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Lance Knight

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Lance Knight

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Mounted knights who have mastered both horsemanship and the art of the lance.

Unit type(s)
  • Mounted (all titles)
  • Infantry (replaces Mounted when dismounted; Thracia 776)
  • Beorc (Path of Radiance)
Weapon(s)

Lance, Sword*

Skill(s)

Canto

The Lance Knight or Lance Cavalier (Japanese: ランスナイト Lance Knight) is a class of lance-using soldiers riding on horseback, similar to the Cavalier class. They first appeared in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and its direct sequel Thracia 776, but were absent in the GBA games. Later, they reappeared in Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn and Engage.

Lance Knights are very capable and useful units. Since they ride on horseback, they can move quickly and have useful stats in all categories, except for resistance. Therefore, like most physical units, they are very vulnerable to magic attacks. In Thracia 776, they can dismount from their horses to use swords, traverse certain terrain, or for other purposes. Also, in all games, they can move again after most actions; this is represented with the Canto skill in Radiant Dawn.

In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, they promote to the Duke Knight class. Later, in Path of Radiance, Lance Knights can become Paladins and gain the use of another weapon. In Radiant Dawn, they become Lance Paladins and can further promote to the Silver Knight class. Lastly, in Engage, the class can promote to either Paladin or Wolf Knight.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 30 7 0 6 6 0 6 0 8 -- Lances B
Thracia 776 20 3/2 0 3/2 4/2 0 3/2 -- 8/5 7 Lances E*, Swords E*
Path of Radiance 20/18 5 0 2 5/6 0 6/5 0/1 8 10/7 Lances D
Radiant Dawn 19 7/4 0/1 6/2 7/5 0 7/5 0/2 8 10/7 Lances D
Engage 23 6 1 8 7 2 4 2 5 6 Lances B

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 80 22 15 21 21 30 21 15 8 -- Lances B
Thracia 776 80 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- 20 20 Lances A*, Swords A*
Path of Radiance 40 20 15 20 20 40 20 20 20 99 Lances A
Radiant Dawn 40 20 10 20 20 30 20 10 20 99 Lances A
Engage 69 40 21 41 37 30 27 29 20 12 Lances B

Miscellaneous stats

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
Genealogy of the Holy War -- -- 1,000 -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 -- 3/2 -- -- -- -- --
Path of Radiance
(Male)
-- -- -- +23 15 -- --
Path of Radiance
(Female)
-- -- -- +23 15 -- --
Radiant Dawn -- -- -- +24 15 2 --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 100% 30% 10% 30% 30% 0% 30% 10% -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 50% 20% 3% 15% 10% 10% 15% -- -- 15% 0% --
Path of Radiance 70/65% 45/35% 15/20% 40% 50/55% 30% 45% 40/50% -- -- -- --
Radiant Dawn 70% 45% 15% 40% 45% 25% 40% 40% -- -- -- --
Engage 10% 10% 0% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% -- 0% -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Genealogy of the Holy War
Thracia 776
Path of Radiance
Radiant Dawn
Canto Innate; hidden and unnamed in all appearances except Radiant Dawn.

Class change

Genealogy of the Holy War

The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Lance Knight class have the following class change option:

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
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Lance Knight
Choosing the "Class change" option in a home castle after reaching Level 20. Bs fe04 finn duke knight lance.png
Duke Knight

Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Lance Knight class have the following class change option:

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
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Lance Knight
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10. Bs fe05 alva duke knight lance.png
Duke Knight

Path of Radiance

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
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Lance Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
Paladin

Radiant Dawn

Base class Promotion method Advanced class Promotion method Master class

Lance Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
Lance Paladin
Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
Silver Knight

Engage

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
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Lance Cavalier
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.

Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10 and having Knives proficiency.
Ma ns02 paladin firene lance.png
Paladin
or
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Wolf Knight
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose.

Playable Lance Knights

Playable Characters
Name Game
Finn Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776
Cain Thracia 776
Alva Thracia 776
Oscar Path of Radiance
Fiona Radiant Dawn
Amber Engage
Playable Lance Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Lance Knights

Enemy Units
Name Game
Laverton Radiant Dawn
Enemy Lance Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Path of Radiance
Mounted knights with swift movement who
can wield a variety of weapons.
馬上でよろいに身をかため
武器を自在にあつかいます
移動力にすぐれます
Radiant Dawn
(class roll)
Knights whose mounts carry them
quickly across the battlefield.
They wield lances.
騎馬で戦場を駆ける騎士
槍を武器とする
Radiant Dawn
(help)
Mounted knights who have
mastered both horsemanship and
the art of the lance.
馬を自在に操り移動力に優れる騎士
槍を専門に扱って戦う
他に斧騎士・弓騎士・剣騎士がいる
Engage
Lance-wielding knights who ride
freely about the battlefield. They
strike a good balance of skills.
馬を自在に操り、移動力に優れる槍騎士。
能力のバランスが良い。

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

• Lance Knight
• Lance Cavalier

• Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. Abbreviated as Lance Kn in Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions.
• Used in Engage.

Japanese

ランスナイト
槍騎士ランスナイト

• Lance Knight. This name is used in the Jugdral games, Path of Radiance, and Engage.
• Lance Knight. In Radiant Dawn, all Japanese class names are spelled primarily in kanji (i.e. 槍騎士), with a foreign-language name in katakana applied as furigana (i.e. ランスナイト) and used as the basis for the romanized name in the class roll. The kanji term is 槍騎士 also used in character ending titles in Thracia 776.

