork).png|Artwork of the '''Rapier''' from ''TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga''.
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Rapier (FE13 Artwork).png|Concept artwork of the '''Rapier''' from ''Awakening''.
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FE17 Emblem Marth Rapier.jpg|Emblem Marth's Rapier in ''Engage''.
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FE17 Emblem Eirika Rapier.jpg|Emblem Eirika's Rapier in ''Engage''.
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MarthRapierFE17Sprite.png|Sprite of Marth's Rapier from ''Engage''.
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EirikaRapierFE17Sprite.png|Sprite of Eirika's Rapier from ''Engage''.
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FEH Rapier.png|Sprite of the Rapier from ''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]''.
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“Strong against cavalry/armored units. For Marth.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem

The Rapier is a special Sword that recurrently appears in a majority of the titles within the Fire Emblem Series.

Overview

In almost all of its incarnations, the Rapier is exclusively bound to Lord characters who function as the paramount figures of importance in their respective stories. Exceptions to this strict rule include Mystery of the Emblem, in which the dancer Phina is also able to wield the blade, alongside Thracia 776, Shadows of Valentia, Three Houses, and Warriors: Three Hopes in which all sword-wielding units may equip the blade.

This blade possesses the unique ability of allowing its wielder to be able to inflict effective damage against cavalry and armoured units; a trait that is shared with eight other weapons in the series, including the Wolf Beil, Mani Katti, Reginleif, the Regal Sword, Thani, the Wing Spear, the Noble Rapier and the Wing Sword. The Regal Sword is known to boast statistics that parallel that of the Rapier.

It is possible for the player to procure multiple Rapiers (apart from the mandatory one that almost every Lord character wields at the beginning of their respective games) in a single play-through of any given Fire Emblem title, specifically through the visiting of Villages, the raiding of Chests or simply purchasing them from a select few armories. The Rapier still remains elusive nonetheless, to the point where even the armouries selling them only carry limited supplies of the weapon.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Name Type

Rapier

Sword

WLv Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
* 28 5 100% 10% 1 1 900
Effect

Bonus damage to Social Knights/Paladins and armored units.

*Marth only

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name Type

RapierFE3 Rapier

Sword

WLv Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
* 30 5 90% 10% 1 1 3,000
Effect

Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Lords and Dancers only.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name Type

FE5rapier Rapier

FE5 Sword Icon Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
C 20 4 90% 10% 1 3 1 1,000
Effect

Effective damage against horseback and armored units.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name Type

TRSRapier Rapier

TS Sword Sword

WLv WHp Power Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
* 25 5 100% 3% 1 3 2,500
Effect

Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Runan only.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Name Type

Rapier Rapier

Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
Prf* 25 5 95% 10% 1 5 1 2,000
Effect

Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Roy only. Although its in-game description indicates otherwise, the Rapier in this game does not deal effective damage against Troubadours, Valkyries, Nomads and Nomadic Troopers.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Name Type

Rapier Rapier

Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
Prf* 40 7 95% 10% 1 5 2 6,000
Effect

Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Eliwood only.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

“Effective against infantry.”
—In-game description
Name Type

RapierRapier

Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
Prf* 40 7 95% 10% 1 5 2 -
Effect

Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Eirika only.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Name Type

FE11rapier Rapier

FE12 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
E* 28 5 100% 10% 1 4** 2 1,120
Effect

Does bonus damage to horseback and armored units.

*Marth only.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name Type

FE11rapier Rapier

FE12 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
E* 28 5 100% 10% 1 2 1,120
Effect

Does bonus damage to horseback and armored units.

*Marth only.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name Type

Rapier FE13 Icon Rapier

SwordIconFE13 Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
E* 35 5 90% 10% 1 ? 1,600
Effect

Effective against beast and armored units.

* Lords , Great Lords and Lodestars only.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Name Type

Echoes rapier icon Rapier

Echoes sword weapon type icon Sword

Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt
3 90% 5% 1 1
Effect

Teaches Echoes Sword Skill iconAnti-Cavalry, Echoes Sword Skill iconAnti-Armor,
Echoes Sword Skill iconSubdue, Echoes Sword Skill iconShadow Gambit, Echoes Sword Skill iconDestreza

Forging
★ Silver mark icon Golden mark icon Mt Hit Crt Wt
1 80 +1 +5
2 50 1 +2 +5 +5 -1
3 100 1 +3 +10 +10 -1

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Name Type

FE16 Sword Weapon Icon Rapier

FE16 sword icon Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Wt Worth
E 40 7 95% 10% 1 ? 5 ?
Effect

Effective against cavalry and armored units.

