When it comes to gacha-style mobile games, there’s usually a whole lot we don’t entirely understand. Fire Emblem Heroes is pretty straightforward, with a fine tutorial that explains (most) of the basics, but there’s still so much we don’t fully know. Thankfully, great communities like the Fire Emblem Heroes subreddit are working over-time to uncover all the little things we didn’t know before.
Well, now we know, because I’ll be collecting all the interesting little tidbits that are worth sharing, all hidden away in Fire Emblem Heroes. Each of these notes doesn’t exactly make for enough content for a full guide, so it’s all going here, all in one convenient place. If you have any questions of your own and want to learn about Fire Emblem Heroes, let us know in the comments and we’ll add the answers to the list of stuff n’ things below. It’s all very official.
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The following space is for every little fact we didn’t know about in Fire Emblem Heroes that’s worth sharing with you, the gaming public. These aren’t exactly secrets, but they’re also not-well-known. For interested fans, beginners, or even players deep into the world of Fire Emblem Heroes, these are all those little extra details you probably need to know about.
- You can permanently mark an enemy’s Danger Area.
- All you have to do is long-press the enemy unit, instead of tapping. This is very, very useful.
- Link (or create!) a Nintendo Account for +10 Orbs.
- You’ll also get +100 My Nintendo Points free.
- Watch the title screen — if your characters have floating hearts, tap them for a bonus.
- Grab those rewards when they appear!
- Whichever Hero you set in the first slot on your first team is your “Primary” unit — the one at the top of your menu screen that friends can see.
- Change your first team and place an alternate character in the first slot to show off for friends.
- Complete Normal Mode Maps to eventually unlock Hard / Lunatic Difficulty.
- You’ll get more rewards (and more XP!) for completing the Hard / Lunatic variations.
- Also, completing the Normal Shard / Crystal Quests will unlock Hard Quests.
- Save the Hard Mode Maps until you’ve unlock these Quests for huge Shard rewards.
- At Level 40, Heroes offer up some special dialogue.
- The special dialogue appears only once — right after completing a mission where the Hero gained level 40.
- Naturally, Heroes gain more voicelines as they Rank Up.
- 4-Star Heroes have more lines than 3-Star Heroes, etc.
- Nothing else unlocks after completing every map on Lunatic.
- You’ll get 2,500 Universal Shards for your trouble.
- It isn’t always optimal to Summon five Heroes at once for 5-Star Heroes.
- Depending on the Focus, the color of 5-Star Heroes will determine the drop chance. Here’s a quick list of (current) 5-Star probabilities, organized by color:
- 10.3% (Red)
- 6.0% (Blue)
- 3.4% (Green)
- 2.3% (Grey)
- Depending on the Focus, the color of 5-Star Heroes will determine the drop chance. Here’s a quick list of (current) 5-Star probabilities, organized by color:
- Ranking Up a Hero will retain all the previous rank’s SP.
- Everything else, including Level, will be reset. Choose which Heroes you Rank Up carefully!
- Using Bonus Characters improves your Arena Ranking.
- Bonus Character Ranking
- 1 Character: 2x
- 2 Characters: 2,3x
- 3 Characters: 2,6x
- 4 Characters: 3x
- Bonus Character Ranking
- Lower the Unlock Potential Cost by merging two Heroes with the same Star-Rank.
- This will lower the Feather Cost for Rank-Up. Sell back lower-rank Heroes to get Feathers.
