This page lists all of Ignatz’s abilities and arts in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.

Unique Abilities

These abilities are always equipped to the character.

Action Ability

Icon	Ability	Description
	Dreamer’s Paintbrush Lv 1	Send enemies flying to spatter the ground with a small amount of paint. Enemies that step in the paint incur elemental damage matching its color.
	Dreamer’s Paintbrush Lv 2	Send enemies flying to spatter the ground with a moderate amount of paint. Enemies that step in the paint incur elemental damage matching its color.
	Dreamer’s Paintbrush Lv 3	Send enemies flying to spatter the ground with a large amount of paint. Enemies that step in the paint incur elemental damage matching its color.

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Support Ability

Icon	Ability	Description
	Watchful Eye Lv 1	Slightly increases the critical hit rate of strong attacks.
	Watchful Eye Lv 2	Moderately increases the critical hit rate of strong attacks.
	Watchful Eye Lv 3	Greatly increases the critical hit rate of strong attacks.

Tactical Ability

Icon	Ability	Description
	Heart’s Desire Lv 1	When ordered to seize: reduces damage received from enemies by 30%.
	Heart’s Desire Lv 2	When ordered to seize: reduces damage received from enemies by 40%.
	Heart’s Desire Lv 3	When ordered to seize: reduces damage received from enemies by 50%.

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

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Myrmidon

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Spd +2	Increases Spd by 2.
2-star	Sword Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.
3-star	Flash Strike	Unleash a single, powerful slash.

Soldier

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
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	Knightkneeler	Perform a powerful lance thrust.

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Fighter

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Spirited Seize	Slightly restores the Warrior Gauge upon seizing a stronghold.
2-star	Bow Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a bow.
3-star	Spiral Shot	Loose arrows at a wide surrounding area.

Monk

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Res +2	Increases Res by 2.
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.

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Mercenary

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Battalion Vantage	When battalion endurance is at 1/3 or below: Perfect Guards restore a small amount of the Warrior and Awakening Gauges.
2-star	Sword Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.
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

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Appraisal	Improves the quality of weapons and materials dropped by fallen enemy commanders.
2-star	Sword Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a sword.
3-star	Thief’s Ploy	Gives Thieves, Assassins, and Tricksters a rare chance to instantly defeat non-commander units with class actions.
3-star	Iceblade	Lash at foes with an ice magic-based sword attack. Deals damage based on Mag.

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Armored Knight

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
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	Lightning Axe	Hurl a lightning-charged axe. Deals damage based on Mag.
3-star	Armored Infantry’s Wisdom	Nullifies status effects inside areas created by Armor Knight and Fortress Knight class actions.

Cavalier

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
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	Frozen Lance	Launch columns of ice at foes. Damage dealt will increase with Mag.
3-star	Knight’s Ploy	Guarantees the enemy’s guard will break when activating the class actions of lance-wielding cavalry with at least one bar filled.

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Brigand

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Death Blow	Keeps the Stun Gauge visible for longer.
1-star	Smash	Pummel a wide area ahead. Often yields critical hits.
2-star	Axe Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.
2-star	Spike	Launch the foes ahead into the air, then swat them away with a swing of the axe.
3-star	Warrior’s Ploy	When using Brigand and Warrior class actions, temporarily reduces enemy Def in proportion to the number of bars filled.

Archer

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Archer’s Ploy	Increases the critical hit rate of Archer, Sniper, and Bow Knight class actions.
2-star	Break Shot	Send an exploding arrow toward enemies that temporarily reduces their Def.
3-star	One Heart One Mind	When this unit is an adjutant: greatly increases elemental effects of Adjutant Follow-Ups.
3-star	Point-Blank Volley	Attack a wide forward area with three consecutive shots.

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Brawler

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Brawler’s Ploy	Grants the class actions of Brawlers, Grapplers, and War Masters a chance to produce the Stun Gauge.
1-star	Battle Trance	Temporarily make it easier to fill the Warrior and Awakening Gauges.
2-star	Brawling Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with gauntlets.
2-star	Bombard	Pummel the enemy with both fists. Often yields critical hits.
3-star	Concentration	Moderately extends the time before the hit count expires.

Mage

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Lifeforce	Greatly increases damage dealt by combat arts and magic, but causes the unit to sustain damage with each use in proportion to Mt.
1-star	Cutting Gale	Intermediate wind magic.
2-star	Reason	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a tome.
3-star	Mage’s Ploy	Imbues Mage, Warlock, and Gremory class actions with an element regardless of whether they are chained from strong attacks.

