Shaman

Shaman File:Generic portrait shaman fe06.gif Masters of elder black magic. They are very powerful, but very slow as well.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Black magic, White magic (Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) Light, Staff (Genealogy of the Holy War) Dark (The Binding Blade - The Sacred Stones) Skill(s) Invoke Flesh

The Shaman (Japanese: シャーマン Shaman) is a magical class which was introduced in Fire Emblem Gaiden and has played varying roles throughout the series. In its original appearance in Gaiden as well as in its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Shamans are an enemy exclusive class which fights with both black and white magic, and they have near-exclusive access to the Messiah spell which allows them to summon monsters to assist them in battle.

In Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, Shamans are a female-exclusive class which wields light magic and staves. While they are very frail, they possess the high magic and resistance of traditional healers, giving them good healing proficiency as well as the ability to defend themselves, particularly with Nosferatu. Aside from Deirdre, who is unable to promote, Shamans promote to the Sage class. While Shamans do not technically exist in the following game, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, that game has the virtually identical Cleric class.

The Shaman's final appearance prior to Echoes is in the three Game Boy Advance games, where it is an offensive magical class available to any gender which only wields dark magic. These Shamans are a precursor to the modern Dark Mage class and, like Dark Mages, are a stark contrast to the nimble Mages: they have fearsome magical offense further enhanced by the raw power of dark tomes, but in exchange they have low base speed and are weighed down even more by their heavy tomes. Their defenses are also slightly better than those of ordinary Mages, but are still mediocre which, combined with how easy it is to double-attack Shamans, leaves them better equipped to attack at range from behind the front lines. Shamans promote to the Druid class, and in The Sacred Stones, they also have the option to promote to Summoner instead.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	32	--	12	8	7	0	6	9	4	--	Black magic, White magic
Genealogy of the Holy War	30	0	8	7	7	0	3	10	5	--	A B
The Binding Blade	16/15	--	2/3	1	2/1	0	2/1	4/5	5	5/3	D
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade	16/15	--	2/3	1	2/1	0	2/1	4/5	5	7/3	D
The Sacred Stones	60	--	2/3	1	2/1	0	2/1	4/5	5	7/3	D

Shamans in Gaiden and Echoes also have a base experience yield of 180, and a base class strength of 2.

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	52	--	40	40	40	40	40	40	7	--	Black magic, White magic
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	15	23	22	22	30	18	25	5	--	A B
The Binding Blade	60	--	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade	60	--	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Gaiden	150%	--	50%	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	--	--	--	--
Genealogy of the Holy War	100%	10%	30%	30%	30%	0%	10%	30%	--	--	--	--
The Binding Blade	50%	--	50/45%	32%	30%	20%	10%	37%	--	--	--	--
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade	50%	--	50/45%	32%	30%	20%	10%	30/40%	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	50%	--	50/45%	32%	30%	20%	10%	30/40%	--	--	--	--

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

Class skills

In Echoes, Shamans are equipped with the Invoke Flesh skill.

Class change

Gaiden

Base class
File:Bs fe02 enemy shaman magic.png Shaman

Genealogy of the Holy War

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Bard and File:Bs fe04 julia shaman light.png Shaman (Julia only)	Choosing the option "Class change" in the home castle after reaching Level 20.	Sage

The Binding Blade

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Shaman	Using a Guiding Ring after reaching Level 10.	Druid

Fire Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Shaman	Using a Guiding Ring or Earth Seal after reaching Level 10.	Druid

The Sacred Stones

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Shaman	Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Druid or Summoner
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Playable Shamans

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Deirdre	Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation
Julia	Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation
Raigh	The Binding Blade
Sophia	The Binding Blade
Canas	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Knoll	The Sacred Stones
Playable Shaman units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Shamans

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Michael	Gaiden
Garcie	Gaiden
Dolk	Gaiden
Jedah	Gaiden
Canis	Genealogy of the Holy War
Wagner	The Binding Blade
Heintz	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Zoldam	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Novala	The Sacred Stones
Enemy Shaman units in the Fire Emblem series.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Shaman	A shaman is a practitioner of a traditional shamanistic religion in numerous parts of the world, who acts as a bridge between the real world and the world of spirits. Shamans are also often faith healers.
English (unofficial)	• Shaman • Exorcist • Priestess	• Used in the Gaiden fan translation. • Popularized by Serenes Forest for the Gaiden appearance. An exorcist is someone who dispels evil spirits, contrary to the Gaiden class's ability to summon evil spirits. • This name is used in the "Project Naga" patch for Genealogy.
Spanish	Chamán	Shaman
French	Shaman	Shaman
German	Schamane	Shaman
Italian	Sciamano	Shaman

Gallery

• Generic portrait shaman fe04.png

  The generic Shaman portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

• Generic portrait shaman fe06.gif

  The generic Shaman portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.

See also

• Dark Mage
• Loptyr Mage

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