Fabio

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At a glance

Fabio is a playable unit, recorded in the Commoner class at level 1. Available on the Dietrich and Leda routes; recruitment on one route has a condition to meet (renown, a support level or a chapter). Highest growth rates: Mag 50% and Res 45%. Personal ability: Dark Calling. 25 liked gifts documented, 3 of them loved. 8 support partners documented.

Guide rank A. A black mage with 50% Magic growth who learns Mire, a 3-range spell, at Black Magic rank C. The author rates him A from play on Dietrich's route; Game8 says A+, KeenGamer A and Pocket Tactics S.◇ our recommendation: the guide author's own play Tier list

Gifts and meals

Loved

Tales of Adventure++ loved
Volcano Ghosh++ loved
Simple Pastries++ loved, single source† unverified

Likes: Suffering, half-forgotten feelings, dissecting beautiful things

Meals

Recorded from the guide author's own game on Dietrich's route, across 12 dishes.

Likes

Garlic Seared Scallopslikes
Pumpkin Souplikes
Salt-Crusted Hamloves
Fish-Sauce Souplikes
Sand Boar and Beansloves
Honey-Poached Pearlikes
Sweet-and-Sour Stick Bugsloves
Charred Fish Grillloves
Coffee-Berry Pasteloves

Dislikes

Madazinsdislikes
Cheese-Coated Crayfishdislikes

Neutral: Goat Roast.

Bird-time answers

How Pale Raven sessions are scored is explained in how to read a character page.

Show 10 questions

How beautiful you are. A fine specimen for my scalpel, hmm?
Answer: Be intimidating.
I am ill-suited to physical labor. Those who are should be the ones to do it. Obvious, isn't it?
Answer: Nod.
I have feigned the role of a missionary for years, yet these simple beasts do not question it. Amazing.
Answer: Tilt your head.
I have spent some time with this guise by now. I have, hmm, acclimated to it.
Answer: Gaze intently.
In this land, the sun's rays are relentless. I wish for something to block them.
Answer: Spread your wings.
Is this land strange, or have I become strange? I fine I cannot say.
Answer: Tilt your head.
Simply catching sight of a thing of beauty is enough to lift the spirits.
Answer: Sing a beautiful tune.
The plants of Dagda are of much interest to me. I would observe and sketch many more.
Answer: Nod.
What, then is the purpose of celebrating the day of one's birth? It escapes me.
Answer: Tilt your head.
You are the best kind of beast - no foolish words or wasted actions.
Answer: Gaze intently.

Bird-time reactions (IGN wiki)† unverified

A fuller prompt->reaction table for this character, from IGN’s guide. See every character, searchable.

Show 10 prompts

“I have feigned the role of a missionary for years, yet these simple beasts do not question it.”
Tilt your head
“In this land, the sun's rays are relentless.”
Spread your wings
“You are the best kind of beast- no foolish words or wasted actions.”
Gaze intently
“Is this land strange, or have I become strange?”
Tilt your head
“Simply catching sight of a thing of beauty is enough to lift the spirits.”
Sing a beautiful tune
“The plants of Dagda are of much interest to me.”
Nod
“I am ill-suited to physical labor. Those who are should be the ones to do it.”
Nod
“What, then, is the purpose of celebrating the day of one's birth?”
Tilt your head
“How beautiful you are. A fine specimen for my scalpel, hmm?”
Be intimidating
“I have spent some time with this guise by now. I have, hmm, acclimated to it.”
Gaze intently

Recruit

Plan

On Leda's route Fabio requires 3S support, 9R renown, clearing Dietrich's Paralogue (Sealed-Off Past) and the "They Have Lost" event, and a suitable item.

Part I, chapter 1
Give Fabio a like-matched gift and pair him with the player in one support activity (shared meal, arena training, temple service, theatre, thermae or world-map feast) every in-game week from the first free-time window of Part I, budgeting roughly three actions per required support level before chapter 12.† unverified
Part I, chapter 1
Prioritise quests from the start of the route, especially Leda's own Perform Quests, alongside main-story progression, divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues, to bank renown toward 9R before chapter 12.† unverified
Part I, chapter 1
Keep a spare, unneeded item in reserve as the "suitable item" Fabio's gate calls for, checking market stalls, quest rewards and skirmish drops from the first free-time window of Part I.† unverified
Part I, chapter 11
Clear Dietrich's Paralogue "Sealed-Off Past" during its accept window.
Part I, chapter 12
Clear the "They Have Lost" event once Dietrich's team has been knocked out of the tournament.† unverified

