Fire Emblem Heroes update out now (version 8.2.0), patch notes

Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have just put out update 8.2.0 of Fire Emblem Heroes.

Thanks to this update, players will now be able to inherit 5 skills per inheritance session, check an active list of effects per unit mid-battle, equip a greater range of skills for Rearmed & Attuned Heroes, and more. We have the full rundown of changes below.

Fire Emblem Heroes update version 8.2.0 patch notes

■ You can now perform skill inheritance with up to five skills at a time!

Using the Inherit Skill option, you will now be able to inherit up to five skills at a time!

You can do so immediately after updating the app.

Note: Inherit Skill can be performed via Ally Growth in the Allies menu.

■ A feature displaying a list of active effects on units has been added

When you tap on the ! symbol displayed next to a unit’s name, you will be able to see a list of effects active on that unit in battle.

■ Skills that appear in the top chamber of Hall of Forms have been updated

Skills that have an even higher SP cost will appear in the highest chamber (chamber 25) in Hall of Forms.

Note: Applies to Hall of Forms and Hall of Forms Revival events that begin after the update. This will not apply to the Hall of Forms event starting 1/23/2024 11:00 p.m.(PT)

■ New skills have been added for some Mythic Heroes

Of the Heroes that appear in Legendary & Mythic Hero Remixes, Reginn: Bearing Hope and Triandra: Nightmare have gained new skills.

○ New skills

・ Special Skill

Seiðr Shell+
Cooldown: 3
At the start of turn 1 and start of turn 4, grants Special cooldown count-3 to unit.
Boosts damage by 20 and calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.
This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

・ C Skill

Panic Smoke 4
After combat, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-3 and【Panic】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions,
and grants【Foe Penalty Doubler】to unit and allies in cardinal directions.

【Panic】
Converts bonuses on target into penalties through its next action.

【Foe Penalty Doubler】
Inflicts penalty on foe’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = any current penalty on each of those stats through their next action. Calculates each stat penalty independently.

Cannot use:

・ Assist Skill

Frightful Dream+
Range: 1
Grants another action to target ally. Inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5,【Guard】, and【Discord】on foes in cardinal directions of unit and target ally through their next actions. (Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance.)

【Guard】
Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on target per attack during combat through its next action. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

【Discord】
Inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-X on unit during combat (X = 2 + number of allies within 2 spaces of unit; max 5) through its
next action.

This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

・ B Skill

Firestorm Dance 3
If Sing or Dance is used, enables【Canto (１)】on unit and grants Atk/Spd+6 and【Desperation】to target for 1 turn.

【Canto (１)】
After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move １ space(s).

(Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn. Cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger after the granted action. Unit’s base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than １ space(s).)

【Desperation】
Grants the following effect for 1 turn: “If unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.”

Cannot use:

Reginn: Bearing Hope and Triandra: Nightmare have received new weapon skills to refine at the same time, so be sure to check the section of this notification labeled “New weapon skills and weapons to refine have been added” in conjunction with this section.

■ The range of equippable skills for Rearmed & Attuned Heroes has been expanded

Rearmed Heroes and Attuned Heroes can now equip their original exclusive skills as well as arcane weapon skills and Attuned Skills inherited from other Heroes at the same time.

■ Summoning events have been updated

○ The 4★ Special Hero Special Rate has been updated.

Thirty-nine Special Heroes who appeared between February 2020 and January 2021 will appear in the 4★ Special Hero Special Rate category.

Also, there will be 13 types of Special Hero summoning event revivals for which the 4★ Special Hero Special Rate will be set.

Note: This change will be applied for the first time in the Special Heroes Revival: Lovely Gifts summoning event starting 2/23/2024 11:00 p.m.(PT)

See the notification titled Feh Channel Supplement, Part 1: 4★ SH Special Rate for details.

○ Heroes have been added to Weekly Revival summoning events.

A total of 19 additional 5★ Heroes have been added to the pool of Heroes who appear in Weekly Revival summoning events, and they will also appear in the 4★ Special Rate summoning category in other summoning events.

New revival summoning events will be held starting 2/10/2024 11:00 p.m.(PT)!

See the notification titled About the Schedule for Weekly Revival Summoning Focuses for detail.

■ The Arena has been updated

○ The Free Summon reward for getting five consecutive wins in Arena Duels will be updated.

The First Summon Ticket that you can get by getting five consecutive wins in Arena Duels will switch to one that works for Free Summon: Arena Reward 4.
The updates being made to Weekly Revival summoning events in Ver. 8.2.0 will be reflected in Free Summon: Arena Reward 4.

See the notification titled Free Summon: Arena Reward 4 for information about which Heroes will appear.

The switch to this Free Summon: Arena Reward 4 ticket will begin with the season starting 2/12/2024 11:00 p.m.(PT)

Note: The Free Summon: Arena Reward 3 summoning event will end at 2/29/2024 10:59 p.m.(PT) Please keep in mind that the Arena Reward 3 tickets cannot be used on the Free Summon: Arena Reward 4 summoning event.

○ Additional maps.

We will add five new maps for the season starting 2/12/2024 11:00 p.m.(PT)

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

With the release of Ver. 8.2.0, players will be able to obtain Divine Codes (Ephemera 2) from events and exchange them for an updated lineup of Limited-Time Combat Manuals using the Compile Combat Manual feature.

Divine Codes (Ephemera 2) will be able to be exchanged for the following Combat Manuals:

Notes:
・ The Combat Manuals added in this update can be compiled until 3/27/2024 11:59 p.m.(PT)
・ Divine Codes (Ephemera 2) may be obtained from events that begin after the release of Ver. 8.2.0, while Divine Codes (Ephemera 1) may continue to be obtained from events that began before the release of Ver. 8.2.0

■ 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★:

Airborne Spear
Hero who can learn this skill: Fiora: Airborne Warrior

・ 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 will be able to be upgraded or gain additional special effects by using Arena Medals and Divine Dew:

Lyngheiðr
Hero who can learn this skill: Reginn: Bearing Hope

Feather Sword
Hero who can learn this skill: Caeda: Princess of Talys

Gurgurant
Hero who can learn this skill: Ashnard: Mad King

Rinkah’s Club
Hero who can learn this skill: Rinkah: Scion of Flame

Flower of Sorrow
Hero who can learn this skill: Triandra: Nightmare

Persecution Bow
Hero who can learn this skill: Bernadetta: Eternal Loner

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.

■ New Memento Events have been added to Heroes Journey

○ New Memento Events have been added.

■ Aether Raids has been updated

○ Some structures have had their level cap increased.

・ Panic Manor (O/D): up to level 12

○ Aether Resort has been updated.

・ Two new songs have been added to the Concert Hall: “A World of Sorrow” from the Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance game and “Beyond the Crossroads” from the Fire Emblem: Three Houses game.

■ Summoner Duels has been updated

○ You will be able to increase your Favor Level to level 4,000.

This will be in effect with the season starting 2/12/2024 11:00 p.m.(PT)

■ Additional Heroes via Heroic Grails

The following Heroes will be available to summon using Heroic Grails:

・ Validar: Fell Architect
・ Claude: Yuletide Schemer
・ Kana: Rising Sunlight

Fire Emblem Heroes is available on mobile via iOS and Android. You can find more coverage on the game from us here and the official website here. 

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