Wyvern Rider

The Wyvern Rider, also known as Dracoknight or Wyvern Knight in some games, is a wyvern-mounted physical combat class that debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. A flying class, Wyvern Riders are most often armed with with Lances and/or Axes.

History in the Series[]

In its original inception in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, the Dracoknight class is the promoted form of the Pegasus Knight class, and is thus unable to promote any further.

Beginning from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, Dragon Knights are cleanly separated from the Pegasus Knight class, with the Dragonmaster class introduced and instituted to be the promoted form of the class. Like its predecessors, the Dragon Knight class wields Swords and Lances in this installment.

Dragon Knights are the promoted form of the Dragon Rider class in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. Eda is the only playable member of the Dragon Rider class.

In Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and its prequel Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, the Wyvern Rider class loses the ability to wield Swords, only gaining it when it promotes into the Wyvern Lord class.

In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Wyvern Riders are further given the option to promote into Wyvern Knights alongside Wyvern Lords, a class granted the devastating Pierce skill.

The class was given the Dracoknight name in English for the first time in the localization of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. In this game, it promotes into the Dragonmaster class. Radiant Dawn is also the first game in the series to feature Dracoknights/Wyvern Riders as purely axe users.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, remakes of the Archanea Series, the Dracoknight class is re-instituted as the main promoted form of the Pegasus Knight class.

The class is referred to as Wyvern Rider in Fire Emblem Awakening. This version of the class is further given the option to promote into the unique Griffon Rider alongside Wyvern Lord.

In Fire Emblem Fates, the Wyvern Rider class is treated as a Nohrian class, and is further given the option to promote into Malig Knights, a class that uses Tomes and Axes. The class's Hoshidan counterpart is the Sky Knight.

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Wyvern Rider is an Advanced class that requires a unit with an Axe level of B or higher and a Flying level of C or higher to pass the Certification Exam. The class has a main skill experience class bonus in Axes (+2), but has a secondary weapon proficiency in Lances (+1).

In the spin-off title Fire Emblem Warriors, the Wyvern Rider acts as the base class for Minerva. Unlike previous incarnations, this version can only use Axes. The class acts as a clone of the Malig Knight. Fire Emblem Warriors is the first Fire Emblem title overall in which the Wyvern Rider is a female-exclusive class. Unlike in Fates, Wyvern Riders can (rarely) pop up under the Hoshidan flag, where they are called Wyvern Warriors.

In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the Wyvern Rider is playable by both male and female units, but is still locked to axes, being one of the promotions of the Brigand class.

In Fire Emblem Engage, the class's name is localized as "Wyvern Knight", though it is not the same Wyvern Knight seen in other games. In this incarnation, it is once more a promoted class, and is an option for Pegasus Knights. Wyvern Knights are able to use swords, axes, and lances. While the Pegasus Knight class is female locked, Wyvern Knight is not, thus male units can be reclassed into the Wyvern Knight class.

Other Games[]

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Dragon Knight class, like its original iteration, is once again intertwined with the Pegasus Knight class by acting as its promoted form. The Dragon Knight class also functions as the promoted form of a Commando Knight named Raffin, owing to the plot establishing him as originally being a wyvern-riding combatant.

In Vestaria Saga I, the Wyvern Rider is known as the Dragon Knight. The class wields Swords, Lances and Throwing Spears. It is an enemy-only class, but its promotion, the Dragonmaster, is playable.

Overview[]

Combat[]

Like all other flying units, Wyvern Riders are units that stand out for not just high Movement, but also the ability to traverse terrain that is normally impassable. Wyvern Riders typically excel in HP, Strength and Defense, and thus make for fairly decent combatants against regular enemy units.

Wyvern Riders do, however, suffer from having easily exploitable weaknesses. The most glaring of these is that of the fact that in most of their iterations, they are vulnerable to attacks inflicted by Bows and Wind magic (save for Radiant Dawn, where they are weak to Thunder magic and no longer vulnerable to bows). Apart from this, they are also vulnerable to dragon-slaying weapons like the Wyrmslayer. Given these facts, it is thus common to charge Wyvern Riders forward into areas where there are few bow or magic users and hold them back when bow users are abundant. However, these weaknesses can be nullified by placing Iote's Shield, Delphi Shield or Fili Shield into their inventories, all of which are imbued with blessings that guard their holders from sustaining bonus damage from weapons effective against them.

In WiFi battles, Dracoknights are occasionally used due to their strong Defense allowing them to survive being attacked by Brave Sword-wielding Swordmasters. However, they can still be killed one-on-one by Berserkers. The main reason Dracoknights are used, despite this weakness, is because of their unparalleled movement; 10 base movement (12 with Boots), with no terrain hindrance, gives them the best scouting ability of any unit (tied with Falcon Knights). However, because they are weak to bows, a squad is usually limited to one Dracoknight only. Several tactics rely on the Dracoknight's ability to embark on reconnaissance missions to determine the strength of immediate foes. Their weakness to Berserkers is usually avoided by actively scouting a Berserker and killing them preemptively.

