Cleric

For the similar class known as "Cleric" in some fan translations, see Priest. For the skill from Fire Emblem Engage, see Cleric (skill).

Cleric A servant to her god who wields healing white magic.

Unit type(s) Infantry (all titles) Beorc (Path of Radiance) Weapon(s) Staff (most titles) Black magic, White magic (Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) Staff, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Light (Thracia 776) Skill(s) Shove (Radiant Dawn) Miracle, Healtouch (Awakening)

The Cleric (Japanese: シスター Sister) class is a staff-wielding class which first appeared in Fire Emblem Gaiden, appearing in every game since then except Genealogy of the Holy War, The Binding Blade, and Three Houses; it is missing from core Fates gameplay (its role taken by the Shrine Maiden), but appears as the class of the NPC Lissa in the DLC chapter Before Awakening. It is very similar to the Priest class, which first appeared in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light; the Cleric is considered the Priest's female counterpart in games where both classes appear except in Thracia 776 and Radiant Dawn, where the two are distinct classes. All clerics are female, but in games where the Cleric class is absent, some priests are female.

In most games, the cleric can only use staves. In Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, however, clerics appeared as a class similar to the Light Priestess class of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, and can use staves, light, fire, thunder, and wind magic. As Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia lack staves, clerics in those games are capable of wielding both black and white magic.

Clerics and all of their other incarnations usually cannot attack enemies, and are defenseless if left exposed to the enemy. They often have high luck and speed, which helps them dodge attacks, and high resistance, which guards against magical attacks. However, their low defense and the fact that they cannot counterattack makes them very vulnerable to enemies. They should be protected by fighting units to prevent their deaths.

Clerics change class to bishops in Mystery of the Emblem, The Blazing Blade, Shadow Dragon, and New Mystery of the Emblem. In Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, they change class to saints. In Thracia 776, clerics become sages. In The Sacred Stones, they can choose to change class to bishops or valkyries. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, clerics become valkyries. In Awakening, they can choose to change class to sages or War Clerics.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	32	16	--	10	18	0	10	4	4	--	Black magic, white magic
Mystery of the Emblem	16	1	--	1	3	0	1	5	5	--	Staff: 7
Thracia 776	14	0	1	2	5	0	0	--	5	3	E, E, E, E, D
The Blazing Blade	16	--	1	2	2	0	0	6	5	4	D
The Sacred Stones	16	--	1	2	2	0	0	6	5	4	D
Path of Radiance	17	2	1	2	2	0	0	6	5	5	D
Radiant Dawn	30	4	6	8	10	0	5	14	7	6	C, D
Shadow Dragon	16	0	1	1	3	0	1	8	5	--	E
New Mystery of the Emblem	16	0	1	1	3	0	1	8	5	--	E
Awakening	16	0	3	2	4	0	1	6	5	--	E
Fates	16	0	4	3	6	4	1	6	5	--	E
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	18	7	--	2	4	4	1	10	4	--
Warriors (Lissa)	60	5	8	6	6	6	3	9	5	--	E/

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	40	--	Black magic, white magic
Mystery of the Emblem	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	12	--	Staff: 20
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	20	20	A, A, A, A, 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	20	A
Path of Radiance	40	15	20	20	20	40	20	20	20	99	A
Radiant Dawn	40	17	24	25	24	40	18	28	20	99	S, A
Shadow Dragon	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	32	--	A
New Mystery of the Emblem	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	32	--	A
Awakening	60	22	25	24	25	30	22	27	7	--	A
Fates	50	27	33	27	32	34	27	34	7	--	B
Warriors (Lissa)	977	97	144	110	107	135	57	166	5	--	S/

Miscellaneous stats

Game	Experience	CRP	Gold	Weight mod.	Capacity	Vision	Size
Gaiden	60	10	--	--	--	--	--
Mystery of the Emblem	10	--	--	--	--	--	--
Thracia 776	--	1	--	--	--	--	--
The Blazing Blade	--	2	--	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	--	2	--	--	--	--	--
Path of Radiance	--	--	--	+0	20	--	--
Radiant Dawn	--	--	--	+0	30	3	--
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	60	8	--	--	--	--	--

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Gaiden	150%	50%	--	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	--	--	--	--
Mystery of the Emblem	40%	20%	--	30%	10%	0%	20%	40%	--	--	--	--
Thracia 776	30%	3%	20%	10%	10%	10%	5%	--	--	5%	0%	--
The Blazing Blade	50%	--	30%	35%	32%	45%	8%	50%	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	50%	--	30%	35%	32%	45%	8%	50%	--	--	--	--
Path of Radiance	50%	15%	45%	40%	50%	45%	10%	50%	--	--	--	--
Radiant Dawn	50%	25%	45%	45%	30%	85%	30%	40%	--	--	--	--
Shadow Dragon	20/40%	−15/0%	10/20%	15/30%	20/30%	0%	−10/20%	30/40%	--	--	--	--
New Mystery of the Emblem	20/40%	−15/0%	10/20%	15/30%	20/30%	0%	−10/20%	30/40%	--	--	--	--
Awakening	35/60%	5/0%	15/20%	15/20%	15/20%	0/40%	5/15%	15/35%	--	--	--	--
Fates	0%	5%	15%	0%	15%	15%	0%	20%	--	--	--	--
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	−10/120%	0/50%	--	0/50%	0/50%	5/0%	−10/50%	2/0%	--	--	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn	Shove	Innate; hidden in Path of Radiance.
Awakening	Miracle	Learned at level 1.
Awakening	Healtouch	Learned at level 10.

