Which House Should You Choose in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes?
Upon reaching Chapter 2: Three Houses during the prologue section of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, you will be asked to choose a House that your character, Shez, will belong to.
The faction you pick will greatly affect gameplay onwards as it determines the characters that become playable during the story route, events that take place, enemies encountered, and other features exclusive to each House.
Black Eagles – Scarlet Blaze Route
The Black Eagles House, lead by Edelgard, consists of many characters from the Adrestian Empire that are adept at magic. Edelgard herself is quite a powerful unit, gaining access to the exclusive class Armored Lord at the start of Scarlet Blaze route Chapter 4: The Struggle Commences. This gives her incredibly high defense and can dish out respectable damage from up close as well.
Starting Playable Characters
| Black Eagles Playable Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Edelgard |
Hubert |
Dorothea |
| Ferdinand |
Bernadetta |
Caspar |
| Petra |
Linhardt |
Monica |
| Jeritza |
Manuela |
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Blue Lions – Azure Gleam
The Blue Lions House, lead by Dimitri, features many characters from the Holy Kingdom of Fhaergus who favor melee combat and naturally excel at classes that wield spears and swords. Dimitry, upon reaching Azure Gleam Chapter 4: To War (Blue Lions Route), gains access to the exclusive class High Lord which is able to deal unmatched physical damage output at melee range.
Starting Playable Characters
| Blue Lions Playable Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dimitri |
Dedue |
Felix |
| Mercedes |
Ashe |
Annette |
| Sylvain |
Ingrid |
Rodrigue |
Golden Deer – Golden Wildfire Route
The Golden Deer House, lead by Claude, has many characters from the Leicester Alliance who are amazingly skilled at using bows. Upon starting Golden Wildfire Chapter 4: To War (Golden Deer Route), Claude is able to change into the exclusive class Wyvern Master, granting him incredible mobility and ranged damage to easily intercept enemy reinforcements in addition to a number of other useful advantages.
Starting Playable Characters
| Golden Deer Playable Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Claude |
Hilda |
Lorenz |
| Raphael |
Lysithea |
Ignatz |
| Marianne |
Leonie |
Shamir |
Which House Is the Best for Beginners?
There is generally no “best” house to choose as each faction boasts different strengths and weaknesses that become apparent during various missions throughout the game. For new players and even veterans to musou-style action games, it is recommended to just choose the house that suits your preferences in terms of gameplay and if the characters in a particular faction appeal to you.
Which House Should You Choose for the “Best” Ending?
Blue Lions (Azure Gleam)
To get the “best” ending in the game, you should pick the Blue Lions as the faction’s story route progression will result in saving almost all major characters. Picking the other houses will put you into a path that forces you to kill many former students of the Garreg Mach Officer’s Academy that are allied with opposing factions when you encounter them during unique missions.
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