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“What am I supposed to do now? Put on a funny hat or something?”
—Ike, about to be promoted into a Lord in Path of Radiance.

The Lord is a class that debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Uniform[]

The Lord class, typically a member of royalty and a character of key importance, most often features a design that is unique to the specific character. As such, there is historically no set idea of a Lord class uniform, though many Lords do share some aesthetic similarities. For example, the vast majority of Lords in the series wear capes, and the color blue features predominantly in the appearances of many Lords, both in their clothing and hair. As the series has evolved, the designs of Lords have grown more varied, with Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade in particular featuring a trio of Lords in Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector that are vastly different from each other in both appearance and gameplay.

History in the Series[]

Historically, most characters of the Lord class are either the main protagonist or otherwise central to the game's narrative. Characters may begin the game as Lords, such as Marth and Eliwood, but it has also appeared as a promotion class for characters like Ike or Edelgard. However, not all games feature the Lord class. Fire Emblem Gaiden, the second game in the series, was the first to not include it. Out of the seventeen main series games, twelve include at least one lead character of the Lord class. Engage features two characters with the Lord class, however they are not the leading protagonists.

Among fans of the franchise, Lord is also used as a general term for the lead protagonist of each game. Most notably, should a "Lord" character die at any point, it triggers an automatic Game Over or forces the player to trigger the Turn Rewinding mechanic if present. Usually, the "Lord" of each game receives a unique class or promotion that only they have. Characters who are generally considered "Lord" characters, in that they meet these criteria without either starting as or promoting into a Lord, are Alm, Celica, Sigurd, Micaiah, Corrin, Byleth, and Alear. Due to this unofficial designation, the concept of whether a particular character is a "Lord" or not is debatable. For example, Elincia in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn is a central figure vital to that game's second act, but her narrative importance lessens later in the game and she is not a required unit in the game's final chapters. As another example, Kris in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem and Robin in Fire Emblem Awakening act as deuteragonists of their respective games, but their roles in the stories are in support of the leads, Marth and Chrom. These two are however superceded by their status as an Avatar character.

Among the various versions of the "Lord" status, several consistent tropes appear among them. The most common is their preferential weapon selection with each iteration usually, and eventually, obtaining a powerful signature weapon that is crucial in defeating the Final Boss of their respective games. Most also have unique access to a weapon early-on in their game that deals effective damage against both Horseback and Armor units that only they can wield. The most common, since most wield swords, is the Rapier. For those who do not primarily wield swords, such as Hector, Ephraim, and Micaiah, they usually have a similar weapon within their preferred weapon type such as Wolf Beil, Reginleif, and Thani respectively.

Roles in Each Game[]

The Lord class was first introduced to the series in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, where it is the personal class of Marth. Unable to promote in this incarnation, the Lord class wields swords as its primary weapon of choice and is able to wield the legendary Falchion.

The Lord class is absent in Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and its role is instead replaced by the Fighter and Priestess classes. These two classes are assumed by Alm and Celica respectively, and promote into the Hero and Princess classes.

The Lord class returns in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, where it is again the personal class of Marth and is unable to promote.

In Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, the Lord class is known as the Junior Lord and is the personal class of Seliph. This version of the class wields swords as its sole weapon of choice, and promotes into the Knight Lord class when the requirements are met. The Knight Lord is also the base class for Sigurd, Seliph's father.

The Lord class is the personal class of Leif in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, again wielding swords as its sole weapon of choice. This incarnation of the class eventually promotes into the Prince class.

In Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, the Lord class is the personal class of Roy, who, like his predecessors before him, wields swords as his sole weapon of choice. The class eventually promotes into the Master Lord class when the requirements are met.

Three versions of the Lord class exist in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade for the game's three respective protagonists. Lyn's Lord class resembles the Myrmidon class mechanically. She wields swords and promotes into the Blade Lord class. Eliwood's Lord class is also a sword-wielding unit, but promotes into the Knight Lord class, becoming a mounted unit. Hector's Lord class wields axes, making him the first Lord to not use swords. He eventually promotes into the Great Lord class.

In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, there are again multiple versions of the Lord class, this time split between the twin sibling protagonists Eirika and Ephraim. Eirika uses swords, whereas Eiphraim uses lances. Both eventually promote into their own distinct versions of the Great Lord class.

In Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, the Lord class is the promoted form of the Ranger class, and is the personal class of Ike. This version of the class wields swords as its sole weapon of choice and is able to wield the legendary Ragnell.

In Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, there is no formal Lord class. Similar to Fire Emblem Gaiden, the protagonists feature their own unique classes, including Micaiah, a Light Mage, and Ike, a Hero.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, remakes of the Archanea Series, the Lord class is much the same as it was in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem, wielding swords and unable to promote. These two games permit the Lord class to achieve a maximum level of 30 to compensate.

In Fire Emblem Awakening, the Lord class is the starting class of both Chrom and his daughter Lucina. They both wield swords, though the outfits and attack animations for both are unique. Both can promote into a Great Lord with a Master Seal. Regardless of who Chrom marries, Lucina's potential sibling will not inherit the Lord class.

In Fire Emblem Fates, the Lord class is yet again not formally a part of the game. Corrin, starting out as a Nohr Prince/Princess, assumes the role that is normally played by the Lord class instead. In the Before Awakening DLC chapter, the Lord class makes a small cameo appearance, where it is assumed by Chrom, who acts as an NPC ally unit in the chapter.

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the Lord class is again a promoted class. It is unique to the playable characters Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude, all of whom begin as the Noble class like many of the game's other player-characters, as well as the non-player character Judith. The three house leaders may only promote into Lord if they pass the required Certification Exam with a D+ Level in Sword Skills and a C Rank in Authority. Because of the breadth of the branching promotion system, none of the three playable Lord candidates are ever obligated to promote or reclass into Lord.

In Fire Emblem Engage, like in Three Houses, the Lord class is not unique to the protagonist; in fact the Lord class isn't available to the protagonist at all. The Lord class is the starting class of Diamant and Alcryst; Diamant's version of the class uses swords while Alcryst's wields bows. The game will not result in a Game Over should either character run out of hit points.

In Fire Emblem Warriors, the Lord class breaks convention by being the most populous class in the game, acting as the base class for six different characters. The class acts much the same as main series titles, being an infantry unit that wields swords in combat. It is to be noted, however, that the Lords Rowan and Lianna can also use Staffs.

In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the Lord class, in contrast to both Three Houses and the original Fire Emblem Warriors, is a class that is equipped by only one person for the entirety of the game: Judith, who is a NPC largely tied to the Golden Wildfire route. None of the three leaders of Fódlan have Lord in their Myrmidon class trees. The class as usual is a infantry unit that wields swords, though Judith specifically favors wielding a Rapier.

Other Games[]

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Lord class is the promoted form of the Knight Lord class and is exclusive to Runan. The class wields Swords as its sole weapon of choice and is capable of arming the legendary ☆Seiken Reeve.

In Vestaria Saga I, the Lord is known as the Liege. This class is exclusive to Zade. This class has the Commander skill which increases the accuracy of all allies within three spaces. The Liege can promote into the Archliege.

Overview[]

Combat[]

The Lord class has had varying starting stats and stat growths throughout the Fire Emblem series, making each Lord generally unique. Most Lords are required to be be brought into all chapter fights where they are available to be used. The Lord character in each Fire Emblem game generally starts off with decent stats, but grow exceptionally strong thanks to solid growth rates and the fact that they are available to use from the beginning of each game. However, using them in an overly aggressive manner can lead to their death. Unlike most units, whose death does not end a chapter, any Lord character that falls (with the exception of Lucina) will automatically trigger a Game Over, forcing the player to restart the chapter from the beginning of the chapter or the last save point. This is less of an issue in Three Houses due to Divine Pulse, but nonetheless, absolute care must be taken into account when handling a Lord.

For the most part, Swords are generally the weapon of choice for the Lord class, though there are exceptions like Hector and Edelgard who uses Axes, Ephraim and Dimitri who uses Lances, and Claude who uses Bows. Additionally, Rowan and Lianna can use Staves, but Warriors does not treat these as weapons. Also, all Lords usually start out with, or acquire at some point in the story, a powerful weapon that can only be used by them. These weapons usually play an important role in the story or are a necessity to take down the main antagonist of the game. Unlike most other classes, which have consistent themes and stat growths across the series, the Lord class varies by game and by character, thus there is no universal strength and weakness for all Lords.

In Three Houses, the Lord Class is an intermediate class whose growth strengths are Swords, Lances, and Authority, thus Dimitri has the strongest advantage in this class when preparing him for his unique Lord Promotions. Nonetheless, Edelgard and Claude can use it to help with their Authority growths to strengthen their Battalions when attempting to transition them into their unique promotions or higher level classes that use Swords or Lances.

