Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: Linhardt Guide

Our definitive guide on Linhardt contains his abilities, stats, weapons and battalions.

Who is Linhardt

Linhardt Von Hevring is the heir to Count Nevring. He belongs to imperial nobility and stays away from conflict and trouble. Linhardt is one of the smartest characters in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. He loves studying Crestology but it seems like he is not very keen to use his knowledge for the betterment of society. 

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Linhardt in Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes

Personality

Linhardt is one of those people that hate anyone messing with their freedom. This is probably why he doesn’t like leadership and rule. He tries to not waste his time worrying by enjoying activities like fishing, sleeping, or having conversations with his friends.

Linhardt without a doubt is extremely intelligent, but thanks to his laziness, the knowledge he has do not benefit anyone.

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Ferdinand telling Linhardt how lazy he is

With a heart full of compassion, he cares for others more than himself. When every one sleeps, Linhardt stays up to study. Even though he is heir to the House of Herving, Linhardt does not take his responsibilities very seriously. He is probably the only noble who does not care about his own house.

In a conversation with Dorothea, he claims that pride does not clothe or feed him. However, he does admit that he can’t run away from his status forever.

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Linhardt talking with Dorothea

This is the reason why you will see him give up his nobility in House Hevring to live the life he always wanted. His favorite thing to study is Crests. No one dares disturb him when he is researching them. He gets very well along with Caspar. Linhardt has Hemophobia, the fear of blood. Upon his first kill, he goes into a state of shock and isn’t able to recover for a long time.

Starting Class

Linhardt excels in casting powerful faith spells in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. However, he’s not suited for frontline melee combat and wielding weapons. Hence, his starting class is Monk, which is advisable to continue with.

Progress from Monk to Priest, and ultimately to Bishop, especially if you want Linhardt to focus solely on healing. This choice minimizes his combat involvement, allowing you to level up in White Magic.

Linhardt faces challenges reaching the master classes due to his limited offensive growth and skill proficiencies that don’t align with any master class. This makes him comparatively weaker than other units.

Best Linhardt Master Class

The best master class for Linhardt depends on your desired playstyle. While Gremory would be the ideal choice, it’s female-exclusive. Among the available options, here’s a breakdown:

  1. Dark Knight: This class offers great mobility and offensive magic skills, especially with the Black Tomefaire. Linhardt can benefit from this class if you want him to be a more combat-oriented magic user. Consider promoting him from Mage to get Fiendish Blow for an added advantage.
  2. Holy Knight: While it’s not as favorable as Bishop for support, it provides mobility and White Tomefaire. However, its support capabilities are limited, and it may not be the best choice for Linhardt unless you want a mix of combat and healing.
  3. Mortal Servant: This class has lower mobility and is generally inferior to Dark Knight. The strength boost and Sworfaire won’t be particularly useful for Linhardt, given his lack of offensive strength.

Considering Linhardt’s strengths lie more in support and healing, the Holy Knight class may be suitable if you want a balance between healing and combat. However, if you prefer a stronger focus on combat, then Dark Knight is the better choice, with the option to promote him from Mage for Fiendish Blow.

Best Gifts For Linhardt

To build a stronger connection with Linhardt, consider giving him gifts he appreciates:

  1. Fishing Float: Linhardt loves fishing, so this tool is an excellent choice as it relates to one of his favorite activities.
  2. Owl Feather: This versatile gift is appreciated by many and can be used for various purposes, making it a thoughtful option.
  3. Tasty Baked Treat: Linhardt will enjoy this sweet treat, especially if he has a sweet tooth.
  4. Book of Crest Designs: Given Linhardt’s interest in studying Crests, this book is a perfect gift for him and will be highly appreciated.

Avoid giving him items like the Hunting Dagger or Training Weight, as he does not have an affinity for melee weapons or combat-related items due to his lazy nature.

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Gifts used for Linhardt

Lost Items Of Linhardt

Here are some lost items that you can give to Linhardt:

  1. The Saints Revealed: This unofficial account of the Four Saints’ deeds, written during the War of Heroes, likely belongs to Linhardt due to his interest in history.
  2. Feather Pillow: Linhardt is particular about his bedding, and he’s a fan of sleeping. The soft feather pillow made of bird feathers could be something he’d appreciate.
  3. Animated Bait: This fishing bait animated using magic may have been created by Linhardt, considering his affinity for both magic and fishing.

These items could help you build rapport with Linhardt in the game.

How To Recruit Linhardt

In order to recruit Linhardt as an ally, you need to start the Reversal of Fortune stage in the battle. After this, you need to choose the Black Eagles’ house as an ally.

You can also recruit him in chapter 3 the Shadows of Adrestia. It will only happen if you go down the Scarlet Blaze path. You will also get an option to make him a recruit when you follow the Azure Gleam path and finish chapter 11 “Reprisal”. Linhardt will also be available to recruit as an ally by following the Golden Wildfire path.

When you face him in Three Houses as an enemy, you can recruit him after the battle by using the Persuade Strategy. Using the Persuade Strategy for Linhardt will cost you around 10 Strategy points.

