Ring of the Azure Twins

Ring of the Azure Twins
Official artwork of the Ring of the Azure Twins from Engage.
Name (JP)	碧き風空の指輪, Ring of the Blue Wind and Sky
First Seen	Fire Emblem Engage
Item Type	Emblem Ring
Effect	Engage with Eirika
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“Restore calm, Emblem of the Sacred!”
—Alear summoning Eirika in Chapter 16.

The Ring of the Azure Twins (碧き風空の指輪, Aoki Fūku no Yubiwa lit. Ring of the Blue Wind and Sky) is an Emblem Ring introduced in Fire Emblem Engage.

Overview

The Ring of the Azure Twins is one of the six rings in possession of Lythos when the others were distributed throughout the realms. When Elusia invaded Lythos, the Ring of the Azure Twins was one of the four rings stolen during the raid on Lythos Castle. Later, in Chapter 17, Rosado and Goldmary posed as obedient Elusia soldiers in order to steal the Ring of the Azure Twins. They are successful and manage to flee the army in search of Princess Hortensia, eventually reuniting with her at the Azure Coast where she had joined Alear's army. Rosado gives the ring to Alear to awaken Eirika in which Alear gives to Rosado to immediately use in the following battle.

The Ring of the Azure Twins enables the wearer to wield Eirika's and Ephraim's power in combat.

In-Game Stats

Stat Boosts

Bond Level	HP	Strength	Magic	Defense	Resistance	Dexterity	Speed	Luck	Build	Move
1			+1			+1		+2
2			+1			+1		+4
4			+1			+2		+4
7			+2			+2		+4
8			+2			+2		+6
12			+2			+3		+6
14			+3			+3		+6
16			+3			+3		+8
17			+3			+4		+8
19			+3			+4		+10

Skills and Weapons

Bond Level	Icon	Name	Description	Type	SP	Notes
1		Lunar Brace	If unit initiates combat with a physical attack, deals extra damage=20% of foe’s Def.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	3000	Useable when Eirika is active.
1		Solar Brace	If unit initiates combat, unit recovers HP=30% of damage dealt.	Sync Skill		Useable when Ephraim is active.
1		Eclipse Brace	If unit initiates combat, unit deals extra damage=20% of foe’s Def with physical attacks and recovers HP=30% of damage dealt.	Sync Skill		Only useable when Engaged. Replaces Lunar Brace and Solar Brace.
1		Dodge +10	Grants Ddg+10.	Inheritable Skill	500
1		Night and Day	Use to switch Emblems and swap between Lunar Brace/Gentility and Solar Brace/Bravery for all allies.	Sync Skill
1		Sacred Twins	While engaged with Eirika, changes Lunar Brace to Eclipse Brace and Gentility to Blue Skies for all allies.	Engage Skill
1		Twin Strike	Use to make a sword attack followed by a lance attack from Ephraim on adjacent foe. Effective: Corrupted.	Engage Attack		Dragon: +20% damage. Cavalry: Ephraim deals +50% damage.
1		Rapier (Eirika)	Sword wielded by Emblem Eirika. Effective: Cavalry, Armored.	Engage Weapon
2		Lance Agility 1	Grants Avo+10 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a lance.	Inheritable Skill	500
3		Gentility	Unit takes 3 less damage.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	2000	Useable when Eirika is active.
3		Bravery	Unit deals +3 damage.	Sync Skill		Useable when Ephraim is active.
3		Blue Skies	Unit takes 3 less damage and deals +3 damage.	Sync Skill		Only useable when Engaged. Replaces Gentility and Bravery.
4		Dodge +15	Grants Ddg+15.	Inheritable Skill	1000
5		Skill Inheritance	Unit can inherit this Emblem’s skills.	Unlock
6		Lance Prof.	Proficiency with lances. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
7		Lance Agility 2	Grants Avo+15 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a lance.	Inheritable Skill	1000
8		Dodge +20	Grants Ddg+20.	Inheritable Skill	1500
9		Sword Prof.	Proficiency with swords. Required for promotion to certain classes.	Unlock
10		Wind Sword	Magical sword wielded by Emblem Eirika. Can strike close or at range. Effective: Flying.	Engage Weapon
11		Strong Bond	Unit stays engaged 1 additional turn.	Unlock
12		Lance Agility 3	Grants Avo+20 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a lance.	Inheritable Skill	2000
13		Lunar Brace+	If unit initiates combat with a physical attack, deals extra damage=30% of foe’s Def.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	5000	Useable when Eirika is active.
13		Solar Brace+	If unit initiates combat, unit recovers HP=50% of damage dealt.	Sync Skill		Useable when Ephraim is active.
13		Eclipse Brace+	If unit initiates combat, unit deals extra damage=30% of foe’s Def with physical attacks and recovers HP=50% of damage dealt.	Sync Skill		Only useable when Engaged. Replaces Lunar Brace+ and Solar Brace+.
14		Dodge +25	Grants Ddg+25.	Inheritable Skill	2000
15		Sieglinde	Paired sword wielded by Emblem Eirika. Effective: Corrupted.	Engage Weapon
16		Lance Agility 4	Grants Avo+25 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a lance.	Inheritable Skill	3000
17		Lance Agility 5	Grants Avo+30 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a lance.	Inheritable Skill	4000
18		Gentility+	Unit takes 5 less damage.	Sync Skill (Can Inherit)	3000	Useable when Eirika is active.
18		Bravery+	Unit deals +5 damage.	Sync Skill		Useable when Ephraim is active.
18		Blue Skies+	Unit takes 5 less damage and deals +5 damage.	Sync Skill		Only useable when Engaged. Replaces Gentility+ and Bravery+.
19		Dodge +30	Grants Ddg+30.	Inheritable Skill	2500
20		Deep Synergy	Unit's engage meter is shortened one step.	Unlock

