Bishop

Bishop Artwork of the Bishop from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game. A white-magic specialist, this versatile class can use magic to either heal or attack.

Weapon(s) Tome, Staff (Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem) Fire, Thunder, Wind, Staff (Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776) Light, Staff (The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn) Skill(s) Slayer (The Sacred Stones) Lumina, Flare, Shove (Path of Radiance) Shove (Radiant Dawn)

The Bishop (Japanese: 司祭 Bishop) is an advanced magical class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Traditionally the promoted class for Priests and Clerics, they are primarily potent healers but also have access to one or more types of offensive magic, depending on the individual game: the broader tome category in the Archanea games, the three types of anima magic in the Jugdral games, and light magic in all other games.

Since The Binding Blade, Bishops are defined primarily by their exceptionally high resistance, the strongest of their stats, while also possessing high magic and good skill and speed. However, their HP and physical defense are lacking like most magical classes, rendering them frail and vulnerable to physical assaults. Prior to The Binding Blade, the class was more balanced and offensively oriented and a more direct counterpart to the Sage of contemporary and later games.

In the majority of its appearances, the Bishop is the promoted form of the Priest/Curate and/or Cleric, depending only on which of the two classes is present in the game in question. Originally in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem, the Bishop is also the promoted form of the Mage, acting as the sole advanced magic class; in all later games, the Sage replaced it as the Mage's promotion. The Blazing Blade and The Sacred Stones have the offensively-oriented Monk, exclusive to the two games, also promote to Bishop. In Radiant Dawn, after promoting from Priests, Bishops can in turn class change to become Saints. The class is an enemy-only class with no class change association in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, with the High Priest instead acting as the promoted form of the Priest. The Bishop class is entirely absent in Gaiden and its remake Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Awakening, and Fates.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	Weapon Level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light	22	3	--	1	14	0	8	0	6	--	--	44	Tome/Staff: 14
Mystery of the Emblem	22/18	3/4	--	2/3/4	4/5	0	2/3	6/7	6	--	--	40/22	Tome/Staff: 2/5/12
Genealogy of the Holy War	35	0	10	8	5	0	3	8	5	--	--	--	B B B A
Thracia 776	20	0	5	2	2	0	1	--	5	4	--	--	C C C C
The Binding Blade	21/19	--	4	4/5	4	0	3/2	8/9	6	6/5	--	--	C D
The Blazing Blade	21/19	--	4	4/5	4	0	3/2	8/9	6	7/5	--	--	C D
The Sacred Stones	21/19	--	4	4/5	4	0	3/2	8/9	6	7/5	--	--	C D
Path of Radiance	21/19	1	6/5	5/3	5/6	0	3/2	11/12	6	10/6	10/6	--	C (+Light)
Radiant Dawn	27/29	9/3	17/11	14/6	14/8	0	8/4	18/16	6	10/6	10/6	--	C E
Radiant Dawn (Part 4 enemies)	32	11	19	16	16	0	10	20	6	10	10	--	A C
Shadow Dragon	22	1	3	2	4	0	3	8	6	--	--	--	D E
New Mystery of the Emblem	22	1	3	2	4	0	3	9	6	--	--	--	D E
Three Houses	30	8	15	12	14	10	12	15	4	--	--	--	--

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon Level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	Tome/Staff: 20
Mystery of the Emblem	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	Tome/Staff: 20
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	15	25	23	20	30	18	23	5	--	B B B A
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	20	20	A A A A
The Binding Blade	60	--	25/26	26/25	25/26	30	22/21	30	15	20	S S
The Blazing Blade	60	--	25	26/25	24/26	30	22/21	30	15	25	S S*
The Sacred Stones	60	--	25	26/25	24/26	30	22/21	30	15	20	S S*
Path of Radiance	60	15	29	22	25	40	20	30	20	99	S (+Light)
Radiant Dawn	40	15	25	22	23	35/40	19/17	30/32	?	?	S A
Radiant Dawn (Part 4 enemies)	48	23	33	27	27	35	20	38	?	?	SS S
Shadow Dragon	60	20	25	26	25	30	22	30	32	--	A A
New Mystery of the Emblem	60	20	25	26	25	30	22	30	8	--	A A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light	100%	10%	30%	30%	30%	0%	10%	30%	--	--	--
Mystery of the Emblem	40/30%	20/30%	--	30%	10/30%	0%	20/30%	40/30%	--	--	--
Genealogy of the Holy War	100%	10%	30%	30%	30%	0%	10%	30%	--	--	--
Thracia 776	30%	3%	20%	10%	10%	10%	5%	--	--	5%	0%
The Binding Blade	45%	--	35%	25%	22%	40%	8%	40%	--	--	--
The Blazing Blade	45%	--	35%	25%	22%	40%	8%	40/50%	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	45%	--	35%	25%	22%	40%	8%	40/50%	--	--	--
Path of Radiance	50%	15%	55%	30%	40%	50	15%	55%	--	--	--
Radiant Dawn	45/60/85%	20/30/65%	30/35/75%	30/60%	35/60%	35/75/45%	45/20/55%	50/60/95%	--	--	--
Shadow Dragon	20/40%	-15/0%	20/30%	20/30%	20/30%	0%	-15/20%	20/50%	--	--	--
New Mystery of the Emblem	20/40%	-15/0%	20/30%	20/30%	20/30%	0%	-15/20%	20/50%	--	--	--
Three Houses	10/30%	0%	10%	0%	0%	10%	-5%	5/50%	10%	--	--

