Wyvern Rider

Wyvern Rider High-flying knights who wield lances and possess high defense. They are vulnerable to bow attacks and wind magic.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Swords*, Lances*, Axes* Skill(s) Canto*

Wyvern Rider (ドラゴンナイト, Doragon Naito in FE4 and FE6-10, ドラゴンライダー, Doragon Raidaa in FE5, or 竜騎士, Ryuukishi, meaning "dragon knight" in FE10) is a name for a basic dragon-riding class found in several games; it has had several names in different games. It first appeared in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War as the Dragon Knight class, while the Dragon Rider class was an enemy-only basic class. Next, in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, the Dragon Rider class became playable and more similar to the Dragon Knight class; this Dragon Rider class's data is included on this page. Afterwards, from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade to Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, it was known as the Dragon Knight class again. In English, it was translated as "Wyvern Rider", except for in Radiant Dawn, in which it was translated as the "Dracoknight" class.

In Seisen no Keifu, Dragon Knights use lances and swords. Next, in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, Dragon Riders use lances when riding their dragons and swords when dismounting. Afterwards, from Fuuin no Tsurugi to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Wyvern Riders use only lances. Finally, in Radiant Dawn, Dracoknights can only use axes.

Wyvern riders are quite powerful, with high strength and defense. Their high movement is very useful in traveling and moving. Unfortunately, they have abysmally low resistance, and as flying units, they also have a weakness to bows. In Path of Radiance, they also have a weakness to wind magic, in addition to low resistance. As mounted units, they can move again after certain actions, such as visiting villages or rescuing units. In Radiant Dawn, this is acknowledged with the Canto skill.

In Seisen no Keifu, dragon knights change class to the Dragon Master class. In Thracia 776, they promote to dragon knights. In Fuuin no Tsurugi, Blazing Sword, and Path of Radiance, wyvern riders promote to wyvern lords. In The Sacred Stones, wyvern riders can become either wyvern lords or wyvern knights. Lastly, in Radiant Dawn, dracoknights change class to the dragonmasters. All of the wyvern riders' promoted classes' information can be found on the Wyvern Lord page.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Seisen no Keifu	40	10	0	7	6	0	11	0	9	--	B, B
Thracia 776	16	5/2	0	3/1	4/2	0	7/2	--	8/5	4	E, E
Fuuin no Tsurugi	20/19	7/6	--	3/5	5	0	8/7	0	7	10/9	D
Blazing Sword	20/19	7/6	--	3/5	5	0	8/7	0	7	10/9	D
The Sacred Stones	20/19	7/6	--	3/5	5	0	8/7	0	7	10/9	D
Path of Radiance	20/19	6	0	4	3	0	8/7	0/1	8	11/7	D

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Seisen no Keifu	80	25	15	22	21	30	26	15	?	--	--, --*
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	20	20	A* A*
Fuuin no Tsurugi	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
Blazing Sword	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
The Sacred Stones	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	25	D
Path of Radiance	40	20	15	20	20	40	20	20	?	?	A

Class change

Seisen no Keifu, Thracia 776, Fuuin no Tsurugi, Blazing Sword, Path of Radiance

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Wyvern Rider	Reaching a home castle or using a Knight Proof, Elysian Whip, or Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Wyvern Lord

The Sacred Stones

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Wyvern Rider	Using an Elysian Whip after reaching Level 10.	Wyvern Knight or Wyvern Lord
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Radiant Dawn

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Master class
Dracoknight	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Dragonmaster	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Dragonlord

Playable wyvern riders

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Altenna	Seisen no Keifu
Eda	Thracia 776
Milady	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Zeiss	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Heath	Blazing Sword
Cormag	The Sacred Stones
Jill	Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn
Playable Wyvern Rider units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy wyvern riders

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Papilion	Seisen no Keifu
Coruta	Seisen no Keifu
Enemy Wyvern Rider units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

• There are few wyvern rider bosses; most dragon-riding bosses are promoted units, such as Wyvern Lords or Wyvern Knights.

This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.