It’d be nice to hear characters reacting to major story events, and even support events if we still have non-generic support dialogue. I'm copy pasting most of my other response below. As things are, I don't really like it. It's better, since you get 30 uses at 1-3 range after forging, versus 4 uses of Thoron. I think this is actually a good way to go about it because as every unit can use any weapon, it would be a bit powerful to always allow the player WTA so making the player work for it by training there units in a particular weapon type balanced it out. I very much want to be pleasantly surprised though! Send your swordmaster. No, I don't miss the paper scissors rock. Fan patches/hacks are acceptable so long as they aren't pre-patched onto the original ROM/ISO. If you're new to the series, check out /u/triforce_pwnage's comprehensive guide to starting the Fire Emblem series! [–]Marros6045 8 points9 points10 points 1 year ago (0 children), Axes have had terrible hit rates in some games (looking at you, binding blade). Without even the little advantage a mismatch will give you with the weapon triangle, it just feels a little bland. What if Lances on Cavalry gave them "charge bonus" that increases damage done for every square the unit moves in a straight line before combat. Vanessa admires her sister's ability, though it turns out Syrene admires Vanessa's ability to remain calm and collected in the most hectic situations. One of the main purposes of the lance was that it was an anti-cavalry weapon. We still get the breaker skills, so I don’t care. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 5723 on r2-app-0881aa40f26bc114f at 2020-12-24 22:15:18.790308+00:00 running 6abf2be country code: US. There's even an option to skip all the instructing and school-life stuff, if you're so inclined. thanks! Pretty often the enemy will have mages, archers, and units using axes/lances with handaxes and javellins, you equip your unit with a handaxe or a javellin and they can sweep everybody, you equip them with a sword and there'll be some leftover (unless you use one of the magic swords like the light brand, but those are a lot rarer in most FE games,) leading to lances and axes having a massive advantage over swords. Submissions must be directly related to Fire Emblem. This also introduces the way weapons work. If the triangle was in the game without the weapon level skills, than it would make sense to load every character with one of each weapon, which also would have been silly. ❄️Day 25 of the Ethereal Moon, Imperial Year 1200, Day of the Ball: A Brief Respite and a Gift to Remember, (OC) Made this animated illustration of Hilda for Christmas, Merry Christmas! If you need help getting started we have a guide here. And for the most recent titles (especially Fates, commonly praised for brilliant strategy and map design), unless you are save scumming your character level ups or are extremely lucky or are using characters that specifically have a high skill/dex growth rate, you rarely hit 100% hit against enemies without triangle advantage, and certainly not with triangle disadvantage. use the following search parameters to narrow your results: Come discuss Fire Emblem, the fantasy tactical RPG franchise! Whereas 3H added a whole lot to compensate for the absence of WT. I miss Thunder/ Wind/ Fire actually. [–]ScourJFul 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child). Your Takumi getting 100% hit against a general is not at all a good indicator of how important the weapon triangle is. Radiant dawn had the weapon triangle, anima triangle and the magic triangle. Winning a matchup has more to do with stats than weapon triangle advantage. Not everyone has played every Fire Emblem game. Lance beats sword. Fire Emblem Three Houses - CRAZY Fast Weapon Proficiency Guide - Duration: 5:09. It's only been in every game released in the last seventeen years, with the sole exception of Valentia which is an exception due to it being a remake of a game which didn't have it in the first place. IMO, the weapon triangle is a core Fire Emblem feature. Lances are apparently super effective against horses now? Looks like the color might be a plot point based on the super saiyan shots but I just cannot with that girl’s cut. I'm feeling like sword users got screwed while axe users really made out. I mean, it was very important in awakening, but then Fates made a very messy and unclear version of the classic mechanic. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 32568 on r2-app-0a130f6add1ce6e70 at 2020-12-24 22:15:16.565001+00:00 running 6abf2be country code: US. Weapon range allows more important combat opportunities meaning you can carry on with objectives faster and, depending on map design, deal with enemies you couldn't successfully deal with before. Then Echoes was released, without it. A LOT. Check out our Fire Emblem: Three Houses weapon triangle guide to see whether or not the classic rock-paper-scissors battle system has returned. It's actually a triangle slider, since swords have high hit, but lower damage, and average weight; lances are heavier than swords, but higher damage, and average hit; and axes have the highest damage, but lower hit, and are the heaviest weapon. Other than that though, it just feels a bit weird to run over sword masters with units like Edelgard. FE7, FE8, Genealogy, Thracia, Awakening, Fates did NOT have just +/-10% WTA. Join along as we discuss the latest title for Fire Emblem on the Nintendo … so I see why it wouldn’t work well without either overhauling it or removing it. [–]Kaseladen 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (2 children), Breaker skills are one sided however, and sadly take a skill slot, [–]throwstuff165 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child). [–]TheNegronomicon 7 points8 points9 points 1 year ago (1 child). For the full text of Rule 8, click, No Fanart or Cosplay is to be posted unless it is of your own making, or you commissioned the artist and have permission to post. [–]baron_von_marrone 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child). I can't hear you over the sound of Ryoma soloing Fates. But it may legitimately be one of 3H's inspirations. Lastly, for most fire emblem games have 1 point of speed give the same avoid as the amount of hit rate 1 point of skill gives, and luck usually giving equal hit rate and avoid as well. [–]Whatevs-4 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child). Meet the Faerghus Four! ❄️Day 25 of the Ethereal Moon, Imperial Year 1200, Day of the Ball: A Brief Respite and a Gift to Remember💝, (OC) Made this animated illustration of Hilda for Christmas, Merry Christmas! Content depicting violence beyond what's typically shown in FE titles must be properly flaired. I'm not really sure how I feel about it. [–]KnoxZone 139 points140 points141 points 1 year ago (3 children). [–]pimpdimpin 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (5 children). So it's the same puzzle, but you can choose to have different pieces. [–]TheNegronomicon 26 points27 points28 points 1 year ago (0 children). It could help deploying a Light magic user if you see there are a lot of Dark Magic users, but if you trained only Anima mages, they are still going to wreck the enemy mages (except for That depends. You dont have enough time to unlock better skills anyways. RD had no weapon triangle on hard mode only. It's almost a pseudo-triangle, since swords will double axes, while axes will tend to miss swords; lances will deal more damage than swords, while swords will likely not double lances so easily; axes will easily outdamage lances, while lances will fail to double axes. He's bad and people who like him are wrong. She befriends Lute, the self-proclaimed prodigy, despite the fact that their A support conversation start… I'm unsure how I really feel but as far as I'm concerned, the WT isn't really gone, you just have to level up a sword/axe/Lance proficiency to gain the ability to be advantageous against what it was originally strong against, theoretically meaning if you level sword/axe, you'll eventually get the ability to be strong against axe/lance respectively and I kinda like that more than having it baked in as part of the core systems or something. Im definitely want Pre-Fates weapon triangle back plus Light Magic return even the magic triangle. [–]Zeralyos 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). Three houses and echoes don´t feature the weapon triangle. Perhaps cavalry in FE will match their use in history and every other game better instead of being unstoppable juggernauts that are the best for everything. Which, balance wise, I suppose is interesting, at the very least. So it only really matters in fe6. If so you will definitely be using more combat art as you progress further. maybe haha, [–]God_V 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (1 child). Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. comprehensive guide to starting the Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem: Three Houses Drops the Iconic Weapon Triangle. If the game is balanced around not skipping the school bits it's still an issue. Also, avoid and hit rate usually scale with the same speed (i.e. Game is definitely taking after Jugdral as apparently Chapters feel longer than in other games. and join one of thousands of communities. To the point you can have a risky 70% chance to hit turn into a guaranteed 100% by switching from a disadvantageous weapon to an advantageous one. I never really cared for rock paper scissors in fire emblem. I wouldn't think of it as a gimmick, more like another layer of strategy that made each level harder to solve. (Please IS just let me change it, even if you keep it during cutscenes). I don't think it will. I've watched reviews for the game, and it seems promising, but I don't want to spend another $60 on a game that doesn't pan out. There are a lot of weapons to choose from in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and it can be hard at times to decide which is the most powerful weapon for your warriors to wield in battle. Gives