Name Type

FE16 Sword Weapon Icon Rapier+

FE16 sword icon Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Wt Worth
E 45 9 95% 20% 1 ? 5 -
Effect

Effective against cavalry and armored units.

Fire Emblem Engage

Marth's Rapier

Name Type

MarthRapierFE17Sprite Rapier

FE17 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Wt Rng Worth
D ∞ 7 95% 0% 3 1 100
Effect

Engage weapon. Avo+20, Sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Effective: Cavalry, Armored.

Eirika's Rapier

Name Type

EirikaRapierFE17Sprite Rapier

FE17 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Wt Rng Worth
D ∞ 7 95% 10% 5 1 100
Effect

Engage Weapon. Sword wielded by Emblem Eirika. Effective: Cavalry, Armored.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Name Type

Rapier

FEH Sword Sword

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 ✯✯✯✯✯
Effect

Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If unit’s HP ≤ 75% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Method Location
Inventory Marth
Armory Ch. 8 • Ch. 10 • Ch. 11 • Ch. 12 • Ch. 13 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 21 • Ch. 22 • Ch. 24

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Method Location
Dropped Book 1: Enemy Thief (Ch. 10)
Book 2: Enemy Thief (Ch. 15)
Inventories Book 1: Marth
Book 2: Marth • Phina
Secret Shops Book 1: Ch. 14
Book 2: Ch. 11

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Method Location
Treasure Ch. 4 - Chest
Visit Ch. 6 - Village

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Method Location
Inventory Runan
Shops M26A • Razeria

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Method Location
Inventory Roy
Treasure Ch. 7 - Chest

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Method Location
Dropped Eliwood's Story: Enemy Myrmidon (Ch. 28)
Inventory Eliwood

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Method Location
Event Prologue
Treasure Ch. 9A - Village

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method Location
Inventory Marth
Armories Ch. 8 (x1) • Ch. 11 (x1) • Ch. 15 (x1) • Ch. 18 (x1) • Ch. 20 (x1) • Ch. 24 (x1)

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Method Location
Dropped Enemy Thief (Ch. 15)
Inventory Marth
Armories Ch. 15 • Ch. 19
Secret Shop Ch. 11

Fire Emblem Awakening

Method Location
Inventories Chrom • Lucina
Merchants Ylisstol • Border Wastes • The Searoad

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Method Location
Dropped Enemy Sniper (Oil and Water)
Dropped Third army Assassin (The Sleeping Sand Legend)

Non-Canon Appearances

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

The Rapier appears in the game under the possession of Marth. It allows Marth to strike enemies weak points much more easily.

Etymology

During the early 1500s, the rapier blade took on a rather prestigious status in Europe, where it was regarded as being extremely fashionable by the wealthier facets of society. Such a fact is more than apt in the context of the Fire Emblem Series, in which the Rapier's unique trait of being bound to Lord characters serves as a pivotal means to emphasize on the regal, venerated positions that they possess in the factions that they are respectively aligned to.

Trivia

  • The Florete blade closely resembles the traditional Rapier, not just due to the fact that they are bound to specific individuals in the respective games that they appear in, but also because they bear high Critical hit rates and are named after fencing swords (Rapier and foil respectively).
  • In spite of the fact that the Rapier is effective against almost all mounted and and armoured units (depending on the game in question), the in-game description of the weapon in The Blazing Blade and The Sacred Stones states that it is "effective against infantry".

