Fire emblem three houses список вариантов романтических отношений и объяснение отношений s-support

Some Considerations

Before getting into the nitty-gritty with class details, it’s important to keep a few things in mind. Don’t forget class abilities are tied to that class; the only ones you can take with you are the Mastery abilities and Combat Arts, which obviously require you to master said class.

Skills learned aren’t tied to class. If you have a Brawler with level B Faith, that Brawler will learn white magic even if he/she can’t use it in that class.

Classing up doesn’t necessarily mean big stat increases.The important things to consider are, instead, stat growth rates, since those determine how your unit will develop over time.

Romance and Relationships in Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Before trying to romance a character they like, Fire Emblem: Three Houses players will need to understand how in-game relationships work. Chiefly, romantic partners are available as Support relationships, where the protagonist Byleth builds rapport with his or her chosen partner.

Romance and relationship options won’t be available at the start of the game, but instead become available after the game’s structure changes. We don’t want to provide any spoilers here, but suffice to say that players can begin building relationships with other characters once this shift occurs. After that, they;ll be able to check our relationship statuses and see which romantic options are available by looking through the in-game Support menu.

Male Byleth Romance Options

Here are each of the characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that can join into a relationship with male Byleth.

Alois (male)
Annette (female, Blue Lions)
Bernadetta (female, Black Eagles)
Dorothea (female, Black Eagles)
Edelgard (female)
Flayn (female)
Hilda (female, Golden Deer)
Ingrid (female, Blue Lions)
Leonie (female, Golden Deer)
Linhardt (male, Black Eagles)
Lysithea (female, Golden Deer)
Manuela (female)
Marianne (female, Golden Deer)
Mercedes (female, Blue Lions)
Petra (female, Black Eagles)
Rhea (female)
Sothis (female)

Female Byleth Romance Options

And here’s the list of characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that can join into a relationship with female Byleth.

Alois (male)
Ashe (male, Blue Lions)
Caspar (male, Black Eagles)
Claude (male, Golden Deer)
Cyril (male)
Dedue (male, Blue Lions)
Dimitri (male, Blue Lions)
Dorothea (female, Black Eagles)
Edelgard (female)
Felix (male, Blue Lions)
Ferdinand (male, Black Eagles)
Hanneman (male)
Ignatz (male, Golden Deer)
Linhardt (male, Black Eagles)
Lorenz (male, Golden Deer)
Mercedes (female, Blue Lions)
Raphael (male, Golden Deer)
Rhea (female)
Seteth (male)
Sothis (female)
Sylvain (male, Blue Lions)

Same-Sex Romance Options

There are only a few gay or same-sex relationship options in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It probably goes without saying, but characters available for same-sex romance will differ depending on whether or not players choose to play as a male or female Byleth. Either way, here are the characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that are available for same-sex relationships.

Alois (male-male)
Edelgard (female-female)
Dorothea (female-female)
Linhardt (male-male)
Mercedes (female-female)
Rhea (female-female)
Sothis (female-female)

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Recommended Master Classes

The Master tier of classes is a difficult one to choose the best from. Every class is strong and offers distinct benefits depending on your playstyle, but some stand out above the others.

Mortal Savant

Requirement(s)

Sword A
Reason B+

Facets

Swordfaire — Attack+5 when using a sword.
Black Tomefaire — Attack+5 when using black magic.
Warding Blow (Mastery ability) — Resistance+6 when unit initiates combat
Skill bonus: Sword+3, Reason+3

The Mortal Savant is a physical class that actually lets you use magic as well, making it one of the two best end classes for all reason-based magic users. While it might not be the most useful for those with naturally lower Strength initially, that stat does grow at a steady pace. Plus using a Sword grants an attack bonus anyway.

There are several units with high strength and decent magic that would fit this class, including Byleth.Just don’t use a slower unit, since the Mortal Savant gets a small blow to Speed.

