Shamir

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Shamir Nevrand Artwork of Shamir from Three Houses.

Gender Female Race Human Age 25 (Part I) 30 (Part II) Birthday March 27 Height 169 cm (~5'7") Starting class Sniper Voiced by Yurina Watanabe (Japanese, Three Houses) Allegra Clark (English, Three Houses) Appearance(s) Three Houses

Shamir Nevrand (pronounced /⁠ʃə'miɹ 'nɛvɹʌnd⁠/^[key]) is a character appearing in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. She is a member of the Knights of Seiros.

Biography

Shamir is a master archer and former mercenary who joined the Knights of Seiros to repay a debt to Archbishop Rhea.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Sniper Level 14 Movement 5 Crest --

Recruitment: Chapter 6, talk to while exploring the monastery if Byleth is at least level 15 Base Stats Growth Rates Max Stats Max HP 38 Luck 19 Strength 19 Defense 12 Magic 8 Resistance 8 Dexterity 23 Charm 13 Speed 15 Max HP 45% Luck 65% Strength 45% Defense 20% Magic 20% Resistance 15% Dexterity 75% Charm 40% Speed 40% Max HP 71 Luck 76 Strength 58 Defense 37 Magic 35 Resistance 35 Dexterity 75 Charm 43 Speed 56 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Inventory Abilities Iron Bow Intermediate Seal Survival Instinct Combat arts Spells Battalion Monster Blast Heavy Draw Curved Shot -- Seiros Archers Lv. 1 Fusillade Skill Levels E C+ E A E E E D E E E -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Neutral - Chapter 12

Normal Hard

Sniper Level 24 Movement 5 Crest --

Stats Max HP 41 Luck 24 Strength 22 Defense 14 Magic 9 Resistance 8 Dexterity 32 Charm 14+3 Speed 15

Inventory Abilities Silver Bow Survival Instinct Bowfaire Bowrange +1 Bow Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Seiros Archers Lv. 3 Fusillade Skill Levels Ma E E E A E E E D E E E

Sniper Level 25 Movement 5 Crest --

Stats Max HP 42 Luck 24 Strength 22 Defense 15 Magic 9 Resistance 8 Dexterity 32 Charm 14+3 Speed 16

Inventory Abilities Silver Bow Survival Instinct Bowfaire Bowrange +1 Bow Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Seiros Archers Lv. 3 Fusillade Skill Levels Ma E E E A E E E D E E E

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Enemy - Crimson Flower Chapter 15

Normal Hard

Sniper Level 33 Movement 5 Crest --

Stats Max HP 42 Luck 24 Strength 22 Defense 13 Magic 8 Resistance 8 Dexterity 34 Charm 12+3 Speed 14

Inventory Abilities Silver Bow Survival Instinct Bowfaire Bowrange +1 Bow Prowess Lv 5 Seal Movement Bowrange +2 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Seiros Archers Lv. 5 Fusillade Skill Levels Ma E E E A E E E D E E E

Sniper Level 34 Movement 5 Crest --

Stats Max HP 47 Luck 29 Strength 27 Defense 18 Magic 11 Resistance 8 Dexterity 40 Charm 18+3 Speed 19

Inventory Abilities Silver Bow Survival Instinct Bowfaire Bowrange +1 Bow Prowess Lv 5 Seal Movement Bowrange +2 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Seiros Archers Lv. 5 Fusillade Skill Levels Ma E E E A E E E D E E E

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Abilities

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" colspan="2" | Ability	style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Learned at
	Survival Instinct	Personal ability, innate and unremovable
	Sword Prowess	E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+
	Wrath Strike	D
	Grounder	C
	Axebreaker	B
	Sword Crit +10	S
	Swordfaire	S+
	Lance Prowess	Innate; replaced with higher levels at B+ and A+
	Tempest Lance	Innate
	Knightkneeler	Innate
	Hit and Run	Innate
	Swordbreaker	B
	Lance Jab	A
	Lance Crit +10	S
	Lancefaire	S+
	Axe Prowess	E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+
	Smash	D
	Helm Splitter	C
	Lancebreaker	B
	Axe Crit +10	S
	Axefaire	S+
	Bow Prowess	Innate; replaced with higher levels at A+
	Curved Shot	Innate
	Close Counter	Innate
	Heavy Draw	Innate
	Monster Blast	Innate
	Bow Crit +10	S
	Bowfaire	S+
	Brawling Prowess	E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+
	Fading Blow	D
	Rushing Blow	C
	Healing Focus	B
	Brawl Crit +10	S
	Fistfaire	S+
	Reason	E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+
	Black Magic Range +1	S
	Black Tomefaire	S+
	Faith	E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+
	White Magic Range +1	S
	White Tomefaire	S+
	Authority	Innate; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+
	Battalion Desperation	C
	Defensive Tactics	B
	Offensive Tactics	S+
	Weight -3	C
	Smite	B
	Weight -5	A
	Armored Effect Null	S+
	Dexterity +4	C
	Movement +1	A+
	Cavalry Effect Null	S+
	Alert Stance	B
	Alert Stance+	A+
	Flying Effect Null	S+
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|The above ability list does not include class abilities, or abilities and combat arts that are granted by items.

