Sword Knight

For similar classes, please see Free Knight.

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Sword Knight Mounted knights who have mastered both horsemanship and the art of the sword.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Swords Skill(s) Canto

The Sword Knight (Japanese: 剣騎士ソードナイト Sword Knight) class is a class of sword-wielding knights on horseback who have appeared in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. They are one of four classes, the Sword Knight, Lance Knight, Axe Knight, and Bow Knight classes, which are divisions of the Cavalier class. They are playable only in Path of Radiance, and there are no playable sword knights in Radiant Dawn.

Sword knights use swords, so they can attack from adjacent spaces. They have useful stats in all categories, and their high movement lets them move around quickly, although they cannot cross certain terrain. Since they have low resistance, like other physical classes, they are often vulnerable to magic-using enemies.

In Path of Radiance, sword knights can promote to paladins. In Radiant Dawn, they change class to the Blade Paladin class and can promote again to the Gold Knight class.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Path of Radiance	20/18	5	0	2	5/6	0	6/5	0/1	8	10/7	D

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Path of Radiance	40	20	15	20	20	40	20	20	?	?	A

Class change

Path of Radiance

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Sword Knight	Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10, or reaching level 21.	Paladin

Radiant Dawn

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Master class
Sword Knight	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Blade Paladin	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Gold Knight

Playable sword knights

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Makalov	Path of Radiance
Playable Sword Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

• There is an enemy in the Kirby series called a Sword Knight.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Sword Knight	Shortened as Sword Kn in Radiant Dawn.
Spanish	Cab. espada	Sword Knight
French	Cav. bretteur	Fencer Cavalier
German	Schwertritter	Sword Knight
Italian	Cav. spada	Sword Knight

Gallery

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  An enemy Sword Knight in Path of Radiance.

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  An enemy Sword Knight in Radiant Dawn.

References

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