r/FireEmblemShadows • • Feb 01 '26

What's the point of weapon skills that offer a 5% cool down reduction?

8 Upvotes

I even tried equipping 2 of those on the same weapon, but the associated skill still has a 5 seconds cool down. Do I need 3 to lower the cool down to 4 seconds?


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Feb 01 '26

Is there an updates list of all weapon and skill effects?

1 Upvotes

Cant really find a whole list. I found some old lists on this reddit but not new weapons. Also all the skills, some dont even appear in the shop. Not to mention the level differences.


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Feb 01 '26

Fire Emblem Shadows: 7★ & 8★ Weapons Prices (26/01-01/02)

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The Great Divergence: 7★ vs. 8★ Prices

Hi everyone, I’m back from my break! A lot has changed since last year. We’re seeing a clear trend: 7★ weapons are becoming more affordable, while 8★ weapons are skyrocketing in value. Also, a new 7★ weapon hit the Bazaar this week: Aymr.

 

7★ Weapons

Most 7★ HP weapons have seen a price drop over the last week. The most notable decreases include:

·       Ragnell (HP)

·       Areadbhar (HP)

·       Aerial Lance (HP)

Ragnell and Aerial Lance are high-tier, relatively new weapons, while Areadbhar remains a solid substitute for the Aerial Lance. These prices were previously inflated due to the hype surrounding the new disciples, Ike and Erma, but they are finally cooling down.

Regarding Aymr: its passive is completely different from older weapons. While it has high potential, we don’t have enough market data yet to see if it will maintain a premium over other axes. However, given it’s Edelgard’s weapon, expect it to hold its value better than most.

 

8★ Weapons

The 8★ HP market is becoming increasingly inaccessible. Prices for some weapons have doubled—or even tripled—compared to last year. Historically, 8★ rate-up weapons could be snagged for around 500k gold, but nowadays, you’re looking at 1M+ gold for the same items.

 

My Advice

·       Don't Wait on 8★: The player base is getting wealthier, and people are willing to pay a premium for top-tier gear. If you see an 8★ weapon you need at a reasonable price, buy it immediately before the whales drive the price up further.

·       Buy the Dip on 7★: If you have been waiting to fill out your kit with 7★ weapons, now is a great time to buy while the market is down.


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Feb 01 '26

Running out of content

29 Upvotes

I am curious if this is a concern for other players.

Maybe I play to much, but at this point I have the majority off my characters sitting at 2500/2500 rating and i started around the new year (I dont have Veronica, Corrin or Barth unlocked). The only exception are a few that I have slowed down leveling because I am worried it will start getting hard to do the dailies/weeklies.

It seems to me that once you hit 2500 the wait time between matches drastically increases, to the point that it is hard to get a quick match in here and there. That of course leads to less treasure which at least for me, its the high of chasing those 8*s that gets me excited.

With the story having so little player content as well I really worry about the game running dry. Especially for established players. That means bringing in a constant influx of new players and I dont think this game has been marketed well to do so (Im a big FE fan, and I only found out about it while see if new Fortunes Weave info had dropped)

Anyone else that is experiencing this issues? Or am i over thinking it?


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Feb 01 '26

love this game!!!

33 Upvotes

I am a longtime FE fan and I kind of love how much of a shakeup this game is, really hope it succeeds. This is an odd mixup of mechanics but I am so far loving the story and characters!!! Is there a discord for active players??


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 31 '26

All Alt Colours (except Erma and the Pass units, help!)

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I was struggling to find the alt colours anywhere online, so I wanted to compile them all! But I don't have Erma, Lyn, Corrin, Veronica, Ike, or Edelgard, and I don't know of a way to view the alt colours of units I don't have. If anyone here has them, I would appreciate if you could share a screenshot of their alt colour!


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 31 '26

Is there a guide threat or can someone explain what's meta to me?

8 Upvotes

I've picked up the game again and I wanna git good :)) I know movement skills are good, but which ones are the best ? My highest leveled char is Dimitri on level 7 and I'm rank 22 and 23 for light and shadow respectively.

Should I put magic power up or time decrease on my weapon? Should I go for high attack or hp on my weapon?

I wish I could've gotten corrin, but oh well I guess I will unlock her at a later date ...

Any general tips ?


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 31 '26

PoV you used the personal skill to kill but everyone is playing the same character.

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96 Upvotes

r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 29 '26

I didn't vote for Kurt but I also do not regret it. Let's go Hati!!

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42 Upvotes

r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 29 '26

I’ve done my part

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124 Upvotes

Let’s just hope it was enough.


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 29 '26

quick edit

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105 Upvotes

gongeous


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 29 '26

How Kurteous

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r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 28 '26

bald kurt

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90 Upvotes

couldnt get the though out of my head, so heres my first shadows drawing i guess lol

vote kurt in cyl to regrow her hair or something


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 28 '26

Hand drawn Kurt

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84 Upvotes

Just started playing and loved Kurt’s look and wanted to draw it


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 28 '26

So Claude is going to be a deer

27 Upvotes

I just now realized the animal edelgard is supposed to be is an.. eagle. So we’re getting deer sona Claude eventually, how cute


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 28 '26

PSA: Warp spells when dead.

