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“A bow with great range. For Archers and Snipers.”
—In-game description, Shin Monshō

The Longbow is a Bow that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem series.

Overview

As the name implies, the Longbow uniquely possesses a range of 2-3 as opposed to the usual 2, at the cost of significantly lowered Might and Accuracy.

In Radiant Dawn, three variants of the Longbow exist: Iron Longbows, Steel Longbows and Silver Longbows. The unique attribute of these bows essentially becomes redundant when a Sniper promotes into a Marksman, a class that permits relevant units to target enemies up to a maximum range of three spaces.

In Path of Radiance, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, the Longbow is locked to the Archer class-line, while other iterations of the weapon can be wielded by any bow-wielder, provided that he/she boasts at least a D rank in Bow mastery.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Name Type

FE5longbow Longbow

FE5 Bow Icon Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
D 20 10 65% 0% 2 11 1 1,400
Effect

-

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Name Type

LongBowTRS Long Bow

TS Bow Bow

WLv WHp Power Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
10 40 6 65% 0% 2~3 10 4,800
Effect

-

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Name Type

LongbowLongbow

Bow Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
D 20 5 55% 0% 2-3 10 1 2,000
Effect

-

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

“Extended attack range.”
—In-game description, The Sacred Stones
Name Type

Longbow Longbow

Bow Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
D 20 5 65% 0% 2-3 10 1 2,000
Effect

-

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Name Type

FE9longbow Longbow

FE9 Bow Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
D 20 5 65% 0% 2-3 10 2 2,000
Effect

Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

“A bow with great range used to strike distant foes.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon
Name Type

FE11longbow Longbow

FE12 Bow Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
C 20 8 65% 0% 2-3 8 2 2,000
Effect

Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name Type

FE11longbow Longbow

FE12 Bow Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
C 40 8 65% 0% 2-3 2 2,000
Effect

Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name Type

Longbow FE13 Longbow

BowIconFE13 Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
C 25 9 70% 0% 2-3 ? 2,150
Effect

Archers and Snipers only.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Name Type

Echoes longbow icon Longbow

Echoes bow weapon type icon Bow

Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt
2 70% 0 2~4 4
Effect

Teaches Echoes Bow Skill iconAnti-Fliers, Echoes Bow Skill iconEncloser

Forging
★ Silver mark icon Golden mark icon Mt Hit Crt Wt
1 100 +1 +5
2 50 1 +2 +10 -1
3 150 1 +4 +20 -1

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Name Type

FE16 Bow Weapon Icon Longbow

FE16 Bow Weapon Icon Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Wt Worth
C 20 9 70% 0% 2-3 0 13 ?
Effect

-

Name Type

FE16 Bow Weapon Icon Longbow+

FE16 Bow Weapon Icon Bow

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Wt Worth
C 25 11 70% 0% 2-3 0 13 ?
Effect

-

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Method Location
Steal Lobos (Ch. 3) • Bandol (Ch. 5) • Truman (Ch. 6)

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Method Location
Visit M26-1 - Village

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Method Location
Armoury Ch. 23

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Method Location
Inventory Eliwood/Hector's Story: Rath
Dropped Hector's Story: Sealen *Only if unequipped
Armories Eliwood's Story: Ch. 29x
Hector's Story: Ch. 31x

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Method Location
Armories Narube River • Rausten Court

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Method Location
Dropped Enemy Archer (Ch. 8) • Norris (Ch. 13) • Enemy Sniper (Ch. 23)
Armories (Easy/Normal) Ch. 12 • Ch. 22 • Ch. 26

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Method Location
Treasure Ch. 17x - Chest • Ch. 20x - Chest
Secret Shop Ch. 17
Armoury Online Shop

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Method Location
Dropped Enemy Sniper (Ch. 20x)
Armoury Online Shop

Fire Emblem Awakening

Method Location
Dropped Ch. 13 • Ch. 20
Armoury Garden of Giants
Merchants Plegia Castle • The Dragon's Table
SpotPass Ike • Pr. Marth • Julia • Mareeta • Zephiel
Renown Acquire 720 Renown points in order to obtain the Longbow through this method.