Dark Knight

Requirement(s)

Lance C
Reason B+
Riding A

Facets

Black Tomefaire — Attack+5 when using black magic.
Canto — Lets unit take additional, unused movement after taking an action
Dark Tomefaire — Attack+5 when using dark magic
Seal Resistance (Mastery ability) — Foe gets Res-6 for one turn after unit attacks
Skill bonus: Lance+3, Riding+3, Reason+3

The Dark Knight is the other end class for all offensive magic users. The added mobility granted by riding a horse, plus the increased attack for both kinds of offensive magic, outweigh the slight speed reduction all horse units get at this level.

Additionally, there’s more offensive black and dark magic than there is offensive white magic, making the two Tomefaire skills more useful than the Holy Knight’s White Tomefaire skill. You also get a slight increase for the Strength growth rate, making lance use feasible as well, should you need it.

War Master

Requirement(s)

Axe A
Brawl A (Male only)

Facets

Fistfaire — Attack+5 when using Brawl-based weapons
Axefaire — Attack+5 when using an Axe
Crit+20 — Increases critical hit rate by 20
Quick Riposte (Mastery ability) — Guaranteed follow-up attack if a unit’s HP is greater than 50% and foe initiates combat
War Master’s Strike (Mastery Combat Art) — Effective against all enemies and has a high Hit rate
Skill bonus: Axe+3, Brawl+3

It’s easy to see from the skill list alone how useful the War Master can be if you’ve focused on Brawl skills in any of your male units.

All attacks will be enhanced, with improved critical hit rates, strong counter skills once you master the class, and high HP, Strength, and Dexterity growth rates. As physical units go, it’s hard to beat this one.

Gremory

Requirement(s)

Reason A
Faith A (Female only)

Facets

Black Magic Uses x2 — Increases how much each black magic spell can be used
Dark Magic Uses x2 — Increases how much each dark magic spell can be used
White Magic Uses x2 — Increases how much each white magic spell can be used
Defiant Mag (Mastery ability) — Mag+8 when HP is less than 25%
Skill bonus: Reason+3, Faith+3

The Gremory is the ultimate magic user, but is limited to female units only. Fortunately, there are a lot of magic-proficient female units in Three Houses, so you’re bound to have at least one unit that would be a good fit for this class regardless of the House you chose.

Growth rates favor Magic and Dexterity, so units like Marianne and Annette who can’t make good use of the Dark Knight or Mortal Savant’s physical skills would be ideal here.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Romance Options — Male Byleth

Here are all of the S-Rank character support relationship options for Male Byleth, including a couple of same-sex relationships (Alois, Glibert, and Linhardt). Despite reaching S-Rank, it’s worth noting that two of these are platonic S-Rank relationships — so there is really only one same-sex romantic relationship option for the male protagonist — Linhardt.

Alois (Faculty, non-romantic platonic relationship)
Annette (Blue Lions)
Bernadetta (Black Eagles)
Catherine (Faculty)
Constance (Ashen Wolves, Expansion Pass only)
Dorothea (Black Eagles)
Edelgard (Black Eagles only)
Flayn (Monastery)
Gilbert (Faculty, non-romantic platonic relationship)
Hapi (Ashen Wolves, Expansion Pass only)
Hilda (Golden Deer)
Ingrid (Blue Lions)
Jeritza (Black Eagles, Crimson Flower, same-sex relationship)
Leonie (Golden Deer)
Linhardt (Black Eagles, same-sex relationship)
Lysithea (Golden Deer)
Manuela (Faculty)
Marianne (Golden Deer)
Mercedes (Blue Lions)
Petra (Black Eagles)
Rhea (Monastery)
Shamir (Faculty)
Sothis (??)
Yuri (Ashen Wolves, same-sex relationship, Expansion Pass only)

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Romance Options — Female Byleth

Female Byleth fares a little better than Male Byleth — she has more S-Rank relationship options overall, more of them are romance storylines, and she has more same-sex relationship options.

