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Barbarian
Fire Emblem: Awakening

Barbarian

Learn how to effectively use the Barbarian class in Fire Emblem: Awakening. Discover its strengths, weaknesses, skills like Despoil, and optimal upgrades to Warrior or Berserker.

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Learn how to effectively use the Barbarian class in Fire Emblem: Awakening. Discover its strengths, weaknesses, skills like Despoil, and optimal upgrades to Warrior or Berserker.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    The Barbarian class is a basic class available only to male characters.
  2. 2
    They wield Axes and have a movement range of 5.
  3. 3
    Pair Up effects provide Strength +4 and Speed +2.
  4. 4
    Barbarians learn the skill Despoil at Level 1 and Gamble at Level 10.
  5. 5
    Despoil is particularly useful for farming money, especially if you do not have DLC access.
  6. 6
    Barbarians can upgrade to either the Warrior or Berserker class.
Tips
  • The Barbarian class has high HP, Strength, and Speed growth rates, making them potent offensive units.
  • Their Defence and Resistance growth rates are low, so protect them from strong magical or physical attacks.
  • Focus on using their high Strength to defeat enemies quickly.
  • The Despoil skill can be activated after defeating an enemy to potentially gain extra gold.

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