Apothecary

Apothecary The generic Apothecary portrait in Fates. Hoshidan. An expert in potions and salves. Uses a yumi for self-defense.

Unit type(s) Infantry Weapon(s) Yumi Skill(s) Potent Potion, Quick Salve

The Apothecary (Japanese: 薬商人 Kusuri Syounin) is a base infantry class debuting in Fire Emblem Fates. The class exclusively wields yumi, and while it possesses lower skill and speed than typical bow-only classes, it makes up for it with its higher strength and survivability.

Units in this class may promote to either Merchant or Mechanist.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	CRP	Weapon level
Fates	18	6	0	4	4	2	6	2	5	--	--	--	--	E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Fates	45	24	15	19	19	21	23	20	7	--	B

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Fates	20%	20%	0%	10%	10%	5%	10%	5%	--	--	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Fates	Potent Potion	Learned from Level 1 and up.
Fates	Quick Salve	Learned from Level 10 and up.

Class change

Fates

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Apothecary	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Merchant or Mechanist
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose.

Playable Apothecaries

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Midori	Fates: Birthright, Conquest, Revelation
Senno	Fates: Conquest
Playable Apothecary units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Apothecaries

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Senno	Fates: Conquest
Enemy Apothecary units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Hoshidan. An expert in potions and salves. Uses a yumi for self-defense.	白夜の兵種。薬の扱いに詳しい薬売り。 和弓で、己の身を守る。

Trivia

• The medicine trunks worn by apothecaries are available as accessories in My Castle.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Apothecary	An archaic name for a person who makes and/or sells medicines.
Japanese	薬商人	Officially romanized as Kusuri Syounin; literally, "medicine merchant".
Spanish	Boticario	Pharmacist
French	Apothicaire	Apothecary
German	Kräuterkundiger	Herbs-user
Italian	Speziale	Grocer
Korean	약사

Gallery

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  The generic Apothecary portrait in Fates.

See also

• Archer
• Hunter

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