Griffin Knight

Griffin Knight Alfred as a Griffin Knight in Engage. Experienced knights who fly through the skies on a griffin. They are well-balanced and can use staves.

Unit type(s) Beast (Awakening) Flying (all titles) Weapon(s) Axe (Awakening) One of (Sword, Lance, Axe), Staff (Engage) Skill(s) Deliverer, Lancebreaker (Awakening) Clear the Way (Engage)

The Griffin Knight or Griffon Rider (Japanese: グリフォンナイト Griffon Knight) is an advanced flying class debuting in Fire Emblem Awakening.

In Awakening, it is one of the branch class change options for the Wyvern Rider, exclusively wielding axes and introducing a completely new flying mount: the griffin. Compared to the alternative option, the Wyvern Lord, the Griffon Rider possesses slightly lower offensive and defensive capabilities, in exchange for slightly greater skill and speed.

In Engage, it is one of the two options for promotion for Sword Fliers, Lance Fliers, and Axe Fliers, with the other option being the Wyvern Knight. This iteration of the class gains access to staves and emphasizes high speed and resistance, making it an analogue to the Falcon Knight of previous entries.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Awakening	22	9	0	10	9	0	8	3	8	--	E
Engage	22	7	3	10	11	5	4	9	6	5	A C / A C / A C

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Awakening	80	40	30	43	41	45	40	30	10	--	A
Engage	68	40	37	48	49	35	27	35	20	14	S B / S B / S B

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Awakening	45/90%	25/40%	0%	20/40%	20/40%	0/40%	5/30%	5/15%	--	--	--	--
Engage	0%	10%	15%	15%	20%	15%	0%	15%	--	0%	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Awakening	Deliverer	Learned at Level 5.
Awakening	Lancebreaker	Learned at Level 15.
Engage	Clear the Way	Learned at Level 5.

Class change

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Wyvern Rider	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Wyvern Lord or Griffon Rider
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Engage

Base classes	Promotion method	Advanced class
Sword Flier and Lance Flier and Axe Flier	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10 and having proficiency.	Griffin Knight

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Awakening	A seasoned and well-balanced wyvern rider on a new mount.	幻獣グリフォンに乗った騎士。 能力のバランスが良い上級職。
Engage	Experienced knights who fly through the skies on a griffin. They are well- balanced and can use staves.	グリフォンを操り、空を飛ぶ上級の騎士。 能力のバランスに優れ、杖も扱える。

Trivia

• The Griffin Knight is the first class to introduce a new mount species—the griffin—since the introduction of horses, pegasi and wyverns in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	• Griffon Rider • Griffin Knight	• A griffin, alternatively spelled "griffon" or "gryphon", is a mythological creature sporting the head and wings of an eagle on the body of a lion. Used in Awakening. • Used in Engage.
Japanese	グリフォンナイト	Officially romanized as Griffon Knight.
Spanish	Jinete grifo	Griffin rider
French	Chevalier griffon	Griffin knight
German	Greifenritter	Griffin knight
Italian	Cavaliere grifone	Griffin knight
Korean	그리폰 나이트	Griffon knight
Simplified Chinese	格里芬骑士	Griffin knight
Traditional Chinese	格里芬騎士	Griffin knight

Gallery

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  Cherche as a Griffon Rider in Awakening.

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  The generic Griffon Rider portrait in Awakening.

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  The generic Risen Griffon Rider portrait in Awakening.

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  Alfred as a Griffin Knight in Engage.

References

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