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Fire Emblem: Heroes' 1.3.0 update brings Tier System changes, new maps, and more

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Fire Emblem: Heroes' 1.3.0 update brings Tier System changes, new maps, and more

Though it may not seem like it, quite a lot has happened in the recently-launched Fire Emblem: Heroes 1.3.0 update, and it's live now on iOS and Android.

There's been some difficulty tweaks in the Training Tower, new maps, and changes to the Tier System, but here's the full list in all its glory.


  • Arena Updates
    • Having revised the rules, it should be easier to battle players and get rewards.

  • Rank Rewards change to Tier Rewards
    • Until this update, players received Hero Feathers as a reward for their rank. However, now players will receive rewards based on a tier system.

    • Also, in Tier 4 and up, players can receive Orbs in addition to Hero Feathers. With this update, players will get better rewards the higher their rank.

  • Promotion/Demotion due to players' rank
    • Arena placement will now be based on a player's ranking within their own tier.

    • Once you reach Tier 8 and above, you can be demoted. The individual rank that determines this will depend of the number of participants.

  • Players start from their current tier
    • Starting today, a player's tier will begin from the tier they're at currently.

  • Bonus Heroes affect defence scores
    • If a Bonus Hero is part of a successful defence, the defence score will double.

  • New maps added to the Arena
    • These new maps include defensive terrain. A Hero on a defensive terrain tile receives a damage reduction of 30% of their Def or Res.

  • Voting Gauntlet rules
    • There'll be a limited time boost for the army fighting at a disadvantage. In the Voting Gauntlet, if your army is at a disadvantage, the number added to the score when you vote will be multiplied by three for a limited time.This'll not only affect the total score of the army that’s at a disadvantage but also each player’s total personal score.

    • Though, obviously, when the armies are at equal strength, nether army will receive a boost.

  • Training Tower Difficulty
    • The levels of enemies appearing in the Eighth and Ninth Strata of the Training Tower have been adjusted. The maps that will appear have also been changed.

  • Gameplay tips
    • Gameplay tips will appear on the loading screen of the game.

  • Organisational options
    • Units can now be sorted by Hero Merit and SP.

  • General fixes
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