Fire Emblem 4: Genealogy of the Holy War

Parent-Child Planner and Beginner’s Guide

For those experienced with the game, skip the first few slides, just know Green Growth squares mark the
highest possible growth for a child, Purple marks the second highest.

For those new to the game I have designed several slides meant to give you information to help you on
your journey through this great game.
 Names
Since Genealogy of the Holy War aka Seisen no Keifu has never been translated or ported outside Japan the only way for those of
us who are not fluent in Japanese to play this game is to add a patch to our, totally legitimate, physical, copy of the game. Many
people worked hard to make the patches we have possible, however, after those patches were complete, Fire Emblem Heroes
came out, giving us official names for characters in Fire Emblem 4. These names can be different than those used in the ‘Project
Naga’ patch you may be using to play the game.

This is a quick chart to show the images of characters in the game, their ‘Project Naga’ name and Fire Emblem Heroes name. The
bolded name is the one I am using, the names I chose to use were the ones the most used in conversations I could find.

Aideen Ayra Raquesis Sylvia Erin Tailtiu Bridget

Edain Ayra Lachesis Silvia Erinys Tailtiu Brigid

Noish Alec Arden Azel Lex Finn Midir Dew Jamke Lewyn Holyn Beowulf Claude
Naoise Alec Arden Azelle Lex Finn Midir Dew Jamke Lewyn Chulain Beowolf Claud
n

Lana Lester Larcei Ulster Dermott Nanna Lene Cairpre Fee Ced Arthur Tinni Patty Faval
Lana Lester Larcei Scáthac Diarmuid Nanna Lene Coirpre Fee Ced Arthur Tine Patty Febail
h
 Skill Names Skills
For more information on a specific skill click the icon, for a full list click here. A child unit’s skills are their (mother’s personal skills) +
(their father’s personal skills) + (any class skills they may
get).
Pursuit Critical Adept Astra Luna
Sol Pretty straightforward, it is just important to know a parent
will not pass down any class skills they get upon
promotion, for example if Arden promotes to a ‘General’
Miracle Wrath Paragon Renewal Nihil
Pavise
before the end of chapter 5, his children in chapter 6 will
not inherit the ‘Pavise’ skill since it is a class skill not a
personal one.
Steal Charm Charge Dance
Bargain Vantage
While inherit in other games, faster units being able to double attack is locked behind Skills cannot be duplicated, so Lene, with Finn for a father,
the ‘Pursuit’ skill in FE4. Because of this Pursuit is valued as a skill for child units, will only have the ‘Miracle’ skill once despite getting it from
although Brave Weapons can still strike twice, and the ‘Adept’ and ‘Charge’ skill can also both parents. I marked those repeated skills by fading them
occasionally allow units to strike more than once.
out.
Likewise, the Critical skill is the only way to crit in the game. However, weapons obtain
the critical skill after 50 kills are counted on it. A weapon with 100 kills or more on it will Dew and Holyn are unique fathers in that their personal
have a 50% chance to crit.
skill’s ‘Sol’ and ‘Luna’ can only be inherited by certain
One attack Skill cannot stack with another, so no Astra/Sol/Luna shenanigans, however children.
each skill gets its own roll so if Astra does not proc you still have a chance for Sol to proc.

Base Stats
Calculate Stat A unit’s base stats are determined by their parent's stats at
the end of chapter 5. These stat can be higher or lower
{ [((Same Sex Parent HP -20)*2) + Other Parent’s
depending on RNG so the numbers in this guide are
Child’s starting HP approximate based on statistics.
HP]/10 } + (Child’s level * Growth) + 20

The Luck stat has a range of +/- 10 based on the parent’s

stats in conjunction with an RNG roll so is impossible to
[({[((Same Sex parent stat-Class base) *2) + Other
Child’s other stat
parent’s stat-Class Base]/10 }+ (Child’s level *
predict.
(aside from luck)
Growth) ) mod 15] + Child’s class base stat
The best growth rate a unit can have is marked with a green
box, the second best is marked with a purple box.
 Weapon Inheritance
A parent can give their child free weapons through an
inheritance system in the game. The mother passes down
her weapons to one child, the father to another. The parent
can only pass down weapons the child can use in their base
class, so for example, while Coirpre can use fire tomes after
promotion, Azelle will not be able to pass a fire tome to
Coirpre as the boy can only use staves in his base class.
This also applies to weapons with high rankings. Patty can
only use C swords in her base class, so if Noish were her
father he could not give her a B class sword. However, a few
fathers can give their child higher weapon ranks in their base
class, so while Noish could not give Patty a B ranked sword, if
her father was Holyn she would start off with the ability to
wield B ranked swords and would then be able to get his B
ranked swords through inheritance.
A father who has promoted his class might gain access to
more or even higher-ranking weapons, these can be passed
down assuming the child can inherit them. So, a Lewyn who
was promoted before the end of chapter 5 could be given
staves which could be passed down if his son was either
Coirpre or Ced.
A mother can always pass at least some weapons to the child
who inherits from her, this is not so with potential fathers.
While the game does provide weapons for a child if they do
not inherit any (except for Lene), saving money by not
needing a child unit to buy stronger weapons in the
beginning is helpful.
Holy Weapons
There are two special “Holy” weapons father’s can
pass to their children: The wind tome Forseti and the
staff Valkyrie.
Forseti is one of the most powerful weapons in Fire
Emblem 4 and while it is possible to go through the
later half of the game without it; passing it down will
make your life so much easier. There are only three
children who can make use of the Forseti tome: Ced,
Arthur, and Coirpre (when promoted). So, if you
wish for a child unit to have it you will have to have
Lewyn marry either Erinys, Tailtiu, or Sylvia.
Valkyrie is a staff that can raise the dead. Yes, it is
that simple and that powerful. Now FE4 does let
you save every turn, that with the power of save
states means the likelihood of actually losing units
drops dramatically. That being said, if you would like
the staff as back-up the children who can use it are:
Ced or Coirpre. So, if you wish for a child unit to
have it Claud will need to marry Erinys or Sylvia.
Lover Items
At a certain point in the game, if Aideen is married the
player can acquire a unique item based on whom she
married. Both can be acquired much later through
other means.
Aideen x Azelle/Claud = Rescue Staff (Chapter 4/5)
Aideen x Midir/Jamke = Brave Bow (Chapter 4)
If a female unit marries Holyn, Azelle, Lewyn, or Claud Extra Info:
their children gain a rank in their sword, fire, wind, or
staff skill. This may boost them from C to B or B to A
allowing them to use more weapons as shown in the In FE4 it is not possible to trade weapons between your units as it
chart below. is in most games. Instead, you have to sell weapons inside one of
the castles on each map to be rid of a weapon and then buy them
Weapon Att WT ACC back with another unit who you want to have it.. A unit can only
Brave purchase a weapon they are capable of wielding.
B 12 3 100
Sword
A Silver Sword 14 3 80 This means at the end of chapter 5 you cannot have Jamke buy
A Iron Blade 12 6 60 swords to give to his son. However, there is a small work around
A Steel Blade 16 6 60 to this. The unit that defeats an enemy gets the item it drops into
A Silver Blade 20 6 60 their inventory even if the victorious unit can’t use the weapon
B Elfire 14 12 80 the enemy dropped. So, if Jamke were to defeat the boss that
A Bolganone 20 12 70 drops a Silver Blade, that weapon will be in Jamke’s inventory and
B Elwind 14 2 80 can be passed down to a child capable of wielding ‘A’ swords.
A Elwind 14 2 80
Sends enemy to sleep, if caster’s Mag is
Any weapon’s not passed down to a child unit can be acquired later
B Sleep Staff higher than the enemy’s Mdf in the story. All child units but Lene start with 1-2 items so if a
Seals enemy’s magic, if caster’s Mag is parent tries to pass down too many items the extra will be put in
B Silence Staff higher than the enemy’s Mdf storage.

