How to Recruit Vander: Best Class and Gifts

Vander is a recruitable character from Lythos in Fire Emblem Engage. Check out the best class, Emblems, skills, and voice actor of Vander, best gifts to give and raise the Support Level of Vander, stat growth, paired ending and romance, as well as how to recruit Vander here!

Vander Profile and Best Gifts

Vander Unit Overview

Vander	Nation	Lythos
	Base Class & Unit Type	Paladin Cavalry
	Voice Actor	JP: Yoji Ueda EN: Jason Vande Brake
	Birthday	November 26th
	A Steward of the Dragon, long in the service of the Divine dragon. He is a straight-laced, rigid gentleman.

Vander Tier Rating

Unit		Tier Rating
Vander	→	Okay

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Vander Best Gifts

Loved Gifts	Dragon Scripture, Quality Kerchief, Sewing Kit, Sheep Wool, Fine Quill Pen, Spirit Gem
Hated Gifts	Dried Meat, Strong Perfume, Playing Cards, Spicy Seasonings, Lovely Candle, Large Plate, Horse Manure, Playing Cards, Spicy Seasonings

Vander Likes and Dislikes

Likes	Knitting, cleaning, fruit, quiet places, balls of yarn, writing
Dislikes	Distractions from his work, parties, strong odors, oversleeping, folk food

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How to Recruit Vander

Joins Alear in Chapter 1

Vander is one of the first characters that will join your party, with him fighting alongside Alear as early as the tutorial stages of Chapter 1: Awake at Last.

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Advanced Class from the Start

Vander proves to be a force to be reckoned with at the early stages of the game since his class, Paladin, is already an Advanced class.

While this makes him one of the strongest at the start, being an Advanced class also means that he needs more EXP to level up compared to Base class units, hence Vander not leveling up as quickly as the rest.

Vander Best Class and Build

Recommended Classes

Class	Class Details
Great Knight	Proficiency: B B Variant Proficiencies: ・ B B ・ B ・ B Unlock Via: Master Seal
	Allied Defense If unit is between an ally and a foe, reduces damage to unit by 3 during combat with that foe.

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Recommended Skills

	Canter+ Unit can move 3 spaces after acting. Sigurd Bond Level 13
	Strength +5 Grants Str+5. Roy Bond Level 17
	Holy Stance++ If a Corrupted attacks unit, deals 50% of damage taken back to foe. Celica Bond Level 18
	Vantage++ If unit's HP is 75% or less and foe initiates combat, unit can counter before foe's first attack. Leif Bond Level 18

Given his role as cavalry, it's best to increase his movement range through Canter+.

When preparing counterattack measures, use Holy Stance++ to deal massive damage to Corrupted units.

Vantage++ will make sure Vander attacks first; and in most cases kill an enemy before they attack, especially when used with Strength +5.

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Vander Base Stats and Growth

Vander Base Stats, Cap, and Growth Rate

Stat	Base	Cap	Stat Growth
HP	40	0	60
Str	11	1	25
Mag	5	-1	10
Dex	10	1	25
Spd	8	-2	35
Def	10	3	35
Res	8	-2	20
Lck	6	0	10
Bld	8	0	5

Vander starts at level 1 upon obtaining.

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Vander Support Bonuses

	Hit+10, Avo+5
	Hit+10, Crit+3, Avo+5
	Hit+10, Crit+3, Avo+10
	Hit+10, Crit+3, Avo+20

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Vander Personal Skills

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	Alabaster Duty If unit is adjacent to the Divine Dragon, grants Crit+5 during combat to both of them.

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Vander Best Emblem

Recommended Emblems

Sigurd

Leif

Roy

Vander's high mobility with great HP, Spd and Def stat growth make him an ideal unit for charging the front lines. Leif and Ike are both great for maximizing Vander's defense, as he is usually the first to be exposed to enemies.

Leif grants amazing counterattacks as it chooses the best weapon against an enemy while engaged, while Ike halves damage taken.

Pairing Vander with Sigurd comes most naturally to add to Vander's movement and Atk power for a more offensive position. Celica is a great alternative for giving Vander more effective counterattacks.

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Vander Paired Ending and Romance

Pact Ring with Vander

After clearing Chapter 22, players unlock The Connector Paralogue and can subsequently unlock the Pact Ring. This essentially acts as Fire Emblem Engage's S-Rank Support and romance route.

Alear can then give the ring to Vander once they have attained an A-Rank in support to view a special cutscene, and unlock a page in the reference about the life they lived together.

Vander's Memento

Vander's fine velour choker from his civilian clothes. He gave me this as a symbol of his loyalty.

Apart from obtaining an exclusive ending with Vander after giving the Pact Ring, players can also head to Alear's room and check the small table next to their bed to find a memento from him.

While the memento serves no purpose in combat whatsoever unlike the Merc Whistle in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, it further contextualizes the paired ending selected by the player.

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Vander Ally Notebook Illustrations

Illustrations Per Support Level
Initial Illustration	C-Rank
B-Rank	A-Rank

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All Lythos Characters

Alear (M)	Alear (F)	Vander	Clanne
Framme	Nel	Nil