whiners one less leg to stand on, [–]TacticalStampede 13 points14 points15 points 1 year ago (3 children). If you want to ask a question, please check the wiki, FAQ, the pinned question thread, or the reddit search bar before posting. Why only kill 4 enemies in one phase when you can kill 8? That's the point. For example in Shadow Dragon, at low weapon ranks you only lose 5 hit, and it can go up to 25 hit. [–]foxbro789 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (4 children), I have a hard time believing a unit can take 8 mage shots and live...I feel like I need to play blazing sword again, [–]BlueCosmos42 8 points9 points10 points 1 year ago (0 children). Well the breakers give hit and avoid so while it may technically be one-sided it's functionally the same as it was. I doubt it's a mistake. I thought I would, but the training system adding a skill when you get to higher ranks that gives you 20 hit/avoidance vs the OG triangle is far better. For example, the Axebreaker ability will give your character a Hit/Avo +20 when using a sword against axe users.. What is the Weapon Triangle? So no, unless all of your units' skill/luck are simply outpacing your opponent speed/luck, you aren't going to be more accurate level 20 vs level 1. I’m also very curious about whether or not interacting with the students in the free roam sections will actually be... engaging. I hope they revamp boss battles, and from what it sounds like fighting black beasts (and hopefully some other bosses) are more than just merely "stronger/early promoted enemy," they utilize AoE attacks and really involve multiple members of your army. FE7, FE8, Genealogy, Thracia, Awakening, Fates did NOT have just +/-10% WTA. Description Discussions 0 Comments 46 Change Notes . And we haven't even considered dual weapons which reverse the weapon triangle. Hopefully, it’s something substantive. I'm assuming that the damage will be 3x effective, hence why I said it would be crippling. Something like trading, which been in nearly every FE game, I consider to be more of a core feature of the series, even if Nintendo's or IntSys marketing won't ever acknowledge it. Fire Emblem: Three Houses has removed the Weapon Triangle, the rock-paper-scissors system that has long underpinned the tactical role-playing series. Are the classes who use swords just still that bad to use? I feel a little validated, some of those "weapon triangle never mattered" posts were confusing me... last I remembered, it mattered a ton throughout the entirety of my play throughs. Favorited. All the more reason to ignore it. That bit about mitigating your characters’ weaknesses with the battalions is interesting. [–]Char-11 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children), I liked the weapon triangle because it made me feel smart without me needing to play smart, but yeah fire emblem balance hasnt needed the weapon triangle for awhile now, [–]Axitros 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children), [–]Obrusnine 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children). Something about skills isn’t quite the same. To the extent that WT added an extra layer it wasn't one that affected the game very much and mostly was a trap for noobs who were deceived into thinking that they needed to train sword users or particular magic users because how will they be able to deal with enemy sages without the awesome power of Ewan? Please use comment commands if you are on mobile to flair your posts, the comment commands are given here. It just means the units were strong. Oh wow, its worse than i thought, dropping the WT for skills? I reminded of the tutorial chapter in the mobile game where they recommended to switch an Infantry unit's troops to Lancers, in order to defend against Cavs. [–]WEEGEMAN 8 points9 points10 points 1 year ago (3 children). This basically clinches that you simply don't remember the games well or you just don't realize how subconsciously you pay attention to the weapon triangle. That was only on the highest difficulty setting, and one of the things that makes the early part of that mode more difficult. Other forms of rude behaviour that we do not tolerate are targeted personal attacks and stalking users across the subreddit/site. I feel like in previous games my end team would always include a few sword wielders so I don't fully agree with that. So apparently you can skip the school bits entirely should you feel inclined. I enjoyed the problem solving of how the maps are set up. Tags: ... FE Weapon Triangle Kiang's Fire Emblem Religions FE Three Houses OST Fire Emblem Leader Affinities The Emblem Project Join the FE Civ V modding discord here, if you'd like. Rendered by PID 5723 on r2-app-0881aa40f26bc114f at 2020-12-24 22:15:18.790308+00:00 running 6abf2be country code: US. Fates actually doesn't make swords inferior by simply making most 1-2 range less appealing and giving you a bunch of good swords (ironically, Raijinto and Siegfried are 1-2 swords, so yay I guess? An archer who's always pestered by speedy cavalry units can have a lance