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Gamble

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Gamble

Is 3ds02 gamble.png
Icon of the Gamble skill in Fates.


Causes Hit-10, but grants Crit+10.

Type(s)
  • Personal (Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn)
  • Class (Awakening, Fates)
Capacity

10

First game

Path of Radiance

Gamble (Japanese: 一発屋 Gamble) is a combat skill which debuted in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It boosts a units's critical hit rate when it is active, in exchange for lowering their accuracy. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn in particular it is designed as a risky skill to use with its high increases to the critical rate and steep penalties to hit rate, making it just as likely to make its user completely miss an attack as it is to reward them with a critical hit. Additionally, Radiant Dawn requires that it be activated by command when moving the user in order to have its effect, so an allied unit's Gamble skill cannot be in effect on the enemy phase. Awakening and Fates changed the skill to make its effects much less extreme.

Data

Game Icon Effect Activation Capacity Notes
Path of Radiance Is gcn gamble.png Doubles critical rate and halves hit rate. -- 10 --
Radiant Dawn Is wii gamble.png Doubles critical rate and halves hit rate for the user for one round of attack. Command 10 --
Awakening Is 3ds01 gamble.png Grants +10 critical rate, -5 hit rate. -- -- --
Fates Is 3ds02 gamble.png Grants +10 critical rate, -10 hit rate. -- -- Base cost: 500 G

Availability

Path of Radiance

Units Kieran
Items Gamble

Radiant Dawn

Units Kieran
Items Gamble

Awakening

Units DagdarLegionLewyn
Classes Barbarian (Learned at Level 10)

Fates

Units Charlotte ConquestRevelation
Classes Fighter (Learned from Level 10 and up)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Gamble is present as a skill on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher: B03-030HN Red-Hot Knightly Soul, Kieran. It is automatically triggered when a base Kieran changes class into this card, giving him an enormous +50 attack boost until the end of the turn in which he changed class.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Path of Radiance
(skill assignment menu)
Halves this unit's
chance to hit, but
doubles its chance to
land a critical hit.
All units
命中値半分、必殺値倍の
攻撃をすることができる
取得可能
全ユニット
Path of Radiance
(help)
Halves this unit's chance to
hit, but doubles its chance
to land a critical hit.
命中値半分、必殺値倍の
攻撃をすることができます
Radiant Dawn
(skill assignment menu)
Reduce the unit's hit
chance by half, but
double the critical-hit
percentage.
『命中』を半減させて
『必殺』を2倍にする
攻撃ができる
Radiant Dawn
(help)
Halves this unit's chance to hit, but
doubles its chance to land a critical hit.
『命中』を半減させる代わりに
『必殺』を2倍にする攻撃ができる
Awakening
Reduces hit by 5, but grants
Crit +10.
ユニットの命中-5・必殺+10
Fates
Causes Hit-10, but
grants Crit+10.
自分の命中-10、必殺+10

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Gamble

The act of taking a risk with the potential of a gain, usually used to refer to the act of gambling for money.

Japanese

一発屋
大振り

• Romanized as GAMBLE in the skill's internal names. Literally, it is an expression which can be roughly translated as "all or nothing", a risk which resembles the skill's function.
• Big Swing. This name is used only in Fates.

Spanish

Ventura

Chance

French

Aléa

Chance

German

Fortuna

Latin: "fortune"

