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For a similar class from Genealogy of the Holy War known by this name in fan translations, see Junior Lord. For Berwick Saga information, see Saga:Liege.
Lord

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Chrom as a Lord in Awakening.


A youth of royal blood. Wields swords.

Unit type(s)
  • Infantry (all titles)
  • Beorc (Path of Radiance)
  • Backup (Diamant)
  • Covert (Alcryst)
Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

The Lord (Japanese: ロード Lord) is a prominent class introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. Most of the main characters of the Fire Emblem series are of the Lord class, and it is the most important class in the game in terms of completing most chapter objectives. Lords are generally defined as a young member of a noble family and the son/daughter of the head of the noble family in question, either a prince/princess or the child of a duke or similar; "Lord" is treated as a unisex class name, applied as equally to female characters (Lyn, Eirika, Lucina, and Edelgard) as it is to males.

The general statistical build of a Lord varies depending on the game and character in question, but as a rule they are well-rounded in their stats other than the individual's obvious strongest field; they also typically possess higher luck than most others, and mostly share the rather low resistance endemic to non-magic units. Characterised as being inexperienced yet having great potential, their stats will almost always start off somewhat low, but with their typical high growth rates will improve quickly and become potent fighters. The majority of Lords wield only swords, but occasionally Lords wielding non-sword weapons appear, like Hector (axes) and Ephraim (lances); almost all Lords have exclusive access to a special weapon which is effective against both armored and mounted units, most famously the recurring Rapier weapon.

In all but two appearances, the Lord is a base class—the exceptions are Path of Radiance, where Ike's base class is Ranger and he promotes to Lord, symbolic of him being knighted and joining the nobility, and Three Houses, where both versions are intermediate classes, but the Judith-exclusive variant has stats on par with master classes. Typically, a Lord's advanced class is unique to it, if not in name, then in appearance and stat build. The most common promoted Lord class title is Great Lord, shared by Roy, Hector, Eirika, Ephraim, Chrom, Lucina, Rowan, and Lianna. Other promoted forms of the Lord include the Knight Lord for Eliwood, the Blade Lord for Lyn, the Prince for Leif, the Successeur for Diamant, and the Tireur d'élite for Alcryst. In his four appearances in the Archanea tetralogy, Marth does not promote; in the two Nintendo DS remakes, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, the Lord is classified as a special class with an increased level cap of 30 as compensation.

Stats

Base stats

Main series

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
(Marth)
18 5 -- 3 7 7 7 0 7 -- Sword: 5
Mystery of the Emblem
(Marth)
18 3 -- 3 4 -- 6 0 7 -- Sword: 8
Thracia 776
(Leif)
18 4 0 2 3 0 2 -- 6 5 Swords E
The Binding Blade
(Roy)
18 3 -- 3 4 -- 5 0 5 6 Swords D
The Blazing Blade
(Lyn)
16 4 -- 7 9 -- 2 0 5 5 Swords D
The Blazing Blade
(Eliwood)
18 5 -- 5 7 -- 5 0 5 7 Swords D
The Blazing Blade
(Hector)
19 7 -- 4 5 -- 8 0 5 13 Axes D
The Sacred Stones
(Eirika)
16 4 -- 8 9 -- 3 1 5 5 Swords E
The Sacred Stones
(Ephraim)
18 6 -- 6 7 -- 6 0 5 8 Lances D
Path of Radiance
(Ike)
22 6 3 5 6 -- 8 2 7 -- Swords C
Shadow Dragon
(Marth)
18 5 0 3 7 0 7 0 7 -- Swords E
New Mystery of the Emblem
(Marth)
18 5 0 3 7 0 7 0 7 -- Swords E
Awakening
(Chrom)
18 6 0 5 7 0 7 0 5 -- Swords E
Awakening
(Lucina)
16 5 1 6 8 0 6 1 5 -- Swords E
Fates
(NPC Chrom)
18 6 0 5 7 4 7 0 5 -- Swords/Katanas E
Three Houses 25 9 6 10 10 8 6 3 5 -- --
Three Houses
(Judith-only variant)
35 17 8 12 14 10 14 10 6 -- --
Engage
(Diamant)
23 8 1 7 8 3 5 3 4 7 Swords B
Engage
(Alcryst)
21 7 1 10 7 2 4 3 4 5 Bows B

