Lysander
At a glance
Lysander is a playable unit, recorded in the Ornius Rider class at level 5. Available on all four routes; recruitment on 3 routes has a condition to meet (renown, a support level or a chapter). Highest growth rates: Spd 50% and HP 45%. Personal ability: Racing Attack. 11 liked gifts documented, 5 of them loved. 9 support partners documented.
Guide rank B. A cavalry unit with 50% Speed growth whose Racing Attack gives Avoid +15 when he attacks first. Game8, Pocket Tactics and KeenGamer all rate him B.† unverified Tier list
Gifts and meals
Loved
- Ceremonial Spear++ loved, single source† unverified
- Flower Painting++ loved, single source† unverified
- Pegasus Panorama++ loved, single source† unverified
- Portrait of Yu Phas++ loved, single source† unverified
- Shield Portrait++ loved, single source† unverified
Liked
Likely, from their stated likes: Pack of Pastels (and has interests in crafting throwing sticks and long horse rides ↔ crafting); Crafting Knives (and has interests in crafting throwing sticks and long horse rides ↔ crafting)◇ our recommendation: inferred from the character's stated likes, not a sourced gift table
Likes: Skygazing, dining with women
Meals
Recorded from the guide author's own game on Dietrich's route, across 12 dishes.
Likes
- Goat Roastlikes
- Garlic Seared Scallopslikes
- Pumpkin Souplikes
- Salt-Crusted Hamloves
- Fish-Sauce Souploves
- Sand Boar and Beanslikes
- Cheese-Coated Crayfishlikes
- Sweet-and-Sour Stick Bugslikes
- Charred Fish Grilllikes
Dislikes
None recorded.
Neutral: Madazins, Honey-Poached Pear, Coffee-Berry Paste.
Bird-time answers
How Pale Raven sessions are scored is explained in how to read a character page.
Show 10 questions
Am I too serious? Sometimes people react to me as if I was nagging them.
Answer: Tilt your head.
Being with you puts me at such ease that I wish I could cage you to take you wherever I go.
Answer: Be intimidating.
Despite the complaints, I have every right to refuse a night's drinking. I don't tolerate alcohol well.
Answer: Nod.
I bet it would feel incredible to fly alongside you in the clouds.
Answer: Spread your wings.
I like gazing at the sky. There's nothing silly about that... right?
Answer: Nod.
I must strive to surpass my father, so I can stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave veterans!
Answer: Spread your wings.
I sometimes find my own inexperience frustrating...
Answer: Sing a beautiful tune.
I'm considering if I should force myself to visit home. My stepfather and I don't get along very well.
Answer: Tilt your head.
To look at you gives me the same feeling as when I gaze up at the sky.
Answer: Flap your wings.
Turning down the advances of passionate women wears on me, mentally and physically...
Answer: Sing a beautiful tune.
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
“Am I too serious? Sometimes people react to me as if I was nagging them.”
Tilt your head
“Turning down the advances of passionate women wears on me, mentally and physically...”
Sing a beautiful tune
“I must strive to surpass my father, so I can stand shoulder to shoulder with the brave veterans!”
Spread your wings
“I like gazing at the sky. There's nothing silly about that... right?”
Nod
“Despite the complaints, I have every right to refuse a night's drinking. I don't tolerate alcohol well.”
Nod
“I'm considering if I should force myself to visit home. My stepfather and I don't get along very well.”
Tilt your head
“I sometimes find my own inexperience frustrating...”
Sing a beautiful tune
“Being with you puts me at such ease that I wish I could cage you to take you wherever I go.”
Be intimidating
“To look at you gives me the same feeling as when I gaze up at the sky.”
Flap your wings
“I bet it would feel incredible to fly alongside you in the clouds.”
Spread your wings
Recruit
Plan
On Cai's route Lysander requires 3S support, 8R renown and 5x Iron Spear.
Part I, chapter 1
Give Lysander one liked gift per in-game week (Wing Fletching, Dagda Beard Grass, Horse-Grooming Kit or Eastern Tea Leaves) and stack further support actions with him (shared meals, arena training, paired temple service, theatre, thermae or world-map feasts) whenever the weekly schedule allows.† unverified
Part I, chapter 1
Prioritise quests from the first chapter of Cai's route, clearing Kindness Quests whenever they appear, and take divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues alongside them.† unverified
Part I, chapter 1
Buy 5 Iron Spears.† unverified
Research notes
- Give Lysander one liked gift per in-game week (Wing Fletching, Dagda Beard Grass, Horse-Grooming Kit or Eastern Tea Leaves) and stack further support actions with him (shared meals, arena training, paired temple service, theatre, thermae or world-map feasts) whenever the weekly schedule allows. Why: Satisfies the 3S support component of Lysander's Cai's-route gate by raising Lysander's own support level with the player. gifts.liked from src/data/characters.json; gift and support activities per Game8's How to Increase Support Level and Gift Giving Guide
- Prioritise quests from the first chapter of Cai's route, clearing Kindness Quests whenever they appear, and take divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues alongside them. Why: Satisfies the 8R renown component of Lysander's Cai's-route gate. Renown Guide (Game8) — quests are the largest single renown source and Kindness Quests are Cai's route-specialised quest type
- Buy 5 Iron Spears. Why: Satisfies the 5x Iron Spear item component of Lysander's Cai's-route gate. Iron-tier equipment is presumed shop stock, but no supplied source names a vendor, price or first-available chapter for Iron Spear (planning-inputs.md marks Iron Spear NOT FOUND) — check weapon vendors and the Dagsion Shopping Arcade from the first chapter.
