Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: Recruiting Byleth

Fire Emblem Warrior: Three Hopes has a lot to offer, from its various endings to the different lost items that players can search for. In fact, the game even has Romance options and, not to forget, amazing voice actors! There is definitely a lot to do.

But amongst those activities, you can recruit certain units to help you conquer your various battles. This guide will be discussing Fire Emblem Warrior Three Hopes recruiting Byleth and everything you need to know about it!

How to Recruit Byleth

To recruit Byleth in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, follow these steps:

1. Play through the game until you reach Chapter 10 or 12, depending on your chosen path:
   • Chapter 12: If you’re following the Black Eagles/Scarlet Blaze or Blue Lions/Azure Gleam path.
   • Chapter 10: If you’re on the Golden Wildfire/Deer path.
2. Pay attention to the warning message before the battle that says, “Your actions in this battle will greatly impact the outcome of the story.”
3. During the battle, it’s crucial not to attack the Ashen Demon (Byleth). Avoid targeting or engaging in combat with Byleth.
4. Focus on completing the battle objectives without harming Byleth. This will show your intention to recruit them.
5. Successfully completing the battle without attacking Byleth should lead to their recruitment.
6. Save your game before entering the battle in case you need to retry the steps.

Recruiting Byleth is possible in all paths, but remember that your actions during the battle can significantly affect the story’s outcome. Avoiding combat with Byleth is key to successfully recruiting.

Yellow Deer/Yellow Wildfire Path

Recruiting Byleth in Chapter 10, Love and Loss is the easiest route of them all. It does not require any specific strategies before battle; it only requires you to go into the main battle of chapter 10, where you’ll get the chance to recruit Byleth.

1. A timer will start, and you must defeat Alois within the given time frame. This is crucial for recruiting Byleth. You can also recruit Yuri during this time.
2. As Clause advances and captures strongholds, your role is to protect him.
3. When Clause reaches his destination, he will turn around and retreat. Byleth will pursue him, and your task is to protect Clause. Do not engage in combat with Byleth.
4. A side mission will appear, asking you to take down Fleche. Your objective is to defeat Fleche before Byleth does. Again, ensure that Byleth doesn’t engage in battle or get defeated.
5. If you successfully defeat Fleche before Byleth does, you will recruit Alois, Jeralt, and Byleth (and Yuri if you pursued that path).

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Scarlet Blaze/Black Eagles Path

If you’re with Black Eagles/Scarlet Blaze, then you will have to wait till Chapter 12 to get the chance to recruit Byleth.

1. Before entering the main battle, you must complete a prerequisite by unlocking the Resonant Lightning Strategy. This strategy can be unlocked in the Menja Territory. Complete the battle in Menja and examine all points in that territory. This will unlock the strategy for you.
2. Equip the Resonant Lightning Strategy before starting the main battle in Chapter 12.
3. Play through the main battle as instructed. In the middle of the battle, you will have the opportunity to activate the Resonant Lightning Strategy. Do so when the option arises.
4. Continue playing the main battle until you receive a side-mission to aid the engineers. Complete this side-mission before progressing further.
5. You will then receive another side-mission to eliminate Byleth. Refrain from engaging in combat with Byleth, and make sure none of your other units attempt to defeat them either. Keep your units occupied in other battles until you receive the task of defeating Alois and Rodrigue.
6. When you confront Alois and Rodrigue using the bridge built to reach the eastern Shoals, the opponents will break the bridge after you cross it. This will prevent Byleth from pursuing you as you fight Alois and Rodrigue.
7. Successfully defeat Alois and Rodrigue, and both Byleth and Jeralt will join your team.

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Blue Lions/Azure Gleam Path

Blue Lions/Azure Gleam’s path for recruiting Byleth in Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes is perhaps the trickiest out there.

