Armored Unit

Armored Unit is a designation certain classes have that mark them with a vulnerability to anti-armor weapons (e.g., Armorslayer, Hammer) and grant them certain terrain dis/advantages.

Overview

In general, armored classes have relatively high stat caps and stat growths in HP and Defense, potentially making them considerable obstacles against physical attackers who possess mediocre strength. Perhaps as a balancing mechanic, their armored typing can be exploited by certain weapons that deal effective damage against them, thus compromising their physical bulk; their armored typing also adds additional movement cost to certain terrain types.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Armor Knight
• General

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	WLv	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	2	40	6	6	70%	0%	1	300	Not effective on Generals
Sword	Armor Killer	3	22	2	5	80%	0%	1	760	-
	Rapier	-	28	1	5	100%	10%	1	900	Marth only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Soldier
• Armor Knight
• Baron

Relevant Weapons

There are no weapons that deal effective damage against armored units in this game.

Terrain Effects

Unlike most infantry classes, armored units are unable to pass Mountains.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Playable classes Armor Knight General

Enemy-only classes Emperor

Relevant Weapons

Emperor is immune to all anti-armor weapons.

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	WLv	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	Cost	Notes
Sword	Armorslayer	3	20	4	6	100%	0%	1	1,000	-
	Rapier	-	30	1	5	90%	10%	1	3,000	Marth and Dancers only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Terrain Effects

Armored units cannot pass hilly terrain.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Enemy classes Armor Axe Armor Bow Armor Baron Emperor

Playable classes Sword Armor General

Relevant Weapons and skills

The Nihil skill removes all weaknesses to effective weaponry.

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapon:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Range	Cost
Sword	Armor Cutter	B	50	5	6	70%	1	5,000

Terrain Effects

Desert tiles cost an anomalous 3 movement points for armored units.
Mountain tiles are untraversable by armored units.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Enemy classes ArmorFile:FE5 Armoured Lance.gif Bow ArmorFile:FE5 Armoured Bow.gif Sword Armor File:FE5 Armoured Sword.gif Baron File:FE5 Baron.gif

Playable classes Axe Armor  General

Unused classes Emperor File:FE5 Emperor.gif

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anit-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	C	20	18	12	50%	0%	1	1,200	-
Sword	Armorslayer	B	30	12	10	60%	0%	1	4,400	-
	Bragi Sword	*	60	12	15	70%	0%	1	-	Leif, Nanna, Diarmuid, and Fergus only. Negates effects of Loptyr Sword. Grants Prayer skill while equipped.
	Rapier	C	20	3	7	90%	10%	1	1,000	Also effective vs. horseback units.

Terrain Effects

Magic floor tiles are traversable by armored units with a movement cost of 2 points.
Mountain tiles are untraversible by armored units.
Sand tiles cost an anomalous 3 movement points for armored units.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Playable classes Armor Knight General Iron Knight (dual horseback unit) Wood Shooter Quick Rain Stonehenge

Unused classes Emperor Baron (unnamed in game data)

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapon(s):

Type	Name	Worth	Pow	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Wlv	WHP	Notes
Axe	Hammer	1200	12	37	0	1	14	5	60	-
Sword	Armorslayer	2200	7	55	0	1	7	8	22	-
	Estoc	1320	4	90	7	1	2	5	22	-
	Rapier	2500	5	100	3	1	3	-	25	Runan only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Enemy classes General Gigas Knight

NPC classes Duke Earl King

Playable classes Armor Knight

While the Guard Knight is based on the Armor Knight class, it is technically not in the armored unit category.

The nigh impenetrable Gigas Knight class has incredibly high defense and does not use shields. Thus, Hammers, along with magic, are considered the only effective way to deal with enemy Gigas Knights.

