Silque

Silque (Japanese: シルク Silk) is a playable cleric who appears in Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

Silque was taken captive by bandits in the Thieves' Shrine. Alm and his allies arrived there and defeated the thieves and freed her from the cave. Silque joined them as thanks, and continued to accompany Alm until Duma's defeat.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cleric Level 1

Recruitment: Act 1, talk to her at Thieves' Shrine Stats Growth Rates Spell Levels Max HP 18 Luck 4 Magic 8 Defense 1 Skill 3 Resistance 11 Speed 4 Movement 4 Max HP 20% Luck 30% Magic 30% Defense 10% Skill 30% Resistance 0% Speed 30% Recover 1 Warp 7 Physic -- Expel 14 Fortify -- Nosferatu 1 Invoke 18 Seraphim * {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Equipment -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Bow ✗ B. Magic ✓ W. Magic ✓

Promotion stat gains

• In Gaiden, promotion gains give the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class' base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class' base stats, they will not receive any bonus; however, if all stats are higher, then they will receive +1 to HP.

Analysis

Silque is the first Cleric in Gaiden and is incredibly useful due to being the only unit on Alm's route with access to white magic until Tatiana in Act 4. Most notably, Silque will be the first unit with access to Warp; however, as healing does not give experience in Gaiden, she must earn the experience to reach level 7 through combat. Her only offensive spell is Nosferatu, which is capped at 50 hit; as such, it is recommended to give Silque speed from the Speed Shrine to get her to double some of the enemies and learn Warp sooner. One possible strategy is to kill Silque on Alm's route and the use the Revival Shrine to get her on Celica's route, and once that route is finished, kill her and revive her again on Alm's route; this strategy is the only means to grant Celica's route Warp access—it can be done with Tatiana as well, but Silque is available for Act 3, which has a significant amount of desert in Celica's route that most units struggle to move through. Invoke can be a useful spell, but it is unlikely for Silque to reach the required level 18 without significant grinding, and Invoke is not so useful as to justify the time cost.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Silque reprises her role in the remake. She is also featured in a Memory Prism, being rescued from brigands by Jesse.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cleric Level 1 Fatigue tol. 0.6

Recruitment: Act 1, talk to her at Thieves' Shrine Base Stats Growth Rates Max Stats Max HP 18 Luck 4 Attack 8 Defense 1 Skill 3 Resistance 11 Speed 4 Movement 4 Max HP 35% Luck 65% Attack 40% Defense 30% Skill 35% Resistance 4% Speed 30% Max HP 52 Luck 41 Attack 40 Defense 40 Skill 40 Resistance 40 Speed 39 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Item Skills -- Nosferatu Recover Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓

Growth rates when reclassed

Spell list

Promotion stat gains

• In Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, promotion gains give the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class' base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class' base stats, they will not receive any bonus; however, if all stats are higher, then they will receive +1 to HP.

Analysis

Silque is the first healer available on Alm's route, and the only one until Act 4 if Faye is not promoted to Cleric. Silque's most notable trait is access to the Warp spell. Although much weaker compared to Gaiden—limited in range to half her attack rather than infinite—it is still helpful to get a unit to a point faster or across swathes of terrain that they would otherwise be slowed by. Another notable spell she obtains—but much later—is the Invoke spell, which summons Dread Fighters that most enemies will struggle to defeat, particularly enemy magic users.

The fastest way to level Silque up is by feeding her kills; the only way for her to deal damage is with the Nosferatu spell, which comes with a low 60 hit, making her ability to hit—and thus, kill enemies and quickly gain experience—highly unreliable. Silque will gain experience through the use of white magic, but the experience gain from defeating enemies is much higher. She also does not gain experience

Stat-wise, Silque has poor HP and terrible defense, 18 and 1 respectively; additionally, her terrible speed means she will be doubled by almost every enemy in the game. Her attack is fine at 8, and with a growth of 40% she will usually have acceptable magic, though it may be beneficial to give her attack from the fountains to increase her Warp range, especially if there are certain thresholds the player wants her to meet. Her base resistance is very high, and is enough to survive against most magic enemies throughout the game, though she will need to grow her HP to survive against many of the endgame enemies. Her luck is unusually high, which helps her to not get crit; while luck is a factor in magical avoid, it does not affect physical avoid, which her mediocre speed limits.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Silque appears as an equippable Bond Ring. She can be summoned using Celica's Emblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Mag Def Lck C +0 +0 +1 B +1 +0 +1 A +1 +1 +1 S +1 +1 +2

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

There are two different variations of Silque available to Heroes, both of which are tied to her storyline appearance in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. The normal variation of Silque is one of the characters added to the game in the Lethal Swordsman update, and became available for summoning by players on October 21, 2019. A Valentine's variation of Silque was added to the game as part of the Lovely Gifts update, and was made available to players in the twenty-fifth edition of the Tempest Trials+, "Romance Whirlwind", which initially ran from February 8, 2020 through February 18, 2020.

