Horseslayer

“A lance effective against cavalry.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon and Shin Monshō no Nazo

The Horseslayer (ナイトキラー Naitokirā, lit. Knight Killer), also known as the Horse Killer in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and the Ridersbane in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, is a Lance that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem series. Like the weapon's name suggests, it is one that is notable for its ability to inflict effective damage against units that are mounted on horseback.

The Horseslayer is the lance equivalent of the Poleaxe and the Longsword, the axe and sword (respectively) that also inflict effective damage to units mounted on horseback. The weapons are effective because of the abundance of horse-based mounted units across the series, both as playable characters and enemies. Of the three, the Horseslayer is considered to be the weakest statistic-wise, although it does possess a considerably higher Accuracy rate than the Poleaxe. This can be attributed to the fact that lances are generally more accurate than axes are.

In Fire Emblem: Binding Blade, the Horseslayer is not effective against Nomads and Nomadic Troopers.

In Path of Radiance, Valkyries, despite being mounted on horses, do not sustain extra damage when the lance is wielded against them. While this might appear to be beneficial to such units, this is not necessarily true, as they are not renowned for their physical defensive capabilities.

In Awakening, the Beast Killer may be considered to be the replacement of the Horseslayer. This lance is by far superior to its predecessor, as it inflicts effective damage not only to horseback units, but also indiscriminately extends its special ability to any other unit that is beast-based (including Pegasi, Griffons and Taguels).

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi

Name				Type
Knight Killer				Lance
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
4	14	5	90%	0%	1	5	820
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against Social Knights.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Name			Type
Knight Killer			Lance
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
3	85%	0%	1	1
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Knight Killer				Lance
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
4	14	5	90%	0%	1	4	700
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Name				Type
Knight Killer				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Rng	Wt	Worth
C	50	10	60%	1	16	5,000
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name					Type
Knight Killer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
B	20	14	60%	0%	1	13	1	3,000
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Binding Blade

Name					Type
Horseslayer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	16	11	75%	0%	1	13	1	1,040
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

“Effective against cavalry.”
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones

Name					Type
Horseslayer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	16	7	70%	0%	1	13	1	1,040
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name					Type
Knight Killer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	18	7	70%	0%	1	16	2	1,170
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Name					Type
Horseslayer					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
D	20	12	65%	0%	1	15	2	1,300
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Name					Type
Riderbane					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	20	8	70%	0%	1	10	2	1,200
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

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

Name				Type
Riderbane				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
C	20	8	70%	0%	1	2	1,200
Effect
Inflicts effective damage against mounted units on horseback.

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