In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	22	9	-	3	6	0	14	0	10	-	-	Sword/Lance 10	-
FE3	20	8	-	5	7	0	10	0	10	-	-	Lance 9	-
FE4	40	10	0	7	6	0	11	0	9	-	-	B B	-
FE5 (Mounted)	24/20	7	1	6	6	0	9	-	9	8/5	-	D	-
FE5 (Dismounted)	24/20	4	1	4	4	0	4	-	6	8/5	-	D	-
TS	25	8/5	0	5/3	6/4	0	7/4	-	7/4	-	-	4 4	-
FE6	20/19	7/6	-	3/5	5	0	8/7	0	7	10/9	-	D	-
FE7	20/19	7/6	-	3/5	5	0	8/7	0	7	10/9	-	D	-
FE8	20/19	7/6	-	3/5	5	0	8/7	0	7	10/9	-	D	-
FE9	20/19	6	0	4	3	0	8/7	0/1	8	11/7	39/35	D	-
FE10	20	7/6	0	5/3	5	0	9	0/2	8	12/7	41/36	D	-
FE11	20	8	1	5	7	0	10	3	10	-	-	D E	-
FE12	20	8	1	5	7	0	10	3	10	-	-	D E	-
FE13	19	7	0	6	5	0	8	0	7	-	-	E	-
FE14	17	6	0	5	4	2	7	0	7	-	-	E	-
FE16	30	18	8	12	14	10	12	8	7	-	-	B C	0
FE17	25	9	1	8	9	3	6	5	6	6	-	B^ B^ B^	-
FEW	68	10	1	7	8	6	9	1	20	-	-	E	-

Maximum Stats[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	20	12	-	-	Sword/Lance 20	-
FE3	52	-	20	20	20	20	20	20	10	-	-	Lance 20	-
FE4	80	25	15	22	21	30	26	15	9	-	-	B B	-
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	20	20	-	A A	-
FE6	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE7	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE8	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE9	40	20	15	20	20	40	20	20	8	11/7	39/35	A	-
FE10	40	20	5	20	20	30	20	10	8	12/7	41/36	A	-
FE11	60	26	20	26	23	30	30	21	10	-	-	A A	-
FE12	60	26	20	26	23	30	30	21	10	-	-	A A	-
FE13	60	28	20	24	24	30	28	20	7	-	-	A	-
FE14	40	22	17	21	20	19	24	15	7	-	-	B	-
FE17	83	46	31	43	38	25	35	22	8	18	-	B^ B^ B^	-

Growth Rates[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE4	100%	30%	10%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10%	-	-	-	-	-
FE5	50%	20%	3%	15%	10%	10%	15%	-	0%	5%	-	-	-
FE6	80%	45%	-	35%	30%	25%	25%	10%	-	-	-	-	-
FE7	80%	45%	-	35%	30%	25%	25%	15/17%	-	-	-	-	-
FE8	80%	45%	-	35%	30%	25%	25%	15/17%	-	-	-	-	-
FE9	80%	55/50%	10%	50%	40/45%	25%	55/50%	40/45%	-	-	-	-	-
FE10	80/70%	65/45%	0/25%	55/40%	55/65%	15/30%	45/40%	5/40%	-	-	-	-	-
FE11	30/40%	10%	-15%	20%	25%	0%	10%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
FE12	30%	10%	-15%	20%	25%	0%	10%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
FE13	45%	30%	0%	15%	15%	0%	10%	5%	-	-	-	-	-
FE14	10%	15%	5%	10%	10%	5%	20%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
FE16	30/40%	10/25%	-5%	0%	0%	0%	5/35%	-5/-10%	-	-	-	+2 +3 +3	5%
FE17	20%	20%	0%	10%	5%	5%	20%	5%	-	5%	-	-	-
FEW3H	25%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%	20%	0%	-	-	-	-	5%

Class Modifiers[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE16	1	3/2	0	1	3/1	0	2	0	3/1	-	-	-	0
FEW3H	200	5/3	0	2	5/2	0	3	0	6/0	-	-	-	1

Class Skills[]

	Skill	Requirements
FE4	Re-Move	Hidden base skill of all mounted and flying units.
TS	Re-Move	Base skill of Pegasus Knight and Dragon Knight classes.
FE10	Canto	Base skill of all mounted and flying units.
FE13	Strength +2 Tantivy	Learnt at Level 1. Learnt at Level 10.
FE14	Strength +2 Lunge	Learnt at Level 1 and above. Learnt at Level 10 and above.
FE16	Canto Axefaire Seal Defense	Class Ability of Wyvern Rider. Class Ability of Wyvern Rider. Mastery Ability of Wyvern Riders.
FE17	Air Raid Certain Blow	Class Skill of Wyvern Knights. Maddening mode skill.
FEW3H	Lance Buster Lv 3 Boost Critical Defiant Str Offensive Tactics Wyvern Rider's Ploy Wyvern Rider's Wisdom Apex Axe Diamond Axe Crush	Class ability. 1-star Class Mastery for Seteth. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 1-star Class Mastery for certain units. 2-star Class Mastery for certain units. 2-star Class Mastery for certain units. 3-star Class Mastery for Seteth. 3-star Class Mastery for certain units. 3-star Class Mastery for certain units.

