Mathilda

Mathilda Artwork of Mathilda from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. A member of the Deliverance fighting to free Zofia.

Gender Female Race Human Age 28 (in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) Family Clive (husband) Clair (sister-in-law) Four younger sisters Nationality Zofian Starting class Paladin Voiced by Caitlin Glass (English, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Heroes) Yūko Kaida (Japanese, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Heroes Appearance(s) Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Heroes

“	On the battlefield, man and woman are equals judged by skill alone.	”	— Mathilda

Mathilda (Japanese: マチルダ Machilda), is a Zofian paladin appearing in Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. She is hailed as a legendary female knight.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

Mathilda is a Zofian knight, and member of the Deliverance, during the events of Act 3 she is being held prisoner by Desaix. When Desaix realizes that Alm is approaching his stronghold he orders Mathilda be be executed by archers.

After Alm rescues her she joins his military force and aids him for the rest of the war, afterwards, she marries Clive, if he also survived the war. If Clive died, she takes up command of the knight's order of united Valentia in his place.

Starting stats and growth rates

Paladin Level 1

Recruitment: Act 3, talk to her in Desaix's Fortress Stats Growth Rates Max HP 26 Luck 13 Strength 12 Defense 7 Skill 14 Resistance 10 Speed 12 Movement 8 Max HP 40% Luck 10% Strength 30% Defense 30% Skill 20% Resistance 0% Speed 40% Recover -- Warp -- Physic -- Expel -- Fortify -- Nosferatu -- Invoke -- Seraphim -- {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Equipment -- Weapons Sword ✗ Axe ✗ B. Magic ✗ Lance ✓ Bow ✗ W. Magic ✗

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Gold Knight	+x to 40	+x to 18	+0	+0	+0	+x to 13	+0	+1	--

• In Gaiden, promotion gains give the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class' base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class' base stats, they will not receive any bonus; however, if all stats are higher, then they will receive +1 to HP.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Mathilda joins in Act 3. While her availability is low, her stats are quite good across the board, although her HP and defense are on the lower end. Of a particular note is Mathilda's speed—she will double all enemies without any issue and deal significant damage. She also has a high base resistance, allowing her to face magical enemies while taking less damage than other units. Combined with her high movement and eventually promotion to Gold Knight, she will be an excellent combat unit for the remainder of the game.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Mathilda reprises her role in the remake.

Starting stats and growth rates

Main story Flight from the Ruins Siege of Zofia Castle

Paladin Level 1 Fatigue tol. 0.55

Recruitment: Act 3, talk to her in Desaix's Fortress Base Stats Growth Rates Max Stats Max HP 26 Luck 13 Attack 12 Defense 7 Skill 14 Resistance 10 Speed 12 Movement 8 Max HP 40% Luck 45% Attack 50% Defense 40% Skill 45% Resistance 4% Speed 55% Max HP 52 Luck 41 Attack 39 Defense 39 Skill 40 Resistance 40 Speed 41 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Item Skills -- Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Cavalier Level 5

Stats Max HP 22 Luck 12 Attack 9+3 Defense 6 Skill 12 Resistance 10 Speed 11 Movement 7

Item Skills Blessed Lance Recovery* Anti-Terrors* Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Cavalier Level 5

Stats Max HP 24 Luck 13 Attack 11 Defense 8 Skill 12 Resistance 10 Speed 14 Movement 7

Item Skills Dried Meat Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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Growth rates when reclassed

Pegasus Knight/Falcon Knight Cleric/Saint Mage/Priestess

Class	HP	Atk	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Pegasus Knight/Falcon Knight	35%	45%	{{{mag}}}	45%	60%	50%	35%	4%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Atk	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Cleric/Saint	30%	50%	{{{mag}}}	45%	55%	50%	30%	6%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Atk	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Mage/Priestess	30%	55%	{{{mag}}}	40%	60%	45%	35%	5%	{{{cha}}}

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Skogul Harrier Exemplar Enchantress

Class	HP	Atk	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Skogul	40%	55%	{{{mag}}}	50%	60%	45%	40%	4%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Atk	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Harrier	35%	45%	{{{mag}}}	50%	60%	50%	40%	5%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Atk	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Exemplar	35%	50%	{{{mag}}}	45%	55%	50%	35%	7%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Atk	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Enchantress	35%	55%	{{{mag}}}	40%	60%	45%	35%	7%	{{{cha}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Gold Knight	+x to 40	+x to 18	+0	+0	+0	+x to 13	+0	+1	--

• In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, promotion gains give the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class' base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class' base stats, they will not receive any bonus; however, if all stats are higher, then they will receive +1 to HP.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Mathilda first appears in Act 3 in Desaix's Fortress as an ally unit, and she can be recruited during or after the battle. Due to not having a weapon and being stuck in a cell, she won't be able to contribute much, so it is generally recommended to protect her instead of wasting a turn recruiting her as she will join at the end of the map, if she stays alive, anyway.

