Choosing your House
When starting a new game, you will need to choose a student house that you would like to mentor. Below are some notable features of each of the three houses and their students to help you decide which one suits your playstyle and the way you want to experience the game. In terms of the students from each house, important things to look for are their initial stats, strengths, weaknesses, and personal abilities.
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| Black Eagles | Blue Lions | Golden Deer |
Recruiting Characters from Other Houses
You can recruit characters from other houses by meeting their required levels in various proficiencies. Once you have chosen a house, other house leaders cannot be recruited. Hubert from the Black Eagles and Dedue from the Blue Lions also cannot be persuaded to join you. All students from the Golden Deer, except the house leader Claude, can be recruited to your house.
Recruiting Characters from Other Houses
Characters can be recruited before and after the five-year story progression. For the latter, you may need to defeat certain characters in combat for them to join you.
Five-Year Story Progression
The story will progress five years in time, pitting your house against the two that you did not choose. Your house leader will also gain access to an exclusive master level class with unique abilities. It is important to consider the advantages of each house in the future as well.
Choosing the Black Eagles Houses
House Features
- Not a recommended starting house for beginners due to limited capability for defense. However, it can be resolved by the player’s strong understanding of budding talents and tutoring.
- Consist of strong offensive characters both on physical and magic attacks. Personal abilities are mostly self-buff and debuff-related
- Predominantly composed of characters with high sword and magic proficiencies.
- Less sought after house when it comes to character recruitment except for Petra and Ferdinand.
House Leader
Edelgard
- Hardest-hitting melee house leader of the three characters at the start of the game.
- Spread of proficiencies (swords, axes, authority, heavy armor) allows her to dish out and soak up damage well
- Gains monster breaker combat art at C+ ax proficiency. Useful against all monsters frequently encountered in the main story.
- Consistent melee powerhouse throughout the game.
Notable House Students
Petra
- Good all-around initial stats to build her up as a strong melee or ranged attacker
- Spread of proficiencies (swords, axes, bows, flying) make her a versatile character to train
- Hunter’s Boon is an exceptional personal ability, giving her +20 critical hit chance against enemies with 50% HP or less
Ferdinand
- Good all-around initial stats to build him up as a pure melee character
- Spread of proficiencies (swords, lances, axes, riding) make him a natural mounted unit
- Confidence gives him increased hit and avoidance when at full HP.
Five-year Game Progression
Edelgard gains emperor class
- Unique ability to seal an enemy’s movement.
Edelgard’s Hero’s Relic
- Allows her to use raging storm. Effective against dragon enemies and allows her to move again after combat.
Main Enemies
Choosing the Blue Lions House
House Features
- A highly recommended starting house for beginners due to skill proficiency flexibility and different class potential of characters.
- Consist of well-rounded characters in terms of offense, defense, support, and survivability on the battlefield.
- Predominantly composed of characters with riding, flying, and heavy armor proficiencies.
- The most sought after house when it comes to character recruitment. This includes Felix, Ingrid, Mercedes, and Sylvain.
House Leader
Dimitri
- Good all-around initial stats (slightly inferior to Edelgard in terms of melee combat)
- Spread of proficiencies (swords, lances, authority) make him a natural melee character, though axes is his weakness.
- Training him to be a mounted unit requires triggering his budding talent for riding.
Notable House Students
Ingrid
- Good all-around initial stats to build her up as a strong melee character
- Spread of proficiencies (swords, lances, riding, flying) make her a natural mounted unit
- Lady Knight gives her higher might and hit rate when using gambits
Mercedes
- Initial stats lean toward building her as a support character with high initial magic resistance
- Spread of proficiencies (reason, faith) further affirms her primary role as a healer and secondary offensive mage
- Live to serve ability grants her the same amount of HP when healing allies for exceptional survivability
Five-year Game Progression
Dimitri gains great lord class
- Unique ability moves unit back one space after attacking
Dimitri’s Hero’s Relic
- Allows him to use atrocity. Effective against all types of enemies. Extremely versatile and powerful.
Enemies
Choosing the Golden Deer House
House Features
- Next to Blue Lions when it comes to a recommend house to start with.
- Also, consist of strong offensive characters with personal abilities. However, personal abilities are mostly ally-based or terrain-based.
- Predominantly composed of characters with high bow and brawl proficiencies.
- Better than Black Eagles when it comes to character recruitment particularly with Leonie and Lysithea.
House Leader
Claude
- Very similar initial stats to Dimitri but with a focus on magic, dexterity, and speed.
- The only bow proficient house leader, making him a consistent offensive threat in missions
- Spread of proficiencies (swords, bows, authority, riding, flying) make him very versatile. His budding talent is axes. This makes the most flexible house leader to train.
Notable House Students
Lysithea
- Initial stats focus on magic, dexterity, and speed
- Spread of proficiencies (faith and reason) makes her a natural offensive mage.
- Mastermind allows her to gain 2x skill experience
Leonie
- Good all-around initial stats to build her up as a strong melee or ranged attacker
- Spread of proficiencies (lances, bows, riding) make her a mounted unit or archer
- Rivalry grants her increased damage and defense when entering battle with an adjacent male ally.
Five-year Game Progression
Claude gains Barbarossa class
- Unique ability is a bow attack with exceptional range.
Claude’s Hero’s Relic
- Allows him to use fallen star. Effective against dragons and lets him dodge all of an enemy’s attacks.
Enemies
- Liberation King Forces
Other Beginner Guides
| Game Modes | Game Menu | Game Controls |
| Online Features | Permanent Events | What to Do First |
| Which House to Choose | - | - |
| Dining | Cooking Together | Tea Party |
| Fishing | Gardening | Locating Lost Items |
| Choir Practice | Advice Box | Giving Gifts |
| Tournaments | Seminars | - |
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