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The Bishop is a combat and support magical class that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series, beginning from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

History in the Series[]

The traditional promoted form of the Priest, Monk and Cleric classes, the Bishop class usually wields Light magic as its primary weapon of choice, and is also armed with Staves for support purposes. Bishops are commonly characterized by high Magic, Luck and Resistance that is offset by low Defense.

In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and its direct sequel Mystery of the Emblem, both the Mage and Priest/Cleric classes promote into the Bishop class. The Sage class, the traditional promotion of the Mage, would not be introduced until Gaiden and not established as the staple promoted class for the Mage until the onset of Thracia 776.

In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, Bishops are an enemy-only class that employ Staves, Fire, Thunder, and Wind magic. Priests in these titles promote into the High Priest class instead.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, Bishop is a standalone class that is near enemy-exclusive; Lee is the only playable Bishop. The Bishop class has higher stats then most staff using classes and wields the anima triangle. The Bishop class, alongside the Dark Bishop class, is noteworthy for being the only common magic class that can use both offensive magic and staves.

The Bishop returns as the staple promoted form of both Priests and Clerics in The Binding Blade and its prequel The Blazing Blade, now wielding Light magic as their offensive weapon. In the latter game, the Light-wielding Monk also promotes into this class.

In The Sacred Stones, Bishops are a promotion option for Monks, Priests and Clerics; opposite the Sage class for Monks and Priests, and the horse-mounted Valkyrie class for Clerics. They are in possession of the class skill Slayer, allowing them to inflict effective damage against monsters.

In Path of Radiance and its sequel Radiant Dawn, the Bishop class is the sole promoted form of the Priest class. In Radiant Dawn, the Bishop is able to further promote into the Saint class. It also marks the first time Bishop is referred to with English-derived katakana.

In Awakening and Fates, the Bishop class is absent, replaced instead by the War Monk/War Cleric and Great Master/Priestess classes respectively.

In the spin-offTokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, enemy Mirages of this class are called Pale Bishops, and they can be found in Area of Memories. They are the final form of the Dark Cleric Mirages. A Pale Bishop named Naranash is found in Illusory 106 and can be recruited for Illusory Urahara. Another Pale Bishop saves Iori but wants nothing to do with him at first, but decides to give him words of encouragement and realizes he may not be such a bad guy when Itsuki Aoi informs her that Iori's Performa is being drained by a Mirage who is using his love for her as a source of power.

The Bishop class makes a return in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, using Faith magic as their main ability. Bishops have the ability to use every White Magic spell twice the normal number of times per battle. They also add an extra ten points to the power of all of their healing spells. Like all magic classes, the Bishop can use any Black or Dark magic spells they have learned from their Reason skill, but do not receive any bonuses.

In the spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors, it is the promoted class of Linde in the Japanese version. It is an infantry class that uses Tomes and Staffs. The Bishop class returns as a magic-using infantry class in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, where it is a direct promotion of the Priest and wields only tomes.

In Vestaria Saga I, the Bishop is known as the High Priest/Priestess. The class wields Staves and Light Magic.

In-Game[]

★ - FE10 SP Class.

Base Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE1223-1140805--Tome/Staff 14-
FE322/183-2/34/5026/76--Tome/Staff 2/12-
FE3 (Merric)224-450376--Tome/Staff 5-
FE435010850385--FE4 Fire B FE4 Thunder B FE4 Wind B FE4 Staff A-
FE520052201-54-FE5 Fire Icon C FE5 Thunder Icon C FE5 Wind Icon C FE5 Staff Icon C-
TS20075735-5--TS Fire MagicTS Thunder MagicTS Wind MagicTS Staff 5-
FE621/19-44/540 3/28/966/5-Light D Staff C-
FE721/19-44/5403/28/966/5-Light D Staff C-
FE821/19-44/5403/28/966/5-Light D Staff C-
FE921/1916/55/35/603/211/12610/610/6FE9 Light&Staff C-
FE1027/299/317/1114/614/808/418/16610/610/6FE10 Light Magic E FE10 Staff C-
FE10 32111916160102061010FE10 Light Magic C FE10 Staff A-
FE112213240386--FE12 Tome D FE12 Staff E-
FE122213240396--FE12 Tome D FE12 Staff E-
FE163081512141012154--FE16 faith icon A0

