—In-game description, Shin Monshō
The Steel Bow (鋼の弓 Hagane no yumi) is the second most common Bow that exists in the Fire Emblem series. This Bow awards more Weapon Experience to its wielder than the Iron Bow does. An enemy-exclusive close-ranged version of the weapon, the Steel Proximity Bow (鋼の近撃弓), also appears in Fire Emblem: Fates.
The Bow is no exception to the standard relationship shared between Iron and Steel weapons, in the sense that the latter is both stronger and more expensive than the former. Despite this, however, the fact that the Steel Bow is heavier and less accurate than the Iron Bow sometimes renders the extra power that it possesses to be redundant. To this end, most bow-users are better off wielding either Iron Bows or Short Bows until they become strong enough to equip heavier bows without suffering any Attack Speed penalties.
Weapon Stats
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Template:WeaponStatFE1&3 |Steel Bow |Bow |3 |28 |7 |80% |0% |2 |3 |560 |Effective against Flying Units. |}
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Template:WeaponStatFE2 |Steel Bow |Bow |3 |70% |0% |1~5 |1 |Effective against Flying Units. |}
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Template:WeaponStatFE1&3 |Steel Bow |Bow |3 |28 |9 |90% |0% |2 |7 |560 |Effective against Flying Units. |}
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Template:WeaponStatFE4 | Steel Bow | Bow |B |50 |14 |70% |2 |8 |3,000 |Effective against Flying Units. |}
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Steel Bow | Bow |D |30 |10 |60% |0 |2 |12 |1 |3,200 | - |}
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga
Template:WeaponStatTS | Steel Bow | Bow |8 |40 |10 |65% |0% |2 |8 |2,000 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Binding Blade
Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Steel Bow | Bow |D |30 |9 |65% |0 |2 |9 |1 |720 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Steel Bow | Bow |D |30 |9 |70% |0% |2 |9 |1 |720 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Steel Bow | Bow |D |35 |9 |70% |0% |2 |9 |2 |840 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Steel Bow | Bow |C |35 |10 |80% |0% |2 |10 |3 |1,050 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Steel Bow | Bow |D |35 |8 |80% |0% |2 |8 |3 |770 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~
Template:WeaponStatFE12-13 | Steel Bow | Bow |D |35 |8 |80% |0% |2 |3 |770 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Template:WeaponStatFE12-13 | Steel Bow | Bow |C |35 |9 |80% |0% |2 |? |910 | - |}
Fire Emblem: Fates
Template:WeaponStatFE14
|Steel Bow
| Bow
|C
|Infinite
|11
|75%
|0%
|(-5%)
|2
|?
|2,000
|Ability to double -3
|}
Template:WeaponStatFE14
|Steel Proximity Bow
| Bow
|C
|Infinite
|11
|75%
|0%
|(-5%)
|1-2
|?
|0
|Ability to double -3
|}
Item Locations
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Book 1: Enemy Archer (Ch. 8) • Enemy Sniper (Ch. 9) • Enemy Hunter (Ch. 15) |
Inventory | Book 1: Gordin Book 2: Gordin |
Armories | Book 1: Ch. 7 • Ch. 8 • Ch. 11 • Ch. 12 • Ch. 13 • Ch. 17 Book 2: Ch. 5 • Ch. 7 • Ch. 8 • Ch. 9 • Ch. 15 |
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Method | Location |
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Inventories | Generation 1: Briggid |
Vendors | Generation 1: Ch. 2 Generation 2: Ch. 7 • Ch. 8 |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Method | Location |
---|---|
Armories | Ch. 9 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 17B |
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga
Method | Location |
---|---|
Shops | M10 • M12 |
Fire Emblem: Binding Blade
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventory | Dorothy |
Armories | Ch. 7 • Ch. 10B • Ch. 11A • Ch. 13 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 17B • Ch. 18B • Ch. 19B • Ch. 20A |
Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken
Method | Location |
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Inventories | Eliwood/Hector's Stories: Wil (Normal Mode only) • Geitz |
Armories | Lyn's Story: Ch. 10 Eliwood's Story: Ch. 15 • Ch. 17 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 23 • Ch. 29 Hector's Story: Ch. 16 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 21 • Ch. 24 • Ch. 25 • Ch. 31 |
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Method | Location |
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Armories | Ch. 5 • Ch. 9A • Ch. 10B • Ch. 17 • Serafew • Port Kiris • Bethroen • Narube River |
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventories | Shinon • Geoffrey |
Vendors (Easy/Normal) | Ch. 12 • Ch. 13 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 17 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 19 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 21 • Ch. 23 • Ch. 24 • Ch. 25 • Ch. 26 • Ch. 28 • Endgame |
Vendors (Hard) | Ch. 10 • Ch. 12 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 21 • Ch. 23 • Ch. 24 • Ch. 25 • Ch. 26 • Ch. 27 • Ch. 28 • Endgame |
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Method | Location |
---|---|
Dropped | Part 1: Enemy Archer (Ch. 2) |
Inventories | Astrid • Rolf |
Vendors | Part 1: Ch. 6 • Ch. 7 • Ch. 8 • Ch. 9 • Endgame Part 2: Ch. 3 • Endgame Part 3: Ch. 2 • Ch. 3 • Ch. 4 • Ch. 5 • Ch. 6 • Ch. 7 • Ch. 8 • Ch. 9 • Ch. 10 • Ch. 11 • Ch. 12 • Ch. 13 • Endgame Part 4: Prologue • Ch. 1 • Ch. 2 • Ch. 3 • Ch. 4 • Ch. 5 • Rebirth |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventories | Gordin (Hard Mode only) • Sedgar • Jeorge |
Armories | Ch. 5 • Ch. 7 • Ch. 8 • Ch. 9 • Ch. 10 • Ch. 11 • Ch. 13 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 22 • Online Shop |
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventories | Gordin (Only if he was not recruited in the Prologue) • Warren • Norne • Robert • Tomas (BS1) • Wolf (BS2) • Robert (BS4) |
Armories | Ch. 3 • Ch. 5 • Ch. 7 • Ch. 9 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 19 |
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Method | Location |
---|---|
Dropped | Ch. 7 • Ch. 16 |
Inventories | Morgan (Only if his/her starting class wields Bows as its weapon of choice) • Noire |
Armories | Plegia Castle Courtyard • The Searoad • The Twins' Hideout • Kidnapper's Keep |
Merchants | Arena Ferox • Border Pass • Ylisstol • Breakneck Pass • Border Sands • The Farfort • The Twins' Turf • Peaceful Village |