Edward Chris von Muir/Gameplay

Edward is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. He is a Bard who can sing songs for various effects during battle, but is weak stats-wise.

For playable appearances outside the Final Fantasy IV series, see Edward Chris von Muir/Other appearances

Final Fantasy IV

Stats

Edward's stats are low, both physically and magically. In all 2D versions, 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.

2D stats

Edward (2D)( data extracted from the PSP version.)

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
5	60	0	6	9	2	7	7
10	113	0	8	12	4	9	9
20	273	0	14	17	8	12	12
30	486	0	21	22	12	15	15
40	752	0	29	27	16	19	19
50	1069	0	38	32	20	22	22
60	1932	0	40	37	23	24	24
70*(At random afterward, see in the table below.)	2890	0	42	41	26	28	28
80	3829	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
90	4769	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
99*( 7990138 exp)	5608	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm

Pixel Remaster level up possibilities -Edward-( Data extracted from the PSP version.)

Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0
5	+1	+1	0	+1	+1
6	0	+2	+2	+2	0
7	+3	+3	0	0	+3
8	+4	0	+4	+4	+4

Edward's level up possibilities.

Level up possibilities -Edward-( Data extracted from the PR version.)

Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1
3	+1	+1	0	+1	+1
4	0	+2	+2	+2	0
5	+3	+3	0	0	+3
6	+4	0	+4	+4	+4

3D stats

Edward (3D)

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
9	126	30	12	10	9	6	3
10	139	33	13	10	11	6	3
20	337	63	18	15	14	10	7
30	640	93	23	20	16	13	11
40	1040	123	28	26	19	17	16
50	1537	153	32	31	21	21	20
60	2136	183	37	36	24	24	24
70*(Depend on the augments in the charater's battle menu afterward.)	2831	213	42	41	26	28	28

Abilities

Edward using Heal/Salve.

See also: Bardsong (Final Fantasy IV)

Edward 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, clothes, armlets and rings for armor. His weapon arsenal is limited to harps, daggers, and bows and arrows, depending on the version of the game. In both versions, he joins the party with a Dream Harp, a Feathered Cap, a Bard's Tunic and a Ruby Ring.

Weapons 2D & 3D

Bows	Arrows	Daggers	Harps
Bow 2D Power Bow 2D Great Bow 2D Killer Bow 2D Elven Bow 2D Yoichi Bow 2D Artemis Bow 2D	Medusa Arrow 2D Iron Arrow 2D Holy Arrow 2D Fire Arrow 2D Lightning Arrow 2D Ice Arrow 2D Blinding Arrow 2D Poison Arrow 2D Silencing Arrow 2D Angel Arrow 2D Yoichi Arrow 2D Artemis Arrow 2D	Mythril Knife 2D 3D Dancing Dagger 2D 3D Mage Masher 2D 3D Assassin's Dagger 2DComplete Collection only({{{2}}})	Dream Harp 2D 3D Lamia Harp 2D 3D Apollo's Harp 2D(Advance and Complete Collection only)({{{2}}}) Requiem Harp 2D(Advance and Complete Collection only)({{{2}}}) Loki's Lute 2D(Advance and Complete Collection only)({{{2}}})

Armor 2D & 3D

Shield	Head	Body	Arms
Hero's Shield 2D	Leather Cap 2D 3D Headband 2D 3D Feathered Cap 2D 3D Green Beret 2D 3D Black Cowl 2D 3D Ribbon 2D 3D Glass Mask 2D 3D Red Cap 2D	Clothing 2D 3D Prison Garb 2D 3D Leather Clothing 2D 3D Bard's Tunic 2D 3D Kenpogi 2D 3D Black Belt Gi 2D 3D Power Sash 2D 3D Adamant Armor 2D 3D Red Jacket 2D Vishnu Vest 2D	Cursed Ring 2D 3D Iron Armlet 2D 3D Ruby Ring 2D 3D Silver Armlet 2D 3D Rune Armlet 2D 3D Diamond Armlet 2D 3D Protect Ring 2D 3D Crystal Ring 2D 3D Harmony Ring 2D

Boss

Main article: Bard (Final Fantasy IV 2D)

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

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Edward and Harley performing the Feast of the Land Band.

Edward is stronger, 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

See also: Bardsong (The After Years)

Edward retains his Bardsong and Salve abilities and can use Escape, which functions identically to Hide. Salve functions the same 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 is the most versatile healer, 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

Edward can equip harps, bows and arrows, daggers, hats, clothes, armlets and rings. In his own Tale, he starts with a Dream Harp, a Feathered Cap, a Bard's Tunic and a Gil Band.

Weapons

Daggers	Harps	Bows	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 tooltip 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 Rear Ring Taunt 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 fight impossible to lose unless the player lets Edward kill them, and is thus not of great significance.