Warriors

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Warriors
(Rowan)
60 7 5 8 8 8 6 6 5 -- Swords E/ Staves
Warriors
(Lianna)
50 6 6 8 7 8 6 7 5 -- Swords E/ Staves
Warriors
(Marth)
66 7 1 8 8 9 6 6 5 -- Swords E
Warriors
(Lyn)
56 8 3 9 9 7 6 5 5 -- Swords E
Warriors
(Chrom)
65 8 2 8 8 7 8 6 5 -- Swords E
Warriors
(Lucina)
58 7 2 8 9 8 6 5 5 -- Swords E

Max stats

Main series

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
(Marth)
52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 7 12 -- Sword: 20
Mystery of the Emblem
(Marth)
52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 12 -- Sword: 20
Thracia 776
(Leif)
80 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- 20 20 Swords A
The Binding Blade
(Roy)
60 20 -- 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Swords A
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
(Eliwood, Hector and Lyn)
60 20 -- 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Swords A*/ Axes A*
The Sacred Stones
(Eirika and Ephraim)
60 20 -- 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Swords A*/ Lances A*
Path of Radiance
(Ike)
60 26 20 27 28 40 24 22 20 99 Swords S
Shadow Dragon
(Marth)
60 25 25 25 25 30 25 25 32 -- Swords A
New Mystery of the Emblem
(Marth)
60 25 20 25 25 30 25 25 -- -- Swords A
Awakening
(Chrom)
60 27 20 25 26 30 26 25 7 -- Swords A
Awakening
(Lucina)
60 25 20 26 28 30 25 25 7 -- Swords A
Fates
(NPC Chrom)
60 33 25 30 31 34 32 29 7 -- Swords/Katanas B
Engage
(Diamant)
77 43 23 23 38 25 38 20 20 20 Swords B
Engage
(Alcryst)
68 41 20 41 40 30 29 19 20 15 Bows B

Warriors

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Warriors
(Rowan)
977 108 87 135 141 135 118 114 5 -- Swords S/ Staves
Warriors
(Lianna)
940 96 109 134 130 134 114 130 5 -- Swords S/ Staves
Warriors
(Marth)
999 125 12 147 141 153 114 109 5 -- Swords S
Warriors
(Lyn)
935 130 49 152 165 131 109 91 5 -- Swords S
Warriors
(Chrom)
999 135 28 147 147 115 134 99 5 -- Swords S
Warriors
(Lucina)
958 126 31 141 157 150 103 97 5 -- Swords S

Miscellaneous data

Game Tier Movement type Weakness Experience CRP Gold Vision Weight mod. Capacity Size Unit type
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light -- Lord -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Mystery of the Emblem -- Special -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 Base Infantry -- -- 3 -- 3 -- -- -- --
The Binding Blade Base Infantry B -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- --
The Blazing Blade Base Infantry B -- -- 3 -- 3 -- -- -- --
The Sacred Stones Base Infantry B -- -- 3 -- 3 -- -- -- --
Path of Radiance Advanced Infantry -- -- -- -- 3 +1 25 -- --
Shadow Dragon Special Special -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem Special Infantry A -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- --
Awakening Base Special -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fates Special Unknown -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Three Houses Intermediate Image Infantry -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 --
Engage
(Diamant)
Base Infantry -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- 1 Backup
Engage
(Alcryst)
Base Infantry -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- 1 Covert

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light 150% 50% -- 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% -- -- -- 50%
Mystery of the Emblem 30% 30% -- 30% 30% 0% 30% 30% -- -- -- --
The Binding Blade 90% 45% -- 40% 45% 40% 15% 12% -- -- -- --
The Blazing Blade 90% 45% -- 40% 45% 40% 15% 15/12/20% -- -- -- --
The Sacred Stones 90% 45% -- 40% 45% 40% 15% 15/20% -- -- -- --
Path of Radiance 90% 45% 20% 40% 35% 40% 15% 20% -- -- -- --
Shadow Dragon 40% 15% -10% 20% 20% 0% 5% -5% -- -- -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 40% 15% -10% 20% 20% 0% 5% -5% -- -- -- --
Awakening 40/70% 20/40/30% 0% 20/30/40% 20/30/40% 0/40% 10/25/20% 5/20/25% -- -- -- --
Fates 15% 15% 0% 5% 20% 10% 15% 0% -- -- -- --
Three Houses 20% 0/15% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0/10% 0% 10% -- -- Swords +2 Lances +1
Authority +2
Three Houses
(Judith-only variant)
30% 10% 0% 10% 10% 0% 20% 0% 10% -- -- Swords +2 Lances +1
Authority +2
Engage
(Diamant)
15% 20% 0% 10% 10% 5% 10% 0% -- 0% -- --
Engage
(Alcryst)
10% 10% 0% 25% 10% 5% 10% 0% -- 0% -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class modifiers

