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Dracoknight

From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
For the base class also referred to as "Dracoknight", see Wyvern Rider.

Dracoknight

FEMN Dracoknight.png
Artwork of a Dracoknight from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.


Promoted pegasus knights who ride dragons. Vulnerable only to bows and magic.

Unit type(s)

Unknown

Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

N/A

The Dracoknight (Japanese: ドラゴンナイト Dragon Knight) is an advanced flying class mounted on wyverns, which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is exclusive to the Archanea Fire Emblem titles, where it originated as the the promoted form of the Pegasus Knight in these games. They originally wielded lances and swords, being able to use swords only when dismounted into a Knight in Mystery of the Emblem. The Nintendo DS remakes changed this to have them wield Axes and Lance, in order to differentiate the class from the Falcoknight, the new alternative Pegasus Knight promotion option. This change was also reflected in how the only recruitable Dracoknight, Minerva, was made to specialize in axes and came with the strongest axe, Hauteclere.

Dracoknights break from the Pegasus Knight's nimble frailty in favor of being bulky and powerful. They have high strength and defense, while still keeping decent skill and speed and the traditional high mobility of a flying class. In comparison, Dracoknights suffer from particularly low resistance, to the point that promoting from Pegasus Knight to Dracoknight even specifically lowers a unit's once-formidable resistance. They share the traditional flier's weakness to bows and wind-based tomes such as Shaver, with these tomes being particularly lethal against Dracoknights due to their terrible resistance.

From Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War onward, the Dracoknight was split from the Pegasus Knight class and turned into its own class family, with the introduction of the Wyvern Rider and Wyvern Lord. The Wyvern Knight of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and the ability of Pegasus Knights to promote to it, may have been a nod to the Dracoknight's status as a former pegasus knight promotion.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light 22 9 -- 3 6 0 14 0 10 -- Sword/Lance: 9
Mystery of the Emblem 20 8 -- 5 7 0 10 3 10 -- Lance: 9
Shadow Dragon 20 8 1 5 7 0 10 3 10 -- Lances D Axes E

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light 52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- Sword/Lance: 20
Mystery of the Emblem 52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- Lance: 20
Shadow Dragon 60 26 20 26 23 30 30 21 32 -- Lances A Axes A

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light ?? ?? -- ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? -- -- -- --
Mystery of the Emblem 90% 20% -- 10% 10% 0% 30% 0% -- -- -- --
Shadow Dragon 30/40/90% 10/25% -15/0% 20/10% 25/40% 0% 10/30% 0/10% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Nil.

Class change

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe01 pegasus knight sword.png
Pegasus Knight
Using a Wyvern Whip after reaching Level 10. File:Bs fe01 dracoknight sword.png
Dracoknight

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe03 pegasusknight female lance.png
Pegasus Knight
Using a File:Is snes01 wyvern whip.png Wyvern Whip after reaching Level 10. Bs fe03 dracoknight female lance.png
Dracoknight

Shadow Dragon

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Bs fe11 playable pegasus knight lance.png
Pegasus Knight
Using an Elysian Whip or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. File:Bs fe11 playable falcoknight lance.png
Falcoknight
or
Bs fe11 playable dracoknight lance.png
Dracoknight
Promotion choice criteria: Depending on the item used; use an Elysian Whip to promote to Falcoknight, or a Master Seal for Dracoknight.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Bs fe11 playable pegasus knight lance.png
Pegasus Knight
Using an Elysian Whip or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. File:Bs fe11 playable falcoknight lance.png
Falcoknight
or
Bs fe11 playable dracoknight lance.png
Dracoknight
Promotion choice criteria: Depending on the item used; use an Elysian Whip to promote to Falcoknight, or a Master Seal for Dracoknight.

Playable Dracoknights

Playable Characters
Name Game
Minerva Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Michalis New Mystery of the Emblem
Playable Dracoknight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Dracoknights

Enemy Units
Name Game
Michalis Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon
Lumel Mystery of the Emblem, New Mystery of the Emblem
Ruben Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga
Enemy Dracoknight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

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(English)
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(Japanese)
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Experienced Pegasus Knights who ride a dragon. They boast overwhelming strength.* ??
Shadow Dragon Promoted pegasus knights who ride dragons. Vulnerable only to bows and magic. ??

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

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

Dracoknight

From the Latin draco, "dragon", typically employed in English as a prefix relating to dragons

Spanish

Caballero dragón

Dragon knight

French

Chevalier dragon

Dragon knight

German

Wyvern-Ritter

Wyvern-Knight

Italian

Cavaliere drago

Dragon knight


Gallery


References

See also

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