Mathilda is a prepromoted Paladin in Shadows of Valentia. She has high bases in every area besides HP and Defense, but has decent growths in both areas allowing her to somewhat patch up her weak points. She also has a low growth in Resistance, though this is common for units in Shadows of Valentia, but thanks to her high base resistance she can deal with dangerous enemies such as Cantors and Arcanists relatively well. Mathilda will be a premiere frontline unit of the Deliverance, alongside units like Alm, thanks to her high bases and growths in Strength and Speed, allowing her to consistently one round most enemies. Her durability will be rather low compared so most other units, so she will not be able to take many enemies at once during the enemy phase and it can lead her to even be one shot by some of the stronger enemies if she is unlucky with her defense and HP level ups, so it's best to not expose Mathilda to too many enemies at once. Promotion to Gold Knight will greatly help her by fixing her HP and Defense, turning her into a combat demon who can wipe out armies single-handedly.

Mathilda will on average surpass other Cavaliers, such as Clive and the Villagers that have promoted to cavalier quickly, and her only competition will be Zeke when he joins, though even if you plan on using him, there is generally no reason not to deploy Mathilda alongside him unless it is for maps that are unfriendly to cavalry units. Though the terrain effects of Shadows of Valentia can often negatively affect cavalry units, they are far less common on Alm's side allowing Mathilda to make great use of her high 8 movement, which will rise to 9 upon promotion to Gold Knight.

Overall, Mathilda is a solid all-around unit who will contribute well on any team on Alm's side.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Mathilda is one of the characters added to the game in the Bitter Enemies update, and became available for summoning by players on July 13, 2017. Only one variation of Mathilda is currently available in Heroes, based on her Echoes: Shadows of Valentia incarnation.

Starting stats

★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 5/6/7 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 29/32/35 Attack 22/25/28 Speed 25/28/31 Defense 18/21/24 Resistance 27/30/33 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Steel Lance* -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 5/6/7 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 30/33/36 Attack 23/26/29 Speed 27/30/33 Defense 19/22/25 Resistance 29/32/35 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Ridersbane* Rally Resistance --

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 6/7/8 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 6/7/8 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 32/35/39 Attack 25/29/32 Speed 29/32/35 Defense 21/24/27 Resistance 31/34/37 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Ridersbane+* Rally Resistance --

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Rarity	SP cost
	Iron Lance	Innate
	Steel Lance	Innate
	Ridersbane	★★★	200 SP
	Ridersbane+	★★★★★	300 SP
	Knightly Lance	★★★★★	400 SP
	Rally Resistance	★★★	150 SP
B	Cancel Affinity 1	★★★	50 SP
B	Cancel Affinity 2	★★★★	100 SP
B	Cancel Affinity 3	★★★★★	200 SP
C	Hone Atk 1	★★★	50 SP
C	Hone Atk 2	★★★	100 SP
C	Hone Atk 3	★★★★	200 SP

Personality and character

In Gaiden, Mathilda has minimal dialogue, but she is Clive's lover, and wife at the end of the game. In Shadows of Valentia, she is shown to be an extremely courageous, calm, and driven knight with a direct manner of speech, as a result of the training she received from her father.

Supports

Main article: Mathilda/Supports

Mathilda Paladin Support conversations: Clive Cavalier C: 15 B: 35 A: 60 Clair Pegasus Knight C: 15 B: 35 A: 60 [[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}} [[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}} [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Bond supports:* Clair Pegasus Knight Bonus: Avoid +5 [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond2}}} [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond3}}} [[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond4}}} [[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond5}}} [[{{{supporto6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond6}}} [[{{{supporto6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond6}}} [[{{{supporto7}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond7}}} [[{{{supporto8}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond8}}} [[{{{supporto9}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond9}}} [[{{{supporto10}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond10}}}

See Support § Shadows of Valentia for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article: Mathilda/Conversations

Ending

Gaiden

If Clive survived
She shed her armor and became Clive's wife. The legendary female knight, Mathilda -- That name shall surely be carved within the histories of Valentia for eternity.