Relevant Weapons

Traditional anti-armor weapons such as Rapiers and Armor Slayers have been altered in TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga to be anti-Shield rather than anti-armor. The lone exception is the Hammer:

Type	Name	Rank	Durability	Uses	Wt	Mt	Prec	Crt	Injury	Range	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	18	D	-	14	15	4	0	3	0	2000	Ignores Defense vs. armored units.

Terrain Effects

All armored Units have three move, but certain unplayable armored class units may have the quick skill to give them four move like an infantry unit. Armored units cannot walk over Desert, shallow water, swamp, and Mountain tiles.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Playable classes Knight General

Enemy-only classes King

Relevant Weapons

The King class is immune to anti-armor weaponry.

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapon(s):

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	D	20	15	8	45%	0%	1	800	-
Sword	Armorslayer	D	18	11	8	85%	0%	1	1,260	-
	Rapier	E	25	5	5	95%	10%	1	2,000	Roy only. Also effective vs. Cavaliers and Paladins.

Terrain Effects

Desert tiles cost an anomalous 3 movement points for armored units.
Mountain tiles are untraversable by armored units.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Knight
• General
• Great Lord

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	WEx	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	D	20	15	10	55%	0%	1	2	800	-
	Wolf Beil	Prf	30	10	10	75%	5%	1	1	6,000	Hector only. Also effective vs. horseback units.
Lance	Heavy Spear	D	16	14	9	70%	0%	1	1	1,200	-
Sword	Armorslayer	D	18	11	8	80%	0%	1	1	1,260	-
	Mani Katti	Prf	45	3	8	80%	20%	1	2	-	Lyn only. Also effective vs. horseback units.
	Rapier	Prf	40	5	7	95%	10%	1	2	6,000	Eliwood only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Terrain Effects

Desert tiles cost an anomalous 3 movement points for armored units.
Mountain tiles are untraversable by armored units.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Knight
• General
• Great Knight (dual horseback unit)

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	WEx	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	D	20	15	10	55%	0%	1	2	800	-
Lance	Heavy Spear	D	16	14	9	70%	0%	1	1	1,200	-
	Reginleif	Prf	45	8	10	80%	10%	1	2	7,200	Ephraim only. Also effective vs. horseback units.
Sword	Armorslayer	D	18	11	8	80%	0%	1	1	1,260	-
	Rapier	Prf	40	5	7	95%	10%	1	2	-	Eirika only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Terrain Effects

Desert tiles cost an anomalous 3 movement points for armored units.
Mountain tiles are untraversable by armored units.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Playable classes Knight General

Enemy-only classes General (Black Knight) (Immune to anti-armor.)

Relevant Weapons & Items

The Full Guard negates all of the holder's weaknesses.

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	WEx	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	D	20	20	10	55%	0%	1	2	800	-
Knife	Stiletto	-	20	8	8	95%	10%	1	-	1,500	-
Lance	Heavy Spear	D	18	18	8	80%	0%	1	1	1,260	-
Sword	Armorslayer	D	18	17	8	80%	0%	1	2	1,260	-
	Regal Sword	-	40	6	7	95%	10%	1	2	-	Ike only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

Armor Axe Armor Lance Armor Sword Axe General

Black Knight Lance General Marshall Sword General

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	WEx	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	D	20	17	13	60%	0%	1	2	800	Also effective vs. Door
Light magic	Thani	-	45	1	8	100%	0%	1~2	2	-	Micaiah only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Terrain Effects

Bog tiles cost an 3 movement points for armored units.
Coast, trail, and wasteland tiles cost 2 movement points for armored units.
Defense tiles cost 3 movement points for armored units.
Gap tiles cost 4 movement points for armored units.
Sand and desert sand tiles cost 3 movement points for the Black Knight and 4 movement points for other armored units.
Thicket and reed tiles cost 3 movement for armored units.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Knight
• General

