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The Great Lord is a combat physical class that debuted in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Hector's promoted class is the only one that is called Great Lord in both English and Japanese editions.

History in the Series[]

Among classes that serve as promotions from Lord, the Great Lord class appears in more games than any other. The Great Lord class typically wields the primary weapon of its preceding Lord class, usually with a secondary weapon type added (such as Hector gaining the ability to wield Swords or Chrom gaining the ability to use Lances).

In its original inception in The Binding Blade, the Master Lord class is the promoted form of the Lord class and is exclusive to Roy. Wielding Swords as its sole weapon of choice, the Master Lord class is able to arm the legendary Binding Blade.

In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, the Great Lord class is the promoted form of Hector's version of the Lord class. The class wields Axes as its primary weapon of choice and Swords as its secondary weapon. This version of the class is an Armored Unit with the same terrain capabilities and effective weakness as the other armored classes. Hector's Great Lord class has extremely high attack and defense but low speed and movement. It is effectively a Lord version of General.

In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, two versions of the Great Lord class appears in the game, acting as the promoted forms of the two Lord characters. Eirika's version wields Swords as its sole weapon of choice and can arm the sacred Sieglinde, while Ephraim's version is locked to Lances and is able to equip the sacred Siegmund.

The Great Lord does not make another appearance until Fire Emblem Awakening, where it is again the promoted form of the Lord class. Exclusive to both Chrom and his daughter Lucina, the Great Lord class wields Swords and Lances as its weapons of choice.

In Fire Emblem Fates, the Great Lord is the base class of the amiibo version of Lucina. The class can be accessed by any female character through use of the DLC-exclusive Exalt's Brand.

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the Great Lord returns as a unique class for Dimitri after he receives the Areadbhar and therefore earns the certification. Like in Awakening, the Great Lord class is an infantry class that is proficient in Swords and Lances, as well as Authority.

In Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, the Great Lord class is one of two promotion possibilities for the Mirage Chrom, the other being Conqueror. As a Great Lord, Chrom has access to unlock the unique Carnage weapons Florete, Sol Katti, and Mystletainn.

In Fire Emblem Warriors, the Great Lord returns as a promotion of the Lord class for Chrom and Lucina, as well as the new lords Rowan and Lianna, who can use Staffs in this class. The class is once again playable in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, where it is the unique Master class for Dimitri. Unlike its Three Houses incarnation, the class is now lance-locked.

Overview[]

Fire Emblem Fates[]

Great Lords have nigh identical growths to that of Paladins, only differing in slightly lower HP and slightly higher resistance. Their max stats tend to be higher than Paladins, except for Strength, Magic, Defense and Resistance. Unlike Paladins, they max out at A rank Swords and B rank Lances.

The 4 skills they learn are Dual Striker, Charm, Aether and Awakening.

Dual Striker helps allies take down enemies more easily, although it can be traded out for more useful skills down the line. Charm gives allied units within 2 spaces a +2 damage boost, and it can be stacked with other skills such as Inspiration.

Aether is one of the most effective damaging skills in the game, combining healing with huge damage, as the attacker strikes twice with the second strike lowering the target's defense or resistance. While it does have a low trigger rate, this can be patched up with Quixotic or Hoshidan Unity.

Awakening is the final skill Great Lords learn, increasing their Hit rate, Avoid, Critical Rate and Critical Avoid by 30% when they fall below 50% HP. This skill makes them extremely dangerous at low health. It combos extremely well with Vantage, as that allows the user to strike first when below 50% HP. It also combos well with Vengeance, as that increases in power the more damage the user has.

Overall, Great Lords are something of a middle ground between Swordmasters and Paladins, and offer a good combination of the former's Speed and the latter's bulk.

In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE6 (Roy)225-6607568-Sword A-
FE7 (Hector)183-34050515-Sword D Axe D-
FE8 (Eirika)183-3405077-Sword C-
FE8 (Ephraim)183-34050710-Lance C-
FE13 (Chrom)231007901036--SwordIconFE13 E LanceIconFE13 E-
FE13 (Lucina)20819110846--SwordIconFE13 E LanceIconFE13 E-
FE141881895736--FE14 Sword E FE14 Lance E-
FE163517812141014106---0

Maximum Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE6 (Roy)6025-25253025251525-Sword S-
FE7 (Hector)6030-24243029201525-Sword S Axe S-
FE8 (Eirika)6024-29303022251525-Sword S-
FE8 (Ephraim)6027-26243023231525-Lance S-
FE13 (Chrom)80443041424541396--SwordIconFE13 A LanceIconFE13 A-
FE13 (Lucina)80403042444540406--SwordIconFE13 A LanceIconFE13 A-
FE1460302532343529316--FE14 Sword A FE14 Lance B-
FEW (Rowan)977108871351411351181145--FEW Sword S FEW Staff-
FEW (Lianna)940961091341301341141075--FEW Sword S FEW Staff-
FEW (Chrom)99913528147115134114915--FEW Sword S-
FEW (Lucina)95812631141157150103975--FEW Sword S-

