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
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

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

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 +B	Provoke, Finesse Blade	Astra
Assassin	Dex +B	Lethality	Assassinate
Fortress Knight	Def +B	Pavise	Wild Abandon
Paladin	Max HP +B	Lance Prowess	Tempest Lance
Wyvern Rider	Defiant Str	Wyvern Rider's Ploy	Diamond Axe
Warrior	Str +B	Axe Prowess	Wrath, War Strike
Sniper	Flame Volley	Bow Prowess, Tornado Shot	Awakening Assist, Hunter's Volley
Warlock	Mag +B, 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 +C	Nullify Flying Effect
Mortal Savant	Haze Slice	Spd +C	Dual Onslaught
Trickster	Pass, Magic Blade	Dex +C	Burst of Resolve
Great Knight	Armored Cavalry's Ploy, Armored Strike	Def +C	Nullify Armored Effect
Bow Knight	Waning Shot	Bow Prowess, Deadeye	Battle Instincts
Dark Knight	Dark Lance	Max HP +C, Titanic Might	Driven Spirit
Holy Knight	Lightstrike	Adjutant's Benefit, Shatter Slash	Shining Guardian
Gremory	Bowbreaker, Fortify	Reason	Light Assist