Vanguard (class)

Vanguard is a class that only Ike can promote to after he defeats the Black Knight at the end of Part three of Radiant Dawn. Ike's stats gain a significant boost making him a prominent character through the rest of the game. Having saved data from Path of Radiance will also give a slight increase to Ike's maxed out stats from before. As a Vanguard, Ike can wield both swords and axes, allowing him to use Greil's axe Urva as well as the holy blade of Ragnell.