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This sub-page covers theclass change stats for theNintendo Switch games:Fire Emblem: Three Houses andFire Emblem Engage.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Class changing is achieved by completing certification exams, which require specific skill levels and seals. There are now four tiers of classes available:

  • Beginner classes: Available starting from level 5, requiringBeginner Seals
  • Intermediate classes: Available starting from level 10, requiringIntermediate Seals
  • Advanced classes: Available starting from level 20, requiringAdvanced Seals
  • Special classes: Available starting from level 20, requiringAbyssian Exam Passes. These areDLC exclusive.
  • Master classes: Available starting from level 30, requiringMaster Seals. These are only options if the player has reachedProfessor level C.

Units can attempt a certification exam for any of these tiers if their level is high enough and they have the appropriate seal. These exams can be taken if a unit's skill level is not quite high enough, though this reduces the chances of the unit actually passing the exam and gaining access to the new class. A certification exam cannot be attempted if the unit's chance of passing it is less than 30%. The pass rate for certification exams is calculated using the formula below:[1]

Pass rate = (100 − a × b) + (Unit's Luck stat / 2)a = 40 for Beginner, Intermediate, and single-skill level Advanced classes  = 32 for multi-skill level Advanced classes  = 20 for Master classesb = total number of lacked skill levels ("+" levels count as 1, entire letter levels count as 2)

Completing an exam also does not forcibly switch the unit to the new class, instead prompting the player if they would like to do so themselves. Upon passing a certification exam, the unit will have their base stats boosted to the class's base stats if they are lower, like inShadows of Valentia. Changing classes will also provide the unit various class stat modifiers, as well as bonuses or penalties to certaingrowth rates. A unit's level is not reset upon class changing or gaining access to a class.

There are two classes that require a seal not related to their class's tier; theDark Mage andDark Bishop instead require theDark Seal. Additionally, some specific classes are available only through events, and do not require passing an exam to obtain them.Byleth gains access toEnlightened One after completingChapter 10.Edelgard,Dimitri, andClaude all automatically switch to new classes at the start of Part 2: these classes areArmored Lord,High Lord, andWyvern Master respectively. They later also gain access to stronger versions of these classes, those beingEmperor,Great Lord, andBarbarossa. Additionally, theDancer class is made available to a unit if they win the White Heron Cup inChapter 9.

Classes and requirements

Class change options and requirements inThree Houses
Unique classes

Commoner

Noble

Dancer

Enlightened One

Armored Lord

Emperor
Default for certain unitsDefault for certain unitsWin the White Heron Cup inChapter 9
(student units only)
Byleth only; earned inChapter 11Edelgard only; earned inChapter 13Edelgard only; earned inChapter 16

High Lord

Great Lord

Wyvern Master

Barbarossa

Death Knight
Dimitri only; earned inChapter 13Dimitri only; earned inChapter 16Claude only; earned inChapter 13Claude only; earned inChapter 17Jeritza only
Beginner classes

Myrmidon

Soldier

Fighter

Monk
Swords DLances DAxes DorBows DorBrawling DReason DorFaith D
Intermediate classes

Lord

Mercenary

Thief

Armored Knight

Cavalier

Brigand
Edelgard,Dimitri, andClaude only
Swords D+,Authority C
Swords CSwords CAxes C,Heavy Armor DLances C,Riding DAxes C

Archer

Brawler

Mage

Dark Mage

Priest

Pegasus Knight
Bows CMale only
Brawling C
Reason CMale only
Reason C
Faith CFemale only
Lances C,Flying D
Advanced classes

Hero

Swordmaster

Assassin

Fortress Knight

Paladin

Wyvern Rider
Male only
Swords B,Axes C
Swords ASwords B,Bows CAxes B,Heavy Armor BLances B,Riding BAxes B,Flying C

Warrior

Sniper

Grappler

Warlock

Dark Bishop

Bishop
Axes ABows AMale only
Brawling A
Reason ADark Mage-certified units only
Reason A
Faith A
Special classes

Trickster

War Monk

War Cleric

Dark Flier

Valkyrie
Thief-certified units only
Swords B,Faith B
Male only
Brawling B+,Faith C+
Female only
Brawling B+,Faith C+
Female only
Reason B+,Flying C
Female only
Reason B,Riding B
Master classes

