The Great Lord is a physical combat class that debuted in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Most often seen as a promoted form of the Lord class, the Great Lord class typically wields the primary weapon of its preceding Lord class, and in some cases gains access to a second weapon type.
History in the Series[]
In its original inception in The Binding Blade, the Master Lord class is the promoted form of the Lord class and is exclusive to Roy. Capable of using swords, the Master Lord class is able to wield the legendary Binding Blade.
In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, the Great Lord class is the promoted form of Hector's version of the Lord class. The class wields axes and swords. This version of the class is an Armored Unit with the same terrain capabilities and effective weakness as the other armored classes. Hector's Great Lord class has extremely high attack and defense but low speed and movement. It is effectively a Lord version of General.
In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, two versions of the Great Lord class appear, one for Eirika and one for Ephraim. Eirika's version wields swords and can use the sacred Sieglinde, while Ephraim's version is locked to lances and is able to equip the sacred Siegmund.
The Great Lord does not make another appearance until Fire Emblem Awakening, where it is again the promoted form of the Lord class. Exclusive to both Chrom and his daughter Lucina, the Great Lord class wields swords and lances.
In Fire Emblem Fates, the Great Lord is the base class of the amiibo version of Lucina. The class can be accessed by any female character through use of the DLC-exclusive Exalt's Brand.
In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the Great Lord returns as a unique class for Dimitri after he receives the Areadbhar and therefore earns the certification. Like in Awakening, the Great Lord class is an infantry class that is proficient in swords and lances, as well as Authority.
In Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, the Great Lord class is one of two promotion possibilities for the Mirage Chrom, the other being Conqueror. As a Great Lord, Chrom has access to unlock the unique Carnage weapons Florete, Sol Katti, and Mystletainn.
In Fire Emblem Warriors, the Great Lord returns as a promotion of the Lord class for Chrom and Lucina, as well as the new lords Rowan and Lianna, who can use staves in this class.
The class is once again playable in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, where it is the unique Master class for Dimitri. Unlike its Three Houses incarnation, the class is now lance-locked.
Overview[]
Fire Emblem Fates[]
Great Lords have nigh identical growths to that of Paladins, only differing in slightly lower HP and slightly higher resistance. Their max stats tend to be higher than Paladins, except for Strength, Magic, Defense and Resistance. Unlike Paladins, they max out at A rank Swords and B rank Lances.
The 4 skills they learn are Dual Striker, Charm, Aether and Awakening.
Dual Striker helps allies take down enemies more easily, although it can be traded out for more useful skills down the line. Charm gives allied units within 2 spaces a +2 damage boost, and it can be stacked with other skills such as Inspiration.
Aether is one of the most effective damaging skills in the game, combining healing with huge damage, as the attacker strikes twice with the second strike lowering the target's defense or resistance. While it does have a low trigger rate, this can be patched up with Quixotic or Hoshidan Unity.
Awakening is the final skill Great Lords learn, increasing their Hit rate, Avoid, Critical Rate and Critical Avoid by 30% when they fall below 50% HP. This skill makes them extremely dangerous at low health. It combos extremely well with Vantage, as that allows the user to strike first when below 50% HP. It also combos well with Vengeance, as that increases in power the more damage the user has.
Overall, Great Lords are something of a middle ground between Swordmasters and Paladins, and offer a good combination of the former's Speed and the latter's bulk.
