Cleric

Cleric
A Cleric from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Name (JP)	シスター, Sister
First Seen	Fire Emblem Gaiden
Promotes From	-
Promotes To	Bishop Saint (FE2 only) Valkyrie (FE8-10) Sage (FE13-14) War Cleric (FE13 only) Priestess (FE14 only)
Usable Weapon Types	Staff White, Black (FE2 only) Sword (FE10 only) Axe (FEW only, Lissa) Bow (FEW only, Sakura)
Class Skills	Miracle (FE13-14) Healtouch (FE13 only) Rally Luck (FE14 only)
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The Cleric, also called Sister in the Japanese versions of some games, is a support magic class that appears across the Fire Emblem series. It is a female-exclusive class, unable to engage in combat, instead filling support roles by using Staves to heal their allies. The male variant of this class is the Priest, though some games do feature female Priests. While low in Defense and having no means of attack, the Cleric is a critical class to have on the battlefield.

History in the Series

In its original inception in Gaiden, the Sister class is established as a support class separate from the Priest class. Wielding White Magic for healing purposes and Nosferatu for defensive purposes, the Sister class promotes into the Saint class in this title.

The Sister class returns in Mystery of the Emblem, where it serves the same purposes as its predecessor and largely replaces the Priest class from the original. This version of the class promotes into the Bishop class.

The traditional Sister class does not appear in Genealogy of the Holy War or Thracia 776. A Sister class does appear in Thracia 776, though it is more similar to the Shaman class from Genealogy, as they are not just able to heal allies, but also defend themselves with a variety of Anima magic.

In The Blazing Blade, the sister class returns, with the English-localized name of Cleric, and is again a female-only counterpart to the Priest class. The Cleric again promotes into the Bishop class.

In The Sacred Stones, the Cleric class is further given the option to promote into Valkyrie alongside Bishop, a class that is able to utilise both Light magic and Staves while mounted on a Horse for better movement.

The Cleric class is exclusive to Mist in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, wielding Staves as its equipment of choice. This version of the class promotes into the Valkyrie class. In Radiant Dawn, the Cleric class is given the additional ability to wield swords.

In Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, the Cleric class is once again instituted as one that wields Staves as its sole equipment of choice, alongside being clearly distinguished from the male Curate class. Female characters that were originally Priests in Shadows Dragon and the Blade of Light, including Lena, Maria, and Elice, now use the Cleric class in Shadow Dragon.

Clerics can promote into either Sage or War Cleric in Awakening. Sages are better suited for more magical Clerics, while War Clerics are better suited for those with more Strength or exploiting the magic-based Bolt Axe.

In Fates, the Cleric class is known as the Shrine Maiden (巫女, Miko) and is regarded as a Hoshidan class. Considered the female counterpart of the Monk class, the Shrine Maiden can either promote into the Priestess or the Onmyoji class.

In the spin-off Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, the Cleric appears as enemy Mirages in Illusory Shibuya as Dark Cleric, and a stronger variant, the Red Cleric, appears in Illusory Daiba Studio. A Dark Cleric named Mitesh is found in Illusory Daitama and can be recruited for Illusory Urahara. A Dark Cleric and a Red Cleric respectively save Iori but want nothing to do with him at first, but decide to give him words of encouragement and realize he may not be such a bad guy when Itsuki Aoi informs them that Iori's Performa is being drained by a Mirage who is using his love for her as a source of power. Three different Red Clerics are summed by a Culprit Mirage and are known as Hostage Mirage A, B and C. In a series of side quests a Red Cleric Mirage is hounded by other mirages and she asks Itsuki to deal with specific ones, two she remembers and one she forgets the name of but recalls a clue. Fulfilling her requests rewards Itsuki with a Treasure Key. A stronger variant known as Corundum Cleric appears only in the Encore exclusive EX Story summoned by the Wandering Myrmidon Mirage.

In Fire Emblem Warriors, Cleric and Shrine Maiden both appear and are treated slightly differently. Cleric is the exclusive class of Lissa and she wields Axes as an homage to the War Cleric promotion from Awakening. Shrine Maiden is the exclusive class of Sakura and she wields Bows as an homage to the Priestess promotion from Fates. Both of these classes allow usage of Staves.

In Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, a remake of Gaiden, the Cleric class functions similarly as the Sister class that appeared in the earlier title.

