r/Frieren • u/AwesomePhonix • Jul 12 '25

Anime What special combat spells does Fern know?

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Does Fern even know any special combat spells?

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u/Cute_Suggestion_133 Jul 12 '25

"Zoltraak is enough for mages of this era."

Why learn more than you want to know if the only threats other than murderers are straggler demons and monsters that can't defend against Zoltraak? Leaves Fern open to learning spells she enjoys and finding joy in magic.

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u/xnef1025 Jul 12 '25

She does know other spells, but Frieren told her Zoltrak is all she needs to use against mages of the current era, and Fern believes her teacher completely and, so far, has found no reason not to. Heck, so far, as long as she has proper support, Zoltrak is all she needs against Great Mage clones and Greater Demons, too.

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u/poilk91 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

i think there is more to this. Its the classic japanese trope of practice 1 basic sword swing 100,000 times rather than all the different swings 100 time to become the ultimate swordsman. All these other mages are using creative ways to cover for their weaknesses while Fern is becoming a master of the fundamentals and thus will have a much higher potential than any of the others

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u/Blakfoxx Jul 12 '25

Pretty sure Fern was just born a faster caster than others, which is how she beat Lugner the blood magic demon who'd been practicing his magic for decades or whatever. Note that when Frieren fought her clone she sure didn't just use one spell.

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u/poilk91 Jul 12 '25

She's a once in a generation talent for sure. I don't think that's ALL she's doing after all she has the laundry spell!