Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Recommended Starting Weapons in Cindered Shadows

Overview

Weapons are indispensable in combat. Below is a list of recommended weapons for the playable characters in Cindered Shadows. The list includes default weapons which appear at the start of the game and some suggested weapons that can be bought from merchants in the Abyss.

It is recommended to use Training weapons as default equipped weapons so that each character will have added avoidance during combat. You can check the avoidance stat of your attacking unit during a combat forecast.

List of recommended weapons

Character	Class	Default Equipped Weapon (All Chapters)	Default Equipped Weapon (Chapter 1)	Other Held Weapons
Byleth	Swordmaster	Training Sword	Steel Sword, Sword of the Creator	Training Sword, Levin Sword, Killing Edge
Edelgard	Fortress Knight	Training Axe	Steel Axe	Training Axe, Hand Axe, Mace, Venin Axe
Dimitri	Paladin	Training Lance	Steel Lance, Javelin	Training Lance, Killer Lance, Horseslayer
Claude	Wyvern Rider	Training Bow	Steel Bow, Iron Bow, Mini Bow	Training Bow
Yuri	Trickster	Training Bow	Steel Sword	Training Sword, Levin Sword, Killing Edge
Linhardt	Bishop	Training Sword	Any C level Spell	Training Sword, Iron Sword
Ashe	Sniper	Training Bow	Steel Bow, Iron Bow, Mini Bow	Training Bow
Hilda	Warrior	Training Axe	Steel Axe, Hand Axe	Training Axe, Mace
Balthus	War Monk	Training Gauntlets	Steel Gauntlets, Vajra-Mushti	Training Gauntlets
Constance	Dark Flier	Training Sword	Any C level Spell	Training Sword, Iron Sword
Hapi	Valkyrie	Training Lance / Training Axe	Any C level Spell	Training Lance, Iron Lance / Training Axe, Iron Lance

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