Areadbhar

Areadbhar Artwork of Areadbhar from Three Houses. Hero's Relic (Crest of Blaiddyd). Crest-bearer can use Atrocity.

Type Lance Wielder(s) Blaiddyd Dimitri First game Three Houses

Areadbhar (pronounced /⁠'ɛrɛdfɑr⁠/^[key], Japanese: アラドヴァル Areadbhar) is a lance that debuted in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It is one of the Heroes' Relics, and is tied to the Crest of Blaiddyd. It is primarily wielded by Dimitri after he becomes the king of Faerghus.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Three Houses		E	19	9	75	10	1	20	--	2	Grants units with Crest of Blaiddyd access to Atrocity. If user does not have a Crest, deals 10 damage to user after combat.
Three Houses (Areadbhar Γ)		E	19	9	75	10	1	20	--	2	If user does not have a Crest, deals 10 damage to user after combat.
Engage		D	14	9	75	10	1	--	100	--	If user initiates combat, multiplies might by ×1.5.

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)			16	1	400	--	Silver Lance	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, and if user's speed > foe's speed, user takes −⁠([user's speed − foe's speed] × 4; maximum: 40)% damage (except from Røkkr specials).
Heroes (refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If a skill compares user's speed to another unit's, treats user's speed as if granted +7. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, and if user's speed > foe's speed, user takes −⁠([user's speed − foe's speed] × 4; maximum: 40)% damage (except from Røkkr specials). Grants +3 HP. If user initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user, neutralizes effects that increase foe's special cooldown charge or decrease user's special cooldown charge, and reduces effect of non-special skills that reduce damage by percentage by 50% during combat.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If a skill compares user's speed to another unit's, treats user's speed as if granted +7. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, and if user's speed > foe's speed, user takes −⁠([user's speed − foe's speed] × 4; maximum: 40)% damage (except from Røkkr specials). Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If a skill compares user's speed to another unit's, treats user's speed as if granted +7. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, and if user's speed > foe's speed, user takes −⁠([user's speed − foe's speed] × 4; maximum: 40)% damage (except from Røkkr specials). Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If a skill compares user's speed to another unit's, treats user's speed as if granted +7. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, and if user's speed > foe's speed, user takes −⁠([user's speed − foe's speed] × 4; maximum: 40)% damage (except from Røkkr specials). Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants −1 special cooldown count. If a skill compares user's speed to another unit's, treats user's speed as if granted +7. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, and if user's speed > foe's speed, user takes −⁠([user's speed − foe's speed] × 4; maximum: 40)% damage (except from Røkkr specials). Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Warriors: Three Hopes (Initial)		E	40	--	--	--	--	70	--	--	If user does not have a crest, deals damage to them in battle. Grants units with the Crest of Blaiddyd access to Atrocity.
Warriors: Three Hopes (Effect Unleashed)		E	170	--	--	--	--	170	--	--	Has the Lethal Blow attribute. If user does not have a crest, deals damage to them in battle. Grants units with the Crest of Blaiddyd access to Atrocity.

Locations

Three Houses

Araedbhar

Event

Chapter 15 , automatically at the end of the chapter

Araedbhar Γ

Unobtainable

Exclusively wielded by Blaiddyd in Chapter 22

Engage

Emblem Rings

Byleth, when engaged (Cavalry units only) • Edelgard, when engaged (obtained at bond level 10)