Click here for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class modifiers

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Movement
Three Houses	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
The Sacred Stones	Slayer	Innate.
Path of Radiance	Lumina	Innate.
Path of Radiance	Flare	Occult skill.
Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn	Shove	Innate; hidden in Path of Radiance.
Three Houses	White Magic Uses x2	Innate.
Three Houses	White Magic Heal +10	Innate.
Three Houses	Terrain Resistance	Innate.
Three Houses	Renewal	Class mastery.

Class change

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Priest and Mage	Using a Bishop Ring after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric and Mage	Using a Bishop Ring after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

Genealogy of the Holy War

Base class
Bishop

Thracia 776

Base class
Bishop

The Binding Blade

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Priest	Using a Guiding Ring after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

The Blazing Blade

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Monk and Cleric	Using a Guiding Ring or Earth Seal after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

The Sacred Stones

Basic classes	Promotion method	Promoted class
Cleric and Priest and Monk	Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

Path of Radiance

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Priest	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Bishop

Radiant Dawn

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Priest	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Bishop	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Saint

Shadow Dragon

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Curate and Cleric	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Curate and Cleric	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

Three Houses

Base class	Certification requirements	Advanced class
Any class	Level 20 Advanced Seal A	Bishop
This class is available for any unit.

Playable Bishops

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Wendell	Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Books 1 and 2
Boah	Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem ("Fall of the Palace" only)
Gotoh	Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Lena	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Maria	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Nyna	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Elice	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Jodel	The Binding Blade
Renault	The Blazing Blade
Riev	The Sacred Stones (Creature Campaign only)
Oliver	Path of Radiance (Trial Maps only)
Rhys	Radiant Dawn
Frost	BS Fire Emblem: Archanea War Chronicles, New Mystery of the Emblem
Eremiya	New Mystery of the Emblem ("Assassins" only)
Playable Bishop units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Bishops

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Volzhin	Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, Shadow Dragon
Gharnef	Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1
Yodel	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Willow	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Clement	Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation
Cuvuli	Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation
Rodan	Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation
Equus	Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation
Oltoph	Thracia 776
Fraus	Thracia 776
Orlo	The Binding Blade
Windham	The Binding Blade
Martel	The Binding Blade
Kenneth	The Blazing Blade
Riev	The Sacred Stones
Oliver	Path of Radiance
Valtome	Radiant Dawn
Numida	Radiant Dawn
Eremiya	New Mystery of the Emblem
Linhardt	Three Houses
Mercedes	Three Houses
Gloucester	Three Houses
Flayn	Three Houses
Enemy Bishop units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Bishops

Other Units
Name	Game
Gotoh	Mystery of the Emblem
Boah	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2
Palmarch	Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation
Eleanora	The Blazing Blade
Klimt	The Sacred Stones
Sephiran	Path of Radiance
Neutral Bishop units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

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Game Text (English) Text (Japanese) Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Mages and Priests promote to these strong magic users.* ?? The Sacred Stones (class roll) A title given to monks who have atteinted enlightment. Wields magic for offense. ?? The Sacred Stones (help) Users of monster-slaying light magic. Equip: Light, staves. Skill: Slayer. ?? Path of Radiance Dedicated priests, rewarded for their devotion, who can use both sacred staves and light magic. ?? Radiant Dawn (class roll) Dedicated priests whose devotion has granted them skill with both sacred staves and light magic. ?? Shadow Dragon Seasoned curates and clerics capable of wielding tomes and staves alike. ?? Three Houses A white-magic specialist, this versatile class can use magic to either heal or attack. ??

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Bishop
Japanese	• 司祭 • ビショップ • 司祭ビショップ	Officially romanized as Bishop. This name is used in all appearances except Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. • Bishop; this name is used in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. • Officially romanized as Bishop. In Radiant Dawn, all Japanese class names are spelled primarily in kanji (i.e. 司祭), with a foreign-language name in katakana applied as furigana (i.e. ビショップ) and used as the basis for the romanized name in the class roll.
Spanish	Obispo	Bishop
French	Evêque	Bishop
German	Bischof	Bishop
Italian	Vescovo	Bishop

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Bishop from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

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  The generic Bishop portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.

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  The generic Bishop portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  The generic Bishop portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.

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  The generic Bishop portrait in Shadow Dragon.

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  The generic Bishop portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.

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  An enemy Bishop in Path of Radiance.

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  An enemy Bishop in Radiant Dawn.

See also

• High Priest

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