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Movement
Three Houses 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
Three Houses
(Judith-only variant)
5 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 2

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Path of Radiance Shove Innate; hidden and unnamed.
Path of Radiance Image Aether Occult skill.
Awakening Image Dual Strike+ Learned at level 1.
Awakening
Three Houses
Image Charm Awakening: Learned at level 10.
Three Houses: Innate.
Three Houses Image Resistance +2 Class mastery. (100 class Exp required)
Three Houses Image Subdue Class mastery. (100 class Exp required)

Class change

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Base class
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Lord

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class
Image
Lord

Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; Leif—the only unit in the Lord class—has the following class change option:

Base class Promotion method Base class
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Lord
Automatically at the end of Chapter 18. Image
Prince

The Binding Blade

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Automatically at the end of Chapter 21 or Chapter 21x. Image
Great Lord

The Blazing Blade

Eliwood

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Automatically at the end of Chapter 27E* /
Using a Image Heaven seal after reaching level 10.*
Image
Knight Lord

Lyn

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Image Heaven seal after reaching level 10. Image
Blade Lord

Hector

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Automatically at the end of Chapter 29H* /
Using a Image Heaven seal after reaching level 10*.
Image
Great Lord

The Sacred Stones

Eirika

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Automatically at the end of Chapter 16 /
Using a Image Lunar Brace after reaching level 10.
Image
Great Lord

Ephraim

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Automatically at the end of Chapter 16 /
Using a Image Solar Brace after reaching level 10.
Image
Great Lord

Path of Radiance

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Ranger
Automatically at the end of Chapter 17. Image
Lord

Shadow Dragon

Special class
Image
Lord

New Mystery of the Emblem

Special class
Image
Lord

Awakening

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Image Master Seal after reaching level 10. Image
Great Lord

Fates

Special class
Image
Lord

Three Houses

Base class Certification requirements Intermediate class
Any class Level 10
Image Intermediate Seal
Swords D+, Authority C
Image
Lord
This class is only available for Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude.

Engage

Diamant

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Image Master Seal after reaching level 10. Image
Successeur

Alcryst

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Image Master Seal after reaching level 10. Image
Tireur d'élite

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Master Seal while talking to Tiki. Image
Great Lord
or
Image
Conqueror
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Warriors

Rowan, Lianna, Chrom, and Lucina

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Image Master Seal after reaching level 15. Image
Great Lord

Marth

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Image Master Seal after reaching level 15. Image
Lodestar

Lyn

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Image
Lord
Using a Image Master Seal after reaching level 15. Image
Blade Lord

Playable Lords

Playable units
Name Game
Marth Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem, Warriors
Leif Thracia 776
Roy The Binding Blade
Lyn The Blazing Blade, Warriors
Eliwood The Blazing Blade
Hector The Blazing Blade
Eirika The Sacred Stones
Ephraim The Sacred Stones
Chrom Awakening, Warriors
Lucina Awakening, Warriors
Itsuki Aoi Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
Rowan Warriors
Lianna Warriors
Alcryst Engage
Diamant Engage
Playable Lord units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Lords

Enemy units
Name Game
Marth Awakening, Warriors
Edelgard Three Houses Blue Lions Golden Deer
Dimitri Three Houses Black Eagles Golden Deer
Claude Three Houses Black Eagles Blue Lions
Judith Three Houses Crimson Flower
Darios Warriors
Enemy Lord units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Lords