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	WEx	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	C	20	11	9	60%	0%	1	2	1,100	-
Lance	Wing Spear	E	28	4	8	90%	10%	1	2	1,120	Caeda only. Also effective vs. horseback units.
Sword	Armorslayer	C	20	9	7	80%	0%	1	2	1,000	-
	Rapier	E	28	4	5	100%	10%	1	2	1,120	Marth only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Terrain Effects

Desert tiles cost an anomalous 3 movement points for armored units.
Ledge tiles are untraversable by armored units.
Mountain tiles are untraversable by armored units.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Knight
• General

Relevant Weapons

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	WEx	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	C	20	9	60%	0%	1	2	1,100	-
Bow	Cleave Bow	D	10	5	70%	0%	2	2	800	Worth 0 when sold.
Lance	Wing Spear	Prf	28	8	90%	10%	1	2	1,120	Caeda only. Also effective vs. horseback units.
Sword	Armorslayer	C	20	7	80%	0%	1	2	1,000	-
	Rapier	E	28	5	100%	10%	1	2	1,120	Marth only. Also effective vs. horseback units.

Terrain Effects

Desert tiles cost an anomalous 3 movement points for armored units.
Drawbridge tiles are untraversable by armored units.
Ledge tiles are untraversable by armored units.
Mountain tiles are untraversable by armored units.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Conqueror
• General
• Great Knight (dual horseback unit)
• Knight

Relevant Weapons & Skills

The Conquest skill negates the holder's armored and beast type weaknesses whenever applicable.

Here is a table of the anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	D	25	10	60%	0%	1	1,850	-
Sword	Armorslayer	D	25	8	80%	0%	1	1,450	-
	Rapier	E	35	5	90%	10%	1	1,600	Lord, Great Lord, and Lodestar only. Also effective vs. Beast units.
	Noble Rapier	C	25	8	85%	10%	1	2,100	Lord, Great Lord, and Lodestar only. Also effective vs. Beast units.

Fire Emblem Fates

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• General
• Great Knight (dual horseback unit)
• Knight

Relevant Weapons

Certain weapons with weapon effectiveness will penalize the user with a 4-point reduction in damage output and a 10-point reduction in hit rate when used against a unit without any relevant attributes. These effects apply to all of the anti-armor weapons in this game.

Here is a table of the specific anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Rank	Mt	Hit	Crit	Avoid	Range	Cost	Notes
Axe	Hammer	D	12	75%	0%	0%	1	2500	Ineffective vs. non-armored units.
Shuriken	Sting Shuriken	D	7	90%	0%	0%	1~2	2500	Ineffective vs. non-armored units. Target's skill, defense, resistance -3.
Sword	Armorslayer	D	9	95%	0%	0%	1	2500	Ineffective vs. non-armored units.

Fire Emblem Warriors

Applicable Classes

Fire Emblem Warriors is the only game in which Armored Knights nor their variant are playable. Instead the only armored type unit is also a Horseback Unit with all the weaknesses and movement of the mounted half.

Here is a list of armored classes:

Enemy classes Knight General

Playable classes Great Knight (dual horseback unit) Guardian Knight

Relevant Weapons & Skills

Certain weapons with weapon effectiveness will penalize the user with a with a reduction in damage output (as noted with the Might being colored red) and even more if the unit is fighting against someone with a weapon effectiveness against them. These effects apply to all of the anti-armor weapons in this game.

Weapons with the True Power and Divine Favor weapon attributes will negate the damage penalty from forging weapon effectiveness traits into their weapons.

The DLC-exclusive Iote's Shield skill, which is tied to Minerva, negates the holder's weaknesses whenever applicable.

As the only non Generic (and thus the only one capable of using a full moveset or acting as a boss character) semi-armored unit is Frederick the Great Knight, anti-cavalry weapons work just as well as anti-armor when fighting him and are often preferable given there are significantly more enemy cavaliers then Armored units.

As the game is a Warriors-styled game, random weapon drops from both post-battle and from Amiibo gifts have the chance to roll up having one or two weapon effectiveness traits in their weapon attributes, but after obtaining said traits for that specific weapon variety as prizes for S-rank Clears for specific battles in History Mode.

