Fire Emblem Heroes update out now (version 5.7.0), patch notes

Fire Emblem Heroes has been updated on both iOS and Android. Version 5.7.0 is now available.

Highlights of the update include a team skill lock feature, new skills for some Legendary Heroes, updated lineup of Limited-Time Combat Manuals, and new weapon skills/weapons to refine. We have the full patch notes below.

■ A team skill lock feature has been added.

We have added a feature that allows you to lock the skills of Heroes, including Sacred Seals, on a team by team basis. When you deploy a team that includes Heroes whose skills have been locked, the Heroes will always start the battle with the skills they had equipped when the team was locked, even if you change which skills the individual Heroes have equipped before the battle begins.

Please note that you will not be able to change the skills of Heroes in skill-locked teams from the Hero’s profile screen. Also, you will not be able to switch Heroes in and out of teams that have their skills locked. When the skill lock is turned off, all Heroes in the team will have their latest skills equipped.

Unlike Aether Raids, Mjölnir’s Strike, and other Defensive Team lock features, the statuses of Heroes other than their skills will not be locked. Changing a Hero’s blessing or traits, or Merging an ally with a Hero in a skill-locked team will be reflected on the Hero in the skill-locked team. When you enhance a Sacred Seal, that will be reflected on the Hero in the skill-locked team as well.

Also, if you remove a Hero in a skill-locked team from your main barracks, whether by sending the Hero home, using them in a skill inheritance, or moving them to a reserve barracks, they will be removed from the skill-locked team.

The skill lock feature can be used on the following edit teams screens.

・ The normal Edit Team screen
・ The Edit Reserve Team screen
・ The Edit Brigades screen
・ The Form Raiding Party screen in Aether Raids
・ The Edit Team screen during multi-map battles, as well as the Edit Reserve Team screen that can be displayed during those battles.

Note: It is possible to use skill lock on the Edit Brigades screen; however, your friends’ Heroes cannot be locked. If you update your friend, your friend’s Hero’s most up-to-date status will be reflected.

Skill lock is a feature that allows you to lock your Heroes’ skills when they are deployed on a map. Their latest skills will be equipped when they are not deployed on a map, such as on results screens, the Home screen, etc.

■ New skills have been added for some Legendary Heroes

Of the Heroes that appear in Legendary Hero Remixes, Lyn: Lady of the Wind and Robin: Fell Vessel have gained new skills.

○ New skills

・ A Skill
Laws of Sacae II
If unit initiates combat or if unit is within
2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6
during combat, and also, if foe uses sword,
lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage
and unit’s Spd ≥ foe’s Spd+5, foe cannot
counterattack.
This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

・ C Skill
Joint Drive Spd
Grants Spd+4 to allies within 2 spaces during
combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally,
grants Spd+4 to unit during combat.

・ A Skill
Dragonskin II
Neutralizes “effective against flying” bonuses.
If foe initiates combat or if foe’s HP ≥ 75%
at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6
to unit during combat and neutralizes
foe’s bonuses (from skills like Fortify,
Rally, etc.).
This skill can only be equipped by its original unit.

・ C Skill
Spd/Res Rein 3
Inflicts Spd/Res-4 on foes within 2 spaces
during combat.
Cannot use: 

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

With the release of Ver. 5.7.0, players can obtain Divine Codes (Ephemera 7) from events and exchange them for an updated lineup of Limited-Time Combat Manuals using the Compile Combat Manual feature.

Divine Codes (Ephemera 7) can be exchanged for the following Combat Manuals:

Notes:
・ The Combat Manuals that were added in this update may be compiled until 8/27/2021 11:59 p.m.(PT)
・ Divine Codes (Ephemera 7) may be obtained from events that begin after the release of Ver. 5.7.0, while Divine Codes (Ephemera 6) may continue to be obtained from events that began before the release of Ver. 5.7.0.
・ Divine Codes (Ephemera 6) can be obtained as rewards from the Lost Lore event starting at 7/6/2021 12:00 p.m.(PT)

■ New weapon skills and weapons to refine have been added

The following Hero can learn this new character-specific weapon skill at 5★:

Masking Axe
Hero who can learn this skill: Gerome: Masked Rider

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

Leiptr
Hero who can learn this skill: Fjorm: Princess of Ice

Huginn’s Egg
Hero who can learn this skill: Catria: Spring Whitewing

Stout Tomahawk
Hero who can learn this skill: Dorcas: Serene Warrior

Blizzard
Hero who can learn this skill: Gunnthrá: Voice of Dreams

Expiration
Heroes who can learn this skill: Robin: Fell Reincarnation and Robin: Fell Vessel

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.

・ Dark Shrine (O/D): up to level 8
・ Escape Ladder (O): up to level 6

By placing a level 6 Escape Ladder, when you lose a battle in Aether Raids, you can regain all the Aether expended on that battle up to 6 times. Give them a try!

○ Aether Resort has been updated.

・ Two new songs were added to the Concert Hall: “Respite and Sunlight” from the Fire Emblem: Three Houses game and “Gods, have the Risen spread this far?” from the Fire Emblem Awakening game.

■ Mjölnir’s Strike has been updated

○ A mechanism has had its level cap increased.

・ Winged Summoner: up to level 4

■ Additional Heroes via Heroic Grails

The following Heroes are available to summon using Heroic Grails:

・ Orson: Passion’s Folly
・ Zelot: Avowed Groom

■ Other Changes

○ A lock icon will display on the Aether Raids and Mjölnir’s Strike Edit Defensive Team screens when your team is locked.

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