Class mastery

For information about master classes, see Master Seal.

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Class mastery (Japanese: 兵種技能 class ability) is a mechanic first introduced in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Units in Three Houses earn experience towards mastery of their class, and learn a new ability or combat art upon earning enough experience.

Overview

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In Three Houses, units earn experience towards mastering their class in battles. Units gain 1 point of class mastery experience at the end of combat; they earn this experience even if they do not initiate the combat or attack within it. Spending 2,000 renown at the Cethleann Saint Statue increases the mastery experience every unit earns by 1; additionally, equipping the Mastermind ability or Knowledge Gem item increases the mastery experience the equipping unit earns by 100%.

The amount of experience a unit needs to reach mastery depends on the class:

Class tier	Unique classes	Required experience
--	Noble, Commoner	20
Beginner	--	60
Intermediate	Dancer, Enlightened One	100
Advanced, Special	Armored Lord, High Lord, Wyvern Master	150
Master	Emperor, Great Lord, Barbarossa, Death Knight	200

When a unit earns enough experience to master their class, they gain an ability or combat art—sometimes both—based on the class mastered. Most abilities and all combat arts learned through class mastery are only accessible to the player through mastery. Abilities learned through class mastery can be equipped in any other class, as can combat arts from beginner and intermediate classes; however, combat arts from advanced, special, master, and unique classes are locked to that class (e.g. Hunter's Volley can only be used by Snipers).

List

Unique classes

Unique class masteries in Three Houses

Class	Ability	Combat art
Commoner	HP +5
Noble	HP +5
Dancer	Special Dance
Enlightened One	Sacred Power
Armored Lord	Pomp & Circumstance
Emperor		Flickering Flower
High Lord	Pomp & Circumstance
Great Lord		Paraselene
Wyvern Master	Pomp & Circumstance
Barbarossa		Wind God
Death Knight	Counterattack

Beginner classes

Beginner class masteries in Three Houses

Class	Ability	Combat art
Myrmidon	Speed +2	Swap
Soldier	Defense +2	Reposition
Fighter	Strength +2	Shove
Monk	Magic +2	Draw Back

Intermediate classes

Intermediate class masteries in Three Houses

Class	Ability	Combat art
Lord	Resistance +2	Subdue
Mercenary	Vantage
Thief	Steal
Armored Knight	Armored Blow
Cavalier	Desperation
Brigand	Death Blow
Archer	Hit +20
Brawler	Unarmed Combat
Mage	Fiendish Blow
Dark Mage	Poison Strike
Priest	Miracle
Pegasus Knight	Darting Blow	Triangle Attack

Advanced classes

Advanced class masteries in Three Houses

Class	Ability	Combat art
Hero	Defiant Str
Swordmaster		Astra
Assassin	Lethality	Assassinate
Fortress Knight	Pavise
Paladin	Aegis
Wyvern Rider	Seal Defense
Warrior	Wrath
Sniper		Hunter's Volley
Grappler	Tomebreaker	Fierce Iron Fist
Warlock	Bowbreaker
Dark Bishop	Lifetaker
Bishop	Renewal

Special classes

Special class masteries in Three Houses

Class	Ability	Combat art
Trickster	Duelist's Blow	Foul Play
War Monk	Brawl Avo +20	Pneuma Gale
War Cleric	Brawl Avo +20	Pneuma Gale
Dark Flier	Transmute
Valkyrie	Uncanny Blow

Note: These classes are downloadable content, part of the Cindered Shadows expansion. They are unlocked only after completing Cindered Shadows Chapter 1.

Master classes

Master class masteries in Three Houses

Class	Ability	Combat art
Falcon Knight	Defiant Avo
Wyvern Lord	Defiant Crit
Mortal Savant	Warding Blow
Great Knight	Defiant Def
Bow Knight	Defiant Spd
Dark Knight	Seal Resistance
Holy Knight	Defiant Res
War Master	Quick Riposte	War Master's Strike
Gremory	Defiant Mag

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Class mastery	--
Japanese	兵種技能	Class ability
Spanish	Dominio de clase	Class mastery
French	Talent de classe	Class talent
German	Klassenfähigkeit	Class Ability
Italian	Perfezionamento della classe	Class perfection
Korean	병과 기술 능력	Class skill ability
Simplified Chinese	兵种技能	Class ability
Traditional Chinese	兵種技能	Class ability