battalion, warding off any bold riders.". Yeah, that means your Xander holding a dual katana over his Siegfried (75% hit vs 80% hit) against a ninja late game will be upwards 60% hit rate better, depending on Xander's sword rank and the ninja's shuriken rank. To the extent that weapon triangle is another layer on the game, it's a thin layer that doesn't do much to change things and one factor out of many. So this means that the great mechanic classic to fire emblem, that has been there from FE 4 to FE 14 is gone? [–]TheJediCounsel 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). Join the /r/firemblem Discord server and have fun talking about games or playing together. Ruining other people's mood in a harsh manner is disallowed. There are many games and different playstyles, as such there is no true way to play. and join one of thousands of communities. In an interview with Jeuxvideo at Japan Expo in Paris earlier this month, Toshiyuki Kusakihara and Genki Yokota discussed the upcoming game and confirmed the presence of the weapon triangle. Keep in mind that the things that make a unit good in SS are things like movement, flight, rescue ability, 1-2 range, staff utility, etc. [–]Jarescot 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children), [–]stoka0 56 points57 points58 points 1 year ago (1 child). I think it'll be alright honestly. I wonder how they'll deal with that in custscenes? Unless the articles misleading and there's like a lance art that's super effective, or they were holding a horseslayer, or something. What do you hope happens with the weapon triangle in Three Houses? Rendered by PID 32568 on r2-app-0a130f6add1ce6e70 at 2020-12-24 22:15:16.565001+00:00 running 6abf2be country code: US. Having a well-balanced team is less important than having a team with good units on it. It also makes axe units not complete shite for once! My holiday gift to the community - check out TriangleAttack.com! It was designed to have a long length primarily to hit the rider but most likely the horse from a safer distance than a sword would ever allow. Upon selecting the appropriate flair, identify the game. Joshua's stats are fine for the most part, but he's a footlocked swordie who only has 1 range options. Either way, we'll just have to see. NSFW content must be tagged. I don’t care because my third-favorite Fire Emblem game is Echoes and Echoes has no weapon triangle. I honestly would prefer if mounted units were hit hard by a nerf because we've seen that it takes a lot for class variety to be healthy in FE. If you think running around a campus to talk to the students is more fun, more power to you. they need to heavily nerf playable mage resistance/ enemy magic to make the Magic Triangle matter though. I thought the only weapon triangle that existed was: white magic > black magic > anima magic > white magic, edit there is no triangle on hard mode, which is what I played most frequently. Three Houses is on the easier side for Fire Emblem, only some of the side chapters present a significant challenge and they are optional. Play Fire Emblem ROM hacks and fan games now! The weapon triangle made sense when there were weapon-specific advantages, but I suppose they're going for a more in-depth and detailed system, which I'm really hyped about. If it's balanced around you being able to skip it, and not on the fluff in between, then that is one less leg to stand on. If you have any questions regarding FE4, you can check /u/Mekkkah's guides for Newcomers and Pairings. [–]KoiAndJelly 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children). The weapon triangle only really matters when you've got a shaky hit rate. [–]IHateForumNames 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). Check out the ROM hack library on Serenes Forest. Enjoy the series to your liking. There are many games and different playstyles, as such there is no true way to play. Tbh I dont like it that much. I recently quit Dragon Quest XI as I was hoping for something more challenging and adult. since when did "red" magic become effective against "green" bows like wtf no, its neutral effective or archers murder mages in offense and range. Along with Moulder and Gilliam, Vanessa is one of the three soldiers who joins Eirika's army receive when she reaches Castle Frelia. Fire Emblem : Sacred Weapons Showcase & Crest Bearers - … [–]rattatatouille 8 points9 points10 points 1 year ago (6 children). ​​4. Some thought it was a good move because the WT wasn't strategic element in the sense that the answer is always the same; sword beats axes, axes beat lances and lances beat swords. [–]Kingukarp 5 points6 points7 points 1 year ago (0 children). Any depictions of excessive or hyper-realistic violence will be removed. All it did was make the strategy non existent. A unit's avoid is calculated based primarily on their attack speed calculation and on any bonuses or penalties awarded by the terrain on which they stand, and depending on the individual Fire Emblem series game may … That's the bare minimum of what a functional unit can do in