Maid and Butler: Special And Dlc Classes

Discover the Maid and Butler classes in Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright! Learn their stats, skills like Live to Serve and Tomebreaker, and how to best utilize them.

Alright, let's talk about the Maid and Butler classes in Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright! These are a bit unique, acting as Nohrian servant classes that can use both shuriken/daggers and rods/staves. Think of them as a blend of offense and support, though they lean more towards the latter.

Any female unit can become a Maid, and any male unit can become a Butler. It's important to know that the differences are purely cosmetic – they function identically in terms of stats and abilities.

Here's a look at their stat growth rates:

Stat	Growth Rate
Health	0%
Strength	10%
Magic	10%
Skill	15%
Speed	15%
Luck	10%
Defense	5%
Resistance	10%

As you can see, they're not exactly built for tanking hits or dealing massive physical damage. Their growths are pretty low across the board, especially for Health and Defense. They do get a little bit of Strength and Magic, but not enough to make them primary damage dealers.

When it comes to weaponry, they're quite versatile:

Weapons
Shuriken/Daggers, Rods/Staves

This means they can contribute to combat with daggers and debuffs, but also provide crucial healing and support with staves. This dual utility is their main selling point.

Now, let's talk about the skills that make these classes stand out:

Skill	Effect
Live to Serve	When healing an ally using a rod/staff, the user will also be healed of the same amount of HP
Tomebreaker	If the enemy has a scroll/tome equipped, Hit+50 and Avoid+50

Live to Serve is an absolute game-changer for any healer. Normally, when you use a staff to heal an ally, the healer doesn't recover any HP themselves. This skill fixes that, making your healers much more self-sufficient and less reliant on vulnerable healing items. It's fantastic for keeping your support units alive during tough battles.

Tomebreaker is a defensive skill that really shines against magic-users. It gives you a significant boost to both your Hit rate and your Avoidance when facing enemies equipped with tomes or scrolls. This can make your Maid or Butler surprisingly evasive against mages, and more likely to land their own attacks.

Keep in mind that Maids and Butlers are considered advanced classes, and they can actually level up to 40, which is pretty unusual for classes with unique skills like these. However, don't expect them to be powerhouses on their own. They're generally quite fragile and don't have the raw offensive power of classes like Strategists or Onmyojis. Their real value lies in acquiring those two excellent skills. If you're looking to optimize your healer's survivability or want a unit that can reliably chip away at mages, the Maid or Butler path is definitely worth considering just for the skills alone.