Alois (Faculty, non-romantic platonic relationship)
Ashe (Blue Lions)
Balthus (Ashen Wolves, Expansion Pass only)
Caspar (Black Eagles)
Claude (Golden Deer only)
Cyril (Monastery)
Dedue (Blue Lions only)
Dimitri (Blue Lions only)
Dorothea (Black Eagles, same-sex relationship)
Edelgard (Black Eagles only, same-sex relationship)
Felix (Blue Lions)
Ferdinand (Black Eagles)
Gilbert (Faculty, non-romantic platonic relationship, Blue Lions route only)
Hanneman (Faculty)
Hubert (Black Eagles only)
Ignatz (Golden Deer)
Jeritza (Black Eagles, Crimson Flower)
Linhardt (Black Eagles)
Lorenz (Golden Deer)
Mercedes (Blue Lions, same-sex relationship)
Raphael (Golden Deer)
Rhea (Monastery, same-sex relationship, can only be obtained on the Silver Snow timeskip route)
Seteth (Faculty)
Sothis (??, same-sex relationship)
Sylvain (Blue Lions)
Yuri (Ashen Wolves, Expansion Pass only)

Recommended Advanced Classes

Swordmaster

Requirement(s)

Sword A

Facets

Swordfaire — Attack+5 when using a Sword
Sword Crit+10 — Critical hit rate goes up by 10 when using a sword
Astra (Mastery Combat Art ) — Attacks five times at 30% the usual strength
Skill bonus: Sword+3

The Swordmaster is one of the game’s best classes and certainly one you want to focus on at the Advanced tier. The sword bonuses easily outshine the Hero’s abilities, plus the Swordmaster’s growth rates focus on Strength and Speed. Unless you’re using a unit with frail defense, this means you’ve got a ready-made frontline monster to hold its own and push through the enemy lines.

Astra is also one of the best Combat Arts for dealing higher damage rates, though it will blow through your weapon durability if you use it too much.

Assassin

Requirement(s)

Sword B
Bow C

Facets

Swordfaire — Attack+5 when using a Sword
Locktouch — Can open doors and chests without a key.
Stealth — Unit is less likely to be targeted
Lethality (Mastery ability) — Could instantly kill a foe (activation depends on Dexterity x 0.25%)
Assassinate (Mastery Combat Art) — Instantly kills a foe
Skill bonus: Sword+3, Bow+2

The Assassin is another of the game’s best classes. While you don’t get any Strength boost in the growth stat department, you do get rates twice as high for Dexterity and Speed, so you’ll be landing more hits, more often. The mastery skills don’t need much explanation; they’re incredibly powerful.

Locktouch’s usefulness is complemented by Stealth, since you can push your Assassin unit forward without worrying as much about being targeted. Stealth and higher speed also makes Assassin a good class for units with lower natural defense. You can dish out the damage and are more likely to avoid repercussions.

Paladin

Requirement(s)

Lance B
Riding B

Facets

Canto — Lets unit take additional, unused movement after taking an action
Lancefaire — Attack+5 when using lances
Terrain Resistance — No negative effects from terrain
Aegis (Mastery ability) — Could reduce bow and magic damage by half (activation depends on Dexterity)
Skill bonus: Lance+3, Riding+3, Sword+2

The Paladin makes up for the Cavalier’s shortcomings in all ways. It gets stat growth rate boosts in all categories except Magic and Speed (which still gets a reduction). It’s a naturally stronger unit compared to the Wyvern Rider and doesn’t have the weakness to arrows and magic associated with the latter.

Canto and Terrain Resistance, plus higher defense and strength, make the Paladin a highly useful class for forging ahead and clearing a path for other units or holding the frontline. That goes double once you learn Aegis.

If you don’t use the Cavalier at the Intermediate level, just use seminars and goals to quickly raise your Riding level.

