Best Classes
Here is a list of recommended classes for each playable character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. This include classes from the game’s expansion pass.
Basis for Class Recommendations
Class recommendations made are based on the following:
Our Concern with Master Tier Classes
Based on our research and experience in playing the game, we agree to the notion that not all Master tier classes are viable as end game class for some characters. As of writing, we will put a mark to make them optional for you as a player:
Legend
*Denotes as an optional end game or final class.
Cindered Shadows New Characters and Classes Included
We also added the new characters and the new classes to the list. In terms of the new classes recommended to the old characters, they’re still up for scrutiny so feel free to share your thoughts below.
Recommended Weapons or Skills Added Per Class
We’ve added weapons or skill proficiencies for each recommended class. The recommendations are not restricted to the class’ required skills. For example, Byleth can use Sword and Bow weapons instead of Axes while using a Wyvern class.
Protagonist Character
Male Byleth
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male Byleth | Fighter | Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight |
Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | ||
Brawler | War Monk | Enlightened One | ||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | ||
Thief | Trickster | |||
Assassin | ||||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | Holy Knight* | |
Dark Knight* |
Female Byleth
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Female Byleth | Fighter | Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight |
Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | ||
Brigand | War Monk | Enlightened One | ||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | ||
Thief | Trickster | |||
Assassin | ||||
Soldier | Cavalier | Valkyrie | Dark Knight* | |
Paladin | ||||
Paladin | Holy Knight* | |||
Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight* |
Black Eagles House
Edelgard von Hresvelg
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Edelgard | Fighter | Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight* |
Fortress Knight | Emperor | |||
Armored Lord | ||||
Brigand | Warrior | |||
Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* | |
Lord | ||||
Monk | Mage | Valkyrie | Dark Knight* | |
Soldier | Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight* |
Hubert von Vestra
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hubert | Monk | Mage | Warlock | Dark Knight* |
Dark Mage | Dark Bishop | |||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | Dark Knight | |
Fighter | Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight |
Ferdinand von Aegir
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ferdinand |
Fighter | Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord |
Warrior | War Master | |||
Brawler | Grappler | |||
War Monk | – | |||
Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight* | ||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | ||
Myrmidon | Thief | Trickster | Holy Knight* | |
Assassin | – |
Dorothea Arnault
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dorothea | Monk | Priest | Bishop | Gremory |
Mage | Warlock | |||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant | |
Thief | Trickster | |||
Assassin | – |
Bernadetta von Varley
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bernadetta | Fighter | Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord |
Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight | ||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | ||
Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight* | ||
Cavalier | Valkyrie | Dark Knight* | ||
Monk | Mage |
Caspar von Vegris
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Caspar | Fighter | Brawler | War Monk | – |
Grappler | War Master | |||
Brigand | Warrior | |||
Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord |
Petra Mcneary
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Petra | Dancer | |||
Myrmidon | Thief | Assassin | – | |
Mercenary | Swordmaster | – | ||
Soldier | Pegasus Knight | Wyvern Rider | Falcon Knight | |
Fighter | Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |
Warrior |
Linhardt von Hevring
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Linhardt | Monk | Mage | Warlock | – |
Dark Mage | Dark Bishop | – | ||
Priest | Bishop | – |
Blue Lions House
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dimitri | Fighter | Brawler | War Monk | – |
Myrmidon | Lord | High Lord | Great Lord | |
Mercenary | Swordmaster | – | ||
Soldier | Cavalier | Cavalier | Great Knight* |
Dedue Molinaro
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dedue | Fighter | Brawler | War Monk | – |
Grappler | War Master | |||
Brigand | Warrior | |||
Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight* | ||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin |
Felix Fraldarius
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Felix | Myrmidon | Thief | Assassin | – |
Trickster | Mortal Savant* | |||