Spell list

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; width: 30%;" | Spell	style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Learned at
Blizzard	D
Wind	D+
Sagittae	C
Fimbulvetr	A
Heal	D
Nosferatu	D+
style="Template:Roundbl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Physic	style="Template:Roundbr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | C

Analysis

Shamir is a bow-focused unit recruitable in all routes in part one. Her highest growths are in Dexterity and Luck, while her growths in Strength and Speed are average. Even at the earliest chance to recruit her, she has an A-rank in bows, already giving her access to all of her bow combat arts with no need for additional training. Additionally, she comes with Close Counter and her personal skill, Survival Instinct, which boosts her strength, magic, dexterity, and speed by four points if she kills an enemy on the player phase, both of which give Shamir a strong enemy phase. Unfortunately, her offensive stats as a Sniper are occasionally too low to kill an enemy in one-round, meaning she will need to rely on the Brave Bow, critical hits, Hunter's Volley, or other allies to weaken enemies to activate her skill. Nevertheless, Survival Instinct makes her a beast on the enemy phase, especially in Part I when enemies are too weak to exploit her rather low defenses and will have difficulty hitting her in the first place. Her personal skill also stacks with any buffs she has received from Special Dance or Rally skills, making her even stronger if danced to take advantage of these buffs on the player phase. However, after the timeskip, keeping Shamir as a Sniper will result in her having an even harder time activating her personal skill as enemies become much more difficult to double or one-round and become much stronger, enabling them to kill her on the enemy phase. Defensive terrain can mitigate her low defenses, but attacking from such terrain is not always an option.

The easiest class promotion choice is to make Shamir a Bow Knight as it allows her to attack from 4-range, thus avoiding the potential for getting counterattacked, in addition to granting her eight movement instead of five and access to Canto, allowing her to reposition herself so as to take better advantage of buffs she may have received from her personal skill. While Shamir does come with all she needs to become a Bow Knight, besides a high enough Riding rank, Shamir is potentially better off class changing into a Pegasus Knight and then promoting into a Falcon Knight. As mentioned above, Shamir will struggle to secure kills as the game progresses and thus find herself unable to activate Survival Instinct largely due to her average strength and speed growths. Class changing Shamir into a Pegasus Knight not only gives her a higher base speed but also grants her Darting Blow if she masters the class, enabling her to double more frequently and potentially netting her more kills on the player phase all while allowing her to continue using bows. Upon promoting into a Falcoknight she will have six higher speed and one more strength than she would as a Bow Knight while retaining the advantages Canto and eight movement grant her. If you want to give Death Blow to Shamir instead, you can class change her into a Brigand, and upon mastering the class, make her a Wyvern Rider with the ultimate goal of promoting her into a Wyvern Lord. The base stats of the Wyvern Lord and Falcon Knight only differ in their defensive stats meaning that as a Wyvern Lord, Shamir enjoys the same advantages.

Personality and character

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Unusually for a Knight of Seiros, Shamir does not actually practice the faith, and is only personally loyal to Rhea.

Endings

Shamir, Distant Archer
Shortly after the war, Shamir gave up the mercenary life and disappeared. Though she was never heard from again, rumors swirled persistently for years of a master archer turned thief who lined her pockets by shaking down all those who preyed upon the innocent.

Byleth, Guardian of Order & Shamir, Distant Archer (Azure Moon)
Byleth announced his marriage to Shamir shortly after being named archbishop of the Church of Seiros. While the archbishop focused on the rebuilding effort, Shamir became his bodyguard and confidant. She even acted as a deputy captain of the Knights of Seiros, and in that capacity, became quite popular. As a couple, their daily lives were busy indeed, and both were famously taciturn, but it is said that they cherished their quiet time together - especially once they began to have children.

Verdant Wind

Byleth, Ruler of Dawn & Shamir, Distant Archer
Byleth announced his marriage to Shamir shortly after becoming leader of the United Kingdom of Fódlan. While the king focused on the rebuilding effort, Shamir became his bodyguard and confidant. She even acted as captain of the royal guard, and became known as a watchful and trustworthy queen. As a couple, their daily lives were busy indeed, and both were famously taciturn, but it is said that they cherished their quiet time together—especially once they began to have children.