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Priest

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Miracle	Allows the unit to survive a single blow that would otherwise reduce HP to zero.
1-star	Physic	Intermediate light magic. Heals allies across a wide area.
2-star	Faith	Increases the recovery amount of healing magic.
3-star	Priest’s Wisdom	Increases damage dealt by Priest and Bishop class actions in proportion to Lck.

Swordmaster

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Spd +5	Increases Spd by 5.
2-star	Provoke	Draws attacks, increasing the frequency that surrounding foes attack the unit.
2-star	Mortal Struggle	Sacrifice Prt, reducing the user’s defense, to make the Stun Gauge display with all attacks.
3-star	Astra	Perform a series of five slashes while moving swiftly.

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Assassin

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Sneak Attack	Attacking foes from behind greatly increases damage in proportion to the unit’s Dex.
2-star	Despoil	Awards gold for defeating enemies.
3-star	Assassinate	Slash while charging forward. Has a chance to instantly defeat non-commander units.

Fortress Knight

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Anchor	Sometimes automatically guards against enemy attacks that would otherwise knock the unit back.
2-star	Smite	When using cavalry or armored classes, dashing through enemies inflicts damage.
3-star	Wild Abandon	Rip through foes with axe swings.

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Paladin

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Aegis	Grants a (Dex x 0.25%) chance of nullifying damage from enemies equipped with bows or tomes.
2-star	Lance Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a lance.
3-star	Tempest Lance	Conjure up a whirlwind with an overhead spin of the lance.

Wyvern Rider

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Defiant Str	When HP is at 25% or below: increases Str by 20.
2-star	Wyvern Rider’s Wisdom	Increases damage to enemy Stun Gauges when using the class actions of axe-wielding fliers.
3-star	Crush	Smash the ground and generate pillars of ice.

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Warrior

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Heavy Hitter	Gives strong attacks a low chance to produce the Stun Gauge.
2-star	Axe Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with an axe.
3-star	Wrath	When HP is at 50% or below: greatly increases damage dealt by critical rushes.
3-star	War Strike	Bring an axe down so fiercely it sunders the ground and sends enemies flying into the air.

Sniper

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Boost Critical	Increases critical hit rate.
1-star	Thunderbolt	Fire a barrage of electrified arrows.
2-star	Bow Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a bow.
2-star	Tornado Shot	Conjure a cyclone that launches enemies into the air.
3-star	Apex Bow	Increases critical hit damage when equipped with a bow.
3-star	Hunter’s Volley	Attack enemies launched into the air with three consecutive shots. Often yields critical hits.

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Grappler

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Mystic Blow	Temporarily deal damage based on Mag.
2-star	Brawling Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with gauntlets.
2-star	Frozen Fist	Charge forward with fists of ice. Deals damage based on Mag.
3-star	Rejuvenation	Restores HP every 800 hits.
3-star	Fierce Iron Fist	Strike down at foes from midair. Damage dealt will increase with Spd.

Warlock

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Fiendish Blow	Increases the power of elemental effects.
1-star	Fimbulvetr	Advanced ice magic.
2-star	Reason	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a tome.
3-star	Essence of Ice	Causes ice-based combat arts, magic, strong attacks, and class actions to instead produce a more powerful version of that attack.

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Dark Mage

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Poison Strike	Grants attacks a chance to poison enemies.
2-star	Dark Mage’s Ploy	Extends the time enemies are paralyzed by Dark Mage and Dark Bishop class actions.
3-star	Transmute	Taking hits from enemies equipped with tomes increases all stats by 3 for a period of time.

Bishop

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Res +5	Increases Res by 5.
1-star	Ward	Magically protect the caster, increasing Def and Res and preventing knockback.
2-star	Faith	Increases the recovery amount of healing magic.
3-star	Renewal	Restores a slight amount of HP at regular intervals.

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Dancer

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Sword Dance	Slash while charging forward.
2-star	Special Dance	Increases the potency of a dancer unit’s class actions.
3-star	Rally Speed	When this unit is an adjutant: increases the active unit’s Spd by 10.

Wyvern Lord

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Helm Splitter	Smash the foes ahead with a powerful overhead strike.
2-star	Howl	Makes it easier to knock back enemy commanders.
3-star	Defiant Crit	When HP is at 25% or below: drastically increases damage dealt by critical rushes.

