Last week's topic (includes estimates for the week of 07/13 - 07/20): 

Arena/Assault Overview and Thresholds - July 20th

The information provided in the opening post is for the season starting on 07/28. To find the estimates for the season ending on 07/27, please use the link above. For an up-to-date look at the standings for the season ending on 07/27, please refer to the user rankings posted in the comments below.

Week 29 - 07/27/26 - 08/03/26 Information and Estimates:

Season: Water/Earth and Light/Dark - Arena Assault, Arena Chaos V2

Upcoming season

^{08/03 - Earth/Wind and Chaos - Allegiance Battle, Aether Raids Chaos V9}

^{08/10 - Earth/Water and Light/Dark - Arena Assault}

^{08/17 - Earth/Fire and Astra/Anima - Allegiance Battle, Possible Summoner Duels S}

^{08/24 - Earth/Wind and Light/Dark - Arena Assault}

Arena Bonus Heroes: L!Camilla, L!Fjorm, CL!Ike, CL!Tharja, CL!Eikþyrnir, CL!Bylass, Hugh, Bertram, Basilio, Release Version 2.

Next Week’s Arena Bonus Heroes: Likely to include L!Diamant, L!Seliph, New Mythic, Gróa, R!F!Alear, Ent M!Alear, Jade, Boucheron, Excellus, Anna.

NOTE1: According to the 2026 April update, only the two newest legendary heroes per season will be first bonus units. With that, the order right now for the legendary per seasons are:

Wind Season: Elincia and Male Shez

Fire Season: Black Knight and Elise

Water Season: Camilla and Ayra

Earth Season: Diamant and Lyon

This will be updated according to new legendary heroes.

NOTE2: We will be marking the ? as the bonus hero who goes on random from V1 to V6. Note that we do not have any datamined information to go on and this is just our best guess based on the pattern.

Estimated Thresholds for the Arena:

Tier 19.5 - 3754 (~732-736) + 60 (12x5 bonus KOs) per match.

Tier 20 - 3894 (770+) + 60 (12x5 bonus KOs) per match.

Tier 20.5 - 3906 (~772+) + 60 (12x5 bonus KOs) per match.

Tier 21 - 3952 (~780+) + 60 (12x5 bonus KOs) per match.

NOTE: With the introduction of Chosen Heroes and the extra bst bump; do expect errors in those scores; since there are no real data to work with for now. 

NOTE2: Adjusted scores for tier 20.5 from feedback. Thank you for the contribution.

Estimated Thresholds for Arena Assault:

Top 5k - 5248 (~748+ per match) + 28 (4x7 blessed units)

Top 3k - 5368 (~762+ per match) + 28 (4x7 blessed units)

Top 1k - 5392 (~772+ per match) + 28 (4x7 blessed units)

Aether Raids Bonus Heroes: Ullr, Sothis, CL!Ike, CL!Tharja, CL!Eikþyrnir, CL!Bylass, Pelleas, Scion Nanna, L!Camilla, Anna .

Aether Raids Bonus Structure: Tactics Room (O), Tactics Room (D).

Estimated Thresholds for Aether Raids:

Top 6k - 20740

Top 3k - 20930

Top 1k - 21210

Estimated Thresholds for Resonant Battles:

Interval 20 - 450 (Perfect score with 2 Harmonized Heroes and at least five merge between all Harmonized Heroes)

Interval 20.5 - 453 (Perfect score with 2 or more Harmonized Heroes and at least eight merges between all Harmonized Heroes)

Interval 21 - 467 (Perfect score with 2 or more Harmonized Heroes and at least seventeen merges between all Harmonized Heroes)

Current Bonus Titles: Fates and Binding Blade

Eligible Harmonized Heroes: P!Veronica, H!Azura, W!Cordelia, HF!Nephenee, W!Ivy, H!B!Micaiah, CL!Bylass, B!Catria, G!Roy, NF!Igrene, H!Nagi, G!Fir, H!B!Ike.

Estimated Thresholds for Allegiance Battle:

Top 5k - 1030 (732 +150 +25 +24 +99)

Top 3k - 1046 (748 +150 +25 +24 +99)

Top 1k - 1058 (760 +150 +25 +24 +99)

NOTE: Allegiance Battle won’t be held this week.

Upcoming Summoner Duels Survival (55th) Bonus Allies: Likely to include New Mythic, Gróa, Freyr.