Promotions[]

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE1	Pegasus Knight	Use a Dragon Whip on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Dracoknight
FE3	Pegasus Knight	Use a Dragon Whip on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Dracoknight
FE4	Dragon Knight	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Dragonmaster
FE5	Dragon Rider	Use a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Dragon Rider.	Dragon Knight
TS	Pegasus Knight	Use a Dragon Flute on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Dragon Knight
TS (Raffin)	Commando Knight	Clear Map 10 and choose to activate the promotion event.	Dragon Knight
FE6	Wyvern Rider	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Wyvern Rider.	Wyvern Lord
FE7	Wyvern Rider	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Wyvern Rider.	Wyvern Lord
FE8	Wyvern Rider	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Wyvern Rider.	Wyvern Lord Wyvern Knight
FE9	Wyvern Rider	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Wyvern Rider.	Wyvern Lord
FE10	Dracoknight	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Dracoknight or train a Dracoknight to Level 21.	Dragonmaster
FE11	Pegasus Knight	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Dracoknight
FE12	Pegasus Knight	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Dracoknight
FE13	Wyvern Rider	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Wyvern Rider.	Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider
FE14	Wyvern Rider	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Wyvern Rider.	Wyvern Lord Malig Knight
FE16	Any class	Use an Advanced Seal on a Level 20+ unit and pass the Wyvern Rider Certification Exam.	Wyvern Rider
FE17	Sword Flier	Use Master Seal on Level 10+ Sword Flier with Lance or Axe Proficiency.	Wyvern Knight
FE17	Lance Flier	Use Master Seal on Level 10+ Lance Flier with Sword or Axe Proficiency.	Wyvern Knight
FE17	Axe Flier	Use Master Seal on Level 10+ Axe Flier with Sword or Lance Proficiency.	Wyvern Knight
FEW	Wyvern Rider	Use a Master Seal on Minerva.	Wyvern Lord
FEW3H	Brigand	Use an Advanced Seal on a unit that has mastered the Brigand class.	Wyvern Rider
FEW3H	Wyvern Rider	Use a Master Seal on a unit that has mastered the Wyvern Rider class.	Wyvern Lord

Notable Wyvern Riders[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

• Minerva - The Princess of Macedon and leader of the Whitewings who took up arms against her brother.
• Michalis - The King of Macedon who had great ambitions for his country.
• Promotion for: Caeda, Palla, Catria, and Est

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

• Rumel - A Macedon rebel serving under Rucke.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War[]

• Papilio - A Dragon Knight of Thracia.
• Altena - The daughter of Prince Quan of Leonster and Ethlyn and sister of Leif.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776[]

• Dean - Thracian Dragon Knight assigned as Linoan's bodyguard.
• Promotion for: Eda

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga[]

• Reshe - The daughter of King Bahanuke of Canaan.
• Simon - The leader of Canaan's Condor Squad.
• Marco - A member of the Condor Squad who rescues Leteena.
• Toms - A member of the Condor Squad.
• Philip - A member of the Condor Squad.
• Andrew - A member of the Condor Squad.
• Shion - The younger brother of Theodora.
• Theodora - The confidant of Prince Julius of Canaan.
• Promotion for: Sasha, Raffin, Mahter, Frau, and Verna.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade[]

• Melady - The elder sister of Zeiss and a renowned captain in Bern's army. Loyal to Princess Guinivere.
• Zeiss - The younger brother of Melady.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade[]

• Heath - An honorable knight who deserted the army of Bern.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones[]

• Cormag - A proud knight who admires his brother, an Imperial General of Grado.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn[]

• Jill - A girl from Daein who is the daughter of Shiharam.
• Gromell - A General in the Daein Army.

TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga[]

• Larentia - A Dragon Knight of Peshire.

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

• Cherche - A vassal of House Virion who thinks her wyvern is adorable.
• Gerome - Cherche's son unaccustomed to interpersonal interactions whose wyvern belonged to his late mother.
• Orton - One of the generals from Plegia.
• Vasto - A general from Plegia who led the assault on Emmeryn thanks to information from a traitor.

Fire Emblem Fates[]

• Beruka - A Wyvern-riding assassin and one of Camilla's retainers who seems devoid of emotion.
• Percy - Arthur's son who inherited his Hero of Justice mentality. Unlike his father, he has astronomically good luck and is close friends with his mount, Ace.
• Possible fixed reclass option for: Xander, Elise, Siegbert.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses[]

• Seteth - Rhea's loyal second-in-command, he's shrouded in mystery.
• Ladislava - Commander of the Adrestian Empire and leader of Edelgard's personal guard.
• Claude (Cindered Shadows) - Heir to House Riegan and next in line to become leader of the Leicester Alliance.

Fire Emblem Engage[]

• Rosado - A royal knight from Elusia who is also Hortensia's retainer and friend.
• Seforia - The Queen of Solm and the mother of Timerra and Fogado.

Vestaria Saga I[]

• Possible promotion for: Ma'aya.

Gallery[]