Sniper

Requirement(s)

Bow A

Facets

Bowfaire — Attack+5 when using a bow
Bowrange+1 — Increases the range of bow attacks by 1
Hunter’s Volley (Mastery Combat Art) — Strikes twice, exclusive to Snipers
Skill bonus: Bow+3

The Sniper is a bit of an anomaly in this list because it doesn’t have too much going for it — but what it does have is worthwhile.

Bowrange+1 is one of the best skills for any bow user for obvious reasons. Combined with Bowfaire plus the Sniper’s higher Luck growth rate, you’ve got the perfect class for units like Ignatz with high strength but low defense. They can deal high amounts of damage up to three or four squares away without dealing with counter attacks.

Grappler

Requirement(s)

Brawl A (Male only)

Facets

Fistfaire — Attack+5 when using brawling.
Unarmed Combat — Can fight without a weapon.
Tomebreaker (Mastery ability) — Hit and Avoid +20 when attacking magic users
Fierce Iron Fist (Mastery Combat Art) — Attacks three times, exclusive to the Grappler
Skill bonus: Brawl+3

The Grappler is a class worth sticking with to get the Tomebreaker ability, which perfectly complements the Brawler’s high strength and low resistance.

Like the Brawler in the Intermediate tier, the Grappler gets high Strength, Dexterity, and Speed growth rates, making it again more useful than the one-sided Warrior.

Warlock

Requirement(s)

Reason A

Facets

Black Tomefaire — Attack+5 when using black magic
Black Magic Uses x2 — Doubles the number of times you can use each black magic spell
Bowbreaker (Mastery ability) — Hit/Avoid +20 when using magic against bow users.
Skill bonus: Reason+3, Faith+2

There’s not too much to say about the Warlock, other than it’s a very strong unit. It offers more and more useful abilities than the Dark Bishop and turns your Reason-based magic user into a highly efficient offensive unit. More power and more times to take advantage of it definitely outweigh the Bishop’s Renewal mastery ability.

Jeritza

Jeritza as a romance option for Byleth

Introduced as a masked professor working for the Academy, Jeritza is later revealed to be the sinister Death Knight. This is just one of the many things that make Jeritza’s character so interesting, and his romance with Byleth worth pursuing. Although he appears in the base game, he is only romanceable with the Crimson Shadows DLC.

Jeritza and Byleth’s relationship starts a little rocky. Jeritza isn’t exactly approachable, and at first, may seem off-putting. But deepening his relationship with Byleth reveals an enigmatic man with a tragic past, who is willing to learn how to love.

Jeritza’s storyline leans on the darker side, but his romance with Byleth is surprisingly one of the most endearing endings you can get in the game. Jeritza’s route might not exactly be beginner-friendly, but it’s surely a top choice for anyone playing the game for a second or third time.

Yuri

Yuri as a romance option for Byleth

Yuri is one of four new characters introduced in the Cindered Shadows DLC. He is the silver-tongued leader of the Ashen Wolves house, the de facto secret fourth house of the Academy. A self-made man with a shady past, he also doubles as a gang leader for a group of vagabonds.

Extraordinarily charming and almost excessively flirty, Yuri is an obvious romantic choice for Byleth. Byleth and Yuri’s relationship is built on trust, understanding, and mutual respect. Deep into their relationship, we even see rare glimpses of Yuri stepping out of his comfort zone to aid Byleth.

Yuri’s character design, which clashes with his crass personality, is nothing short of eye-catching. Although he has fewer supports to other characters, they are all very complex and worth exploring—especially his romance with Byleth.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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In addition to the level requirement (5 for beginner classes, 10 for intermediate, and so on) and the Seal requirement, you’ll need certain skill levels to pass your Certification test.

As an example, let’s say I want Byleth (the player character) to become a Fighter. Becoming Fighter requires a skill level of D or higher in either Axes, Bows, or Brawling.

Increasing skill levels is simple: The more you use the skill, the more your skill will increase. Even the lowest skill levels can use Training and Iron weapons, allowing you to rank up from the bottom.

