Thunderbolt (Ballista)

Thunderbolt
Official artwork of the Thunderbolt from the TCG.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Weapon Type	Ballista
Most Common Rank	--
Uses	10
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“A magical ballista strong against ballisticians.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon

The Thunderbolt (サンダーボルト Sandā boruto) is a Ballista weapon that appears recurrently across the Fire Emblem Series. A long-ranged artillery weapon like its other counterparts, the Thunderbolt is uniquely set apart from them by its unique ability to inflict effective damage against other Ballistae. In addition to this, the ammunition that the Thunderbolt discharges is one that is, unlike standard Ballista weapons, intangible and not grounded in reality, as it takes the form of streaks of lightning that are directed to strike selected enemy targets.

In Shadow Dragon, the Thunderbolt inflicts magical damage instead of physical damage. Since enemy Ballisticians tend to have very little HP, this weapon can be very useful for defeating them, but its high Weight and low Durability are glaring drawbacks.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Name				Type
Thunderbolt				Ballista
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
6	23	10	90%	0%	1-2	11	-
Effect
Bonus damage to Shooters.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Thunderbolt				Ballista
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
6	-	10	80%	20%	3-10	20	-
Effect
-

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Name					Type
Thunderbolt					Ballista
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
-	10	10	80%	0%	3-10	5	2	700
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against Ballisticians; Deals magical damage.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Thunderbolt				Ballista
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
-	10	10	80%	0%	3-10	2	700
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against Ballisticians; Deals magical damage.

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method	Location
Inventory	Beck

Gallery

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