If Clive died
Having lost Clive, she reluctantly took command of the knights' order. The legendary female knight, Mathilda -- That name shall surely be carved within the histories of Valentia for eternity.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

If Clive survived
Mathilda cast her armor aside and wed Clive. She was rarely seen in public after that, having perhaps chosen to support her husband behind the scenes instead. However, her legendary exploits as a knight are sure to live on forever in Valentian history.

If Clive died
Clive's death forced Mathilda to carry on in his place as captain of the One Kingdom's Brotherhood of Knights. The grief in her heart steeled her, and she became a key figure in the kingdom's growth. Her legendary exploits are sure to live on forever in Valentian history.

Quotes

The Final Battle quote

“	I alone will decide who I choose to worship. But I can promise you one thing: it certainly won't be you!	”	— Mathilda

Critical quotes

“	Getting a little presumptuous?	”	— Mathilda

“	My turn!	”	— Mathilda

“	I've seen enough!	”	— Mathilda

“	So long!	”	— Mathilda

Death quotes

“	Ah, Clive. I wanted to pass the days together with you in peace.	”	— Mathilda, in Gaiden.

“	Clive... Clive, are you there...? I could not find peace with you here... Maybe we'll find it...when we...	”	— Mathilda, in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Classic Mode).

“	Damn! Careless... I must withdraw. Fight well, my friends!	”	— Mathilda, in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Casual Mode).

Heroes

Main article: Mathilda/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Gaiden manga

In the Gaiden manga, Mathilda has a similar role to hers in Gaiden. She has been captured and set for execution by Desaix, and Alm's forces set out to rescue her.

During the rescue mission Kliff helps untie her. During this, Kliff being distracted with helping Mathilda, Desaix fatally impales Kliff. This horrifies Mathilda. After Desaix is killed by the Deliverance Mathilda makes no further appearances.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Mathilda is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Mathilda
	Legendary Knightess, Mathilda
		"Now point me at your foes, that I may cut the louts down one by one!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Paladin		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Goddess of the Battlefield: [Trigger] When this unit is untapped, until the end of this turn, this unit gains +10 attack. Indomitable Knight: [Trigger] [Once per turn] When this unit is tapped by a skill's effect or by the cost of a skill, untap this unit.
	Card #B09-031HN • Artist: Tomohide Takaya
	Beautiful Knightess, Mathilda
		"I remember that day... When the three of us started the deliverance."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Cavalier		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Oath-Sworn Pennon: [Always] During your turn, while there are at least two other allies, this unit gains +20 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B09-032N • Artist: Tomohide Takaya
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Mathilda .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Main game)	A member of the Deliverance fighting to free Zofia.	ソフィア解放軍の一員。
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Rise of the Deliverance)	A member of the Zofian Deliverance.	ソフィア解放軍の一員。
Heroes	A paladin of the Deliverance and Clive's betrothed. Strong as a demon, yet gentle to her love. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.	ソフィア解放軍のパラディン。クレーベの恋人。 鬼神の如き強さと彼を包み込む優しさを併せ持つ。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム Echoes』）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Mathilda	A variant of Matilda, from the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hild "battle".
English (unofficial)	• Matilda • Matil	• Used in the latest Gaiden fan translation. • Used in the older Gaiden fan translation.
Japanese	マチルダ	Officially romanized as Machilda.
Spanish	Mathilda	As above.
French	Mathilda	As above.
German	Mathilda	As above.
Italian	Mathilda	As above.
Dutch	Mathilda	As above.
Portuguese (Brazil)	Mathilda	As above.
Korean	마틸다	Mathilda
Simplified Chinese	玛蒂尔达	Mathilda
Traditional Chinese	瑪蒂爾達	Mathilda

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Paladin Gold Knight Lance Lance

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  Mathilda as she appears in the manga.

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  Artwork of Mathilda from the art book Fire Emblem: The Complete.

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  Mathilda's full portrait artwork in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  Young Mathilda's full portrait artwork in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  Mathilda's portrait from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Heroes.

Other appearances

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Fire Emblem Cipher.

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  Artwork of Mathilda from Fire Emblem Cipher.

References

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