Priest

Priest
Generic class portrait of a Priest from Awakening.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Promotes From	Female Mage (FE2 only)
Promotes To	Bishop Princess (Celica only) Sage (FE8, 13-14) High Priest (Jugdral Series only) War Monk (FE13 only) Great Master (FE14 only)
Usable Weapon Types	Staff Sword, Black Magic, White Magic(FE2 only),
Class Skills	Shove (FE10 only) Miracle (FE13 and 14) Healtouch (FE13 only) Rally Luck (FE14 only)
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The Priest (神官 Shinkan) is a support magical class that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series, beginning from Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi. Mainly intended for support purposes, Priests are only capable of aiding allies with the power of staves. As such, Priests are unable to directly attack, save for Radiant Dawn, where they are bequeathed the ability to counterattack.

History in the Series

In its original inception in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, Priests are a unisex class and can eventually promote into Bishops.

In Gaiden, the Priest class is female-exclusive and can also wield Swords and Black Magic on top of healing with White Magic. The promoted form of female Mages, this class doubles as the base class of Celica, who is further able to promote into the Princess class.

In Mystery of the Emblem, the Priest class is removed from the series temporarily, replaced by the female-only Sister class.

The Priest class returns in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, where the class is again unisex and promotes into the High Priest class.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Priest class is unable to promote.

Beginning from Binding Blade, the Priest (僧侶 Sōryo in the Japanese version of the game) class is reinstated into the series with the Bishop class acting as its staple promoted form. As Bishops, Priests are granted the ability to arm Light Magic for combat purposes.

In Rekka no Ken The Priest class is separated from the Cleric class, and is rendered almost exclusively male-only from most of the future games in the series.

In The Sacred Stones, the Priest class is further given the option to promote into the Sage class alongside the Bishop class. As Sages, Priests can also access Anima Magic alongside Light Magic.

In Radiant Dawn, the Priest (神官 プリースト Purīsuto) class is again made unisex, with Laura acting as the only playable character of this class. The Priest class promotes into the Bishop class in this title, much like its predecessors.

In Shadow Dragon, the Priest class is known as the Curate class in localised versions, and Wrys is re-introduced to the series.

In Awakening, while Priests cannot promote into Bishops, they are instead given the option to promote either into War Monks or Sages.

In Fates, Priests are called as Monks (修験者 Shugenja, lit. Training Man) and are regarded as a Hoshidan class. Considered the male counterpart of the Shrine Maiden class, Monks are given the option to promote either into Great Masters or Onmyoji.

Overview

Combat

Priests serve the sole purpose of aiding their allies through their healing staves, replenishing their HP when they sustain damage during combat. Locked to using their healing staves as their primary source of experience gains (aside from the paltry amounts they get from being engaged in combat by hostile units), the player thus has no other option but to ensure that their ability is utilised as much as is possible until they reach a level appropriate for promotion. As they also happen to be physically frail due to their low Defense, Priests must always be deployed alongside bodyguards to shield them from onslaughts while they work in the sidelines to support their allies.

In-Game

Base Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	16	-	1	1	1	0	3	0	5	-	-	Staff 7
FE2	36	-	5	1	1	0	1	0	4	-	-	Sword, Black/White Magic
FE4	26	0	7	6	6	0	1	7	5	-	-	B
FE5	16	0	3	2	1	0	0	-	5	4	-	E
TS	18	0	4	2	3	0	1	-	4	-	-	4
FE6	18/16	-	1	1/2	2	0	1/0	5/6	5	5/4	-	E
FE8	18	-	1	1	2	0	1	5	5	5	-	E
FE9	18	0	3	3	3	0	1	8	5	9	9	D
FE10	16/17	3/0	5/6	5/3	6/3	0	3/1	10	5	9/5	9/5	D
FE11	16	0	1	1	4	0	3	6	5	-	-	E
FE12	16	0	1	1	4	0	3	6	5	-	-	E
FE13	16	0	3	2	4	0	1	6	5	-	-	E
FE14	16	0	3	5	5	4		5	5	-	-	E

