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The Trickster Class originated inFire Emblem Awakeningand made a recent return inFire Emblem: Three Houses. However, this Class was locked behind the Cindered Shadows DLC. Fortunately for those who didn’t purchase Cindered Shadows, the Trickster Class is available inFire Emblem: Three Hopesas a Master Class.
Tricksters excel in swords, bows, and can even use magic. Just like inThree Houses, they serve as the Master Class to the Thief-Assassin Classes inFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Since Trickster isn’t DLC-locked this time, it’s much easier to build units that make ideal Assassins. A unit with high speed and dexterity can bring out the full potential of the Trickster Class.
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Trickster: Unlocking, Build, and Class Abilities
A Trickster’s best stats are theirSpeed, Dexterity, and Luck.Their potential to use Magic means they can use Reason and Faith, something Assassins and Thieves cannot.WhileThree Houseshad them excel in swords and bows,Three Hopesnarrows down the Trickster’s best weapon to swords. This means they’ll have the weapon advantage against axes, but a disadvantage against lances.
Tricksters have the following Class Abilities:
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Characters are unable to learn both Locktouchand Lucky Seven by mastering the Trickster Class. However, some can learn Pass, and a downplayed version of Axe Buster:Axebreaker, which deals 50% damage as opposed to 95%. Other units may learnPatience, which deals extra damage to the stun gauge when units are charging an attack. There’s alsoBurst of ResolveandBurst of Valor, which restores the Awakening and Warrior gauge upon each critical hit respectively.Forethoughtwill restore both the Awakening and Warrior Gauge if units are using Combat Arts or Magic.Dex +10, as its name indicates, will add +10 to a unit’s Dexterity Stat. FinallyMedical Expertiseincreases the effectiveness of healing items (Vulneraries, Concoctions, Elixirs) by 50%.
To unlock the Trickster Class, units will need to master these Classes:
The following units haveInnate Abilities with the Trickster Class:
Best Abilities and Units for Trickster
The Trickster Class isn’t gender-locked like the Brawler and Pegasus Knight Classes, which means any unit can become a Trickster. Just because this is so, doesn’t mean it may be worth doing.A slow-moving unit or a unit that has poor Strength or Magic may struggle with this swift-attacking Class.While there areweapons that calculates Magic Damageinstead of Physical Damage (ex: Levin Sword), the Abilities that units will learn from the Trickster line can be the deciding factor for some players.
A good unit makes the most out of their Class by mastering various Classes to learn different Abilities. Since Tricksters rely on Speed, it may be best to learn theTableturnerandMusterAbilities to go with the Trickster’s Pass. As long as players are upgrading the Tactics Facility, each unit can have up to 10 Abilities. Here are several that are worth equipping:
Increase critical hit damage when using a sword.
Boost Critical
Rank 1 of Swordmaster, Bishop, Warlock, Sniper, Fortress Knight, and Paladin
Rank 2 of Swordmaster
* Muster
Master the Falcon Knight Class
Increase all stats by 10 for a short period of time after a successful Perfect Dodge.
Pavise
Rank 2 of Fortress Knight
May nullify damage from swords, lances, axes, or gauntlets; calculated by the unit’s Dexterity.
Anchor or Backbone
Rank 2 of Warrior
Thief’s Ploy
Master the Thief Class
Tricksters are given a rare chance of instantly defeating non-commander units when using a Class Action.
Thief’s Wisdom
Adds an element to the Trickster’s Class Actions depending on the active unit.
Appraisal or Despoil
- Tableturner and Muster are female-Class exclusive Abilities that some units can learn through the Pegasus and Falcon Knight Classes. The only male units that can inherit these Skills are Shez and Byleth. This requires players to learn these abilities as female Shez and Byleth, then, on New Game Plus, select male Shez and male Byleth.
It should be noted that some Abilities listed in the above table may not be accessible to some units. For example, Pavise can only be learned by Hubert, Dedue, Mercedes, and Sylvain. Provoke, on the other hand, can be learned by every unit. A Trickster’s Build will also depend on how a player wants to use them.Using a Trickster to farm moneyis recommended simply because of the Trickster’s fast attacks. This means it’s best to equip them with the Despoil Ability. However, those that don’t want to use Tricksters for farming money can instead swap out Despoil for a different Ability.
Finally,the ideal Tricksters inThree Hopesare Petra and Yuri.This is due to their high Speed and Dexterity. While Petra is available immediately at the start of Scarlet Blaze, Yuri needs to be recruited, and his recruited time varies depending on the route. If players chooseAzure Gleam or Golden Wildfire, then this also applies to Petra.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopesis available now on Nintendo Switch.
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