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Arch Sage
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The Arch Sage or Archsage (Japanese: 大賢者 Arch Sage) is an advanced magical class which debuted in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Acting as an even more advanced form of the Sage and related classes, Archsages are masters of multiple magical disciplines with high stats. In its original appearance in Fire Emblem, the Archsage is the exclusive class of Athos of the Eight Legends, in his brief playable role in the Final Chapter. In Radiant Dawn, the Arch Sage is the third-tier promoted form of the game's four element-specific Sage variants: the Fire Sage, Thunder Sage, Wind Sage and Dark Sage.
Arch Sages have access to a broad spectrum of magic, typically featuring multiple types of offensive magic with an emphasis on anima magic alongside healing staves. Fire Emblem Archsages wield all four magic categories - anima, light, dark and staves, while the Arch Sages of Radiant Dawn primarily wield all three anima magic types. The Radiant Dawn Arch Sage is technically four separate classes which have minor variations in stat builds and usable weapons; in addition to the three anima-specialist versions, the dark variant exclusive to Pelleas wields only thunder magic, dark magic and staves, and also has higher proficiency in staves than the anima variants.
In all cases, Arch Sages specialize in pure magical offense, as the various Sage classes do. Their magical power, skill and speed all remain high, giving them potent, accurate and quick offensive abilities. However, they share the traditional weak HP and defense of most magical classes, although their resistance is respectable.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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The Blazing Blade | 40 | -- | 30 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 9 | S S S S |
Radiant Dawn (Fire: Tormod, Calill) |
43 | 6/5 | 20 | 16 | 18/19 | 0 | 9/8 | 17/18 | 6 | 10/7 | A D D E |
Radiant Dawn (Thunder: Ilyana) |
43 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 | D A D E |
Radiant Dawn (Wind: Soren, Bastian) |
43 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 10 | D D A E |
Radiant Dawn (Dark: Pelleas) |
43 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 10 | A S B |
Max stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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The Blazing Blade | 60 | -- | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 20 | S S S S |
Radiant Dawn (Fire: Tormod, Calill) |
50 | 24 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 25/23 | 36/38 | 20 | 99 | SS S S A |
Radiant Dawn (Thunder: Ilyana) |
45 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 99 | S SS S A |
Radiant Dawn (Wind: Soren, Bastian) |
50 | 23 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 99 | S S SS A |
Radiant Dawn (Dark: Pelleas) |
50 | 25 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 99 | S SS S |
Miscellaneous stats
Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
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The Blazing Blade | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Radiant Dawn | -- | -- | -- | +0 | 60 | 4 | -- |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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The Blazing Blade | 45% | -- | 45% | 30% | 25% | 15% | 10% | 35% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Radiant Dawn | 55% | 15/10% | 55% | 45% | 45/50% | 20% | 35/20% | 50/55% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Radiant Dawn | Shove | Innate. |
Radiant Dawn | Flare | Innate (mastery skill). |
Class change
The Blazing Blade
Advanced class |
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Archsage |
Radiant Dawn
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class | Promotion method | Master class |
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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 |
Thunder Mage | Thunder Sage | |||
Wind Mage | Wind Sage | |||
Dark Sage |
Playable Arch Sages
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Athos | The Blazing Blade |
Bastian | Radiant Dawn |
Playable Arch Sage units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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The Blazing Blade (class roll) |
A title reserved only for those who have
mastered all types of magic and all staves. |
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道士の称号
光・理・闇の魔法すべてと 杖を知る |
The Blazing Blade (help) |
An honorific bestowed upon
the wisest of sages. |
知を究めた魔道士の称号
あらゆる魔法と 杖を知る |
Radiant Dawn (class roll) |
The wisest form of mage, they use
the most powerful of magic and staves. They wield the skill Flare. |
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道使い
更に高位の『理』魔法と杖を扱う 奥義【陽光】の使い手 |
Radiant Dawn (help) |
Scholars of all magics who wield
terrible anima spells and staves. They employ the skill Flare. |
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道使い
更に高位の『理』魔法と杖を扱う 奥義【陽光】の使い手 |
Radiant Dawn (help, Pelleas, PAL) |
Masters of powerful dark and
lightning magic and staves. They employ the skill Flare. |
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道使い
更に高位の『闇』魔法と杖を扱う 奥義【陽光】の使い手 |
Trivia
- In The Blazing Blade, the Archsage is the only playable class which is capable of having more than one S weapon level.
- Radiant Dawn's North American help description erroneously states that Pelleas's version of Arch Sage class encompasses all types of magic. This was corrected in the PAL release.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• Archsage |
• This spelling is used in The Blazing Blade. |
Japanese |
• 大賢者 |
• Arch sage; used in The Blazing Blade. |
Spanish |
Archisabio |
Archsage |
French |
Archimage |
Archmage |
German |
Erzweiser |
Archsage |
Italian |
Arcisaggio |
Archsage |
Gallery
Ilyana as an Arch Sage in Radiant Dawn.
Tormod as an Arch Sage in Radiant Dawn.
Calill as an Arch Sage in Radiant Dawn.
Soren as an Arch Sage in Radiant Dawn.
Pelleas as an Arch Sage in Radiant Dawn.
Bastian as an Arch Sage in Radiant Dawn.
References
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
Classes in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | ||||
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