Here is the list of anti armor weaponry.

Type	Name	Rank	Mt	Worth	Notes
Sword	Armorslayer	E	12	5500	Deals bonus damage to armored units.*
Lance	Heavy Spear	E	32	5000	Deals bonus damage to armored units.*
Axe	Hammer	D	24	5500	Deals bonus damage to armored units.*
Bow	Cleave Bow	C	39	7600	Deals bonus damage to armored units.*
Dragonstone	Ironbanestone	C	39	7600	Deals bonus damage to armored units.*
Tome	Piercing Tome	C	48	8500	Deals bonus damage to armored units.*
Sword	Elite Sword	A	167	31500	Deals bonus damage to armored units.
Lance	Wing Spear	E	80 / 240 / 720	-	Deals bonus damage to armored and cavalry units. Caeda only.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Applicable Classes

Here is a list of armored classes:

• Knight
• Baron
• Spartan*

Relevant Weapons & Skills

Certain weapons with weapon effectiveness will penalize the user with a 4-point reduction in damage output and a 10-point reduction in hit rate when used against a unit without any relevant attributes. These effects apply to all of the anti-armor weapons in this game.

Here is a table of the specific anti-armor weapons:

Type	Name	Mt	Hit	Crt	Range	Cost	Notes
Sword	Rapier	3/ 4/ 5/ 6	90%/ 95%/ 100%	5%/ 10%/ 15%	1	N/A	Teaches Knightkneeler, Armorcrush, Subdue, Shadow Gambit, Destreza

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Applicable Classes

• Armored Knight
• Fortress Knight
• Great Knight
• Armored Lord
• Emperor
• Flame Emperor *

Relevant Weapons & Skills

Type	Name	Rank	Range	Use	Wt	Mt	Hit	Crit
Sword	Rapier	E	1	40	5	7	95	10
		A sword designed to exploit the weaknesses of armored and cavalry units.
	Rapier+	E	1	45	5	9	95	20
		An elegant reinforced rapier, put to good use against armored and cavalry units.
	Armorslayer	D	1	20	11	8	80	0
		Sharp enough to pierce even the thickest plate, this sword is effective against armored units.
	Armorslayer+	D	1	25	11	8	100	5
		A reinforced armorslayer, designed specifically for taking out armored units.
Axe	Mace	E	1	20	6	6	70	0
		A bludgeoning weapon that can ravage armor, this mace is effective against armored units.
	Mace+	E	1	25	6	6	90	5
		Reinforced mace with greater bludgeoning power that is effective against armored units.
	Hammer	D	1	20	15	10	60	0
		This hammer can pummel metal with astonishing force, making it effective against armored units.
	Hammer+	D	1	20	15	10	80	5
		A reinforced hammer that rends metal. It is especially effective against armored units.
	Axe of Zoltan	A	1	20	14	17	70	0
		An impressive axe forged by the legendary artisan Zoltan. Effective against Armored foes.
	Axe of Zoltan+	A	1	25	14	20	70	5
		A reinforced Axe of Zoltan, created by a legendary artisan and revitalized for a new age. Effective against Armored foes.
Axe	Axe of Ukonvasara	A	1	30	15	19	65	20
		Sacred Weapon (Crest of Gloucester) that restores HP every turn. (Effect increased with Crest.) Effective against Armored foes.

Weapon	Art	Skill Level	Dur Cost	Mt	Hit	Avo	Crit	Range	Effect
Axe	Helm Splitter	C	-5	+7	-	-	+5	1	Effective against Armored enemies.
Sword	Foudroyant Strike	E	-3, -4, -5	+6	+30	+30	-	1	Thunderbrand only. Effective against Armored and Dragon foes.

Icon	Skill	Skill Level	Effect
	Armored Effect Null	S+	Nullifies any extra effectiveness against armored units.