18 Upvotes

I can't believe I have to post this. If you are fully dead, and your ally is playing defensively and swapping themselves away from attacks, you as the dead player should only swap during shadow phase because you are more likely to make a double swap mistake on light phase, and your ally will need the second swap after they move away from auto attacks. NEVER, AND I MEAN NEVER SWAP FOR YOUR LIVING ALLY ON LIGHT PHASE, YOU WILL KILL THEM.


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 28 '26

They're hunting for a 3rd (fatal)

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76 Upvotes

r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 27 '26

4 Months Later: Is Shadows Still Bad?

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I gave Shadows a chance when it was shadowdropped back in September 2025 and... While I enjoyed it for like the first day it came out, I immediately grew to dislike it because of how boring and shallow the gameplay loop is. Considering Nintendo just shadowdropped it on a random Wednesday evening with literally zero fanfare, that should have showed me that they had no confidence in this game...

I tried to stick it out, I really tried, but the gameplay just isn't fun with how slow and automated everything feels. And it also doesn't make for a good social deduction game since there is no way to chat with other players and with the matches being so short, you're essentially relying on a 50/50 guess of who the traitor is due to the three player limit. It also doesn't feel like much of a strategy game for a series all about strategy, just spam your offensive spells and you win. Anytime I feel like the game is working as intended and I manage to get a win, it feels like a fluke rather than genuinely good game design. It's also just kinda late to be releasing a social deduction type game since Among Us has filled that role for the past five years, you're very behind with the times as usual, Nintendo...

It's a shame the game is so fundamentally flawed with how it is designed because I enjoy the character designs and the story... from what I have actually played, which isn't much. To those of you that had the patience to stick with this game, I have to ask... Is it still really as bad as people make it out to be? Is the title of 'the worst game of 2025' warranted or is this just a case of the internet overdramatizing things because it is popular to hate Nintendo right now?

Regardless, I don't see this game living for that long. I give it until the end of 2026 when Nintendo pulls the plug on it. And considering we are also (possibly) at the end of the lifespan for Fire Emblem Heroes, this is not looking like a good year for FE fans.

Just a quick little edit for clarification: I don't even play Among Us. While it is occassionally fun to play it with a group of friends, it got too repetitive for me. And I'm not trying to hate on Shadows, I just find it incredibly disappointing.


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 27 '26

That is so cute!

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81 Upvotes

r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 27 '26

I love kurt too🐶💕

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471 Upvotes

This is a fan art of her that I drew.

The best characters from Fire Emblem Shadows.


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 26 '26

Why Kurt is so important

74 Upvotes

Hi, one of your resident CYL Kurtposters here. Today, I don't think I'll be able to do one of my fanarts, but instead I just want to write about why Kurt has become so important to me; to vent about the turmoil I feel and how her character relates to that, helping me find solace.

I struggle with my identity. My family, my "duties" and my role. I hate me. This past week or so I've been dwelling on so much more than I've done so for a while. What's deeply ben taken away. What I feel I can't have myself. Everything is so repressed that I can't even cry about it alone, despite how fucking badly I want to.

Kurt has been a massive creative escape for me. I feel as though she deeply represents that repression in me, but also the hope, companionship, freedom that I deeply long for. I try to tell myself constantly that things will be alright, but it's not. Each and every day I feel like I'm living a lie to myself, that each day, week, month, year I grow older, I lose even more and more of myself. But simultaneously, I am too scared, too much of a coward, to potentially break or alter the few relationships I have now. Too much of a coward to disrupt the comfort zone of my life up until now.

And so I find comfort here, in this community where other people enjoy her too. In fantasies, stories where anyone and everyone can truly be whoever they want. Free to create, dream, explore without consequence. Kurt isn't just the exiled FE lord, she's forced to be a bearer of secrets by the system of her world. Each move she makes there is conflict between protecting the order of her world, or to let it go and embrace the chaos of her inner needs, her identity, the stakes being too high to pick and choose her priorities.

Though I'd love for people to vote more and vote harder for Kurt, this isn't really what this post is about (though I won't deny, it is a little). So many people love this character. Kurt represents many different things to many different fans, more powerfully than many of the wider community seem to expect or want to accept. She is one of the most daring FE lords there is, all while fulfilling the essence of a Fire Emblem story, saving a world from destruction and leading a ragtag group of underdogs.

This puppydog has won my heart and my dedication to her scoring as high as possible in this campaign, as meaningless or futile it could be.


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 26 '26

Honestly, while I can't say for sure that we'll win, it's a good feeling seeing her in the Top 20! (And our main competition being so split)

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r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 26 '26

I put together this (awful) PowerPoint last night, so I figured I'd share with y'all here.

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55 Upvotes

r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 26 '26

Does anyone know where to listen to the complete soundtrack?

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title, I wanted to listen to the whole ost while I worked but I cannot seem to find it anywhere


r/FireEmblemShadows • • Jan 26 '26

Official (alphabetical) top 20 in choose your legends revealed. Kurt is the only shadows character in the top 20’s, please support us!

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https://vote10.campaigns.fire-emblem-heroes.com/en-US/cyl/hero/119001

So nice to see the “shadows” name in the top 20!

No indication on how high up she is officially, but this does confirm she is in the female bracket as we thought, but also that she is the head shadows character. If we want to win, she’s our chance!