Missing plan details
- no chapter/renown-level correspondence found for Cai's route, so the 8R threshold has no dated milestone
- no support-points-per-action rate or points-per-rank threshold found in any source, so support pacing assumes one gift/activity per in-game week
- no source gives Iron Spear's vendor, price, stock limit or first-available chapter (planning-inputs.md marks Iron Spear NOT FOUND)
Cai
Dietrich
Theodora
Leda
Build
Rank
Pick your route on the home page to see this unit’s tier on it.
- Game8B
- Game8 JapanB
- GameWithA
- AppMediaAin physical attackers
- Pocket TacticsB
Each site uses its own scale, so read a label against that site’s list. Read on 2026-10-10.
A cavalry unit with 50% Speed growth whose Racing Attack gives Avoid +15 when he attacks first. Game8, Pocket Tactics and KeenGamer all rate him B.† unverified
Strengths
- Speed growth 50%
- Racing Attack grants Avoid +15 when he attacks first
- Spear, Axe and Riding proficiency
Weaknesses
- Dexterity growth 35%
- Racing Attack adds nothing to his damage
- Luck growth 30%
More published ratings
- KeenGamer tier list (read through a text mirror): B-Tier source
Recommended class path
Gladiator → Armored Ornius Rider → Dragoon → Bau Lord† unverified
Game8 lists Bardinger as an alternative to Armored Ornius Rider. Game8 lists Orichaldia as an alternative to Bau Lord. The guide author finds Bardinger weak and keeps most cavalry in Light Cavalry instead.
Base stats
Growth rates
Abilities
Full ability cataloguePersonal ability
Racing Attack: If unit attacks first, grants Avo +15 during combat.
Guide rating 3 out of 5 stars◇ our recommendation: this guide's own judgement, not a sourced fact A solid evasion boost on the offensive, no roll required. Rate it yourself
- Level 20: Accelerate: After defeating a foe, grants Spd +1 until the end of the map. (Max +10)
- Level 35: Accelerate+: After defeating a foe, grants Spd+2 until the end of the map. (Max +10)
Skills
Preferred
Axe Skill, Flier Skill, Rider Skill, Spear Skill
Non-ideal
Brawling Skill, Heavy Skill, Sword Skill
Spells and arts
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Supports
0 of 17 support conversations watched
- BonaventureC rank† unverified
- CataniaB rank† unverified
- EshmelRank not yet documented† unverified
- EsmeraldaA rank† unverifiedThe A conversation cannot be viewed in Part III; see it before then, or replay an earlier part
- FiannaB rank† unverified
- LilianA rank† unverifiedThe A conversation cannot be viewed in Part III; see it before then, or replay an earlier part
- NinaeB rank† unverified
- TheodoraA rank† unverifiedRequires ???; The A conversation cannot be viewed in Part III; see it before then, or replay an earlier part
- TobiasC rank† unverified
How support ranks are raised and what they unlock is explained once, in how to read a character page.
Story and profile
Who they are
Lysander is the son of Kleitos, whose part in the Gráinne War made his name in Saramis, and he has an uncle serving as chancellor. He is serious, formal and loyal, but wants to prove himself beyond his family name and sometimes acts rashly to do it. He likes skygazing and meals in the company of women, and spends spare time crafting throwing sticks and on long rides.
His path is Gladiator, Armored Ornius Rider, Dragoon, Bau Lord; Game8 offers Bardinger and Orichaldia as alternatives, and the guide author finds Bardinger weak. Speed growth of 50% is his best figure, with HP 45% and Defence 40%. Racing Attack gives Avo+15 when he attacks first, so use him to open fights. It adds nothing to his damage, and Dexterity and Luck at 35% and 30% are low, so he is a mobile, evasive fighter rather than a reliable killer. He is ranked B, in line with the published lists, and joins in Part 1, automatically on Theodora's route.
Profile facts
- Male
- Human
- Saramis
- 20-21 (Pre-Timeskip), 25-26 (Post-Timeskip)
- 181cm (5'11")
- March 29
- JP: 柳田淳一 · EN: Howard Wang
- Watching the sky, Meals with women† unverified
- Kleitos, Father
- Unnamed, Paternal Uncle
- Unnamed, Stepfather
- —
Background
- ライサンダー
- Lysander Kleitos
- Ornius Rider
Personality
Names, relatives and first appearances
Later in the story
Endings
Not yet documented: exploration talent.