Bane Books are items that you can use to grant SP to units in Fire Emblem Engage (FE Engage). Obtain Bane Books from clearing Tempest Trial and as a one-time reward for clearing the base game!

How to Farm Bane Books

Complete Tempest Trials

By completing Tempest Trials from levels 41 and higher, you have a small chance to obtain Bane Books to augment your Engage Weapons. While the trials are unlocked early on, levels 41 and higher can only be unlocked after completing the base game.

Tempest Trials Guide: Rewards and How to Beat

You Can Also Get Crystals from Tempest Trials

Aside from Bane Books, you can also obtain crystals. Similar to Bane Books, these crystals can be used to upgrade your Engage Weapons so also take the crystals you can obtain on the stage you chose when choosing an appropriate tempest trial to clear.

List of All Crystals

Number of Obtained Books Does Not Increase on Higher Difficulties

While these bane books can be obtained from higher difficulty tempest trials, increasing the difficulty further higher (42+) won't increase the odds nor the number of books you can obtain per stage. If you simply wish to farm these bane books, clearing stage 41 trials are the most efficient method.

SP Books Are Also Added From Trials 41+

Aside from Bane Books, you can also start getting Novice Books and Adept Books as a reward for clearing the trial. These are items that you can use to grant SP to your units.

SP Farming Guide: How to Get Skill Points

All Bane Books Can Be Farmed on Vicious Volcano

If you wish to get all books or still have no preference on which book you want to obtain, clearing the Vicious Volcano Trial 41+ can allow you to get all types of books in one go.

All Obtainable Bane Books per Trial

Complete the Game

Aside from unlocking the higher difficulty levels of Tempest Trials, completing the game also rewards you with 3 Armor Bane books as a starter augment material.

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How to Use Bane Books

Grant Slayer Effects to Engage Weapons

Bane Books grants the respective slayer effect on engage weapons. If you wish to further increase your engage mode attacks, slot in these augments to further increase your emblem's capabilities!

Augmenting Weapons and Why You Should Do It

Not All Weapons Can Be Granted Slayer Effects

Bane books are not omnipotent. There are still engage weapons that cannot be granted a slayer effect. All the weapons that cannot be granted slayer effects are weapons that already have an innate slayer effect.

Marth	Rapier Falchion
Celica	Seraphim
Sigurd	Ridersbane
Roy	Wyrmslayer
Lyn	Killer Bow Mani Katti Mulagir
Eirika	Rapier Wind Sword Sieglinde
Ike	Hammer
Micaiah	Thani
Lucina	Noble Rapier Parthia Parallel Falchion
Byleth	Blutgang Failnaught Luin Aymr Sword of the Creator
Alear (F)	Oligoludia
Tiki	Fog Breath
Edelgard	Aymr Failnaught

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