Mercedes (Three Hopes)

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Recruitment

Route	Chapter	Condition
Scarlet Blaze	Chapter 8	Must use Persuade Mercedes strategy during the Main Quest and then defeat Mercedes in battle. Requires Jeritza.
Azure Gleam	Chapter 2	Automatically joins at beginning of chapter.
Golden Wildfire	N/A	Not Recruitable

Skills

Class		Name	Description
Bow Knight		Sharpshooter	(Innate) Causes critical hits to instantly defeat non-commander units.
Archer		Archer's Ploy	Increases the critical hit rate of Archer, Sniper, and Bow Knight class actions.
Archer		Armsthrift	Slows the degrading of weapon durability when using combat arts or magic.
Armored Knight		Armored Infantry's Ploy	Improves physical damage reduction inside areas created by Armor Knight and Fortress Knight class actions.
Brigand		Death Blow	Keeps the Stun Gauge visible for longer.
Brigand		Warrior's Ploy	When using Brigand and Warrior class actions, temporarily reduces enemy Def in proportion to the number of bars filled.
Cavalier		Desperation	When HP is at 50% or below: strong attacks will break an enemy's guard.
Cavalier		Knight's Ploy	Guarantees the enemy's guard will break when activating the class actions of lance-wielding cavalry with at least one bar filled.
Mage		Mage's Ploy	Imbues Mage, Warlock, and Gremory class actions with an element regardless of whether they are chained from strong attacks.
Mercenary		Vantage	When HP is at 50% or below: Perfect Guards restore a small amount of the Warrior and Awakening Gauges.
Mercenary		Mercenary's Ploy	Increases the critical hit rate of Mercenary, Swordmaster, and Mortal Savant class actions.
Pegasus Knight		Pegasus Knight's Ploy	Adds an element to Pegasus Knight and Falcon Knight class actions. The element is determined by the active unit.
Pegasus Knight		Darting Blow	Increases the amount that successful attacks fill the Awakening Gauge.
Priest		Essence of Light	Causes light-based combat arts, magic, strong attacks, and class actions to instead produce a more powerful version of that attack.
Priest		Priest's Ploy	Increases the recovery amounts of Priest and Bishop class actions.
Thief		Thief's Ploy	Gives Thieves, Assassins, and Tricksters a rare chance to instantly defeat non-commander units with class actions.
Assassin		Lethality	Grants a (Dex × 0.25%) chance of instantly defeating non-commander units.
Bishop		Boost Critical	Increases critical hit rate.
Bishop		Apex Tome	Increases critical hit damage when equipped with a tome.
Fortress Knight		Pavise	Grants a (Dex × 0.25%) chance of nullifying damage from enemies equipped with swords, lances, axes, or gauntlets.
Sniper		Awakening Assist	When this unit is an adjutant: increases the fill rate of the active unit's Awakening Gauge.
Swordmaster		Provoke	Draws attacks, increasing the frequency that surrounding foes attack the unit.
Warlock		Aggression	Increases the Warrior Gauge fill rate when attacking foes with status effects.
Warrior		Wrath	When HP is at 50% or below: greatly increases damage dealt by critical rushes.
Wyvern Rider		Defiant Str	When HP is at 25% or below: increases Str by 20.
Wyvern Rider		Wyvern Rider's Ploy	Guarantees an enemy's guard will break when activating the class actions of axe-wielding fliers with at least one bar filled.
Bow Knight		Battle Instincts	Increases the fill rate of both the Warrior and Awakening Gauges until one of them is completely full.
Dancer		Special Dance	Increases the potency of a dancer unit's class actions.
Dancer		Charm Catalyst	Increases the Warrior Gauge fill rate in proportion to the unit's Cha.
Dark Knight		Driven Spirit	Increases the Warrior Gauge fill rate while Awakened.
Falcon Knight		Harmonious Specials	When this unit is the active unit or an adjutant: increases the damage of Partner Specials.
Falcon Knight		Sol	Restores HP proportional to the unit's Lck each time an enemy commander is defeated.
Great Knight		Armored Cavalry's Ploy	Increases the attack range of Great Knight class actions.
Great Knight		Nullify Armored Effect	Nullifies effectiveness against armored units.
Gremory		Bowbreaker	Grants one tier greater advantage against enemies equipped with bows. Increases damage to them by 50%.
Gremory		Light Assist	When this unit is an adjutant: adds a light element to the active unit's strong attacks.
Holy Knight		Adjutant's Benefit	When this unit is the active unit: if this unit would gain any experience, their adjutant gains it instead.
Holy Knight		Shining Guardian	Reduces the damage allies sustain when inside the same allied stronghold as the unit.
Mortal Savant		Dual Onslaught	Factors Mag into physical attacks and Str into magical attacks when calculating damage.
Trickster		Pass	Makes it easier to perform Perfect Guards.
Trickster		Burst of Resolve	Restores the Awakening Gauge with each critical hit.
Wyvern Lord		Nullify Flying Effect	Nullifies effectiveness against flying units.