Mercenary | Swordmaster | |||
Hero | ||||
Fighter | Brawler | War Monk | – | |
Grappler | War Master | |||
Brigand | Warrior |
Mercedes von Martlitz
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mercedes | Monk | Priest | Bishop | – |
Mage | Warlock | Gremory | ||
Valkyrie | – | |||
Dark Flier | – | |||
Fighter | Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight* |
Annette Fantine Dominic
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Annette | Monk | Priest | Bishop | – |
Mage | Warlock | Gremory | ||
Valkyrie | Dark Knight* | |||
Dark Flier | – | |||
Fighter | Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |
Warrior | ||||
War Cleric | – | |||
Dancer |
Ashe Ubert
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ashe | Myrmidon | Thief | Assassin | – |
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | Bow Knight | |
Fighter | Archer | Sniper | ||
Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | ||
Warrior | War Master | |||
Brawler | Grappler | |||
War Monk | Holy Knight* |
Sylvain Jose Gautier
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sylvain | Monk | Mage | Warlock | Dark Knight |
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | ||
Fighter | Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight* | |
Brigand | Warrior | War Master | ||
Brawler | Grappler | |||
War Monk | – |
Ingrid Brandol Galatea
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ingrid | Fighter | Brigand | War Cleric | – |
Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |||
Soldier | Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier* | Falcon Knight | |
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* | |
Thief | Trickster | |||
Assassin | – | |||
Dancer |
Golden Deer House
Claude von Riegan
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Claude | Fighter | Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight |
Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | ||
Wyvern Master | Barbarossa | |||
Myrmidon | Lord | |||
Thief | Assassin | – |
Hilda Valentine Goneril
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hilda | Fighter | Brigand | Warrior | Wyvern Lord |
Wyvern Rider | ||||
Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight | ||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | ||
Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight | ||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* | |
Thief | Assassin | – | ||
Dancer |
Lorenz Hermann Gloucester
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lorenz | Monk | Mage | Warlock | Dark Knight |
Dark Mage | Dark Bishop | |||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | ||
Fighter | Brigand | Warrior | Great Knight | |
Armored Knight | Fortress Knight |
Lysithea von Ordelia
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lysithea | Monk | Mage | Warlock | Gremory |
Valkyrie | Gremory* | |||
Dark Flier | ||||
Priest | Bishop |
Raphael Kirsten
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Raphael | Fighter | Brawler | War Monk | – |
Grappler | War Master | |||
Brigand | Warrior | |||
Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |||
Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight* | ||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin |
Ignatz Victor
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ignatz | Fighter | Brigand | Warrior | War Master |
Brawler | Grappler | |||
War Monk | – | |||
Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight | ||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | Dark Knight | |
Monk | Mage | Warlock | ||
Dark Mage | Dark Bishop | Dark Knight* | ||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* | |
Thief | Trickster | |||
Assassin | – |
Marianne von Edmund
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marianne | Monk | Priest | Bishop | Holy Knight* |
Mage | Warlock | Gremory | ||
Valkyrie | Dark Knight* | |||
Falcon Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight | ||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* | |
Thief | Trickster | |||
Dancer |
Leonie Pinelli
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leonie |
Fighter | Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight |
Brigand | War Cleric | – | ||
Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |||
Soldier | Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier* | Falcon Knight | |
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* | |
Thief | Trickster | |||
Assassin | – | |||
Dancer |
Ashen Wolves House
Yuri Leclerc
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yuri | Dancer | |||
Myrmidon | Thief | Assasin | – | |
Trickster | Mortal Savant* | |||
Mercenary | Swordmaster | |||
Monk | Mage | Warlock | ||
Dark Mage | Dark Bishop | |||
Fighter | Brawler | War Monk | – | |
Grappler | – | |||
Archer | Sniper | – |
Constance von Nuvelle
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Constance | Dancer | |||
Fighter | Brigand | War Cleric | – | |
Monk | Priest | Bishop | Holy Knight* | |
Mage | Warlock | Gremory | ||
Valkyrie | Dark Knight* | |||
Soldier | Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight* | |
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* |
Balthus von Albrecht