Overall

The Ring of the Azure Twins is best described as a Ring centered around Damage manipulation as Eirika and Ephraim are two Emblems in one Ring. Dodge + are the ring's primary stat skill to aid in outright avoiding damage. Without Engaging, the user has the option of choosing which of the two they wish to lead with Eirika focusing on damage reduction on the user through Gentility, which reduces more damage the higher rank it is, and gains damage bonuses through Lunar Brace dealing 20% of the foe's Def as bonus damage if the user launches an attack with a physical weapon. Ephraim boosts damage through a flat damage increase from Bravery, increasing by each rank, and has sustain through Solar Brace, healing 30% of the damage they deal. When inheriting these skills, units must inherit Gentility and Lunar Brace and if the unit currently equipped with the Ring of the Azure Twins is not deployed, all users default to these skills on field.

However, if the person equipped with this ring uses Night and Day, all users with either of the two skills switch to the other whenever used. Finally, when engaged, these swapping skills combine in effect under Sacred Twins, causing Gentility/Bravery to become Blue Skies and Lunar Brace/Solar Brace to become the Eclipse Brace, which combine the effects of both skills and also applies to all allies on field with these respective skills on them. Their Engage Attack, Twin Strike deals two hits that have both Sword and Lance properties on adjacent foes. This move deals effective damage against the Corrupted with Dragon units dealing 20% more damage and Cavalry Units boosting Ephraim's damage by 50%.

The Ring's first weapon is Eirika's Rapier, dealing effective damage to Cavalry and Armored units. Wind Sword is a magical weapon that allows the user to battle at both ranges and deals effective damage to Flying Units. Sieglinde deals effective damage to Corrupted.

Overall, the Ring of the Azure Twins are an effective way to combat the Corrupted by the later chapters in which it is available. The mixture of damage manipulations and sustain make it a hardy ring for most units. Compared to most Rings, this one is by far the most flexible as it can be generally applied to any unit without causing a large difference in performance.