Griffin Knight

Griffin Knight Cherche as a Griffon Rider in Awakening. A seasoned and well-balanced wyvern rider on a new mount.

Unit type(s) Beast Flying Weapon(s) Axe Skill(s) Deliverer, Lancebreaker

The Griffon Rider or Griffin Knight (Japanese: グリフォンナイト Griffon Knight) is an advanced flying class debuting in Fire Emblem Awakening.

In Awakening, it is one of the branch class change options for the Wyvern Rider, exclusively wielding axes and introducing a completely new flying mount: the griffon. Compared to the alternative option, the Wyvern Lord, the Griffon Rider possesses slightly lower offensive and defensive capabilities, in exchange for slightly greater skill and speed.

In Engage, it is one of the two options for promotion for Sword Fliers, Lance Fliers, and Axe Fliers, with the other option being the Wyvern Knight.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Awakening	22	9	0	10	9	0	8	3	8	--	E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Awakening	80	40	30	43	41	45	40	30	10	--	A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Awakening	45/90%	25/40%	0%	20/40%	20/40%	0/40%	5/30%	5/15%	--	--	--	--

See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Awakening	Deliverer	Learned at Level 5.
Awakening	Lancebreaker	Learned at Level 15.

Class change

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Wyvern Rider	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Wyvern Lord or Griffon Rider
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Trivia

• The Griffon Rider is the first class to introduce a new mount species—the griffon—since the introduction of horses, pegasi and wyverns in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	• Griffon Rider • Griffin Knight	• A griffin, often spelled "griffon" or "gryphon", is a mythological creature sporting the head and wings of an eagle on the body of a lion. Used in Awakening. • Used in Engage.
Japanese	グリフォンナイト	Officially romanized as Griffon Knight.
Spanish	Jinete grifo	Griffin rider
French	Chevalier griffon	Griffin knight
German	Greifenritter	Griffin knight
Italian	Cavaliere grifone	Griffin knight
Traditional Chinese	格里芬騎士	Griffin knight

Gallery

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  Cherche as a Griffon Rider in Awakening.

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  The generic Griffon Rider portrait in Awakening.

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  The generic Risen Griffon Rider portrait in Awakening.

References

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