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Cleric

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Cleric

Generic portrait cleric fe12.png


A female healer who uses staves. Cannot attack.

Unit type(s)

Unknown

Weapon(s)

Staff (most games)
Staff, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Light (Thracia 776)

Skill(s)

Shove (Radiant Dawn)
Miracle, Healtouch (Awakening)

The Cleric (Japanese: シスター Sister) class is a staff-wielding class which first appeared in Fire Emblem Gaiden, appearing in every game since then except Genealogy of the Holy War and The Binding Blade; it is missing from core Fates gameplay (its role taken by the Shrine Maiden), but appears as the class of the NPC Lissa in the DLC chapter Before Awakening. It is very similar to the Priest class, which first appeared in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light; the Cleric is considered the Priest's female counterpart in games where both classes appear except in Gaiden, where the two are distinct female-only classes, and Fates, where the Cleric appears only as DLC and a functionally identical class called Shrine Maiden appears instead. All clerics are female, but in games where the Cleric class is absent, some priests are female.

In most games, the cleric can only use staves. In Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, however, clerics appeared as a class similar to the Shaman class of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, and can use staves, light, fire, thunder, and wind magic.

Clerics and all of their other incarnations usually cannot attack enemies, and are defenseless if left exposed to the enemy. They often have high luck and speed, which helps them dodge attacks, and high resistance, which guards against magical attacks. However, their low defense and the fact that they cannot counterattack makes them very vulnerable to enemies. They should be protected by fighting units to prevent their deaths.

Clerics change class to bishops in Mystery of the Emblem, Fire Emblem, Shadow Dragon, and New Mystery of the Emblem. In Gaiden they change class to saints. In Thracia 776, clerics become sages. In The Sacred Stones, they can choose to change class to bishops or valkyries. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, clerics become valkyries. In Awakening, they can choose to change class to sages or war clerics.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Gaiden 32 16 -- 10 18 0 10 4 4 -- Black magic and white magic
Mystery of the Emblem 16 1 -- 1 3 0 1 5 5 -- Staff: 7
Thracia 776 14 0 1 2 5 0 0 -- 5 3 Staves E, Fire magic E, Thunder magic E, Light magic D
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 16 -- 1 2 2 0 0 6 5 4 Staves D
The Sacred Stones 16 -- 1 2 2 0 0 6 5 4 Staves D
Path of Radiance 17 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 5 5 Staves D
Radiant Dawn 30 4 6 8 10 0 5 14 7 6 Staves C, Swords D
Shadow Dragon 16 0 1 1 3 0 1 8 5 -- Staves E
New Mystery of the Emblem 16 0 1 1 3 0 1 8 5 -- Staves E
Awakening 16 0 3 2 4 0 1 6 5 -- Template:Staff3DS E

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Gaiden 52 40 -- 40 40 40 40 40 40 -- Black magic and white magic
Mystery of the Emblem 52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- Staff: 20
Thracia 776 80 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- 20 20 Staves A?
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 60 -- 20 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Staves A
The Sacred Stones 60 -- 20 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Staves A
Path of Radiance 40 15 20 20 20 40 20 20 ? ? Staves A
Radiant Dawn 40 17 24 25 24 40 18 28 ? ? Staves S, Swords A
Shadow Dragon 60 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 -- Staves A
New Mystery of the Emblem 60 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 -- Staves A
Awakening 60 22 25 24 25 30 22 27 7 -- Template:Staff3DS A

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Gaiden 150% 50% -- 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% -- -- -- --
Mystery of the Emblem 40% 20% -- 30% 10% 0% 20% 40% -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 30% 3% 20% 10% 10% 10% 5% ??% -- 5% 0% --
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 50% -- 30% 35% 32% 45% 8% 50% -- -- -- --
The Sacred Stones 50% -- 30% 35% 32% 45% 8% 50% -- -- -- --
Path of Radiance 50% 15% 45% 40% 50% 45% 10% 50% -- -- -- --
Radiant Dawn 50% 25% 45% 45% 30% 85% 30% 40% -- -- -- --
Shadow Dragon 20%/40% 15%/0% 10%/20% 15%/30% 20%/30% 0% 10%/20% 30%/40% -- -- -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 20%/40% 15%/0% 10%/20% 15%/30% 20%/30% 0% 10%/20% 30%/40% -- -- -- --
Awakening 35% 5% 15% 15% 15% 0% 5% 15% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Path of Radiance
Radiant Dawn
Is wii shove.png Shove Innate; hidden in Path of Radiance.
Awakening File:Is 3ds miracle.png Miracle Learned at level 1.

Class change

Gaiden

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe02 cleric magic.png
Cleric
Choosing to promote at any Mila Shrine after reaching level 12. Bs fe02 saint magic.png
Saint

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe03 cleric staff.png
Cleric
Using a Bishop Ring after reaching level 10. Bs fe03 bishop female magic.png
Bishop

Thracia 776

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe05 linoan cleric magic.png
Cleric
Using a Knight Proof after reaching level 10. Bs fe05 linoan sage magic.png
Sage

Fire Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe07 serra cleric staff.png
Cleric
Using a Guiding Ring or Earth Seal after reaching level 10. Bs fe07 serra bishop magic.png
Bishop

The Sacred Stones

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe08 natasha cleric staff.png
Cleric
Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. Bs fe08 natasha bishop staff.png
Bishop
or
Bs fe08 natasha valkyrie light.png
Valkyrie
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Path of Radiance

Base class Promotion method Advanced class

Cleric
Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10 or reaching level 21.
Valkyrie

Radiant Dawn

Base class Promotion method Advanced class

Cleric
Using a Holy Crown after reaching level 10 or reaching level 21.
Valkyrie

Shadow Dragon

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Bs fe11 playable cleric staff.png
Cleric
Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10. File:Bs fe11 playable bishop female tome.png
Bishop

New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Bs fe11 playable cleric staff.png
Cleric
Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10. File:Bs fe11 playable bishop female tome.png
Bishop

Awakening

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Ma 3ds cleric playable.gif
Cleric
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. File:Ma 3ds war cleric playable.gif
War Cleric
or
File:Ma 3ds sage playable.gif
Sage
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Fates

Base class
File:Ma 3ds cleric playable.gif
Cleric

Playable clerics

Playable Characters
Name Game
Silk Fire Emblem Gaiden
Jenny Fire Emblem Gaiden
Lena Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem*, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Maria Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem*, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Elice Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem*, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Linoan Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Sara Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Elen Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Serra Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Natasha Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Mist Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Lissa Fire Emblem Awakening
Playable Cleric units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Clerics

Other Units
Name Game
Lissa Fates (DLC chapter Before Awakening)
Neutral Cleric units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

  • As Clerics typically cannot attack, none have appeared as a boss in any chapter in the Fire Emblem series. However, there are generic enemy clerics, indeed capable of healing enemies.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Cleric

A member of the clergy.

Spanish

Sacerdotisa

Priestess

French

Sœur

Sister

German

Geistliche

Priest (feminine)

Italian

Sacerdotessa

Priestess

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