For the character fromTearRing Saga Series: Berwick Saga, seeSylwiss.

Silvia (Japanese:シルヴィアSilvia) is aJugdrali dancer distantly related to the nobility ofGrannvale's HouseEdda. She was orphaned at a young age and raised by a man who trained her to be a dancer but abused her, whom she eventually escaped in her late teens.^[1] A year after doing so, while travelling inAgustria she metLewyn and joined him in fighting inSigurd's army in its war with Agustria and beyond. Silvia survived theBattle of Belhalla, but surrendered her infant childrenLene andCoirpre to a convent inDahna before disappearing.^[2]

Biography

Silvia was in an Agustrian village north of Mackily Castle, having spent some time with Lewyn, during the Grannvale–Agustria war. When Lewyn departed to fight a swarm of bandits dispatched to raid the villages by LordMacbeth, Silvia insisted on following him into combat upon spotting him leaving the village, thinking he was abandoning her.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Silvia is a playable character during the first generation. InChapter 2, she, along withLewyn, appear as player units outside of avillage onceHeirhein has been seized. She is available up until the end ofChapter 5. If she is married and alive at the end of Chapter 5,Coirpre andLene will be available in the second generation. Otherwise,Charlot andLaylea willreplace them.

Starting stats and growth rates

Dancer Level 1 Holy Blood Movement 6

Recruitment:Chapter 2, automatically from the turn afterHeirhein Castle is seized* StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 28 Speed 12 Strength 3 Luck 6 Magic 0 Defense 1 Skill 4 Resistance 5 Max HP 50% Speed 10% Strength 10% Luck 30% Magic 30% Defense 10% Skill 10% Resistance 40% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Slim Sword 5,000 Gold Adept Dance Miracle Weapon Levels C -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Love growths and events

Silvia Dancer Naoise Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Alec Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Arden Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Finn Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Midir Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Midir Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Lewyn Initial: 200 Per turn: 2 Chulainn Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Azelle Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Jamke Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Claud Initial: 190 Per turn: 1 Beowolf Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Lex Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Dew Initial: 0 Per turn: 3

• InChapter 2,Alec can talk to Silvia after Infini Castle has been seized, granting 100 love points between the pair.
• In Chapter 2, Silvia can talk toSigurd after Infini Castle has been seized, yielding no reward.
• InChapter 4, before Tófa Castle has been seized, Silvia can initiate a conversation withErinys by waiting next to her. This conversation grants 50 love points betweenLewyn and Silvia, and 20 love points between Lewyn and Erinys.
• In Chapter 4, Silvia can talk toClaud after Tófa Castle has been seized, granting 100 love points between the pair.
• InChapter 5, if they are lovers, Silvia can talk toClaud,Lewyn, orAlec after Phinora Castle has been seized, yielding no reward.

Analysis

As a unit

Silvia is a Dancer who joins inChapter 2 alongsideLewyn. Silvia primarily offers utility through herdances, refreshing up to four adjacent units, greatly increasing the speed at which enemies are defeated or distance is traversed, especially if those units are strong mounted units such asSigurd orLachesis. However, as an infantry unit, she will fall behind any mount she dances for, and may not catch up to other infantry units that get ahead of her. She can use theLeg andKnight Rings well, and while both are very contested she is one of the best users of both, with Sigurd being the main competition for the Leg Ring. Silvia cannot obtain the Leg or Knight Rings directly (unless she killsPizare for the Leg Ring, which is a very difficult task), and must purchase the former for 20,000 gold and the latter for 40,000 gold. Silvia starts near the village that provides theBargain Band, the cost of each, though the Bargain Band is also an item many units may want, and Silvia may still struggle to obtain the required gold. With how poor her Arena performance is,Dew is practically mandatory for granting her these rings. IfEdain obtained the Rescue staff, Lachesis can use it to keep Silvia up with the cavalry as well.

