Lance Knight
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The Lance Knight (Japanese: ランスナイト Lance Knight) is a class of lance-using soldiers riding on horseback, similar to the Cavalier class. They first appeared in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and its direct sequel Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, but were absent in the GBA games. Later, they reappeared in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.
Lance knights are very capable and useful units. Since they ride on horseback, they can move quickly and have useful stats in all categories, except for resistance. Therefore, like most physical units, they are very vulnerable to magic attacks. In Thracia 776, they can dismount from their horses to use swords, traverse certain terrain, or for other purposes. Also, in all games, they can move again after most actions; this is represented with the Canto skill in Radiant Dawn.
In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, they promote to the Duke Knight class. Later, in Path of Radiance, lance knights can become paladins and gain the use of another weapon. Finally, in Radiant Dawn, they become lance paladins and can further promote to the Silver Knight class.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | 30 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -- |  B
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| Thracia 776 | 20 | 3/2 | 0 | 3/2 | 4/2 | 0 | 3/2 | -- | 8/5 | 7 | E*,  E*
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| Path of Radiance | 20/18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5/6 | 0 | 6/5 | 0/1 | 8 | 10/7 |  D
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Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 15 | ? | -- | --*
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| Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | A*, A*
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| Path of Radiance | 40 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | ? | ? | A
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Class change
Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Lance Knight |
Choosing the "Promote" option at a home castle* / Using a  Knight Proof after reaching level 10.*
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Duke Knight |
Path of Radiance
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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 Lance Knight |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10, or reaching level 21.
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Paladin |
Radiant Dawn
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class | Promotion method | Master class |
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Lance Knight |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
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Lance Paladin |
Using a  Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
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Silver Knight |
Playable lance knights
| Playable Characters | |
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| Name | Game |
| Finn | Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776 |
| Kain | Thracia 776 |
| Alva | Thracia 776 |
| Oscar | Path of Radiance |
| Fiona | Radiant Dawn |
| Playable Lance Knight units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Notable enemy lance knights
| Enemy Units | |
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| Name | Game |
| Laverton | Radiant Dawn |
| Enemy Lance Knight units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
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Lance Knight |
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
