Edward Chris von Muir/Gameplay

Final Fantasy IV

Template:Sideicon Edward's stats are low, both physically and magically, and his weapon arsenal is limited to harps, daggers, and bows and arrows, depending on the version of the game. After level 70 his stats skyrocket in an Onion Knight-like fashion, giving him the potential to attain the highest raw stats in the game.

Abilities

Edward using Heal/Salve.

Template:See Also Edward is a Bard, and uses Bardsong, also known as Sing. He has the abilities Salve and Hide, the former also known as Heal. Sing inflicts a status ailment on an opponent, Salve allows Edward to split a Potion among the party, and Hide removes him from battle until his next turn allowing him to avoid attacks. Edward automatically hides when low on HP. In the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable releases, the Harmonious Ring changes Sing to Chant, which casts Protect and Shell on the party.

In the 3D releases, Bardsong allows Edward to pick and choose the effect of his song, and he learns more songs as he levels up. Salve allows Edward to use healing items on all party members at once, such as, rather than use a Potion split among a party of five, Edward will use a Potion on each of them and consume five from the inventory.

A glitch in the Game Boy Advance port, known as Psycho Edward bug, exploits Edward's automatic Hide status while on low HP.

Equipment

Edward can equip hats, tunics, and rings for armor. He can equip bows, daggers and harps for weapons.

Weapons

Bows*(Non-DS versions)	Daggers	Harps
Bow Power Bow Great Bow Killer Bow Elven Bow Yoichi Bow Artemis Bow	Mythril Knife Dancing Dagger Mage Masher Assassin's Dagger*((Advance and Complete Collection only))	Dream Harp Lamia Harp Apollo's Harp*((Advance and Complete Collection only)) Requiem Harp*((Advance and Complete Collection only)) Loki's Lute*((Advance and Complete Collection only))

Armor

Head	Body	Arms
Leather Cap Headband Feathered Cap Green Beret Wizard's Hat Black Cowl Ribbon Red Cap*((Advance and Complete Collection only))	Clothing Prison Garb Leather Clothing Bard's Tunic Gaia Gear Kenpogi Black Belt Gi Power Sash Crimson Vest*((Advance and Complete Collection only)) Vishnu Vest*((Advance and Complete Collection only))	Iron Armlet Ruby Ring Silver Armlet Rune Armlet Power Armlet Cursed Ring Diamond Armlet Protect Ring Crystal Ring Harmonious Ring*((Advance and Complete Collection only))

Boss

Main article: Bard (boss)

Edward appears as the Bard in the scripted battle with Tellah at Damcyan Castle.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

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Edward and Harley performing the Feast of the Land Band.

Edward is stronger than he was in Final Fantasy IV, but is still one of the weakest party members. He has only a few Band abilities, but the King's Quad allows him, Cecil, Edge, and Yang to break the damage limit of 9,999. Edward has all-around average to poor stats with the exception of his above-average Speed, and has very low HP. He is a fairly effective attacker, as his harps do extra damage to various enemy types, some have elemental properties, and they are all long-range allowing Edward to attack at full power from the back row, reducing the handicap posed by his low HP.

Stats

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
8	260	32	7	11	3	5	7
20	635	80	14	17	8	14	17
30	1092	120	21	22	12	21	24
40	1641	160	29	27	16	28	33
50	2255	200	33	32	25	31	34
60	2845	240	37	37	33	33	36
70	3434	280	42	43	41	35	37
80	3700	302	44	44	43	37	39
90	3985	327	46	46	45	38	40
99	4234	351	47	48	47	40	41

Abilities

Template:See Also Edward retains his Bardsong and Salve abilities and can use Escape, which functions identically to Hide. Salve functions identically to how it does in the 3D releases of Final Fantasy IV, while Bardsong's effect is chosen randomly when the command is issued, and can be selected to affect a single target or an entire party. There is also a chance Bardsong will do nothing. As Salve can be used with any item, including Remedies, Phoenix Downs and Ethers, Edward possesses an unmatched level of versatility in his healing able to revive several party members in one turn or restore everyone's MP, and with X-Potions can heal as effectively as a White Mage.

Band Abilities

Ability	Members	MP	Effect
Feast of the Land	Edward (Bardsong) Harley (Gil Toss)	20	Restore party HP and certain status ailments.
Mystic Waltz	Edward (Bardsong) Calca (Jive) Brina (Dance)	12	The song and dance of three fighters triggers a random effect.
Fist Dance	Edward (Bardsong) Yang (Attack)	13	Attack one enemy to the beat of the music.
Mirage Song	Edward (Bardsong) Rydia (Summon)	35	Call Mist Dragon to cast Blink on entire party.
Sword Dance	Edward (Bardsong) Cecil (Attack)	13	Attack one enemy to the beat of the music.
Weapon in Progress	Edward (Salve) Cid (Risky Strike) Harley (Gil Toss) Luca (Analyze)	25	Create a new item that does...something.
King's Quad	Edward (Bardsong) Cecil (Attack) Edge (Attack) Yang (Attack)	30	Four kings join together for a combo attack. Can break damage limit.

Equipment

Weapons

Daggers	Harps	Bows and Arrows
Knife Dagger Mythril Knife Dancing Dagger Mage Masher Triton's Dagger Assassin's Dagger	Dream Harp Silver Harp Lamia Harp Dark Harp Muse Harp Apollo's Harp Loki's Lute	Bow Crossbow Great Bow Killer Bow Elfin Bow Yoichi Bow Artemis Bow Perseus's Bow Medusa Arrows Iron Arrows Holy Arrows Fire Arrows Lightning Arrows Ice Arrows Blinding Arrows Poison Arrows Silencing Arrows Angel Arrows Yoichi Arrows Artemis Arrows Perseus Arrows

Armor

Shields	Head	Body	Arms
Adamant Shield	Leather Cap Headband Feathered Cap Green Beret Steel Headplate Black Cowl Beret Chakra Band Goblin Mask Officer's Hat White Tiger Mask Ribbon Red Cap Adamant Helm Glass Mask	Clothing Bard's Tunic Leather Clothing Foot Ninja Gear Bronze Breastplate Shinobi Gear Kenpo Gi Silver Breastplate Mist Wrap Black Belt Gi Professor's Robe Exorcist's Gown Red Jacket Brave Suit Blue Armor Adamant Armor	Cursed Ring Ruby Ring Iron Armlet Talisman Silver Armlet Rune Armlet Diamond Armlet Protect Ring Adamant Gloves Crystal Ring Flan Ring Sprint Ring Economical Ring Reach Ring Provoke Ring Limit Ring Single Star Twin Stars Rapid Ring Rapid Ring v2 Gil Band Gil Band v2 Level Band Level Band v2 Rare Band Rare Band v2 Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter v2

Boss

Main article: Edward (boss)

Edward appears as a boss in Kain's Tale. It is a storyline related fight impossible to lose unless the player lets Edward kill them, and is thus not of great significance.

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