Falcon Knight

Wyvern Lord

Mortal Savant

Great Knight

Bow Knight

Dark Knight
Female only
Swords C,Lances A,Flying B+
Lances C,Axes A,Flying ASwords A,Reason B+Axes B+,Heavy Armor A,Riding B+Lances C,Bows A,Riding ALances C,Reason B+,Riding A

Holy Knight

War Master

Gremory
Lances C,Faith B+,Riding AMale only
Axes A,Brawling A
Female only
Reason A,Faith A

Class base stats

Class base stats inThree Houses
New classHPStrMagDexSpdLckDefRes
Commoner00000000
Noble00000000
Dancer00000000
Enlightened One281781214101210
Armored Lord3817812610178
Emperor3817812610178
High Lord3016711139139
Great Lord351781214101410
Wyvern Master301791319111411
Barbarossa3518101420121512
Death Knight3210171416121315
Myrmidon207366452
Soldier208366452
Fighter208366452
Monk204866434
Lord25961010863
Mercenary25961010862
Thief25961111862
Armored Knight3096748121
Cavalier259676862
Brigand2810677862
Archer258687852
Brawler289678861
Mage2541076835
Dark Mage2541076835
Priest254976835
Pegasus Knight258678854
Hero30178121410128
Swordmaster30178121410128
Assassin30178121410128
Fortress Knight3517812810177
Paladin32178121410128
Wyvern Rider30188121410128
Warrior32198121410138
Sniper30178121410128
Grappler32178121410147
Warlock308171214101215
Dark Bishop308171214101215
Bishop308151214101215
Trickster2814121014121010
War Monk/War Cleric3217101010101411
Dark Flier258678854
Valkyrie255101099913
Falcon Knight3218101420121314
Wyvern Lord3218101420121512
Mortal Savant3217171416121412
Great Knight3418101410121710
Bow Knight3217101416121410
Dark Knight3210171416121315
Holy Knight328151416121316
War Master3320101416121510
Gremory328171416121316

Class modifiers

Class stat modifiers inThree Houses
ClassHPStrMagDexSpdLckDefResChaMv
Commoner+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
Noble+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
Dancer+0+1+0+3+3+0+2+1+2+2
Enlightened One+1+2+3+1+1+1+2+2+1+2
Armored Lord+5+0+0+0−3+0+5+0+2+1
Emperor+8+0+0+0−4+1+8+0+2+1
High Lord+3+1+0+0+3+0+1+0+2+1
Great Lord+5+2+0+0+4+1+1+0+2+2
Wyvern Master+2+2/+1+0+3+1/+0+0+1+0+2+3/+0
Barbarossa+3+3+0+5+2/+0+0+2+0+2+4/+2
Death Knight+5+4/+3+0+0+1/+3+0+3/+2+3+0+3/+1
Myrmidon+0+0+0+0+1+0+0+0+0+0
Soldier+0+0+0+1+0+0+0+0+0+0
Fighter+0+1+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0
Monk+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+1+0+0
Lord+1+0+0+0+1+1+0+0+2+1
Mercenary+1+1+0+0+1+0+0+0+0+1
Thief+0+0+0+2+2+0+0+0+0+1
Armored Knight+3+0+0+0−2+0+4−1+0+0
Cavalier+1+1+0+2−1/+1+0+1+0+0+3/+0
Brigand+2+2+0+0+0+0+0+0+0+1
Archer+0+0+0+2+0+2+0+0+0+1
Brawler+1+0+0+2+2+0+0−1+0+1
Mage+0+0+1+1+0+0+0+2+0+0
Dark Mage+0+0+2+1+0+0+0+1+0+0
Priest+0+0+0+1+0+0+0+3+0+0
Pegasus Knight+0+0+0+2+3/+1+0+0+2+0+2/+0
Hero+3+2+0+0+2+1+1+0+0+1
Swordmaster+1+2+0+1+4+0+1+0+0+1
Assassin+0+0+0+3+5+1+0+0+0+2
Fortress Knight+5+0+0+0−6+0+10+0+0+0
Paladin+2+2+0+2−1/+1+0+2+2+0+4/+2
Wyvern Rider+1+3/+2+0+1+3/+1+0+2+0+0+3/+1
Warrior+3+3+0+0+1+1+1+0+0+1
Sniper+0+1+0+5+0+3+0+0+0+1
Grappler+2+1+0+3+3+0+1−1+0+2
Warlock+0+0+3+1+1+0+0+4+0+0
Dark Bishop+0+0+4+2+0+0+0+3+0+0
Bishop+1+0+2+1+0+0+0+5+0+0
Trickster+0+0+0+3+4+3+0+1+0+1
War Monk/War Cleric+3+2+0+1+0+0+1+1+0+2
Dark Flier+0+0+0+3+2+0+0+3+0+3/+1
Valkyrie+1+0+4+0−2/+0+0+0+1/+0+0+2/+0
Falcon Knight+0+1/+0+0+4+5/+3+0+0+4+0+4/+2
Wyvern Lord+2+4/+2+0+1+4/+2+0+3+0+0+4/+2
Mortal Savant+1+1+2+1+1+0+2+2+0+2
Great Knight+5+1+0+0−4/−2+0+8/+6+0+0+3/+0
Bow Knight+2+1+0+3+1/+3+1+1+0+0+4/+2
Dark Knight+1+1+2+2−1/+1+0+2/+1+3+0+3/+2
Holy Knight+2+1+1+2−1/+1+0+1/+0+4+0+3/+2
War Master+3+5+0+0+2+1+1+0+0+2
Gremory+0+0+5+2+1+0+0+4+2+1