B Restore Staff Restores an ally’s status Sword weapons have a magical variation in their category, meaning
sword wielders may utilize their magical stat if the player wishes. It
B Warp Staff Transports an ally to any allied castle is the only weapon type that can use its opposite offensive stat.

Physic Staff Restores ally’s HP by [10 + caster’s

B Mag] No child can inherit Axes or Lances from their father meaning all
B Recover Staff Fully restores ally’s HP Lex or Finn can pass down are stats and skills.

Fortify Staff Restores all allies’ HP within casting

A radius by [10 + caster’s Mag]

A Rescue Staff Brings an ally next to the caster

 Canon
There is a desire by some to find the “canon” couples for Fire Emblem games. In FE4 among the customizable pairings there is
one that deemed canon in FE5 and another that is implied canon in FE5. Those pairings are of Erinys/Lewyn as the confirmed
one and Beowulf/Lachesis followed by Finn/Lachesis as the implied one, (leaning more towards Beowulf/Lachesis with just Finn
being a father-figure to Nanna rather than her actual father.)

FE4 has had two Manga and a book written about it which also feature their own couples, neither of the manga or the book is
canon to the game, but I will list the pairings for those who wish to know. Then there are several “lover” conversations that
happen between two married units in chapters 4 and 5 of the game.

Mitsuki Oosawa manga Nattsu Fujimori manga Novel In-Game Lover Convos

Aideen/Midir Erinys/Noish
Aideen/Jamke Aideen/Midir Aideen/Jamke
Aideen/Jamke Erinys/Arden
Ayra/Lex Ayra/Holyn Ayra/Lex
Aideen/Azelle Erinys/Lewyn
Lachesis/Finn Lachesis/Lex Lachesis/Beowulf Aideen/Claud Tailtiu/Azelle
Ayra/Arden Tailtiu/Lex
Erinys/Lewyn Erinys/Lewyn Erinys/Lewyn
Ayra/Lex Tailtiu/Claud
Sylvia/Claud Sylvia/Claud Sylvia/Claud
Ayra/Holyn Brigid/Alec
Tailtiu/Azelle Tailtiu/Azelle Tailtiu/Azelle Lachesis/Noish Brigid/Midir
Lachesis/Dew Brigid/Jamke
Brigid/Dew Brigid/Jamke Brigid/Midir
Lachesis/Beowulf
Sylvia/Alec
Sylvia/Lewyn
Sylvia/Claud
Make a Copy of this slide and move the father over
for those that want a visual guide while planning
Hair color does not change in game Mother: Edain/Aideen
Starting item: Starting item:
Skills
Base Class B Heal Staff None Iron Bow Base Class A
Promo Class A C C C Promo Class A

