For theBerwick Saga character, seeSaga:Saphir.

Saphir (Japanese:ザフィーアSaphir) is a playable character inFire Emblem Engage. She is a member of the Royal Guard ofBrodia.

Biography

Saphir is a knight from Brodia. She serves as a Royal Guard to KingMorion. Hailing from a fishing town, Saphir lost her parents as a child, thirty years before the events of the game, when Elusians attacked her village from the sea.^[1] In her youth, she also had a rivalry with a childhood friend that she could never defeat. It was during the same village raid that she lost her friend as well. Afterwards, she decided to honor her wish to be the strongest.^[3] From then on, she spent time traveling and working as a mercenary, until her skills eventually earned her a place in the royal guard.^[4]

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Saphir is a playable character.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable - Main story

For experience calculation purposes, Saphir is considered to have reached level 19 in a base class before reclassing to Warrior.

Warrior Level 7 Movement 5 SP 2000

Recruitment:Chapter 19, talk to withAlear,Diamant, orAlcryst, or automatically at the end of the chapter if she survived. StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 51 Defense 19 Strength 24 Resistance 9 Magic 2 Luck 15 Dexterity 23 Build 15 Speed 19−1 Max HP 105% Defense 40% Strength 55% Resistance 10% Magic 0% Luck 20% Dexterity 35% Build 15% Speed 45% Defense +1 Strength +2 Resistance −2 Magic −2 Luck ±0 Dexterity ±0 Speed +1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Brave Axe Tomahawk Elixir Will to Win Merciless Weapon Levels -- -- A C -- -- -- -- --

Playable - Fell Xenologue

Fell Xenologue 1Fell Xenologue 2Fell Xenologue 3Fell Xenologue 4Fell Xenologue 5Fell Xenologue 6

Warrior Level 15 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 42 Defense 15 Strength 20 Resistance 9 Magic 2 Luck 13 Dexterity 21 Build 13 Speed 15 Inventory Skills Steel Axe Steel Bow Vulnerary Will to Win Merciless Weapon Levels -- -- A C -- -- -- -- --

Warrior Level 18 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 45 Defense 16 Strength 21 Resistance 9 Magic 2 Luck 13 Dexterity 21 Build 14 Speed 16 Inventory Skills Steel Axe Steel Bow Vulnerary Will to Win Merciless Weapon Levels -- -- A C -- -- -- -- --

Warrior Level 1 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 47 Defense 17 Strength 22 Resistance 9 Magic 2 Luck 14 Dexterity 22 Build 14 Speed 17 Inventory Skills Steel Axe Steel Bow Elixir Will to Win Weapon Levels -- -- A C -- -- -- -- --

Warrior Level 3 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 49 Defense 18 Strength 23 Resistance 9 Magic 2 Luck 14 Dexterity 23 Build 14 Speed 18−1 Inventory Skills Silver Axe Steel Bow Elixir Will to Win Weapon Levels -- -- A C -- -- -- -- --

Warrior Level 5 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 50 Defense 18 Strength 23 Resistance 9 Magic 2 Luck 15 Dexterity 23 Build 14 Speed 18−1 Inventory Skills Silver Axe Steel Bow Elixir Will to Win Merciless Weapon Levels -- -- A C -- -- -- -- --

Warrior Level 8 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 52 Defense 19 Strength 24 Resistance 9 Magic 2 Luck 15 Dexterity 24 Build 15 Speed 19 Inventory Skills Silver Axe Steel Bow Elixir Will to Win Merciless Weapon Levels -- -- A C -- -- -- -- --

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Growth rates when reclassed

Analysis

Saphir is a prepromotedWarrior who joins inChapter 19. Due to joining late and as a prepromote, Saphir sports high base stats in most areas, but low growth rates, aside from HP. Saphir also joins with high weapon ranks with her A rank inaxes, giving her access to the vast majority of the axes in the game, including theBrave Axe, along with C rank in bows letting her wield theKiller Bow at base. Saphir's biggest weakness is her mediocre speed, not being high enough tofollow-up attack most enemies, but still being able to avoid getting doubled by most enemies. Luckily, thanks to her great strength and build, Saphir makes for an excellent user of effective weapons, such as theHammer orPoleaxe for one-shotting enemies. Along with this, Saphir's access to bows allows her to one shot or significantly damage enemy fliers. Saphir can also finish offbroken enemies thanks to joining withMerciless.