The early classes demand little. Passing the requirement of just one of these skills should be enough to guarantee that you pass your Certification test. But higher level classes will be more demanding: the Bow Knight, for example, requires a C rank in Lances and A ranks in both Riding and Bows.

There is some give to this system, though. If you pass the requirements for Riding and Bows, but your Lance skills are poor, you may be given a 70% chance to pass your Certification test. This will save you the headache of having to rank up Lances, but if you fail, you’ll waste the Seal used for that test. Later-game seals can be expensive and rare, so it may not be worth the risk.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Romanceable Characters: who they are and how they work, including bisexual, gay and lesbian options

For those less familiar with the Fire Emblem series, here’s how relationships work in general in Three Houses: as characters get to know each other, their ‘Support’, which basically means their relationship, raises through the ranks. Support isn’t just about story — it also helps to determine how helpful characters are to each other in battle. A C-Rank support will offer less assistance to an ally than an A-Rank support.

At the top of this tree are S-Rank Supports. Typically in Fire Emblem S-Rank support options have been reserved for romantic relationships and have even in the past resulted in the arrival of in-game children, but in Three Houses things are a little different in that there are also a couple of platonic S-Rank supports.

In terms of raising support rank in order to improve a friendship or shoot for a romantic relationship, there are a few ways you can go about it:

Dialogue Choices when speaking to a character can impact their support level
Returning Lost Items to characters when found can raise their support level
Giving Gifts and Flowers to characters will raise their support rank
Using the Advice Box to give the correct advice will raise support with the question asker
Taking a character for tea time will raise their support if you do it right
Sometimes answering a Lecture Question the correct way will also raise that character’s support
When they’re available, spending time with a character for a support conversation raises the rank
Finally, when characters fight alongside each other in battle (by performing actions on each other or when in adjacent squares on the battlefield), they’ll rank up their support.

All of the above will raise a character’s support in general, though you’ll only have the chance to take things to the next level with a character if they’re a romanceable character — if they’re actually interested in being pursued by you.

There are two lists of romance options — one for the male protagonist and one for the female protagonist. On top of this, you’ll want a character to be in your squad if you’re romancing them — so in some cases that’ll mean recruiting a character to your cause — but beware, some characters are faction-exclusive.

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Below we’ve listed all of the S-Rank characters for both male and female Byleth, if they’re romantic or not, and if they’re same-sex relationships.

Edelgard

Edelgard as a romance option for Byleth

The famed leader of the Black Eagles house, Edelgard is also the heir to the throne of the Adrestian Empire. She is a confident and capable character, who is much more complex than she appears. She has one of the most tragic backstories among the game’s ensemble and is at the center of one of the most shocking plot twists in Three Houses.

Edelgard openly admires Byleth and their abilities from the start, and if romanced she fosters a deep trust for them. Their romance caters to fans of the Us Against The World trope, as it sees Byleth supporting Edelgard’s actions, which sometimes skew violent and drastic.

Edelgard is one of the most well-known characters from Three Houses and one of the most popular romantic choices for a reason. Her character design is striking, her personality is magnetic, and her storyline with Byleth does not disappoint. It hits all the right spots. A romantic endgame with Edelgard is a recommended route, whether it’s your first or one-hundredth time playing the game.

These are our top 5 picks for the best romances in Three Houses. But, the beauty of this game is that any character you choose to romance is sure to surprise you with an engaging story with more than a few shocking twists.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Romance Guide

Below we have detailed how romance works in the game, and what character options your protagonist can have from all of the three houses.

How Romance Works

Whether you choose a male or female Byleth, you will have the option to bond with the various characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. The more your relationship bonding is increased with a character of your choice, the more it can deepen and lead to marriage.

There is no child mechanic in the game, so you won’t be having babies and teaching them how to battle. The relationship you have with your character help you with more intensity on the battlefield when you are fighting together.

The game only gives you marriage options after you have finished the game and when the war is over. What character you want to marry is up to you at the end of the game, however, the relationship-building can begin quite early in the game. You have to be compatible with a character by checking the support level.

