Rapier

“Strong against cavalry/armored units. For Marth.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem

The Rapier is a special Sword that recurrently appears in a majority of the titles within the Fire Emblem Series.

Overview

In almost all of its incarnations, the Rapier is exclusively bound to Lord characters who function as the paramount figures of importance in their respective stories. Exceptions to this strict rule include Mystery of the Emblem, in which the dancer Phina is also able to wield the blade, alongside Thracia 776, Shadows of Valentia, Three Houses, and Warriors: Three Hopes in which all sword-wielding units may equip the blade.

This blade possesses the unique ability of allowing its wielder to be able to inflict effective damage against cavalry and armoured units; a trait that is shared with eight other weapons in the series, including the Wolf Beil, Mani Katti, Reginleif, the Regal Sword, Thani, the Wing Spear, the Noble Rapier and the Wing Sword. The Regal Sword is known to boast statistics that parallel that of the Rapier.

It is possible for the player to procure multiple Rapiers (apart from the mandatory one that almost every Lord character wields at the beginning of their respective games) in a single play-through of any given Fire Emblem title, specifically through the visiting of Villages, the raiding of Chests or simply purchasing them from a select few armories. The Rapier still remains elusive nonetheless, to the point where even the armouries selling them only carry limited supplies of the weapon.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Name				Type
Rapier				Sword
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
*	28	5	100%	10%	1	1	900
Effect
Bonus damage to Social Knights/Paladins and armored units.

*Marth only

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Rapier				Sword
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
*	30	5	90%	10%	1	1	3,000
Effect
Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Lords and Dancers only.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name					Type
Rapier					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
C	20	4	90%	10%	1	3	1	1,000
Effect
Effective damage against horseback and armored units.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name				Type
Rapier				Sword
WLv	WHp	Power	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
*	25	5	100%	3%	1	3	2,500
Effect
Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Runan only.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Name					Type
Rapier					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
Prf*	25	5	95%	10%	1	5	1	2,000
Effect
Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Roy only. Although its in-game description indicates otherwise, the Rapier in this game does not deal effective damage against Troubadours, Valkyries, Nomads and Nomadic Troopers.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Name					Type
Rapier					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
Prf*	40	7	95%	10%	1	5	2	6,000
Effect
Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Eliwood only.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

“Effective against infantry.”
—In-game description

Name					Type
Rapier					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
Prf*	40	7	95%	10%	1	5	2	-
Effect
Effective against horseback and armored units.

*Eirika only.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Name					Type
Rapier					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
E*	28	5	100%	10%	1	4**	2	1,120
Effect
Does bonus damage to horseback and armored units.

*Marth only.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Rapier				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
E*	28	5	100%	10%	1	2	1,120
Effect
Does bonus damage to horseback and armored units.

*Marth only.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name				Type
Rapier				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
E*	35	5	90%	10%	1	?	1,600
Effect
Effective against beast and armored units.

* Lords , Great Lords and Lodestars only.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Name			Type
Rapier			Sword
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
3	90%	5%	1	1
Effect
Teaches Anti-Cavalry, Anti-Armor, Subdue, Shadow Gambit, Destreza

Forging
★			Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt
1	80		+1	+5
2	50	1	+2	+5	+5	-1
3	100	1	+3	+10	+10	-1

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Name					Type
Rapier					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
E	40	7	95%	10%	1	?	5	?
Effect
Effective against cavalry and armored units.

Name					Type
Rapier+					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Wt	Worth
E	45	9	95%	20%	1	?	5	-
Effect
Effective against cavalry and armored units.

Fire Emblem Engage

Marth's Rapier

Name				Type
Rapier				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	7	95%	0%	3	1	100
Effect
Engage weapon. Avo+20, Sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Effective: Cavalry, Armored.

Eirika's Rapier

Name				Type
Rapier				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	7	95%	10%	5	1	100
Effect
Engage Weapon. Sword wielded by Emblem Eirika. Effective: Cavalry, Armored.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Name		Type
Rapier		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
16	1	400	✯✯✯✯✯
Effect
Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. If unit's HP ≤ 75% and foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack.

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