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Great Knight Class Guide

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The Great Knight is an axe-wielding mounted class, skilled at defense. in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Read on to learn more about the Great Knight class, its combos, and abilities.

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Great Knight Overview

Class Overview
Great Knight Sprite Great Knight
Details
Weapon: Three Hopes - Axe Axe
Level: Master
Description: The heavily armored Great Knight has high defense while retaining mobility.
Characteristics:
・Strong against lances.
・High defense, strong against physical attacks.
・Low resistance, weak against magic attacks.
・Vulnerable to the abilities Effective vs Armored Units and Effective vs Cavalry.
Class Promotion Chart
Fighter (Axe) IconFighter (Axe) → Brigand IconBrigand → Wyvern Rider IconWyvern Rider → Wyvern Lord IconWyvern Lord
→ Warrior IconWarrior
→ Armored Knight IconArmored Knight → Fortress Knight IconFortress Knight → Great Knight IconGreat Knight

Best Units for the Great Knight Class

Best Units for the Great Knight Class
Black Eagles:
Three Hopes - Edelgard Edelgard 		Blue Lions:
Three Hopes - Dedue Dedue 		Golden Deer:
Three Hopes - Hilda Hilda

Great Knight Combos

Great Knight Class Action

FEW3H-Class Action
FEW3H-X Charge forward and bash the shield against enemies, knocking them backwards. The longer you charge the attack, the stronger it will be.

Hold X to charge the Class Gauge, and release it to charge forward. The long you charge the gauge, your charge forward will be more powerful and you'll break or nullify the enemy's guard. Press and hold X during a strong attack to reduce the charge time of the next class action.

Great Knight Combo List

FEW3H-YX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Two swings of the axe that ends with throwing enemies into the air.
FEW3H-YYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Swing the axe twice and charge towards the enemy using the shield.
FEW3H-YYYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Release three regular axe swings and finish with two powerful, upward slashes with the axe that pushes enemies back.
FEW3H-YYYYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 After a series of axe chops, circle the surrounding area while bashing enemies with the shield.
FEW3H-5YX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Transmute a rock formation that sends enemies flying after a series of regular attacks.
FEW3H-6YX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 An exploding attack with the horse that affects a large portion of the surrounding area following regular attacks with the axe.
FEW3H-Full Y combo
SpamFEW3H-Y
 Continually hack and slash enemies with the axe and finish with a forward charge with the horse while volleying enemies mid-air.

Dismounted Great Knight Combo List

FEW3H Strong Attack
FEW3H-X Slam your shield on the ground to knock enemies up high.
FEW3H-YX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Knocks enemies up high using your axe.
FEW3H-YYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Bash all enemies with your shield after a couple of axe slashes.
FEW3H-YYYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 A double spinning attack that knocks enemies away.
FEW3H-YYYYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Spins your shield around to throw enemies up in the air.
FEW3H-YYYYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 Release a series of regular attacks and finish with a stunning charge and spinning axe attack that knocks out the surrounding area.
FEW3H-YYYYX combo
FEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-YFEW3H-X
 A powerful spinning axe attack that knock out a large AoE.
FEW3H-YYY Combo
Spam FEW3H-Y
 Continuously attack using your axe before bashing them with your shield and charging forward.
When dismounted, a Great Knight's combos are similar to a Fortress Knight's. You can dismount and mount your horse by pressing NSW - L + NSW - B on your Switch.

Great Knight Class Abilities

Primary Class Abilities

Class Ability Effect
Impregnable Icon Impregnable
 Prevents the unit from being knocked back when performing a strong attack.
Lance Buster Lv 4 Icon Lance Buster Lv 4
 Grants one tier greater advantage against enemies equipped with lances. Increases damage to them by 95%.

Equipped Class Abilities

Class Ability Effect
Armored Cavalry Armored Cavalry's Ploy
 Increases the attack range of Great Knight class actions.
Armored Cavalry Armored Cavalry's Wisdom
 Increases damage dealt by Great Knight class actions in proportion to Def.
Def +10 Icon Def +10
 Increases Def by 10.
Luna Icon Luna
 When attacking, causes enemies to incur a reduction in Def proportional to the unit's Lck.
Knucklebreaker Icon Knucklebreaker
 Taking a hit while guarding causes the enemy to incur damage proportional to the unit's Def. The enemy's Str is also temporarily reduced by 10.
Defiant Def Icon Defiant Def
 When HP is at 25% or below: increases Def by 20.
Nullify Armored Effect Icon Nullify Armored Effect
 Nullifies effectiveness against armored units.
Stalwart Stance Icon Stalwart Stance
 Prevents hits from swords, lances, axes, and gauntlets from knocking back the unit mid-attack.

List of Class Abilities and Effects

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