War Master

War Master A War Master as it appears in Three Houses. A master of the axe and hand-to-hand combat, the War Master pulverizes enemies with massive strength.

Unit type(s) Infantry Weapon(s) Various Axe, Brawling (Specialty) Skill(s) Fistfaire, Axefaire, Crit +20, Quick Riposte, War Master's Strike

The War Master (Japanese: ウォーマスター War Master) is an advanced class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It acts as the successor to both the Warrior and Grappler.

The War Master is immensely strong, boasting the highest raw strength of any class in the game. Combined with the naturally high might of axes or the natural follow-up attacking capability of brawling weapons, this grants the class immense offensive power. It additionally has decent speed, giving it greater ease in securing follow-up attacks as well, enhancing its offense further. Its abilities also grant it exceptionally high critical rates, among other offensive benefits. War Masters are very vulnerable to mages, owing to their very low resistance and slightly more limited ranged options.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Three Houses	33	20	10	14	16	12	15	10	6	--	--

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Three Houses	40/60%	15/32%	0%	0%	10/20%	0%	0/35%	0%	5%	--	--	+3 +3
Warriors: Three Hopes	30%	30%	0%	15%	20%	0%	0%	0%	10%	--	--	--

See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class modifiers

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Movement
Three Houses	3	5	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2
Warriors: Three Hopes	500	8	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Three Houses	Fistfaire	Innate.
Three Houses	Axefaire	Innate.
Three Houses	Crit +20	Innate.
Three Houses	Quick Riposte	Class mastery. (200 class Exp required)
Three Houses	War Master's Strike	Class mastery. (200 class Exp required)
Warriors: Three Hopes	Shatter	Innate.
Warriors: Three Hopes	Tome Buster Lv 4	Innate.

Class change

Three Houses

Base class	Certification requirements	Master class
Any class	Level 30 Master Seal A, A	War Master
This class is only available for male units.

Warriors: Three Hopes

Beginner class	Method	Intermediate class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Master class
Fighter	Using an Intermediate Seal after mastering Fighter. (Male units only)	Brawler	Using an Advanced Seal after mastering Brawler.	File:Ma fewa2 grappler playable.gif Grappler	Using a Master Seal after mastering Grappler.	File:Ma fewa2 war master playable.gif War Master

Notable playable War Masters

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Balthus	Warriors: Three Hopes
Playable War Master units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy War Masters

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Caspar	Three Houses
Goneril	Three Houses
Count Bergliez	Warriors: Three Hopes
Enemy War Master units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Three Houses	A master of the axe and hand-to-hand combat, the War Master pulverizes enemies with massive strength.	斧と格闘を極めた兵法者。 鍛えた力で敵を駆逐する。
Warriors: Three Hopes	A master of hand-to-hand combat, the War Master pulverizes nemies with massive strength.	??

Trivia

• Despite being a male-only class, there is a female War Master that appears in Azure Moon Chapter 19. It appears only as a replacement for Hilda if she was recruited, and uses the portrait, sprite, and character model of a female Myrmidon.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	War Master	--
Japanese	ウォーマスター	War Master
Spanish	Maestro guerrero	War Master
French	Maître de guerre	War Master
German	Kriegsmeister	War Master
Italian	Maestro di guerra	War Master
Korean	워 마스터	War master
Simplified Chinese	战争将领	War master
Traditional Chinese	戰爭將領	War master

Gallery

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  One of the generic War Master portraits in Three Houses.

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  Byleth as a War Master in Three Houses.

See also

• Berserker

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