Libra

This article is about the character from Awakening. For the item from Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, see Libra Shard.

Libra (Japanese: リベラ Riviera) is a playable character appearing in Fire Emblem Awakening and priest in the service of Ylisse.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Libra is recruited in Chapter 9 after spoken to with Chrom. He is the only playable character that starts in the War Monk class.

Libra was a member of a squad of priests who were deployed to Plegia to try and rescue Exalt Emmeryn from her announced execution. The squad was attacked en route to the site, of which Libra was the sole survivor. He nonetheless made it to the site and joined forces with the Shepherds to assist them in rescuing her.

Despite failing to save Emmeryn he remains with the Shepherds for the rest of the war with Plegia, and later the war with Walhart.

Starting stats and growth rates

Normal Hard Lunatic

War Monk Level 1 Movement 6

Recruitment: Chapter 9, NPC, talk to with Chrom Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers Max HP 38 Speed 13 Strength 14 Luck 10 Magic 15 Defense 11 Skill 13 Resistance 16 Max HP 90% Speed 50% Strength 40% Luck 45% Magic 50% Defense 35% Skill 55% Resistance 40% Speed 0 Strength 0 Luck −1 Magic +1 Defense 0 Skill +1 Resistance +1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Killer Axe Mend Ward Concoction Healtouch Miracle Weapon Levels -- -- C -- -- C

War Monk Level 1 Movement 6

Recruitment: Chapter 9, NPC, talk to with Chrom Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers Max HP 39 Speed 14 Strength 14 Luck 10 Magic 16 Defense 11 Skill 13 Resistance 16 Max HP 90% Speed 50% Strength 40% Luck 45% Magic 50% Defense 35% Skill 55% Resistance 40% Speed 0 Strength 0 Luck −1 Magic +1 Defense 0 Skill +1 Resistance +1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Killer Axe Mend Ward Concoction Healtouch Miracle Weapon Levels -- -- C -- -- C

War Monk Level 1 Movement 6

Recruitment: Chapter 9, NPC, talk to with Chrom Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers Max HP 40 Speed 14 Strength 15 Luck 11 Magic 16 Defense 12 Skill 13 Resistance 17 Max HP 90% Speed 50% Strength 40% Luck 45% Magic 50% Defense 35% Skill 55% Resistance 40% Speed 0 Strength 0 Luck −1 Magic +1 Defense 0 Skill +1 Resistance +1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Killer Axe Mend Ward Concoction Healtouch Miracle Weapon Levels -- -- C -- -- C

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Reclassing options

Libra Base classes:* Priest Sage War Monk Reclass options: Mage Sage Dark Knight Dark Mage Sorcerer Dark Knight

Growth rates when reclassed

Promotion stat gains

Priest Mage Dark Mage

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	−1	+1	E
War Monk	+8	+5	+2	+2	+1	+0	+5	+1	+1	C

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Learned at
	Miracle	Priest, level 1
	Healtouch	Priest, level 10
	Rally Luck	War Monk, level 5
	Renewal	War Monk, level 15
	Rally Magic	Sage, level 5
	Tomefaire	Sage, level 15
	Magic +2	Mage, level 1
	Focus	Mage, level 10
	Slow Burn	Dark Knight, level 5
	Lifetaker	Dark Knight, level 15
	Hex	Dark Mage, level 1
	Anathema	Dark Mage, level 10
	Vengeance	Sorcerer, level 5
	Tomebreaker	Sorcerer, level 15
The above skill list does not include skills obtained exclusively via DLC.

Analysis

Libra is a level 1 War Monk starting in Chapter 9 of Awakening as an NPC, where Chrom must talk to him to recruit him. As a prepromote, his stats are better than the enemies, but the gap quickly narrows as the difficulty gets higher. His growths aren't the worse either, with defense being the lowest at 35%, and strength and resistance at 40%, but they can be higher depending on the class he is in. Libra's cap modifiers are not bad either, with a +1 in magic, skill, and resistance, and a -1 in luck. Starting as a War Monk, he comes with Priest's skills of Miracle for a chance to survive a lethal blow, and Healtouch for five extra points of HP when using a healing staff. At level 5, he gets Rally Luck for being more supportive, and at level 15 gets the great Renewal skill, which is great with when his bulk is not as good. He also starts with a C in axes, letting him use the Killer Axe in his inventory, the Steel Axe, and Hand Axe. His base C in staves lets him use great staves such as Physic, Rescue, and the Mend and Ward staves in his inventory.

His combat is fairly solid at first, but he tends to regress into a staffbot over time unless reclassed out of War Monk, particularly on Lunatic(+). This is mainly caused by his mediocre speed and strength. His speed, while initially sufficient to get by, scales slower than the enemies, and he will easily get doubled by faster enemies like Heroes or Swordmasters. Combined with forged enemy weapons, this results in Libra getting ORKO'd without speed support. Likewise, his strength doesn't scale fast enough to let him keep up with enemy HP inflation, allowing him to chip but not consistently kill once the enemy roster is fully promoted. Finally, without DLC or SpotPass, the game's first and only Bolt Axe is in Chapter 21, which is very late. That being said, in the short term, Libra can still contribute effectively with his solid bulk and Killer Axe crit-OHKOs. His decent bulk and C-Axes allow him to pick up a Hammer and deal with the Knights in Chapter 12 and 14 or a Hand/Short Axe for enemy magic users. Regardless, over time he will be relegated to staff duty, where his mediocre combat does not matter.