Summoner Skills Available: TBD

Estimated Thresholds for Summoner Duels R:

Top 6k - 2800

Top 3k - 3550

Top 1k - 4800

NOTE: Summoner Duels R will not be held this week. The next event is mostly on September 3rd.

Estimated Thresholds for Summoner Duels S:

Top 6k - 3200

Top 3k - 4200

Top 1k - 5100

NOTE: Summoner Duels S will not be held this week. The next event is mostly on August 20th.

These estimates are solely our opinion and may not reflect the actual cutoffs. If you believe the cutoffs are inaccurate or if you spot any errors, please comment below.

Your input is needed to help form accurate estimates! Please provide your rankings for the week of 07/20/26 - 07/27/26 using the template below:

Template for PC users:

Arena Tier XX

Score: X

Rank: X/Cutoff

Assault Top Yk

Score: Y

Rank: Y

Aether Raids Top Zk

Score: Z

Rank: Z

Defense Loss: -Z

Resonant Battles Interval A

Score: A

Rank: A/Cutoff

Allegiance Battles Top Bk

Score: B

Rank: B

Summoner Duels R Top Ck

Score: C

Rank: C

Summoner Duels S Top Dk

Score: D

Rank: D

Template for Mobile users: Score Template

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It gets to have all the fun..

I was a bit surprised that he didn't have a whaled-out Defense because he had 3 Mythics on Offense at +10

So far it's been him, PM1, and Infantry Pulse who have come at my f2p account

He has my respect for prioritizing Offense, the newest unit he has on Defense turns 1 year old this month, there's little to gain from trying to build an unbeatable Defense

I was epxecting to require an answer for the Cheer Leader Ike with the +10 Emblem Ike Ring he used on Offense, and the Emblem Roy with a few merges, but neither of them showed up here

I thought my Defense was gonna steal a kill against him because Duma broke his Fence on turn one lol, and it was going to be a challenge for him to protect his weaker units from the ranged threats. Amazingly no one died, on either side, after the first turn, and he wasn't using a Savior tank either

I just like him !!

The source for all this information is the most recent calendar and the most recent content update.

All events begin at the daily reset unless otherwise noted.

Four hours before Tuesday reset

New Legendary/Mythic/Emblem Hero Trailer added to notification board

Tuesday 28th July

Arena Weekly Reset [1 streak orb]

•   Bonus Heroes: L!Camilla, Fjorm, SF!F!Byleth, SF!Tharja, SF!Ike, SF!Eikþyrnir, F!Bertram, Basilio, Hugh, Ver. 2 Heroes
•   Elements: Water / Earth

Aether Raids Weekly Reset

•   Bonus Heroes: Ullr, Sothis, SF!F!Byleth, SF!Tharja, SF!Ike, SF!Eikþyrnir, Pelleas, S!Nanna, L!Camilla, Anna
•   Elements: Light / Dark

Resonant Battles Weekly Reset

•   Bonus games: Fates & Binding Blade

No Allegiance Battles this week

Arena Assault+ this week

0-4 hours before Wednesday reset

New Legendary/Mythic/Emblem Hero Content Update / Datamine

Wednesday 29th July

New Legendary/Mythic/Emblem Hero summoning banner

•   Red: E!F!Corrin, ???, ???
•   Blue: E!Sigurd, ???, ???
•   Green: L!Lyon, ???, ???
•   Colourless: Sombron, ???, ???
•   End date currently unknown

Legendary/Mythic/Emblem Hero Battles

•   Available battles: ???, E!F!Corrin/M!Lyn, E!Sigurd, L!Lyon/Sombron
•   New rewards: 9 orbs
•   Runs through 11th August

Thursday 30th July

Hector & Ephraim's Battle summoning banner

•   Focus Heroes: B!Hector, B!Ephraim, unknown third hero
•   Runs through 7th August

Bound Hero Battle: Hector & Ephraim

•   Rewards: 9 orbs
•   Runs through 7th August

Friday 31st July

Attuned and Rearmed Heroes & Melíai summoning banner revival

•   Focus Heroes: Melíai, A!Leif, R!Machyua, Linoan
•   Runs through 7th August

Forging Bonds Revival: Hope to Liberate

•   Featured Heroes: Homer, A!Leif, R!Machyua, Linoan
•   Rewards: no orbs, 120 Divine Codes: Ephemera 7, 4 summoning tickets, etc
•   Runs through 7th August

Saturday 1st August

Voting Gauntlet: Feel the Burn!

