High Priest
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High Priest (Japanese: ハイプリースト High Priest) is an advanced magical class which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is present only in Genealogy, Thracia 776, and Engage, and a counterpart to the role of the Bishop in most other games. The High Priest acts as the promoted class for Priests of both genders in Genealogy and Thracia 776, and Martial Monks in Engage. High Priests wield staves in all three games, but their choice of weapons varies between the games: they wield the three forms of anima magic in Genealogy of the Holy War, light magic in Thracia 776, and tomes or Arts in Engage.
High Priests are competent healers with high magic and exceptional resistance, but are lacking in physical defense. In the SNES games, their offensive capabilities are passable with their high magic, but are crippled by having restricted access to offensive magic with their low weapon levels and, in Thracia 776, very few light magic tomes available for them to use. They are further held back in Genealogy of the Holy War by their movement, tied with that of the General for the lowest of any advanced class, in a game with a strong focus on large maps and high movement. They fare better on offense in Engage, with their base tome level of B being able to wield a good variety of tomes, and their supplemental Art access helping against high-resistance foes. Additionally, both weapon levels can be boosted by innate proficiencies, letting High Priests with Tome proficiency access every normal tome in the game except the S-Rank Nova.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | 35 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | -- |  A  C C  C
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| Thracia 776 | 18/16 | 0 | 6 | 3/2 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | -- | 6 | 4/3 |  D  E
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| Engage | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 |  B  S  C
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Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 5 | -- | A C C C
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| Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | A A
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| Engage | 55 | 28 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 20 | 48 | 20 | 13 | A S B
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Miscellaneous stats
| Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | -- | -- | 3,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Engage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 10% | 30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thracia 776 | 30% | 3% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 5% | -- | -- | 5% | 0% | -- |
| Engage | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 5% | 30% | 0% | 30% | -- | 0% | -- | -- |
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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| Engage |  Self-Healing
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Learned at Level 5. |
Class change
Genealogy of the Holy War
The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units that change into the High Priest class have the following class change option:
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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 Priest |
Choosing the "Class change" option in a home castle after reaching Level 20. |  High Priest |
Thracia 776
The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units that change into the High Priest class have the following class change option:
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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 Priest |
Using a  Knight Proof after reaching Level 10.
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 High Priest |
Engage
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Martial Monk |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching Level 10.Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10 and having proficiency.
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 Martial Master or  High Priest |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. | ||
Playable High Priests
| Playable Characters | |
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| Name | Game |
| Claud | Genealogy of the Holy War (First generation) |
| Saias | Thracia 776 |
| Pandreo | Engage |
| Playable High Priest units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Notable enemy High Priests
| Enemy Units | |
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| Name | Game |
| Lepus | Genealogy of the Holy War |
| Enemy High Priest units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| Engage | Masters of staves with wisdom
from experience. Their healing powers are lifesaving in battle. |
経験を積み、杖を極めた司祭。
大いなる癒しの力で、味方の命を救う。 |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
High Priest |
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| English (unofficial) |
High Priest |
Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 fan translations. |
| Japanese |
ハイプリースト |
High Priest |
| Spanish |
Gran sacerdote |
Great priest |
| French |
Prêtre d'élite |
Elite priest |
| German |
Oberpriester |
High priest |
| Italian |
Gran sacerdote |
Great priest |
| Korean |
하이 프리스트 |
High priest |
| Simplified Chinese |
主教 |
Bishop |
| Traditional Chinese |
主教 |
Bishop |
Gallery
Artwork of the High Priest from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
The generic High Priest portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
References
See also
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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| Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | ||||||
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| Classes in Fire Emblem Engage | ||||||
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