Maximum Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE4	80	15	22	21	21	30	22	22	5	-	-	B
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	20	20	-	A
TS	60	15	19	17	18	13	16	-	12	-	-	18
FE6	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	9	9	A
FE10	30	10	20	15	15	35/40	10	20	5	9/5	9/5	A
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	100%	50%	-	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	-	-	-	-
FE4	100%	10%	30%	30%	30%	0%	10%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE5	30%	3%	20%	10%	10%	10%	5%	-	0%	5%	-	-
FE6	50%	-	30%	35%	32%	45%	8%	50%	-	-	-	-
FE8	50%	-	30%	35%	32%	45%	8%	50%	-	-	-	-
FE9	55%	15%	55%	25%	40%	50%	0%	60%	-	-	-	-
FE10	60%	25/30%	65/35%	45/30%	40/60%	40/75%	25/20	40/60%	-	-	-	-
FE11	20%	-15%	10%	15%	20%	0%	-10%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE12	20%	-15%	10%	15%	20%	0%	-10%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE13	35%	5%	15%	15%	15%	0%	5%	15%	-	-	-	-
FE14	0%	5%	10%	10%	15%	15%	0%	20%	-	-	-	-

Class Skills

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

Promotions

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE1	Priest	Use a Bishop Ring on a Level 10+ Priest.	Bishop
FE2	File:Female Mage FE2 Map Icon.pngMage	Visit the Shrine after reaching Level 20.	File:PriestessAndPrincessFE2.pngPriest
FE2	File:PriestessAndPrincessFE2.pngPriest	Automatic in Chapter 3.	File:PriestessAndPrincessFE2.pngPrincess (Celica)
FE4	Priest	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	High Priest
FE5	Priest	Use a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Priest.	High Priest
FE6	Priest	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Priest.	Bishop
FE8	Priest	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Priest.	Bishop Sage
FE9	Priest	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Priest.	Bishop
FE10	Priest	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Priest or train a Priest to Level 21.	Bishop
FE11	Curate	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Priest.	Bishop
FE12	Curate	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Priest.	Bishop
FE13	Priest	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Priest.	War Monk Sage
FE14	Monk	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Monk.	Great Master Onmyoji

Notable Priests

Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi/Shadow Dragon

• Wrys - A Talysian curate who joins Marth to defend his home from the Galder pirates. He is, however, omitted in Mystery of the Emblem.
• Lena - A Medonian priestess fleeing from the Soothsires with Julian in Chapter 3.
• Maria - The youngest of the royal Medonian siblings who is eventually imprisoned by her own brother, Michalis.
• Elice - Marth's older sister, and the only one who can wield the resurrection staff Aum.

Note: Lena, Maria and Elice are Clerics in the remake.

Gaiden

• Celica - A priest warrior who serves the Goddess Mila. She is the main heroine of her game.
• Promotion for: Mae, Sonia and Dyute.

Genealogy of the Holy War

• Adean - A young holy woman who was captured by Jamke's brothers.
• Lana - Daughter of Adean and sister of Lester, she is a very young priestess who is part of Shanan and Seliph's Liberation army.
• Mana - A member of the Liberation army and Lana's replacement.
• Corpul - Foster child of Hannibal, son of Sylvia, and, unknown by each other, brother to Leen.
• Sharlow - Corpul's replacement, and brother to Leen's replacement, Laylea.

Thracia 776

• Safy - A priestess from Tahra sent to find people willing to assist in the effort to resist Grannvale's invasion.
• Tina - Safy's sister.
• Sleuf - A priest who can communicate with the spirit of Claud.

Binding Blade

• Saul - A priest with an important mission from the Elimine Church. He consistently hits on any woman despite vows of chastity.
• Elen - A young priestess in service as the lady-in-waiting to Guinivere.

The Sacred Stones

• Moulder - A Frelian priest who is well-trusted by King Hayden and is sent to aid Eirika alongside Gilliam and Vanessa.

Path of Radiance

• Rhys - A member of the Greil Mercenaries.

Radiant Dawn

• Laura - A young priest from Daein who joins the Dawn Brigade after they save the abbey she worked in.

Awakening

• Brady - Maribelle's son from the future.

Fates

• Azama - A monk who serves princess Hinoka.

Gallery

Concept artwork of the Priest class from Awakening.

A Level 1 generic Priest, as he appears in the first series of the TCG.

A Level 1 generic female Priest, as she appears in the first series of the TCG.

Generic CG portrait of the Priest class from the GBA titles.

Generic CG portrait of the Curate class from the DS titles.

Battle model of the Priestess class from Gaiden.

Laura as a Priest in Radiant Dawn.

Battle model of a male Curate from the DS titles.

Brady as a Priest in Awakening.

Gerome as a Priest in Awakening.

Kellam as a Priest in Awakening.

Libra as a Priest in Awakening.

Map sprite of the Priest class from Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Priestess FE2 Map Icon.png

Map sprite of the Priestess class from Gaiden.

Map sprite of the female variant of the Priest class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the male variant of the Priest class from the GBA games.

Map sprite of Elen as a Priest from Binding Blade.

Map sprite of the Priest class from the DS titles.

Map sprite of Brady as a Priest in Awakening.