Claude, King of Unification & Shamir, Distant Archer
After the war, Claude returned home to Almyra and took his place in the royal family. Some years later he became king, and during his reign, promoted policies to improve relations with Fódlan and protect children who had been left orphaned by the war. After he achieved his goals, he left the throne to a family member and left Almyra. During his travels, he encountered Shamir, who had been wandering the world as a mercenary. It is known that they traveled together from that day forward, but where they journeyed to remains a mystery.

Shamir, Distant Archer & Leonie, The Blade Breaker II
Leonie assumed leadership of the mercenaries formerly led by Jeralt. One day, she was hired to protect a noble who had been warned of a bandit attack. The warning note listed all of the noble's foul deeds, and was signed with the image of a spider, which Leonie recognized. Just as she suspected, the one who came on the appointed day was none other than Shamir. Leonie was happy to break her contract on this occasion, and even offered Shamir a position in her company. The result was the most famous mercenary group ever to exist in Fódlan. It is said that their flag bore the image of a spider, and...another vaguely arachnid creature.

Catherine, Free Knight & Shamir, Distant Archer
After quitting the Knights of Seiros, Catherine and Shamir set out on a lifelong journey together. The pair were inseparable as they traveled across Fódlan, and eventually wound up in Shamir's homeland of Dagda. They faced many hardships on their adventures, some of which were self-inflicted, as the duo had a way of sticking their noses into others' business in their efforts to right wrongs. It is said, however, that no foe they encountered ever proved a match for the combined might of Shamir's marksmanship and Catherine's Thunderbrand.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	You still align yourself with the emperor? What a shame. Let's make this quick. I don't want the loser to suffer.	”	— Shamir, as an enemy fighting Byleth in Crimson Flower Chapter 15.

“	Alois: Why, if it isn't Shamir! You're still with the knights. What a surprise. Shamir: You're the surprise, Alois. I never thought I'd see the day you'd choose anyone over Rhea. Don't worry, I won't hold back. I owe an old ally the courtesy. Alois: I won't either. I hope you're ready.	”	— Shamir, as an enemy fighting Alois in Crimson Flower Chapter 15.

“	Shamir: So, you're the leader of the Knights of Seiros now? Good for you, Alois. Alois: Indeed! You seem to be doing well for yourself too. The other knights are always cursing you. Shamir: Don't worry, I won't hold back. I owe an old ally the courtesy. Alois: I won't either. I hope you're ready.	”	— Shamir, as an ally fighting an enemy Alois in Crimson Flower Chapter 15.

“	How much of this can you take? It doesn't matter. We will be reclaiming Garreg Mach.	”	— Shamir, as an enemy in Crimson Flower Chapter 15.

“	Shamir: Hello, Catherine. I always knew this day would come. Catherine: What a coincidence, so did I. It seems that now we have no choice. We have nothing in common. Not our backgrounds, not our beliefs. Shamir: Not the way we lived... or the way we'll die.	”	— Shamir, fighting Catherine in Crimson Flower Chapter 18.

“	Shamir: I cannot bring myself to kill you... You're a princess of Brigid. A hostage of the Empire. Petra: That was the truth in the past, but it is a different truth now, Shamir... I am...the will of the emperor! Shamir: In that case, I won't hold back.	”	— Shamir, fighting Petra in Silver Snow Chapter 19/Verdant Wind Chapter 20/Azure Moon Chapter 21.

“	Shamir: Hate us all you want. We're just doing our job. Bandit Leader: Idle prattle! You think you can beat us?	”	— Shamir, fighting the Bandit Leader in Sword and Shield of Seiros.

Death/retreat quotes

“	Didn't earn my keep...	”	— Shamir's retreat quote as a playable character in Part I.

“	Finally found so many reasons to live...	”	— Shamir's death quote in classic mode as a playable character in Part II.

“	No... We're so close! I can't fall here. Please, see the battle through.	”	— Shamir's retreat quote in casual mode as a playable character in Part II.

Other quotes

Main article: Shamir/Quotes

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Shamir Nevrand	Full name, known by just Shamir in most menus. Shamir is an Israeli surname.
French	Shamir Nevrand	As above.

Gallery

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  High quality portrait artwork of Shamir from Three Houses.

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  Shamir's S-support illustration.

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  Shamir's S-support illustration in Crimson Flower.

External links

• Shamir's page on the Japanese official website

References

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