Fire Emblem Heroes Tier List - Everything about a series of Japanese Strategy Games
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Updated Jun 26, 2024
Fire Emblem Heroes Tier List
In Fire Emblem Heroes, top-tier characters are very important for competitive play in modes like Arena and Altema rankings. Characters like Brave Edelgard and Ninja Lyn are highly valued for their strong abilities in attack and support. Knowing which characters are in the highest tiers helps players plan better and build strong teams for battles.
| Red Units | Blue Units | Green Units | Colorless Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Reginn | 1. Brave Eirika | 1. Brave Edelgard | 1. Fallen Edelgard |
| 2. Valentine Lif | 2. Brave Hector | 2. Legendary Byleth (m) | 2. Ninja Lyn |
| 3. Lysithea | 3. New Year Alfonse | 3. Brave Gatekeeper | 3. Flayn |
| 4. Legendary Sigurd | 4. Reinhardt | 4. Fallen Lyon | 4. Brave Marianne |
| 5. Summer Byleth | 5. Nifl | 5. Brave Ike | 5. Brave Veronica |
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem is a series of Japanese strategy games made by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo. It started in 1990 on the Nintendo Entertainment System and has grown to seventeen main games and spinoffs. In Fire Emblem, players control teams on grid maps, strategizing to defeat enemy units.
Each character has unique abilities, and the games focus on story and character development, like traditional role-playing games. One unique feature is permadeath, where fallen characters stay gone unless turned off. The games often revolve around the "Fire Emblem," a powerful item tied to war and dragons.
Despite sales challenges, games like Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem: Three Houses have brought the series back strong, loved by fans worldwide.
Gameplay
Fire Emblem is a game where you control a team of characters in battles on maps. Each character has a specific job and can move certain distances. During battles, characters earn points by fighting, which helps them get stronger. Weapons like swords, axes, and magic have advantages and disadvantages against each other, adding strategy to fights.
You can also build relationships between characters, which can help them in battles. If a character is defeated in battle, they usually can't come back, which makes the game challenging. The stories often involve kingdoms at war, dragons, and powerful objects like the "Fire Emblem".
Spin-offs and Cameos
Fire Emblem has appeared in different games and styles outside its main series. BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen was a prequel released for Satellaview in 1997. Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, developed by Atlus, mixed Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei on Wii U and later on Switch as Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore. Fire Emblem Heroes, a mobile game since 2017, features characters from across the series, including new ones.
Fire Emblem Warriors, made by Omega Force and Team Ninja, combines Fire Emblem with Dynasty Warriors' action. The series' characters, like Marth and Roy, have appeared in Super Smash Bros. games. In Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., they could be unlocked via amiibo.
These games and appearances in other games show how Fire Emblem can change and still be popular.