Spanish

• Caballero lanza
• Jinete lanza

• Lance Knight. Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn; abbreviated to Cab. lanza in gameplay due to space restrictions.
• Lance rider. Used in Engage.

French

• Cavalier lancier
• Cavalier (lance)

• Lancer Cavalier. Abbreviated to Cav. lancier in Path of Radiance and C. lancier in Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions.
• Cavalier (lance). Used in Engage.

German

• Lanzenritter
• Lanzenkavalier

• Lance Knight. Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
• Lance Cavalier. Used in Engage.

Italian

Cavaliere lancia

Lance Knight. Abbreviated to Cav. lancia in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions.

Korean

랜스 나이트

Lance knight

Simplified Chinese

枪骑士

Lance knight

Traditional Chinese

槍騎士

Lance knight

Gallery

References

See also

Project Classes.png This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.
Classes in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Base classes Arch KnightAxe ArmorAxe FighterAxe KnightBardBow ArmorBow FighterCavalierFire MageFree KnightJunior LordKnightLance KnightLight PriestessMagePegasus KnightPriestPrincePrincessSword ArmorSword FighterTroubadourThiefThunder MageWind MageWyvern Knight
Advanced classes Bow KnightDuke KnightForrestGeneralGreat KnightHigh PriestKnight LordMage KnightMage FighterMaster KnightPaladinRangerSageSniperSwordmasterThief FighterWarriorWyvern Lord
Other classes BallistaBarbarianBaronBishopBrigandCivilianDancerDark BishopDark MageDark PrinceDragon RiderEmperorHunterIron BallistaKiller BallistaPirateQueen
Unused classes ArcherAxe SoldierGreat BallistaPegasus RiderSoldierSpear SoldierSword Soldier
Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Base classes ArcherArch KnightAxe ArmorAxe FighterAxe KnightBallistaBardBow ArmorBow FighterBrigandCavalierCivilianClericDancerDragon RiderFree KnightHunterIron BallistaLance ArmorLance KnightLoptr MageLordMagePegasus RiderPiratePoison BallistaPriestPrinceSoldierSword ArmorSword FighterThiefTroubadour
Advanced classes BaronBerserkerBishopBow KnightDark BishopDark MageDuke KnightGeneralGreat KnightHigh PriestMage KnightMercenaryPegasus KnightSageSniperRangerSwordmasterThief FighterWarriorWyvern Knight
Unused/cutscene classes Dark PrinceEmperorFalcon KnightForrestJunior LordKiller BallistaKnight LordMaster KnightWyvern Lord
Classes in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Base classes ArcherAxe KnightBanditBow KnightChildCivilianClericFighterKnightLance KnightMageMyrmidonPegasus KnightPriestRangerSoldierSword KnightThiefWyvern Rider
Advanced classes AssassinBerserkerBishopFalcon KnightGeneralHalberdierHeroKing DaeinLordPaladinPrincess CrimeaSageSniperSwordmasterValkyrieWarriorWyvern Lord
Laguz classes Beast Tribe (CatLionTiger) • Bird Tribe (HawkHeronRaven) • Dragon Tribe (Red DragonWhite Dragon)
Classes in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Base classes ArcherArmored AxeArmored LanceArmored SwordAxe KnightBanditBow KnightCitizenDracoknightFighterFire MageHorseLance KnightLight MageMyrmidonPegasus KnightPilgrimPriestSoldierSword KnightThiefThunder MageVendorWind Mage
Advanced classes Axe GeneralAxe PaladinBishopBlade PaladinBow PaladinClericDark SageDragonmasterDruidFalconknightFire SageHalberdierHeroLance GeneralLance PaladinLight SageRogueSniperSword GeneralSwordmasterThunder SageWarriorWind Sage
Master classes Arch SageAssassinBlack KnightChancellorDragonlordEmpressGold KnightLight PriestessMarksmanMarshallOrder IncarnateQueenReaverSaintSentinelSeraph KnightSilver KnightSpiritSummonerTruebladeValkyrieVanguardWhisper
Laguz classes Beast Tribe (CatLionLion KingTigerWolfWolf Queen) • Bird Tribe (HawkHawk KingHeronRavenRaven King) • Dragon Tribe (Black DragonRed DragonWhite Dragon)
Classes in Fire Emblem Engage
Base classes ArcherAxe ArmorAxe CavalierAxe FighterAxe FlierDragon ChildLance ArmorLance CavalierLance FighterLance FlierLordMageMartial MonkNobleSentinelSword ArmorSword CavalierSword FighterSword FlierWing Tamer
Advanced classes AvenirBerserkerBow KnightCupidoDivine DragonGeneralGreat KnightGriffin Knight‎HalberdierHeroHigh PriestLindwurmMage KnightMartial MasterPaladinPicketRoyal KnightSageSniperSleipnir RiderSuccesseurSwordmasterTireur d'éliteVidameWarriorWolf KnightWyvern Knight
Special classes BarbarianCorrupted WolfCorrupted WyrmCorrupted WyvernDancerEmblemEnchanterFell ChildFell MonarchGreat Fell DragonMage CannoneerMelusinePhantom WolfPhantom WyrmPhantom WyvernRoyalThiefTrainerVillagerWardenWatcher