Thunder (tome)

Thunder
Thunder in Awakening.
Name (JP)	サンダー
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Weapon Type	Anima magic (Black Magic in FE2)
Most Common Rank	E
Uses	Varies
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“Magic used to attack with lightning.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem

Thunder is a recurring Thunder magic tome in the Fire Emblem Series. Much like what its name suggests, this tome will summon a single bolt of lightning from the heavens to strike a selected enemy target. This tome is the most basic, standard form of Thunder Magic obtainable in the games, and possesses moderate Might and a slight Critical hit bonus.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Name				Type
Thunder				Tome
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
2	21	6	90%	0%	1-2	1	460
Effect
--

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Name			Type
Thunder			Black Magic
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
4	70%	0%	1-3	5
Effect
HP Cost: -2

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Thunder				Tome
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
3	21	6	90%	5%	1-2	1	630
Effect
--

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Name				Type
Thunder				Thunder
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Rng	Wt	Worth
C	50	8	90%	1-2	7	3,000
Effect
--

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name				Type
Thunder				Thunder
WLv	WHp	Power	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
4	30	6	84%	0%	1-2	5	2,400
Effect
--

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name					Type
Thunder					Thunder
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
E	30	7	60%	5%	1-2	5	1	3,200
Effect
--

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Name					Type
Thunder					Anima
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	25	6	80%	5%	1-2	2	1	500
Effect
--

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Name					Type
Thunder					Anima
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	35	8	80%	5%	1-2	6	1	700
Effect
--

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name					Type
Thunder					Thunder
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
E	40	4	85%	5%	1-2	3	1	600
Effect
Effective against Dragon Laguz.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Name					Type
Thunder					Thunder
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
E	40	3	80%	5%	1-2	4	1	880
Effect
Effective against Dragon Laguz and Dracoknights.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name					Type
Thunder					Tome
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
E	21	5	100%	0%	1-2	2*	2	300
Effect
--

* Shadow Dragon only, as Weight is negligible in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name				Type
Thunder				Tome
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	45	3	80%	5%	1-2	?	630
Effect
--

Fire Emblem Fates

Name					Type
Thunder					Tome
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Avo	Rng	WEx	Worth
D	∞	5	80%	0%	0%	1~2	?	1,000
Effect
-

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Name			Type
Thunder			Black Magic
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
4	70%	0	1-3	5
Effect
HP Cost: 2

Fire Emblem Heroes

Thunder

Name		Type
Thunder		Tome
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
4	2	-	✯
Effect
-

Arcane Thunder

Name		Type
Arcane Thunder		Tome
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
14	2	400	✯✯✯✯✯
Effect
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack (only highest value applied: does not stack), and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like fortify, Rally, ect.) during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Name					Type
Thunder					Reason
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
E	8	4	80%	5	1~2	-	4	-
Effect
–

Fire Emblem Engage

Name				Type
Thunder				Tome
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	5	90%	0%	10	1-3	1000
Effect
A standard tome of thunder magic. Cannot follow up.

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Mage (Ch. 12) • Enemy Mage (Ch. 15)
Inventory	Wendell
Vendors	Ch. 8 • Ch. 11 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 22

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Method	Location
Learnt	Innate: Mae • Sonya Level 3: Boey Level 4: Kliff Level 8: Celica Level 9: Jesse Level 10: Gray • Luthier

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Method	Location
Inventory	Tailtiu
Vendors	First Generation: Ch. 2 Generation 2: Ch. 7 • Ch. 8

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Method	Location
Dropped	M7
Vendors	M7 • M29 • Ligria Fort

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Mage (Ch. 12) • Enemy Mage (Ch. 15)
Inventory	Wendell
Vendors	Ch. 8 • Ch. 11 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 22
Online Shop	--

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Dropped	Enemy Mage (Ch. 9)
Inventories	Linde • Frost
Treasure	BS1 - Chest
Vendors	Ch. 9 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 19 • Ch. 19 • Ch. 21
Online Shop	--