Combat Arts & Magic

Class		Name	Description
Myrmidon		Grounder	Strike swiftly with a trio of slashes.
Mercenary		Windsweep	Generate a cyclone.
Thief		Lightblade	Absorb a portion of inflicted damage as HP. Deals damage based on Mag.
Assassin		Assassinate	Slash while charging forward. Has a chance to instantly defeat non-commander units.
Swordmaster		Finesse Blade	Strike the surrounding area with blades. Damage dealt will increase with Dex.
Swordmaster		Astra	Perform a series of five slashes while moving swiftly.
Dancer		Sword Dance	Slash while charging forward.
Mortal Savant		Haze Slice	Strike a wide area ahead with a series of slashes.
Trickster		Magic Blade	Strike the surrounding area with magical blades. Deals damage based on Mag.
Soldier		Knightkneeler	Perform a powerful lance thrust.
Cavalier		Glowing Ember	Hurl a fiery lance straight ahead. Damage dealt will increase with Def.
Pegasus Knight		Stormblade	Whip up a storm that ravages the surrounding area with blades of wind.
Paladin		Tempest Lance	Conjure up a whirlwind with an overhead spin of the lance.
Dark Knight		Dark Lance	Send dark hexes flying at foes. Damage dealt will increase with Mag.
Dark Knight		Titanic Might	Temporarily increase Str.
Falcon Knight		Lance Jab	Perform a thrusting attack that often yields critical hits. Damage dealt will increase with Spd.
Holy Knight		Lightstrike	Absorb a portion of inflicted damage as HP. Damage dealt will increase with Mag.
Holy Knight		Shatter Slash	Perform a series of lance strikes that temporarily reduce enemy Def.
Fighter		Swinging Fury	Perform a consecutive series of axe swings.
Armored Knight		Lightning Axe	Hurl a lightning-charged axe. Deals damage based on Mag.
Brigand		Invigorating Spirit	Temporarily increase Str.
Fortress Knight		Wild Abandon	Rip through foes with axe swings.
Warrior		War Strike	Bring an axe down so fiercely it sunders the ground and sends enemies flying into the air.
Wyvern Rider		Diamond Axe	Smash the ground so hard it displaces the earth.
Great Knight		Armored Strike	Hit foes hard with a single, powerful axe blow. Damage dealt will increase with Def.
Wyvern Lord		Helm Splitter	Smash the foes ahead with a powerful overhead strike.
Archer		Spiral Shot	Loose arrows at a wide surrounding area.
Archer		Break Shot	Send an exploding arrow toward enemies that temporarily reduces their Def.
Archer		Point-Blank Volley	Attack a wide forward area with three consecutive shots.
Sniper		Flame Volley	Attack a wide area with a volley of fire arrows.
Sniper		Tornado Shot	Conjure a cyclone that launches enemies into the air.
Sniper		Hunter's Volley	Attack enemies launched into the air with three consecutive shots. Often yields critical hits.
Bow Knight		Waning Shot	Attack a wide forward area with three consecutive shots that temporarily reduce enemy Str.
Bow Knight		Deadeye	Perform a long-distance attack that yields critical hits.
Monk		Fire	Basic fire magic.
Mage		Thunder	Basic lightning magic.
Warlock		Bolganone	Advanced fire magic.
Warlock		Ragnarok	The highest tier of fire magic.
Priest		Physic	Intermediate light magic. Heals allies across a wide area.
Bishop		Restore	Cure the caster and nearby allies of any status effects.
Gremory		Fortify	Advanced light magic. Greatly heals allies across a wide area.

Learnset

Class	1-star	2-star	3-star
Myrmidon	Spd +2	Sword Prowess	Grounder
Soldier	Max HP +500	Lance Prowess	Knightkneeler
Fighter	Str +2	Axe Prowess	Swinging Fury
Monk	Res +2	Faith	Fire
Mercenary	Vantage	Sword Prowess, Windsweep	Mercenary's Ploy
Thief	Dex +2	Sword Prowess	Thief's Ploy, Lightblade
Armored Knight	Def +2	Axe Prowess, Lightning Axe	Armored Infantry's Ploy
Cavalier	Desperation	Lance Prowess, Glowing Ember	Knight's Ploy
Brigand	Death Blow	Invigorating Spirit	Warrior's Ploy
Archer	Archer's Ploy, Spiral Shot	Bow Prowess, Break Shot	Armsthrift, Point-Blank Volley
Mage	Mag +2, Thunder	Reason	Mage's Ploy
Priest	Essence of Light, Physic	Faith	Priest's Ploy
Pegasus Knight	Pegasus Knight's Ploy	Darting Blow	Stormblade
Swordmaster	Spd +5	Provoke, Finesse Blade	Astra
Assassin	Dex +5	Lethality	Assassinate
Fortress Knight	Def +5	Pavise	Wild Abandon
Paladin	Max HP +1000	Lance Prowess	Tempest Lance
Wyvern Rider	Defiant Str	Wyvern Rider's Ploy	Diamond Axe
Warrior	Str +5	Axe Prowess	Wrath, War Strike
Sniper	Flame Volley	Bow Prowess, Tornado Shot	Awakening Assist, Hunter's Volley
Warlock	Mag +5, Bolganone	Reason	Aggression, Ragnarok
Bishop	Boost Critical, Restore	Faith	Apex Tome
Dancer	Sword Dance	Special Dance	Charm Catalyst
Falcon Knight	Lance Jab	Harmonious Specials	Sol
Wyvern Lord	Helm Splitter	Str +10	Nullify Flying Effect
Mortal Savant	Haze Slice	Spd +10	Dual Onslaught
Trickster	Pass, Magic Blade	Dex +10	Burst of Resolve
Great Knight	Armored Cavalry's Ploy, Armored Strike	Def +10	Nullify Armored Effect
Bow Knight	Waning Shot	Bow Prowess, Deadeye	Battle Instincts
Dark Knight	Dark Lance	Max HP +1500, Titanic Might	Driven Spirit
Holy Knight	Lightstrike	Adjutant's Benefit, Shatter Slash	Shining Guardian
Gremory	Bowbreaker, Fortify	Reason	Light Assist