In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE1185-377707--Sword-
FE3183-340607--Sword-
FE43050550506--FE4 Sword B-
FE518402302065-FE5 Sword Icon E-
TS23848807-6--TS Sword 5-
FE61855-775056-Sword D-
FE7 (Lyn)164-7902055-Sword D-
FE7 (Eliwood)185-5705057-Sword D-
FE7 (Hector)197-45080513-Axe D-
FE8 (Eirika)164-8903158-Sword E-
FE8 (Ephraim)186-6706055-Lance D-
FE92263560827911FE9 Sword C-
FE111850370707--FE12 Sword E-
FE121850370707--FE12 Sword E-
FE13 (Chrom)1860570705--SwordIconFE13 E-
FE13 (Lucina)1651680615--SwordIconFE13 E-
FE141860574705--FE14 Sword E-
FE16259610108635--FE16 sword icon D+ FE16 authority icon C0
FE16 (Judith)3517812141014106---0
FE17 (Diamant)23817835347-FE17 Sword B-
FE17 (Alcryst)217110724346-FE17 Bow B-
FEW (Rowan)6075888665--FEW Sword E FEW Staff-

Maximum Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE15220-20202020712--Sword-
FE35220-202020202020--Sword-
FE480201520203020156--FE4 Sword B-
FE5802020202020202020--FE5 Sword Icon A-
TS60231923233022-12--TS Sword 20-
FE66020-20203020201520-Sword A-
FE7 (Lyn)6020-20203020201520-Sword A-
FE7 (Eliwood)6020-20203020201520-Sword A-
FE7 (Hector)6020-20203020201520-Axe A-
FE8 (Eirika)6020-20203020201520-Sword A-
FE8 (Ephraim)6020-20203020201520-Lance A-
FE960262027284024227911FE9 Sword S-
FE11602525252530252532--FE12 Sword A-
FE12602520252530252532--FE12 Sword A-
FE13 (Chrom)60282026273125255--SwordIconFE13 A-
FE13 (Lucina)60282026273125255--SwordIconFE13 A-
FE1460332530313432295--FE14 Sword B-
FE17 (Diamant)7743232338253820420-FE17 Sword B-
FE17 (Alcryst6841204140302919415-FE17 Bow B-

Growth Rates[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE330%30%-30%30%0%30%30%-----
FE4100%30%10%30%30%0%30%10%-----
FE550%20%3%15%10%10%15%-0%15%---
FE690%45%-40%45%45%15%12%-----
FE7 (Lyn)90%45%-40%45%45%15%20%-----
FE7 (Eliwood)90%45%-40%45%45%15%15%-----
FE7 (Hector)90%45%-40%45%45%15%12%-----
FE8 (Eirika)90%45%-40%45%45%15%20%-----
FE8 (Ephraim)90%45%-40%45%45%15%15%-----
FE990%45%20%40%45%45%15%20%-----
FE1140%15%-10%20%20%0%5%-5%-----
FE1240%15%-10%20%20%0%5%-5%-----
FE1340%20%0%20%20%-10%5%-----
FE1415%15%0%5%20%10%15%0%-----
FE1620%0%/15%0%10%0%0%0%/10%0%---FE16 sword icon +2 FE16 lance icon +1 FE16 authority icon +210%
FE16 (Judith)30%10%0%10%10%0%20%0%---FE16 sword icon +2 FE16 lance icon +1 FE16 authority icon +210%
FE17 (Diamant)15%20%0%10%10%5%10%0%-0%---
FE17 (Alcryst)10%10%0%25%10%5%10%0%-0%---
FEW3H (Judith)20%0%0%15%0%0%0%0%----15%

Class Modifiers[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE16100011001---2
FE16 (Judith)520041102---2
FEW3H (Judith)20000011000---1

Class Skills[]

SkillRequirements
TSTS ContinueContinue
TS CharismaCharisma
Class Skill of Lord class.
Class Skill of Lord, Hide Hunter, Prince classes.
FE9FE9 AetherAetherOccult skill of the Lord class; assign with the MasteryBookOccult Scroll.
FE13DuelAttackPlusDual Strike+
Charisma FE13Charm
Learnt at Level 1.
Learnt at Level 10.
FE16Charm FE16Charm
Resistance 2 FE16Resistance +2
Icon Combat Art FE16 Sword Subdue
Class Ability of Lords.
Mastery Ability of Lords.
Mastery Ability of Lords.
FEW3HAxe Buster Lv 2 Axe Buster Lv 2Class skill.

