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{{Item
|title=''Fire blade''
|image=[[File:DQ Flame Sword.png|center|210px]]
|japanese={{tt|ほのおのつるぎ|Honō no tsurugi}}
|names=Flame sword <br> Fire sword <br> Fire blade
|games=''[[Dragon Quest I]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest X]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest Builders]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below]]''<br>''[[Dragon Quest Swords]]''
|buy=various, see article
|sell=various, see article
|effect=varies
}}

The '''Fire blade''' is a recurring [[Sword Weapon Family|sword]] in the {{DQSeries}}. It is a powerful weapon that can unleash flames on the enemy when used as an item in battle, and often deals blistering bonus damage as well.

==Characteristics==
The Fire blade is a red European-style sword with a wavy red blade shaped like a flame. The hilt, handle, and edge of the blade are gold, and the blade has a blue and gold crystal in the center. In some illustrations, the handle is purple, while the hilt and pommel are light blue. Despite originated in the first game of the series, the fire blade has only made a handful of appearances in other games in the series.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ}}===
Due to text restrictions in the Game Boy Color remake of {{DQ}}, the fire blade was renamed to ''Flame'' with a symbol of a sword next to it. 
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|name=Fire blade
|kanji=ほのおのつるぎ 
|romanji=honō no tsurugi
|buy=9800 [[gold]]
|sell=4900 [[gold]]
|attributes=Attack +28. <br/><p style="text-align: left">In remake versions{{tt|*|This includes the SNES, GBC, and Mobile versions.}} of the game, it can be used as a tool in battle to cast [[Sizz]] for 12 ~ 36 damage.</p>
|can-equip={{Icon|Hero (Dragon Quest)}}
|type=[[Sword]]
|in-battle=Remakes Only
|shops=N/A
|locations=Bought from a soldier in [[Cantlin]] by unlocking a door to the right side of the town.
|description=Useful in battle, and not only when wielded...
}}

==={{DQ6}}===
The Fire blade has an {{Attack}} bonus of +87 and a style bonus of +33. It can be equipped by The {{Hero 6}}, [[Carver]], [[Nevan]], [[Amos]], [[Terry]], [[Lizzie]], and [[Goowain]]. It can be purchased in [[Well shop south of Alltrades Abbey]] and [[Felonia]] for 22,500 [[Gold]] Coins.

The style can be raised to +36 at the [[Fashion Forge]] for 8,000 gold.

==={{DQ7}}===
The Fire blade has an Attack bonus of +87 and a style bonus of +33. It can be purchased in the [[Den of the Dwarves]] in the present for 22,500 Gold Coins and sold for 11,250. It can be equipped by The {{Hero 7}}, [[Kiefer]], and [[Aishe]]. When used as a tool in battle, it casts [[Bang]]. It also casts [[Frizz]] after attacking an enemy, hitting for half the original damage before resistances apply.

The Fire blade provides a +20 style bonus when graded for the [[Excellence Grading Organisation]] when equipped with the [[flame shield]] and [[flame armour]].

==={{DQ9}}===
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{{Equipment|stat|name=Attack|modifier=83}}
{{Equipment|footer|buyPrice=21,500|sellPrice=10,750|equipableBy=[[Armamentalist]]s, [[Gladiator]]s, [[Minstrel]]s, [[Thieves]], Omnivocational master
|flavor=A hot blade that spits forth flames if used as an item in battle.||notes=Sold in [[Upover]].|class=Sword}}

The fire blade can be upgraded into the [[inferno blade]] after being combined with one Sunstone and three Rockbomb shards using the [[Krak Pot]].

===''[[Dragon Quest Swords]]''===
This weapon is made by [[Sword tempering in Dragon Quest Swords|tempering]] the [[Steel Broadsword]] with 4 [[List of tempering materials in Dragon Quest Swords|Monsterbone]], 3 Iron Ore, and 1 Lava Lump. After this sword is tempered into the [[Wrath of Helios]], it becomes available to buy normally in the weapon shop for 1620 Gold Coins. This sword also teaches The Hero the [[Master Stroke|Searing Slash Master Stroke]].

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{{ItemLocation|header}}
{{ItemLocation|entry|location=[[Castle Avalonia]]|info=Tempered at armor shop (1200g)<br/>(later) Sold at armor shop (1620g)}}
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==={{DQB}}===
The Fire blade has an Attack bonus of +39 and is enchanted with fire magic. It is created using a furnace and the recipe of: [[Orichalcum]] x 2+ [[Rockbomb shard]] x 5+ [[Coal]] x 5.

==={{DQB2}}===
The Fire blade has an Attack bonus of +74. The recipe is learned at level 26, and is crafted with 1 [[Steel broadsword]] + 3 [[Rockbomb shard|Rockbomb shards]] + 3 Magic crystals at a Wizard's workbench. 

===''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''===
In the episode "The Trojan Dragon", both the fire blade & [[silver shield]] are in a cave, and guarded by an [[Axe knight]] until Captain N defeats it.

==Trivia==
*If the remake versions of {{DQ}} are considered, the flame sword is retroactively the first weapon that could be used as a tool.

==In Other Languages==
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==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQI fire blade.png|The fire blade from ''Dragon Quest''
Fireblade6.jpg|The fire blade from ''Dragon Quest VI''
DQVII Fire Sword.png|The fire blade from ''Dragon Quest VII''
DQIX Fire Blade Artwork.png|Artwork from ''Dragon Quest IX''
FireBladeChimaeraWing.jpg|The fire blade as featured in the ''[[Dragon Quest Legend Items Gallery]]''
Captain N using the Flame sword & Silver shield.jpg|Captain N wielding the fire blade
</gallery></center>

==See Also==
*[[Fire claws]]

{{DQWeapons}}
[[Category:sword]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Swords weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Builders weapons]]