Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave: How to Recruit Every Character

Recruiting characters is a vital mechanic in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, especially as the game progresses. While you begin with a core group, expanding your roster is essential for overcoming challenges, particularly in later chapters and the Heroic Games.

Understanding the Recruitment Process

To recruit a new ally, you must first give them a gift, which unlocks the "Recruit" dialogue option. Subsequently, you need to meet their specific support and renown level requirements in relation to the Flame Lord you are playing as (Cai, Dietrich, Theodora, or Leda). Successfully meeting these conditions will allow the character to join your team, making them available for battles and other activities.

Some characters may present additional prerequisites in their "Conditions" tab, such as completing unique paralogue missions or specific negotiations. Paralogues begin appearing from Chapter 10 and are often time-sensitive. Negotiations vary by character; some may involve completing a side quest or fulfilling an item request.

It is important to note that support and renown requirements differ based on the protagonist you select. Certain characters might not be recruitable on particular routes. If a desired character is unavailable on your current path, you may need to play a different route where they are accessible. Recruited characters remain available across different playthroughs, but all recruitment must be completed during Part 1.

Special Recruitment Methods

Characters marked as "not recruitable" may still join your cause. For instance, Anatolia and other key characters can be recruited in Part 3 by completing their specific paralogue missions during Part 1. Each Flame Lord also has a unique paralogue. Completing these offers a direct path to recruiting these characters, though it may result in partial access. Completing only their paralogues allows them to be used in combat but may limit their presence in story-focused segments.

Certain Flame Lords have specific parlogues that must be cleared to recruit characters like Anatolia, Bertrand, Cai, Dietrich, Leda, Orchel, Talimun, and Theodora by the game's final part.

Maximizing Support and Renown

While renown levels naturally increase by progressing the main campaign and completing side quests, support levels require active effort. Several methods can be employed to increase character support points:

Utilizing link attacks and support actions (like buffs) during combat.
Training characters together.
Giving gifts.
Sharing meals.
Performing temple services with them.
Attending plays at the theater.
Using the thermea facility.

For activities like meals, temple services, theater visits, and thermea use, ensure you select the Flame Lord of your current route to meet the recruiting character's requirements.

Comprehensive Character Recruitment Table

The following table details all recruitable characters and their specific requirements for each Flame Lord. A "teammate" designation means the character is part of your initial party for that route. "???" indicates that the negotiation conditions have not yet been discovered.

Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave: How to Recruit Every Character

Master the support system and meet specific requirements to build your ultimate army in Fortune's Weave.

Understanding the Recruitment Process

Special Recruitment Methods

Maximizing Support and Renown

Comprehensive Character Recruitment Table

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