Linhardt Abilities

Linhardt possesses several abilities in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes that make him an effective support and healer in critical battles. Here’s a breakdown of his abilities:

  1. Catnap Ability:
    • Restores about 10% of Linhardt’s HP when waiting, aiding self-sustain during battles.
  2. Reason Level 1:
    • Boosts Linhardt’s dodge, hit, and avoid with dark or black magic attacks, enhancing damage output.
  3. Faith Level 2:
    • Increases Linhardt’s hit, avoid, and dodge with white magic, aiding in evasion and effectiveness.
  4. Easy Breezy Ability:
    • Linhardt spawns two wind orbs after a final attack, doubling his damage output; orbs can independently attack enemies within range.
  5. Logician Level 1:
    • Reduces damage received from enemies by 30% when Linhardt is defending, emphasizing his support role; leveling up increases damage reduction.
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Linhardt as a Dark Mage

Inventory 

Linhardt’s inventory includes various items that aid him in battles and general gameplay:

  1. Training Sword: Linhardt can use a Training Sword when needed, although he lacks offensive capabilities. It’s a lightweight and basic sword, weaker than an Iron Sword but easy for him to handle.
  2. Vulnerary: This common healing item can restore 10 hit points of damage to injured units. It’s a valuable item, especially in the early game, and Linhardt already has access to it in his inventory.
  3. Bullion: Bullion items serve as a way to earn money when sold. They replace traditional gold found in chests. The amount of gold obtained from selling them depends on their size: small (10,000 gold), medium (15,000 gold), large (20,000 gold), and extra-large (30,000 gold). Recruiting Linhardt allows you to sell these items for gold.
  4. Iron Tome: Linhardt, as an offensive magic user, wields an Iron Tome. It’s a higher-level tome compared to the Bronze Tome and is powerful, although it may lack accuracy.

Combat Arts & Spells Used By Linhardt

Belonging to the magic class in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, there are a variety of spells and combat arts that can be used by Linhardt. Let’s take a look at all of the spells and arts used by Linhardt below.

  1. Heal (Combat Art): A healing staff that allows Linhardt to restore about 10 HP to an adjacent ally. While the healing output is not substantial, it’s a useful skill for low-rank units like Linhardt to level up.
  2. Nosferatu (Combat Art): This recurring tome has the ability to drain the HP of an enemy and restore health to the user. The amount of health recovered is usually equal to the HP drained from the enemy.
  3. Fire (Spell): The basic fire tome allows Linhardt to hurl a ball of fire at the enemy target. It’s a fundamental spell for mages and doesn’t require a lot of experience to use.
  4. Cutting Gale (Spell): Similar to the wind spell, Cutting Gale is effective against flying units. It produces piercing arcs of wind that deal significant damage to enemies, but it doesn’t provide bonus damage against flying units on the opposing team.
  5. Physic (Spell): Physic is a rare staff in the game, and Linhardt possesses it. It deals white magic damage and can heal any ally regardless of their position on the battlefield. The range of Physic depends on Linhardt’s magic stat.
  6. Restore (Spell): Another uncommon staff, Restore, is used by Linhardt to clear most status conditions from teammates. It’s a valuable support spell.
  7. Crests: Linhardt has a Caduceous Staff, which is associated with the Cethleann bloodline. This crest has a 15 to 50 percent chance of increasing might by 5 when using recovery magic. Crests are tokens of the goddess’s power and grant various abilities to their users.

Battalions Used By Linhardt

Like many other mages, Linhardt uses Battalions as well. Currently, he can equip two battalions. Let’s take a look at them below.

Empire Magic Corps Battalion

This battalion is exclusive to the Black Eagles route and requires a low level of Authority skill to be equipped. It provides Linhardt with minor boosts to his Charm, Resistance, and Magic stats. However, it has a malus in the Strength attribute, making it less suitable for melee-focused units. The endurance of this battalion is relatively low, so it may require frequent visits to the Guild to restore it.

Group Flames

This battalion has a wide range of attacks and can inflict damage on enemies from a distance. It is highly accurate and precise but is generally weaker compared to other battalions. It can only be used once in the 1-2 range and has a hit ratio of 60. Group Flames works by inflicting damage from magic and can also put enemies into a rattled state. Additionally, it can convert certain terrain types within its area of effect, such as forests, thickets, grasslands, wastelands, edifices, churches, opera halls, and houses, into flame terrain, but this effect lasts only for one turn.

Linhardt’s Stats

Let’s take a look at the rating possessed by Linhardt in each stat. Since in Three Hopes his growth and max stats are not mentioned, we will see his stats in Three Houses as well to have a better idea of Linhardt’s progression in the game.

Stats Base Stats Growth Rates Max Stats
Max Hp 36+5 40% 63
Luck 17 55% 63
Charm 9+2 30% 43
Defense 12 25% 48
Strength  11 30% 42
Magic 22 55% 66
Speed  14 40% 55
Dexterity  15 40% 56
Resistance 25 50% 65

Linhardt does not have any growth rates or max stats specified as of yet in Three Hope’s. But he does have base stats. Let’s take a look at them below.

Stats Base Stats
Max Hp 2400
Luck 10
Charm 7
Defense 8
Strength  8
Magic 10
Speed  9
Dexterity  9
Resistance 11

This concludes our guide on Linhardt in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Hopefully reading our definitive guide you will learn more about his abilities, stats, and weapons.

Other Tips

The ultimate hack and slash game for Nintendo Switch, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is already being loved by fans owing to its amazing gameplay and stunning graphics. The voice actors of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes have done a great job portraying the emotions of the characters. You’ll face bosses like Cleobulus and fight him with your allies like Ferdinand. Another great ally in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is Linhardt.

Make sure you read our Best Classes guide to get an idea about what class you should go for. Keep yourself equipped with the best weapons so that you can win any mission and level up faster.

There’s a lot to do in the game. We recommend going through our Tips and Tricks guide to make your journey more convenient. You can also play with your friends in co-op mode

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