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Wyvern Rider
- Not to be confused with Dragon Rider, a base class in Thracia 776.
The Wyvern Rider (Japanese: ドラゴンナイト Dragon Knight), also known as the Dracoknight or Wyvern Knight, is a flying class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and is present in all games since save for Gaiden and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. The core aspect of this class is that members of it ride wyverns.
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In Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem, and Three Houses, the Wyvern Rider/Dracoknight is an advanced class, in the former four games being the promoted form of the Pegasus Knight. They originally wielded lances and swords, being able to use swords only when dismounted into a Knight in Mystery of the Emblem. The Nintendo DS remakes changed this to have them wield lances and axes, in order to differentiate the class from the Falcoknight, the new alternative Pegasus Knight promotion option. This change was also reflected in how the only recruitable Dracoknight, Minerva, was made to specialize in axes and came with the strongest axe, Hauteclere.
Dracoknights break from the Pegasus Knight's nimble frailty in favor of being bulky and powerful. They have high strength and defense, while still keeping decent skill and speed and the traditional high mobility of a flying class. In comparison, Dracoknights suffer from particularly low resistance, to the point that promoting from Pegasus Knight to Dracoknight even specifically lowers a unit's once-formidable resistance. They share the traditional flier's weakness to bows and wind-based tomes such as Cutting Gale, with these tomes being particularly lethal against Dracoknights due to their poor resistance.
In other games, Wyvern Riders/Dracoknights are instead a base class, being the basic form of a new class family independent from the Pegasus Knight. The class's primary weapon of choice was lances until Radiant Dawn, when they instead began primarily wielding axes; in Genealogy and Thracia 776, they could also wield swords.
When a base class, the Wyvern Rider acts as a statistical counterpoint to the Pegasus Knight: whereas its pegasus-riding cousin is fast and frail, the Wyvern Rider is oriented in a bulky, powerful manner. Their strength and defense are both high, with lesser skill and speed compared to Pegasus Knights, and they share the same high movement and access to Canto as Pegasus Knights and other mounted classes. However, their resistance is abysmal even compared to other physical classes. They also share the Pegasus Knight family's weakness to bows and wind magic, in addition to their own weakness to weapons designed to be effective against dragons.
In almost all of its appearances, Wyvern Riders change class to become Wyvern Lords. The biggest exception is Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, in which the Wyvern Rider is instead the promoted class of the Dragon Rider. The Sacred Stones, Awakening, and Fates also introduce alternate promotion options for Wyvern Riders which can be chosen instead of the Wyvern Lord: The Sacred Stones allows them to instead become Wyvern Knights, Awakening allows them to promote to Griffon Riders, and Fates allows them to promote to the newly-introduced Malig Knight class.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 22 | 9 | -- | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | -- | Sword/Lance: 9 |
Mystery of the Emblem | 20 | 8 | -- | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | -- | Lance: 9 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 40 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | -- | B B |
Thracia 776 | 24/20 | 7 (4) | 1 | 6 (4) | 6 (4) | 0 | 9 (4) | -- | 9 (6) | 8/5 | -- (E) E (--) |
The Binding Blade | 20/19 | 7/6 | -- | 3/5 | 5 | 0 | 8/7 | 0 | 7 | 10/9 | D |
The Blazing Blade | 20/19 | 7/6 | -- | 3/5 | 5 | 0 | 8/7 | 0 | 7 | 10/9 | D |
The Sacred Stones | 20/19 | 7/6 | -- | 3/5 | 5 | 0 | 8/7 | 0 | 7 | 10/9 | D |
Path of Radiance | 20/19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8/7 | 0/1 | 8 | 11/7 | D |
Radiant Dawn | 20 | 7/6 | 0 | 5/3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0/2 | 8 | 12/7 | D |
Shadow Dragon | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | -- | D E |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | -- | D E |
Awakening | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | -- | E |
Fates | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -- | E |
Three Houses | 30 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | -- | -- |
Warriors (Minerva) |
68 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 | -- | E |
Max stats
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Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 12 | -- | Sword/Lance: 20 |
Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | -- | Lance: 20 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 9 | -- | B B |
Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | -- (A) A (--) |
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 | 25 | A |
Path of Radiance | 40 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 99 | A |
Radiant Dawn | 40 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | ? | ? | A |
Shadow Dragon | 60 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 32 | -- | A A |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 12 | -- | A A |
