Sagittae

Sagittae
Sprite of Sagittae from Fire Emblem Heroes.
Name (JP)	アロー Arrow
First Seen	Fire Emblem Gaiden
Weapon Type	Black Magic
Most Common Rank	--
Uses	--
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Sagittae is a Black Magic spell originating from from Fire Emblem Gaiden and reappearing its remake, as well as Fire Emblem: Three Houses. As its name suggests, it shoots waves of arrows at a selected enemy target.

Overview

In Gaiden, although Sagittae is one of the stronger spells, it suffers from fairly low accuracy.

In the Gaiden remake Shadows of Valentia, the spell retains it's high might and average accuracy, but also becomes a 1-3 range spell like Thunder. Furthermore, its accuracy issues are somewhat mitigated by the fact that most characters that learn the spell also acquire the Skill Discipline, which boosts the accuracy of Black Magic spells.

In Three Houses, Sagittae is a mid-tier spell with average might, but high accuracy.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Name			Type
Arrow			Black Magic
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
16	70%	0%	1-2	11
Effect
HP Cost: 8

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Name			Type
Sagittae			Black Magic
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
16	70%	0%	1-3	11
Effect
HP Cost: 8

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Sagittae
• Upgrades

Name		Type
Sagittae		Tome
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
14	2	400	✯✯✯✯✯
Effect
Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if foe's Atk ≥ unit's Atk+5, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat

Name			Cost
Sagittae			400 SP, 500, 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+2	+ 1
	+2		+ 2
	+2			+ 3
	+2				+ 3
	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)
Effect
Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if foe's Atk > unit's Atk, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat and deals damage = 15% of foe's Atk, including when dealing damage with a Special triggered before combat.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Name					Type
Sagittae					Reason
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
C	10	7	90%	5	1~2	-	6	-
Effect
-

Etymology

Sagitta is the Latin noun for "arrow", and Sagittae is likely in the nominative plural, meaning "arrows". The name "Sagittae" also evokes the image of Sagittarius, the ninth astrological sign in the Greeco-Roman Zodiac, who is mostly depicted as a centaur wielding a bow and arrow; his symbol also uses the bow and arrow for imagery.

Gallery

Animation of Sonya casting Arrow on Jedah in Gaiden.

Luthier casting Sagittae on an enemy Gargoyle.

Kliff attacking with Sagittae in Fire Emblem Heroes.