Promotions[]

Base ClassPromotion MethodPromoted Class
FE4FE4 Junior Lord SpriteJunior LordChoose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.FE4 Lord Knight Sprite (Celice)Lord Knight
FE5FE5 LordLordComplete Chapter 18.FE5 LordPrince
TSKnightLordKnight LordComplete either Chapter 26 or 26BLordLord
FE6FE6 Roy Lord Map SpriteLordComplete either Chapter 21 or Chapter 21x.FE6 Master Lord Map SpriteMaster Lord
FE7 (Lyn)FE7 Lyn Lord Map SpriteLordUse a HeavenSealHeaven Seal when she reaches Level 10+.FE7 Blade Lord Map SpriteBlade Lord
FE7 (Eliwood)FE7 Eliwood Lord Map SpriteLordUse a HeavenSealHeaven Seal on Hector's route when he reaches Level 10+ or complete Chapter 28 on his route.FE7 Knight Lord Map SpriteKnight Lord
FE7 (Hector)FE7 Hector Lord Map SpriteLordUse a HeavenSealHeaven Seal on Eliwood's route when he reaches Level 10+ or complete Chapter 29 on his route.FE7 Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE8 (Eirika)FE8 Eirika Lord Map SpriteLordChoose to promote her when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the LunarbraceLunar Brace when she is Level 10+.FE8 Eirika Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE8 (Ephraim)FE8 Ephraim Lord Map SpriteLordChoose to promote him when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the SolarbraceSolar Brace when he is Level 10+.FE8 Ephraim Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE9FE9 Ike Ranger SpriteRangerComplete Chapter 17.FE9 Ike Lord SpriteLord
FE13 (Chrom)FE13 Chrom Lord Map SpriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal when he reaches Level 10+.FE13 Chrom Great LordGreat Lord
FE13 (Lucina)FE13 Lucina Lord Map SpriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal when she reaches Level 10+.FE13 Lucina Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE16FE16 Noble Edelgard IconFE16 Noble Dimitri IconFE16 Noble Claude Icon Any classUse an FE16 Seal IconIntermediate Seal on a Level 10+ Edelgard, Dimitri or Claude and pass the Lord Certification Exam.FE16 Lord Edelgard IconFE16 Lord Dimitri IconFE16 Lord Claude Icon Lord
FE17 (Diamant)DiamantFE17SpriteLordUse a FE17MasterSealSpriteMaster Seal when he reaches Level 10+.FE17SuccesseurSpriteSuccesseur
FE17 (Alcryst)AlcrystFE17SpriteLordUse a FE17MasterSealSpriteMaster Seal when he reaches Level 10+.FE17TireurdéliteSpriteTireur d'élite
FEW Warriors Shion SpriteWarriors Liane SpriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal on a lord.Warriors Shion SpriteWarriors Liane Sprite
Great Lord
FEW (Marth)Warriors Marth SpriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal on Marth.Warriors Marth Sprite
Lodestar
FEW (Lyn)Warriors Lyn spriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal on Lyn.Warriors Lyn sprite
Blade Lord

Notable Lords[]

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Shadow Dragon[]

Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Thracia 776[]

The Binding Blade[]

The Blazing Blade[]

The Sacred Stones[]

Path of Radiance[]

  • Promotion for: Ike

Awakening[]

Fates[]

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Amiibo recruits)[]

Three Houses[]

Engage[]

Fire Emblem Warriors[]

Warriors: Three Hopes[]

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga[]

Vestaria Saga I[]

  • Zade - Second son of the late duke of Redessa, a vassal state in the kingdom of Meleda.

Trivia[]

  • Mechanically, the Seize command in Genealogy of the Holy War is restricted to the Lord class tree, rather than specific characters, though only Sigurd and Seliph have access to this class tree.
  • Genealogy of the Holy War is the first game in the series to feature more than one playable Lord.
  • The Blazing Blade is the first game in the series to give the player the ability to deploy more than one playable Lord in the same map, although only the viewpoint character can seize a castle/throne.
  • Judith is the first NPC Lord in the mainline games.
  • Darios is the first antagonistic character to use the Lord class with his appearance in the spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors.

Gallery[]

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