Etymology

The Longbow was originally employed by England during the Hundred Years' War with France. England won early victories during the Hundred Years' War, a fact that can be attributed to the superior arsenal that she outfitted her troops, among which includes the Longbow, a weapon that permitted one to shoot targets over longer distances.

Gallery

[view]Bow
Standard Bows
Bronze Bow - Brass Yumi - Short Bow - Iron Bow - Iron Longbow - Iron Yumi - Steel Bow - Steel Longbow - Steel Yumi - Longbow - Silver Bow - Silver Longbow - Silver Yumi - Great Bow - Broken Bow - Rusted Bow
Special Bows
Assassin's Bow - Beacon Bow - Beguiling Bow - Big-Catch Bow - Bouquet Bow - Blessed Bow - Brave Bow - Budding Bow - Candlewax Bow - Cleave Bow - Cocobow - Coral Bow - Courtly Bow - Cupid Arrow - Devilish Bow - Dual Yumi - Fiddlestick Bow - Firesweep Bow - Fishie Bow - Flamefrost Bow - Fortune Bow - Glass Bow - Gratia - Guard Bow - Helm Bow - Hunter's Bow - Illusory Yumi - Instant Bow - Kabura Ya - Killer Bow - Laguz Bow - Meisterbogen - Monstrous Bow - Ninja Yumi - Plegian Bow - Refreshing Bolt - Rein Bow - Reindeer Bow - Quick Bow - Raider Yumi - Shining Bow - Sidelong Yumi - Slaying Bow - Spellbane Yumi - Spendthrift Bow - Springy Bow - Spy's Yumi - Sunflower Bow - Superior Bow - Surefire Yumi - Underdog Bow - Venin Bow - Wyvern Yumi
Eponymous Bows
Emblem Bow - Rebecca's Bow - Rolf's Bow - Silencer - Clarisse's Bow - Gordin's Bow - Ryan's Bow - Wolt's Bow - Innes' Bow - Anna's Bow - Mikoto's Yumi - Niles's Bow - Setsuna's Yumi - Mila's Bow - Python's Bow
Personal Bows
Lughnasadh - Skadi - Argent Bow - Bow of Beauty - Bow of Devotion - Bow of Frelia - Bow of Verdane - Cunning Bow - Damiell Bow - Daniel-Made Bow - Deep-Blue Bow - Destiny's Bow - Dignified Bow - First-Dream Bow - Guardian's Bow - Jötnar Bow - Keen Coyote Bow - Mermaid Bow - Mirage Longbow - New-Height Bow - Persecution Bow - Rapid-Crier Bow - Renowned Bow - Rose-Quartz Bow - Sniper's Bow - Spy-Song Bow - Survivalist Bow - Tanngrisnir - Warrior Princess
Legendary Bows
Parthia - Yewfelle - Mulagir - Rienfleche - Nidhogg - Double Bow - Astra - Pursuer - Fujin Yumi - Luna - Flame of Múspell - Randgríðr - Tanngrisnir - Thögn - Bow of Zoltan - Failnaught - Tathlum Bow - The Inexhaustible - Lendabair
Joke Bows
Bamboo Yumi - Cupid Bow - Harp Yumi - Rubber Bow - Slack Bow - Towering Bow - Toy Bow - Violin Bow - Croissbow
Ballistae
Arrowspate - Ballista - Great Arch - Hoistflamme - Iron Ballista - Killer Ballista - Onager - Pachyderm - Poison Arch - Stonehoist - Thunderbolt
Aqqar - Arbalest - Bowgun - Crossbow - Taksh
Game exclusive
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FEAme-no-Kagoyumi - Azusa Yumi - Gandiva - Kamadeva Bow - Kunikuzushi - Rainbow Bow - Ushimitsu Yorimasa
TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes SagaArvanrest - Dragon Arrow - Gatling Bow - Spinning Bow - ★Harpy Rod
TearRing Saga: Berwick SagaApollo Bow - Dora - Dora Prototype - Heavy Ballista - Heavy Crossbow - Imperial Bow - Imperial Crossbow - Old Ballista - Old Imperial Bow - Old Imperial Crossbow - Power Bow - Royal Army Bow - Royal Army Crossbow - Scorpion - Scorpion Prototype - Sylph Bow - ☆Hawkeye - ☆Selenia Bow