Other units
Name Game
Marth Awakening, Warriors
Chrom Fates (DLC chapter Before Awakening), Warriors
Judith Three Houses Silver SnowAzure MoonVerdant Wind
Rowan Warriors
Lianna Warriors
Darios Warriors
Neutral Lord units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Marth, Prince of Altea, whose home
was invaded by Dolhr. Leads the
player's forces in combat, and is
pivotal to the events of this game.
ドルーアによって くにをおわれた アリティアおうじ
マルス。
プレイヤーの メインユニットとして もっとも
だいじな はたらきを する。
Mystery of the Emblem
Marth, Prince of Altea. The
main playable character.*
アリティアの王子 マルス。
プレイヤーのメイン・ユニットと
して 最も大事なはたらきをする。
The Binding Blade
(class roll)
Roy, a young noble of Pherae.
A swordfighter on an important mission.*
リキア地方・フェレ家の息子 ロイ
もっとも重要な役わりをになう
The Binding Blade
(help)
A noble attached to a ruling
house. Has great potential.*
領地をおさめる領主の後継
まだ年若い 未完の大器
The Blazing Blade
(class roll, Lyn)
Lyn, a warrior from the Sacae Plains.
A swordfighter with an important misson.
草原の剣士 リン
重要な役わりをになう剣の使い手
The Blazing Blade
(class roll, Eliwood)
Eliwood, a young noble of Pherae.
A swordfighter with an important mission.
フェレ侯公子 エリウッド
重要な役わりをになう剣の使い手
The Blazing Blade
(class roll, Hector)
Hector, a young noble of Ostia.
An axefighter with an important mission.
オスティア侯弟 ヘクトル
重要な役わりをになう斧の使い手
The Blazing Blade
(help)
A noble attached to a ruling
house. Has great potential.
領地をおさめる君主の後継
まだ年若い 未完の大器
The Sacred Stones
(class roll, Eirika)
The princess of Renais. A sword fighter
on an important mission.
ルネス王国王女
重要な役わりをになう剣の使い手
The Sacred Stones
(class roll, Ephraim)
The prince of Renais. A spear fighter
on an important mission.
ルネス王国王子
重要な役わりをになう槍の使い手
The Sacred Stones
(help)
Noble heirs to a ruling house.
They possess great potential.
領地をおさめる君主の後継
まだ年若い 未完の大器
Path of Radiance
Decorated knights who have risen above
their fellow soldiers and earned the right
of command.
騎士の叙勲を受けたもの
人の上にたつものとして
一軍をひきいます
Shadow Dragon
Marth, Prince of Altea and pivotal player
in our story.
アリティアの王子マルス。
本作で最も重要な働きをする。
New Mystery of the Emblem
Marth, Prince of Altea and pivotal player
in our story.*
アリティアの王子マルス。
本作で最も重要な働きをする。
Awakening, Fates
A youth of royal blood.
Wields swords.
若き王族の称号。
剣を振るって戦う。
Three Houses
A noble and powerful leader, this class excels
at wielding a sword and has a high degree of
authority.
人の上に立つ者の称号。
剣と指揮に優れる。
Engage
(Diamant)
One born into a family that leads
a nation. Proficient with a sword.
人々を導く君主の血を引く者。
剣を使いこなす。
Engage
(Alcryst)
One born into a family that leads
a nation. Proficient with a bow.
人々を導く君主の血を引く者。
弓を使いこなす。

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Heroes

While Heroes lacks a traditional class system, several characters and variants featuring Lord attire have been released in the game:

Trivia

  • Awakening is the first game to feature a Lord as an enemy or boss outside of multiplayer modes, as a result of both "Marth"'s appearance as the boss of Chapter 4 and the potential for a Chrom or Lucina Mirage to become a Lord in Paralogue 22. Enemy Lords would later appear in Three Houses.
  • Three Houses is the first game to feature generic Lords, mainly Judith as an NPC and enemy. The sprites used by generic Lords in this game are reused from Mercenaries.

Etymology and other languages

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

Lord

One in possession of authority above others, especially an aristocrat or titled nobleman.[1]

Japanese

ロード

Lord

Spanish

Lord

--

French

• Seigneur
• Lord

• Lord. Used in Path of Radiance.
• As above. Used in every other game.

German

Lord

--

Italian

Lord

--

Dutch

Lord

--

Korean

로드

Lord

Simplified Chinese

领主

Lord

Traditional Chinese

領主

Lord

Gallery

Official artwork

Portraits

Screenshots

Cipher artwork

References

  1. lord, Wiktionary, Retrieved: April 5, 2012

See also

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