How to Recruit Marianne: Expedition Answers and Best Class

Marianne is a character in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (FEW3H). Read on to learn how to recruit Marianne, the answers for expeditions with Marianne, the best class for Marianne, their unique abilities, and their strongest combos!

Marianne Best Class and Gifts

Marianne Overview

Marianne		Starting Class	Monk
		Starting Weapon	Tome
Playable Character?	Yes	Crests	Minor Mystery Crest
Affiliation	Leicester Alliance

Marianne Best Class

How to Change Classes

Marianne Innate Abilities

Marianne has to master the Holy Knight class to get the Range Master innate ability.

Innate Abilities are secret abilities not listed among the acquired abilities, and can only be attained by branching out of a unit's recommended class.

How to Get Innate Abilities for Each Character

Marianne Likes and Dislikes

Best Gifts for Marianne

Best Gifts to Give Each Character

How to Recruit Marianne

Scarlet Blaze	Azure Gleam	Golden Wildfire
Chapter 07: The Triumph of Valor	Chapter 09: Reunion at the Fortress City	Chapter 03: The Battle for the Locket

Recruit by using the Persuade Marianne Strategy

When this character is faced as an enemy during the main quest of the chapters listed above, you may use the Persuade Strategy to recruit this unit after defeating them in battle. Persuade Marianne costs 10 Strategy Points to use.

Recruitment Guide: How to Recruit Units

Expedition Answers with Marianne

Marianne's Expedition Answers Guide

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Question / Prompt	Best Response
Prompt: I often read books when I'm alone in my room.	Ask what books she'd recommend.
Prompt: Even if I become the next Margrave Edmund, I doubt I will be able to make the people in my territory happy.	Say it's OK to make mistakes.
Prompt: Do you truly think the goddess truly watches over us? I believe that she does.	Joke that you met her once.
Prompt: I'm adopted. House Edmund took me in when my real parents went missing.	Simply listen.
Prompt: The goddess always watches over us, even now.	Whisper a prayer.
Prompt: Do you ever wish you could throw everything away and escape to another world?	Ask if she wants to escape together.
Prompt: There’s no need to kill poor animals for our food. Couldn’t we just eat vegetables instead?	Apologize for liking meat.
Question: Ask about any personal news. Prompt: My adoptive father often sends me letters. At least he seems concerned about me.	Smile.
Question: Ask about any personal news. Prompt: Recently, Dorte—he's one of the horses—has been in a bad mood. I wonder if he's tired.	Act dependable.
Question: Ask about dreams for the future. Prompt: My adoptive father has expectations for me, but honestly, I'm useless.	Smile.
Question: Ask about memories of the past. Prompt: I’ve lived my whole life trying to avoid people. Oh, I’m sorry. I always talk about such gloomy things.	Laugh.
Question: Ask about preferred fighting style. Prompt: I'm not a very talented fighter. But I hope to at least heal everyone's wounds.	Express gratitude.
Question: Ask about their dislikes. Prompt: I'm not very good at small talk. I never know what to say.	Smile.
Question: Ask about their family. Prompt: My adoptive father is known as Leicester's greatest orator. But I'm the complete opposite.	Offer encouragement.
Question: Ask about their friends. Prompt: I feel incredibly blessed to have people who think of me as their friend.	Act dependable.
Question: Ask about their likes. Prompt: I don't mind taking care of horses. In fact, I wish I could do that for the rest of my life.	Commend that.
Question: Ask about their worries. Prompt: I still feel like I'm of no use to any of you. I wish there was something I could do.	Reach out and commiserate.
Question: Ask what they think of you. Prompt: Have you ever wanted to hide your mysterious power?	Acknowledge it.
Question: Ask what they think of you. Prompt: You’ve taught me a lot. I hope I can become more like you.	Extend a challenge.

Expeditions Guide: All Expedition Answers

How to Use Marianne

Tips on Using Marianne

Pros	She is a great support, especially to mounted units, healing her partner in combat! She has access to trust, making her a great adjustant as well!
Cons	Unfortunately, as a Priest she's pretty easy to hit and she can't tank as many attacks as the others.

Marianne Combos and Unique Abilities

Marianne Unique Abilities

Ability Name	Type	Description
Snowslip	Action	At 300 hits and above: spawn falling ice orbs that deal ice damage to foes at intervals proportional to hit count.
Animal Friend	Support	When the unit, their adjutant, or a surrounding ally is mounted: slightly restores HP at regular intervals.
Reverence	Tactical	When ordered to defend: reduces damage received from enemies by 30%.

Gremory Class Action

	Cast a powerful spell from the sky that volleys enemies in the air and deals a significant amount of damage.

Hold X to attack in a wide range in front of you. Specify the range with the Left Stick. The Class Gauge will charge over time and when landing strong attacks. Press and hold X during a strong attack to add the element of that strong attack to the next class action.

Gremory Combo List

	Throw enemies into the air with a tornado after a regular attack.
	After two regular attacks, use magic to create a spread out ice attack.
	Release a powerful beam down to the enemies in front of the caster to push them away after a series of regular attacks.
	Summon an exploding flame spell that targets enemies surrounding the caster after some regular attacks.
	Release a series of magic spells, and finish with a powerful lightning attack that stuns a large area of enemies in front of the caster.
	Unleash a series of magic spells and cast a powerful force field that deals damage to a large area surrounding the caster.
Spam	A combination of spells thrown at different directions, followed by two waves of magic on either side of the caster.

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