Characters in the game range from rank C to S, with the S support being the highest rank that a character can have. Not all the characters have the S rank, so you have to spend time on the right character and make sure that you can reach the S rank with them.

How to Romance a Character

Let’s start with the most crucial part which is choosing the house. As you may be aware that each house comes with a variety of different characters ranging from all kinds of abilities and skills.

The students that are in the house of your choice can be easier to romance as your teaching skills help the relationships grow. If you are aware of a certain character, you should choose the house which they are a part of. You also have the option of marrying the faculty if you are not interested in students. The game also offers same-sex marriages, so you have the choice of that as well.

Once you have your eyes set on a character, it is time to build your relationship and increase your bonding with them. The first thing to do is to increase their base support level. This can be done by locating lost items from the Monastery and giving them gifts that you can purchase from the merchants.

Once your base support level with a character is increased, you can then invite them for Tea. Tea is a great way to increase your bonding with a character. Check the description and order the Tea of choice. After this, you begin a conversation with them. If you choose the correct dialogue in the conversations, you will then be able to give them gifts and observe them.

All Romance Character

Below we have listed all the characters that you can romance with. Both the male and female version of Byleth can have a relationship with the following characters:

Female Byleth

All the characters are listed below:


Alois	Church of Seiros	Male
Caspar	Blue Lions	Male
Claude	Golden Deer	Male
Cyril	Church of Seiros	Male
Dedue	Blue Lions	Male
Dimitri	Blue Lions	Male
Dorothea	Black Eagles	Female
Edelgard	Join Blue Lions	Female
Felix	Blue Lions	Male
Ferdinand	Black Eagles	Male
Hanneman	Black Eagles	Male
Ignatz	Golden Deer	Male
Linhardt	Black Eagles	Male
Lorenz	Golden Deer	Male
Mercedes	Church of Seiros	Female
Raphael	Church of Seiros	Male
Seteth	Church of Seiros	Female
Sylvian	Blue Lions	Male
Sothis	Church of Seiros	Female

Male Byleth

All the characters available for Male Byleth are listed below:


Alois	Church of Seiros	Male
Annette	Blue Lions	Female
Bernadetta	Black Eagles	Female
Dorothea	Black Eagles	Female
Edelgard	Join Blue Lions	Female
Flayn	Church of Seiros	Female
Hilda	Golden Deer	Female
Ingrid	Blue Lions	Female
Leonie	Golden Deer	Female
Linhardt	Black Eagles	Male
Lysithea	Golden Deer	Female
Manuela	Church of Seiros	Female
Marianna	Golden Deer	Female
Mercedes	Blue Lions	Female
Petra	Black Eagles	Female
Rhea	Church of Seiros	Female
Sothis	Church of Seiros	Female

Read more Fire Emblem: Three Houses guides:

Beginner’s Guide
Motivation Guide
Characters Guide

This concludes our Fire Emblem: Three Houses Romance Guide. Post your comments below.

WHEN SHOULD I CHANGE CLASSES?

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In previous Fire Emblem games, it was always a good idea to change classes once you hit the level cap for that class. In Three Houses, there is no class-based level cap, but there is an ideal time to switch classes.

Each class has an exclusive skill or passive ability that you can earn through repeated use of that class.

The Unit Exp meter will fill in small increments as you use a given class in combat. Once it’s completely filled, the unit will learn that class’s exclusive perks. An example: Leveling up the basic Monk class unlocks a passive ability that grants +2 to the unit’s Magic slot and an active ability, Draw Back, which lets you drag a friendly unit backward by one space.

Early classes require less experience to unlock their skills, whereas later ones may take several hours of gameplay time before the meter fills up. It’s worth waiting, though, as later classes tend to have much more powerful unlockables. The Mage class unlocks an ability called Fiendish Blow that increases magic damage by 6 every time your unit initiates an attack. Unfortunately the game doesn’t tell you what you’ll unlock by maxing out a class, so you can either roll the dice or head online for some answers.