Italian

Azzardo

Risk

Korean

마구 휘두르기

Careless swing

Gallery

References

Skills in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Experience-related skills BlossomParagon
Low-HP skills MiracleResolveWrath
Mobility skills CelerityCantoMove AgainSaviorShoveSmite
Miscellaneous skills AdeptCorrosionCounterGambleGuardInsightNihilParityProvokeReinforceRenewalSerenityShadeTempestVantageVigilance
Class skills KnifeLuminaMove AgainShoveSteal
Mastery skills AetherAstraBlessingBoonCancelColossusDeadeyeFlareLethalityLunaRoarSolStunVortex
Enemy-exclusive skills DisciplineDaunt
Skills in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Command skills FlourishGambleGaldrarGlareParitySacrificeShoveSmiteStealWildheart
Counter skills CounterHowlMaelstromQuickclawShriek
Bonus damage skills BeastfoeBirdfoeDragonfoeNullify
Experience-related skills BlossomDisciplineParagon
Healing skills BlessingBoonGaldrarImbueMantleRenewalSacrifice
Low-HP skills MiracleResolveWrath
Mobility skills CantoCelerityGaldrarPassSaviorShoveSmite
Proximity skills Blood TideDauntNight TideWhite Pool
Miscellaneous skills AdeptCancelFortuneGuardMercyNihilPaviseProvokeVantage
Beorc-exclusive skills CorrosionDisarmDisciplineShadeStillness
Laguz-exclusive skills BlessingBlood TideBoonFormshiftGaldrarHowlInsightMaelstromNight TideQuickclawShriekVigilanceWhite PoolWildheart
Class skills CantoCritical +ShoveSteal
Mastery skills AetherAstraBaneColossusCoronaDeadeyeEclipseFlareImpaleIreLethalityLunaRendRoarSavageSolStunTear
Enemy-exclusive skills Aurora
Skills in Fire Emblem Awakening
Breaker skills AxebreakerBowbreakerLancebreakerSwordbreakerTomebreaker
Bonus damage skills ConquestIote's ShieldBeastbaneWyrmsbane
Experience-related skills AptitudeDisciplineParagonUnderdogVeteran
Faire skills AxefaireBowfaireLancefaireSwordfaireTomefaire
Healing skills BondHealtouchLifetakerReliefRenewal
Offensive skills AetherAstraIgnisLethalityLunaLuna+SolVengeance
Pair Up skills DefenderDelivererDual Guard+Dual Strike+Dual Support+Veteran
Proximity skills AnathemaCharmDemoiselleFocusHexSolidarityTantivy
Rally skills Rally DefenseRally HeartRally LuckRally MagicRally MovementRally ResistanceRally SkillRally SpectrumRally SpeedRally Strength
Stat-boosting skills All Stats +2Avoid +10Defense +2Hit Rate +20HP +5Indoor FighterLuck +4Magic +2Movement +1Outdoor FighterResistance +2Resistance +10Skill +2Special DanceSpeed +2Strength +2Zeal
Turn-related skills AggressorEven RhythmLucky SevenOdd RhythmPatiencePrescienceQuick BurnSlow BurnVantage
Miscellaneous skills AcrobatAegisArmsthriftCounterDespoilGaleforceGambleLocktouchMiraclePassPaviseRightful KingShadowgiftWrath
Outrealm skills AggressorAll Stats +2BondIote's ShieldLimit BreakerParagonRally HeartResistance +10
Enemy-exclusive skills Aegis+DragonskinHawkeyeHit Rate +10Luna+Pavise+Rightful GodVantage+
Skills in Fire Emblem Fates
Class skills Personal skills
Bonus damage skills Armor ShieldBeastbaneBeast ShieldGolembaneWinged Shield --
Breaker skills AxebreakerBowbreakerLancebreakerShurikenbreakerSwordbreakerTomebreaker --
Counter skills CounterCountermagic CountercurseDivine RetributionIcy BloodShuriken MasteryTriple Threat
Debuffing skills Draconic HexSeal DefenseSeal MagicSeal ResistanceSeal SpeedSeal Strength HighwaymanIcy BloodShuriken Mastery
Experience-related skills AptitudeFuture SightNobilityParagonUnderdog Pride
Faire skills AxefaireBowfaireLancefaireShurikenfaireSwordfaireTomefaire --
Healing skills AmaterasuBetter OddsCamaraderieEven BetterGood FortuneLive to ServeReliefRenewal Draconic HeirForagerGoody BasketHaikuHealing DescantMorbid CelebrationOptimisticReciprocitySweet Tooth
Item-obtaining skills ProfiteerSalvage BlowWitch's Brew CollectorMake a Killing
Mobility skills LungePassShoveSurefootedSwapWarp --
Mutual effect skills Life and DeathQuixoticWary Fighter Peacebringer
Offensive skills AetherAstraDragon FangIgnisLethalityLunaRend HeavenSolVengeance --
Pair Up skills Bold StanceDefenderDual GuardsmanDual StrikerNohrian TrustShelterTactical Advice BushidoCompetitiveDaydreamDevoted PartnerEvasive PartnerFierce RivalForceful PartnerGallantMiraculous SaveNoble CauseSisterhoodSupportive
Proximity skills AmaterasuCharmDemoiselleForeign PrincessGentilhommeHeartseekerInspirationMalefic AuraSavage BlowSolidarityVoice of Peace Fierce MienFortunate SonHealing DescantLily's PoiseMisfortunatePeacebringerPerspicaciousPlaythingsPyrotechnicsQuiet StrengthRallying CryRose's Thorns
Rally skills Rally DefenseRally LuckRally MagicRally MovementRally ResistanceRally SkillRally SpectrumRally SpeedRally Strength Fancy FootworkPerfect Pitch
Stat-boosting skills Dancing BladeDefense +2GambleHeavy BladeHP +5Inspiring SongLuck +4Magic +2Movement +1Resistance +2Rifled BarrelSkill +2Speed +2Strength +2SurveyVeteran Intuition CalmOptimistPerfectionistProdigyPuissanceVow of FriendshipWind Disciple
Taker skills DefensetakerLifetakerLucktakerMagictakerResistancetakerSkilltakerSpeedtakerStrengthtaker --
Turn-related skills AggressorArmored BlowBetter OddsCertain BlowDarting BlowDeath BlowDuelist's BlowEven BetterEvenhandedEven KeelFuture SightIron WillLucky SevenOdd ShapedPoison StrikeQuick DrawSavage BlowStrong RiposteToxic BrewWarding Blow CountercurseFearsome BlowMischievousMorbid CelebrationPyrotechnics
Miscellaneous skills AegisAir SuperiorityAwakeningClarityDragon WardElbow RoomGaleforceGrisly WoundHoshidan UnityLocktouchMiracleNatural CoverOpportunity ShotPavisePoint BlankPotent PotionQuick SalveReplicateShadowgiftSpendthriftTrampleVantage Aching BloodBibliophileBloodthirstBorn StewardBrynhildrCaptureChivalryFierce CounterFiery BloodGuarded BraveryIn ExtremisKidnapLucky CharmNohr EnmityOpportunistPragmaticUnmaskVendetta
Enemy-exclusive skills Divine ShieldDragonskinHit/Avoid +ImmobilizeImmune StatusInevitable EndResist StatusSelf-DestructStaff SavantVoid Curse