Luthier

Luthier is a Mage from Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Profile[]

Descendant of a Zofian proficient in magic, Luthier is a mage who lives in a village located at the Zofian borders. When his younger sister Delthea is brainwashed by the necromancer Tatarrah and forced to help him guard the floodgates between Zofia and Rigel, Luthier begs for Alm's help when he enters the Forest Village, and offers his services in return, joining Alm's army. After the war ends, he feels his magic is still too inexperienced and leaves for a continent beyond the sea. What he did there is unknown however stories tell of various ruffians arriving at Valentia wanting to fight him for various reasons.

Personality[]

Fully devoted to mastering the family's traditional art of sorcery, Luthier takes his training very seriously to the point that his younger sister's lack of interest in magic greatly frustrates Luthier as no matter how hard he trains, he will never reach the heights Delthea is capable of reaching.

Such dedication causes Luthier to show narrow interest to the people of society, with Delthea often berating him for being so reclusive to the point which he admits that his only friend in his village was a cat. However, Luthier does manage to befriend Alm, his first real friend.

As a result, he's inept on how to interact with others or read social cues. For example, he outright asks Alm if they are friends, and his little sister makes fun of his single-minded conversation of magic to others.

Luthier has a strained relationship with Delthea, finding it impossible to deal with his younger sister's selfish streaks, but deep down truly cares for her and is only strict with her because he wants her to be loved.

In-Game[]

Gaiden[]

Recruitment[]

In Chapter 3, talk to him at the Forest Village.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
Mage
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
7	28	12	9	7	2	5	8	4
Magic				Starting Items
Fire Excalibur				-

Growth Rates[]

Learnt Magic[]

Class	Level	Magic Learnt
Mage	7	Fire Excalibur
	10	Thunder
	15	Arrow
Sage	1	Recover

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Luthier is an average Mage. When you get him, he has some pretty good offensive stats and comes with the Excalibur spell, which adds a 20% Critical rate. This allows him to be a pretty high end damage dealer when you first obtain him. He extends his usefulness by obtaining Thunder 3 levels later. However, Luthier will slowly fall behind your other units as none of his growths are particularly impressive other than Luck. Unfortunately, Luck is not that useful to begin with and his starting Luck is so low that it will take a long time before it becomes even average. His Speed will become a bigger problem as you progress through the game as his early offensive advantages become less relevant.

Awakening[]

SpotPass[]

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
4	40	4	26+2	19	18	8	13	15	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Magic +2 Focus Anathema			Tome - B Staff - E			Rexcalibur*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
Mage
Level	HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
7	28	12	9	7	2	5	8	4
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
Fire Excalibur			-			Mana Herb

Learnt Magic[]

Class	Level	Magic Learnt
Mage	7	Fire Excalibur
	10	Thunder
	15	Sagittae
Sage	1	Recover
Guru	1	Lemegeton

Personal Max Stats[]

Growth Rates[]

Supports[]

See also: Luthier/Supports

• Delthea

Passive Supports

• None

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Luthier is an interesting unit. If you did not change Kliff or Tobin to a mage, Luthier will work greatly as your main Sage for the entirety of chapter 3 and the first half of chapter 4. However, he will start to drop off for the latter half of chapter 4. Due to his solid base attack he will do fine damage for a while but start to deal less and less meaningful damage as time goes on. However, due to most enemies having bad resistance for the majority of the game, Luthier will be at least good. However, he may fall behind in speed, so it would be a good idea to give him a Pegasus Cheese if you wish to use him. It is also worth noting his support with Delthea grants her a 10% increase to her hit rate at A rank, making Seraphim and Ragnarok both have 100% accuracy most of the time. However, compared to the other mages in Alm's route, he lacks the extremely impressive stats they have, especially Kliff's extremely high speed and spell set, and Tobin's balanced stats. If you wish to reclass Luthier using a Pitchfork, his growths are most suited to those of an Archer; Luthier makes an excellent choice for a Bow Knight because of this if you're in need of another.

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

• Original
• Hop-and-Go-Seek

Odd Wayfarer

A mage and eccentric man of Zofia who excels in magic but has no friends. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Odd Wayfarer
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18/19/20 40/43/46	8/9/10 34/37/40	7/8/9 33/36/39	6/7/8 16/20/23	5/6/7 27/30/33
Skills			Weapon
Gronnfox+ Night Sky			Tome

Skills[]

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Wind	-	-	-
	Elwind	-	-	-
	Gronnfox	-	-	-
	Gronnfox+	-	-
	Night Sky	-	-	-
	Glimmer	-	-
A	Death Blow 1	-		-
	Swift Sparrow 1	Death Blow 1		-
	Swift Sparrow 2	Swift Sparrow 1
B	Guard 1	-		-
	Guard 2	Guard 1		-
	Guard 3	Guard 2		-

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set[]

Counters[]

Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Odd Wayfarer Luthier
	Here's Luthier, who hails from the Kingdom of Zofia! He's a proud member of a line of gifted mages who trace their ancestry back to the finest disciple of the first king.
	Luthier studies magic with a passion, but when it comes to people...let's just say he didn't get out much during his training. That said, he does look out for his sister, Delthea, and he'd do anything for her.
	There was one time when Delthea was kidnapped by the Duma Faithful, who brainwashed her and turned her into a witch. Seeking to rescue her, Luthier joined the Deliverance, led by Alm.
	Luthier spares no effort in his quest to achieve the same mastery over magic that his ancestors once commanded. I hope he lends us some of his talent to help restore peace to the world!
Closely Associated Characters
Delthea	A naturally talented mage who hates training and hard work. Has a brother, Luthier.
Alm	A brave but kind young warrior, raised by the hero Mycen in Ram Village. His left hand is marked with the Brand. He helps Luthier rescue Delthea.

