Fire Emblem Engage (FE Engage)

Character Tier List - The Best Units

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Fire Emblem Engage Best Units

This is a ranking of the best units to use in Fire Emblem Engage. Read on for a tier list and learn which is the greatest character you can recruit among the full 36 character cast of the game!

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Tier List Updates

PanettePanette
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Further play testing confirmed her damage output is high due to her high Strength and Dexterity scaling.
AmberAmber
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A very good unit to consider adding into your team as a replacement Cavalry unit. Great strength growth which makes him a solid unit to pick off targets from farther ranges with minimal help.
PandreoPandreo
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Pandreo has one of the best supporting skill while also being a strong healer at the start as well. The best healer unit you can get in the mid-stages of the game and possibly until the end of your playthrough too.

Best Fire Emblem Engage Unit Tier List

S Rank
Fire Emblem Engage Alear MAlear (M) Fire Emblem Engage Alear FAlear (F) DiamantDiamant
SeadallSeadall
VeyleVeyle
KagetsuKagetsu
HortensiaHortensia
IvyIvy
A Rank
AnnaAnna
AlfredAlfred
ChloeChloe
ZelkovZelkov
FogadoFogado
AlcrystAlcryst
MauvierMauvier
LindonLindon
LouisLouis
PanettePanette
PandreoPandreo
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B Rank
JadeJade
CelineCeline
LapisLapis
JeanJean
YunakaYunaka
TimerraTimerra
MerrinMerrin
RosadoRosado
GoldmaryGoldmary
SaphirSaphir
AmberAmber
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C Rank
VanderVander
ClanneClanne
FrammeFramme
EtieEtie
BoucheronBoucheron
CitrinneCitrinne
BunetBunet
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Best Fire Emblem Engage Unit Tier List Explanation

S-Rank Units

Units Strengths and Reasons for Recommendation
Fire Emblem Engage Alear FAlear When Recruited: Prologue
・Can strengthen adjacent allies with Divinely Inspiring.
・Has enough durability to push forward adjacent to offensive units to help them easily take control of the map.
DiamantDiamant
When Recruited: Chapter 8
・Tank unit that has good HP and Def growth rates
・HP recovers half of damage dealt through unique Successeur Advanced Class
・Can use Ike's Engage Skill Laguz Friend to tank even less damage.
SeadallSeadall
When Recruited: Chapter 15
Curious Dance skill and Dancer class are unique to Seadall
・Can passively heal allies' HP with Curious Dance skill (even better when paired with Corrin's Quality Time)
・Speed stat has good growth, helping you avoid enemy attacks easily.
VeyleVeyle
When Recruited: Chapter 22
・Good growth rate on Mag
Fell Protection skill allows for adjacent units to take 3 less damage and deal +1 damage.
KagetsuKagetsu
When Recruited: Chapter 11
・Excellent growth in Speed and Dexterity stats
・Easily triggers follow-up attacks
・Enemy Avo is reduced by 10 when you launch an attack.
HortensiaHortensia
When Recruited: Chapter 14
Big Personality skill and Sleipnir Rider Advanced Class make her an excellent healer/support unit.
・Flying Unit Type allows her to help other units regardless of terrain.
・Only vulnerable to archers
IvyIvy
When Recruited: Chapter 11
・Excellent MAG growth
・Unhindered by terrain due to Flying Unit Type
・Unique Lindwurm Advanced Class grants bonus damage to enemies based on their own magic stat which allows her to defeat mage units with high RES.