Class change

Gaiden

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric	After reaching Level 12, at any Mila Shrine.	Saint

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric	Using a Bishop's Ring after reaching Level 10.	Bishop

Thracia 776

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric	Visit the church in Chapter 21.* Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10.*	Sage

The Blazing Blade

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

The Sacred Stones

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric	Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Bishop or Valkyrie
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Path of Radiance

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

Radiant Dawn

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric	Using a Holy Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Valkyrie

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

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	War Cleric or Sage
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Fates

Base class
Cleric

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Trainee-like class	Method	Base class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Advanced class
Villager	After reaching Level 3, at any Mila Shrine.	Cleric	After reaching Level 12, at any Mila Shrine.	Saint	After reaching Level 20, at the Altar of the Faerie.	Exemplar

Warriors

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Cleric	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 15.	War Cleric

Playable Clerics

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Silque	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Genny	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Lena	Mystery of the Emblem*, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Maria	Mystery of the Emblem*, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Elice	Mystery of the Emblem*, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Yuliya	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Linoan	Thracia 776
Sara	Thracia 776
Serra	The Blazing Blade
Natasha	The Sacred Stones
Mist	Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, Awakening
Lissa	Awakening, Warriors
Playable Cleric units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Clerics

Other Units
Name	Game
Lissa	Fates (DLC chapter Before Awakening), Warriors
Neutral Cleric units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Mystery of the Emblem	Using staves, they aid allies with recovery and defensive magic.*	杖をもちいて 回復・防御系の呪文をとなえ 味方を助ける。 攻撃はできない。
The Blazing Blade (class roll)	Wielders of sacred staves that aid allies. Cannot use weapons and cannot fight.	聖なる杖をもちいて味方を助ける 武器を使えないので　攻撃はできない
The Blazing Blade (help)	Priestesses who aid their allies with sacred staves.	聖なる杖で味方を助ける 女性　攻撃はできない
The Sacred Stones (class roll)	Wielders of sacred staves who aid allies in battle. They refuse to take arms in combat.	聖なる杖をもちいて味方を助ける 武器を使えないので　攻撃はできない
The Sacred Stones (help)	Holy women who use sacred staves to heal their allies. Equip: Staves.	聖なる杖で味方を助ける女性 装備『杖』
Path of Radiance	Holy women who use sacred staves to heal injured allies. They are not soldiers and cannot wield weapons.	神の力がやどった 聖なる杖で味方を助ける 在野の女性です
Radiant Dawn (class roll)	Mist, of the Greil Mercenaries. A capable healer and skilled with a sword.	グレイル傭兵団のミスト 聖なる杖での回復の術や 剣で敵を撃退し味方を助ける
Radiant Dawn (help)	Mist of the Greil Mercenaries. She uses both staves and swords to protect her friends and family.	グレイル傭兵団のミスト 聖なる杖での回復の術や 剣で敵を撃退し味方を助ける
Shadow Dragon	Women of the staff who come to the aid of allies. Unable to attack.	杖を用いて味方を救う杖使い。 攻撃はできない。
New Mystery of the Emblem	Women of the staff who come to the aid of allies. Unable to attack.*	杖を用いて味方を救う杖使い。 攻撃はできない。
Awakening, Fates	A female healer who uses staves. Cannot attack.	杖で仲間を救う回復役。 攻撃はできない。
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (class roll)	Servants of the gods. Their healing white magic is a boon, but their frailty is a liability on the front lines.	神に仕える修道女。 白魔法を扱える 軍団の貴重な回復役。 戦闘能力は低く、 前線に立たせるのは リスクをともなう。
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (help)	A servant to her god who wields healing white magic.	神に仕える修道女 白魔法を扱う事ができる

Trivia

• As Clerics typically cannot attack, none have appeared as a boss in any chapter in the Fire Emblem series. However, there are generic enemy clerics, indeed capable of healing enemies.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Cleric	A member of the clergy. The cleric is a common class in role-playing games that usually has the ability to heal.
Japanese	• シスター • クレリック • 杖使いクレリック	• Sister. Used in most games. • Cleric. Used in Path of Radiance. • Officially romanized as Cleric; literally "staff user". In Radiant Dawn, all Japanese class names are spelled primarily in kanji (i.e. 杖使い), with a foreign-language name in katakana applied as furigana (i.e. クレリック) and used as the basis for the romanized name in the class roll.
Spanish	• Clérigo • Sacerdotisa	• Cleric. Used in The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. • Priestess. Used in all subsequent titles.
French	• Clerc • Sœur	• Cleric. Used in The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. • Sister. Used in all subsequent titles.
German	Geistliche	Priest (feminine)
Italian	• Chierico • Sacerdotessa	• Cleric. Used in The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. • Priestess. Used in all subsequent titles.
Dutch	Non	Nun
Simplified Chinese	修女	Sister (i.e. a nun)
Traditional Chinese	修女	Sister (i.e. a nun)

Gallery

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  The generic Cleric portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.

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  The generic Cleric portrait in Shadow Dragon.

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  The generic Cleric portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.

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  The generic Cleric portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  The generic Specter/Death Mask Cleric portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

See also

• Priest
• Monk
• Shrine Maiden

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