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Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest

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Learn the weapon triangle in Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. Understand advantages, disadvantages, and how weapon colors and types affect combat accuracy and damage.

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Learn the weapon triangle in Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. Understand advantages, disadvantages, and how weapon colors and types affect combat accuracy and damage.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Understand the rock-paper-scissors system where certain weapon classes have advantages over others.
  2. 2
    Be aware that on Normal difficulty, the weapon triangle can be ignored, but on Hard or Lunatic, it is essential.
  3. 3
    Recognize that being at an advantage increases accuracy, while being at a disadvantage increases the enemy's accuracy and alters damage taken/given.
  4. 4
    Check the combat forecast when engaging enemies, which indicates if you are advantaged or disadvantaged.
  5. 5
    Observe weapon icons: the main color of the square is super effective against the sliver of color at the bottom.
  6. 6
    Memorize the color cycle: Red is super effective against Green, Green is super effective against Blue, and Blue is super effective against Red.
  7. 7
    Learn the weapon type matchups: Swords (katana) and magic (scroll) are super effective against axes (clubs) and bows (yumi).
  8. 8
    Axes (clubs) and bows (yumi) are super effective against spears (naginata) and daggers (shuriken).
  9. 9
    Spears (naginata) and daggers (shuriken) are super effective against swords (katana) and magic (scrolls).
  10. 10
    Consider characters who can equip multiple weapons for flexibility, though they may have lower stats or skills.
  11. 11
    Build a balanced team roster to cover all weapon classes and ensure you can counter any enemy.
  12. 12
    Be cautious of weapons that invert the Weapon Triangle or are designed to be super effective against specific weapon classes (e.g., Beastslayer against mounted units).
  13. 13
    Read all weapon descriptions carefully to identify special properties.
Tips
  • Pay attention to the enemy's accuracy in the combat forecast to gauge the impact of the weapon triangle.
  • Use the colored slivers at the bottom of weapon icons as a quick reminder of the weapon triangle if you forget the matchups.
  • When building your team, ensure you have units that can effectively counter each weapon type.
  • Always read weapon descriptions for unique effects that might alter standard triangle advantages.

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