Other Games

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, Sisters are non-promotable and distinguished from the Priest class for being able to transform into Holy Dragons using their personal rings.

In Vestaria Saga I, there are two variations of the Cleric, the Sestra and the Priestess. Both are identical in terms of stats and functionality. The only difference being that the Priestess can promote into the High Priestess while the Sestra cannot promote at all.

Overview

Combat

Though entirely unarmed, the Cleric is one of the most essential classes for the battlefield. They can heal immense amounts of HP, allowing the player to avert the permanent deaths of their combat units, alongside helping them to save healing items for emergencies. The Cleric class is, however, much like its male counterpart, defenceless, as their Defense is too low for them to sustain more than a few hostile blows. With no viable means of retaliating during enemy onslaughts, it is thus highly recommended that Clerics are guarded and blocked at all times, so as not to give the enemy any opportunity to strike. While a unit acts as defender, Clerics will be able to support with healing magic from the sidelines. In Radiant Dawn, Mist is granted unique access to Florete, a special blade forged to help her defend herself when engaged in battle.

Clerics do not gain EXP when using a staff in Gaiden, and will only do so when attacking.

In-Game

Base Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE2	2	16	-	10	18	0	10	4	4	-	-	White/Black
FE3	16	1	-	1	3	0	1	5	5	-	-	Staff 7
TS	15	0	5	4	5	0	1	-	4	-	-	4
FE7	16	-	1	2	2	0	0	6	5	4	-	D
FE8	16	-	1	2	2	0	0	6	5	4	-	D
FE9	17	2	1	2	2	0	0	6	5	5	5	D
FE10	30	4	6	8	10	0	5	14	7	6	6	D C
FE11	16	0	1	1	3	0	1	8	5	-	-	E
FE12	16	0	1	1	3	0	1	8	5	-	-	E
FE13	16	0	3	2	4	0	1	6	5	-	-	E
FE14	16	0	4	3	6	4	1	6	5	-	-	E
FE15	18	7	-	2	4	4	1	10	4	-	-	-

Maximum Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE2	52	40	-	40	40	40	40	40	4	-	-	White/Black
FE3	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	20	5	-	-	Staff ?
TS	60	15	20	19	20	30	16	-	12	-	-	19
FE7	60	-	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE8	60	-	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE9	40	15	20	20	20	40	20	20	5	5	5	A
FE10	40	17	24	25	24	40	18	28	7	6	6	A S
FE11	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	5	-	-	A
FE12	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	5	-	-	A
FE13	60	22	25	24	25	30	22	27	5	-	-	A
FE14	35	18	21	20	22	23	17	24	5	-	-	B

Growth Rates

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE2	150%	50%	-	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	-	-	-	-
FE3	40%	20%	-	30%	10%	0%	20%	40%	-	-	-	-
FE7	50%	-	30%	35%	32%	45%	8%	50%	-	-	-	-
FE8	50%	-	30%	35%	32%	45%	8%	50%	-	-	-	-
FE9	50%	15%	45%	40%	50%	45%	10%	50%	-	-	-	-
FE10	50%	25%	45%	45%	30%	85%	30%	40%	-	-	-	-
FE11	20/40%	-15/0%	10/20%	15/30%	20/30%	0%	-10/20%	30/40%	-	-	-	-
FE12	20/40%	-15/0%	10/20%	15/30%	20/30%	0%	-10/20%	30/40%	-	-	-	-
FE13	35%	5%	15%	15%	15%	0%	5%	15%	-	-	-	-
FE14	0%	5%	15%	0%	15%	15%	0%	20%	-	-	-	-
FE15	120%	50%	-	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	-	-	-	-

Class Skills

	Skill	Requirements
FE10	Shove	Base skill of all foot units.
FE13	Miracle Healtouch	Learnt at Level 1. Learnt at Level 10.
FE14	Critical Evade +10 Miracle Rally Luck	Innate. Learnt at Level 1 and above. Learnt at Level 10 and above.

