Shaman
Specialty
Who suits this class. 5 characters have Shaman on their recommended class path: Bonaventure (step 2 of 4), Dante (step 2 of 4), Fabio (step 2 of 4), Olympia (step 2 of 4), Sirocco (step 2 of 4). The paths come from the units guide.
What to train
Train all of these
Black MagicC
Other gates
- Level
- 20
- Renown
- 4
- Item
- Specialty License
Weapons it uses
Sword- Gauntlet
White Magic- Black Magic
Weapons and movement
- Sword
- Gauntlet
- White Magic
- Black Magic C
Movement: foot · 5 tiles
Skills
Class skills: Black-Magic Seeker, Magic Hit +3
Master skill: Bind Dexterity
Requirement and unlock
Level 20, Renown 4
Requires Black Magic C · Level 20, Renown 4 · Specialty License
Exam skills: required Black Magic C
Stats
Stat modifiers
Flat changes to a unit's stats while it is in this class. They are not base stats; class base and max stats are not published yet.
Growth bonus
Abilities
- Master Ability: Bind Dexterity. Inflicts Dex-3 on adjacent foes.
- Class Ability: Black-Magic Seeker. Multiplies black magic uses by 2.
- Class Ability: Magic Hit +3. When equipped with magic, grants Hit +3.
Best characters
Ordered by how many published class guides put the unit in this class, then this guide's own class path, then how the unit's preferred skills match the class exam. Ties go to the higher guide tier. The plates under a lord’s name are the guide’s tier on that route; the dark plate is the guide’s overall tier; the outlined plate is the community tier from site votes.
- SiroccoRecommended by Game8, Game8 Japan, GameWith; on this guide's class path.Step 2 of 4: Diviner → Shaman → Troubadour → High Savant.
- FabioRecommended by Game8, Game8 Japan, GameWith; on this guide's class path.Step 2 of 4: Diviner → Shaman → Ovate → Druid.
- Not recruitable on Cai’s route
- Not recruitable on Theodora’s route
- BonaventureRecommended by Game8, Game8 Japan, GameWith; on this guide's class path.Step 2 of 4: Diviner → Shaman → Ovate → Druid.
- Not recruitable on Cai’s route
- Not recruitable on Dietrich’s route
- Not recruitable on Leda’s route
- UltandRecommended by Game8 Japan.
- OrchelPrefers Black Magic, which the class exam asks for.◇ our recommendation: inferred from skill preferences; no published guide names this class for the unit
- TalimunPrefers Black Magic, which the class exam asks for.◇ our recommendation: inferred from skill preferences; no published guide names this class for the unit
- TiallaPrefers Black Magic, which the class exam asks for.◇ our recommendation: inferred from skill preferences; no published guide names this class for the unit
- FiannaPrefers Black Magic, which the class exam asks for.◇ our recommendation: inferred from skill preferences; no published guide names this class for the unit
- Hong HuaPrefers Black Magic, which the class exam asks for.◇ our recommendation: inferred from skill preferences; no published guide names this class for the unit
- TroyPrefers Black Magic, which the class exam asks for.◇ our recommendation: inferred from skill preferences; no published guide names this class for the unit
1 more unit prefers a skill this class’s exam asks for.
Notes
- Movement type newly confirmed foot/Infantry via Pocket Tactics. Shaman is the Specialty-tier step in the Diviner->Shaman->Ovate path recommended for 5 characters in Game8's Best Classes guide.
Community tier
- B (fireemblemfortunesweave.wiki pre-release tier list (6 August 2026))
Characters who use Shaman
- Dante (class path)
- Fabio (class path)
- Bonaventure (class path)
- Sirocco (class path)
- Olympia (class path)
Sources
Confidence: verified
Not yet documented: promotions, max stats.