A-Rank Units

Units Strengths and Reasons for Recommendation
AnnaAnna
When Recruited: Paralogue: Mysterious Merchant
High growth rates in Dex (50), Spd (50), Mag (50) and Lck (45).
・Excells in magic classes like Sage.
・Personal skill and high luck stat makes her the ideal gold farmer.
AlfredAlfred
When Recruited: Chapter 3
・Formidable frontline unit with high HP and Def growth rate.
・His unique Advanced class Avenir makes him an excellent melee unit.
・Take advantage of his personal skill Self-Improver to gain Str+2, he cannot attack or use items for one turn.
ChloeChloe
When Recruited: Chapter 4
・Offensive unit with high Dex and Spd growth.
・Her personal skill Fairy-Tale Folk needs a bit of set-up but provides a direct damage increase.
・Has higher Mag stat growth than Str and can transition into another class later in the game.
ZelkovZelkov
When Recruited: Chapter 11
・Has high Dex and Spd growth rate.
・His personal skill Not Quite lowers the Hit of a striking enemy, increasing his chances to avoid attacks.
・However, his low Str growth makes defeating enemies with counterattacks difficult.
FogadoFogado
When Recruited: Chapter 12
・Can one-hit KO fliers when equipped with Radiant Bow, then immediately retreat with Sigurd Emblem skills
・Excellent HP growth rate
・Has the chance to deal more damage on counterattacks too, when class changed to Cupido
AlcrystAlcryst
When Recruited: Chapter 7
・Slippery unit with high Dex and Spd
・Has low Str growth but his personal skill Get Behind Me allows him to deal heavy damage.
・His personal skill is easy to activate and utilize.
MauvierMauvier
When Recruited: Chapter 21
・Bulky frontline unit with high HP, Def, and Res stat growth.
・His personal skill Contemplative is useful for baiting enemies to get out of position.
・If promoted to the Royal Knight Advanced class, he can wield Staves and remove the Break status from an ally.
LindonLindon
When Recruited: Chapter 18
・Offensive mage with high Mag growth rate.
・His personal skill Weapon Insight grants him a massive boost in Crit but he has low Dex growth.
・Take advantage of his personal skill Weapon Insight by equipping him with a refined low-level weapon. This grants him +20 Crit.
LouisLouis
When Recruited: Chapter 4
・High HP and Def stat growth, making him an ideal tank.
・Best paired with Emblem Sigurd in order to make Louis a highly mobile tank unit.
PanettePanette
When Recruited: Chapter 13
・Highest Str growth stat in the game, tied with Rosado and Amber.
・Her personal skiill Blood Fury gives a Crit+10 boost when HP stays below max, allowing for easy 1HKOs.

Best Unit Evaluation and Criteria

Points to Consider
Checkmark Usability of character skills and unique classes

Checkmark Units for Normal and Hard Difficulty
This is not the tier list for Maddening difficulty.
Checkmark The growth rates of units leveling up to Level 20

Checkmark Effectivity in side activities such as the Tower of Trials

Units Evaluated on Normal and Hard Difficulty

Fire Emblem Engage Difficulty

The above units were used and evaluated on Normal and Hard difficulty. As such, rankings and evaluations may not line up when similarly tested on Maddening difficulty or Classic mode.

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Low Rank Doesn't Mean Not Useful

Fire Emblem Engage Units Tier List

Of course, the use and strengths of characters will vary per the wildly different circumstances and modes in the game. The above evaluations were based off general use and overall experience of the characters on Normal and Hard Difficulty.

Some characters may be more useful in side activities such as the Tower of Trials, individual skirmishes, or the DLC paralogues.

Who is Your Favorite Fire Emblem Engage Character?

All characters have their specialties and are great in their own right. Who is your favorite character? Let us know in the poll below!

Alear M 182
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Alear F 304
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Vander 26
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Clanne 106
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Framme 50
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Alfred 71
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Boucheron 97
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Etie 128
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Louis 155
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Chloe 379
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Jean 82
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Fogado 43
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Pandreo 45
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Bunet 22
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Timerra 42
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Merrin 92
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Panette 134
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Seadall 40
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Alcryst 135
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Lapis 236
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Citrinne 86
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Diamant 478
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Amber 29
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Jade 51
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Saphir 10
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Anna 117
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Ivy 337
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Zelkov 63
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Kagetsu 107
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Hortensia 25
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Rosado 178
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Goldmary 55
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Lindon 9
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Yunaka 1278
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Veyle 56
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Mauvier 58
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Celine 57
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