Ayra (Japanese:アイラIra) was a princess ofIsaach, a descendant of the crusaderOd, the daughter of KingMananan and the younger half-sister of Crown PrinceMallicur. At the height of Isaach's war withGrannvale, Ayra was tasked by Mallicur to flee Isaach with his young sonShannan, to ensure his survival and the future of the Isaach royal family. Their travels eventually took them toVerdane, where Ayra was eventually left with no choice but to work as a mercenary for PrinceCimbaeth, who imprisoned Shannan as leverage to ensure Ayra's full cooperation. With the death of Cimbaeth and the rescue of Shannan bySigurd's forces, Ayra allied with Sigurd – if with reservations given the war between their countries – and spent the next few years serving in his forces until theBattle of Belhalla, in which she disappeared.

Biography

When Cimbaeth departed Castle Genoa to attempt to retake Castle Evans to the north, he placed Ayra in charge of Genoa's defense, with only a small defense force serving under her. Determined to ensure Shannan's safety from both Cimbaeth and the impending army led by Sigurd – her enemy, being of Grannvale – Ayra actively and relentlessly engaged Sigurd's forces in combat. Sigurd got around her and seized Genoa, then freed Shannan from his imprisonment and, with his freedom, convinced Ayra to stand down and ally with his army. Ayra agreed, for Shannan's benefit, but reminded Sigurd that her country was still at war with Grannvale, that as such he was still technically her enemy, and that should the need one day arise she would not hesitate to treat him as such.

During the war, if she married, Ayra gave birth to twin children:Larcei andScáthach. Following the defeat ofLombard and Sigurd's capture of Castle Lubeck, the two were sent away along with the infantSeliph to the outskirts of Isaach, under the protection of Shannan andOifey; though Sigurd wanted her to go with them, she stayed with his forces, telling him that she intends to finish the war and that Shannan can now look after himself.^[2]

Ayra was present at theBattle of Belhalla, in which Sigurd's army was executed by the mages ofVelthomer, but her ultimate fate in its aftermath—whereas other female members of Sigurd's army survived it, if temporarily—remains unknown, both in-universe and otherwise. Larcei, for her part, firmly believed that Ayra was still alive seventeen years later, and fiercely rebuked Scáthach for suggesting otherwise.^[3]

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Ayra appears as aVerdane affiliated enemy unit inChapter 1, nearGenoa castle. Once Genoa castle is seized, she can be recruited by beingtalked to bySigurd. She is available up until the end ofChapter 5. If she is married and alive at the end of Chapter 5,Scáthach andLarcei will be available in the second generation. Otherwise,Dalvin andCreidne willreplace them.

Starting stats and growth rates

Sword Fighter Level 4 Holy Blood Movement 6

Recruitment:Chapter 1, enemy, talk to withSigurd after seizingGenoa Castle StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 32 Speed 17 Strength 11 Luck 3 Magic 0 Defense 7 Skill 16 Resistance 1 Max HP 70% Speed 30% Strength 30% Luck 20% Magic 5% Defense 20% Skill 60% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Blade 3,000Gold Follow-Up Nihil Astra Weapon Levels A -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+0	+5	+0	+5	+5	+0	+2	+3	+0	Adept	+0

Love growths and events

Ayra Sword Fighter Naoise Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Alec Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Arden Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Finn Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Midir Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Midir Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Lewyn Initial: 50 Per turn: +2 Chulainn Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Azelle Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Jamke Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Claud Initial: 200 Per turn: +2 Beowolf Initial: 50 Per turn: +2 Lex Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Dew Initial: 0 Per turn: +2

• InChapter 1, after Genoa Castle is seized, Sigurd can talk to Ayra. This will result in her recruitment.
• In Chapter 1, after recruitment, Ayra can talk to Quan. This conversation yields no reward.
• InChapter 3, she may be talked to by Chulainn or Lex. She will then obtain aBrave Sword and 100 Love points with them. Only one of the two may talk to her.
• InChapter 5, after seizing Lubeck Castle, Sigurd may talk to her. This conversation yields no reward.
• In Chapter 5, after seizing Phinora Castle, she may talk to Arden, Lex, or Chulainn, if any of them are her lovers. None of these conversations yield any rewards.

Analysis

As a unit

Ayra has strong combat at base. She has very high speed and skill, decent strength, and Follow-Up, allowing her to deal significant damage to—potentially one-rounding—many enemies; additionally, she has a very useful personal skill,Astra, which gives her a 16% chance (at base) to attack up to five times, greatly boosting her combat. Ayra has a strong chance to clear eacharena she fights in thanks to her speed and Astra. Due to her high speed, heravoid is also decent. However, Ayra's combat outside the arena, though strong, is less impressive; while she will still out-speed and deal high damage to many enemies, Astra is less reliable as she has significantly fewer opportunities to activate it. Her low defense and HP limit her consistent use, and though her avoid can be boosted throughterrain, that may not always be available, and the lance-users prevalent after Chapter 1 limit her avoid. Furthermore, Ayra lacks a mount, and thus cannot keep up with mounted units, limiting her contributions.

