Cards
Close-up of a Cipher card
- Deployment Cost
- Class Change Cost
- Symbol / Color / Emblem
- Affinities
- Skill
- Support Skill
- Attack
- Unit Title
- Unit Name
- Range
- Class Type and Class
- Support
Deployment Cost
Amount of Bonds required to deploy the unit on the Battlefield.
Class Change Cost
Amount of Bonds required to Class Change a unit.
Symbole / Couleur / Emblème
The faction to which the unit belongs. Some cards have no symbol (also called Colorless), while others have two symbols.
- Red / Blade of Light
- Blue / Brand
- White / Hoshido
- Black / Nohr
- Green / Medallion
- Purple / Legendary Weapons
- Yellow / Holy War Flag
- Brown / Crests of the Goddess
The symbol is important when it comes to deploying units, leveling up/class changing and taking advantage of skill effects.
Affinities
Affinities are split into three groups: Gender, Weapons and Types.
4a. Gender
Gender of the unit.
- Man
- Woman
4b. Weapons
The unit's weaponry.
- Sword
- Lance
- Axe
- Bow
- Tome
- Staff
- Dragonstone
- Knife
- Fang
- Brawl
4c. Types
Unit specifications.
- Armored
- Flier
- Beast
- Dragon
- Mirage
- Monster
Some cards have no type, while others have up to 3.
Skill
Unit skill.
See “Skills” chapter.
Support Skill
During a battle, a unit can activate a support skill if the conditions are met.
See “Skills” chapter.
Attack
Indicates the unit's attack strength.
During a battle, the attacking and defending units compare their attack strength to determine the winner.
Unit Title
The Unit Title, combined with the Unit Name, is called the Card Name.
Unit Name
The character's name.
Check the unit's name when deploying a card, providing support, activating a skill, and so on. This can be decisive in the outcome of a game.
Range
The unit's attack range.
Depending on the unit's weapon, the range can be 1, 2, 3, or several at once. For example, a range of 1-3 means that the attack range can be 1, 2 or 3. Units with a range of “-” cannot attack.
Range can be altered with certain skills.
Class Type and Class
The unit's class and occupation.
Has no effect on game play or when deck building. May refer to an event, a character trait or a class appearing in one of the Fire Emblem games.
Support
The unit's support value.
In the case of successful support during a battle, this value is added to the attack strength of the unit in combat.