Lana HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Weapon HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES Lester
S Skills s
Alec ~Stat 29 2 9 8 9 X 3 8 Can never
pass down
29 9 1 9 9 X 8 0 ~Stat Alec
bows
Growth 105 35 32 40 45 75 35 7 115 40 20 50 45 75 40 7 Growt
Skills h
Noish ~Stat 29 2 9 8 8 X 3 8 Can never
30 10 1 8 8 X 8 0 ~Stat Noish
pass down
Growth 110 40 32 35 40 70 40 7 bows
125 50 20 40 35 65 50 7 Growt
Skills
h
Arden ~Stat 30 2 9 7 8 X 3 8
Can pass B
31 10 1 7 8 X 9 0 ~Stat Arden
Growth 115 45 32 25 40 65 40 7 rank bows if
promoted
Skills 135 60 20 20 35 55 50 7 Growt
Azelle ~Stat 29 1 11 8 9 X 2 8 h
Gives B fire
on Class Growth 115 25 65 30 55 70 30 10
Can never
pass down
29 8 4 8 10 X 7 1 ~Stat Azelle
Change Skills bows
115 20 55 30 65 65 30 12 Growt
Lex ~Stat 30 2 9 8 9 X 3 8 h
Growth 125 40 32 30 40 70 60 7 Skills
Can never
pass down
30 10 1 8 9 X 9 0 ~Stat Lex
bows
Finn ~Stat 29 2 9 7 8 X 3 8 135 50 20 30 35 65 60 7 Growt
h
Growth 105 35 32 40 45 85 35 7 Skills Can never
30 9 1 9 8 X 8 0 ~Stat Finn
pass down
Midir ~Stat 29 2 9 8 9 X 3 8 bows
115 40 20 50 45 95 40 7 Growt
h
Growth 100 35 32 35 50 65 35 7 Skills Can pass B/A
rank bows if at 29 9 1 8 9 X 8 0 ~Stat Midir
Dew ~Stat 27 2 10 8 9 X 3 8 base/promoted
class 105 40 20 40 55 55 40 7 Growt
Growth 95 40 32 40 50 80 40 10 h
Skills
Jamke ~Stat 30 2 9 8 9 X 3 7
Can never
pass down
27 9 1 9 10 X 8 1 ~Stat Dew
bows
Growth 115 45 30 25 45 80 35 7 95 50 25 50 55 85 50 12 Growt
Skills h
Lewyn ~Stat 29 1 11 8 9 X 3 8 Can always
pass A rank
31 10 1 8 9 X 8 0 ~Stat Jamke
Gives B wind
bows
on Class Growth 115 25 45 40 75 75 30 10 Skills 135 60 15 20 45 85 40 7 Growt
Change h
Ineligible
Holyn ~Stat 30 2 9 8 9 X 3 8 Can never
pass down
30 8 3 9 10 X 7 1 ~Stat Lewyn
Skills bows
Growth 135 35 32 75 45 70 35 7 Cannot use 135 20 45 50 105 65 30 12 Growt
Forseti h
Beowulf ~Stat 29 2 9 8 9 X 2 7 Can never
pass down
31 10 1 9 9 X 8 0 ~Stat Holyn
Growth 110 40 30 40 45 70 35 7 Skills bows
None 155 40 20 90 45 65 40 7 Growt
28 1 11 8 9 X 2 9 h
Claud ~Stat
Gives A rank
staves at base Growth 105 25 50 30 45 85 30 30
Can never
pass down
30 10 1 9 9 X 8 0 ~Stat Beowul
bows
125 50 15 50 45 65 40 7 Growt f
Lana Green boxes mark
HP theST MAG
highest SKPurple,
growths, SP theLC
secondDE RE
highest. h
Aideen Summary:

Aideen is an unfortunate mother in many regards, she has no skills to give to her children, her children
get no skills from their classes, and she has one physical child and one magical child, neither of whom
can touch their other offensive stat.
Lana starts out in a priest class, typical Fire Emblem foot-locked healbot, not much to it, her best fathers
are the ones who can give her a good magic growth: Azelle, Lewyn, and Claud. Claud gives Lene the
ability to use A rank staves at base and Claud’s chapter 5 married conversation with Aideen can allow
her to have the rescue staff right at the beginning of chapter 6. Azelle and Lewyn give Lana access to
higher level magic tomes, but not until after she promotes at level 20.
The problem with these dad’s is that they make Lester have a 20% strength growth and his only weapon
in the first 2-3 chapters be an Iron bow (depends if Brigid gave Faval her starting Steel bow or not). So
unless you are not interested in using Lester, which to be honest he isn’t that great a unit long term
anyway, you might want to look in another direction for fathers.
Let’s look at things from the Lester side: someone who can pass down good bows, and someone who
can let him double, that leaves us with…..Midir and Jamke. Despite the better growths Jamke gives,
Jamke’s ability, adept, uses Attack speed to activate, and wouldn’t you know Jamke gives Lester his
second worst speed growth. You could always give Jamke the pursuit ring to pass down, but there are
so many better contenders for that ring and Midir doesn’t doesn’t really do much as a father for any
other unit so he might be your best bet.
As a father for Lana Midir is fine, he will also give her her the pursuit skill so, after promotion she can
double in the arena or whenever she finds herself in combat.
Overall Midir is Aideen’s best choice for a husband, with Jamke being second.
Hair color does not change in game Mother: Ayra
Starting item: Starting item:
Skills
Base Class A Iron Blade Iron Blade Base Class A
Promo Class A Promo Class A
Larcei HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Weapon HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES Ulster
S Skills s
Alec ~Stat 30 10 0 14 14 X 7 0 Can always
pass B rank
29 10 0 14 13 X 7 0 ~Stat
Alec
swords
Growth 105 45 7 80 45 35 35 7 Skills
115 45 7 85 45 40 40 7 Growth

Noish ~Stat 30 10 0 13 13 X 7 0 Can always

pass B rank
34 8 0 10 11 X 8 0 ~Stat
Noish
swords
Growth 110 50 7 75 40 30 40 7 Skills
125 55 7 75 35 30 50 7 Growth

Arden ~Stat 31 10 0 13 13 X 7 0 Can pass down

B/A swords if at 32 11 0 12 12 X 8 0 ~Stat
Arden
base/promoted
Growth 115 55 7 65 40 25 40 7 Skills
class 135 65 7 55 35 20 50 7 Growth

Azelle ~Stat 30 9 1 13 14 X 7 0 Can pass B

rank swords if
30 8 3 12 14 X 7 1 ~Stat
Azelle
promoted
Growth 115 35 40 70 70 55 30 10 115 25 42 65 65 35 30 12 Growth
Skills
Lex ~Stat 29 10 0 13 13 X 7 0 Can never
pass down
31 10 0 13 13 X 8 0 ~Stat
Lex
swords
Growth 125 50 7 70 40 30 60 7 135 55 7 65 35 30 60 7 Growth
Skills
Finn ~Stat 30 10 0 14 14 X 7 0 Can never
pass down
30 10 0 14 13 X 7 0 ~Stat
Finn
swords
Growth 105 45 7 80 45 45 35 7 115 45 7 85 45 60 40 7 Growth
Skills
Midir ~Stat 29 10 0 13 14 X 7 0 Can never
pass down
29 10 0 13 14 X 7 0 ~Stat
Midir
swords
Growth 100 45 7 75 50 25 35 7 Skills
105 45 7 75 55 20 40 7 Growth

Dew ~Stat 27 10 0 14 14 X 7 0 Can pass down

C/A swords if at 27 10 0 14 14 X 8 0 ~Stat
Dew
base/promoted
Growth 95 50 10 80 50 40 40 10 Skills
class 95 55 12 85 55 55 50 12 Growth