Maximum Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE15220-20202020205--Tome/Staff 20-
FE35220-20202020206--Tome/Staff 20-
FE480152523203018235--FE4 Fire B FE4 Thunder B FE4 Wind B FE4 Staff A-
FE580202020202020-2020-FE5 Fire Icon A FE5 Thunder Icon A FE5 Wind Icon A FE5 Staff Icon A-
TS60152220223018-12--TS Fire MagicTS Thunder MagicTS Wind MagicTS Staff 20-
FE660-25/2626/2525/263022/21301520-Light S Staff S-
FE760-2526/2524/263022/21301520-Light S Staff S -
FE860-2526/2524/263022/21301520-Light S Staff S -
FE96015292225402030610/610/6FE9 Light&Staff S-
FE10401525222335/4019/1730/32610/610/6FE10 Light Magic A FE10 Staff S-
FE10 482333272735203861010FE10 Light Magic SS FE10 Staff S-
FE1160202526253022306--FE12 Tome A FE12 Staff A-
FE1260202526253022306--FE12 Tome A FE12 Staff A-

Growth Rates[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE4100%10%30%30%30%0%10%30%-----
FE530%3%20%10%10%10%5%-5%----
FE645%-35%25%22%40%8%40%-----
FE745%-35%25%22%40%8%40/50% -----
FE845%-35%25%22%40%8%40/50%-----
FE950%15%55%30%40%50%15%55%-----
FE1045/60%20/30%30/35%30%35/60%35/75%45/20%50/60%-----
FE10 85%65%75%60%60%45%55%95% -----
FE1120%-15%20%20%20%0%-15%20%-----
FE1220%-15%20%20%20%0%-15%20%-----
FE1610/30%0%10%0%0%0%-5%5/50%---FE16 reason icon +2 FE16 faith icon +310%
FEW3H10%0%25%0%0%15%0%10%----10%

Class Modifiers[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE16102100050---0
FEW3H20003200080---0

Class Skills[]

SkillRequirements
FE8SlayerClass skill of the Bishop class.
FE9LuminaLumina
Flare (FE9)Flare
Class skill of the Bishop class.
Occult skill of the Bishop and Sage classes; assign with an MasteryBookOccult Scroll.
FE10ShoveShoveBase skill of all foot units.
FE16White Magic Uses x2 FE16White Magic Uses x2
White Magic Heal+10 FE16White Magic Heal +10
Terrain Resistance FE16Terrain Resistance
Renewal FE16 Renewal
Class ability of the Bishop class.
Class ability of the Bishop class.
Class ability of the Bishop class.
Mastery ability of Bishops.
FEW3HWhite Tomefaire FE16 White Magic Mastery
White Tomefaire FE16 White Magic+
Terrain Resistance FE16 Terrain Resistance
Bow Buster Lv 3 Bow Buster Lv 3
Defiant Crit FE16 Boost Critical
Mortal Coil Luck Catalyst
Resistance 2 FE16 Res +5
FEW3H White Magic Icon Seraphim
FEW3H White Magic Icon Aura
FEW3H White Magic Icon Abraxas
FEW3H Heal Icon Fortify
FEW3H Heal Icon Restore
FEW3H Heal Icon Ward
FEW3H Heal Icon Silence
Faith skill Faith
Apex Tome Apex Tome
Battalion Renewal FE16 Battalion Renewal
Renewal FE16 Renewal
Class ability.
Class ability.
Class ability.
Class ability.
1-star Class Mastery for Linhardt, Mercedes, Marianne, Flayn and Manuela.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
1-star Class Mastery for Edelgard, Sylvain, Ingrid, Holst and Hapi.
1-star Class Mastery for Dimitri, Monica and Rodrigue.
1-star Class Mastery for Annette, Lysithea and Constance.
1-star Class Mastery for Flayn.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
1-star Class Mastery for Lorenz and Ignatz.
1-star Class Mastery for Claude, Marianne, Yuri and Manuela.
2-star Class Mastery for all units.
3-star Class Mastery for Linhardt, Mercedes, Marianne, Flayn and Manuela.
3-star Class Mastery for Edelgard, Monica, Annette and Rodrigue.
3-star Class Mastery for most units.