that game. tyvm everyone, [–]Okkefac 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (1 child). Robin soloes the entire game without ever touching the weapon triangle. It took me a couple chapters too. Any sexual content that goes beyond typical limits for the series may be removed without warning. Just because I can skip it doesn't mean it's not bad. Add in the whole any class can wield nearly any weapon and a few other things. It got hard when you had to start dedicating spots to a bunch of magic users, but I feel like the both Weapon and magic triangles made team management more about the actual units and less about "who you like and want to use". To use a spoiler tag in comments, by typing >!Beware the Black Fang! I also give axeBreaker to petra she is just a good dodge tank and that makes her even more effective whrn facing axes. r/FireEmblemThreeHouses: All things related to Fire Emblem: Three Houses. The tables include the weapon’s name, its stats, and how to obtain it. I'm pretty sure there is no weapon triangle for physical weapons, but if I'm wrong I'd love to see. An important point for everyone who hated the concept. ". [–]Chinpokomon_Master[S] -2 points-1 points0 points 1 year ago (0 children). Even if it were 3x, you could still work around it. ), [–]foxbro789 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (7 children). That's good, actually. [–]rattatatouille 20 points21 points22 points 1 year ago (10 children). I'm hopeful they are, but I wonder if he's saying customizable as in you can pick your gender and that's it. Objectively speaking, there are more impactful mechanics. I’m fine with the weapon triangle being gone. Hell, there goes horse-emblem in general; I don't see mounts dominating hard when (what I'm assuming to be) almost a quarter of enemy units are able to hit them for effective damage. But don’t you d a r e shit on the best gambly boy. ​​1. That depends on what you define as "playing" the game. [–]AllwinLuke 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (2 children), Yeah i can agree to an extent and sometimes i do miss it, but overall i don't mind too much anout their removal. [–]foxbro789 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (5 children), So is it better to just not have a swordie at all or to keep one around anyway for player phase nukes like you said, [–]BlueCosmos42 7 points8 points9 points 1 year ago (5 children). For Fire Emblem: Three Houses on the Nintendo Switch, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Weapon Triangle". [–]Kryzeth 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (1 child). A rigid puzzle only has one, maybe two solutions. Before release, one of my personal biggest disappointments of Fire Emblem Three Houses was the complete absence of the weapon triangle. Fire Emblem: Three Houses will still feature the iconic weapon triangle system the franchise is known for. Lysithea has a present for you. I like that. You don't have to risk the enemy mage doubling your armour knight if they 1-shot the mage in retaliation. I understand the comments the devs had on how it's unrealistic to assume a low level axe-wielder could take down an experienced lance user... but also you can time travel, use magic, and fly on Pegasus and Wyverns, so like who really cares about realism. my take on WTA is it should only add might for the effective user, no accuracy penalties or bonuses. Fliers have to be mindful of bows, I don't think it'll be that much of an adjustment to be mindful of lances as a cav. I get that its so you can build skills and all that stuff, but it makes it feel like there isn't a huge difference between each weapon type. [–]God_V 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (2 children). There goes my plan to do an all-horse play through. [–]TacticalStampede 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (2 children). Burner Reborn 18,493 views. Though I am glad that my Mages can use their Faith magic and my Priests can use their Reason magic (though it makes me wonder why I would change anyone to a Dark Mage). because the bonuses were never able to compensate for the fact that some weapon types are better than others. I thought they would build on that, but instead they scrapped it completely. It also makes certain weapon types just plain better than others, like how Gauntlets outclass all melee choices. But now we got the weapon triangle but almost nothing is different. really a good step towards healthy realism in FE, I love it. [–]berryzawa 21 points22 points23 points 1 year ago (0 children). [–]foxbro789 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (22 children). Each playthrough my units would level different so I rarely had the same team each run, making each playthrough unique in my approach. Now I feel like I could end up making any of the units be usable on my team, which seems fine, but really cuts out on the hard tactical decision of choosing units and makes it feel just a touch more like a waifu sim. Add to Collection. Final note, Lances being effective against cavaliers might