Silvia offers little aside from her dance utility. With her low strength and low weapon level, her combat is poor; any training is primarily for her own defense. As she lacksFollow-Up, she cannot double enemies, but her high speed can prevent enemies from doubling her—in Chapter 2 with a Slim Sword, onlyWaltz andErinys have theattack speed to double her, and only by one point, which can be fixed by unequipping her. Her low HP, defense, and resistance limit her survivability—every enemy in Chapter 2 deals enough damage to reduce her to below half HP. When reduced to low HP,Miracle can boost heravoid to give her a chance to survive, potentially to the point where she cannot be hit; however, Miracle only boosts her avoid for one turn at a time, and requires that she be at risk to activate. Miracle also allows her to reliably clear the Arena with enough set-up, but her main utility comes from dancing so she has no need to become strong.

As a mother

If Silvia is alive and has a lover at the end ofChapter 5, she will have two children:Lene andCoirpre. Her fastest pairings are with Lewyn,Claud, andAlec; she has events with Alec and Claude (in Chapters 2 and 4, respectively) that boost love points, and she has an event with Erinys in Chapter 4 that boosts both of their points with Lewyn.

Lene, like Silvia, is a Dancer, and fulfills a similar purpose; she inherits her mother's items, and is mostly unaffected by her father. Silvia can pass the Leg and Knight Rings to Lene, and while they are items many units in the second generation may want,Seliph is the only unit who will have a stronger claim than her, and he has no need for the Knight Ring after promotion. If Silvia passes the Bargain Band to Lene or marriesDew—who passes theBargain skill—Lene can purchase both items at a reduced price. IfLex orArden marry Silvia, Lene will inheritVantage; with theSleep Sword, she can put an enemy tosleep before they attack, allowing her to clear the arena more reliably than she could with only Miracle. Paragon is also a very useful skill to have in ranked runs due to how hard of a time Lene has gaining money and experience.

Coipre joins underleveled at a point where staff utility is common enough that he is ultimately superfluous, and no pairing will be able to fix his problems. Given that staff users have an easy time gaining experience in ranked runs, Coipre's performance will also vary little. Coipre's best father isClaud, who will pass Major BragiHoly Blood and all his staves, includingValkyrie. If Lewyn is promoted, he can also use staves, and thus can also pass them down to Coirpre; Lewyn will also pass his Major Forseti blood and theForseti if he obtained it. However, Lewyn is a father in high demand, and of the three children who can potentially use Forseti—Arthur,Ced, and Coirpre—Coirpre is the worst; he joins the latest, has the lowest movement, and must promote to use it. In contrast, Claud is not in high demand; he has two other notable pairings—Edain and Erinys—but both have other good options. However, the aforementioned pairings gain more from Claud than Silvia's children.

If Silvia is dead or unmarried at the end of Chapter 5, her children will be replaced by theirsubstitutes:Laylea andCharlot. Laylea is a Dancer, like Lene and Silvia; she hasCharm—boosting the hit and avoid of nearby units—and a unique event that provides theBarrier Blade, but lacks Miracle and cannot receiveinheritance, and must thus purchase the Leg and Knight Rings herself. Charlot also performs similarly to Coirpre; though he cannot receive inheritance, he does have a unique event withHannibal inChapter 9 that provides theBerserk staff, potentially improving the reliability strategies involvingberserking enemies that may have been difficult with only theBerserk Sword.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Silvia is one of the characters added to the game in theSeeping Poison update, and became available for summoning by players on September 7, 2018. Only one variation of Silvia is currently available inHeroes, based on herGenealogy of the Holy War incarnation.

Silvia: Traveling Dancer

Starting stats

★★★★★★★★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 3/4/5 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 4/5/6 Maximum HP 33/36/39 Attack 20/23/26 Speed 29/32/35 Defense 11/14/17 Resistance 23/26/29 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Steel Sword -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 3/4/5 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 34/37/40 Attack 21/24/27 Speed 31/34/37 Defense 12/15/18 Resistance 25/28/31 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Barrier Blade Dance --

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 4/5/6 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 3/4/5 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 37/40/43 Attack 23/27/30 Speed 33/36/39 Defense 13/17/20 Resistance 27/30/33 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Barrier Blade+ Dance --

{{{content4}}}

{{{content5}}}

{{{content6}}}

{{{content7}}}

{{{content8}}}

{{{content9}}}

{{{content10}}}

{{{content11}}}

{{{content12}}}

{{{content13}}}

{{{content14}}}

{{{content15}}}

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Sword	★★★	★★★	50
	Steel Sword	★★★	★★★	100
	Barrier Blade	★★★	★★★★	200
	Barrier Blade+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Dance	★★★	★★★★	150
A	Warding Stance 1	★★★	—	50
A	Mirror Stance 1	★★★★	—	100
A	Mirror Stance 2	★★★★★	—	200
B	Torrent Dance 1	★★★	—	50
B	Deluge Dance 1	★★★	—	120
B	Deluge Dance 2	★★★★	—	240

Personality

This section has been marked as astub. Please help improve the page by adding information.