Promotions[]

Base ClassPromotion MethodPromoted Class
FE1FE1 Priest Map SpriteCurateUse a Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Priest.FE1 Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE1 FE1 Mage Map SpriteMageUse a Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Mage.FE1 Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE3FE3 Cleric Map SpriteSisterUse a Bishop Ring (FE3)Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Sister.FE3 Female Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE3 FE3 Male Mage Map SpriteMageUse a Bishop Ring (FE3)Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Mage.FE3 Merric Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE6FE8 Priest Map SpritePriestUse a GuidingringGuiding Ring on a Level 10+ Priest.FE8 Male Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE7FE7 Cleric Map SpriteClericUse a GuidingringGuiding Ring on a Level 10+ Cleric.FE8 Female Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE7 FE8 Monk Map SpriteMonkUse a GuidingringGuiding Ring on a Level 10+ Monk.FE8 Male Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE8FE8 Priest Map SpritePriestUse a GuidingringGuiding Ring on a Level 10+ Priest.FE8 Male Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE8 FE8 Cleric Map SpriteClericUse a GuidingringGuiding Ring on a Level 10+ Cleric.FE8 Female Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE8 FE8 Monk Map SpriteMonkUse a GuidingringGuiding Ring on a Level 10+ Monk.FE8 Male Bishop Map SpriteBishop
FE9FE9 Rhys Priest Sprite
Priest
Use a FE9mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Priest.FE9 Rhys Bishop Sprite
Bishop
FE10FE10 Laura Priest Sprite
Priest
Use a FE10mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Priest or train a Priest to Level 21.FE10 Laura Bishop Sprite
Bishop
FE10 FE10 Laura Bishop Sprite
Bishop
Use a FE10mastercrownMaster Crown on a Level 10+ Bishop or train a Bishop to Level 21.FE10 Laura Saint Sprite
Saint
FE11FE11 Curate Map SpriteCurateUse a FE11mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Priest.FE11 Bishop (M) Map SpriteBishop
FE11 FE11 Cleric Map SpriteClericUse a FE11mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Cleric.FE11 Bishop (F) Map SpriteBishop
FE12FEDS Curate Map SpriteCurateUse a FE11mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Priest.FEDS Bishop (M) Map SpriteBishop
FE12 FEDS Cleric Map SpriteClericUse a FE11mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Cleric.FEDS Bishop (F) Map SpriteBishop
FE16Any classUse an FE16 Seal IconAdvanced Seal on a Level 20+ unit and pass the Bishop Certification Exam.FE16 Bishop IconBishop
FEW3HFE16 Priest Icon PriestUse an FE16 Seal Icon Advanced Seal on a unit that has mastered the Priest class.FE16 Bishop Icon Bishop
FEW3H FE16 Bishop Icon BishopUse a FE16 Seal Icon Master Seal on a unit that has mastered the Bishop class.FE16 Gremory Icon Gremory (female-only)
FE16 Dark Bishop Icon Dark Bishop (male-only)

Notable Bishops[]

BishopGBAIcon

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Note: Wendell and Gotoh are Sages and Gharnef is a Sorcerer in the remake.

Mystery of the Emblem[]

Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Thracia 776[]

  • August - A former Blaggi priest who later becomes Leif's tactician.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga[]

The Binding Blade[]

The Blazing Blade[]

  • Renault - A mysterious bishop revealed to be a former mercenary who worked with Nergal and killed Lucius's parents.
  • Kenneth - The Shrike of the Black Fang and one of the two possible boss of Pale Flower of Darkness.
  • Promotion for: Serra and Lucius.

The Sacred Stones[]

  • Riev - A sinister Bishop who is excommunicated from Rausten and one of the six generals of Grado, known as the Blood Beryl.
  • Promotion for: Artur, Moulder and Natasha.

Path of Radiance[]

Radiant Dawn[]

New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Three Houses[]

Vestaria Saga I[]

  • Siegfried - A travelling priest whose behaviour is...difficult to explain.
  • Abbot Melvon - The abbot of a Redessian monastery. He and Zade's father were very close.
  • Promotion for: Lilia.

Vestaria Saga: The Holy Sword of Silvanister[]

  • Lilia - A diligent priestess in the service of the Lanna Sanctum.

Trivia[]

  • Between The Sacred Stones and The Blazing Blade, Bishops employ different healing animations. In The Blazing Blade, Bishops hold up their staves at a slight tilt while in The Sacred Stones, Bishops simply use their attacking animation as a healing animation, holding the bottom of the staff towards the target.
  • In TearRing Saga, Bishops are the only class in the priest category of units able to wield weapons to attack as Dark Bishops are in the mage category.
  • Saints and Bishops share the same stat bases and caps in TearRing Saga.

Gallery[]

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