Research notes

Give Fabio a like-matched gift and pair him with the player in one support activity (shared meal, arena training, temple service, theatre, thermae or world-map feast) every in-game week from the first free-time window of Part I, budgeting roughly three actions per required support level before chapter 12. Why: Satisfies the 3S support component of Fabio's Leda-route gate, which is Fabio's own support level with the player. Weekly gift cap and support activities per Game8 support and gift guides; gifted items bought from the Shopping Arcade, the Tavern at Lowtown, world-map settlements, or received as quest rewards
Prioritise quests from the start of the route, especially Leda's own Perform Quests, alongside main-story progression, divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues, to bank renown toward 9R before chapter 12. Why: Satisfies the 9R renown component of Fabio's Leda-route gate.
Keep a spare, unneeded item in reserve as the "suitable item" Fabio's gate calls for, checking market stalls, quest rewards and skirmish drops from the first free-time window of Part I. Why: Satisfies the "suitable item" component of Fabio's Leda-route gate, which is unnamed in every source. planning-inputs.md Items table — Fabio's gate names no specific item, and no price, stock, shop or first-availability data was found for the relevant items (NOT FOUND)
Clear Dietrich's Paralogue "Sealed-Off Past" during its accept window. Why: Satisfies the "clear Dietrich's Paralogue" component of Fabio's Leda-route gate.
Clear the "They Have Lost" event once Dietrich's team has been knocked out of the tournament. Why: Satisfies the "They Have Lost" event component of Fabio's Leda-route gate.

Missing plan details

no chapter-to-renown-level correspondence found for Leda's route, so the chapter at which 9R is reached cannot be stated
the gate names only a "suitable item": no item name, price, stock, shop or first-availability data found for it in the Items table
"They Have Lost" has no calendar window, chapter or trigger detail in the sources; timing is inferred only from the record's missableDeadline ("around Chapter 12")
Dietrich's Paralogue window conflicts between sources (ends 1/11 versus a Theodora-route 16/10–24/10), so the deadline is uncertain

Cai, Theodora

Not recruitable on this route.

Dietrich

Joins automatically.

Leda

Renown 9+ · Support level 3 · from chapter 12 · clear Dietrich's Paralogue · "They Have Lost" · suitable item

Deadline: must wait until Dietrich's team is knocked out of the tournament, which should be around Chapter 12

Recruitment chain

Step 1 of 3
Clear Dietrich's Paralogue, Sealed-Off Past: accept it from Fabio at Dagsion (available from Chapter 11, 16/10, due 1/11) and protect the objective for 10 turns.
Step 2 of 3
Reach the required story point in Chapter 12 (tournament-gated: Fabio is not recruitable earlier on this route regardless of the paralogue or the item below).
Step 3 of 3
Give Fabio a Da Mina Weapon. The Cleansing Blade, won in Chapter 8's qualifier battle against Inyoni, is guaranteed to work; other items may be accepted.

Build

Rank

Guide

Community

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A black mage with 50% Magic growth who learns Mire, a 3-range spell, at Black Magic rank C. The author rates him A from play on Dietrich's route; Game8 says A+, KeenGamer A and Pocket Tactics S.◇ our recommendation: the guide author's own play

Strengths

Magic growth 50%
Learns the 3-range spell Mire at Black Magic rank C
Dark Calling lowers the evasion of adjacent enemies by 5

Weaknesses

Speed growth 35%, so few follow-up attacks
Dark Calling only reaches adjacent enemies

More published ratings

KeenGamer tier list (read through a text mirror): A-Tier source
Siliconera best characters: Recommended source

Recommended class path

Diviner → Shaman → Ovate → Druid

Base stats

Base stats as recorded at Level 1 (Commoner), before class modifiers.

HP25

Str6

Mag10

Dex6

Spd7

Lck6

Def4

Res8

Cha5

Growth rates

40%

Str

25%

Mag

50%

Dex

40%

Spd

35%

Lck

35%

Def

30%

Res

45%

Cha

30%

Abilities

Full ability catalogue

Personal ability

Dark Calling: Inflicts Ddg-5 on adjacent foes.

Guide rating 2 out of 5 stars◇ our recommendation: this guide's own judgement, not a sourced fact A small, passive debuff to nearby foes. Nice, but unlikely to swing many fights. Rate it yourself

Level 20: Dark Secrets: Extends range of Dark Calling
Level 35: Dark Secrets+: Extends range of Dark Calling to 3 spaces.

