Gungnir is a holy Lance from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. This lance was once wielded by Dáinn the Crusader, bestowed upon him by an unidentified Divine Dragon during the Miracle of Darna. Gungnir is the property of Dáinn's descendants, who are the heirs of the Kingdom of Thracia.
The holy spear of the Thracian dragon kings, Gungnir is similar to Gáe Bolg, but it grants a bonus to Speed in place of Skill. Gungnir may only be equipped by users possessing major Dáinn holy blood, the only units to do so being Travant and Arion. No playable characters fulfill this requirement and it is unobtainable in the game.
Gungnir resurfaces in Fire Emblem Awakening, where its blood link has faded away, and it can be obtained and wielded by any playable unit with sufficient prowess with lances.
In Fire Emblem Warriors, this was intended to be Cordelia's personal weapon. However, it was replaced with Cordelia's Lance.
Background
Gungnir first appears in Chapter 5 of Genealogy of the Holy War, where it is wielded by Travant when he leads a squadron of Dragon Knights to carry out the Aed Massacre, during which Quan, Ethlyn and Leonster's Lance Ritter are ambushed and slain.
Travant later gives Gungnir to his son Arion in Chapter 9, who uses it against Seliph's army both in the same chapter and the Final Chapter to avenge his fallen father. Arion eventually turns against Julius in the Final Chapter when Altena speaks to him, after which he pledges to wield Gungnir for her sake.
Millennia after Genealogy of the Holy War, Gungnir reappears in the Awakening chapter An Ill Presage in the hands of Equus, alongside Valflame, Balmung, Helswath, and Yewfelle wielded by his fellow Deadlords Canis, Simia, Tigris, and Draco after being summoned by Aversa.
Weapon Stats
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
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| Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Rng | Wt | Worth |
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50 | 30 | 70% | 1 | 15 | 50,000 |
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Grants its user bonuses of +10 Strength, +10 Speed and +10 Defense. | ||||||
* Holy Blood Requirement: 
Dáinn
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (Unused)
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| Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
| B | 90 | 20 | 100% | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
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Grants its user a bonus of +10 Defense; also bestows the Vantage, Nihil, Wrath, and Paragon skills upon its user. | ||||||||
Fire Emblem Awakening
| Name | Type | ||||||
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| Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
| A | 25 | 16 | 70% | 10% | 1 | ? | 0 |
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Grants its user a bonus of +5 Strength. | |||||||
Fire Emblem Heroes
| Name | Type | ||
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Heired Gungnir |
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| Mt | Rng | SP | Rarity |
| 16 | 1 | 400 | ✯✯✯✯✯ |
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Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses. Grants Def+3. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def+6 and【Charge】 to unit and flying allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and deals damage = 15% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials) during combat. 【Charge】 Unit can move up to 3 spaces in any cardinal direction. (Cannot move through foes, terrain that blocks movement, or effects of skills like Obstruct. Granted movement treated as Warp movement.) | |||
Item Locations
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Unobtainable | - |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
| Method | Location |
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| Unobtainable | - |
Fire Emblem Awakening
| Method | Location |
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| Dropped | Equus (Ch. 22) |
| Treasure | Xeno. 15 - Random from Chest. |
Etymology
In Norse mythology, Gungnir was the lance wielded by Odin, and which was said to never miss and always kill its target.
Trivia
- Thanks to its passive +5 Strength bonus in Awakening, Gungnir is therefore tied with Hauteclere and Valflame for the weapon with the highest base Might.
- The original design of Gungnir and Gaé Bolg is extremely similar to the Archanean Regalia, Gradivus.
- It is worth noting that despite having their designs changed for Awakening, Gungnir and Gaé Bolg still bear a resemblance to eachother, while Gradivus differed from them, likely to avoid confusion.
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