Cleric

The Cleric is an all female character class capable of using staves (the male variant being a monk or priest). While low in defense and having no means of attack, the cleric is a critical class to have on the battlefield. In the Fire Emblem series, a character who's Hp reaches zero is (in most cases) killed and unusable for the rest of the game. Having a unit such as a Cleric defeats the fear of permanent death with the ability to heal wounded allies.

Combat
Though entirely unarmed, the Cleric is one of the most important classes to have. They can heal allies for great amounts of Hp, allowing the player to use them without the threat of possible death, and save healing items in case of emergency. As stereotyped in other rpgs, the healer is often defenseless, in the sense that they have little to no attack and low defense. Fire Emblem is no exception. Clerics are to be guarded and blocked at all times, not even giving the enemy a chance to strike. Clerics will be able to equally support their defenders.

Promotions
The Cleric promotion is among one of the more useful upgrades. The Bishop is not only able to use stave s, but now has access to Light Magic, taking away the defenseless flaw. While their Light Magic is only considered second rate towards normal Light proficient classes

Also See

 * Bishop
 * Priest
 * Stave