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In ''Dark Dawn'', the Fire Brand raises attack by 176 and gains two new Unleashes: '''Power Charge''' and '''Fearless Attack'''. Under normal circumstances, these Unleashes would be non-elemental Unleashes. However, the Fire Brand's status as a pure-element weapon causes these Unleashes to become [[Mars]]-based, and thus they compare the attacker's Mars Power to the target's Mars Resistance when calculating damage. Power Charge multiplies damage by 1.4 and may ignore 50% of the target's defense. Fearless Attack multiplies damage by 1.7; Purgatory remains the signature unleash, and retains its characteristics from ''The Lost Age''. | In ''Dark Dawn'', the Fire Brand raises attack by 176 and gains two new Unleashes: '''Power Charge''' and '''Fearless Attack'''. Under normal circumstances, these Unleashes would be non-elemental Unleashes. However, the Fire Brand's status as a pure-element weapon causes these Unleashes to become [[Mars]]-based, and thus they compare the attacker's Mars Power to the target's Mars Resistance when calculating damage. Power Charge multiplies damage by 1.4 and may ignore 50% of the target's defense. Fearless Attack multiplies damage by 1.7; Purgatory remains the signature unleash, and retains its characteristics from ''The Lost Age''. | ||
Given | Given its Mars-based nature, the Fire Brand is an excellent choice for [[Tyrell]]. [[Matthew]], the only other Adept who can equip [[List of Long Swords| Long Swords]], will most likely possess the stronger [[Sol Blade]]. The Fire Brand's secondary Unleashes are essentially Mars-based physical elemental attacks, and come with useful damage multipliers. Thus, Tyrell can do a great deal of damage with them without needing a change in class. However, players may still choose to equip Tyrell with another damage multiplying weapon such as [[Excalibur]], though they will need to put Tyrell in a different class to maximize damage. | ||
===Cultural References=== | ===Cultural References=== |
Revision as of 22:17, 22 April 2011
Fire Brand (TLA) | |
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Visual effect of Purgatory | |
In-Game Description | |
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Trade Info | |
Weapon class | Long Sword |
Buy value | 23400 |
Sell value | 17550 |
Statistic Boosts | |
Attack Boost | 176 |
Unleash effect | |
Effect name | Purgatory |
Extra damage | 67 |
Side effect | May put the target to Sleep |
Acquisition | |
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The Fire Brand is a Long Sword-class weapon Artifact available in Golden Sun: The Lost Age and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. In The Lost Age, it is found in a treasure chest deep in Treasure Isle, as a reward for solving a Lift-based puzzle that has two possible solutions (with the other solution being able to progress into the next room). In Dark Dawn, it a rare drop item from Pyrodras in Burning Island Cave. Being a Long Sword-class weapon, the Fire Brand can be equipped on warrior-style Adepts, namely Felix, Piers, Isaac, Garet, Matthew, and Tyrell. Its buy value is 23400 coins and its sell value is 17550.
In The Lost Age
The Fire Brand increases the wielder's base Attack rating by 176 points. The sword is a pure-element weapon because its physical attack is itself an attack whose resulting damage is either increased or decreased based on how the user's Mars power compares to the target's Mars resistance. Its Unleash effect is Purgatory, with the standard base activation rate of 35%, which is a physical attack with an additional 67 points of damage added, and then the resulting damage is either increased or decreased based on how the user's Mars power measures against the target's Mars resistance. In addition, the effect may inflict the Sleep status condition on the target. Purgatory is a spectacular visual effect resembling the user summoning a huge interwoven column of fire bursting from the ground beneath the target. The fire column then expands to cover most of the screen before contracting to the point of vanishing, leaving the enemy burnt.
The Fire Brand is technically one of the game's best weapons, perhaps just above a Levatine in quality, and the two are the strongest Mars-based weapons. In general they have the same levels of power and usefulness in battle, and are differentiated by the fact a Levatine is a "normal" weapon artifact with a normal physical attack and that the Levatine's Unleash effect will always score enhanced bonus damage because the effect ignores half the target's defense rating. The Fire Brand, on the other hand, is a pure-element weapon whose Unleash may put the target to Sleep, so if you have both weapons deciding between one over the other is a matter of personal taste. However, they are not the actual best weapons because weapons of other elements such as the Tisiphone Edge, Excalibur, and Masamune can outright multiply the damage they inflict with their Unleashes, so while the Levatine and Fire Brand are solid for a Mars Adept warrior like Garet to wield, it might be better for him to use one of the above three weapons for potentially much stronger damage.
File:Fire brand.gif Fire Brand (DD) | |
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The DS model of the FireBrand | |
In-Game Description | |
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Trade Info | |
Weapon class | Long Sword |
Buy value | 23400 |
Sell value | 17550 |
Statistic Boosts | |
Attack Boost | 176 |
First Unleash effect | |
Effect name | Power Charge |
Extra damage | x1.4 |
Side effect | May ignore 50% of target's Defense |
Second Unleash effect | |
Effect name | Fearless Attack |
Extra damage | x1.7 |
Third Unleash effect | |
Effect name | Purgatory |
Extra damage | 67 |
Side effect | May inflict Sleep |
Acquisition | |
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In Dark Dawn
In Dark Dawn, the Fire Brand raises attack by 176 and gains two new Unleashes: Power Charge and Fearless Attack. Under normal circumstances, these Unleashes would be non-elemental Unleashes. However, the Fire Brand's status as a pure-element weapon causes these Unleashes to become Mars-based, and thus they compare the attacker's Mars Power to the target's Mars Resistance when calculating damage. Power Charge multiplies damage by 1.4 and may ignore 50% of the target's defense. Fearless Attack multiplies damage by 1.7; Purgatory remains the signature unleash, and retains its characteristics from The Lost Age.
Given its Mars-based nature, the Fire Brand is an excellent choice for Tyrell. Matthew, the only other Adept who can equip Long Swords, will most likely possess the stronger Sol Blade. The Fire Brand's secondary Unleashes are essentially Mars-based physical elemental attacks, and come with useful damage multipliers. Thus, Tyrell can do a great deal of damage with them without needing a change in class. However, players may still choose to equip Tyrell with another damage multiplying weapon such as Excalibur, though they will need to put Tyrell in a different class to maximize damage.
Cultural References
The word "purgatory" was derived from the Latin word "purgere" which means "to clean." In Roman Catholicism, it is the process of purification in which the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven.
Long Swords (All Equipment) |
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Long Swords featured in Golden Sun |
Long Sword • Broad Sword • Arctic Blade • Claymore • Great Sword • Shamshir • Silver Blade • Muramasa • Gaia Blade |
Long Swords featured in Golden Sun: The Lost Age |
Long Sword • Broad Sword • Storm Brand • Claymore • Great Sword • Robber's Blade • Shamshir • Lightning Sword • Soul Brand • Cloud Brand • Silver Blade • Hestia Blade • Huge Sword • Mythril Blade • Rune Blade • Levatine • Fire Brand • Darksword • Excalibur • Sol Blade |
Long Swords featured in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn |
Long Sword • Broad Sword • Storm Brand • Claymore • Great Sword • Shamshir • Sword of Dusk • Silver Blade • Muramasa • Rune Blade • Gaia Blade • Levatine • Fire Brand • Darksword • Excalibur • Sol Blade |