Silque: Adherent of Mila

Starting stats

Silque: Adherent of Mila is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 3/4/5 Defense 4/5/6 Resistance 11/12/13 Maximum HP 35/39/42 Attack 30/33/36 Speed 20/23/27 Defense 32/35/39 Resistance 28/31/35 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills -- Recover+ Solid-Earth Balm

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Assault	★★★★★	—	50
	Melancholy	★★★★★	—	200
	Melancholy+	★★★★★	—	300
	Staff of Lilies	★★★★★	—	400
	Heal	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Mend	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Recover	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Recover+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Imbue	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Solid-Earth Balm	★★★★★	★★★★★	150
	Earthfire Balm	★★★★★	—	200
	Earthfire Balm+	★★★★★	—	300
B	Dazzling Staff 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	Dazzling Staff 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	Dazzling Staff 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Staff Exp. 1	★★★★★	—	30
C	Staff Exp. 2	★★★★★	—	60
C	Staff Exp. 3	★★★★★	—	120

Silque: Selfless Cleric

Starting stats

★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 1/2/3 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 34/37/40 Attack 24/27/30 Speed 17/20/23 Defense 27/30/33 Resistance 23/26/29 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Rapport Wand Martyr Imbue

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 2/3/4 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 37/40/43 Attack 25/28/32 Speed 19/22/26 Defense 29/32/35 Resistance 25/29/32 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Rapport Wand+ Martyr+ Heavenly Light

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Assault	★★★★	★★★★	50
	Rapport Wand	★★★★	★★★★	200
	Rapport Wand+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Heal	★★★★	★★★★	50
	Reconcile	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Martyr	★★★★	★★★★	200
	Martyr+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Imbue	★★★★	★★★★	50
	Heavenly Light	★★★★	★★★★★	150
B	Live to Serve 1	★★★★	—	40
B	Live to Serve 2	★★★★	—	80
B	Live to Serve 3	★★★★★	—	160
C	Spd Opening 1	★★★★	—	60
C	Spd Opening 2	★★★★	—	120
C	Spd Opening 3	★★★★	—	240

Personality

As with many characters in Gaiden, Silque receives little characterization. The little known about her personality is that she is a kind person who wishes to tend the injured, as indicated by her ending; she travels to Rigel to help its people after the war.

In Shadows of Valentia her characterization is expanded upon as she is portrayed as a devoted worshipper of Mila with a penchant for casual conversation, especially with other women. She is also very forgiving and persistent as she tries talking to Faye again after she coldly rejected her offer of friendship in their initial C support conversation.

Supports

Main article: Silque/Supports

Silque Cleric Support conversations: Faye Villager C: 20 B: 45 A: 90 [[{{{supportm2}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm2}}} B: {{{bm2}}} A: {{{am2}}} [[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}} [[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}} [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Bond supports:* Jesse Mercenary Bonus: Hit +10 [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond2}}} [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond3}}} [[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond4}}} [[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond5}}} [[{{{supporto6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond6}}} [[{{{supporto6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond6}}} [[{{{supporto7}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond7}}} [[{{{supporto8}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond8}}} [[{{{supporto9}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond9}}} [[{{{supporto10}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond10}}}

Base conversations

Main article: Silque/Conversations

Endings

Gaiden

She left for Rigel to aid the injured.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

The war left Valentia with many wounded, and Silque traveled to the former Rigel to heal all that she could. Her exact path is difficult to retrace, but anecdotes survive across the continent telling of the countless lives she saved.

Quotes

The Final Battle quote

Critical quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article: Silque/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Gaiden (manga)

Silque has a very minor role in the manga. She does tell Alm that she also felt the blessing sent from Halcyon at Celica's request. She does little else aside from occasionally appearing in the background and making the occasional affirmative response.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Silque is featured on three cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Silque
	Blessed Pilgrim, Silque
		"With no goddess and no king, most Zofians are at a loss. And I, for one, refuse to stand by and watch them suffer."
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Saint		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		A Miracle from the Earth Mother: [Trigger] [] At the start of your turn, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Draw a card. Absolve: [Always] This unit cannot be destroyed by a skill's cost or effect.
	Card #B09-019HN • Artist: Kokon Konfuzi
	Mila-Serving Cleric, Silque
		"Thank you, sir. May you walk always in the light of Mila's blessing..."
		Attack: 20	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Cleric		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Recover: [Activate] [] [] Choose another ally. Choose a card from your Retreat Area with the same name as that ally, then add it to your hand. Miracle Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a Critical Hit.
	Card #B09-020N • Artist: Kokon Konfuzi
	Goddess-Serving Cleric, Silque
		"Some brigands kidnapped me and took me here... I would ask for permission to accompany you."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Cleric		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Warp, White Magic: [Activate] [] Choose 1 other ally, and move them. Unclouded Faith: [Activate] [Once per turn] Choose 1 ally who has Leveled Up. Until the end of your opponent's next turn, that ally cannot be destroyed by a skill's cost or effect.
	Card #B22-026N • Artist: Kokon Konfuzi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Silque .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Adherent of Mila Selfless Cleric