Fire Emblem Engage

Class change is achieved by using aMaster Seal at level 10 or higher. Personal classes only have one option, while generic classes have two. Class changing requires havingproficiency for the weapons of the new class. Each promoted class has a uniqueskill that is learned at level 5, and is lost whenreclassing to a new class.

Many classes have multiple versions with different weapon proficiencies. For example, there are three versions ofGeneral that wield one of swords, lances or axes; and there are two versions of Hero that wield swords and lances, or swords and axes. These versions are chosen between when changing class, and units only need the proficiency for their chosen variation of the class.

Class change options and stat gains inEngage
Base classAdvanced classHPStrMagDexSpdLckDefResMovBldWeapon levelsClassskill
Dragon ChildDivine Dragon+2+2+1+2+1+1+1+2+1+3Swords AArts BDivine Spirit
Noble (Alfred)Avenir+1+1+4+1+1+2+2+2+1+1Swords BLances AGolden Lotus
Noble (Céline)Vidame+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1Swords BTomes AStaves BIgnis
Lord (Diamant)Successeur+2+2+1+1+1+1+1+0+1+1Swords SAxes ASol
Lord (Alcryst)Tireur d'élite+1+1+0+2+1+2+2+1+1+1Bows SLuna
Wing Tamer (Ivy)Lindwurm+2+1+2+1+1+0+2+1+1+1Tomes SStaves BGrasping Void
Wing Tamer (Hortensia)Sleipnir Rider+0+1+2+1+2+2+1+2+1+1Tomes BStaves SWorld Tree
Sentinel (Timerra)Picket+1+1+1+1+2+1+2+2+1+1Lances SSandstorm
Sentinel (Fogado)Cupido+2+1+2+1+1+1+1+2+1+1Swords BBows ABack at You
Sword FighterSwordmaster+1+1+1+2+3+2+1+1+1+1Swords SRun Through
Hero+3+3+1+1+1+1+2+0+1+2Swords ALances C /
Swords AAxes C
Brave Assist
Lance FighterHalberdier+1+2+1+1+1+1+2+0+1+1Lances SPincer Attack
Royal Knight+0+0+3+1+2+3+1+2+2+1Lances AStaves CReforge
Axe FighterBerserker+3+4+0+1+1+1+0+1+1+2Axes SSmash+
Warrior+1+3+1+2+2+1+1+2+1+1Axes ABows CMerciless
ArcherSniper+3+2+1+2+1+1+1+0+1+1Bows SNo Distractions
Bow Knight+3+1+2+1+3+1+1+2+2+1Swords CBows A /
Lances CBows A /
Axes CBows A
Careful Aim
Sword Cavalier
Lance Cavalier
Axe Cavalier
Paladin+2+2+1+2+1+1+2+1+1+1Swords A /Lances A /Axes APivot
Wolf Knight+0+0+2+1+3+2+0+2+1+0Swords BKnives A /
Lances BKnives A /
Axes BKnives A
Hobble
Sword Armor
Lance Armor
Axe Armor
General+3+3+1+1+1+1+2+1+0+3Swords A /Lances A /Axes ASwap
Great Knight+1+1+2+2+4+1+1+2+2+1Swords BLances B /
Swords BAxes B /
Lances BAxes B
Allied Defense
Sword Flier
Lance Flier
Axe Flier
Griffin Knight+1+2+1+3+2+2+1+2+1+1Swords AStaves C /
Lances AStaves C /
Axes AStaves C
Clear the Way
Wyvern Knight+4+4−1+1+0+0+3−2+1+2Swords BLances B /
Swords BAxes B /
Lances BAxes B
Air Raid
Martial MonkMartial Master+4+3+0+0+0+1+1−1+1+3Staves AArts SDiffuse Healer
High Priest+2+0+3+2+1+2+0+2+1+1Tomes BStaves SArts CSelf-Healing
MageSage+2+0+2+2+1+1+2+2+1+1Tomes SStaves BSpell Harmony
Mage Knight+3+4+0+2+3+0+2+1+2+2Swords BTomes A /
Lances BTomes A /
Axes BTomes A
Chaos Style

