Arch Sage

Arch Sage A title reserved only for those who have mastered all types of magic and all staves.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Anima, Light, Dark, Staff, Fire, Wind, Thunder Skill(s) Shove, Flare

An Archsage (大賢者, Taikenja, meaning "great sage", or アークセイジ, Aakuseiji) is a wise, powerful master of all types of magic. At first, it was the class of only one character in the series, named Athos. He appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade late in the game. Later, though, Arch Sages reappeared in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, as the third tier of the Mage family. Athos wields anima magic, light magic, dark magic, and staves, while Arch Sages in Radiant Dawn wield different magic depending on their original class. Fire, Thunder and Wind Arch Sages can wield all three of those types of magic, as well as staves. However, they can only get an SS ranking in their original type of magic. Dark Arch Sages can wield dark magic, thunder magic, and staves, though they can only get an SS ranking in dark magic.

Athos is only available for one chapter, but he is extremely powerful. He has high stats in all categories, even defense, which makes it safe for him to be in the front of an army. Arch Sages in Radiant Dawn generally have high magic, speed, luck, and resistance, while they suffer in HP and defense.

Archsages in Blazing Sword are separate in class changes from other classes, but it is possible that Athos was originally a normal sage. Athos is already level 20 and cannot gain any more stats; his stats are the same as the base stats, except that he has 25 luck. Although he cannot grow, his stats are still lower than this class's maximum stats. Radiant Dawn Arch Sages all share the same class name, though their stats are slightly different.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Blazing Sword	40	--	30	24	20	0	20	28	6	9	S, S, S, S
Radiant Dawn (Fire)	43	6/5	20	16	18/19	0	9/8	17/18	6	10/7	A, D, D, E
Radiant Dawn (Thunder)	43	6	20	16	18	0	7	19	6	6	A, D, D, E
Radiant Dawn (Wind)	43	4	20	16	20	0	9	17	6	10	A, D, D, E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Blazing Sword	60	--	30	30	25	30	20	30	15	20	S, S, S, S
Radiant Dawn (Fire)	50	28	38	34	32	30	25/23	36/38	?	?	SS, S, S, A
Radiant Dawn (Thunder)	45	29	39	34	30	30	24	38	?	?	SS, S, S, A
Radiant Dawn (Wind)	50	23	40	34	32	30	24	36	?	?	SS, S, S, A

Class change

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Master class
Fire Mage	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Fire Sage	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching level 21.	Arch Sage

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Master class
Thunder Mage	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Thunder Sage	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching level 21.	Arch Sage

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Master class
Wind Mage	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Wind Sage	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching level 21.	Arch Sage

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Dark Sage	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching level 21.	Arch Sage

Playable archsages

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Athos	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Bastian	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Playable Arch Sage units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

• In Blazing Sword, an archsage can be seen as a heroic counterpart to the enemy-only Dark Druid, a class belonging to Nergal, the final boss and Athos's former friend.

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