Silque: Adherent of Mila
Silque is a cleric who spreads the teachings of the goddess Mila. She's a kindly nun who's always there with a smile!	Silque never got to know her mother, a nun of the Duma Faithful, too well. During her travels, she left the young Silque at a priory, and then simply vanished.	It was the teachings of Mila that saved Silque from her loneliness, and inspired her to go out and spread the word to help others!	Later, after Alm rescued her from bandits, she decided to join the Deliverance to repay his kindness. There, she selflessly gave her all, treating her allies' wounds and soothing their hearts as well!
Closely Associated Characters
Alm Celica {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A brave but kind young warrior, raised by the hero Mycen in Ram Village. His left hand is marked with the Brand. He saves Silque's life when she is captured by bandits during a trip to visit Mycen. The princess of Zofia; trained as a priestess. Caring towards others, and dislikes fighting. Bears the Brand on her right hand. She studied the teachings of Mila together with Silque at the priory. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Silque: Selfless Cleric
Silque is a cleric devoted to spreading the teachings of Mila, the goddess worshipped throughout Valentia. And now she's coming to the Day of Devotion festival to spread even more love and kindness!	She was always graceful in her cleric's garb, but she looks lovely in her special outfit for the festivities! Her choice of colors really reflects her pure, innocent nature.	Silque's wearing a freesia flower in her hair. In the language of flowers, that symbolizes faith and friendship! It really suits her, don't you think?	She has some floral bouquets in her basket too, including a special white bouquet just for Faye. There's going to be a lot of smiles when Silque's giving out her flowers!
Closely Associated Characters
Faye Alm {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A young woman from Ram Village, and Alm's childhood friend. Her devotion to him stretches back to those days. She was cold toward Silque at first, but they grew to be friends. A brave but kind young warrior, raised by the hero Mycen in Ram Village. His left hand is marked with the Brand. He became friends with Silque after he rescued her from capture by bandits. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

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Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

542

Silque Gaiden

169

CYL 2 (2018)

148 (−394)

Silque Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

1,720 (+1,551)

CYL 3 (2019)

111 (−39)

Silque Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

2,513 (+793)

CYL 4 (2020)

395 (+239)

Silque Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

316 (−2,197)

CYL 5 (2021)

396 (+1)

Silque Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

197 (−119)

CYL 6 (2022)

390 (−8)

Silque Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

211 (+14)

CYL 7 (2023)

470 (+80)

Silque Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

106 (−105)

CYL 8 (2024)

433 (−37)

Silque Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

118 (+12)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	5,350

Trivia

Silque appearing as a sage in the English "A Master Class in Strategy" trailer.

• Silque is the only character with a solo artwork in Gaiden's manual who does not appear as a SpotPass character in Awakening.
• As with several characters originating from Gaiden, Silque's hair color has been inconsistent over several appearances. Her original Gaiden portrait features her with blue hair, her artwork in Gaiden's manual features her with green hair, and her artwork from Fire Emblem: The Complete gives her pink hair. Her appearance in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia returns to her having blue hair, like her original in-game Gaiden portrait.
• In an English gameplay trailer titled "A Master Class in Strategy", Silque is shown casting recover as a sage. In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia the sage is a male-only class, and it is not possible for Silque to become a sage through normal means. This anomaly was not present in the Japanese version of the trailer. Silque is even shown as a saint later in the trailer.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Gaiden Cleric Saint Black magic, White magic Black magic, White magic
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Cleric

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Silque from Gaiden.

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  Artwork of Silque from the art book Fire Emblem: The Complete.

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  Artwork of Silque from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

CG images

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  CG image of Silque and Alm in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Silque in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  Portrait of Silque while fainted in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Adherent of Mila.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

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  Artwork of Silque: Selfless Cleric.

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  Silque in artwork of Brigand Boss: Known Criminal.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Silque.

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  Commemorative artwork featuring Silque.

Other appearances

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  Silque as she appears in the Gaiden manga adaptation.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.