Heroes

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Dimitri: Savior King

Warriors: Three Hopes

Inventory

Automatically equipped by Dimitri at the start of Chapter 4

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Byleth wielding Areadbhar in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Byleth wields Areadbhar along with several other Heroes' Relics as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is used in their forward smash, their forward and back aerials, as well as in their side special. In these attacks, Areadbhar has tremendous reach, even longer than most swords in the game. The lance has a powerful sweet spot at the very tip, but hitting enemies with the shaft deals much weaker damage and knockback.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Three Houses (Areadbhar)	Hero's Relic (Crest of Blaiddyd). Crest-bearer can use Atrocity.	英雄の遺産（ブレーダッドの紋章） 紋章一致で戦技「無惨」を使用可能
Three Houses (Areadbhar Γ)	A lance created using ancient technology, modeled after the Relic Areadbhar.	遺産“アラドヴァル”を模した槍 古の技術で作られた槍
Engage (Byleth variant)	Lance wielded by Emblem Byleth. If user initiates combat, grants Mt+50%.	紋章士ベレトの持つ槍 自分から攻撃した時、威力150％
Engage (Edelgard variant)	Lance wielded by Emblem Dimitri. If user initiates combat, grants Mt+50%.	紋章士ディミトリの持つ槍 自分から攻撃した時、威力150％
Heroes (Unrefined)	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 4 (max 40%). (If area-of-effect Special triggers outside of combat, checks stats and conditions for damage reduction at time of trigger and again at start of combat.)	奥義が発動しやすい（発動カウント－１） 戦闘開始時、自身のＨＰが２５％以上なら、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋５、かつ、 速さが敵より高い時、受けた範囲奥義のダメージと、 戦闘中に攻撃を受けた時のダメージを 速さの差×４％軽減（最大４０％） （巨影の範囲奥義を除く） （範囲奥義のダメージ軽減は、 　範囲奥義開始時の能力値を参照する）
Heroes (Refined)	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +7. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat and restores 7 HP to unit after combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 4 (max 40%). (If area-of-effect Special triggers outside of combat, checks stats and conditions for damage reduction at time of trigger and again at start of combat.)	奥義が発動しやすい（発動カウント－１） 速さの差を比較するスキルの比較判定時、 自身の速さ＋７として判定 戦闘開始時、自身のＨＰが２５％以上なら、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋５、かつ 速さが敵より高い時、受けた範囲奥義のダメージと、 戦闘中に攻撃を受けた時のダメージを 速さの差×４％軽減（最大４０％） （巨影の範囲奥義を除く） （範囲奥義のダメージ軽減は、 　範囲奥義開始時の能力値を参照する） 戦闘開始時、自身のＨＰが２５％以上なら、 戦闘後、７回復
Heroes (Refined: +effect)	If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduces damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (example: a foe with a "reduces damage by 45%" skill would reduce damage by 23% instead).	自分から攻撃した時、または、 周囲２マス以内に味方がいる時、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４、 敵の奥義発動カウント変動量＋を無効、かつ 自身の奥義発動カウント変動量－を無効、 敵の奥義以外のスキルによる 「ダメージを◯◯％軽減」を半分無効 （無効にする数値は端数切捨て 　例えば敵の「ダメージを４５％軽減」なら 　半分の「２２％」分を無効にし、 　「ダメージを２３％軽減」にする）
Warriors: Three Hopes	A Hero's Relic attuned to the Crest of Blaiddyd. Allows the matching Crest-bearer to use Atrocity when wielding it.	英雄の遺産（ブレーダッドの紋章） 紋章一致で戦技「無惨」を使用可能

Trivia

• In Heroes, the Unyielding Oar, a weapon that is also wielded by Dimitri, is an oar that is modelled after Areadbhar. However, unlike Areadbhar, the Unyielding Oar is an axe instead of a lance.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Areadbhar	From Aréadbhair, a spear wielded by the god Lugh in Irish mythology. The spear is sometimes known as the "Slaughterer" in certain translations, a possible inspiration for the Atrocity combat art. This name for Lugh's spear is not attested prior to the 17th century AD, long after the Christianization of Ireland, so it is not a genuine mythological name.
Japanese	アラドヴァル	Areadbhar
Spanish	Areadbhar	--
French	Areadbhar	--
German	Areadbhar	--
Italian	Areadbhar	--
Dutch	Areadbhar	Used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Portuguese	Areadbhar	--
Russian	Ареадбар	Areadbhar; used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Korean	아라드바르	Areadbhar
Simplified Chinese	阿莱德巴尔	Areadbhar
Traditional Chinese	阿萊德巴爾	Areadbhar

Areadbhar Γ

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Areadbhar Γ	Some relics wielded by enemies in Verdant Wind Chapter 22 are denoted with capital Greek letters; in this case, gamma.
Japanese	アラドヴァルΓ	Areadbhar Γ
Spanish	Areadbhar Γ	--
French	Areadbhar Γ	--
German	Areadbhar Γ	--
Italian	Areadbhar Γ	--
Korean	아라드바르Γ	Areadbhar Γ
Simplified Chinese	阿莱德巴尔Γ	Areadbhar Γ
Traditional Chinese	阿萊德巴爾Γ	Areadbhar Γ

Gallery

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  Artwork of Areadbhar from Three Houses.
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  Artwork of Dimitri with Areadbhar from Three Houses.
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  Artwork of Areadbhar from Warriors: Three Hopes.
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  Artwork of Dimitri with Areadbhar from Warriors: Three Hopes.
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  Artwork of Dimitri with Areadbhar from Warriors: Three Hopes.
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  Areadbhar as it appears in Heroes.
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  Areadbhar when refined in Heroes.
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  Petra, a Crestless unit, wielding Areadbhar in Three Houses.
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  Lysithea, a non-Blaiddyd Crest-bearer, wielding Areadbhar in Three Houses.
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  Dimitri, a Blaiddyd Crest-bearer, wielding Areadbhar in Three Houses.