Jamke ~Stat 30 10 0 13 14 X 7 0 Can never

pass down
31 11 0 12 13 X 7 0 ~Stat
Jamke
Gives adapt swords
skill in base Growth 115 55 5 65 45 40 35 7 Skills
135 65 2 55 45 50 40 7 Growth
class
Can never
31 8 2 14 14 X 7 0 ~Stat
Lewyn
Lewyn ~Stat 30 9 1 14 14 X 7 0 pass down
swords
Gives adapt Cannot use 135 25 32 85 105 30 30 12 Growth
skill in base Growth 115 35 20 80 75 30 30 10 Skills Forseti
class
Can always
30 10 0 14 13 X 7 0 ~Stat
Holyn
Holyn ~Stat 31 10 0 14 14 X 7 0 pass A rank
Gives ★
Skills swords
Gives ★ rank 155 45 7 125 45 30 40 7 Growth rank swords
swords Growth 135 45 7 115 45 30 35 7
Can pass down
30 11 0 14 13 X 7 0 ~Stat
Beowul
Beowulf ~Stat 30 10 0 14 13 X 7 0 B/A swords if at
Skills base/promoted
class 125 55 2 85 45 30 40 7 Growth f
Growth 110 50 5 80 45 30 35 7 None
Can never
28 8 2 12 13 X 6 3 ~Stat
Claud
Claud ~Stat 29 9 1 13 13 X 6 1 pass down
swords
Cannot use 115 25 42 65 45 60 30 52 Growth
Growth 105 35 25 70 45 45 30 30 Valkyrie
Green boxes mark the highest growths, Purple, the second highest. * Depends if the unit is promoted or not
Arya Summary:

Ayra is one of the two mothers whose children both start with the pursuit skill leaving her potential
husband pool less restrictive than other women.
Noish, Arden, Lex, Dew, Jamke, and Beowulf give both Larcei and Ulster their highest strength
growths. Out of these Noish, Arden, and Lex give them their lowest speed growths, Dew the lowest
HP growth rate, Jamke and Arden give them the lowest skill rate, which is used to proc Astra. Dew
and Lewyn give the best overall stats to both children.
Noish, Aden, Alec, Dew, Azelle, Holyn, and Beowulf can all pass down swords to Ulster, the level of
which is dependent on if they promoted or not.
As for skills Azelle, Alec, and Claud do not give any skills the children do not already get. On the
other side Holyn and Dew’s special skills of Luna and Sol can be inherited by both Larcei and Ulster.
This is the only time both a mother’s children can inherit those skills.
Overall Dew and Holyn are probably the best choices for Ayra’s children both giving good skills,
swords for Ulster, and good stats.
Hair color does not change in game Mother: Lachesis/Raquesis
Starting item: Starting item:
Skills
Base Class A C Iron Sword Iron Sword Base Class A
Mend Staff
Promo Class A C C Promo Class A
Nanna HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Weapon HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES Dermot
S Skills s t
Alec ~Stat 29 8 3 8 9 X 5 4 Can always
pass B rank
31 11 0 9 9 X 8 0 ~Stat
Alec
swords
Growth 95 65 7 30 35 55 35 12 Skills
110 70 7 45 40 50 40 10 Growt
h
Noish ~Stat 30 8 3 8 8 X 5 3 Can always
32 12 0 8 8 X 10 0 ~Stat
Noish
pass B rank
Growth 100 70 7 25 30 50 40 12 Skills
swords
120 80 7 35 30 40 50 10 Growt
h
Arden ~Stat 31 8 3 7 8 X 5 4 Can pass down
B/A swords if at 33 12 0 7 8 X 10 0 ~Stat
Arden
Growth 105 75 7 15 30 45 40 12 Skills
base/promoted
class 130 90 7 15 30 30 50 10 Growt
h
Azelle ~Stat 30 7 4 8 9 X 5 4
Can pass B
31 10 3 8 11 X 8 1 ~Stat
Azelle
Growth 105 55 40 20 45 50 30 15 rank swords if
Skills promoted
110 50 42 25 60 40 30 15 Growt
Lex ~Stat 31 8 3 8 9 X 7 4 h

Growth 115 70 7 20 30 50 60 12
Can never
pass down
32 12 0 9 8 X 10 0 ~Stat
Lex
Skills swords
Finn ~Stat 29 8 3 8 9 X 5 4 130 80 7 25 30 40 60 10 Growt
h

Growth 95 65 7 30 35 65 35 12 Can never

pass down
31 11 0 9 9 X 8 0 ~Stat
Finn
Skills
swords
Midir ~Stat 29 8 3 8 9 X 5 3 110 70 7 45 40 40 70 10 Growt
h

Growth 90 65 7 25 40 45 35 12 Skills
Can never
pass down
31 11 0 8 10 X 8 0 ~Stat
Midir
swords
Dew ~Stat 28 8 3 8 9 X 5 4 105 70 7 35 50 30 40 10 Growt
h
Growth 85 70 10 30 40 60 40 15 Skills Can pass down
28 11 0 9 11 X 10 1 ~Stat
Dew
C/A swords if at
Jamke ~Stat 31 8 3 8 9 X 5 4 base/promoted
class 90 80 12 45 50 60 50 15 Growt
h
Growth 105 75 5 15 35 60 35 12 Skills Can never
pass down
31 12 0 7 9 X 9 0 ~Stat
Jamke
Lewyn ~Stat 31 7 4 8 10 X 5 4 swords
Gives adapt
130 90 2 15 40 60 40 10 Growt
h
skill at base
Growth 105 55 20 30 65 50 30 15 Skills
Ineligible
Can never
32 10 2 9 12 X 8 1 ~Stat
Lewyn
Holyn ~Stat 31 8 3 9 9 X 5 4 pass down
swords
Gives adapt
Cannot use 130 50 32 45 100 40 30 15 Growt skill at base
Growth 125 65 7 65 35 50 35 12 Skills Forseti
h

