List of Ferdinand's Abilities and Arts

Explore Ferdinand's Unique, Learnable Abilities, and Arts in fire emblem warriors three hopes. Learn about Maximum Ambulation, Name Drop, Noble Pride, and more.

Unique Abilities:

These abilities are always equipped to Ferdinand.

• Action Ability: Maximum Ambulation Lv 1, Lv 2, and Lv 3 increase speed proportionally to hit count at 300, 200, and 150 hits respectively.
• Support Ability: Name Drop Lv 1, Lv 2, and Lv 3 restore the Awakening Gauge by a slight, moderate, or great amount respectively with each enemy commander defeated.
• Tactical Ability: Noble Pride Lv 1, Lv 2, and Lv 3 reduce damage received from enemies by 30%, 40%, and 50% respectively when ordered to seize.

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 Lance Prowess twice will give you Lance Prowess Lv 2. Learning a third one will bump it to Lance Prowess Lv 3.

• Myrmidon:
  • 1-star: Rebellious Spirit - While guarding, causes the unit to perform a Perfect Guard for (Dex x 0.25%) of incoming attacks.
  • 2-star: Sword Prowess - Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.
  • 3-star: Flash Strike - Unleash a single, powerful slash.
• Soldier:
  • 1-star: Backbone - Reduces the unit’s chance of getting knocked back by attacks.
  • 2-star: Lance Prowess - Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a lance.
  • 3-star: Wheelsweep - Strike a wide area with a sweeping attack that also produces a shockwave.
• Fighter:
  • 1-star: Spirited Seize - Slightly restores the Warrior Gauge upon seizing a stronghold.
  • 2-star: Axe Prowess - Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.
  • 3-star: Smash - Pummel a wide area ahead. Often yields critical hits.
• Monk:
  • 1-star: Trust - When this unit is the active unit or an adjutant: increases the fill rate of the Adjutant Attack Gauge and Adjutant Guard Gauge.
  • 2-star: Faith - Increases the recovery amount of healing magic.
  • 3-star: Heal - Grants the unit Heal, or increases the spell’s potency if already learned.
• Mercenary:
  • 1-star: Vantage - When HP is at 50% or below: Perfect Guards restore a small amount of the Warrior and Awakening Gauges.
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  • 2-star: Firesweep - Generate a fiery cyclone.
  • 3-star: Mercenary’s Wisdom - Increases damage dealt by Mercenary, Swordmaster, and Mortal Savant class actions in proportion to Spd.
• Thief:
  • 1-star: Appraisal - Improves the quality of weapons and materials dropped by fallen enemy commanders.
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  • 3-star: Thief’s Wisdom - Adds an element to Thief, Assassin, and Trickster class actions. The element is determined by the active unit.
  • 3-star: Iceblade - Lash at foes with an ice magic-based sword attack. Deals damage based on Mag.
• Armored Knight:
  • 1-star: Defensive Tactics - Reduces damage to battalion endurance by 30%.
  • 2-star: Axe Prowess - Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.
  • 2-star: Shredder - Cut enemies to shreds with a spinning axe attack.
  • 3-star: Armored Infantry’s Wisdom - Nullifies status effects inside areas created by Armor Knight and Fortress Knight class actions.
• Cavalier:
  • 1-star: Battalion Desperation - When battalion endurance is at 1/3 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: Glowing Ember - Hurl a fiery lance straight ahead. Damage dealt will increase with Def.
  • 3-star: Knight’s Wisdom - Increases Warrior Gauge fill rate when using class actions of lance-wielding cavalry.
• Brigand:
  • 1-star: Wild Abandon - Greatly increases damage dealt to enemies, but also greatly increases damage received from them.
  • 2-star: Spike - Launch the foes ahead into the air, then swat them away with a swing of the axe.
  • 3-star: Warrior’s Wisdom - Gives Brigand and Warrior class actions a chance to produce the Stun Gauge. The more bars in the Class Gauge, the better the chance.