Due to the limited amount of classes that increase his strength growth he can reclass to, fully investing in his magic stat could make him significantly better. From Priest, he can reclass to Sage from his main classline. This class increases his magic, skill, and speed growths, and reduces his HP, strength, and defense growths. Sage is one of the best magical classes in the game, having access to tomes for offense, and staves for support; due to high staff EXP output, Libra can reach Lv10 War Monk fairly quickly for a direct reclass into Sage via Second Seal. His biggest gain in doing so is cheap and immediate access to damage that scales off of his magic stat; even with E-rank tomes, he can deal out some respectable 1-2 range chip damage without the shortcomings of his Axe use in War Monk. Rally Magic is one of the best rally skills, and Tomefaire is a great skill for some extra damage with tomes if he will have his final class be one that uses them, which is pretty likely.

His first reclass option is Mage, which has the same growths as Sage. Magic +2 is insignificant, and Focus can be useful for some extra crit, but it is usually never worth it to reclass to a base class. Mage also has access to Sage, but gains access to Dark Knight for another physical magical hybrid. Dark Knight trades axes for swords, staves for tomes, and supplies a higher HP and skill growth, but a reduced resistance growth. His great skill makes Slow Burn not super noteworthy, and Lifetaker is great if his bulk has a hard time keeping pace with the might of the enemy.

Libra has another magical reclass option with its own advantages as well. Dark Mage's main gimmick is the use of dark magic tomes on top of the regular ones. Hex and Anathema both reduce the dodging capabilities of the enemy with slightly varying effects, which could be worth pursuing. Dark Mage can also reclass to Dark Knight, but gains access to the amazing Sorcerer class, which is basically a more combat oriented Sage, . Vengeance has the chance to add extra damage to his attacks in proportion to how much HP he has lost, and Tomebreaker is a great skill for an extra fifty hit and avoid against tomes.

Libra is the only father aside from Ricken and Henry to pass a good increase to a child's magic growth. Out of the most optimal parings, fathering Laurent is potentially the worst as he only will receive the Priest class tree. Inheriting Renewal would be very good, but the main draw is War Monk, and he does not have a great strength growth as one, and he already has Sage in his base inheritance from his mother. This can be still be okay if the other candidates are already taken.

Marrying Maribelle and fathering Brady is a bit better, as Brady receives the great Dark Mage class tree, with the main draw being Sorcerer, as he does not have it in his base kit. He even has a passible strength growth as a War Monk and Dark Knight, and all his other growths are pretty good except defense. The biggest problem with this pairing is really only the -2 strength mod if the player wants a mixed offense Brady, but this is not as bad as the problems with Laurent. This is probably Libra's best pairing since most of the wives he can have would have their child's strength growth severely hurt, and they really do not need any of the magical classes that he passes. However, Henry does the job of passing Dark Mage better with also passing several other classes, providing slightly better growths, and having a -1 strength modifier compared to Libra's -2. Thus, Libra may have some competition with this pairing.

A sort of oddball pick that does not seem good at first glance is Lissa. With this pairing, Owain still has a great strength growth, and has good magic growths when in magical classes. The biggest draw with this pairing would be a mixed offense Dark Knight, so that Owain can still use his main weapon of swords, fight well with tomes, and have great movement.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Libra is one of the characters added to the game in the Prince of Ice update, and became available for summoning by players on July 20, 2018. Only one variation of Libra is currently available in Heroes, based on his Awakening incarnation.

Libra: Fetching Friar

Starting stats

★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 7/8/9 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 4/5/6 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 33/36/39 Attack 28/31/34 Speed 25/28/31 Defense 21/24/27 Resistance 22/25/28 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Steel Axe -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 4/5/6 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 34/37/40 Attack 30/33/36 Speed 27/30/33 Defense 22/25/28 Resistance 23/26/29 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Wo Gùn -- Daylight

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 32/35/38 Speed 29/32/35 Defense 24/28/31 Resistance 25/29/32 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Wo Gùn+ -- Daylight

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Axe	★★★	★★★	50
	Steel Axe	★★★	★★★	100
	Wo Gùn	★★★	★★★★	200
	Wo Gùn+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Inviolable Axe	★★★★★	—	400
	Daylight	★★★	★★★★	100
	Noontime	★★★★	—	200
B	Renewal 1	★★★	—	60
B	Renewal 2	★★★★	—	120
B	Renewal 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Spur Res 1	★★★	—	50
C	Spur Atk/Res 1	★★★	—	120
C	Spur Atk/Res 2	★★★★	—	240

Personality

Libra is typically calm, composed and somewhat stoic. He acts the part of a man of the cloth; offering smiles and comfort to others, though he is concerned his own actions are of naught but a hollow shell.^[1] He pays high amounts of attention to even the tiniest details. In his worship as a priest, he is very devout and prays to the gods more than anyone else in Chrom's army. He sports very feminine facial features which, combined with his long hair, leads to him being constantly mistaken for a female.