Ayra's best contributions are during the forest section of her joining chapter. As a foot unit, she will have better movement than any unpromoted mounted unit, and she can bait outJamke without having to risk a critical hit.

Ayra has Nihil as a personal skill. Ayra does not greatly benefit from Nihil, as she never facesbonus damage, and enemies capable of dealingcritical hits or bearingsword skills are rare.

Once Ayra promotes, she gets great stat buffs, allowing her to perform a little better on the battlefield. Even though she doesn't get extra movement on promotion, she can still pack a punch if she enters combat during the map. She also gainsAdept on promotion. This will allow her to potentially attack more times than usual, potentially killing enemies she otherwise wouldn't be capable of, and helping her clear a path for Sigurd and others to advance.

Ayra can benefit from theLeg Ring and theKnight Ring to improve her mobility and allow her to match that of mounted units; however, these items are highly competitive—Silvia especially may utilize both items better, as increasing her mobility can increase the contributions of any unit, including Ayra. Ayra may also benefit from theShield Ring—a less competitive item than the Leg or Knight Rings—to improve her defense. She also gains theBrave Sword through an event duringChapter 3, but it is better given to a mounted unit who can gain more kills on it.

As a mother

If Ayra is alive and married at the end ofChapter 5, she will have two children:Larcei andScáthach. Both are Sword Fighters who will inherit Astra and Nihil from Ayra; Larcei will inherit Ayra's items, while Scáthach will inherit his father's. Ayra's most notable pairings are withLex,Chulainn, andNaoise. Lex providesVantage andParagon to her children as well as significantly improved bulk. However, Lex is a strong husband for several other women, and may be wanted for children who have a harder time clearing the Arena. Naoise grants Ayra's children additional combat skills (Critical andAccost), making them more powerful. Both of these husbands have much better movement than Ayra, meaning it can be difficult to pair them quickly without limiting their usefulness. Chulainn, another strong father, does not have this issue, as he and Ayra are both infantry. Chulainn grants the children high skill, increasing their skill activation rates, andLuna. Furthermore, this pairing allows Ayra's children to obtain and useBalmung througha glitch, but this has limited practicality as all three units who can wield it have the same movement. Both Naoise and Chulainn can use swords, thus allowing them to purchase swords to pass to Scáthach, which Lex cannot; however, both Naoise and Chulainn provide chance-based skills that—even with Chulainn's increased skill—are not considerably reliable, whereas Lex's Vantage and Paragon are consistent. Ayra can receive the Brave Sword in Chapter 3 by talking to either Lex or Chulainn if she does not have a lover, providing love points between the chosen pair; this event can pose a problem if Ayra is intended to be paired with someone else, as it increases the competition between Ayra's intended husband and Lex or Chulainn while creating an opportunity cost if she is paired too soon.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Ayra is playable as aSpotPass bonus character, released in theGenealogy of the Holy War first-generation character set. Along withInnes ofThe Sacred Stones andClair ofGaiden, Ayra was one of the first three characters to be revealed to a "returning character" on March 14th, 2012, in a video released by Nintendo on the Wii's Nintendo Channel service which they later also placed on the official Japanese website forAwakening. This video confirmed the game's use of SpotPass functionality to deliver bonus playable characters returning from earlier games in theFire Emblem series.^[4]

Ayra also appears as an enemy unit in twoDLC episodes –Lost Bloodlines 1 and3 – and as a NPC inLost Bloodlines 2.

Starting stats and growth rates

Swordmaster Level 14 Movement 6+1

Recruitment:SpotPass, hire her for 12,700G or defeat her in askirmish StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 48 Speed 39 Strength 23 Luck 17 Magic 8 Defense 15 Skill 37 Resistance 11 Max HP 80% Speed 60% Strength 65% Luck 50% Magic 35% Defense 30% Skill 75% Resistance 25% Speed ±0 Strength +2 Luck −1 Magic ±0 Defense −1 Skill +4 Resistance −1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Brave Sword* Avoid +10 Vantage Astra Movement +1 Weapon Levels A -- -- -- -- --

Reclassing options

Ayra Base classes:* Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any female class available through reclassing.

Growth rates when reclassed

Promotion stat gains

ArcherCavalierClericDark MageWyvern RiderKnightMageMercenaryMyrmidonPegasus KnightTacticianThiefTroubadour

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	−1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Cleric	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	−1	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	−1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Falcon Knight	+4	+2	+1	+3	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	E
Dark Flier	+3	+1	+4	+1	+2	+0	+1	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Valkyrie	+3	+0	+2	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	E
War Cleric	+8	+5	+2	+2	+1	+0	+5	+1	−1	E

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Skill set

Like all female bonus units inAwakening, Ayra has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard female units.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Ayra appears as an equippableBond Ring. She can be summoned usingSigurd'sEmblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Str Dex Spd C +0 +1 +0 B +0 +1 +1 A +1 +1 +1 S +1 +2 +1

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Ayra/Heroes

There are three different variations of Ayra available inHeroes.

