Shining Bow

Shining Bow
Concept art of the Radiant Bow from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
First Seen	Fire Emblem Fates
Weapon Type	Bow
Most Common Rank	B
Uses	25
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The Shining Bow (シャイニングボウ Shainingu Bō) is a Bow that was initially conceived in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, but officially introduced in Fire Emblem Fates. Imbued with the special property of inflicting magical damage, the Shining Bow can be used in close-range combat, although it compensates for these strengths by being incapable of triggering critical hits or offensive skills. The Shining Bow is best paired with characters that have high magic.

In Path of Radiance, it was called the Bright Bow (ブライトボウ Buraito Bō). Although the basic functions and details of the bow are finalized, it does not appear in the final version of the game, and can only be acquired with the aid of cheat codes. Like its name suggests, the damage dealt by the Bright Bow each time it is drawn is Light magic-based.

In Fates, along with the Sidelong Yumi, the Shining Bow is one of the only bows that can attack from a range of 1-2. This gives it greater flexibility on the battlefield than most other bows. Compared to the Sidelong Yumi, the Shining Bow has much better might and the ability to double attack; however, the Sidelong Yumi can trigger criticals and activate offensive skills.

In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, the Shining Bow is known as the Radiant Bow (光の弓 Hikari no Yumi, lit. Light Bow). It retains the effect of dealing magical damage and grants the ability to deal effective damage against Terrors.

In Three Houses, the Shining Bow is known as the Magic Bow (魔法の弓 Mahō no Yumi). While it retains the effect of dealing magical damage, it no longer has the ability to deal effective damage against Monsters.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name					Type
Bright Bow					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
B	25	10	70%	0%	1-2	9	1	5,750
Effect
Does Light-based magical damage.

Fire Emblem Fates

Name					Type
Shining Bow					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Avo	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	∞	13	70%	0%	-20%	1-2	0	3,300
Effect
Deals magical damage. Cannot inflict critical attacks or trigger offensive skills.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

• Stats
• Forging

Name			Type
Radiant Bow			Bow
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
1	75%	0	1-2	3
Effect
Grants Anti-Fliers, Transmute Teaches Celestial Bow

Forging
★			Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt
1	50	1	+1	+5
2	80	1	+3	+5	+5	-1
3	200	1	+5	+10	+10	-2

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

• Magic Bow
• Forged

Name					Type
Magic Bow					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
B	25	8	75%	0%	1-2	0	9	?
Effect
Deals magical damage.

Name					Type
Magic Bow+					Bow
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
B	30	8	75%	0%	1-3	0	9	?
Effect
Deals magical damage.

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Shining Bow
• Shining Bow+
• Upgrades

Name		Type
Cupid Arrow		Bow
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
8	2	200
Effect
Effective against flying foes. If foe's Def ≥ foe's Res+5, deals +7 damage.

Name		Type
Shining Bow+		Bow
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
12	2	300
Effect
Effective against flying foes. If foe's Def ≥ foe's Res+5, deals +7 damage.

Name			Cost
Shining Bow+			350 SP, 500, 50
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+2	+ 1
	+2		+ 2
	+2			+ 3
	+2				+ 3
Effect
Effective against flying foes. If foe's Def ≥ foe's Res+5, deals +7 damage.

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Method	Location
Unobtainable	Cannot be obtained through legitimate means; Employment of cheat codes is necessary to acquire the bow.

Fire Emblem Fates

Method	Location
Dropped	Revelation Chapter 21, enemy Adventurer
Armory	Conquest: Level 2 (1 in stock), Level 3 (2 in stock)
Rank rewards	Battle Rank 825 (1 in stock)

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Method	Location
Forged	Evolve Steel Bow for 3 Arcane Crystals

Trivia

• The Shining Bow is the first magical-based bow to be present within the game upon release; the first programmed magic bow (the Bright Bow from Path of Radiance) was scrapped before the game's release.
• The Shining Bow is a weapon that has one of the highest name change rates in franchise history, changing its name every time it appeared in a main series title.

Gallery

Concept Artwork of the Bright Bow.

Sprite of the Shining Bow from Fire Emblem Heroes.

Rolf wielding the Bright Bow.

Anna wielding the Shining Bow in Fates.

The quiver of the Shining Bow attached to Anna's back.

Python wielding the Radiant Bow in Shadows of Valentia.

Sakura with the Shining Bow on Warriors.