Nintendo 3DS · Tactical role-playing
Fire Emblem Awakening Guide
Chapters, paralogues, the Shepherds and their supports, classes and skills.
Guides
Guides and tools 13
- Fire Emblem Awakening Apotheosis: Normal Route and Secret BattlesApotheosis is five DLC waves at the Outrealm Gate. Clear wave 1 in two turns for the secret route and Anna; otherwise finish the normal route and recruit Katarina.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Chapter 3 How to Open the Door (Longfort)Chapter 3 is Warrior Realm at the Longfort. Use a Door Key on a side door, not the front gate. Two keys drop south of the wall.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Chapters List: Story, Endgame, and ParaloguesOfficial NA titles for Premonition, Prologue, Chapters 1–25, Endgame, and all 23 paralogues, plus who joins and how each map unlocks.
- Fire Emblem Awakening CharactersEvery character in Fire Emblem Awakening: where each unit joins, their starting class, level and base stats, maximum-stat modifiers, class lists, S-rank partners, the children's paralogues, and every boss and named enemy.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Marriage & Child PlannerPlan every marriage in Fire Emblem Awakening: who can reach S rank with whom, which child each couple has, the child's full class list and the skills the parents can pass down. Saved in your browser.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Avatar Asset Flaw: What to Pick on a New FileAsset is Robin's best stat, Flaw the worst. They lock starts, growths and caps. Neutral Tactician is 19/6/5/5/6/4/6/4. A first file is +Speed −Luck.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Tier ListEvery Fire Emblem Awakening unit ranked for a main-story run, from Robin, Chrom and Frederick to the children and the late recruits, with growth rates, join chapters and the class routes that make each unit work.
- Best Class for Tharja in Fire Emblem Awakening: Sorcerer vs Dark KnightPromote Tharja to Sorcerer. Dark Knight has Movement 8 and Lifetaker but can't use Nosferatu or any dark tome. Knight and Archer are skill detours, not her end class.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Character Ages: Official vs UnstatedAwakening states almost no ages. Emmeryn is about 25, Nowi 1000+, Tiki 3000. Birthdays are listed. Fan charts invent the rest.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Classes & SkillsEvery class in Fire Emblem Awakening with its promotions, skills, weapons, Movement and maximum stats, and every skill with its effect and the classes that teach it.
- How to Use a Mage in Fire Emblem Awakening Without Getting Them KilledKeep your Fire Emblem Awakening magician alive: read the danger area, attack from behind a tank, Pair Up with Frederick or a Knight, skip the Focus trap, and pick Sage, Dark Knight or Dark Mage.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Weapons & ItemsEvery weapon, staff and item in Fire Emblem Awakening, including the DLC items: rank, Might, Hit, Crit, range, uses, buy and sale price, what each weapon is effective against, what every item does and which DLC episode awards each DLC item.
- How to Make Gold Fast in Fire Emblem AwakeningMake gold fast in Fire Emblem Awakening: sell Bullion, farm Reeking Boxes on Normal, use Despoil or Leif's Blade, and rerun The Golden Gaffe only if you own it.
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A Fire Emblem Awakening guide for the 3DS. It covers the war against Plegia, Valm and Grima, the 23 paralogues, the Shepherds and who they can marry, and the game's classes, skills and weapons.
For series beginners.
For experienced players.
For expert players.
For Fire Emblem masters. Unlocked by clearing the game.
- Classic
- Units are lost forever. Each decision counts.
- Casual
- Fallen units return. You can save anywhere.
Records
- Story chapters
- 27
- Prologue, Chapters 1–25, Endgame
- Paralogues
- 23
- Difficulties
- 4
- Guides
- 13
Main story
Walkthrough 3
From the Premonition to the Endgame, in story order.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Apotheosis: Normal Route and Secret BattlesApotheosis is five DLC waves at the Outrealm Gate. Clear wave 1 in two turns for the secret route and Anna; otherwise finish the normal route and recruit Katarina.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Chapter 3 How to Open the Door (Longfort)Chapter 3 is Warrior Realm at the Longfort. Use a Door Key on a side door, not the front gate. Two keys drop south of the wall.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Chapters List: Story, Endgame, and ParaloguesOfficial NA titles for Premonition, Prologue, Chapters 1–25, Endgame, and all 23 paralogues, plus who joins and how each map unlocks.
Side stories
Paralogues
Optional battles that appear on the world map; many of them add a new unit to the army.