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...
...
Silvia, a wandering dancer...
...

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

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Silvia/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Silvia was featured on three TCG cards.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Silvia
	Class:Dancer	Level 1 Infantry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 2	Atk.: 1 / Counter: 1	WLv.: C
	Equip:Slim Sword	Skills:Dance •Miracle •Adept
	Card #040 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist: Mayumi Hirota
	Class:Dancer	Level 10 Infantry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 3	Atk.: 2 / Counter: 1	WLv.: C
	Equip:Iron Sword	Skills:Dance •Miracle •Adept
	Card #2-020 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi
	Class:Dancer	Level 15 Infantry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 3	Atk.: 1 / Counter: 1	WLv.: C
	Equip:Safeguard	Skills:Dance •Miracle •Adept
	Card #P032 •Rarity: ☆★★ •Artist:Asahi Maminami
Card scans and information translation provided byAquantis.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Silvia is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Silvia
	Wayfaring Dancer, Silvia
		"If you think it'll help everyone cheer up a bit, then I'm gonna dance my feet off!"
		Attack: 20	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Dancer		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Dance [] [] Choose an ally unit that is tapped and untap it.
	Card #B06-036R, B06-036ST • Artist:HMK84
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Sylvia .

Notable merchandise

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

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

Silvia: Traveling Dancer
Silvia's a traveling dancer who charms one and all with her grace and skill. They say her dances can cheer anyone up!	An orphan, Silvia was taken in by a foster father who saw to it that she was taught all there is to know about dancing. Her skills today are the product of many years of hard work!	After some time, Silvia couldn't bear his harsh, cruel treatment any longer, so she ran away. Not long after, she met Lewyn, and swore to fight by his side.	Even on the battlefield, Silvia is a ray of sunshine who enlivens her allies with her dancing. I hear she even has a dance just for special occasions… I'll need to do some more research!
Closely Associated Characters
Lewyn Sigurd {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Prince of Silesse. A descendant of Ced, one of the 12 legendary crusaders, and inheritor of the wind tome Forseti. Silvia takes an interest in him. Heir to Chalphy, descendant of the crusader Baldr, and Seliph's father. He's courageous and has a strong sense of justice. He welcomes Lewyn and Silvia into his army. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

522

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

203

CYL 2 (2018)

472 (−50)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

274

CYL 3 (2019)

511 (+68)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

188 (−86)

CYL 4 (2020)

633 (+49)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

91 (−97)

CYL 5 (2021)

645 (+12)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

64 (−27)

CYL 6 (2022)

636 (−11)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

71 (+7)

CYL 7 (2023)

610 (−26)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

60 (−11)

CYL 8 (2024)

621 (+11)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

60 (No change)

CYL 9 (2025)

556 (−65)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

65 (+5)

CYL 10 (2026)

575 (+19)

Silvia Genealogy of the Holy War

43 (−22)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,119

Trivia

• One ofGenealogy of the Holy War's title screen scenes shows Silvia attacking Lewyn and Erinys with a broken sword, accusing them of being in a relationship together.^[3]
• According to Silvia's profile in the (non-canon) art book for theŌsawa manga adaptation:^[4]
  • She was 16 years old during late September, Grann 757.
  • Her height is 156 cm.
  • She was born between June 22nd and June 30th.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Dancer Dance Sword (Iron Sword)

Official artwork

• 
  Artwork of Silvia fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia andBeowolf fromTreasure.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia from theTrading Card Game.

Concept artwork

• 
  Concept artwork of Silvia fromGenealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
• 
  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.

Cipher artwork

• 
  Artwork of Silvia.

References

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