Support

Learn about the support system in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, including how to increase support ranks, unlock support events, and achieve S-rank relationships for romantic pairings and epilogues.

Support in Fire Emblem: Three Houses refers to the bonding levels between characters. Higher support ranks indicate characters get along better and can lead to various benefits.

Characters gain support through in-game activities and combat. As support increases, an exclamation mark appears in the Journal's Support section. White speech bubbles indicate protagonist support events, which require an invitation or can be triggered by fast traveling during exploration. Blue speech bubbles represent support events between other characters and can be viewed directly from the Journal.

Support events are conversations that deepen characterization and unlock higher support ranks, indicated by colored letters. Some events are story-locked to specific parts of the game, and certain C-rank events with the protagonist must be viewed before Part 2 or permanently missed. Characters may have different maximum support ranks (B or A), and some have no support events at all. Support gains stop if a support event is not viewed when it becomes available.

Why Support Matters:

Supports offer story insights and character development. For players interested in romance, reaching S-rank support with a chosen character unlocks romantic pairings in Part 2. Protagonist supports can reach S-rank, while other pairings cap at A-rank. S-rank events occur after the final battle, with a choice for a romantic partner presented shortly before the last calendar day. To be eligible for romance, a character must be romancable by the protagonist, have an A-rank support, and not have died in Classic mode.

For non-romantic pairings and epilogues, characters need at least an A-rank support. If two characters have an A-rank support, they can continue to gain support beyond the displayed A-rank, which influences their epilogue. The game prioritizes the closest bond; if a character has multiple A-rank supports, the one with the closest bond will be chosen for their epilogue. Units with only B-rank or lower support will have solitary epilogues. The Journal's roster can show a unit's top three closest allies.

Additionally, high support levels provide in-game battle benefits, such as increased Hit and Avoid, and sometimes Attack, when units fight adjacent to each other.

How to Increase Support: Methods

Support can be increased through various methods, with varying efficiency:

During Explore

Activities like Sharing a Meal, Choir Practice, and Cooking increase support. Sharing a meal with three characters (protagonist and two others) boosts support among all three. Special events like Meat Eaters or Fish Festivals can grant even more support with specific characters, indicated by an orange up-arrow. These activities can be performed multiple times per exploration phase.

Cooking increases the bond between the protagonist and another character, but to a lesser extent than other activities.