References

  1. u/Falco_Lau,Certification exam pass rate formula, Reddit,Published: September 30, 2019,Retrieved: July 30, 2020

See also

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Playable charactersBlack EaglesBernadettaCasparDorotheaEdelgardFerdinandHubertLinhardtPetra
Blue LionsAnnetteAsheDedueDimitriFelixIngridMercedesSylvain
Golden DeerClaudeHildaIgnatzLeonieLorenzLysitheaMarianneRaphael
OtherAloisAnnaDLCBylethCatherineCyrilFlaynGilbertHannemanJeritzaManuelaSetethShamir
Ashen WolvesDLCBalthusConstanceHapiYuri
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BossesAcheronAelfricDLCAloisLord ArundelBiasBlaiddydCasparCatherineCharonChilonClaudeCorneliaDaphnelDedueDeath KnightDimitriDominicBaron DominicEdelgardFelixFerdinandFlame EmperorFlaynFraldariusGautierGloucesterGonerilGwendalHubertIngridThe Immaculate OneThe ImmovableJudithKostasKronyaLadislavaLamineLinhardtLonatoLorenzMercedesMetodeyMiklanMysonNaderNemesisBaron OchsDLCOdessePallardóPittacusRandolphRheaRieganRodrigueSetethShamirSolonSylvainThalesWandering BeastThe Wind Caller
Background charactersCount BergliezMargrave GautierGlennCount GloucesterCount HevringHolstLambertMonicaPatriciaRufusSeirosSitriTianaCount Varley
Legendary and personal weaponsAegis ShieldAreadbharAsclepiusAthameAxe of UkonvasaraAymrBlutgangCaduceus StaffCirce StaffCrusherFailnaughtFetters of DromiFreikugelThe InexhaustibleLance of RuinLúinOchain ShieldRafail GemScythe of SarielSeiros ShieldSpear of AssalSword of BegaltaSword of MoraltaSword of SeirosSword of the CreatorTathlum BowThunderbrandThyrsusVajra-Mushti
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White Clouds
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13:Reunion at Dawn • 14:A King Without a Kingdom • 15:Valley of Torment • 16:The Rose-Colored River • 17:The Impregnable Fortress • 18:The Chaos of War • 19:Conclusion of the Crossing Roads • 20:The City Without Light • 21:Following a Dream
Azure Moon
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Verdant Wind
Verdant Wind
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Cindered Shadows
1:The Fourth House • 2:What Lies Beneath • 3:The Rite of Rising • 4:Danger in the Dark • 5:Betrayal • 6:Return to Me • 7:Wolf Pack
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