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Mortal Savant

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Haze Slice	Strike a wide area ahead with a series of slashes.
2-star	Spd +10	Increases Spd by 10
3-star	Serene Stance	Prevents hits from bows and tomes from knocking back the unit mid-attack.

Trickster

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Pass	Makes it easier to perform Perfect Guards.
1-star	Electric Grounder	Strike with a trio of lightning-charged slashes. Deals damage based on Mag.
2-star	Medical Expertise	Increases the potency of vulneraries, concoctions, and elixirs by 50%.
3-star	Burst of Valor	Restores the Warrior Gauge with each critical hit.

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Great Knight

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Armored Cavalry’s Wisdom	Increases damage dealt by Great Knight class actions in proportion to Def.
1-star	Armored Strike	Hit foes hard with a single, powerful axe blow. Damage dealt will increase with Def.
2-star	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.
3-star	Defiant Def	When HP is at 25% or below: increases Def by 20.

Bow Knight

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Gauntletbreaker	Effective against enemies equipped with gauntlets.
1-star	Ward Arrow	Attack enemies launched into the air with three consecutive shots that temporarily reduce their Mag.
2-star	Bow Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a bow.
2-star	Precision Volley	Perform a long-distance attack that hits multiple times. Deals damage based on Dex.
3-star	Dexterity Catalyst	Increases the Warrior Gauge fill rate in proportion to the unit’s Dex.

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Dark Knight

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Dark Lance	Send dark hexes flying at foes. Damage dealt will increase with Mag.
2-star	Cyclical Specials	Temporarily increases the Warrior Gauge fill rate after initiating a Warrior Special.
2-star	Titanic Might	Temporarily increase Str.
3-star	Specials Master	Defeating 30 or more enemies with a single Warrior Special temporarily increases critical hit rate.

Holy Knight

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Lightstrike	Absorb a portion of inflicted damage as HP. Damage dealt will increase with Mag.
2-star	United Front	Increases damage dealt to enemies in proportion to the number of allied commanders nearby.
2-star	Airshaker	Perform a powerful thrust that produces a shockwave.
3-star	Nullify Cavalry Effect	Nullifies effectiveness against cavalry units.

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War Master

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Flamewhorl Kick	Generate a fiery cyclone in front of the unit that launches enemies into the air.
2-star	Brawling Prowess	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with gauntlets.
2-star	Mighty Blow	Channel force into a perfectly executed punch.
3-star	Quick Riposte	When HP is at 50% or below: forces enemies to sustain damage proportional to the damage they inflict.

Dark Bishop

Rank	Ability/Art	Description
1-star	Impossible Feat	When HP is at 25% or above: greatly increases damage dealt to foes, but attacking also causes the unit to sustain damage for a period of time.
2-star	Reason	Increases damage dealt to enemies when equipped with a tome.
3-star	Absorb Luck	Grants a minor boost to Lck each time an enemy commander is defeated. The boosts last throughout the battle.
3-star (innate)	Nullify Magic	Nullifies enemies’ offensive magic.

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Unique Abilities¶

Action Ability¶

Support Ability¶

Tactical Ability¶

Learnable Abilities & Arts¶

Myrmidon¶

Soldier¶

Fighter¶

Monk¶

Mercenary¶

Thief¶

Armored Knight¶

Cavalier¶

Brigand¶

Archer¶

Brawler¶

Mage¶

Priest¶

Swordmaster¶

Assassin¶

Fortress Knight¶

Paladin¶

Wyvern Rider¶

Warrior¶

Sniper¶

Grappler¶

Warlock¶

Dark Mage¶

Bishop¶

Dancer¶

Wyvern Lord¶

Mortal Savant¶

Trickster¶

Great Knight¶

Bow Knight¶

Dark Knight¶

Holy Knight¶

War Master¶

Dark Bishop¶

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Guide Information

Unique Abilities

Action Ability

Support Ability

Tactical Ability

Learnable Abilities & Arts

Myrmidon

Soldier

Fighter

Monk

Mercenary

Thief

Armored Knight

Cavalier

Brigand

Archer

Brawler

Mage

Priest

Swordmaster

Assassin

Fortress Knight

Paladin

Wyvern Rider

Warrior

Sniper

Grappler

Warlock

Dark Mage

Bishop

Dancer

Wyvern Lord

Mortal Savant

Trickster

Great Knight

Bow Knight

Dark Knight

Holy Knight

War Master

Dark Bishop