Troubadour

Troubadour Nohrian. A healer mounted on a horse for battlefield mobility. Uses staves.

Unit type(s) Mounted (all titles except Awakening and Fates)* Infantry (replaces Mounted when dismounted; Thracia 776) Beast (Awakening, Fates) Weapon(s) Staff (The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Awakening, Fates) Staff, Sword (Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776) Skill(s) Canto (Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones) Resistance +2, Demoiselle (Awakening) Resistance +2, Gentilhomme*, Demoiselle* (Fates)

The Troubadour (Japanese: トルバドール Troubadour) class is a class of healers on horseback. They first appeared in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, in which they could use swords and staves. After appearing in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, they lost the ability to use swords in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and on. They have only appeared in the above games, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Fire Emblem Awakening, and Fire Emblem Fates. Usually in other games, clerics or priests take their place.

Troubadours usually have high magic and luck, since they do not need to attack. Often, they have high resistance but low defense. In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, although they can use swords, their strength is still slightly below average, so placing them where enemies can attack them can be dangerous. In The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Awakening, and Fates, since they cannot attack at all, they should be kept out of enemy attack range as much as possible.

In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, troubadours change class to paladins. In The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade, they change class to valkyries. In The Sacred Stones, they can change class to either valkyries or mage knights. In Awakening, they can change class to either valkyries or war clerics. In Fates, they can change class to strategists, butlers, or maids.

All troubadours outside of Fates are female.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War	26	3	3	6	6	0	3	3	8	--	B, C
Thracia 776	16	2/1	2	2	3/2	0	2/1	--	8/5	4	E, E
The Binding Blade	15	--	1	1	3	0	2	5	7	5	D
The Blazing Blade	15	--	1	1	3	0	2	5	7	5	D
The Sacred Stones	15	--	1	1	3	0	2	5	6	5	D
Awakening	16	0	3	2	5	0	1	5	7	--	E
Fates	15	0	3	7	5	4	1	4	7	--	E
Warriors (Elise)	53	1	9	4	8	9	3	12	15	--	E/

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	18	18	21	21	30	18	18	?	--	B, C
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	20	20	A, A
The Binding Blade	60	--	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
The Blazing Blade	60	--	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
The Sacred Stones	60	--	20	20	20	30	20	20	15	25	A
Awakening	60	20	26	24	26	30	20	28	9	--	A
Fates	35	16	19	24	20	23	16	21	?	--	B
Warriors (Elise)	868	15	160	75	142	152	59	205	15	--	S/

Miscellaneous stats

Game	Experience	CRP	Gold	Weight mod.	Capacity	Vision
Genealogy of the Holy War	--	--	1,000	--	--	--
Thracia 776	--	2	--	--	--	--
The Binding Blade	--	2	--	--	--	--
The Blazing Blade	--	2	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	--	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%	20%	10%	--	--	--	--
Thracia 776	30%	3%	20%	10%	10%	10%	5%	--	--	5%	0%	--
The Binding Blade	50%	--	25%	35%	55%	12%	30%	45%	--	--	--	--
The Blazing Blade	50%	--	25%	35%	55%	45%	12%	40%	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	50%	--	25%	35%	55%	45%	12%	40%	--	--	--	--
Awakening	35/60%	0%	20/30%	10/20%	20/40%	0/40%	5/15%	15/25%	--	--	--	--
Fates	0/60%	0%	10/55%	20/50%	10/40%	15/30%	0/30%	15/45%	--	--	--	--

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 The Binding Blade The Blazing Blade The Sacred Stones	Canto	Innate; hidden and unnamed.
Fates	Dodge +10	Innate; hidden and unnamed.
Awakening Fates	Resistance +2	• Awakening: Learned at Level 1. • Fates: Learned from Level 1 and up.
Fates	Gentilhomme	Learned from Level 10 and up. Male units only.
Awakening Fates	Demoiselle	Learned from Level 10 and up. Female units only.

Class change

Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Troubadour class have the following class change option:

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Troubadour	Choosing the option "Class change" in the home castle after reaching Level 20*. / Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10*.	Paladin

The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Troubadour	Using a Guiding Ring or Earth Seal* after reaching Level 10.	Valkyrie

The Sacred Stones

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Troubadour	Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Mage Knight or Valkyrie
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Troubadour	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	War Cleric or Valkyrie
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Fates

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Troubadour	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Strategist or Maid or Butler
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. Maid or Butler is dependent on unit's gender.

Warriors

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Troubadour	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 15.	Strategist

Playable troubadours

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Ethlyn	Genealogy of the Holy War*
Jeanne	Genealogy of the Holy War*
Nanna	Genealogy of the Holy War*, Thracia 776, Awakening
Clarine	The Binding Blade
Priscilla	The Blazing Blade
L'Arachel	The Sacred Stones
Maribelle	Awakening
Raquesis	Awakening
Dwyer	Fates (all routes)
Elise	Fates: Conquest/Revelation, Warriors
Forrest	Fates: Conquest/Revelation
Playable Troubadour units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy troubadours

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Elise	Fates: Birthright
Enemy Troubadour units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable neutral troubadours

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Elise	Warriors
Neutral Troubadour units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade (class roll)	Mounted maidens whose sacred staves aid allies. High movement. Can't attack.*	馬上より聖なる杖で味方を助ける乙女たち 移動力に優れるが　武器は使えない
The Binding Blade (help)	Staff-wielding maidens who travel by horseback.*	馬上で杖を用いる乙女 移動力に優れる
The Blazing Blade (class roll)	Mounted maidens whose sacred staves aid allies. High movement. Can't attack.	馬上より聖なる杖で味方を助ける乙女たち 移動力に優れるが　武器は使えない
The Blazing Blade (help)	Staff-wielding maidens who travel by horseback.	馬上で杖を用いる乙女 移動力に優れる
The Sacred Stones (class roll)	Mounted maidens whose sacred staves aid allies. They are swift but will not fight.	馬上より聖なる杖で味方を助ける乙女たち 移動力に優れるが　武器は使えない
The Sacred Stones (help)	Maidens who wield staves from horseback. Equip: Staves.	馬上で杖を用いる乙女 装備『杖』
Awakening	A mounted healer who uses staves. Cannot attack.	馬に乗り、杖を使う回復役。 攻撃はできない。
Fates	Nohrian. A healer mounted on a horse for battlefield mobility. Uses staves.	暗夜の兵種。闘う力を持たない杖騎士。 杖で仲間を癒やす。

Trivia

• Although all troubadours in the series were female prior to Fates, the real life term is used almost exclusively for men, with "trobairitz" being used for females.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Troubadour	A troubadour is a person from the Middle Ages who wrote and recited Occitan lyric poetry.
Japanese	• トルバドール • ロッドナイト	• Officially romanized as Torubadour in The Binding Blade and Troubadour in subsequent games. • Officially romanized as Rod Knight. This name is used exclusively in Fire Emblem Fates.
Spanish	Trovador	Troubadour
French	Troubadour	As above.
German	Troubadour	As above.
Italian	• Trovatore • Trobairitz • Trobador	• Troubadour. Used in The Blazing Blade. • Feminine form of troubadour. Used in Awakening. • Occitan for troubadour. Used in Fates.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Mounted Dismounted Sword (Lands Sword) Staff Sword (Lands Sword) Staff

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  Artwork of the Troubadour from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Concept art of the Troubadour from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  The generic portrait of the Troubadour from Thracia 776.

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  The generic portrait of the Troubadour from the GBA games.

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  The generic portrait of the Troubadour from Fates.

References

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