Growth Rates[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE660%35%-30%30%35%10%15%-----
FE790%45%-40%45%40%15%20%-----
FE890%45%-40%45%40%15%15/20%-----
FE1340%20%0%20%20%0%10%5%-----
FE1415%15%0%10%10%15%10%5%-----
FE1630%10%0%0%10%0%5/10%0%---FE16 sword icon +3 FE16 lance icon +3 FE16 authority icon +310%
FEW3H30%30%0%25%0%0%20%0%----15%

Class Modifiers[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE16520041102---2
FEW3H80030062202---2

Class Skills[]

SkillRequirements
FE13FE13 AetherAether
RoyalWeaponRightful King
Learned at Level 5.
Learned at Level 15.
FE14Attack Stance+Dual Striker
Charisma FE13Charm
FE13 AetherAether
AwakeningAwakening
Learned at Level 1 and above.
Learned at Level 10 and above.
Learned at Level 25 and above.
Learned at Level 35 and above.
FE16Charm FE16Charm
Lancefaire FE16Lancefaire
Icon Combat Art FE16 LanceParaselene
Class Ability of Great Lord.
Class Ability of Great Lord.
Mastery Ability of Great Lord.
FEW3HCharm FE16 Charm
Sword Buster Lv 5 Sword Buster Lv 5
Swordbreaker FE16 Swordbreaker
Icon Combat Art FE16 Lance Thunder Rush
FEW3H Captain's Grit Seasoned Tactics
Icon Combat Art FE16 Lance Paraselene
Royal Bloodline Savior of the Meek
Class ability.
Class ability.
1-star Class Mastery.
1-star Class Mastery.
2-star Class Mastery.
2-star Class Mastery.
3-star Class Mastery.

Promotions[]

Base ClassPromotion MethodPromoted Class
FE6FE6 Roy Lord Map SpriteLordComplete either Chapter 21 or Chapter 21x.FE6 Master Lord Map SpriteMaster Lord
FE7 (Hector)FE7 Hector Lord Map SpriteLordUse a HeavenSealHeaven Seal on Eliwood's route when he reaches Level 10+ or complete Chapter 29 on his route.FE7 Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE8 (Eirika)FE8 Eirika Lord Map SpriteLordChoose to promote her when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the LunarbraceLunar Brace when she is Level 10+.FE8 Eirika Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE8 (Ephraim)FE8 Ephraim Lord Map SpriteLordChoose to promote him when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the SolarbraceSolar Brace when he is Level 10+.FE8 Ephraim Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE13 (Chrom)FE13 Chrom Lord Map SpriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal when he reaches Level 10+.FE13 Chrom Great LordGreat Lord
FE13 (Lucina)FE13 Lucina Lord Map SpriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal when she reaches Level 10+.FE13 Lucina Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE14(Any female unit)Use an Master Seal FE13 IconExalt's Brand.FE14 Lucina Great Lord Map SpriteGreat Lord
FE16FE16 Noble Dimitri Part 2 Icon Any classProceed to Azure Moon Chapter 16 after receiving the Hero's Relic Areadbhar.FE16 Great Lord Dimitri IconGreat Lord
FEWWarriors Shion SpriteWarriors Liane SpriteLordUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal on a lord (except Marth or Lyn).Warriors Shion SpriteWarriors Liane Sprite
Great Lord
FEW3HFE16 Paladin Dimitri Icon PaladinUse a FE16 Seal Icon Master Seal on Dimitri once he has mastered the Paladin class.FEW3H Great Lord Icon Great Lord

Trivia[]

  • In The Binding Blade, the Master Lord class uses the same sprites and animations as its base form, the Lord. It is the only class in Game Boy Advance games to do so.
  • Hector's version of the Great Lord class could be retroactively considered the precursor for Axe General. Like Axe General, Great Lord Hector is a variant of General with Axes and Swords as well as a slightly higher focus on offense compared to the regular lance General.
  • In Awakening and Warriors, the Great Lord class carries a shield on its left arm; for Chrom, this shield is the Fire Emblem which changes accordingly as its orbs are collected and disappears entirely for the few chapters in which it has been stolen by Validar (Rowan and Lianna reference this by getting altered costumes of their Great Lord (and Lord) outfits with the completed Shield of Flames after Ch. 19), and Lucina's shield is a larger version of the mask she wore in her "Marth" guise.
  • In Fates, the Great Lord class utilizes Lucina's original Lord class outfit instead of her Awakening Great Lord outfit. Grandmasters and Vanguards also share the same trend in Fates.

Gallery[]

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