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Method	Location
Learned	Innate: Mae • Sonya • Nomah Priestess Class: Celica (Lv. 8) Mage Class: All units except Tobin • Faye • Delthea • Saber • Kamui • Atlas • Deen • Yuzu

Non-canon appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Thunder being used in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Thunder is the standard special move of Robin. When used, Robin charges up a bolt of lightning automatically that can be used at any point by pressing the special button again; getting hit at any point cancels the charge, and it can be stored by shielding or rolling. Thunder can be used by pressing the special button immediately after charging, or it can be charged into the higher-level Thunder spells, Elthunder, Arcthunder, and Thoron. The standard Thunder fires a small bolt of electricity that travels a short distance, Elthunder fires a small ball that travels a moderate distance, Arcthunder fires a large red ball that starts off moving slowly but travels far, and Thoron fires a bolt of electricity that travels across the entire screen. Like all of Robin's moves, Thunder is affected by the durability system; Thunder can be used twenty times before Robin discards it, Elthunder can be used seven times, Arcthunder four, and Thoron three. Thunder is unique, however, in that the time spent charging the move will affect the spell Robin uses and the number of Durability Points lost when the spell is cast. Thunder has 20 Durability Points in total, and takes 10 seconds to recover after it is discarded. The spells Robin can cast with the move are as follows:

• With no charge, Robin uses Thunder, firing a small and fast orb of electricity that travels a short distance and then disappears. It deals only 1% damage and uses 1 Durability Point.
• Charging the move until the electrical aura around Robin expands changes the move into Elthunder which travels slightly farther than Thunder. This move deals 9% damage and uses 3 Durability Points.
• If charged until the electrical aura turns red, the move becomes Arcthunder. It is slightly slower than the base Thunder, but it travels much farther and traps opponents if they make contact. This move deals 10% damage and consumes 5 Durability Points.
• At full charge, the move becomes Thoron, which is a fast horizontal bolt of lightning that can pierce through multiple opponents. Holding down the Special Move button will increase the power of the move. Thoron deals between 10% and 19% damage and uses 8 Durability Points.

It is possible to cast Elthunder, Arcthunder, and Thoron even if Robin has less Durability Points than the move's cost, although the tome will be discarded after casting the spell.

The two custom variants for this move are Thunder+ and Speed Thunder. Thunder+ increases the power of each of the Thunder spells, but the tome has less durability (Thunder can be used ten times, Elthunder four, Arcthunder three, and Thoron once), and each move travels more slowly. Speed Thunder decreases the amount of time it takes to charge the move and each spell travels farther but has less power.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Thunder returns as Robin's standard special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, functioning the same as before. Thunder retains neither of its custom variants, since the game does not retain them.

Gallery

The Thunder tome, as it appears in the first series of the TCG.

The Thunder tome, as it appears in the fifth series of the TCG.

Artwork of the Thunder scroll in TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga.

Animation of Merric casting Thunder in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Mae casting Thunder on an enemy Thief in Gaiden.

Animation of Linde casting Thunder on an enemy Wyvern Rider in Mystery of the Emblem.

Tailtiu casting Thunder on Shackal in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Animation of an enemy Mage casting Thunder on Machyua in Thracia 776.

Clarine casting Thunder on an enemy Wyvern Rider in The Binding Blade.

Ilyana casting Thunder on an enemy Mage in Path of Radiance.

Calill casting Thunder on an Order Sniper in Radiant Dawn.

Thunder being cast in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Maribelle wielding the tome of Thunder in Awakening.

Maribelle casting Thunder on an enemy Bow Knight in Awakening.

Odin wielding the tome of Thunder in Fates.

Odin casting Thunder on an enemy Faceless in Fates.

In-game model of the Thunder tome from Heroes.

Tailtiu casting Thunder in Heroes.

Reinhardt attacking with Arcane Thunder in Heroes.

Thunder as it appears in Fire Emblem Engage