Beowulf ~Stat 31 8 3 8 9 X 5 4 Can always

34 11 0 10 9 X 9 0 ~Stat
Holyn
pass A rank
swords
Growth 100 70 5 30 35 50 35 12 Skills 150 70 7 85 40 40 40 10 Growt
h
Claud ~Stat 28 7 4 8 9 X 4 5 None
Can pass down ~Stat
Beowulf
Gives B rank B/A swords if at 32 12 0 9 9 X 8 0
staves Growth 95 55 25 20 35 65 30 35 base/promoted
class 120 80 2 45 40 40 40 10 Growt
h
Nanna Green boxes mark
HP theST MAG
highest SKPurple,
growths, SP theLC
secondDE RE
highest. Can never * Depends if the unit is promoted or not
29 9 2 8 9 X 7 4 ~Stat
Claud
Lachesis Summary:

Lachesis’s children have the highest possible strength growth rates of the child units. Capable of
wielding tremendous power Nanna also has the ability to wield C staves, or B if her father is Claud.
Lacking the pursuit ability to take full advantage of their power Nanna and Dermott will prefer Alec,
Azelle, Finn, Lewyn, or Beowulf to be able to double enemies. Out of these only Alec, Beowulf, and
promoted Azelle can pass down swords to Dermott.
Azelle may only give a 50% strength growth, but he also gives a 42% magic growth rate making
Nanna’s healing ability more powerful while letting both kids able to successfully wield the magic
swords.
Beowulf is probably Lachesis’ best choice for a husband with Alec being second.
While pursuit can be gained with the pursuit ring, not needing to use it on Dermott or Nanna is a
plus, thought they are probably among the best candidates for it with their impressive strength. For
non pursuit dad’s Noish’s crit skill can allow the siblings to deal massive damage if their weapons
have not hit the 50-kill mark yet.
Hair color does not change in game Mother: Sylvia
Starting item: Starting item:
Skills
Base Class C None Physic Base Class A
Promo Class A C C C

Lene HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Weapons HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES Coirpre
S Skills Can never pass
down staves
29 2 9 9 9 X 3 8 ~Stat
Alec
Alec ~Stat 29 4 1 3 9 X 2 5 10 35 25 45 35 50 35 35 Growth

Growth 85 25 32 30 25 45 25 42 Skills
0
Noish ~Stat 29 5 1 3 9 X 2 5 Can never pass
down staves
30 3 8 8 8 X 3 8 ~Stat
Noish
Growth 90 30 32 25 20 40 30 42 Skills 11 45 25 35 25 40 45 35 Growth

Arden ~Stat 30 5 1 2 9 X 2 5 0
Growth 95 35 32 15 20 35 30 42
Can never pass
down staves
31 3 8 7 8 X 4 8 ~Stat
Arden
Skills
Azelle ~Stat 29 3 4 2 10 X 2 6 12 55 25 15 25 30 40 35 Growth

0
Growth 95 15 65 20 35 40 20 45
Skills Can never pass
29 0 10 7 9 X 2 9 ~Stat
Azelle
down staves
Lex ~Stat 31 4 1 3 8 X 4 3 Gives B fire on
10 15 60 25 55 40 25 40 Growth Class Change
Growth 105 30 32 20 20 40 50 42 0
Skills
Finn ~Stat 29 4 1 3 9 X 2 5 Can never pass
30 2 7 8 8 X 4 8 ~Stat
Lex
down staves
Growth 85 25 32 30 25 55 25 42 Skills 12 45 25 25 25 40 55 35 Growth

Midir ~Stat 29 4 1 3 10 X 2 5 0
Growth 80 25 32 25 30 35 25 42 Skills
Can never pass
down staves
29 2 8 9 9 X 3 8 ~Stat
Finn
Dew ~Stat 28 4 2 3 10 X 2 6 10 35 25 45 45 35 35 35 Growth
Gives Sol skill
Growth 75 30 35 30 30 50 30 45 0
Skills
Jamke ~Stat 30 5 1 2 9 X 2 5
Can never pass
down staves
28 2 8 8 9 X 3 8 ~Stat
Midir
Growth 95 35 30 15 25 50 25 42 90 35 25 35 45 30 35 35 Growth
Skills
Lewyn ~Stat 30 3 3 3 11 X 1 6
Can never pass
down staves
26 2 8 9 9 X 3 8 ~Stat
Dew
Growth 95 15 45 30 55 40 20 45 80 45 30 45 45 60 45 40 Growth
Skills
Holyn ~Stat 31 4 1 4 9 X 2 4
Can never pass
down staves
30 3 7 7 8 X 3 8 ~Stat
Jamke
Gives Luna
skill and B Growth 115 25 35 65 25 40 25 42 12 55 20 15 35 60 35 35 Growth

swords Skills 0
Beowulf ~Stat 29 5 1 3 9 X 2 5 Can pass B
30 0 10 9 9 X 2 9 ~Stat
Lewyn
rank staves if
promo’d Gives ★ wind
Growth 90 30 30 30 25 40 25 42 Skills
Can use Forseti 12 15 50 45 95 40 25 40 Growth on class
None change
Claud ~Stat 28 3 4 2 9 X 1 8 0
Growth 85 15 50 20 25 55 20 65
Can never pass
down staves
31 2 7 9 9 X 3 8 ~Stat
Holyn
Lene Green boxes mark
HP theST
highest
MAG growths,
SKPurple,
SP theLC
secondDE
highest.
RE 14 35 25 85 35 40 35 35 Growth
Sylvia Summary:

Sylvia is another mother who has both a physical and magical child. Lene, the physical child can
access magical weapons, Coirpre however cannot use his strength stat in any way. Then there is the
fact that Lene is a dancer unit and should not be seeing much combat in the first place. This should
push Sylvia towards a magical husband.
Azelle is well and good with his pursuit skill and giving Coirpre the ability to use the Elfire tome,
although fire magic is ridiculously heavy and not worth using when you have other options.
On the other hand, Coirpre is capable of wielding BOTH Holy Weapons, the powerful wind tome
Forseti and the dead unit restorer staff Valkyrie. Lewyn gives Coirpre the Forseti tome and the ability
to wield all wind tomes after Coirpre promotes, which are the best of the three. While Claud can
pass down any staff to Coirpre to use at base.
Lewyn and Claud are both excellent choices to be the father of Lene and Coripre.
Here is the odd thing though, Sylvia is the one female unit who it is arguable that you should leave
single. The sub-unit Laylea comes with the charm skill which increases her usefulness as a support
unit and her brother Charlot comes with the Paragon skill for fast leveling up as well as with the
mighty Berserk staff which can turn enemies into allies.
However, neither sub can inherit good starting weapons or have as good of growths as Lene or
Coirpre hence the debate about it.
Hair color does not change in game Mother: Erinys/Erin
Starting item: Starting item:
Skills
Base Class B B Slim Lance Light Tome
Berserk Sword
Promo Class A A C Promo Class B B B B B
Fee HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Weapon HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES Ced
S Skills s
Alec ~Stat 28 9 0 10 15 X 8 8 Cannot pass
any weapons
41 7 16 21 23 X 11 13 ~Stat
Alec
Ced can use
Growth 85 35 12 40 45 35 45 12 Skills
95 40 10 50 45 40 45 10 Growth

Noish ~Stat 29 10 0 9 15 X 8 8 Cannot pass

any weapons
43 9 16 19 21 X 13 13 ~Stat
Noish
Ced can use
Growth 90 40 12 35 40 30 50 12 Skills
105 50 10 40 35 30 55 10 Growth

Arden ~Stat 29 10 0 9 15 X 8 8 Cannot pass

any weapons
46 10 16 15 21 X 13 13 ~Stat
Arden
Ced can use
Growth 95 45 12 25 40 25 50 12 Skills
115 60 10 20 35 20 55 10 Growth

Azelle ~Stat 28 8 2 9 16 X 7 8 Can pass C/B

wind, thunder, 41 3 23 17 27 X 9 14 ~Stat
Azelle
and B/A fire Gives A rank
Growth 95 25 40 30 55 55 40 15 tomes* 95 20 45 30 65 35 35 15 Growth in fire magic
Skills
Lex ~Stat 30 10 0 9 15 X 8 8 Cannot pass
any weapons
44 9 16 17 22 X 15 13 ~Stat
Lex
Ced can use
Growth 105 40 12 30 40 30 70 12 115 50 10 30 35 30 65 10 Growth
Skills
Finn ~Stat 29 9 0 10 15 X 8 8 Cannot pass
any weapons
41 7 16 21 23 X 11 13 ~Stat
Finn
Ced can use
Growth 85 35 12 40 45 45 45 12 Skills
95 40 10 50 45 60 45 10 Growth

Midir ~Stat 28 9 0 9 16 X 8 8 Cannot pass

any weapons
39 7 16 19 26 X 11 13 ~Stat
Midir
Ced can use
Growth 80 35 12 35 50 25 45 12 Skills
85 40 10 40 55 20 45 10 Growth

Dew ~Stat 28 9 0 10 16 X 8 8 Cannot pass

any weapons
36 9 16 21 27 X 13 14 ~Stat
Dew
Ced can use
Growth 75 40 15 40 50 40 50 15 Skills
75 50 15 50 55 55 55 15 Growth

Jamke ~Stat 29 10 0 9 15 X 8 7 Cannot pass

any weapons
45 10 15 16 23 X 11 13 ~Stat
Jamke
Gives adapt skill Duplicate
Ced can use
at base Growth 95 45 10 25 45 40 45 12 Skills
115 60 5 20 45 50 45 10 Growth Adapt skill

C/B tomes, ★
Lewyn ~Stat 29 9 1 10 15 X 7 8 wind, -/B 45 3 21 21 17 X 9 14 ~Stat
Lewyn
Gives adapt skill staves* Gives ★ wind
at base Growth 95 25 25 40 75 30 40 15 Skills
Can use Forseti 115 20 35 50 105 30 35 15 Growth Dupes Adapt

Holyn ~Stat 30 9 0 10 15 X 8 8 Ineligible Cannot pass

any weapons
48 8 16 26 23 X 11 13 ~Stat
Holyn
Gives A rank
Ced can use
swords at base Growth 115 35 12 75 45 30 45 12 Skills
135 40 10 90 45 30 45 10 Growth

Beowulf ~Stat 29 10 0 10 15 X 8 7 Cannot pass

any weapons
43 9 15 21 23 X 11 13 ~Stat
Beowulf
Ced can use
Growth 90 40 10 40 45 30 45 12 Skills
105 50 5 50 45 30 45 10 Growth

Claud ~Stat 27 8 1 9 15 X 7 9 None Can pass C/A

tomes/staves*
39 3 22 17 23 X 8 22 ~Stat
Claud
Gives B Gives ★ rank
Ced can use
staves on Growth 85 25 30 30 45 45 40 35 Valkyrie 95 20 45 30 45 60 35 55 Growth staves
class change
Weapon HP ST MAG SK SP LC DE RE Ced
Fee Green boxes mark
HP theST
highest
MAG growths,
SKPurple,
SP theLC
secondDE
highest.
RE * Depends if the father is promoted or not
Erinys Summary:

Just give her Lewyn.

…..
……….
What you want a proper breakdown? Sigh.
Erinys is the second lucky mother to whom both children inherit the pursuit skill, however she is also the
third mother to be cursed with one physical and one magical child. Both children start out with pretty good
bases so will be fine with a few bad growth level ups.
Fee is the second flying unit you get in fe4 and after her you only get one more, so there will be no charging
forward with your trio of Pegasi. Fee can still fly ahead as much as the invisible walls will allow her, but she
will be on her own and surrounded if you choose to do so. Still Fee wants a dad who gives her strength, but
the most she will ever get is a 45% growth.
Ced is capable of having a 60% growth in strength, too bad he can never touch it. Instead, like Fee he can
only get a 45% growth in his offensive stat. However with Lewyn as father he wields the mighty Forseti
Tome. He is the only one of the three kids able to get Forseti who can also double with pursuit.
You can give Fee the strength ring if you are worried about her damage output, but she does just fine as a
chip bot or clearing the areas around villages for Patty.
If you do not want to give Lewyn to Erinys or he is dead and you do not want to revive him, Claud is the
second-best father. He gives Fee great res to deal with magical foes as well as giving Ced his best magic
growth to go with his great res growth. This pairing also gives Ced and Fee access to higher rank staves.
Hair color does not change in game Mother: Tailtiu/Taillte
Starting item: Starting item:
Skills
Base Class C B C Elthunder Wind Tome Base Class C B C
Promo Class B A B C B Promo Class B A B B