Awakening | 60 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 9 | -- | A |
Fates | 40 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 9 | -- | B |
Warriors (Minerva) |
999 | 175 | 3 | 115 | 138 | 102 | 155 | 36 | 20 | -- | S |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 50% |
Mystery of the Emblem | 90% | 20% | -- | 10% | 10% | 0% | 30% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 30% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Thracia 776 | 50% | 20% | 3% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 15% | -- | -- | 15% | 0% | -- |
The Binding Blade | 80% | 45% | -- | 35% | 30% | 25% | 25% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Blazing Blade | 75% | 40% | -- | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 17% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Sacred Stones | 80% | 45% | -- | 35% | 30% | 25% | 25% | 15/17% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Path of Radiance | 80% | 55/50% | 10% | 50% | 40/45% | 25% | 55/50% | 40/45% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Radiant Dawn | 80/70% | 65/45% | 0/25% | 55/40% | 55/65% | 15/30% | 45/40% | 5/40% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Shadow Dragon | 30/40/90% | 10/25% | -15/0% | 20/10% | 25/40% | 0% | 10/30% | 0/10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 30/90% | 10/25% | -15/0% | 20/10% | 25/40% | 0% | 10/30% | 0/10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Awakening | 45/80% | 30/40% | 0% | 15/25% | 15/25% | 0/30% | 10/30% | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Fates | 10% | 15% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 20% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Three Houses | 30/40% | 10/25% | -5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5/35% | -5/-10% | 5% | -- | -- | +2 +3 +3 |
Warriors: Three Hopes | 25% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 5% | -- | -- | -- |
Class modifiers
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Movement |
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Three Houses | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) |
Warriors: Three Hopes | 200 | 5 (3) | 0 | 2 | 5 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 (0) |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776 The Binding Blade The Blazing Blade The Sacred Stones Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn Three Houses |
Canto | Innate; hidden and unnamed in all except Radiant Dawn and Three Houses. |
Awakening Fates |
Strength +2 | • Awakening: Learned at Level 1. • Fates: Learned from Level 1 and up. |
Awakening | Tantivy | Learned at Level 10. |
Fates | Lunge | Learned from Level 10 and up. |
Three Houses | Axefaire | Innate. |
Three Houses | Seal Defense | Class mastery. (150 class Exp required) |
Warriors: Three Hopes | Lance Buster Lv 3 | Innate. |
Class change
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Pegasus Knight |
Using a Skydrake Whip after reaching Level 10. | Wyvern Knight |
Mystery of the Emblem
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Pegasus Knight |
Using a Skydrake Whip after reaching Level 10. | Dracoknight |
Genealogy of the Holy War
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe04 altena wyvern rider lance.png Wyvern Rider |
Choosing the "Class change" option in a home castle after reaching Level 20. | Wyvern Lord |
Thracia 776
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Dragon Rider |
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe05 eda wyvern rider lance.png Wyvern Rider |
The Binding Blade
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Wyvern Rider |
Using an Elysian Whip after reaching Level 10. | Wyvern Lord |
The Blazing Blade
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Wyvern Rider |
Using an Elysian Whip or Earth Seal after reaching Level 10. | Wyvern Lord |
The Sacred Stones
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Wyvern Rider |
Using an Elysian Whip or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Wyvern Knight or Wyvern Lord |
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. |
Path of Radiance
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Wyvern Rider |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Wyvern Lord |
Radiant Dawn
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class | Promotion method | Master class |
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Dracoknight |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Dragonmaster |
Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Dragonlord |
Shadow Dragon
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe11 playable pegasus knight lance.png Pegasus Knight |
Using an Elysian Whip or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe11 playable falcoknight lance.png Falcoknight or Dracoknight |
Promotion choice criteria: Depending on the item used; use an Elysian Whip to promote to Falcoknight, or a Master Seal for Dracoknight. |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe11 playable pegasus knight lance.png Pegasus Knight |
Using an Elysian Whip or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe11 playable falcoknight lance.png Falcoknight or Dracoknight |
Promotion choice criteria: Depending on the item used; use an Elysian Whip to promote to Falcoknight, or a Master Seal for Dracoknight. |
Awakening