Gallery

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Special Swords
Armorslayer - Axe Splitter - Bamboo Sword - Barrier Blade - Bellringer - Dark Greatsword - Berserk Sword - Defender Sword - Devil Sword - Brave Sword - Cake Cutter - Carrot Cudgel - Conjurer Curios - Dual Katana - Elite Sword - Firesweep Sword - Geishun - Glass Sword - Golden Dagger - Guard Sword - Heart's Blade - Ilwoon - Instant Sword - Kadomatsu - Killing Edge - King Sword - Ladyblade - Laguzslayer - Lancereaver - Longsword - Meisterschwert - Melee Bouquet - Ninja Katana - Nohrian Blade - Obtuse Sword - Petal Parasol - Pledged Blade - Practice Katana - Prayer Sword - Pure Sword - Quick Sword - Raider Katana - Ruby Sword - Sandfort Spade - Scimitar - Sea Sword - Shadow Sword - Shadowkiller - Shamshir - Silence Sword - Slaying Edge - Sleep Sword - Soothing Sword - Spirit Katana - Steadfast Sword - Sunrise Katana - Superior Edge - Swordslayer - Thief Sword - Unbound Blade - Venge Katana - Venin Edge - Wing Clipper - Wingthresher - Winter Rapier - Wo Dao - Wyrmslayer - Zweihänder
Conduit Sword - Lands Sword - Flame Sword - Levin Sword - Light Brand - Runesword - Sonic Sword - Wind Sword
Kodachi - Storm Sword - Tempest Blade - Wakizashi - Wind Edge
Eponymous Swords
Al's Sword - Emblem Blade - Cecil's Sword - Ogma's Sword - Luke's Sword - Alm's Blade - Seliph's Blade - Leif's Blade - Roy's Blade - Eliwood's Blade - Eirika's Blade - Hana's Katana - Hinata's Katana - Ike's Backup - Laslow's Blade - Leo's Iceblade - Lucina's Estoc - Marth's Spatha - Selena's Blade - Takumi's Shinai - Ayra's Blade - Larcei's Edge - Soleil's Shine
Personal Swords
Rapier - Royal Sword - Beo Sword - Blessed Sword - Mareeta's Sword - Regal Sword - Ettard - Caladbolg - Florete - Noble Rapier - Missiletainn - Beloved Zofia - Blade of Favors - Blade of Renais - Blade of Shadow - Bull Blade - Dark Greatsword - Crimson Blades - Feather Sword - Flower of Ease - Gladiator's Blade - Hikami - Knight-Captain's Sword - Jubilant Blade - Laid-Back Blade - Lioness Blade - Mirage Falchion - Nameless Blade - Panther Sword - Resolute Blade - Regal Sunshade - Rowdy Sword - Scarlet Sword - Silverbrand - Solitary Blade - Stalwart Sword - Sword Breidablik - Vassal's Blade - Whitewing Blade - Wing Sword - Laevatein - Athame - Ridill - Ascending Blade - Sharp War Sword - Sturdy War Sword - Monarch Blade
Legendary Swords
Falchion - Mercurius - Tyrfing - Balmung - Mystletainn - Bragi Sword - Loptous Sword - Binding Blade - Durandal - Eckesachs - Champion's Blade - Mani Katti - Sol Katti - Regal Blade - Sieglinde - Audhulma - Ragnell - Alondite - Amiti - Gurgurant - Tempest Blade - Vague Katti - Amatsu - Sol - Ganglari - Yato - Raijinto - Siegfried - Hagakure Blade - Astra - Fólkvangr - Gjöll - Níu - Skuld - Sökkvabekkr - Lyngheiðr - Ragnell·Alondite - Gramr - Enliron - Facinna - Risyl - Sword of the Creator - Thunderbrand - Blutgang - Sword of Moralta - Sword of Begalta - Sword of Zoltan - Sword of Seiros - Libération - Wille Glanz - Georgios - Lyrátion - Oligoludia
Joke Swords
Bottle - Daikon Radish - Parasol - Tree Branch - Umbrella - Biting Blade
Game exclusive
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FEAmatsu Mitsurugi - Ame-no-Murakumo - Answerer - Claiomh Solais - Dainsleif - Deathbringer - Epee - Grand Rapier - Hi-no-Kagustsuchi - Laevateinn - Masakado's Sword - Masamune - Matador - Mill Cutter - Mo Ye - Murasame - Yatsuka Sword
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes SagaEstoc - Luna Sword - Main Gauche - Shield Sword - Stellar Sword - ☆Dullahan - ☆Mainstar - ☆Rukuud - ☆Seiken Canaan - ☆Seiken Leda - ☆Seiken Reeve - ☆Seiken Salia - ☆Shramm
TearRing Saga: Berwick SagaAdrasteia - Bastard Sword - Broad Sword - Dark Mace - Grimhild - Harperia - Imperial Sword - Knight Sword - Old Imperial Sword - Over Scimitar - Poison Mace - Royal Army Sword - Saber - Sensual - ☆Brimranger - ☆Cutlass - ☆Lord Gram - ☆Over Cutlass - ☆Raze Tar - ☆Seiken Vajra - ☆Seiken Vritra - ☆Succeed - ☆Zweihander
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