Fire Emblem Heroes update out now (version 6.5.0), patch notes

The latest update for Fire Emblem Heroes has arrived, with Nintendo and Intelligent Systems offering version 6.5.0. It includes changes for The Arena, Summoner Duels, Skills for a Mythic Hero, and Heroes Journey. The lineup of limited-time combat manuals have also been updated, and there are new weapon skills and weapons to refine.

The full patch notes for the Fire Emblem Heroes version 6.5.0 update are as follows:

■ The Arena has been updated

○ You will be able to use Tactical Retreat up to two times.

You will be able to use the Tactical Retreat feature, which allows you to continue your win chain in the Arena without losing your score or breaking your chain when you lose a match, up to two times.

This update will be active starting with the season that begins 5/10/2022 12:00 p.m.(PT)

Notes:
・ There is no limit to how many times you can use this feature per season.
・ If you restart your battle chain from the beginning by using the Reset button, your Tactical Retreat uses will reset as well.

■ Summoner Duels has been updated

○ Your opponent’s remaining teams will now display in Summoner Duels S.

The two opponent teams you did not choose on the Veto Selection screen will now display when you choose which of your teams to dispatch on the Team Selection screen.

○ Captain Skills are being updated.

The effects of the below Captain Skills are being updated.
・Erosion
・Effulgence

Captain Skill Effects
■ Before Update

・Erosion
When a foe’s Savior skill triggers, inflicts
Def/Res-4 on that foe during combat and
that foe cannot counterattack.

・Effulgence
Grants Atk/Spd+4 and neutralizes penalties to
allies within 2 spaces of your captain during
combat.

■ After Update

・Erosion
When your captain is in combat, foes’ Savior
skills will not trigger.

When a foe’s Savior skill triggers, inflicts
Def/Res-4 on that foe during combat and
that foe cannot counterattack.

・Effulgence
Grants Atk/Spd+4 and neutralizes penalties to
your captain and allies within 2 spaces of your
captain during combat.

You can use these Captain Skills with their new effects starting with the season beginning 5/10/2022 12:00 p.m.(PT)

○ It will be possible to increase your Favor Level in Favor Battles in Summoner Duels to 1,900.

This will be effective starting with the season beginning 5/10/2022 12:00 p.m.(PT)

○ The game will now try to reconnect automatically when the connection is broken in the middle of a match.

■ New skills have been added for a Mythic Hero

Of the Mythic Heroes that appear in Legendary & Mythic Hero Remixes, Duma: God of Strength is gaining new skills.

○ New skills

・ A Skill
Fury 4
Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4. After combat, deals 8
damage to unit.
Cannot use:

・ C Skill
Upheaval+
At the start of turn 1, deals 10 damage to all
foes, and if defending in Aether Raids during
Anima season, destroys nearest offensive
structure. (Does not affect structures that
cannot be destroyed.) At start of combat, if
unit’s Atk > foe’s Atk, or if foe’s HP < 100%,
neutralizes foe’s bonuses (from skills like
Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.
This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

Duma: God of Strength has received a new weapon skill to refine at the same time, so be sure to check the section of this notification labeled “New weapon skills and weapons to refine are being added” in conjunction with this section.

■ New Memento Events have been added to Heroes Journey

New Memento Events have been added!

 

■ The lineup of Limited-Time Combat Manuals has been updated

With the release of Ver. 6.5.0, players are now able to obtain Divine Codes (Ephemera 5) from events and exchange them from an updated lineup of Limited-Time Combat Manuals using the Compile Combat Manual feature.

Divine Codes (Ephemera 5) can be exchanged for the following Combat Manuals:

Notes:
・ The Combat Manuals added in this update can be compiled until 6/27/2022 11:59 p.m.(PT)
・ Divine Codes (Ephemera 5) may be obtained from events that begin after the release of Ver. 6.5.0, while Divine Codes (Ephemera 4) may continue to be obtained from events that began before the release of Ver. 6.5.0.

■ New weapon skills and weapons to refine have been added

The following Hero will be able to learn this new character-specific weapon skill at 5★:

Icy Maltet
Hero who can learn this skill: Thea: Stormy Flier

・ The weapon above can be upgraded in the Weapon Refinery after it has been obtained.
・ To learn weapon skills, tap Allies, then Ally Growth, and then Learn Skills.

The following weapons can now be upgraded or gain additional special effects by using Arena Medals and Divine Dew:

Imhullu
Hero who can learn this skill: Gharnef: Dark Pontifex

Demonic Breath
Hero who can learn this skill: Idunn: Dark Priestess

Eldhrímnir
Hero who can learn this skill: Felicia: Off the Menu

Kitsune Fang
Hero who can learn this skill: Kaden: Kitsune Braggart

Fell Breath
Hero who can learn this skill: Duma: God of Strength

Note: To access the Weapon Refinery, you must clear Book I, Chapter 13 in the main story and then clear the second Intermission map, The Rite of Blades.

■ Aether Raids has been updated

○ Some structures have had their level cap increased.

・ Bolt Tower (O/D): up to level 9

○ Aether Resort has been updated.

・ Two new songs have been added to the Concert Hall: “Battle: Advance” from the Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 game and “Advance” from the Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones game.

■ Mjölnir’s Strike has been updated

○ A mechanism has had its level cap increased.

・ Shining Summoner: up to level 5

■ Additional Heroes via Heroic Grails

The following Heroes are now available to summon using Heroic Grails:

・ Luthier: Spring Hopes
・ Salem: Dark Sage

■ Other Changes

○ A portion of the graphics for desert maps has been improved.

All players can access the Fire Emblem Heroes version 6.5.0 update now. The game is available on mobile via iOS and Android.

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