Spring Hopes

His fervent study of magic may have cost him the chance to make friends, but it did bring him to this festival. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Spring Hopes
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18/19/20 37/41/44	7/8/9 35/38/42	7/8/9 33/36/39	6/7/8 28/31/34	7/8/9 24/27/31
Skills			Weapon
Carrot-Tip-Spear+ Reposition			Lance

Skills[]

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-	-	-
	Carrot-Tip-Spear	-	-	-
	Carrot-Tip-Spear+	-		-
	Reposition	-	-	-
A	Atk Def Bond 1	-		-
	Atk Def Bond 2	Atk Def Bond 1		-
	Atk Def Bond 3	Atk Def Bond 2
B	Atk Def Snag 1	-		-
	Atk Def Snag 2	Atk Def Snag 1		-
	Atk Def Snag 3	Atk Def Snag 2		-

Base Set[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Counters[]

Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Spring Hopes Luthier
	Here's Luthier, a mage who honed his art in a forest village on the outskirts of Zofia. But today, he's a festive bunny who's joining us at Askr's spring festival to hone the art of having fun!
	To go with the theme, Luthier's brought a giant carrot lance to serve as his weapon. I must say, I never expected him to pick up a lance instead of a tome...nor did I expect such an adorable design! Look at that egg and little bun-bun!
	And speaking of adorable, did I mention the bunny ears on his hat? You never know, maybe this new look will help Luthier to make some more friends!
	It comes as no surprise, but I hear that Luthier's been trying his hardest to hide from Delthea this whole time, bunny ears notwithstanding. You've come this far, Luthier—let's have some fun!
Closely Associated Characters
Delthea	A prodigal mage who wants to run free at Askr's spring festival. Luthier's younger sister.
Alm	A brave but kind young warrior, raised by the hero Mycen in Ram Village. His left hand is marked with the Brand. One of Luthier's few friends, if not his only friend.

Quotes[]

Gaiden[]

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Luthier/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Quotes

Heroes[]

Luthier/Heroes Quotes

Endings[]

Gaiden[]

Feeling that his magic was still too inexperienced, he crossed over to a continent beyond the sea.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Painfully aware of the inadequacy of his magic, Luthier journeyed across the sea. What he did there is unclear, but stories tell of a steady stream of angry ruffians who later came to Valentia with a bone to pick with an eccentric mage...

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light manga[]

In the manga, Luthier appears in Khadein, watching the young mage, Merric as he finally mastered the Thunder spell. The two proceed to go out for a walk. Merric praises Luthier's powerful magic skills for his mastery over the spells Bolganone and Elfire. Luthier proceeds to admit that he really had no interest in either of the two spells, and actually sought out "the wind magic... Excalibur" as well as "The light magic... Aura" and reminded Merric, that he too, as a fellow mage, should attempt to learn these two uncommon spells. Luthier prepares to head back to his home in Rigel, but before doing so, tells Merric that the prince of Altea has come out of hiding in Talys to defeat the army of Dolhr, and further motivated Merric to go seek them out by telling him they may try to meet up with the princess of Archanea. The two then part ways, Luthier telling Merric they may never see each other again.

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

Luthier is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B11-061HN

B11-062N

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	629	Gaiden	104
CYL2	221 ↑408	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	1,106 ↑1,002
CYL3	172 ↑49	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	1,506 ↑400
CYL4	135 ↑37	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	1,121 ↓385
CYL5	82 ↑53	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	1,233 ↑112
CYL6	383 ↓301	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	141 ↓1,092
CYL7	318 ↑65	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	116 ↓25

CYL8

336 ↓18

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

106 ↓10

Etymology[]

A luthier is someone who repairs or crafts Lutes and other string instruments (i.e violins). A luthier is also a French-bred racehorse.

Trivia[]

• Luthier's Sage model has a distinction that differs it from other characters'. Specifically, his robe, which is red, is different colored than his leather armor, which is black and gold. Other characters' Sage model (excluding Nomah, whose model is unique to him) are all colored the character's signature color (i.e. Gray's all green, Kliff's all gray, etc.).
• In Heroes, Luthier debuted in 2021 as a four star unit, making him the first Green Tome unit to demote to four stars in four years. He followed Boey, who was demoted to four stars back in 2017, the year Heroes launched.

Gallery[]

See main article: Luthier/Gallery.