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balthus | Monk | Mage | War Monk | – |
Priest | ||||
Fighter | Brawler | War Master* | ||
Grappler | War Master | |||
Brigand | Warrior | |||
Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | – | ||
Myrmidon | Mercenary | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* | |
Thief | Trickster |
Hapi
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hapi | Dancer | |||
Monk | Priest | Bishop | – | |
Mage | Warlock | Gremory | ||
Valkyrie | Dark Knight* | |||
Holy Knight* | ||||
Soldier | Cavalier | Paladin | ||
Dark Knight* | ||||
Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight* |
Church of Seiros
Seteth
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seteth | – | – | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord |
– | Cavalier | Paladin | Dark Knight | |
– | Holy Knight* |
Manuela Casagranda
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Manuela | – | Priest | Bishop | Holy Knight* |
– | Mercenary | Swordmaster | – | |
– | Thief | Trickster | ||
– | Assassin |
Hanneman von Esser
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hanneman | – | Mage | Warlock | Dark Knight |
– | Dark Mage | Dark Bishop | ||
– | Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight* | |
– | Cavalier | Paladin |
Jeritza
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeritza | – | Brawler | Grappler | War Master* |
– | Warrior | |||
– | Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |
– | Cavalier | Paladin | Death Knight | |
– | Dark Knight* | |||
– | Bow Knight* |
Flayn
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flayn | Dancer | |||
– | Priest | Bishop | Holy Knight* | |
– | Mage | Warlock | Gremory | |
– | Falcon Knight | Dark Flier | Falcon Knight* |
Cyril
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cyril | Fighter | Brawler | Grappler | War Master |
Brigand | Warrior | |||
Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |||
Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight |
Knights of Seiros
Alois Rangeld
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alois | – | Brawler | War Monk | – |
– | Grappler | War Master | ||
– | Brigand | Warrior | ||
– | Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight* | |
– | Cavalier | Paladin |
Catherine Rubens Charon
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine | – | – | Swordmaster | Mortal Savant* |
– | Thief | Trickster | ||
– | Brigand | War Cleric | – |
Shamir Nevrand
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shamir | – | – | Sniper | Bow Knight |
– | Cavalier | Paladin | ||
– | Brigand | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |
– | Falcon Knight | Dark Flier* | Falcon Knight* |
Gilbert Prosnirav
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gilbert | – | Brawler | War Monk | – |
– | Grappler | War Master | ||
– | Brigand | Warrior | ||
– | Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | ||
– | Armored Knight | Fortress Knight | Great Knight* | |
– | Cavalier | Paladin |
Non-faction Characters
Anna
Character | Level 5 Class | Level 10 Class | Level 20 Class | Level 30 Class |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anna | Soldier | Pegasus Knight | Dark Flier* | Falcon Knight |
Fighter | Brigand | War Cleric | – | |
Warrior | Great Knight* | |||
Wyvern Rider | Wyvern Lord | |||
Archer | Sniper | Bow Knight | ||
Myrmidon | Thief | Assassin | – | |
Trickster | Mortal Savant* | |||
Mercenary | Swordmaster |
There is one class I highly recommend: war monk/cleric.
1 – He has the ability to heal himself at 50% of his maximum health, very useful in maddening mode when enemies block his movement or enemies have the pass ability that forces you to keep clerics far away from the frontline.
2- Mastering the class you get Avo +20 when brawling
3- It has high growth values
4- It is not in the weapon triangle, it is not weak against any weapon.
So, make Byleth a war monk, and make two or three more. If they are male you can make them war master, but getting axe A just for this reason it’s maybe a waste, and you would lose the use of faith.
Choose someone (not Byleth and not someone with more magic than strength) to train with the sword to win the dance competition to get Avo+20 with sword and make him/her a thief-assassin (don’t go Master), which you will also use to steal items from enemies. You almost don’t need others, just someone with ranged ability to balance the team, so a sniper-BowKnight and a couple of mage-bishop-gremory. I think bishop is better than warlock because it restores 20% of his HP at the beginning of the user’s phase. If you want to increase his survivability, you can make wizards into tricksters, who have high speed and therefore high Avoid, but if you have made enough war monks, there is no need for tricksters.
If you like her, the falcon knight isn’t bad either, you just often find yourself dropping her off the pegasus to avoid bows and take advantage of the forests, so war monks are still better.
Recruiting is a waste of time and you waste your experience and teaching sessions. The only one to recruit is Lorenz to do his Paralogue and get Thyrsus (offensive magic range +2).