Tine HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Weapon HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES Arthur
S Skills s
Alec ~Stat 29 1 8 11 11 X 2 6 Cannot pass
any weapons
30 2 8 10 9 X 3 5 ~Stat
Alec
Arthur can use
Growth 95 25 22 80 55 65 25 12 Skills
110 35 15 85 50 55 35 10 Growt
h
Noish ~Stat 31 2 8 10 10 X 2 6 Cannot pass
31 3 8 9 8 X 3 5 ~Stat
Noish
any weapons
Growth 100 30 22 75 50 60 30 12 Skills
Arthur can use
120 45 15 75 40 45 45 10 Growt
h
Arden ~Stat 31 2 8 10 10 X 2 6 Cannot pass
any weapons
32 3 8 8 8 X 4 5 ~Stat
Arden
Growth 105 35 22 65 50 55 30 12 Skills Arthur can use
130 55 15 55 40 35 45 10 Growt
h
Azelle ~Stat 30 0 10 11 10 X 2 6
Gives B then A
rank fire magic*
Can give C
30 0 10 8 10 X 2 6 ~Stat
Azelle
Growth 105 15 55 70 65 60 20 15 wind, C/B Gives B then A
Skills thunder, & B
fire tomes* 110 15 50 65 70 45 25 15 Growt rank fire*
Lex ~Stat 31 1 8 10 10 X 4 6 h

Growth 115 30 22 70 50 60 50 12
Cannot pass
any weapons
30 2 8 9 9 X 4 5 ~Stat
Lex
Skills Arthur can use
Finn ~Stat 30 1 8 11 11 X 2 6 130 45 15 65 40 45 55 10 Growt
h

Growth 95 25 22 80 55 75 25 12 Cannot pass

any weapons
30 2 8 10 10 X 3 5 ~Stat
Finn
Skills
Arthur can use
Midir ~Stat 29 1 8 10 11 X 2 6 110 35 15 85 50 75 35 10 Growt
h
Growth 90 25 22 75 60 55 25 12 Cannot pass
30 2 7 9 10 X 3 5 ~Stat
Midir
Skills any weapons
Dew ~Stat 29 1 8 11 11 X 2 6 Arthur can use
100 35 15 75 60 35 35 10 Growt
h
Growth 85 30 25 80 60 70 30 15
Skills Cannot pass
any weapons
27 2 8 10 10 X 3 6 ~Stat
Dew
Jamke ~Stat 31 2 8 10 11 X 2 6 Arthur can use
Gives adapt skill 90 45 20 85 60 65 45 15 Growt
h
in base class Growth 105 35 20 65 55 70 25 12 Skills Cannot pass
31 3 7 8 9 X 3 5 ~Stat
Jamke
Lewyn ~Stat 31 0 9 11 11 X 2 6 any weapons
Arthur can use
Gives adapt early
B/A rank wind*
130 55 10 55 50 65 35 10 Growt
Growth 105 15 35 80 85 60 20 15 Skills
h

Holyn ~Stat 31 1 8 11 11 X 2 6 Ineligible

Passes C fire,
C/B thunder & 31 0 10 10 11 X 2 6 ~Stat
Lewyn
★ wind tomes* Gives ★ rank
Gives B swords
on class change Growth 125 25 22 115 55 60 25 12 Can use Forseti 130 15 40 85 110 45 25 15 Growt
h
wind magic
Skills
Beowulf ~Stat 31 2 8 11 10 X 2 6 Cannot pass
any weapons
32 2 7 11 9 X 3 6 ~Stat
Holyn
Gives A swords
Arthur can use
Growth 100 30 20 80 55 60 25 12 150 35 15 125 50 45 35 10 Growt
h
at class change
Skills
Claud ~Stat 28 0 9 10 10 X 1 7 None Cannot pass
31 3 7 10 9 X 2 5 ~Stat
Beowulf
Gives B then any weapons
A rank staves* Growth 95 15 40 70 55 75 20 35 Arthur can use
120 45 10 85 50 45 35 10 Growt
h
Tine HP ST MAG SK SP LC DE RE Can pass C*
Green boxes mark the highest growths, Purple, the second highest. tomes
Depends
28 if the
0 unit10
is promoted
8 or
9 not X 2 8 ~Stat
Claud
Tailtiu Summary:

Tailtiu has two magical children making her best choices for pair-ups pretty straightforward.
Tailtiu passes down the wrath skill which can make for some fun destruction when paired with a
father who has Vantage: Arden or Lex. However, these father’s give poor magic growths to both kids
and neither can pass down tomes to Arthur.
Like with all other FE games being able to double is a great way to deal damage so passing down the
pursuit skill to Tine and Arthur is great, but out of all the pursuit dad’s Azelle is the only one who will
pass down good magic growths.
The other magical father’s, Lewyn and Claud, are good and decent choices respectively. Lewyn will
give the kids the Adapt and Crit skills, access to stronger wind tomes, but best of all will give Arthur
the powerful Forseti tome. Now Arthur cannot use Forseti as well as Ced, however he can use it two
and a half chapter’s earlier than Ced and since Arthur is a mounted unit when he promotes, he also
can traverse the maps faster with that tome.
Claud will give better magic and resistance growths than Lewyn and gives Tine access to more staves
but passes down no skills and Arthur is unable to use the Valkyrie staff.
Overall Tine and Arthur’s best fathers are Azelle then Lewyn. When push comes to shove you want
your units to double consistently and while Forseti is incredible and the earlier you get it the better
Ced’s magic and ability to double makes him a much better user of it than Arthur.
Hair color does not change in game Mother: Brigid/Bridget
Starting item: Starting item:
Skills
Base Class ★ Silver Bow None Sleep Sword Base Class C
Promo Class ★ Patty and Faval are Flip-Flopped, Faval inherits from their mother, while Patty inherits from their father Promo Class A