All 23 paralogues
- Paralogue 1Sickle to Sword
- Paralogue 2The Secret Seller
- Paralogue 3A Strangled Peace
- Paralogue 4Anna the Merchant
- Paralogue 5Scion of Legend
- Paralogue 6A Man for Flowers
- Paralogue 7Noble Lineage
- Paralogue 8A Duel Disgraced
- Paralogue 9Wings of Justice
- Paralogue 10Ambivalence
- Paralogue 11Twin Wyverns
- Paralogue 12Disowned by Time
- Paralogue 13Rival Bands
- Paralogue 14Shadow in the Sands
- Paralogue 15A Shot from the Dark
- Paralogue 16Daughter to Dragons
- Paralogue 17The Threat of Silence
- Paralogue 18The Dead King's Lament
- Paralogue 19Irreconcilable Paths
- Paralogue 20A Hard Miracle
- Paralogue 21Ghost of a Blade
- Paralogue 22The Wellspring of Truth
- Paralogue 23The Radiant Hero
The Shepherds
Characters 6
Recruitment, supports and pairings for the Shepherds.
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Chrom
Captain of the Shepherds. Treats his men firmly but fairly.
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Lissa
A Shepherd, and Chrom's little sister. Eager to prove herself.
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Frederick
The Shepherds' stern and sarcastic second in command.
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Sumia
A clumsy aspiring Shepherd who tries her best all the same.
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Lucina
An enigmatic woman who thirsts for a better world.
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Tiki
The calm and collected Voice of the divine dragon.
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Anna
A world-traveling merchant who loves money and big spenders.
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Emmeryn
Chrom's elder sister. A pacifist and idealist with a good heart.
- Fire Emblem Awakening CharactersEvery character in Fire Emblem Awakening: where each unit joins, their starting class, level and base stats, maximum-stat modifiers, class lists, S-rank partners, the children's paralogues, and every boss and named enemy.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Marriage & Child PlannerPlan every marriage in Fire Emblem Awakening: who can reach S rank with whom, which child each couple has, the child's full class list and the skills the parents can pass down. Saved in your browser.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Avatar Asset Flaw: What to Pick on a New FileAsset is Robin's best stat, Flaw the worst. They lock starts, growths and caps. Neutral Tactician is 19/6/5/5/6/4/6/4. A first file is +Speed −Luck.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Tier ListEvery Fire Emblem Awakening unit ranked for a main-story run, from Robin, Chrom and Frederick to the children and the late recruits, with growth rates, join chapters and the class routes that make each unit work.
- Best Class for Tharja in Fire Emblem Awakening: Sorcerer vs Dark KnightPromote Tharja to Sorcerer. Dark Knight has Movement 8 and Lifetaker but can't use Nosferatu or any dark tome. Knight and Archer are skill detours, not her end class.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Character Ages: Official vs UnstatedAwakening states almost no ages. Emmeryn is about 25, Nowi 1000+, Tiki 3000. Birthdays are listed. Fan charts invent the rest.
Class change
Classes 2
Base classes, promotions and Second Seals, sorted by the weapons each class can wield.
SwordStrong against axes. Weak against lances.
LanceStrong against swords. Weak against axes.
AxeStrong against lances. Weak against swords.
BowCan be used to attack distant enemies.
TomeCan be used to attack adjacent and distant enemies.
StaffUsed primarily for healing.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Classes & SkillsEvery class in Fire Emblem Awakening with its promotions, skills, weapons, Movement and maximum stats, and every skill with its effect and the classes that teach it.
- How to Use a Mage in Fire Emblem Awakening Without Getting Them KilledKeep your Fire Emblem Awakening magician alive: read the danger area, attack from behind a tank, Pair Up with Frederick or a Knight, skip the Focus trap, and pick Sage, Dark Knight or Dark Mage.
Skills
Skills
Which class teaches each skill, and at what level.
Convoy
Weapons & Items 2
Weapons, staves, stat boosters and other items, with their stats, prices and effects.
- Fire Emblem Awakening Weapons & ItemsEvery weapon, staff and item in Fire Emblem Awakening, including the DLC items: rank, Might, Hit, Crit, range, uses, buy and sale price, what each weapon is effective against, what every item does and which DLC episode awards each DLC item.
- How to Make Gold Fast in Fire Emblem AwakeningMake gold fast in Fire Emblem Awakening: sell Bullion, farm Reeking Boxes on Normal, use Despoil or Leif's Blade, and rerun The Golden Gaffe only if you own it.