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Arch Sage

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Arch Sage

Ss fe10 soren arch sage.png
Soren as an Arch Sage in Radiant Dawn.


Scholars of all magics who wield terrible anima spells and staves. They employ the skill Flare.

Unit type(s)

Infantry

Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

Shove, Flare (Radiant Dawn)

The Arch Sage or Archsage (Japanese: 大賢者 Arch Sage) is an advanced magical class which debuted in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Acting as an even more advanced form of the Sage and related classes, Archsages are masters of multiple magical disciplines with high stats. In its original appearance in Fire Emblem, the Archsage is the exclusive class of Athos of the Eight Legends, in his brief playable role in the Final Chapter. In Radiant Dawn, the Arch Sage is the third-tier promoted form of the game's four element-specific Sage variants: the Fire Sage, Thunder Sage, Wind Sage and Dark Sage.

Arch Sages have access to a broad spectrum of magic, typically featuring multiple types of offensive magic with an emphasis on anima magic alongside healing staves. Fire Emblem Archsages wield all four magic categories - anima, light, dark and staves, while the Arch Sages of Radiant Dawn primarily wield all three anima magic types. The Radiant Dawn Arch Sage is technically four separate classes which have minor variations in stat builds and usable weapons; in addition to the three anima-specialist versions, the dark variant exclusive to Pelleas wields only thunder magic, dark magic and staves, and also has higher proficiency in staves than the anima variants.

In all cases, Arch Sages specialize in pure magical offense, as the various Sage classes do. Their magical power, skill and speed all remain high, giving them potent, accurate and quick offensive abilities. However, they share the traditional weak HP and defense of most magical classes, although their resistance is respectable.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
The Blazing Blade 40 -- 30 24 20 0 20 28 6 9 Anima magic S Light magic S
Dark magic S Staves S
Radiant Dawn
(Fire: Tormod, Calill)
43 6/5 20 16 18/19 0 9/8 17/18 6 10/7 Fire magic A Wind magic D
Thunder magic D Staves E
Radiant Dawn
(Thunder: Ilyana)
43 6 20 16 18 0 7 19 6 6 Fire magic D Thunder magic A
Wind magic D Staves E
Radiant Dawn
(Wind: Soren, Bastian)
43 4 20 16 20 0 9 17 6 10 Fire magic D Thunder magic D
Wind magic A Staves E
Radiant Dawn
(Dark: Pelleas)
43 5 20 16 19 0 9 17 6 10 Thunder magic A Dark magic S Staves B

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
The Blazing Blade 60 -- 30 30 25 30 20 30 15 20 Anima magic S Light magic S
Dark magic S Staves S
Radiant Dawn
(Fire: Tormod, Calill)
50 24 38 34 32 30 25/23 36/38 20 99 Fire magic SS Thunder magic S
Wind magic S Staves A
Radiant Dawn
(Thunder: Ilyana)
45 24 39 34 30 30 24 38 20 99 Fire magic S Thunder magic SS
Wind magic S Staves A
Radiant Dawn
(Wind: Soren, Bastian)
50 23 40 34 32 30 24 36 20 99 Fire magic S Thunder magic S
Wind magic SS Staves A
Radiant Dawn
(Dark: Pelleas)
50 25 39 34 31 30 24 36 20 99 Thunder magic S Dark magic SS Staves S

Miscellaneous stats

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
The Blazing Blade -- 3 -- -- -- -- --
Radiant Dawn -- -- -- +0 60 4 --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
The Blazing Blade 45% -- 45% 30% 25% 15% 10% 35% -- -- -- --
Radiant Dawn 55% 15/10% 55% 45% 45/50% 20% 35/20% 50/55% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Radiant Dawn Shove Innate.
Radiant Dawn Flare Innate (mastery skill).

