Grandmaster

The Grandmaster (神軍師 Kami Gunshii, lit. Master Tactician in the Japanese version) is a class in Fire Emblem: Awakening who is a tactician gifted with exceptional commanding ability and is a pivotal unit in any army.

Combat
Promoted from the Tactician class, this class shares the same even base stats in all stats as its predecessor, but now with about 20 extra points to the caps. This means that these units have neutral ground, allowing them to fulfill any role. However, because of their even stats, they do not have a definitive role, as most other classes have a defining trait that makes them suitable for their roles. If properly trained, Grandmasters are taskmasters, allowing them to easily switch from, for example, a supportive unit to an offensive unit without much penalty. Given that they promote from the class that learns Veteran, Grandmasters have little trouble leveling up so long as they are in a Pair Up.

Like their pre-promotion, offensively, they wield both Swords and Tomes, allowing them to attack enemies with the weapon type that can exploit their lowest defensive stats. Building off of their balanced and relatively average Attack and Magic, their signature attack skill Ignis can inflict massive damage against enemies. Their second skill, Rally Spectrum, is one of two Rally Skills which increases multiple stats to those in range and is a great choice against difficult enemies.

Fire Emblem: Awakening

 * HP: 80
 * Str: 40
 * Mag: 40
 * Skl: 40
 * Spd: 40
 * Lck: 45
 * Def: 40
 * Res: 40
 * Sword: A
 * Tome: A

Awakening
Starting
 * Katarina (DLC)

Promotion
 * The Avatar
 * Morgan

Reclass
 * Morgan
 * All of the Avatar's other children
 * All DLC and SpotPass characters

Fates

 * Robin - The spirit of a tactician from a faraway world.

Etymology
The name for the Grandmaster class may come from the title Grandmaster that is awarded to world-class chess masters.

Trivia

 * The Grandmaster class has animations for using Lances, Axes, Staves, and Bows, which are used when a player without DLC encounters another player's team with the DLC only classes Bride and Dread Fighter.

Trivia

 * In Awakening, Grandmasters boast an equal defense and resistance, a trait shared with their Tactician's, Lords, female Great Lords, Cavaliers, Paladins, Villagers/Merchants, Dancers, Manaketes, and Grima's personal class. Additionally, they also boast an equal attack and magic, a trait shared by their precursor class, War Monks/War Clerics, Villagers/Merchants, and Dancers.