All Fire Emblem Engage classes explained

A plethora of choices

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Base Classes

Base classes are non-special starting classes for your units. They will have average stats and will only specialize in specific types of utilization on the battlefield.

Class	Weapon	Description
Archer	Bow	They attack from a distance. Great behind friendly lines.
Axe Armor	Axe	They utilize high defense and axes but have poor movement and resistance.
Axe Cavalier	Axe	Axe-wielding mounted units who have average stats.
Axe Flier	Axe	Wielding axes, they soar across the sky on a pegasus. They’re weak to bows.
Axe Fighter	Axe	Fighters who tear the battlefield with an axe. They have good offense but poor defense.
Lance Armor	Lance	They utilize high defense and lances but have poor movement and resistance.
Lance Cavalier	Lance	Lance-wielding mounted units who have average stats.
Lance Fighter	Lance	Infantry unit which uses lances. They have balanced offensive and defensive stats.
Lance Flier	Lance	Wielding lances, they soar across the sky on a pegasus. They’re weak to bows.
Mage	Tome	Magic users who utilize tomes to ruin units with poor magic resistance.
Martial Monk	Staff & body Arts	Healers who defend themselves using martial arts.
Sword Armor	Sword	They utilize high defense and swords but have poor movement and resistance.
Sword Cavalier	Sword	Sword-wielding mounted units who have average stats.
Sword Fighter	Sword	Fast foot soldiers who wield swords.
Sword Flier	Sword	Wielding swords, they soar across the sky on a pegasus. They’re weak to bows.

Advanced Classes

A character with an Advanced Class is a more powerful unit that is more versatile than those with the basic class counterparts. They utilize better class skills, a wider pool of weapons, and much better stats.

Class	Weapon	Description
Berserker	Axe	Fearsome axe-wielders who have high strength and speed but poor defensive stats.
Bowknight	Bow, and a choice between sword, axe, or lance.	Snipe enemies atop a saddle but also use direct weapons.
General	Sword, lance, or axe depending on what type of armor they were.	They have fearsome defensive and offensive stats, but they’re slow and don’t move far.
Great Knight	Sword, lance, or axe depending on what type of armor they were.	Mounted units that are heavily armored.
Griffon Knight	Staff and sword, lance, or axe, depending on what type of flier they were.	Fliers with balanced stats and can heal allies with staves.
Halberdier	Lance.	Above average in all stats, they wield lances far better than a common soldier.
Hero	Sword & axe or lance.	Versatile units that can utilize wide variety of weapons.
High Priest	Tome, staff, & body arts	They utilize magic, staves, and martial arts.
Mage Knight	Tome, and a choice between sword, lance, or axes.	Mounted units that can use magic and weapons.
Martial Master	Staff & body arts.	Monks who have perfected the use of martial arts. They can also heal allies.
Paladin	Sword, lance, or axe depending on what type of Cavalier they were.	High mobility and great overall stats.
Royal Knight	Lance & staff.	A mounted unit that tears up the battlefield but can also heal their allies.
Sage	Tome & staff.	Great magic users who can also heal using staves
Sniper	Bow.	Have great skill with a bow.
Swordmaster	Sword.	An incredibly fast sword user who can dodge most attacks.
Theif	Knife.	A nimble unit that can open chests and doors.
Warrior	Axe & bow.	Versatile foot soldiers that boost tremendous strength.
Wolf Knight	Knife, and a choice between sword, axe, or lance.	Faster than average mounted units, they use knives to wreak havoc.
Wyvern Knight	Sword, lance, or axe, depending on what type of flier they were.	Flying units with great defense, but they’re weak to bows and magic.

Special Classes

The Special Classes are some of the most powerful you can obtain in Fire Emblem Engage. These are awarded to characters who have completed a high degree of training, and it takes a good amount of time to obtain them.

Class	Weapon	Description
Avenir	Lance & sword.	Rides a white horse into battle and uses sword and lance.
Cupido	Bow & sword	A bow knight that devastates the battlefield.
Dancer	Body arts	They can rejuvenate allies to fight again. Uses martial arts to defend themselves.
Divine Dragon	Sword & body arts.	Special class for Alear. Uses divine dragon swords and martial arts.
Dragon Child	Sword.	Special class for Alear. Can use unique swords.
Lindwurm	Tome & staff	A wyvern rides who uses magic and staves.
Lord	Sword or bow.	Special units who were born into noble families.
Nobel	Lance, or tome/sword.	Proficient with magic and weapons. Beings from a noble family.
Picket	Lance	Pierces enemy defenses with her amazing stats.
Sentinel	Lance or bow	A defender of nations. Uses lances or bows.
Sleipnir Rider	Tome & staff	A special pegasus rider who uses magic and staves.
Successeur	Sword & axe.	They wield great strength to lead nations.
Tireur d’elite	Bow.	Gifted bow users who have amazing strength.
Vidame	Tome, Sword, & staff.	Swordsmen who wield magic and heal allies.
Wing Tamer	Tome & staff.	Rides a wyvern into battle attacking with magic and healing with staves.