List of Manuela's Abilities and Arts

Learn all of Manuela's unique and learnable abilities and arts in fire emblem warriors three hopes. Unlock up to 10 abilities after upgrading the Tactics Academy.

Unique Abilities

These abilities are always equipped to Manuela.

Action Ability

• Thunderous Refrain Lv 1: Attacking generates lightning-imbued musical staves and fills the Unique Ability Gauge. When the gauge is full, press the designated button to deal a small amount of damage around the staves.
• Thunderous Refrain Lv 2: Attacking generates lightning-imbued musical staves and fills the Unique Ability Gauge. When the gauge is full, press the designated button to deal a moderate amount of damage around the staves.
• Thunderous Refrain Lv 3: Attacking generates lightning-imbued musical staves and fills the Unique Ability Gauge. When the gauge is full, press the designated button to deal a large amount of damage around the staves.

Support Ability

• Infirmary Master Lv 1: When using a vulnerary, concoction, or elixir, surrounding allies also receive 50% of the medicine’s benefits.
• Infirmary Master Lv 2: When using a vulnerary, concoction, or elixir, surrounding allies also receive 75% of the medicine’s benefits.
• Infirmary Master Lv 3: When using a vulnerary, concoction, or elixir, surrounding allies also receive the medicine’s full benefits.

Tactical Ability

• Polymath Lv 1: When ordered to attack: reduces damage received from enemies by 30%.
• Polymath Lv 2: When ordered to attack: reduces damage received from enemies by 40%.
• Polymath Lv 3: When ordered to attack: reduces damage received from 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 Faith twice will give you Faith Lv 2. Learning a third one will bump it to Faith Lv 3.

Myrmidon

• 1-star: Spd +2 (Increases Spd by 2.)
• 2-star: Sword Prowess (Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.)
• 3-star: Grounder (Strike swiftly with a trio of slashes.)

Soldier

• 1-star: Max HP +500 (Increases max HP by 500.)
• 2-star: Lance Prowess (Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a lance.)
• 3-star: Knightkneeler (Perform a powerful lance thrust.)

Fighter

• 1-star: Str +2 (Increases Str by 2.)
• 2-star: Axe Prowess (Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.)
• 3-star: Swinging Fury (Perform a consecutive series of axe swings.)

Monk

• 1-star: Res +2 (Increases Res by 2.)
• 2-star: Faith (Increases the recovery amount of healing magic.)
• 3-star: Thunder (Basic lightning magic.)

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: Windsweep (Generate a cyclone.)
• 3-star: Mercenary’s Ploy (Increases the critical hit rate of Mercenary, Swordmaster, and Mortal Savant class actions.)

Thief

• 1-star: Dex +2 (Increases Dex by 2.)
• 2-star: Sword Prowess (Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.)
• 3-star: Thief’s Ploy (Gives Thieves, Assassins, and Tricksters a rare chance to instantly defeat non-commander units with class actions.)
• 3-star: Shadowblade (Lash at foes with a dark magic-based sword attack. Deals damage based on Mag.)

Armored Knight

• 1-star: Def +2 (Increases Def by 2.)
• 2-star: Axe Prowess (Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.)
• 2-star: Lightning Axe (Hurl a lightning-charged axe. Deals damage based on Mag.)
• 3-star: Armored Infantry’s Ploy (Improves physical damage reduction 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: Thunder Rush (Perform a series of lance strikes imbued with lightning.)
• 3-star: 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.)

Brigand

• 1-star: Death Blow (Keeps the Stun Gauge visible for longer.)
• 2-star: Invigorating Spirit (Temporarily increase Str.)
• 3-star: Warrior’s Ploy (When using Brigand and Warrior class actions, temporarily reduces enemy Def in proportion to the number of bars filled.)

Archer

• 1-star: Archer’s Ploy (Increases the critical hit rate of Archer, Sniper, and Bow Knight class actions.)