Master classes to unlock powerful Innate Abilities for your units in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Learn which classes grant which abilities and which characters can learn them.
Innate Abilities are special skills that units can learn by mastering specific classes. These abilities provide unique benefits, from increased damage and range to improved gauge fill rates and defensive capabilities. Understanding how to acquire and utilize these abilities is key to optimizing your units in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
The following tables detail the Innate Abilities, their descriptions, and the classes required to master them. Additionally, a list of characters and the Innate Ability they are associated with is provided, along with the class needed to learn it.
List of Innate Abilities
| Icon | Ability | Description | Class to Master |
| Proficient Witstrike | Calculates damage for all attacks using the unit’s Mag stat. | Mortal Savant | |
| Gather | Brings nearby enemies in front of the unit before starting regular attack 1. | Trickster | |
| Range Master | Increases attack range. | Dark Knight, Holy Knight | |
| Exalted Breath | When using magic to restore the caster’s or an ally’s HP, the caster’s Awakening Gauge is restored proportionally. | Holy Knight | |
| Flyswatter | Increases both the Awakening and Warrior Gauge fill rates when attacking enemies that have been launched into the air. | Falcon Knight | |
| Ironclad | Nullifies enemy attacks that would break, penetrate, or otherwise bypass the unit’s guard. | Great Knight | |
| Inspiring Agility | Enables dash attacks for all classes. | Great Knight | |
| Heaviest Hitter | Causes strong attacks to produce the Stun Gauge at a high rate. | Wyvern Lord | |
| Domineer | Increases damage dealt to enemies on foot. | Wyvern Lord | |
| Sharpshooter | Causes critical hits to instantly defeat non-commander units. | Bow Knight | |
| Prepared to Die | Rapidly restores the Warrior Gauge when HP is at 25% or below and the Warrior Gauge is less than one bar. | War Master | |
| Nullify Magic | Nullifies enemies’ offensive magic. | Dark Knight, Dark Bishop, Gremory |
Innate Abilities For Each Character
| Characters | Innate Ability | Class to Master | |
| Shez | Range Master | Dark Knight | |
| Edelgard | Nullify Magic | Gremory | |
| Hubert | Range Master | Dark Knight | |
| Dorothea | Exalted Breath | Holy Knight | |
| Ferdinand | Ironclad | Great Knight | |
| Bernadetta | Inspiring Agility | Great Knight | |
| Caspar | Range Master | Dark Knight | |
| Petra | Flyswatter | Falcon Knight | |
| Linhardt | Gather | Trickster | |
| Monica | Gather | Trickster | |
| Jeritza | Domineer | Wyvern Lord | |
| Dimitri | Inspiring Agility | Great Knight | |
| Dedue | Prepared to Die | War Master | |
| Felix | Nullify Magic | Dark Bishop | |
| Mercedes | Sharpshooter | Bow Knight | |
| Ashe | Range Master | Dark Knight | |
| Annette | Heaviest Hitter | Wyvern Lord | |
| Sylvain | Nullify Magic | Dark Bishop | |
| Ingrid | Sharpshooter | Bow Knight | |
| Rodrigue | Inspiring Agility | Great Knight | |
| Claude | Heaviest Hitter | Wyvern Lord | |
| Lorenz | Proficient Witstrike | Mortal Savant | |
| Hilda | Ironclad | Great Knight | |
| Raphael | Exalted Breath | Holy Knight | |
| Lysithea | Proficient Witstrike | Mortal Savant | |
| Ignatz | Nullify Magic | Dark Bishop | |
| Marianne | Range Master | Holy Knight | |
| Leonie | Flyswatter | Falcon Knight | |
| Holst | Nullify Magic | Dark Bishop | |
| Manuela | Gather | Trickster | |
| Seteth | Range Master | Holy Knight | |
| Flayn | Nullify Magic | Dark Knight | |
| Catherine | Exalted Breath | Holy Knight | |
| Shamir | Gather | Trickster | |
| Yuri | Sharpshooter | Bow Knight | |
| Constance | Flyswatter | Falcon Knight | |
| Balthus | Nullify Magic | Dark Bishop | |
| Hapi | Heaviest Hitter | Wyvern Lord | |
| Byleth | Exalted Breath | Holy Knight | |
| Jeralt | Prepared to Die | War Master | |
| Rhea | Nullify Magic | Gremory | |
| Sothis | Proficient Witstrike | Mortal Savant | |
| Arval | Domineer | Wyvern Lord |
Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper is a unique character who can learn every Innate Ability, with the exception of Flyswatter (as he cannot become a Falcon Knight). This makes him a highly versatile unit.
| Ability | Class to Master |
| Proficient Witstrike | Mortal Savant |
| Gather | Trickster |
| Range Master | Dark Knight, Holy Knight |
| Exalted Breath | Holy Knight |
| Ironclad | Great Knight |
| Inspiring Agility | Great Knight |
| Heaviest Hitter | Wyvern Lord |
| Domineer | Wyvern Lord |
| Sharpshooter | Bow Knight |
| Prepared to Die | War Master |
| Nullify Magic | Dark Bishop |
100% Human-Written. AI Fact-Checked. Community Verified. Learn how AntMag verifies content