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The War Master class is a class that has been introduced in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It is a male-exclusive infantry class who can pulverize their foes with their axes and their fists.

In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the class is restricted to Gauntlets.

Overview[]

Fire Emblem: Three Houses[]

War Masters boast good Strength and Speed growths, making them a good fit for physical attackers. However, their real party piece comes from their abilities. Axefaire and Fistfaire ensure they will dish out plenty of damage, while Critical +20 gives the user 4 chances to score a critical hit when attacking with Gauntlets, if they can double the opponent. Mastering this class nets the ability Quick Riposte and the combat art War Master's Strike. The former allows the user to always double attack opponents if the user is above 50% health on the opponent's turn, allowing slower characters like Raphael and Balthus to circumvent their Speed disadvantage. War Master's Strike deals effective damage to all enemies, which in combination with high-might Axes (or the Killer Axe) and the class's innate Critical +20 can potentially allow them to dish out absolutely ludicrous damage. Overall, the War Master is commonly regarded as one of the best endgame classes in Three Houses, with the only significant drawback being locked to males.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes[]

As a gauntlet-wielding class in Three Hopes, the War Master is simply a promotion of the Grappler, where it has enhanced advantages over tome users due to an improved Tome Buster ability, while retaining the weaknesses against bows.

In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE1633201014161215106-- A A0

Growth Rates[]

Fire Emblem: Three Houses[]

HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Def Res Cha
40/60% 15/32% 0% 0% 10/20% 0% 0/35% 0% 5% +3 +3

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes[]

HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Def Res Cha
30% 30% 0% 15% 20% 0% 0% 0% 10%

Class Modifiers[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE16350021102---0
FEW3H50080032200---2

Class Skills[]

SkillRequirements
FE16Axefaire
Fistfaire
Critical +20
Quick Riposte
War Master's Strike
Class Ability of War Master.
Class Ability of War Master.
Class Ability of War Master.
Mastery Ability of War Master.
Mastery Ability of War Master.
FEW3H Shatter
Tome Buster Lv 4
Tomebreaker
Whirlwind Kick
Flamewhorl Kick
Brawling Prowess
Mighty Blow
Piercing Cry
Piercing Gaze
Quick Riposte
Prepared to Die
Class ability.
Class ability.
1-star Class Mastery for Raphael and Balthus.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
2-star Class Mastery for all units.
2-star Class Mastery for all units.
3-star Class Mastery for certain units.
3-star Class Mastery for certain units.
3-star Class Mastery for certain units.
Innate Ability for certain units.

Promotions[]

Base ClassPromotion MethodPromoted Class
FE16Any classUse a Master Seal on a Level 30+ male unit and pass the War Master Certification Exam.War Master
FEW3H GrapplerUse a Master Seal on a male unit that has mastered the Grappler class. War Master


Notable War Masters[]

  • Goneril - One of the Ten Elites, original bearer of the Crest of Goneril, and founder of House Goneril.
  • Leopold - The Minister of Military Affairs, current head of House Bergliez, and father of Caspar, heralded as the strongest warrior in the Adrestian Empire.

Trivia[]

  • There is a single female War Master in Three Houses, defending Claude on the Azure Moon route in The Golden Deer's Plea if Hilda was recruited. This is odd as War Master is a Male-only class. The female War Master in question uses a female Myrmidon model, and uses the male Warrior's animations despite there being a separate set of infantry axe animations for females.

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