List of Monica's Abilities and Arts

Learn all of Monica's unique and learnable abilities and arts in fire emblem warriors three hopes, including Wicked Impulse, Shrewd Operator, and Perfect Memory.

Unique Abilities

These abilities are always equipped to Monica.

Action Ability

• Wicked Impulse Lv 1: Strike with the right timing to generate a small shockwave imbued with an element corresponding to the attack.
• Wicked Impulse Lv 2: Strike with the right timing to generate a moderate shockwave imbued with an element corresponding to the attack.
• Wicked Impulse Lv 3: Strike with the right timing to generate a large shockwave imbued with an element corresponding to the attack.

Support Ability

• Shrewd Operator Lv 1: Slightly increases the damage dealt to enemies afflicted with a status effect.
• Shrewd Operator Lv 2: Moderately increases the damage dealt to enemies afflicted with a status effect.
• Shrewd Operator Lv 3: Greatly increases the damage dealt to enemies afflicted with a status effect.

Tactical Ability

• Perfect Memory Lv 1: When ordered to guard: increases damage dealt to enemies by 30%.
• Perfect Memory Lv 2: When ordered to guard: increases damage dealt to enemies by 40%.
• Perfect Memory Lv 3: When ordered to guard: increases damage dealt to enemies by 50%.

Learnable Abilities & Arts

You can learn these abilities/arts by ranking up various classes. After learning an ability/art, you can equip up to 2 arts and 4 abilities regardless of current class. Or up to 10 abilities after upgrading the Tactics Academy. If a character learns multiple of the same Prowess (or similar) ability, these abilities will combine into a stronger version. For example, learning Reason twice will give you Reason Lv 2. Learning a third one will bump it to Reason Lv 3.

Myrmidon

• 1-star: Rebellious Spirit: While guarding, causes the unit to perform a Perfect Guard for (Dex x 0.25%) of incoming attacks.
• 2-star: Sword Prowess: Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.
• 3-star: Flash Strike: Unleash a single, powerful slash.

Soldier

• 1-star: Backbone: Reduces the unit’s chance of getting knocked back by attacks.
• 2-star: Lance Prowess: Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a lance.
• 3-star: Wheelsweep: Strike a wide area with a sweeping attack that also produces a shockwave.

Fighter

• 1-star: Spirited Seize: Slightly restores the Warrior Gauge upon seizing a stronghold.
• 2-star: Axe Prowess: Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.
• 3-star: Smash: Pummel a wide area ahead. Often yields critical hits.

Monk

• 1-star: Trust: When this unit is the active unit or an adjutant: increases the fill rate of the Adjutant Attack Gauge and Adjutant Guard Gauge.
• 2-star: Faith: Increases the recovery amount of healing magic.
• 3-star: Heal: Grants the unit Heal, or increases the spell’s potency if already learned.

Mercenary

• 1-star: Vantage: When HP is at 50% or below: Perfect Guards restore a small amount of the Warrior and Awakening Gauges.
• 2-star: Sword Prowess: Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.
• 2-star: Firesweep: Generate a fiery cyclone.
• 3-star: Mercenary’s Wisdom: Increases damage dealt by Mercenary, Swordmaster, and Mortal Savant class actions in proportion to Spd.

Thief

• 1-star: Appraisal: Improves the quality of weapons and materials dropped by fallen enemy commanders.
• 2-star: Sword Prowess: Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.
• 3-star: Thief’s Wisdom: Adds an element to Thief, Assassin, and Trickster class actions. The element is determined by the active unit.
• 3-star: Iceblade: Lash at foes with an ice magic-based sword attack. Deals damage based on Mag.

Armored Knight

• 1-star: Defensive Tactics: Reduces damage to battalion endurance by 30%.
• 2-star: Axe Prowess: Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.
• 2-star: Shredder: Cut enemies to shreds with a spinning axe attack.
• 3-star: Armored Infantry’s Wisdom: Nullifies status effects inside areas created by Armor Knight and Fortress Knight class actions.

Cavalier

• 1-star: Desperation: When HP is at 50% or below: strong attacks will break an enemy’s guard.
• 2-star: Lance Prowess: Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a lance.
• 2-star: Glowing Ember: Hurl a fiery lance straight ahead. Damage dealt will increase with Def.
• 3-star: Knight’s Wisdom: Increases Warrior Gauge fill rate when using class actions of lance-wielding cavalry.

Brigand

• 1-star: Wild Abandon: Greatly increases damage dealt to enemies, but also greatly increases damage received from them.
• 2-star: Spike: Launch the foes ahead into the air, then swat them away with a swing of the axe.
• 3-star: Warrior’s Wisdom: Gives Brigand and Warrior class actions a chance to produce...