
Budding Talents of Playable Characters
Budding Talents are hidden skill talents found in the tutoring menu. If you train a student with budding talent in that field, their neutral skill will become a strength.
Tutoring Strengths and Weaknesses
Below is a list of each unit’s budding talents that specifies whether or not it’s the unit’s weakness.
Budding Talents
Protagonist
| Icon | Name | Budding Talent | Unlocked Ability/Art | Ability/Art Effect |
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Byleth | Faith | White Magic Avoid +20 | Avoid +20 when using white magic. |
Black Eagles House
| Icon | Name | Budding Talent | Unlocked Ability/Art | Ability/Art Effect |
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Edelgard | Reason | Black Magic Crit +10 | Crit +10 when using dark magic. |
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Hubert | Lance | Frozen Lance | Mt increases depending on unit’s Dex. Counts as a magic attack. |
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Dorothea | Faith (Weakness) |
White Magic Avoid +20 | Avoid +20 when using white magic. |
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Ferdinand | Heavy Armor | Seal Speed | When unit attacks foe, foe suffers Spd -6 for 1 turn after combat. |
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Petra | None | None | None |
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Linhardt | None | None | None |
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Bernadetta | Riding | Pass | Unit can pass through spaces occupied by foes. |
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Caspar | None | None | None |
Blue Lions House
| Icon | Name | Budding Talent | Unlocked Ability/Art | Ability/Art Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dimitri | Riding | Seal Movement | When unit attacks foe, foe suffers Mov -1 for 1 turn after combat. |
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Dedue | None | None | None |
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Felix | Reason (Weakness) |
Black Magic Crit +10 | Crit +10 when using dark magic. |
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Ingrid | None | None | None |
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Mercedes | Bows | Waning Shot | When unit’s attacks connects, foe suffers Str -5 for 1 turn. |
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Ashe | Lance | Shatter Smash | When unit’s attacks connects, foe suffers Def -5 for 1 turn. |
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Annette | None | None | None |
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Sylvain | Reason | Black Magic Avo +20 | Avoid +20 when using dark magic. |
Golden Deer House
| Icon | Name | Budding Talent | Unlocked Ability/Art | Ability/Art Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Claude | Axe | Diamond Axe | A powerful attack that drastically raises Mt. |
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Hilda | Heavy Armor | Seal Speed | When unit attacks foe, foe suffers Spd -6 for 1 turn after combat. |
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Lorenz | None | None | None |
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Raphael | None | None | None |
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Ignatz | Reason | Seal Strength | When unit attacks foe, foe suffers Str -6 for 1 turn after combat. |
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Lysithea | Sword (Weakness) |
Soulblade | Mt increases depending on unit’s Res. Counts as a magic attack |
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Marianne | Lance | Frozen Lance | Mt increases depending on unit’s Dex. Counts as a magic attack. |
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Leonie | None | None | None |
Ashen Wolves House
| Icon | Name | Budding Talent | Unlocked Ability/Art | Ability/Art Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yuri | Bows | Deadeye | A bow attack with a long range. |
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Constance | Brawl | Mystic Blow | A magic attack. |
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Balthus | Reason | Black Magic Crit +10 | Grants Crit +10 when using black magic. |
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Hapi | Axe | Exhaustive Strike | An attack that consumes all remaining durability and adds 30% of it to Mt. |
Garreg Mach Monastery – Church of Seiros
| Icon | Name | Budding Talent | Unlocked Ability/Art | Ability/Art Effect |
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Seteth | None | None | None |
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Manuela | None | None | None |
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Hanneman | None | None | None |
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Jeritza | Flying | Darting Blow | If unit initiates combat, grants AS +6 during combat. |
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Flayn | Reason | Seal Magic | If unit damages foe during combat, foe suffers Mag -6 for 1 turn after combat. |
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Cyril | None | None | None |
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Anna | Riding | Pass | Allows unit to pass through spaces occupied by foes. |
Garreg Mach Monastery – Knights of Seiros
| Icon | Name | Budding Talent | Unlocked Ability/Art | Ability/Art Effect |
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Alois | None | None | None |
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Catherine | None | None | None |
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Shamir | None | None | None |
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Gilbert | None | None | None |
Other Database Guides
Character, Classes, and Crests
| Character Base Stats | Character Base Skill Levels | Class Base Stats |
| Character Stat Growth Rates | Class Stat Growth Rates | Skill Level Experience Bonuses |
| Tutoring Strengths | Crests |
Equipment and Items
| Weapons | Shields | Accessories |
| Hero's Relic & Sacred Weapons | Items | Merchant Shop Items |
| Pagan Altar Items | - | - |
Abilities, Arts, and Skills
| Combat Arts | Spells | Class Combat Arts |
| Class Abilities | Learned Combat Arts | Learned Spells |
| Learned Authority Abilities | Personal Abilities | Gambits |
Battles, Quests, and Locations
| Monastery Map | Abyss Map | Mission Battles |
| Paralogue Battles | Auxiliary Battles | Quest Battles |
| Quests | Terrains | - |
Enemy Units and Monsters
| Enemy Units | Monsters | Maddening Enemy Unit Skills |
| Monster Attacks and Skills | - | - |

And Flayn? :/