- For similar classes, please see Free Knight.
| Sword Knight
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Mounted knights who have mastered both horsemanship and the art of the sword.
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| Unit type(s)
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- Mounted (all titles)
- Beorc (Path of Radiance)
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| Weapon(s)
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Swords
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| Skill(s)
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Canto
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The Sword Knight (Japanese: 剣騎士 Sword Knight) class is a class of sword-wielding knights on horseback who have appeared in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. They are one of four classes, the Sword Knight, Lance Knight, Axe Knight, and Bow Knight classes, which are divisions of the Cavalier class. They are playable only in Path of Radiance, 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.
Stats
Base stats
| Game
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HP
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Strength
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Magic
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Skill
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Speed
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Luck
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Defense
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Resistance
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Movement
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Constitution
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Weight
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Experience
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Weapon Level
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| Path of Radiance
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20/18
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5
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0
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2
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5/6
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0
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6/5
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0/1
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8
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10/7
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33/29
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--
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 D
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| Radiant Dawn
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19
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6
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0
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5
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8
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0
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8
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0
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8
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10
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34
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--
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 D
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Max stats
| Game
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HP
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Strength
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Magic
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Skill
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Speed
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Luck
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Defense
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Resistance
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Movement
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Constitution
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Weapon Level
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| Path of Radiance
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40
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20
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15
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20
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20
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40
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20
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20
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?
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?
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A
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| Radiant Dawn
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40
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20
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10
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20
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20
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30
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20
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10
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?
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?
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A
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Class growth rates
| Game
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HP
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Strength
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Magic
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Skill
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Speed
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Luck
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Defense
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Resistance
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Charm
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Constitution*
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Movement*
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Weapon Level*
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| Path of Radiance
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70/65%
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45/35%
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15/20%
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40%
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50/55%
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30%
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45%
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40/50%
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Radiant Dawn
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70%
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45%
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15%
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40%
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45%
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25%
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40%
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40%
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--
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--
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--
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--
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Class change
Path of Radiance
Radiant Dawn
Playable sword knights
Flavor text
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| Game
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Text
(English)
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Text
(Japanese)
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| Path of Radiance
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Mounted knights with swift movement who
can wield a variety of weapons.
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??
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Radiant Dawn
(class roll)
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Knights whose mounts carry them
quickly across the battlefield.
They wield swords.
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??
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Radiant Dawn
(help)
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Mounted knights who have
mastered both horsemanship and
the art of the sword.
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??
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Trivia
- There is an enemy in the Kirby series called a Sword Knight.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology and in other regions
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| Language
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Name
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Definition, etymology and notes
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| English
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Sword Knight
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Shortened as Sword Kn in Radiant Dawn.
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| Japanese
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• ソードナイト
• 剣騎士
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• Officially romanized as Sword Knight; this katakana-only name is used in Path of Radiance.
• Officially romanized as Sword Knight. In Radiant Dawn, all Japanese class names are spelled primarily in kanji (i.e. 剣騎士), with a foreign-language name in katakana applied as furigana (i.e. ソードナイト) and used as the basis for the romanized name in the class roll.
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| Spanish
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Cab. espada
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Sword Knight
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| French
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Cav. bretteur
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Fencer Cavalier
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| German
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Schwertritter
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Sword Knight
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| Italian
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Cav. spada
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Sword Knight
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Gallery
References
See also
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.
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Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