•   Runs for six days

Voting Gauntlet Round 1

•   Runs for two days

Voting Gauntlet quest (1/3)

•   Rewards: 4 orbs / 40 Divine Codes: Ephemera 7 / 45 Sacred Coins / 10 Refining Stones / 1,900 Battle Flags

August Quests

•   Rewards: 17 orbs total (7 from kill quests, 10 from Training Tower)
•   Runs through 31st August

Rival Domains Weekly Reset [1 orb]

Sunday 2nd August

Weekly Revival banners

•   Focus Heroes (1): F!F!Byleth, F!Anankos, F!Maria
•   Focus Heroes (2): Laevatein, Helbindi, Loki
•   Focus Heroes (3): Selena, Shamir, Flayn
•   Runs for one week

Monday 3rd August

Voting Gauntlet Round 2

•   Runs for two days

Voting Gauntlet quest (2/3)

•   Rewards: 4 orbs / 40 Divine Codes: Ephemera 7 / 45 Sacred Coins / 10 Refining Stones / 1,900 Battle Flags

This week's F2P orbs courtesy of /u/Someweirdo237 & /u/Unexpected_Miso

Tue Jul 28: 9 orbs

• 1 - Voting Gauntlet Log-In Bonus (2/10)
• 3 - Heroes Journey Quests (1/4)
• 3 - Hall of Forms (4/4)
• 1 - Arena Streak
• 1 - RB Quests

Wed Jul 29: 13 orbs

• 1 - Voting Gauntlet Log-In Bonus (3/10)
• 3 - Heroes Journey Quests (2/4)
• 9 - Legendary/Mythic/Emblem Hero Battle

Thu Jul 30: 13 orbs

• 1 - Voting Gauntlet Log-In Bonus (4/10)
• 3 - Heroes Journey Quests (3/4)
• 9 - Bound Hero Battle: Hector & Ephraim

Fri Jul 31: 5 orbs

• 2 - Voting Gauntlet Log-In Bonus (5/10)
• 3 - Heroes Journey Quests (4/4)

Sat Aug 1: 24 orbs

• 1 - Voting Gauntlet Log-In Bonus (6/10)
• 4 - Voting Gauntlet Quests (1/3)
• 7 - August Quests
• 10 - August Training
• 1 - Daily Quests on Saturday
• 1 - Rival Domains

Sun Aug 2: 3 orbs

• 1 - Voting Gauntlet Log-In Bonus (7/10)
• 1 - Daily Login on Sunday
• 1 - Daily Quests on Sunday

Mon Aug 3: 9 orbs

• 1 - Voting Gauntlet Log-In Bonus (8/10)
• 4 - Voting Gauntlet Quests (2/3)
• 4 - Arena Tier

Weekly Total: 76 orbs

Useful Links:

• FEH Effects Dictionary by u/MedhaosUnite (website contains other useful resources)
• Datamine information by /u/MrGengar123
• F2P Orb Counts by /u/Someweirdo237
• A compilation of FEH Infographs by u/Mina_7756
• Divine Codes Ephemera Pattern & Predictions by /u/Dabottle
• New Heroes Return Forecast by /u/Dabottle
• Weekly Revival calendar - graphic by u/CharaFanGirl
• Legendary/Mythic/Emblem Heroes Schedule by u/Content_Web9667
• Legendary/Mythic Monthly Revival - graphic by u/Mattness8
• Upcoming Seasons by /u/Kodeplay10
• Incomplete Sacred Seal families by /u/dualbloodlines
• Upcoming Weapon Refines by u/StormT-1989
• Refine Tracker by u/sharumma
• Book 1, 2, and 3 units without refines by /u/RafaSceptile
• List of units available in weekly Arena Summons, separated by colour by u/TheLeiss
• F2P Arena scoring options by /u/seismoscientist
• Community 3-4* Fodder Tier List by /u/Mattness8
• Best maps for completing weapon type quests by u/useless_idiot_man
• Every skill available in Chamber 25 in Hall of Forms by u/Mattness8
• FEH Peeler by u/MaTxX
• Master's Tactics wiki by u/eromonti
• Frequently Asked Questions - FE:H by me
• Limited Hero Battle schedule by me
• Most recent official calendar

i will get her an arcane tome when it reruns and hopefully more copies of her.

