Double attack threshold (Path of Radiance)

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As commonplace in Fire Emblem Games, a unit in Path of Radiance attacks twice if the difference between its speed and the enemy's speed reaches a threshold. Fire Emblem Wiki states that this threshold is 4.
In Chapter 15, I have the following Marcia (speed = 22)

trying to attack Muarim (speed = 18).

Even though she reached the threshold (4), she won't attack twice. Why?

Joseph Kendall · Answer

She won't attack twice because her weapon is heavy enough to slow down her Attack Speed.
Attack Speed is based on Speed, but whenever a character uses a weapon with a Weight larger than their Strength, their Attack Speed is lowered by the difference.
Laguz Lances have a Weight of 17, which exceeds your Marcia's Strength by 2. Therefore, although her Speed is 22, her Attack Speed while wielding one is 20.
Claws have a Weight of 1 so Muarim with his 23 Strength here is not slowed down at all from his weapon, but the -1 on his speed from the Demi Band leaves his Attack Speed at 17.
Neither Attack Speed exceeds the other by 4, so no double attack occurs on either side.
https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Attack_speed

Double attack threshold (Path of Radiance)

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