Master of Arms

Master of Arms The generic Master of Arms portrait in Fates. Hoshidan. A versatile warrior who uses katana, naginata, and clubs.

Unit type(s) Infantry Weapon(s) Katana, Naginata, Club Skill(s) Seal Strength, Life and Death

The Master of Arms (Japanese: 兵法者 Heihousya) is an advanced class debuting in Fire Emblem Fates. The class has access to all three basic physical weapon types of Hoshido: katana, naginata, and clubs. It is a promotion option available to Samurai and Villagers.

Compared to Swordmasters, Masters of Arms trade some speed and skill for more power, bulk, and versatility. Similar to the Great Knight class, the ability of being able to use three weapon types makes Masters of Arms effective in combat, as they can pick the right weapon type to use depending on the opponent.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Fates	20	8	0	6	9	3	7	3	6	--	E E E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Fates	65	33	25	30	30	31	31	28	8	--	A B B

Miscellaneous data

Game	Tier	Movement type	Weakness	Experience	CRP	Gold	Vision	Weight mod.	Capacity	Size	Unit type
Fates	Advanced	Infantry B	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Fates	20/90%	15/55%	0%	10/50%	10/45%	10/30%	10/50%	0/35%	--	--	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Fates	Seal Strength	Learned from level 5 and up.
Fates	Life and Death	Learned from level 15 and up.

Class change

Fates

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Samurai and Villager	Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.	Master of Arms

Playable Masters of Arms

Playable units
Name	Game
Fuga	Fates
Playable Master of Arms units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Masters of Arms

Enemy units
Name	Game
Fuga	Fates
Enemy Master of Arms units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Hoshidan. A versatile warrior who uses katana, naginata, and clubs.	白夜の兵種。あらゆる敵との闘いに臨む者。 刀・薙刀・金棒を自在に操る。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Master of Arms	--
Japanese	兵法者	Officially romanized as Heihousya; can be variously translated as "strategist", "weapon master", or "master swordsman".
Spanish	Campeador	Champion
French	Maître d'armes	Master of arms
German	Waffenmeister	Weaponsmaster
Italian	Mastro d'armi	Master of arms
Korean	병법가	Weapon master

Gallery

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  The generic Master of Arms portrait in Fates.

References

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