As a child Libra's parents did not care for him properly; Libra himself he only escaped them when he became a priest.^[2] Before he joined the church he had been abandoned due to his parents thinking he was under demonic influence.^[3] He received physical punishments at the orphanage he was eventually left at, resulting in a scar on the back of his neck.^[4]

Supports

Main article: Libra/Supports

Endings

Libra, Fetching Friar (single ending)
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra built after the war. People believed the kind, beautiful priest to be an incarnation of Naga, and he was courted by women and men alike.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Robin, High Deliverer
Many wrote of Robin's legendary exploits, but accounts of her origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—she loved her husband, Libra, above all else.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Lissa, Sprighty Cleric
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The children loved Libra like a mother and treated Lissa as one of their own.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Sully, Crimson Knight
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. To this day, the children call Libra "Mother" and Sully "Boss."

Libra, Fetching Friar & Miriel, Rapier Intellect
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The children were said to love Libra like a mother but flee in terror at the sight of Miriel.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Maribelle, Dire Damsel
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. Sadly, Maribelle's sharp tongue and proud attitude rubbed off on the tykes, making them quite the handful.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Panne, Proud Taguel
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The children loved Libra like a mother and often pestered Panne to transform and give them bunny rides.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Cordelia, Knight Paragon
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The children loved Libra like a mother and respected Cordelia like an elder sister.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Nowi, Eternal Youth
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. Nowi tried her best to take care of the children, but more often than not, they took care of her.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The younger tykes were very fond of Tharja—who feigned annoyance, but secretly enjoyed the attention.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Olivia, Shrinking Violet
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The children especially loved Olivia's vibrant dances, which often filled them with glee.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Cherche, Wyvern Friend
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. Cherche was a natural mother to the children, who were also quite fond of her wyvern, Minerva.

Quotes

Main articles: Libra/Quotes (Awakening) and Libra/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Libra is featured on three cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Libra
	Fetching Friar, Libra
		"I am no cleric. I am a monk."
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: War Monk		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		War Monk's Axe: [Trigger] [Once per turn] When you add a card from your Retreat Area to your hand, until the end of this turn, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B04-075N • Artist: Nico Komori
	Goddess Incarnate, Libra
		"Our hearts echo yours, sire."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: War Monk		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		For the Powerless: [Always] If you have 2 or more allies with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower, this unit gains +10 attack. Divine Miracle: [Trigger] [] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, you may pay the cost and if you do: Choose 1 non-"Libra" card from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand.
	Card #B18-065HN • Artist: Moyataro
	Ylissean Priest, Libra
		"In the eyes of the gods, we are all innocent, if only we open our hearts to them."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: -	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Priest		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Heal: [Activate] [] [] Choose 1 non-"Libra" card from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. Miracle Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this combat, your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a Critical Hit.
	Card #B18-066N • Artist: Ayaka Kato
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Libra .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Libra: Fetching Friar
Here's Libra! He's a priest from Ylisse who's remarkably fair and gentle. He even has long, blond hair that looks like mine! I wonder if people would mistake us from a distance…	You'd think his gentle nature would be the product of a fortunate upbringing…but the sad truth is, Libra was abandoned by his parents at an early age.	He found solace in the Ylissean faith, and later joined the clergy. As a priest, he looked after children at the orphanage while spreading the faith.	Libra knows pain all too well, but his heart is filled with love, and he hopes to build peace in the world. I hope he lets us pitch in to help make his dream come true!
Closely Associated Characters
Chrom {{{Related_name2}}} {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Libra into the group. {{{Related_blurb2}}} {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

161

Libra Awakening

1,668

CYL 2 (2018)

179 (+18)

Libra Awakening

1,434 (−234)

CYL 3 (2019)

356 (+177)

Libra Awakening

526 (−908)

CYL 4 (2020)

374 (−5)

Libra Awakening

352 (−174)

CYL 5 (2021)

344 (−30)

Libra Awakening

241 (−111)

CYL 6 (2022)

382 (+36)

Libra Awakening

215 (−26)

CYL 7 (2023)

348 (−34)

Libra Awakening

161 (−54)

CYL 8 (2024)

393 (+45)

Libra Awakening

135 (−26)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	4,732

Trivia

• Libra is a very similar character to Lucius from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Both are male blonde members of the clergy whose feminine looks cause them to be mistaken for women.
• Libra is one of the only three male characters in the Fire Emblem games (alongside Rolf and male Kana) to have a female voice actress in English.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Libra from Awakening.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Libra in Awakening.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of Libra from Awakening.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Libra: Fetching Friar.

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  Artwork of Libra: Fetching Friar.

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  Artwork of Libra: Fetching Friar.

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  Artwork of Libra: Fetching Friar.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Libra: Fetching Friar.

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  Artwork of Libra: Fetching Friar.

Cipher artwork

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  Bonus artwork featuring Libra.

References