be a pretty good balance for them. But it'll probably be something like 1.5x effective damage or a debuff. Most good units (your Marcuses and Jills and Pallas) didn't really care. I also liked the GBA magic triangle too, I thought that helped balance magic users too. If an unnecessary bot has posted in the sub, report it. GameplayFire Emblem: Three Houses Drops the Iconic Weapon Triangle. [–]foxbro789 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (19 children), Is 1-2 range all that important during enemy phase though? [–]FireVanGorder -1 points0 points1 point 1 year ago (1 child), ”lance/axe unit is better than everyone else”, I see you’ve never played Radiant Dawn. getting 1 point of speed gives the same avoid as 1 point of skill) and weapons in lategame have less accuracy, not more (since early on you have iron). The narrative that is going around ("weapon triangle was insignificant") is absolutely incorrect from a purely mathematical standpoint. Submissions must be directly related to Fire Emblem. Let's stick with Fates for some more concrete numbers, simply because it is recent and, again, is lauded for its puzzle-like difficulty in Conquest. I liked the differences in the elements. What kind of glaring issues do Swordmasters have? [–]Torgor_ 6 points7 points8 points 1 year ago (0 children). I’d be fine with that, I actually don’t like how classes and skills levels work and they could use a lot of improvements, [–]TheGreatAnteo 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (0 children). [–]rattatatouille 12 points13 points14 points 1 year ago (8 children). And we haven't even considered dual weapons which reverse the weapon triangle and double its effects. ​​2. I think it's nice that cavs can't just mow down entire army's, making Seize maps some of the most trivial maps in the game. Let me know when your Effie hits 100% accuracy against dodge tanks as well? [–]AllwinLuke 16 points17 points18 points 1 year ago (7 children). The bolt axe/levin sword have something to say about that. For more information about Rule 9, see. I mean I think it's kind of weird to say it drops it completely, considering we know there are skills you can acquire for characters which mimic the weapon triangle's functionality. Play Fire Emblem ROM hacks and fan games now! [–]God_V 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (4 children). If you're new to the series, check out /u/triforce_pwnage's comprehensive guide to starting the Fire Emblem series! i realllly doubt a swordmaster can deflect an axe from a wyvern lord. These portraits were generated by AI, Sweet Holliday Edelgard & Lysithea (@vavafle_), Winter outfit Marianne (By @WingedKoro) [Commission], S-Support-Series - Advent Calendar #23 - Titania/Boyd, dondon plays FE7 HHM 0% growths - chapter 28x [Night of Farewells]. the triangle doesn’t work with every character being able to use every weapon. Fan patches/hacks are acceptable so long as they aren't pre-patched onto the original ROM/ISO. ohh wow I always played on hard and didn't realize that. To reiterate simply, your warrior and his sweet silver or brave axe isn't getting 100% hit against a swordmaster. Supports help you, but the fact that silver weapons and other stronger weapons have less hit than iron hurts you. [–]Draycen 11 points12 points13 points 1 year ago (1 child), I think it’s referring to the fact that you can choose their gender, [–]tinypixels1 5 points6 points7 points 1 year ago (0 children), I think we just pick gender. They would just have to do something like 1.5x or 2x and we're good. A commission of Felix’s sister I’ve just completed, this was fun to work on! Mods will respond appropriately to violations of the rules to the degree at which they are broken. [–]StrikeForce2013 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (0 children). Some with fully custom stories, sprites, maps and game mechanics. [–]GlazedSeasoning 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (0 children). In most games swords are the worst and axes and lances are almost always the best. Petra has good avoid due to flying practice, Ferdinand has good movement on a horse, and Caspar can 4x that's pretty much it. axes being mobile, swords being versatile, and lances being longer distance/ act as anti-cavlary/movement weapons, bows being long range and anti-mount etc. The rest of the time (aka Easy and Normal mode) it had the weapon triangle. Lance users over there? The latter is untrue. The weakness works for fliers because archers aren't super common and pretty easy to avoid/kill if you're careful, but lances are so common it will straight up render Cavs as non combat units. Join the /r/fireemblem IRC for those who prefer a more relaxed chat experience, where we discuss anything FE or just hang around with other users. Dunno. Hell, IS can give units Lance Battalions to stop cavalry even if the unit doesn't use a lance. Here’s What That Means for the Gameplay (usgamer.net), [–]luciwelle 97 points98 points99 points 1 year ago (5 children). 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