How To Choose Your House In Fire Emblem Three Houses

When a house is selected, the player will have access to a number of students to go into battle with. While players can still interact with the other leaders and the members of the other houses, your group is who you will be interacting with the most.

Each student has their own unique personalities, abilities and weapon affinities. So selecting the correct house for you and your playstyle can be crucial. While there is the ability to Recruit students from the other two Houses, you won’t be able to do so in the beginning of the game.

There are three Houses in the new Fire Emblem game; the Black Eagles, Blue Lions and Golden Deer. While information on all the students is available in-game, we’ve compiled each character’s quirks, weapons and abilities in one place.

BLACK EAGLES

Edelgard

Imperial Lineage - Multiplies experience earned by 1. 2She seems distant and strict, but you can tell she values her classmates and students. Weapon Strengths: Sword, Axe, Authority, Heavy Armor

Hubert

Officer Duty - Grants +5 with gambitsCold-blooded. Astute and reasonable who has served Edelgard’s family for yearsWeapon Strengths: Bows, Reason (Dark Magic), Authority

Ferdinand

Grants Hit/Avo +15 when unit is at full HPRival of Edelgard. Too pleased with own statusWeapon Strengths: Sword, Lance, Axe, Cavalry

Linhardt

Catnap - If unit takes no action except Wait, recovers up to 10 percent of max HPLazy and sleepy, but extremely smartWeapon Strengths: Reason (Dark Magic), Faith (Light Magic)

Caspar

Born Fighter - Adjacent foes suffer avo -10 during combatHeadstrong and wants to prove to himself that he can be a knightWeapon Strengths: Axe, Brawler

Bernadetta

Persecution Complex - Grants Atk +5 when unit is not at full HPShe’s a recluse and is afraid to make people angry. Weapon Strengths: Bow, Lance

Dorothea

Songstress - adjacent allies recover up to 10 percent of max HP at the start of each turnShe’s the only commoner in the Black Eagles. She’s also looking for a male partnerWeapon Strengths: Sword, Reason (Dark Magic)

Petra

Hunter’s Boon - Grants Crit +20 when foe’s HP is < or equal to 50 percentSmart and studious. Comes from another country and doesn’t speak the language well. Weapon Strengths: Sword, Axe, Bow, Flying

GOLDEN DEER

Claude

Leicester Lineage - Multiplies earned by 1. 2Laid back but brilliantWeapon Strengths: Bow, Sword, Authority, Flying

Lorenz

Distinguished House - Unit deals 2 extra damage while in formation with a battalionArrogant and thinks he’s a ladies man. He’s devoted to his duty deep downWeapon Strengths: Lance, Reason (Dark Magic), Flying

Raphael

Goody Basket - Chance to recover up to 10 percent of max HP at the start of each turn. Trigger percentage = Luck statParents died. Cheerful guy. Training and eating are his hobbiesWeapon Strengths: Axe, Brawling, Armor

Ignatz

Watchful Eye - Grants Hit +20Doesn’t want to be a knight. Please parentsWeapon Strengths: Sword, Bow, Authority

Lysithea

Mastermind - Doubles skill experience earned in battleAngry if you treat her like a child. Youngest studentWeapon Strengths: Reason (Dark Magic), Faith (Light Magic), Authority

Marianne

Animal Friend - Unit recovers up to 20 percent of max HP at the state of each turn when adjacent to a cavalry or flying allyMargrave’s daughter. Doesn’t interact with studentsWeapon Strengths: Sword, Faith (Light Magic), Cavalry, Flying

Hilda

Advocate - Adjacent male allies deal 3 extra damage during combatOnly daughter and is coddled. LazyWeapon Strengths: Lance, Axe

Leonie

Rivalry - If a male ally is adjacent, unit deals 2 extra damage and takes 2 less damage during combatWants to be a mercenary. Blunt and stingy. Weapon Strengths: Lance, Bow, Cavalry

BLUE LION

Dimitri

Royal Lineage - multiplies experience earned by 1. 2Unsure of himself, but can be a masterful general on the battlefieldWeapon Strengths: Sword, Lance, Authority

Dedue

Staunch Shield - If unite takes no action except wait, grants Def +4 for one turnHe’s taciturn but once you get to know him, he’s good-naturedWeapon Strengths: Lance, Axe, Brawler, Armor

Felix

Lone Wolf - Unite deals five extra damage when no battalion is assigned or when battalion endurance is zeroSharp-tongue. Very competitiveWeapon Strengths: Sword, Bow, Brawler

Ashe

Lockpick - Allows unit to open doors and chests without keysBorn a commoner, Earnest personalityWeapon Strengths: Axe, Bow

Sylvain

Philanderer - If a female ally is adjacent ,unit deals two extra damage and takes two less damage during combatCapable but a skirt chaserWeapon Strengths: Lance, Axe, Cavalry

Mercedes

Live to Serve - When healing anally with white magic, unit recovers the same amount of HPCarefree on the surface but is a kind soulWeapon Strengths: Reason (Dark Magic), Faith (Light Magic)

Annette

Perseverance - User Rally to grant Str+4 to an allyTalented, cheerful, hardworking but oblivious at timesWeapon Strengths: Axe, Reason (Dark Magic), Authority

Ingrid

Lady Knight - Grants Mt +3 and hit +5 with gambitsChildhood friend of the three house leaders. She’s more knightly than mostWeapon Strengths: Sword, Lance, Cavalry, Flying

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is available now for Nintendo Switch.

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