Recruitment Steps:

1. Unlock the Locate Ambushers Strategy:
   • To recruit Byleth, you need to unlock the “Locate Ambushers” strategy.
   • Unlock this strategy by conquering the Menja Territory and examining all the survey spots.
2. Start the Main Battle:
   • Begin the main battle of Chapter 12 with the Azure Gleam route.
3. Equip the Locate Ambushers Strategy:
   • Ensure that you equip the Locate Ambushers Strategy at the start of the battle.
4. Activate Locate Ambushers:
   • As you progress through the main battle, you will reach a point where you can activate the Locate Ambushers Strategy. Activate it when prompted.
5. Avoid Mercenaries:
   • After activating Locate Ambushers, mercenaries will appear on your map.
   • Your task is to avoid these mercenaries entirely. If any of them spot you or your allies, it can result in failing to recruit Byleth.
   • The All-Out Defensive instruction at your main base can help in avoiding the mercenaries. Keep your units at the main base, and control a single character.
6. Follow Green Arrows:
   • You will see green arrows on the map that will guide you on a path to avoid the mercenaries.
   • You can capture strongholds along the way, but ensure you do not engage with any mercenaries.
7. Defeat Fleche and Mercenaries:
   • Eventually, you will receive the mission “Defeat Fleche” in the main missions.
   • After that, you will receive another mission to defeat all the mercenaries and prevent them from infiltrating the allied base.
   • Focus on defeating the mercenaries first, and then proceed to take down Fleche.
8. Defeat Randolph:
   • While following the main objectives, you will receive a side-mission instructing you to defeat Byleth. Do not engage with Byleth.
   • Instead, focus on the main task, which is to fight against Randolph.
   • Quickly defeat Randolph, as this is time-sensitive if you intend to recruit Byleth.
9. Recruitment:
   • After defeating Randolph, Byleth and Jeralt will join your team as recruits

Is Byleth Worth Recruiting

Although we’ve given clear instructions on how Byleth can be recruited, many players are often confused and whether Byleth is worth the hassle or not.

Recruiting Byleth can be worth the effort for several reasons:

1. Strong Unit: Byleth is one of the strongest units available in the game. Recruiting Byleth can significantly bolster your roster and provide a powerful character for battles.
2. Missable Character: Byleth is a missable character, which means that if you don’t recruit them during the specific recruitment opportunities in the game, you will permanently miss out on having them in your team for the rest of your playthrough. This makes Byleth’s recruitment important if you want to experience the game with a complete roster.
3. Unlocking Arval: Byleth’s recruitment is required to unlock another character named Arval. To recruit Arval, you need to spend 60 Renown in Your Quarters. However, this option is only available if you have successfully recruited Byleth. Failing to recruit Byleth means missing out on Arval as well.

Tips For Using Byleth

If you happen to recruit Byleth, then we have a few tips for you that could help you use the character more effectively.

Best Class

As you know, you can class your classes in the game. If you don’t know how to, consider checking out our beginner’s guide: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Tips And Tricks.

For Byleth, the best class is Enlightened One. Therefore, if you want to make the most out of it, consider using that.

Choosing Byleth’s Gender

You may have noticed that throughout the guide, we’ve referred to Byleth as he/she. And that is because Byleth’s gender depends on your choices.

Right at the start of the game, you will get the option to pick whether you want to go against the male or female version of Byleth. 

Although it does not have any significant effects on the story, it’s still a neat feature. But you cannot change it back through your playthrough.

Byleth’s Abilities

It is quite important you get familiar with Byleth’s abilities if you want a good chance of making the most of them.

Divine Pulse Action has quite a range, and you should try to use it often. All enemies, even commanders, become immobile for several seconds, allowing you to plan your next attack or land some attacks in between.

As for Ashen Demon Support, it works nicely with the Awakening-Boost Abilities that the Silverheart and Enlightened One classes possess.

If you want to know about Byleth’s Expedition Dialogues, consider reading: Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes Expedition guide.

With that, you know everything about recruiting Byleth in Fire Emblem Warrior Three Hopes. It is certainly a great unit to have, despite the tricky instructions. Therefore, if you still have the chance, you should definitely recruit Byleth!