Unfortunately Swords are some of the least useful weapons in Shadow Dragon, mainly because both Lances and Axes have ranged options, with the former having by far the best available (Javelin). The class is locked to Swords, and the promoted version is too.Best described as a faster-but-weaker version of the Mercenary class, both offensively and defensively.So whilst you might be able to occasionally position them such that they finish off a few stragglers, they’re never going to feature in your front lines due to their frailty, a fact that eventually relegates them to the bench where they belong. This means that these other classes can attack from relative safety, thanks to the Javelin and Hand Axe options, and classes such as the Hero, Paladin and Dracoknight can all safely take to the front lines. As Shadow Dragon progresses, your options for classes will expand and begin to feature flying units, more powerful mounted classes and even non-mounted units with higher movement, and key to this discovery is that they can all use weapons that feature a ranged option. It’s not an impossible class to use, and it’ll certainly take advantage of it’s equipment to deal reasonable amounts of damage, but rather it lacks in three key areas movement, survivability and weapon choice. Now, this does make a certain amount of thematic sense, since nimble warriors are often associated with taking care to use the best equipment, however here it simply serves to highlight the weakness of the class. Killing Edges, Armourslayers and the like, always tend to arrive with a Myrmidon in tow. To best describe the issues with a Myrmidon, you need look no further than the fact that they regularly turn up with a good weapon, no matter the Fire Emblem game. Still, when it comes to Shadow Dragon at least, there are a few that stick out from the bottom of the pack… This makes unpicking the mass of numbers a difficult proposition. Most of these games feature statistical growth rates on a per-character basis, to which the class rates are then added, meaning a great character can use a poor class and make it excel on the basis of their own power. In the main however, it’s tricky because almost any class can be made to work. Determining the best, or indeed worst, classes in a Fire Emblem game can be a very tricky proposition, not least because of the rabid fanbase.
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