Excalibur

Excalibur
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Weapon Type	Anima Magic (Black Magic in FE2)
Most Common Rank	Varies
Uses	Varies
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Excalibur (エクスカリバー Ekusukaribā) is a legendary Wind tome that makes a recurring appearance in multiple games within the Fire Emblem Series. First used by Merric in the Akaneia Series, this tome later reappears in Rekka no Ken (ギガスカリバー Gigasu karibā, lit. Gigascalibur in the Japanese version) as an S-ranked Anima Magic tome and in The Sacred Stones as one of the Sacred Twins of Jehanna. When cast by a proficient magic user, this tome will conjure wind blades to slice the enemy. The Grafcalibur tome from Thracia 776, the Aircalibur tome in Binding Blade, and the magical Wind Sword are considered to be variants of Excalibur.

Although the Rexcalibur tome from the Tellius Series appears to be a variant of the Excalibur tome at first glance, it actually bears a closer resemblance to Fimbulvetr.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi

Template:WeaponStatFE1&3 |Excalibur |Magic |Prf* |33 |13 |100% |20% |1-2 |3 | -- |May only be used by Merric. |}

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Template:WeaponStatFE2 |Excalibur |Black Magic |5 |100% |20% |1-2 |1 |Deducts -3 HP from its caster. |}

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Template:WeaponStatFE1&3 | Excalibur |Magic |Prf |25 |12 |100% |30% |1-2 |3 |10,000 |May only be used by Merric; Effective against Flying Units. |}

Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 |Excalibur | Anima |S |25 |18 |90% |10% |1-2 |13 |3 |25,000 | -- |}

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 |Excalibur | Anima |S |30 |18 |90% |10% |1-2 |13 |1 | - |Grants its user a bonus of +5 Speed; Effective against Monster units. |}

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~

Template:WeaponStatFE5-11 | Excalibur | Tome |B |33 |13 |100% |20% |1-2 |1* |2 | -- |Males-only; Effective against Flying Units; Merric can wield this tome with an E rank in Tomes. |} * Shadow Dragon only; Weight is negligible in Shin Monshō no Nazo.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Template:WeaponStatFE12-13 |Excalibur |Tome |A |25 |13 |100% |30% |1-2 | --  |0 |Effective against Flying Units |}

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi

Method	Location
Inventory	Merric

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Inventory	Merric

Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken

Method	Location
Dropped	Ursula (Final)

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Method	Location
Event	Eirika's route: Ch. 14A - End of chapter Ephraim's route: Ch. 15 - End of chapter

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method	Location
Inventory	Merric
Treasure	Ch. 24x - Chest

Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~

Method	Location
Inventory	Merric
Treasure	Ch. 20x - Chest

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Method	Location
Double Duel	Reward for defeating the Army of Shadow.
Treasure	Xeno. 15 - Random from Chest.

Etymology

Excalibur is the name of the legendary blade wielded by King Arthur. A distinction is usually made between the blade that he received from the Lady of the Lake and the sword which he pulled from the Artognou Stone to prove his kingship. Thomas Malory, author of 'Le Morte d'Arthur," asserts that the name Excalibur connotes the meaning of 'cut-steel.' Earlier versions of the name include Chaliburne, which brings to mind the French word for 'heat' (chaleur), and the English word 'burn,' which either means 'burn' as we understand it today, or 'man'. Before breathing his last, King Arthur requested Sir Bedivere, his last remaining knight, to throw the Excalibur blade into a lake, whereupon the Lady of the Lake reclaimed it.

Gallery

The Excalibur tome, as it appears in the sixth series of the TCG.

Merric casting Excalibur on an enemy Dragon Knight in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Animation of Merric countering with Excalibur on a Flying Dragon in Mystery of the Emblem.

Nino casting Excalibur on Nergal in Rekka no Ken.

Merric casting Excalibur on an enemy in Shadow Dragon.

Brady wielding the tome of Excalibur in Awakening.

Brady casting Excalibur in Awakening.