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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!
| Unit Recommendation Guides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Units | Best Classes | Best Party | Best Maddening Units |
List of Contents
 Panette |
 Moved from C Tier to A Tier. Further play testing confirmed her damage output is high due to her high Strength and Dexterity scaling. |
 Amber |
Moved from C Tier to B Tier. 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. |
 Pandreo |
Moved from B Tier to A Tier. 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. |
| S Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Alear (M) |
 Alear (F) |
 Diamant |
 Seadall |
 Veyle |
 Kagetsu |
 Hortensia |
 Ivy |
| A Rank | |||
 Anna |
 Alfred |
 Chloe |
 Zelkov |
 Fogado |
 Alcryst |
 Mauvier |
 Lindon |
 Louis |
Panette |
Pandreo |
- |
| B Rank | |||
 Jade |
 Celine |
 Lapis |
 Jean |
 Yunaka |
 Timerra |
 Merrin |
 Rosado |
 Goldmary |
 Saphir |
Amber |
- |
| C Rank | |||
 Vander |
 Clanne |
 Framme |
 Etie |
 Boucheron |
 Citrinne |
 Bunet |
- |
| Units | Strengths and Reasons for Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Alear |
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. |
|
Diamant |
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. |
|
Seadall |
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. |
|
Veyle |
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. |
|
Kagetsu |
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. |
|
Hortensia |
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 |
|
Ivy |
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. |
| Units | Strengths and Reasons for Recommendation |
|---|---|
|
Anna |
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. |
|
Alfred |
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. |
|
Chloe |
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. |
|
Zelkov |
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. |
|
Fogado |
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 |
|
Alcryst |
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. |
|
Mauvier |
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. |
|
Lindon |
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. |
|
Louis |
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. |
|
Panette |
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. |
| Points to Consider |
|---|
 Usability of character skills and unique classes Units for Normal and Hard Difficulty The growth rates of units leveling up to Level 20 Effectivity in side activities such as the Tower of Trials |
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.
▶︎ Difficulty Level Differences and How to Change
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.
All characters have their specialties and are great in their own right. Who is your favorite character? Let us know in the poll below!
▶︎ Beginner's Guide to Fire Emblem Engage
No. The comments are for discussion. If you don't like it, you are likely in the wrong place. Also, you contributed nothing, but I will. Jean is amazing when built out as a warrior, a youtuber did a video on it and he becomes an absolute beastly tank with the highest health in the game. Switch him to a warrior at lvl 1, give him tiki's emblem from divine paralogue and watch him go beast mode. Again credit to that one random youtuber who I don't remember xD
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Thank you! That's what I'm saying! Roll him as a warrior with tiki and watch him soar! He really reminds me of Donnel from awakening only more OP.