—In-game description, Shadow Dragon and Shin Monshō
The Killing Edge (キルソード Kiru sōdo, lit. Kill Sword) is a highly potent and lethal Sword that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series. Like its name suggests, the Killing Edge boosts its wielder's Critical rate by a substantial amount.
Overview
Combat
The potential of the Killing Edge is one that can be fully realised in the hands of Swordmasters, as its pre-existing Critical rate, combined with the added Critical bonus that the class is naturally imbued with, may effectively induce an overall Critical hit percentage that exceeds 50%. The only drawback to this is the fact that this sword is notorious for possessing very poor Durability. Apart from the Swordmaster class, the Assassin class may also stand to benefit by being outfitted with the Killing Edge, as the added critical hit bonus allows them to activate their unique skill, Lethality (Silencer in some games), more frequently, thereby increasing their efficiency in felling enemies.
In addition to the laudable benefits highlighted above, the Killing Edge can also be used as an effective means of training and/or protecting lower-levelled units. For one, this sword requires its user to possess only a C weapon proficiency level to equip, whereas most weapons of equal or greater power require at least an A or an S level. Furthermore, the critical hit boost grants units the ability to inflict massive amounts of damage, a fact that allows them to fell foes with ease, helping them to gain valuable experience at a faster rate. Finally, the lightweight nature of the sword allows for a significant reduction in Attack Speed penalties being sustained by its wielder, allowing for greater precision and the ability to perform double attacks.
In Fire Emblem Fates the effects of the Killing Edge are bolstered further by having both unlimited durability, as well as the impressive ability to deal 4x damage on a crit, instead of the normal 3x. This is hampered by the slightly lowered might compared to previous titles and lowers the user's avoid by 10%.
Myrmidons usually equip this sword as their starting weapon of choice, with characters such as Navarre, Shiva, Rutger, Guy, Joshua, Zihark and Lon'qu being prime examples.
Weapon Stats
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Name | Type | ||||||
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Kill Sword |
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WLv | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
7 | 22 | 8 | 100% | 20% | 1 | 2 | 1,250 |
Effect | |||||||
- |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Name | Type | ||||||
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WLv | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
7 | 22 | 8 | 100% | 20% | 1 | 2 | 1,100 |
Effect | |||||||
- |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 30 | 9 | 80% | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3,800 |
Effect | ||||||||
- |
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga
Name | Type | ||||||
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WLv | WHp | Power | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
7 | 24 | 7 | 90% | 20% | 1 | 3 | 2,880 |
Effect | |||||||
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Fire Emblem: Binding Blade
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 9 | 80% | 30% | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1,300 |
Effect | ||||||||
- |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Name | Type | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 9 | 75% | 30% | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1,300 |
Effect | ||||||||
Improves critical hit rate. |
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 9 | 75% | 30% | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,300 |
Effect | ||||||||
- |
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Name | Type | |||||||
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Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
B | 30 | 8 | 90% | 30% | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3,600 |
Effect | ||||||||
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Name | Type | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 8 | 90% | 20% | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1,500 |
Effect | ||||||||
- |
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Name | Type | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
C | 20 | 8 | 90% | 20% | 1 | 2 | 1,500 |
Effect | |||||||
- |
Fire Emblem Awakening
Name | Type | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
C | 30 | 9 | 90% | 30% | 1 | ? | 1,470 |
Effect | |||||||
- |
Fire Emblem Fates
Name | Type | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Avo | Rng | WEx | Worth |
C | ∞ | 6 | 85% | 25% | -10% | 1 | ? | 3,000 |
Effect | ||||||||
Critical hits deal 4x damage. |
Item Locations
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Method | Location |
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Inventories | Navarre • Catria |
Treasure | Ch. 6 - Chest |
Armories | Ch. 12 • Ch. 14 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 18 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 21 • Ch. 22 • Ch. 24 |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Method | Location |
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Dropped | Book 2: Enemy Mercenary (Ch. 10) |
Inventories | Book 1: Navarre • Catria Book 2: Samuel • Navarre |
Treasure | Book 1: Ch. 5 - Chest |
Armories | Book 1: Ch. 7 • Ch. 13 • Ch. 16 • Ch. 19 Book 2: Ch. 9 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 21 |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Method | Location |
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Inventories | Shiva • Conomool |
Armory | Ch. 22 |
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga
Method | Location |
---|---|
Dropped | M14 • M24 |
Inventories | Julia |
Armories | M15 • M26A • M30 • Port Marl • Blood • Razeria • Il Village |
Fire Emblem: Binding Blade
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventory | Rutger |
Visit | Ch. 7 - Village |
Armories | Ch. 13 • Ch. 17B • Ch. 18A • Ch. 23 |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventories | Guy • Jaffar |
Armories | Eliwood's Story: Ch. 24 • Ch. 29x Hector's Story: Ch. 26 • Ch. 31x |
Secret Shops | Eliwood's Story: Ch. 19 Hector's Story: Ch. 20 |
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Method | Location |
---|---|
Dropped (Skirmish) | Bonewalker • Wight |
Inventory | Joshua |
Treasure | Tower of Valni Floor 5 - Chest • Lagdou Ruins Floor4 - Chest |
Armories | Ch. 17 • Narube River • Rausten Court |
Secret Shops | Ch. 14A • Ch. 14B |
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Method | Location |
---|---|
Dropped | Enemy Swordmaster (Ch. 21) |
Inventory | Zihark |
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventory | Zihark |
Vendors | Part 3: Ch. 12 • Ch. 13 • Endgame Part 4: Prologue • Ch. 1 • Ch. 2 • Ch. 3 • Ch. 4 • Ch. 5 • Rebirth |
Bargains | Part 2: Ch. 3 • Endgame |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Method | Location |
---|---|
Inventory | Navarre |
Treasure | Ch. 6 - Chest |
Armories | Ch. 12 • Ch. 15 • Ch. 20 • Ch. 24 • Online Shop |
Secret Shop | Ch. 17 |
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Method | Location |
---|---|
Dropped | Enemy Mercenary (Ch. 10) |
Inventories | Samuel • Navarre |
Armories | Ch. 21 • Online Shop |
Secret Shop | Ch. 13 |
Fire Emblem Awakening
Method | Location |
---|---|
Dropped | Ch. 8 |
Inventories | Lon'qu • Inigo • Yen'fay |
Treasure | Para. 4 - Chest |
Event | Para. 6 - Have Inigo kill at least two enemy units. |
Armories | Valm Castle Approach • Sage's Hamlet |
Merchants | Port Ferox • Searoad • Valm Harbor • Mila Tree • Fort Steiger • Table Approach • Great Gate • Mila Shrine Ruins • Dueling Grounds • Mercenary Fortress • Ruins of Time • Law's End • Desert Oasis • Manor of Lost Souls |
SpotPass | Nino • Jaffar • Eliwood • Marisa • Zihark • Ike • Linde • Tiki • Ogma • Navarre • Boey • Norne • Malice • Katarina • Julia • Salem • Mareeta • Raigh • Lloyd |
Fire Emblem Fates
Method | Location |
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Battle Points | Acquire 120 Battle Points in order to obtain a Killing Edge through this method (Limit one) |