In-Game[]
Base Stats[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE6 (Roy) | 22 | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | - |  A | - |
| FE7 (Hector) | 18 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | - | D  D | - |
| FE8 (Eirika) | 18 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | C | - |
| FE8 (Ephraim) | 18 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |  C | - |
| FE13 (Chrom) | 23 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | - | - |  E  E | - |
| FE13 (Lucina) | 20 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | - | - | E E | - |
| FE14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | - |  E  E | - |
| FE16 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | 0 |
Maximum Stats[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE6 (Roy) | 60 | 25 | - | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 25 | - | S | - |
| FE7 (Hector) | 60 | 30 | - | 24 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 25 | - | S S | - |
| FE8 (Eirika) | 60 | 24 | - | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 25 | - | S | - |
| FE8 (Ephraim) | 60 | 27 | - | 26 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 25 | - | S | - |
| FE13 (Chrom) | 80 | 44 | 30 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 6 | - | - | A A | - |
| FE13 (Lucina) | 80 | 40 | 30 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 6 | - | - | A A | - |
| FE14 | 60 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 6 | - | - | A B | - |
| FEW (Rowan) | 977 | 108 | 87 | 135 | 141 | 135 | 118 | 114 | 5 | - | - |  S  | - |
| FEW (Lianna) | 940 | 96 | 109 | 134 | 130 | 134 | 114 | 107 | 5 | - | - | S | - |
| FEW (Chrom) | 999 | 135 | 28 | 147 | 115 | 134 | 114 | 91 | 5 | - | - | S | - |
| FEW (Lucina) | 958 | 126 | 31 | 141 | 157 | 150 | 103 | 97 | 5 | - | - | S | - |
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE6 | 60% | 35% | - | 30% | 30% | 35% | 10% | 15% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FE7 | 90% | 45% | - | 40% | 45% | 40% | 15% | 20% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FE8 | 90% | 45% | - | 40% | 45% | 40% | 15% | 15/20% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FE13 | 40% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 10% | 5% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FE14 | 15% | 15% | 0% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 10% | 5% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FE16 | 30% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 5/10% | 0% | - | - | - |  +3  +3  +3 | 10% |
| FEW3H | 30% | 30% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 0% | - | - | - | - | 15% |
Class Modifiers[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| FEW3H | 800 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Class Skills[]
| Skill | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| FE13 |  Aether Rightful King | Learned at Level 5. Learned at Level 15. |
| FE14 |  Dual Striker CharmAether Awakening | Learned at Level 1 and above. Learned at Level 10 and above. Learned at Level 25 and above. Learned at Level 35 and above. |
| FE16 |  Charm Lancefaire Paraselene | Class Ability of Great Lord. Class Ability of Great Lord. Mastery Ability of Great Lord. |
| FEW3H | Charm Sword Buster Lv 5 Swordbreaker Thunder Rush Seasoned Tactics Paraselene Savior of the Meek | Class ability. Class ability. 1-star Class Mastery. 1-star Class Mastery. 2-star Class Mastery. 2-star Class Mastery. 3-star Class Mastery. |
Promotions[]
| Base Class | Promotion Method | Promoted Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE6 |  Lord | Complete either Chapter 21 or Chapter 21x. |  Master Lord |
| FE7 (Hector) |  Lord | Use a  Heaven Seal on Eliwood's route when he reaches Level 10+ or complete Chapter 29 on his route. |  Great Lord |
| FE8 (Eirika) |  Lord | Choose to promote her when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the  Lunar Brace when she is Level 10+. |  Great Lord |
| FE8 (Ephraim) |  Lord | Choose to promote him when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the  Solar Brace when he is Level 10+. |  Great Lord |
| FE13 (Chrom) |  Lord | Use a  Master Seal when he reaches Level 10+. |  Great Lord |
| FE13 (Lucina) |  Lord | Use a Master Seal when she reaches Level 10+. |  Great Lord |
| FE14 | (Any female unit) | Use an Exalt's Brand. |  Great Lord |
| FE16 |  Any class | Proceed to Azure Moon Chapter 16 after receiving the Hero's Relic Areadbhar. |  Great Lord |
| FEW |   Lord | Use a Master Seal on a lord (except Marth or Lyn). | Great Lord |
| FEW3H |  Paladin | Use a  Master Seal on Dimitri once he has mastered the Paladin class. |  Great Lord |
Trivia[]
- In The Binding Blade, the Master Lord class uses the same sprites and animations as its base form, the Lord. It is the only class in Game Boy Advance games to do so.
- Hector's version of the Great Lord class could be retroactively considered the precursor for Axe General. Like Axe General, Great Lord Hector is a variant of General with Axes and Swords as well as a slightly higher focus on offense compared to the regular lance General.
- In Awakening and Warriors, the Great Lord class carries a shield on its left arm; for Chrom, this shield is the Fire Emblem which changes accordingly as its orbs are collected and disappears entirely for the few chapters in which it has been stolen by Validar (Rowan and Lianna reference this by getting altered costumes of their Great Lord (and Lord) outfits with the completed Shield of Flames after Ch. 19), and Lucina's shield is a larger version of the mask she wore in her "Marth" guise.
- In Fates, the Great Lord class utilizes Lucina's original Lord class outfit instead of her Awakening Great Lord outfit. Grandmasters and Vanguards also share the same trend in Fates.
Gallery[]
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