Faval HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Weapon HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES Patty
S Skills s
Alec ~Stat 41 13 1 18 16 X 10 0 Can always
pass C rank
31 6 8 7 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Alec
Duplicate
swords
Pursuit skill Growth 135 45 15 30 55 95 40 7 Skills
105 45 15 50 35 55 35 7 Growt
h
Noish ~Stat 43 15 1 16 14 X 12 0 Can always
31 7 8 6 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Noish
pass C rank
Growth 145 55 15 25 30 85 50 7 Skills
swords
110 50 15 45 30 50 40 7 Growt
h
Arden ~Stat 44 16 1 14 14 X 12 0 Can always
pass C rank
32 7 8 6 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Arden
Growth 155 65 15 25 30 75 50 7 Skills swords
115 55 15 35 30 45 40 7 Growt
h
Azelle ~Stat 41 10 7 14 18 X 9 1
Duplicate
Pursuit skill
Can pass C
31 5 10 6 11 X 3 1 ~Stat
Azelle
Growth 135 25 50 35 60 85 30 12 rank swords if
Skills promoted
115 35 50 40 45 50 30 10 Growt
Lex ~Stat 43 15 1 15 15 X 13 0 h

Growth 155 55 15 35 30 85 60 7
Can never
pass down
31 7 8 6 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Lex
Skills swords
Finn ~Stat 42 13 1 18 16 X 11 0 125 50 15 40 30 50 60 7 Growt
h
Duplicate
Pursuit skill Growth 135 45 15 55 40 115 40 7 Can never
pass down
31 6 8 7 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Finn
Skills
swords
Midir ~Stat 40 13 1 16 18 X 10 0 105 45 15 50 35 65 35 7 Growt
h
Duplicate
Pursuit skill Growth 125 45 15 45 50 75 40 7 Can never
31 6 7 6 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Midir
Skills pass down
Dew ~Stat 38 14 1 18 18 X 12 1 swords
100 45 15 45 40 45 35 7 Growt
h
Growth 115 55 20 55 50 105 50 12
Skills Can always
pass C rank
29 6 8 7 11 X 4 1 ~Stat
Dew
Jamke ~Stat 44 16 0 14 16 X 11 0 swords Gives Sol skill
95 50 20 50 40 60 40 10 Growt
h
Growth 155 65 10 25 40 105 40 7
Skills Can never
32 7 7 6 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Jamke
Lewyn ~Stat 42 11 5 18 19 X 9 1 pass down
swords
115 55 10 35 35 60 35 7 Growt
Growth 135 25 15 55 70 85 30 12 Skills
h

Holyn ~Stat 46 13 1 21 16 X 11 1
Can never pass
down swords 31 6 10 7 11 X 3 1 ~Stat
Lewyn
Ccannot use
Growth 175 45 15 95 40 85 40 7 Forseti 135 35 40 50 95 50 30 10 Growt
h
Skills
Beowulf ~Stat 43 15 0 18 16 X 10 0 Can always
pass B rank
32 6 7 7 10 X 4 1 ~Stat
Holyn
Duplicate Gives B swords
swords
Pursuit skill Growth 145 55 10 55 40 85 40 7 135 45 15 85 35 50 35 7 Growt
h
and Luna Skill
Skills
Claud ~Stat 38 10 5 14 16 X 8 5 None Can always
31 7 7 7 10 X 3 1 ~Stat
Beowulf
pass C rank
Growth 125 25 40 35 40 105 30 32 swords
110 50 10 50 35 50 35 7 Growt
h
Faval HP ST MAG SK SP LC DE RE
Green boxes mark the highest growths, Purple, the second highest. Can never
30 5 10 6 10 X 3 2 ~Stat
Claud
R L D K F S pass down
Brigid Summary:

Ah Brigid, much like Aideen she gives no skills to her children, but blessedly they acquire some
through their class or promotion. Best of all the skill they get is pursuit. Both the children are
physical units so picking a good father is much less complicated than other kids.
Faval inherits the mighty Holy Weapon Yewfell bow from his mother so all he needs is a dad to give
him a good strength growth so he can keep up with the difficulty increases as the game progresses.
Patty is a thief and so typically will be little more than a chip and dip unit, stealing gold to give to
others and visiting villages for the same purpose.
The best pairings for Brigid are Holyn and Jamke.
Holyn give’s Patty access to more swords before promotion as well as giving her the Luna skill. He
gives both kids great HP and Skill growths and moderate Strength and Defense growths.
Jamke is worse for Patty as he passes down no swords to her, but he makes Faval even more
powerful with his best strength growth (tied with Arden).
Brigid is probably one of the most flexible of mother’s, just stay away from the magical fathers. Pair
up your other mothers and see who is left.
There are three child units who have fixed parents but whose base stats and starting items are based on your choices
with their parents.

Seliph’s parents are Sigurd and Deirdre, he can inherit
swords from his father and alongside a Slim Sword he auto
starts with.
Lief and Altena’s parents are Ethlyn and Quan, Leif can
inherit swords from his mother alongside an Iron Sword he
auto starts with. Altena inherits lances from her father, but
honestly does not need any other weapons besides the Gae
Bolg she auto starts with.

Name HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RE Name HP STR MAG SKL SPD LCK DEF RES
S
Leif ~Stat 32 12 3 10 10 X 10 3
Seliph ~Stat 31 83 1 8 8 X 7 1 Growth 130 60 7 50 45 25 50 10
Growth 140 55 30 60 35 40 45 20
Altena ~Stat 51 23 2 17 19 X 21 2
Growth 135 65 7 45 60 25 55 12

Different than other units the stats Deirdre passes down Different than other units, the weapons and stats Ethlyn and
are determined by her stats at the end of chapter 2 and Quan pass down are determined by what they hold at the
she is the only female parent unit to pass down no end of chapter 3 versus chapter 5.
weapons.