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Kriemhild

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Kriemhild

FESoV Kriemhild concept.png
Concept artwork of the top and bottom of Kriemhild from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.


A lance that came at a price.

Type

Lance

First game

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

The Kriemhild (Japanese: クリムヒルド Kriemhild) is a lance which was introduced in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. It is wielded by Berkut in his appearance as a boss in Act 5. It has the longest range of any lance in the game, which combined with its respectable might and good hit makes approaching Berkut to attack a dangerous prospect. It also gives him strong defensive abilities by providing both boosts to his defensive stats and the Phantasm skill, which reduces the damage he takes from bows and black magic: the only weapon types which can attack him from a far enough distance that he cannot counterattack.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Is 3ds03 kriemhild.png Lances 10 2 85 0 1-3 -- -- -- +5 defense, +5 resistance when equipped.
Grants Phantasm when equipped.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game Icon Type Might Range SP cost Refine cost Prerequisites Unusable by Inheritable Other effects and notes
Heroes
(refine: Unrefined)
Is feh skill weapon.png Lances 16 1 400 -- Silver Lance -- If foe uses bow; dagger; red, blue, green, or colorless tome; or staff, foe initiates combat, and user is within 2 spaces of an ally, user can counterattack regardless of range, foe cannot make follow-up attacks, and if user attacked, after combat, deals 20 damage to nearest allies.
Heroes
(refine: +Effect)
Is feh wpn kriemhild refined.png Lances 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- If foe initiates combat and user is within 3 spaces of an ally, user can counterattack regardless of range, foe cannot make follow-up attacks, and if user attacked, after combat, deals 20 damage to nearest allies.
Grants +3 HP.
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts −5 each to attack and defense on foe during combat and user makes guaranteed follow-up attack.

If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75%
at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe
during combat and unit makes a guaranteed
follow-up attack.

Heroes
(refine: +Atk)
Is feh wpn atk refined.png Lances 18 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- If foe initiates combat and user is within 3 spaces of an ally, user can counterattack regardless of range, foe cannot make follow-up attacks, and if user attacked, after combat, deals 20 damage to nearest allies.
Grants +5 HP.
Heroes
(refine: +Spd)
Is feh wpn spd refined.png Lances 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- If foe initiates combat and user is within 3 spaces of an ally, user can counterattack regardless of range, foe cannot make follow-up attacks, and if user attacked, after combat, deals 20 damage to nearest allies.
Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes
(refine: +Def)
Is feh wpn def refined.png Lances 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- If foe initiates combat and user is within 3 spaces of an ally, user can counterattack regardless of range, foe cannot make follow-up attacks, and if user attacked, after combat, deals 20 damage to nearest allies.
Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes
(refine: +Res)
Is feh wpn res refined.png Lances 16 1 400 500 Arena Medal
200 Divine Dew
-- -- If foe initiates combat and user is within 3 spaces of an ally, user can counterattack regardless of range, foe cannot make follow-up attacks, and if user attacked, after combat, deals 20 damage to nearest allies.
Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Locations

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Unobtainable Exclusively used by Berkut.

Heroes

Method Data
Unit (★★★★★) Berkut: Purgatorial Prince

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
A lance that came at a
price.
代償の槍
Heroes
(Unrefined)
If a bow, dagger, magic, or staff foe initiates
combat and unit is within 2 spaces of an ally,
unit can counterattack regardless of foe's
range and foe cannot make a follow-up attack,
but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 20
damage to nearest ally.
周囲2マス以内に味方がいる状態で
弓、暗器、魔法、杖の敵から攻撃された時、
距離に関係なく反撃する、かつ敵は追撃不可
その状態で攻撃した時、戦闘後、
最も近い味方に20ダメージ
Heroes
(Refined)
If foe initiates combat and unit is within
3 spaces of an ally, unit can counterattack
regardless of foe's range and foe cannot
make a follow-up attack, but after combat,
if unit attacked, deals 20 damage to
nearest ally.
周囲3マス以内に味方がいる状態で
敵から攻撃された時、距離に関係なく反撃する、
かつ敵は追撃不可
その状態で攻撃した時、戦闘後、
最も近い味方に20ダメージ
Heroes
(Refined: +effect)
If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75%
at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe
during combat and unit makes a guaranteed
follow-up attack.
敵から攻撃された時、または
戦闘開始時、敵のHPが75%以上の時、
戦闘中、敵の攻撃、守備-5、自分は絶対追撃

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Kriemhild is present as a skill on one of Berkut's cards in Fire Emblem Cipher: B09-046R Delusions of Conquest, Berkut. It is a manual-activation skill which, for a cost of discarding one untapped ally unit in play, grants Berkut +10 attack and 1-3 range until the opponent's next turn ends.

Trivia

  • Kriemhild's design may be intended to be a corrupted version of Duma's Lance; both weapons feature a claw-like tri-pronged head, spikes resembling Duma's horns at the base of the head, and a red centerpiece: a gem on Duma's Lance and a red eye on Kriemhild.
  • A sword known as Grimhild appears in TearRing Saga Series: Berwick Saga, although the katakana spelling is different.

Etymology and other languages

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

Kriemhild

"Kriemhild" was the name given to the Germanic mythological character Gudrun, traditionally the wife of the hero Sigurd (Siegfried), in the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied. The poem tells the story of Kriemhild's revenge for Siegfried's murder.

Japanese

クリムヒルド

Kriemhild

Spanish

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French

Kriemhild

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German

Kriemhild

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Italian

Kriemhild

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Dutch

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Portuguese

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Korean

크림힐트

Kriemhild

Simplified Chinese

克里姆希尔特

Kriemhild

Traditional Chinese

克里姆希爾特

Kriemhild

Gallery

References

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