Personality

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Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Many heroes lost their lives on this path... /And the names of those heroes who fought alongside Sigurd to the bitter end at Belhalla, whose fates remain unknown...
...
Ayra, the princess of Isaach...
...

These brave youths fought to change the world for the better, yet now their unfulfilled dreams lie dead with them on the battlefield...
Was their sacrifice in vain? What were they fighting for all along?
And what of the light...?

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Ayra/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Ayra is featured on six cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Ayra
	Blade Princess of Astra, Ayra
		"Receive it now... My Astral Sword!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Swordmaster		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Astra:[Trigger] [Flip an "Ayra" card in your Bond Area face-down] When this unit's attack is evaded, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Untap this unit. Blink of a Promised Fate:[Trigger] When this unit defeats an enemy with an attack, reveal the top 5 cards of your Deck, and if any "Ayra" cards are among the revealed cards, destroy an enemy for each "Ayra" card revealed, besides the Main Character. Send all the revealed cards to the Retreat afterwards.
	Card #B06-024SR • Artist:cuboon
	High-Pride Swordswoman, Ayra
		"I'll place my trust in you. Such is the way of the warriors of Isaach."
		Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Sword Fighter		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Od's Sword Technique:[Bond][Activate] [Flip this card face down] Select 1 unit you control. Until the end of this turn, that unit's attacks are unavoidable, except by the Main Character. ([Bond] This skill can only be used while this card is in the bond area).
	Card #B06-025N • Artist:cuboon
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		"Woe be to all who cross me..." "Until I've seen Shannan rise to the Isaachian throne, my life is not mine to forfeit to such dogs."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Sword Fighter		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Blade's Pulse:[Trigger] When this unit is untapped, it gains 20 attack until the end of turn. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit's power is increased by 20.
	Card #B06-026HN, B06-026ST, P06-006PR • Artist:cuboon(B06-026HN, B06-026ST),Doji Shiki(P06-006PR)
	Peerless Astra, Ayra
		"Cross me, and I will pursue you to the very depths of the inferno itself, till I take your head."
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Swordmaster		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Binary Star Blade:[Activate] [] Untap this unit.
	Card #P06-010PR • Artist:Sencha
	Sword Princess of Isaach, Ayra
		"Who can say for certain what you will do with Shannan when the battle is done? Fail to honor the bargain, and you will regret it."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Sword Fighter		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Wandering Princess of Swords:[Activate] [] Until the end of the turn, this unit's attacks cannot be evaded by non-Main Character enemies with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B17-104N, B17-104ST • Artist:I☆LA
	Almighty Astra, Ayra
		"Fie! The fiends won't live to regret it!""
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Swordmaster		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Flashing Astra:[Trigger][Once per turn] [] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, you may pay the cost and if you do: Untap this unit. Wrathful Princess of Swords:[Activate][Once per turn] [Send 1 from your hand to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 "Ayra" from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand.
	Card #S11-007ST • Artist:I☆LA
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Ayra .

Notable merchandise

Image	Information	Price	Release date
	Ayra has a figure in the first and only volume of theFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Exceed trading figure series; she is the sole secret figure in the volume.	¥714	November 14th, 2006JP

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Trivia

• According to Ayra's profile in the (non-canon) art book for theŌsawa manga adaptation:^[5]
  • She was 17 years old during late September, Grann 757.
  • Her height is 168 cm.
  • She was born between March 21st and March 31st.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
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Official artwork

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  Artwork of Ayra fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Artwork of Ayra fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Ayra andShannan fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Ayra from theTrading Card Game.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Ayra inAwakening.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of Ayra fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Concept artwork of Ayra fromGenealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Together in Tea.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Together in Tea.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Together in Tea.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Together in Tea.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Supreme Astra.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Supreme Astra.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Supreme Astra.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Supreme Astra.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Astra's Wielder.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Together in Tea.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Together in Tea.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Together in Tea.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Supreme Astra.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Supreme Astra.
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  Artwork of Ayra: Supreme Astra.
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  Ayra in artwork ofLarcei: Keen Kin.
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  Ayra in artwork ofShannan: Wielder of Astra.

Wallpapers

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  Wallpaper of Ayra: Astra's Wielder from theA Hero Rises 2018 event.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Ayra forHeroes's second anniversary.
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  Artwork ofMercedes and Ayra forHeroes's seventh anniversary.
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  Artwork ofIshtar,Eldigan, and Ayra forHeroes's eighth anniversary.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Ayra.
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  Artwork of Ayra.
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  Artwork of Ayra.
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  Artwork of Ayra.
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  Artwork of Ayra.
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  Artwork of Ayra andShannan.
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  Ayra in artwork ofLarcei.

Other appearances

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  Artwork of Ayra fromOne Hundred Songs of Heroes.

References

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