Reaver

Reaver Boyd as a Reaver in Radiant Dawn. Stalwarts of overwhelming brawn and matchless axe mastery. They employ the skill Colossus.

Unit type(s) Infantry Weapon(s) Axe (+Crossbow) Skill(s) Critical +5, Shove, Colossus

The Reaver (Japanese: 斧雄士アクスブレイブ Axe Brave) is an advanced infantry class which is exclusive to Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. It is a rare third-tier promoted class and the final stage in the Fighter class change line, promoting from the Warrior class. Its primary weapon is axes, and it also has access to crossbows.

Reavers are roughly an axe-specialist counterpart to the Trueblade, Sentinel, and Marksman, and distinguishes itself among these classes with its immense raw attacking power. It has the highest strength stat of any playable beorc class, as well as decent speed, allowing it to hit often and hit extremely hard. Its primary flaw is its defenses, as while it has plenty of HP, its defensive stats are lacking and it is held back by its weapons of choice, with the high weight of its axes and crossbows slowing it down and its ability to avoid incoming attacks. It also struggles with its average skill stat combined with the relatively poor accuracy of axes.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	Weapon Level
Radiant Dawn	58	22	3	19	19	0	16	5	7	13	15	--	A (+Crossbows)

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon Level
Radiant Dawn	68	40	10	36	35	30	30	20	??	??	SS (+Crossbows)

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon Level*
Radiant Dawn	85%	60%	10%	35%	50%	30%	35%	25%	--	--	--	--

Click here for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Radiant Dawn	Critical +5	Innate.
Radiant Dawn	Shove	Innate.
Radiant Dawn	Colossus	Innate (mastery skill).

Class change

Radiant Dawn

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Fighter	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Warrior	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Reaver

Flavor text

Game Text (English) Text (Japanese) Radiant Dawn (class roll) Warriors whose brute strength and peerless axe skills intimidate foes. They wield the skill Colossus. ?? Radiant Dawn (help) Stalwarts of overwhelming brawn and matchless axe mastery. They employ the skill Colossus. ??

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Reaver	One who reaves, an archaic term for robbing, raiding, or pillaging, or breaking, tearing, or destruction in general.
Japanese	斧雄士アクスブレイブ	Officially romanized as Axe Brave. In Radiant Dawn, all Japanese class names are spelled primarily in kanji (i.e. 斧雄士), with a foreign-language name in katakana applied as furigana (i.e. アクスブレイブ) and used as the basis for the romanized name in the class roll.
Spanish	Destructor	Destroyer
French	MaÎtre-hache	Axe-master
German	Marodeur	Marauder
Italian	Distruttore	Destroyer

Gallery

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  Nolan as a Reaver in Radiant Dawn.

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  Boyd as a Reaver in Radiant Dawn.

References

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