
This means it has the innate ability to let you hit twice when initiating combat. Nova is a magical tome that works like one of the Brave weapons. Characters like Merrin would be a force to be reckoned with if she could deal more damage, and that engraving, along with some weapon refinement, would be one way to make her more viable in the late-game battles. Using an Engraving to up the damage of your favourite Silver Dagger will yield wonderful results. Daggers don't do a whole lot of damage until you get a Silver one, so this is the one you'll want to invest in. Not only do daggers have a low weight, but they also inflict the Poison debuff when hitting an enemy.

The Holy Engraving works extremely well regardless of the weapon you choose, but we think this would provide the most benefit for a magical weapon. This is excellent for medium-weight weapons, especially magic like Bolganone since you can increase the damage and give you a better chance to hit the enemy twice. The Holy Engraving increases your attack, gives extra avoidance, and drops the weight of your weapon by one. Furthermore, the Echoes Engraving gives your weapons 50 dodge points, severely reducing the chances of being hit by a critical strike. The Echoes Emblem will drop the damage, but this shouldn't matter too much for your units using it since it's a low-weight tome, meaning you will most likely double the enemy when attacking. Doing so will get you Excalibur early, and you can further enhance its capabilities with Celica's Echoes Emblem. The Excalibur spell won't be available to you until later in the game unless you refine an Elwind to create it. There is an argument to be made here that the Dawn Engraving would suit Alear better since it offers a healthy boost to your Avoid, but it ultimately comes down to personal preference.

The crit bonus is a nifty addition, as is the hit rate. Using a no-drawback engraving like Beginnings will enhance what's already there to tremendous effect.

Alear has excellent stats, and this will be the case as you progress and level up. Alear's sword benefits massively from the Beginning's Engraving because of the positive increases across the board.
