Shaman

For the light magic/staff-wielding class from Genealogy of the Holy War with the same Japanese name, see Light Priestess.

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

Unit type(s) Infantry Weapon(s) Dark Skill(s) None

The Shaman (Japanese: シャーマン Shaman) is a magical class which was introduced in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. They appear as 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 follow-up 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
The Binding Blade	16/15	--	2/3	1	2/1	0	2/1	4/5	5	5/3	D
The Blazing Blade	16/15	--	2/3	1	2/1	0	2/1	4/5	5	7/3	D
The Sacred Stones	16/15	--	2/3	1	2/1	0	2/1	4/5	5	7/3	D

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
The Binding Blade	60	--	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
The Blazing Blade	60	--	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
The Sacred Stones	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
The Binding Blade	50%	--	50/45%	32%	30%	20%	10%	37%	--	--	--	--
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.

Promotion gains

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Defense	Resistance	Weapon level
The Sacred Stones (male)	1	--	2	0	1	1	2	--

Class skills

Nil.

Class change

The Binding Blade

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

The Blazing Blade

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

The Sacred Stones

Trainee-like class	Promotion method	Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Pupil	Reaching Level 10, and choosing at beginning of next battle.	Mage or Shaman or Pupil (2)	Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Mage Knight or Sage or Druid or Summoner or Pupil (3)
Promotion choice criteria: All 3 Pupil classes are exclusive to Ewan; Pupil (2) and Pupil (3) are only available after clearing the game once. Freely choosable in all other cases.

Playable Shamans

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Raigh	The Binding Blade
Sophia	The Binding Blade
Canas	The Blazing Blade
Knoll	The Sacred Stones
Playable Shaman units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Shamans

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Heintz	The Blazing Blade
Zoldam	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.
Spanish	Chamán	Shaman
French	Shaman	As above.
German	• Schamane • Schamanin	• Shaman • Feminine variant of the former, used exclusively for female Shamans in The Blazing Blade, alongside the male "Schamane".
Italian	Sciamano	Shaman

Gallery

• Generic portrait shaman fe06.gif

  The generic Shaman portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.

See also

• Dark Mage
• Loptr Mage

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