Jean is an additional character you can get from doing the game’s first Paralogue quest. He is a healer who can be useful, especially in the early chapters of the Fire Emblem Engage. Since he has a different stat growth than other characters thanks to his Expertise skill. you should take care when picking which class to use him as. The guide below goes over how to build Jean, including showing his stat growth, best classes, best Emblem pairing, and even the skills that you should have him inherit.

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Jean healing Ivy in !Fire Emblem Engage.

Jean’s Stats and Stat Growths¶

Once you unlock Jean after completing the Budding Talent Paralogue, he will join up with your army. This Paralogue will open up after you complete Chapter 5 and is the first side-mission in the game. Jean starts out as a level 1 Martial Monk. His stat growth is decent, but he isn’t going to be as strong as some other mid-tier units like Alcryst in battle. His skill Expertise does give him double growth in his stats. The chart below goes over Jean’s base stats, growth, and expected max.

Best Classes for Jean¶

Jean isn’t the best character in the game by far, and he isn’t likely going to be charging into battle first or leading your army. He can do a good job as a healer on your team, though, especially during the early chapter of the game when you don’t have characters like Ivy or Pandreo. With that being said, some of your best choices for the young boy are centered around healing classes.

Going for Martial Master allows you to have a bit more of a combat edge with Jean, which is nice for finishing off enemies when your health is already in a good position. If you are worried about Jean’s health, you can also move him towards being a High Priest, as he will gain the ability to heal himself during battle. Be warned, though, you will get Pandreo, who is a High Priest, during chapter 12. While it doesn’t hurt to have two High Priests, Martial Master works better for Jean when you take this team addition into consideration.

Sage is another great fit for Jean and one that not many other characters can fit well into. This is a class that can use both tomes and staffs. If Jean is given this class, he will also have the Spell Harmony skill that lets him grant an attack bonus to himself based on the number of adjacent allies currently on the field. Berserker is another possible class, as he will have an 80% strength stat growth. If you choose this class, his skill will be Smash+ which will knock an enemy back to blocks when Jean lands a hit.

Best Emblem Rings for Jean¶

When picking an Emblem for Jean to pair with, you really want to hone in on his healing ability. Due to this, Micaiah is a solid choice as he will get additional help with healing your team from the Emblem’s abilities. Micaiah can increase staff range by five blocks with Augment, and you can use the Great Sacrifice ability to heal your team while sacrificing Jean’s health. Healing Light is also an effective skill as it will also help heal half of Jean’s health when he heals another party member.

You may also find that Byleth is a good fit, as he can use Instruct to give stat buffs to your army. Byleth also has the Goddess Dance ability that allows nearby units to take another turn.

Best Skills for Jean¶

Skills like Quality Time from Corrin can be useful to Jean, as it heals adjacent units five health after Jean’s move and increases support with said characters. You should also look to inherit Healing Light from Micaiah to ensure that Jean can more easily keep himself alive during a battle while still healing the rest of your army. Silence Ward can also be obtained from Micaiah and will give Jean resistance to Silence.