Class change

The Blazing Blade

Advanced class
Bs fe07 athos archsage staff.png
Archsage

Radiant Dawn

Base class Promotion method Advanced class Promotion method Master class
Fire Mage Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. Fire Sage Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. Bs fe10 soren arch sage anima.png
Arch Sage
Thunder Mage Thunder Sage
Wind Mage Wind Sage
Dark Sage

Playable Arch Sages

Playable Characters
Name Game
Athos The Blazing Blade
Bastian Radiant Dawn
Playable Arch Sage units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Blazing Blade
(class roll)
A title reserved only for those who have
mastered all types of magic and all staves.
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道士の称号
光・理・闇の魔法すべてと 杖を知る
The Blazing Blade
(help)
An honorific bestowed upon
the wisest of sages.
知を究めた魔道士の称号
あらゆる魔法と 杖を知る
Radiant Dawn
(class roll)
The wisest form of mage, they use
the most powerful of magic and
staves. They wield the skill Flare.
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道使い
更に高位の『理』魔法と杖を扱う
奥義【陽光】の使い手
Radiant Dawn
(help)
Scholars of all magics who wield
terrible anima spells and staves.
They employ the skill Flare.
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道使い
更に高位の『理』魔法と杖を扱う
奥義【陽光】の使い手
Radiant Dawn
(help, Pelleas, PAL)
Masters of powerful dark and
lightning magic and staves.
They employ the skill Flare.
あらゆる知識を究めた魔道使い
更に高位の『闇』魔法と杖を扱う
奥義【陽光】の使い手

Trivia

  • In The Blazing Blade, the Archsage is the only playable class which is capable of having more than one S weapon level.
  • Radiant Dawn's North American help description erroneously states that Pelleas's version of Arch Sage class encompasses all types of magic. This was corrected in the PAL release.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

• Archsage
• Arch Sage

• This spelling is used in The Blazing Blade.
• This spelling is used in Radiant Dawn.

Japanese

大賢者
大賢者アークセイジ

• Arch sage; used in The Blazing Blade.
• Officially romanized as Arch Sage. In Radiant Dawn, all Japanese class names are spelled primarily in kanji (i.e. 大賢者), with a foreign-language name in katakana applied as furigana (i.e. アークセイジ) and used as the basis for the romanized name in the class roll.

Spanish

Archisabio

Archsage

French

Archimage

Archmage

German

Erzweiser

Archsage

Italian

Arcisaggio

Archsage

Gallery

References

Project Classes.png 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: The Blazing Blade
Base classes ArcherBardBramimondBrigandCavalierChildCivilianClericCorsairDancerFighterFire DragonKnightLordMageMagic SealMercenaryMonkMyrmidonNomadPeerPegasus KnightPiratePrinceShamanSoldierThiefTransporterTroubadourWyvern Rider
Advanced classes ArchsageAssassinBerserkerBishopBlade LordDark DruidDruidFalcoknightGeneralGreat LordHeroKnight LordNomadic TrooperPaladinSageSniperSwordmasterValkyrieWarriorWyvern Lord
Classes in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Base classes ArcherArmored AxeArmored LanceArmored SwordAxe KnightBanditBow KnightCitizenDracoknightFighterFire MageHorseLance KnightLight MageMyrmidonPegasus KnightPilgrimPriestSoldierSword KnightThiefThunder MageVendorWind Mage
Advanced classes Axe GeneralAxe PaladinBishopBlade PaladinBow PaladinClericDark SageDragonmasterDruidFalconknightFire SageHalberdierHeroLance GeneralLance PaladinLight SageRogueSniperSword GeneralSwordmasterThunder SageWarriorWind Sage
Master classes Arch SageAssassinBlack KnightChancellorDragonlordEmpressGold KnightLight PriestessMarksmanMarshallOrder IncarnateQueenReaverSaintSentinelSeraph KnightSilver KnightSpiritSummonerTruebladeValkyrieVanguardWhisper
Laguz classes Beast Tribe (CatLionLion KingTigerWolfWolf Queen) • Bird Tribe (HawkHawk KingHeronRavenRaven King) • Dragon Tribe (Black DragonRed DragonWhite Dragon)