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Wyvern Rider |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Wyvern Lord or Griffon Rider |
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. |
Fates
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Wyvern Rider |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Wyvern Lord or Malig Knight |
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. |
Three Houses
Base class | Certification requirements | Advanced class |
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Any class | Level 20 Advanced Seal B, C |
Wyvern Rider |
This class is available for any unit. |
Warriors
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Wyvern Rider |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 15. | Wyvern Lord |
Warriors: Three Hopes
Beginner class | Method | Intermediate class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Master class |
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Fighter |
Using an Intermediate Seal after mastering Fighter. | Brigand |
Using an Advanced Seal after mastering Brigand | Wyvern Rider |
Using a Master Seal after mastering Warrior. | Wyvern Lord |
Playable Wyvern Riders
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Minerva | Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem, Warriors |
Altena | Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation |
Deen | Thracia 776 |
Melady | The Binding Blade |
Zeiss | The Binding Blade |
Heath | The Blazing Blade |
Cormag | The Sacred Stones |
Jill | Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn |
Michalis | New Mystery of the Emblem |
Cherche | Awakening |
Gerome | Awakening |
Beruka | Fates |
Percy | Fates |
Seteth | Three Houses |
Claude | Three Houses |
Playable Wyvern Rider units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable enemy Wyvern Riders
Enemy Units | |
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Name | Game |
Michalis | Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon |
Lumel | Mystery of the Emblem, New Mystery of the Emblem |
Papilio | Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation |
Coulter | Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation, Thracia 776 |
Altena | Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation, Thracia 776 |
Ruben | Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga |
Merlock | Thracia 776 |
Rumei | Thracia 776 |
Dvorak | Thracia 776 |
McCloy | Thracia 776 |
Seimetol | Thracia 776 |
Orton | Awakening |
Vasto | Awakening |
Beruka | Fates: Birthright |
Percy | Fates: Conquest and Revelation |
Seteth | Three Houses |
Cyril | Three Houses |
Ladislava | Three Houses |
Enemy Wyvern Rider units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Flavor text
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Trivia
- In Thracia 776, dismounted male Wyvern Riders have identical battle animations to that of Swordmasters. Their dismounted battle sprite also resembles that of Forrests from Genealogy of the Holy War.
- The Wyvern Knight of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and the ability of Pegasus Knights to promote to it, may have been a nod to the Dracoknight's status as a former pegasus knight promotion.
- The Wyvern Rider's generic portrait in Fates depicts them wielding a lance, despite the fact that they can only use axes in that game.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• Wyvern Rider |
• Used in all titles except Radiant Dawn and Shadow Dragon. |
Spanish |
• Jinete wyvern |
• Wyvern rider; used in all games except Radiant Dawn and Shadow Dragon. |
French |
• Cavalier wyverne |
• Wyvern rider; used in The Blazing Blade and The Sacred Stones. |
German |
• Wyvernritter |
• Wyvern knight |
Italian |
• Cavaliere viverna |
• Wyvern knight; used in all games except Radiant Dawn and Shadow Dragon. |
Korean |
드래곤 나이트 |
Dragon knight |
Simplified Chinese |
飞龙骑士 |
Wyvern (lit. "flying dragon") knight |
Traditional Chinese |
飛龍騎士 |
Wyvern (lit. "flying dragon") knight |
- Wyvern Warrior
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Wyvern Warrior |
Used for Hoshidan Wyvern Riders in Fire Emblem Warriors. |
Gallery
Artwork of the Dracoknight (Mystery of the Emblem) from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Artwork of the Wyvern Rider (Genealogy of the Holy War) from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Concept Art of a Wyvern Rider from the Path of Radiance.
The generic Dracoknight portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.
- Generic portrait wyvern rider fe04.png
The generic Wyvern Rider portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
- Generic portrait wyvern rider fe05.png
The generic Wyvern Rider portrait in Thracia 776.
The generic Wyvern Rider portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
The generic Dracoknight portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Dracoknight portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Wyvern Rider portrait in Awakening.
The generic Wyvern Rider portrait in Fates.
An enemy Wyvern Rider in Path of Radiance.
An enemy Dracoknight in Radiant Dawn.
Dimitri as a Wyvern Rider in Three Houses.
Annette as a Wyvern Rider in Three Houses.
References
See also
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
Classes in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | ||||||
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Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | ||||||
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