Hunter

Hunter Bow wielders in light armor who fight best in the wild. Not well protected, but strong.

Unit type(s) Infantry Weapon(s) Bow Skill(s) None

Hunters (Japanese: ハンター Hunter) are a bow-wielding infantry class. They appeared first in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and since then have been included as a playable class in all games set in Archanea. Hunters also appear in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, but only as enemy units.

As they wield bows, hunters can only attack from distance; they can attack most physical units without fear of retaliation, but cannot act when attacked by adjacent units. In comparison to archers, they boast better strength, speed, mobility and the ability to traverse forest terrain at a faster rate, but have lower defense.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, hunters are a basic class that cannot be promoted. Starting with Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, they have the option to become horsemen.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	CRP	Weapon level
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	18	6	--	1	5	0	3	0	6	--	--	26	--	Bow: 5
Mystery of the Emblem	18	6	--	4	6	0	4	0	6	--	--	32	--	Bow: 10
Genealogy of the Holy War	35	7	0	0	7	0	5	0	6	--	--	--	--	A
Thracia 776	20	3	0	0	0	0	2	--	6	8	--	--	2	D
Shadow Dragon	18	6	0	4	6	0	3	0	6	--	--	--	--	E
New Mystery of the Emblem	18	6	0	4	6	0	3	0	6	--	--	--	--	E

Max Stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	7	12	--	Bow: 20
Mystery of the Emblem	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	12	--	Bow: 20
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	20	15	15	22	30	20	15	6	--	: A
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	20	20	: 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	8	--	: A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	150%	50%	--	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	--	--	--	50%
Mystery of the Emblem	60%	10%	--	10%	10%	0%	10%	0%	--	--	--	--
Genealogy of the Holy War	100%	30%	0%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10%	--	--	--	--
Thracia 776	70%	20%	0%	15%	15%	10%	10%	--	--	20%	0%	--
Shadow Dragon	40/60%	20/10%	-15/0%	15/30%	25/30%	0%	5/10%	-15/5%	--	--	--	--
New Mystery of the Emblem	40/60%	20/10%	-15/0%	15/30%	25/30%	0%	5/10%	-15/5%	--	--	--	--

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

Class change

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Base class
Hunter

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Hunter	Using an Orion's Bolt after reaching Level 10.	Horseman

Genealogy of the Holy War

Base class
Hunter

Thracia 776

Base class
Hunter

Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Hunter	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Horseman

Playable Hunters

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Castor	Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Warren	Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Playable Hunter units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	With only light armor, fights best in forests and mountains. Can't take many hits, but is strong.	けいそうびの　ゆみへいで　もりや　やまでの たたかいを　とくいとする。 ちからは　つよいが　しゅびりょくが　とぼしい。
Mystery of the Emblem	??	??
Shadow Dragon	Bow wielders in light armor who fight best in the wild. Not well protected, but strong.	軽装備の弓兵で森や山での戦いを得意とする。 力は強いが守備力が乏しい。
New Mystery of the Emblem	Bow wielders in light armor who fight best in the wild. Not well protected, but strong.*	軽装備の弓兵で森や山での戦いが得意。 力は強いが守備力が乏しい。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Hunter	One who hunts, generally for wild game.
Japanese	ハンター	Hunter
Spanish	Cazador	Hunter
French	Chasseur	Hunter
German	Jäger	Hunter
Italian	Cacciatore	Hunter

Gallery

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  The generic hunter portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.

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  The generic hunter portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of a Hunter from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  The generic hunter portrait in Thracia 776.

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  The generic hunter portrait in Shadow Dragon.

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  The generic hunter portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.

See also

• Archer
• Horseman

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