NOTE: Some abilities you unlock from classes won’t automatically be equipped, since you can only have five custom abilities at one time. To swap in a different one, select Inventory and scroll down to Abilities. Here you can see all of the abilities that are available for each of your units.

HOW DO I LEVEL UP ARMOR, RIDING, AND FLYING?

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None of the basic classes allow for units to use heavy armor, horses, or the flying pegasus. Which begs the question: How do you level up those skills? That’s where your studies come in.

Every week, you will teach all of your units in the classroom. Before teaching them, you can select their goals. Effectively these goals will impact which skills they’ll increase the fastest. So if you want to train someone to be a Cavalier, you’ll want to select Lances and Riding as their skills. You won’t be able to learn Riding experience in combat until you unlock a class with a horse, but the classroom solves this problem, letting you rank up these unused skills with ease.

NOTE: Students will be able to take direct tutoring from you if their motivation meter is high. To ensure a high motivation, head to the cafeteria and have lunch with the students you most want to train.

There are other ways to increase skill levels around the school. Choir practice, for example, will increase the Faith skill (used primarily for White Magic and healing spells). Group Tasks are also handy for increasing Heavy Armor, Riding, and Flying skills. Just pick a pair of students and drop them into one of the three available tasks to have them rank up that skill each week.

Since Byleth is doing the teaching, you may be wondering how you can directly increase Byleth’s skill levels outside of combat. The other teachers around school come in handy here. Each is trained in a handful of skills and will increase the one you select. Seteth is good at Flying, whereas Alois is more focused on melee skills. Every skill is covered by at least one teacher, so it doesn’t hurt to get friendly.

Find your perfect match

Fire Emblem: Three Houses—come for the series’ trademark battle system and immersive storytelling, stay for the 24 possible romance options. In Three Houses, you play as the male or female version of Byleth, a mercenary with a mysterious past, who finds themself in charge of students from the Officers Academy. You can befriend a colorful cast of characters, recruit some of them into your team, and even romance one of them.

With so many lovable romantic options for Byleth, how does one choose? If you don’t want to wade through 24 repeats of the game to find the love of your Byleth’s life, we’ve ranked the five best romances you can pursue. (Romances listed are available to both male and female Byleth. Major spoilers ahead!)

Unique Class

Dancer

Requirement(s)

Complete «The White Heron Cup» quest available in month 12.

Facets

Dance — Allows targeted ally to move again
Special Dance (Mastery ability) — Dancing also increases Luck, Dexterity, and Speed by 4.
Skill bonus: Sword+2, Authority+2

The Dancer is a peculiar class. Only one character can be a Dancer — whichever one you choose for the quest mentioned above. However, Dancers don’t get any beneficial stat growth increases, except HP. Strength, Defense, and Resistance all take a small hit.

However, the Dance ability’s usefulness can’t be overstated. Whether you’re letting a healer assist another unit, moving a unit out of danger, or taking out another enemy, it’s always useful to grant an extra action to one of your party members.

Just note that while the Mastery ability affects dancing, the Dance ability is tied to the Dancer class and can’t be transferred to another.

Dorothea

Dorothea as a romance option for Byleth

Dorothea is the only member of the Black Eagles house who doesn’t come from nobility or royalty. Before enrolling in the Academy, she was an opera singer with humble beginnings. Beautiful, flirtatious, and charming, she is one of the most obvious romantic choices for Byleth.

Dorothea is friendly and flirty from the onset. Her open declarations of wanting to marry someone rich to secure her future make her seem shallow at first. But, deepening Byleth’s relationship with her reveals a delightfully complex character, whose struggles are remarkably relatable.

This character catches you off-guard with her refreshing outlook on life in Fódlan. She sees things from a commoner’s perspective, and while everyone else is busy fighting for their causes, Dorothea openly dislikes the war. It might not seem obvious at first, but Byleth’s romance with Dorothea is as intriguing as it is wholesome.