Morale is a mechanic in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes determining how well a character unit performs in combat. For instance, a character with high Morale will deal more damage to enemies, allowing the protagonist to take on more difficult battle stages or challenging bosses. Accordingly, properly managing Morale in Fire Emblem Warriors is crucial for high unit performance and ensuring characters in Three Hopes have the highest chance of survivability in battle.
If an ally reaches zero HP in combat, their Morale will drop to the first tier, significantly reducing their fighting capability. It should be noted that this mechanic exclusively applies to the easier difficulties of the game, such as Casual Mode. Units and playable characters who’ve fallen in battle will be automatically revived once the stage is over, so players do not need to fret about losing their combatants. On the other hand, an ally’s demise in Classic Mode will be permanent, meaning that Morale will not be affected since permadeath is active. This feature regarding low Morale and permadeath is important to note when choosing the game’s difficulty setting.
No matter the difficulty mode, Morale will reset at the end of every chapter during one’s chosen storyline in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Accordingly, this compels the player to work towards increasing their units’ Morale again to unlock their support conversations and boost their combat performance for the upcoming battle stages in the following chapter.
Increasing Morale in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
There are multiple ways to increase Morale in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. The first method is by giving gifts to character units. This action can be done by interacting with a selected character during non-combat scenarios or at the end of Expeditions. Keep in mind that characters do not just accept any gift presented to them. For example, Annette loves to receive a Book of Sheet Music, but she will dislike it if the protagonist gives her a Ceremonial Sword. Accordingly, avoid giving disliked gifts to boost Morale and support points.
Interacting with allies in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is another way to raise Morale. One method is cooking food for characters at the camp’s recreation quarter with the Kitchen Master. Speaking with the Chore Master outside the recreation quarter and volunteering to complete tasks also increases unit Morale. Finally, players can also boost their characters’ Morale by having an ally receive an MVP at the end of a battle. Whenever this happens, the character’s Morale level will increase by one, making it one of the best-guaranteed ways to improve Morale.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is available on Nintendo Switch.