Promotions

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE2	Sister	Visit the Shrine after reaching Level 12.	Saint
FE3	Sister	Use a Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Sister.	Bishop
FE7	Cleric	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Cleric.	Bishop
FE8	Cleric	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Cleric	Bishop Valkyrie
FE9	Cleric	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Cleric.	Valkyrie
FE10	Cleric	Use a Holy Crown on a Level 10+ Cleric or train a Cleric to Level 21.	Valkyrie
FE11	Cleric	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Cleric.	Bishop
FE12	Cleric	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Cleric.	Bishop
FE13	Cleric	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Cleric.	War Cleric Sage
FE14	Shrine Maiden	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Shrine Maiden.	Priestess Onmyoji
FEW	Cleric	Use a Master Seal on Lissa.	War Cleric
FEW	Shrine Maiden	Use a Master Seal on Sakura.	High Priestess

Notable Clerics

Fire Emblem Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

• Silque - A sweet but serious cleric from Novis who sought out Alm in order to deliver a certain item to him.
• Genny - A meek young cleric from Novis who likes to write her own stories.
• Possible Promotion For: Faye. Also a possible promotion if you use a pitchfork on any female characters other than Celica.

Mystery of the Emblem/Shadow Dragon

• Lena - A Macedonian priestess who flees from the Soothsires with Julian.
• Maria - The princess of Macedon and younger sister of Minerva and Michalis, whom she loves dearly.
• Elice - Marth's older sister and the only one who can wield the resurrection staff Aum.
• Marisha - A young girl who is an apprentice of Lena.
• Yuliya - The young princess of Grust and twin sister of Jubelo.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

• Enteh - The Shaman of Water who is secretly Princess Maeve of Reeve.
• Katri - The Shaman of Fire who was captured by Maerhen and joins Holmes's crew.
• Neyfa - The Shaman of Wind and the daughter of Prince Arless of Canaan.
• Meeme - Disciple of the White Master Morse who watches over his tower in his absence.

The Blazing Blade

• Serra - A cleric who serves Hector that thinks less of others and more of herself.

The Sacred Stones

• Natasha - A young lady forced to flee Grado because her master discovered the country's grand plan and was ordered to be executed for it.

Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn

• Mist - Ike's active and cheerful younger sister, who takes care of the Greil Mercenaries. Her class is actually the first official Cleric class in the Japanese version (since the ones prior were Sisters).

Awakening

• Lissa - The princess of Ylisse's royal house and Chrom's younger sister who's determined to prove herself.
• (SpotPass) Serra, Mist

Fates

• Sakura - A princess of Hoshido who is a gentle healer yet struggles with her shyness.
• Mitama - Azama's daughter. Although just as sardonic as her father, she is extremely lazy and is motivated only by her passion for composing Haiku.

Vestaria Saga I

• Alysia - A wholesome woman of the cloth. She rarely speaks of her past.
• Lilia - A diligent priestess from Folley who dreams of a post in Lanna Sanctum.

Vestaria Saga: The Holy Sword of Silvanister

• Nelke - A kind-hearted young girl who wishes to study at Lanna Sanctum.

Gallery

Concept artwork of the Cleric class from Awakening.

Concept art of Shrine Maiden from Fates

Concept artwork of the Cleric class from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Concept art of the Cleric's staff from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

A Level 10 Sister, as she appears in the fifth series of the TCG.

Generic class portrait of a Shrine Maiden from Fates.

Generic class portrait of a Cleric from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Cleric village sprite.

Battle model of the Sister class from Gaiden.

Battle model of Enteh, a Sister from TearRing Saga.

Staff animation of Serra, a Cleric from The Blazing Blade.

Battle model of Mist, a Cleric from Path of Radiance.

Battle model of Mist, a Cleric from Radiant Dawn.

Battle model of the Cleric class from the DS titles.

Lissa's unique Cleric model from Awakening.

Battle model of Cherche, a Cleric from Awakening.

Sakura's unique Shrine Maiden model from Fates.

Battle model of the Shrine Maiden class from Fates.

Battle model of Silque, a Cleric from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Map sprite of the Sister class from Gaiden.

Map sprite of the Sister class from Mystery of the Emblem.

Map sprite of the Sister class from TearRing Saga.

Map sprite of Serra as a Cleric from The Blazing Blade.

Map sprite of Natasha as a Cleric from The Sacred Stones.

Map model of Mist as a Cleric from Path of Radiance.

Map model of Mist as a cleric from Radiant Dawn.

Map sprite of the Cleric class from Shadow Dragon.

Map sprite of the Cleric class from New Mystery of the Emblem

Map sprite of the Cleric class from Awakening.

Map sprite of the Shrine Maiden class from Fates.