Sword Knight
- For a similar class known as "Sword Knight" in some fan translations, see Free Knight.
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The Sword Knight or Sword Cavalier (Japanese: ソードナイト Sword Knight) is a class of sword-wielding knights on horseback which has appeared in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, and Engage. It is one of four classes, the Sword Knight, Lance Knight, Axe Knight, and Bow Knight, which are divisions of the Cavalier class. The Sword Knight is playable only in Path of Radiance and Engage, and there are no playable sword knights in Radiant Dawn.
Sword Knights use swords, so they can attack from adjacent spaces. They have useful stats in all categories, and their high movement lets them move around quickly, although they cannot cross certain terrain. Since they have low resistance, like other physical classes, they are often vulnerable to magic-using enemies.
In Path of Radiance, Sword Knights can promote to Paladins. In Radiant Dawn, they change class to the Blade Paladin class and can promote again to the Gold Knight class. In Engage, they promote into Paladin or Wolf Knight.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Path of Radiance | 20/18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5/6 | 0 | 6/5 | 0/1 | 8 | 10/7 | D |
Radiant Dawn | 19 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | D |
Engage | 23 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | B |
Max stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Path of Radiance | 40 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 99 | A |
Radiant Dawn | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 99 | A |
Engage | 69 | 40 | 21 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 12 | B |
Miscellaneous stats
Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
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Path of Radiance (Male) |
-- | -- | -- | +23 | 15 | -- | -- |
Path of Radiance (Female) |
-- | -- | -- | +22 | 15 | -- | -- |
Radiant Dawn | -- | -- | -- | +24 | 15 | 2 | -- |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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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% | -- | -- |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn |
Canto | Innate; hidden and unnamed in Path of Radiance. |
Class change
Path of Radiance
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Sword 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 |
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Sword Knight |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Blade Paladin |
Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Gold Knight |
Engage
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Sword Cavalier |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10 and having proficiency. |
Paladin or Wolf Knight |
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. |
Playable Sword Knights
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Makalov | Path of Radiance |
Playable Sword Knight units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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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 swords. |
騎馬で戦場を駆ける騎士
剣を武器とする |
Radiant Dawn (help) |
Mounted knights who have
mastered both horsemanship and the art of the sword. |
馬を自在に操り移動力に優れる騎士
剣を専門に扱って戦う 他に槍騎士・斧騎士・弓騎士がいる |
Engage | Sword-wielding knights who ride
freely about the battlefield. They strike a good balance of skills. |
馬を自在に操り、移動力に優れる剣騎士。
能力のバランスが良い。 |
Trivia
- The Sword Knight's flavor text in Path of Radiance is shared with the Axe Knight, Lance Knight, and Bow Knight classes.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• Sword Knight |
• Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. Abbreviated as Sword Kn in Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions. |
Japanese |
• ソードナイト |
• Officially romanized as Sword Knight; this katakana-only name is used in Path of Radiance and Engage. |
Spanish |
• Caballero espada |
• Sword Knight. Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn; abbreviated to Cab. espada in gameplay due to space restrictions. |
French |
• Cavalier bretteur |
• Fencer Cavalier. Abbreviated to Cav. bretteur in Path of Radiance and C. bretteur in Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions. |
German |
• Schwertritter |
• Sword Knight. Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. |
Italian |
Cavaliere spada |
Sword Knight. Abbreviated to Cav. spada in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions. |
Korean |
소드 나이트 |
Sword knight |
Simplified Chinese |
剑骑士 |
Sword knight |
Traditional Chinese |
劍騎士 |
Sword knight |
Gallery
An enemy Sword Knight in Path of Radiance.
An enemy Sword Knight in Radiant Dawn.
References
See also
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: Path of Radiance | ||||||
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Classes in Fire Emblem Engage | ||||||
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