A little late to the party, but I’m just wondering. Are these classes the ones best for maddening difficulty?
Just out of curiosity what did the latest update to the page change?
Not content updates implemented, Chef
Put Annette through monk -> mage -> wyvern rider -> wyvern lord and give her a bolt axe+
Thanks for the suggestion, Random Nerd!
I’m pretty sure that Yuri can’t become a Lord.
Thanks for the correction. Already removed it, Nastenjo.
It’s not possible for Anna to be a dancer
Thanks for the correction 🙂
Leonie is a fantastic Falcon Knight (you also put Peg Knight as an option so why not Falco?). Of course she’s more inclined to become a horseback unit but flier mobility is good, and she doesn’t really need another weapon than lances (if you want you can still use something else like a bow for instance). Plus, she has great avoid potential, and gets Lancefaire
On another note, I don’t really think Great Knight is a good class for anyone. It feels like you’re wasting their potential more than anything, to me
Hi Kevin! Already added Falcon Knight as a Master class option for Leonie. We agree that the Great Knight class feels underwhelming. Give us time to think it through 🙂
The only character I liked at Great Knight was Hilda. She is AMAZING there. No one else actually seems good at that class.
Surprised that ALL characters are recommended a master.
It is my firm belief that master tiers, while great, are not essential to a great unit. They provide roughly the same total % in stat increases as advanced. Both advanced and Master classes get access to the +5 damage (weapon)faire ability. Sure master gets a few more but since weapon triangle is not a thing and arts are capped at 3 per unit the value of having multiple weaponfaires is diminished.
With that rationale I’m surprised assassin Felix is not mentioned. It should succeed at both tiers. He has a relatively high damage, decent speed,dex growth rates. His only weaknesses are defense and resilience. Assassin pretty much negates those last two problems entirely as long as you have another unit in range. Addition his high dex gives him a decent shot at assassinate and his speed should almost always guarantee 4x if he utilizes fist weapons in Assassin form.
Hi James! Thank you for sharing us your point of view when it comes to class progression paths.
We’ll definitely look into Felix as an Assassin 🙂
By the way, why is Mortal Savant a recommended class for Felix? Because I noticed in-game that Reason is his weakness.
Hi Mike!
If you are talking about Reason as a skill requirement. Indeed, he has a low skill proficiency to start with. However, Mortal Savant requires a lower Reason skill proficiency (B+) as compared to Sword (A) which is advantageous to Felix. Reason is also Felix’s budding talent so if you keep on tutoring that skill, it will become his strength later on.
You still have other progression paths available if you are still not sure. He can go a War Master route since he has a high initial SPD stat next to STR. Bow Knight is also possible but you have a mid-to-low DEX stat to start with.
As a Mortal Savant, Felix will gain a master ability called Warding Blow. This will help him cover his weakness to magic since he will gain about +6 Magic Resistance when initiating combat. This is advantageous when fighting against magic-user units.
I can’t decide if I like customizable units or characters with pre-set classes/promotions from older games, better. Just seems like It might be a bad idea to try making a character a class they may not be effective at. Sorry for the random comment, just giving my thoughts.
We understand your points, Mike. Determining the effectiveness of a character to a specific class is not just based on his skill level. Also, the character’s stats, stat growth, and the quality of combat arts he/she can obtain should also be considered, IMO.
I hear what you’re saying, but I enjoy being able to push characters’ limits and see if a lance-leaning soldier can become a good white mage. Especially since they don’t all get the same white magic spells – so there’s still a lot of innate characteristics, and it’s nice to see them get revealed. I don’t like the budding talents very much, because that feels like an additional intention by the developers…You already told me Sylvain should use axes, so why can he lean toward black magic? And often the ability it gives isn’t that good…I would like it if *I* could choose which skill gets the budding talent stars.
Okay why the hell is Hilda suggested to be a monk/mage/warlock? Thats an awful idea for many reasons, like having a weakness in faith magic, learning no good spells to compete against others on the class, and having a terrible magic and res growth on top of that.
You have good points. Already corrected her recommended class. Thanks! 🙂