Skills

Preferred

Authority Skill, Black Magic Skill

Non-ideal

Bow Skill

Spells and arts

Reason
D	C	B	A	S
Miasma Δ Mt 5 · Hit 80 · Crit 0 · Rng 1-2	Mire Β Mt 3 · Hit 70 · Crit 0 · Rng 1-3	Death Γ Mt 15 · Hit 75 · Crit 20 · Rng 1-2	Luna Λ Mt 1 · Hit 50 · Crit 0 · Rng 1-2	Dark Spikes Τ Mt 20 · Hit 60 · Crit 0 · Rng 1-2

Faith
D	C	B	A	S
Heal Mt 10 · Rng 1	Nosferatu Mt 1 · Hit 80 · Crit 0 · Rng 1-2	Recover Mt 30 · Rng 1	Ward Rng 1	Not yet documented

Show all 11 spells and arts

Sword
D	C	B	A
Wrath Strike† unverified Mt +4 · Hit +10 · Crit +0 · Rng 1	Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Not yet documented

Axe
D	C	B	A
Spike† unverified Mt +4 · Hit +10 · Crit +0 · Rng 1	Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Not yet documented

Combat arts† unverified

Every combat art Game8 lists for this unit, in Game8’s own order. Where the Japanese guides (GameWith and gamecap) say when the unit learns an art, the weapon skill and rank sit beside it.

Draw Back
Lend Magic(Command C)
Cautious Blow(Gauntlet D)

Story and profile

Who they are

Fabio is a missionary of the Church of Seiros from the same part of Fódlan as Dietrich, though the pair first met in Dagda. He is rational and condescending, calls other people beasts, and enjoys drawing and conversation with sharp minds. He joins in Part 1, automatically on Dietrich's route and through a gate on Leda's.

Fabio is a black mage ranked A. Magic growth of 50% and Resistance of 45% suit the role. He learns Mire, a 3-range spell, at Black Magic rank C, so he can hit from a safe distance early. Dark Calling lowers the Dodge of adjacent enemies by 5, which only helps if he stands next to them. Speed growth is 35%, so follow-up attacks are rare. Authority and Black Magic are preferred skills and Bow is a bane skill. The class path is Diviner, Shaman, Ovate, Druid. The rank comes from the author's own play on Dietrich's route.

Profile facts

Faction: House Lamine
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Nationality: Adrestian Empire, Agartha
Age: 3148+
Height: 200cm (6'7")
Birthday: July 30
Voice actors: JP: 山口恵 · EN: Jimmie Yamaguchi
Interests: Drawing, conversing with thoughtful people† unverified
Family: —
Crest: —

Background

Japanese name: ファビオ; アナカルシス
Full name: Anacharsis
Home: Shambhala
Occupation: Missionary for the Church of Seiros (undercover)

Personality

An enigmatic missionary skilled in dark magic. His special techniques break the enemy's will to fight.

Fabio portrays himself as a pious man of the Church of Seiros, though his early actions regarding the Grand Megalith put the legitimacy of his facade in question almost immediately. He is a rational man fuelled by logic and knowledge, which he sometimes confuses his allies with his eloquence, requiring him to simply what he says. While calm in most situations, he grows more excited, even maniacally proud as he fulfils his true mission.† unverified

Hides: personality notes, which can mention story events

Names, relatives and first appearances

Hides: titles, relatives and where they first appear in the story

Spoilers

Hides: story content, timing not documented

Later in the story

Hides: what happens to this character later in the story

Endings

How endings are unlocked is explained in how to read a character page.

Solo endingThe ending a character gets when they have no paired ending (no unlocked A support partner with a paired ending), per Game8.Game8's page was marked work in progress when read, so its list may be incomplete.Read it on the endings pageAlso at: game8.co, fireemblem.fandom.com
Paired ending with Dietrich† unverifiedSources differ: Fandom lists this pairing; Game8's (work in progress) table does not.Read it on the endings pageAlso at: fireemblem.fandom.com
Paired ending with Eshmel† unverifiedGame8's page was marked work in progress when read, so its list may be incomplete.Read it on the endings pageAlso at: game8.co

Hides: this character's endings

Not yet documented: exploration talent.

Sources

Last updated 27 October 2026. Written and checked by the guide author; every record names its sources. See how this guide is sourced and what changed.