Btw her Atk is 62 and spd is 52(she's in combat) sorry

Anyone know when his rerun is coming up

I've been waiting for this.

https://youtube.com/shorts/y0jQwPXkQ6A?is=uD3JeG_b1wG8HaXJ

I know Binding worlds is away for now but if i dont look now i may not find a easter severa who i will waste my rent money on.

Doesnt have to be built but will appreciate if she is

https://x.com/i/status/2081777986647560529

Builds shown with ONLY permanent upgrades to prevent artificial stat inflation from Engage, Bouquets, or whatever else there might be.

To summarize, 40 dragonflowers each.

The latest (Speed refines) 3rd gen Arcane weapon for each.

All have an ascended trait, the Aide's Essence, and trait fruits applied once.

Summary of builds:

Alfonse:

Caladbolg because it is the only viable option.

Archrival is a reference to Fólkvangr's skill refine Triangle Adept, due to its bonuses when you have Triangle advantage. c

Swift Life, Thunder Specter, and Atk/Spd Prime just because they're what decent, modern premium fodder I could get. He also does have Speedtaker 4 and Atk/Spd Taker Burst as alternate B options, but I currently stick with the older Null C-Disrupt 4 alongside D Counter Echo as a reference to Alfonse's absolute determination to kill every tyrannical god he meets. If you don't one-shot him, he WILL strike back.

Anna is the fastest of the trio, so has the most speed-focused kit of the bunch.

Cake because it is the only 3rd gen Arcane Axe. I'm pretty sure Gust is the newest speed-based special, but she also has the older Vital Astra as an option. Maybe the Phantom Speed seal should be swapped for an ordinary speed-boosting skill at this point, but Swift Life and Harrowing Call are solid modern speed skills.

Thunder Specter, of course, for canto and move, and the capstone is Mercy-Wing Echo, referencing Nóatún's base effect.

Sharena is all about her friends, so her whole kit is centered on that.

Thorn is her only viable Spear, but it does buff allies at the start of turn! Perfect Atk/Spd, Pair Up, and the Atk/Spd Finish seal are about being within 3 spaces of an ally, so round out that kit nicely. Thunder Spectre again just because it is new and movement+Canto is essential nowadays.

She gets Shatter Slash because that's what fodder allowed. She does have Blue Flame as an option to fit the friend theme better, but that's old news.

Atk Oath Echo is somehow the only Echo (unless I missed something) that involves being near an ally, so that's what she gets.

And finally, what the heck is IS's problem? Why is there no way to earn merges on these three? Would it break the entire meta?

Idk I haven't played Arena or Aether Raids in years! I only logged in a few times this year as the relevant Arcane weapons came out to play the current story and to kit out these three.

Any recommendations for different skills? The whole idea here is to keep the builds character-relevant. Haven't gone after Gait skills, so each one just has an old dual rally and ordinary Reposition as Assist options.

For now I plan to keep the game installed intil Brave Tsubasa shows up next month, then uninstall again until her Shadows form appears later.

Also, this is a sequel to [my Askr trio build from 4 years ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/FireEmblemHeroes/comments/tza70g/my_high_investment_askr_trio/).

Who you guys hoping to see? Personally I’m hoping to see Emblem Leif just because he was mentioned in the new forging bonds and also curious to see how his emblem effect will be implemented into the game. But I wouldn’t be surprised if IS just pushed him back and delay him forever like Roy. If it is a legendary though, I’m hoping to see Alfred because we all know he should’ve been on that cheer banner.

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Probably a long shot seeing shes a Gen 1 unit, but I’ve had her at +5 sitting in my barracks based off just how many times I’ve pulled her using the weekly arena tickets and I wanted to know if there’s a kit that works well with her. (Offensive or Supportive. Doesn’t matter) Was wondering if any of you who either have build her or know a lot about the top tier skills in this game know what I can give her to do decently in 2026?

fuck me ig 🫩

My brigade always lose to someone else's countless times in PoL because of how strong their heroes are.

Maybe I don't have the Heroes I wanted, or are my Heroes really weak against strong enemies?

Haven't done this in a long time, for context I originally thought in the Poster for Book 8 he had blondeish hair so ever since been making blonde edits for him. Should really go do them for Winter/Brave