Saphir's greatest weakness is her late join time, where most of the player's army by this point is equipped with powerful skills and have built supports with each other, Saphir needs to wait to acquire some of the more powerful skills in the game and build supports. Along with that, earlier joining units such asKagetsu orPanette have likely surpassed Saphir's combat by the time she joins the player's army. Saphir luckily is not so weak that she cannot contribute or is unviable in the lategame, just outclassed by her competition.

In terms of reclassing, Saphir's base class is among the strongest inEngage which makes her one of the weaker options for reclassing. Saphir can still be reclassed into aWyvern Knight for additional mobility, flight andAir Raid.

On the topic ofEmblem Rings, Saphir makes solid use of all physically oriented Emblem Rings. Saphir can gain a strong enemy phase when engaged with theRing of the Sage Lord thanks toAdaptable andVantage pairing well with Saphir's Warrior class, especially in combination with theWrath skill. This pair well with her personal skill,Will to Win, giving her extra survivability and reliability when at less than 50% health. Saphir can also make use of theRing of the Azure Twins asEclipse Brace,Sacred Twins andBlue Skies offer excellent one-shotting potential against most enemies in the game. TheRing of the Radiant Hero gives Saphir even more durability withLaguz Friend and overall survivability withResolve and utility withReposition. Finally, Saphir can also make use of theRing of the Lady of the Plains in order to patch up her speed issues withSpeedtaker, though said skill and ring are in high demand.

Overall, Saphir is a solid filler lategame unit in case the player requires her to fill a spot as the other playable units are not up to snuff. However, the player will likely already have stronger units by the time she joins.

Ally Notebook entries

DefaultC LevelB LevelA Level Level

	Saphir
	Initial Class: Warrior
	Birthday: January 17th
	Basic Info: Member of the
	Brodian castle guard. Went to
	Givre Port alone to join the
	Divine Dragon's army and
	inform them that Brodia
	Castle was secure.

	Saphir
	Likes: fish, weapons, training,
	fishing, seafood, yams, dairy,
	parties, raucous nights
	Dislikes: precise work, luxury
	goods, fashion, cute things,
	weakness, Elusian soldiers

	Saphir
	Hobbies: sparring
	Talents: fishing, swimming
	Background: Born in a fishing
	village in Brodia. Lost her
	parents to Elusian soldiers
	invading by sea. Worked as
	a mercenary until earning her
	place in the royal guard.

	Saphir
	Height: 5'10"
	Ring Size: 7 | O
	Personality: Tenacious and
	brave. Tirelessly works to
	improve strength and skill.
	Coarsely mannered but kind.
	Loves to give advice. Knows
	more about fish than any ally.

	Saphir
	Life with Saphir: Bonds with
	the Divine Dragon through
	mutual interest in sparring
	and seafood. Does not wear
	the Pact Ring often, thinking
	it doesn't suit her, but tucks
	it under her armor whenever
	she goes to battle.

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Personality

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Saphir is known for her bravery.

Supports

Main articles:Saphir/Supports andSaphir/Bond conversations

Endings

Valiant Guard Saphir
Saphir returned to Brodia Castle and took up a position in King Diamant's personal guard. Later in life, she retired to her village and started a seafood restaurant. Though small, the place attracted customers from far and wide.
Its menu featured a dish said to have been loved by King Morion.

Divine Dragon Alear & Valiant Guard Saphir
Alear became the new Divine Dragon Monarch. His/Her bonds with the rulers of each nation resulted in lasting peace.
Saphir stayed close to the new monarch, keeping Lythos safe as a royal knight for the rest of her life. Neither ever passed on a sparring session with the other.

Quotes

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Critical quotes

Defeat quotes

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 8 (2024)

572

Saphir Engage

74

CYL 9 (2025)

617 (+45)

Saphir Engage

49 (−25)

CYL 10 (2026)

647 (+30)

Saphir Engage

31 (−18)

Total results		This character has 3 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	154

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Warrior Axe

CG images

Ally notebook images

• 
  Saphir's initial ally notebook image inEngage.
• 
  Saphir's C Support ally notebook image inEngage.
• 
  Saphir's B Support ally notebook image inEngage.
• 
  Saphir's A Support ally notebook image inEngage.
• 
  Saphir's Ring Support ally notebook image inEngage.

Other images

• 
  Saphir's Pact Ring support illustration inEngage.
• 
  Artwork ofLindon and Saphir fromEngage's credits.

Notes

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.