Fire Emblem: Three Houses brings a swathe of features, new and old, to the series that’ll take some time to learn even for FE stalwarts. One of the interesting mechanics returning from Fates is Personal Skills or Abilities. These are unique Skills that each characters has access to, giving them an individual power that no other unit or character can make use of. They’re all passive abilities, but could help decide what role you want to push a characters towards. To help you make the best use of your troops, on the battlefield, we’ve put together a list of all Personal Skills in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
All Personal Skills in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Personal Skills are latent abilities that the full cast of Fire Emblem: Three Houses will have access to from the start of the game. Typically these grant position or action specific buffs in combat, but some — like those of the four lead characters — generate bonus XP to help the character level up faster. It’s worth learning them all to make the most of your team, so here’s the full list of Personal Skill in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, with a clear list of which character they belong to. For more information on the cast of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, visit our list of all characters and students.
Character |
House/Faction |
Personal Skill |
Effect |
|
Byleth (player character) |
Neutral |
Professor’s Guidance |
+20% Experience gained to user and adjacent ally |
|
Edelgard |
Black Eagles |
Imperial Lineage |
+20% Experience gained |
|
Dimitri |
Blue Lions |
Royal Lineage |
+20% Experience gained |
|
Claude |
Golden Deer |
Leicester Lineage |
+20% Experience gained |
|
Hubert |
Black Eagles |
Officer Duty |
Gains +5 Might for Gambits |
|
Dorothea |
Black Eagles |
Songstress |
Restore 10% HP to adjacent allies at the start of each turn |
|
Ferdinand |
Black Eagles |
Confidence |
Gain +15 Hit and Avoid when HP is full |
|
Bernadetta |
Black Eagles |
Persecution Complex |
Gain +5 Damage when HP is not full |
|
Petra |
Black Eagles |
Hunter’s Boon |
Crit rate +20 when enemy is below 50% HP |
|
Linhardt |
Black Eagles |
Catnap |
Restores 10% HP if unit waits without taking an action |
|
Caspar |
Black Eagles |
Born Fighter |
Adjacent enemies suffer Avoid -10 during combat |
|
Dedue |
Blue Lions |
Staunch Shield |
Gains Defense +4 for one turn if unit waits without acting |
|
Felix |
Blue Lions |
Lone Wolf |
Damage dealt +5 when no Battalion is deployed or Battalion health is 0 |
|
Annette |
Blue Lions |
Perseverance |
Grants +4 Strength when Rally is used on an allied unit. |
|
Mercedes |
Blue Lions |
Live to Serve |
Heals self by the same amount when healing allies with White Magic |
|
Sylvain |
Blue Lions |
Philanderer |
Gains +2 Damage dealt, -2 Damage received when adjacent to a female ally |
|
Ashe |
Blue Lions |
Lockpick |
Unit can open locks and chests without keys |
|
Ingrid |
Blue Lions |
Lady Knight |
Gains +3 Might and +5 Hit Rate when using a Gambit |
|
Lorenz |
Golden Deer |
Distinguished House |
Gainst +2 Damage dealt when a battalion is deployed |
|
Hilda |
Golden Deer |
Advocate |
Grants adjacent male allies +3 Damage in combat |
|
Raphael |
Golden Deer |
Goody Basket |
Has a Luck% chance of regaining 10% HP at the start of the turn |
|
Leonie |
Golden Deer |
Rivalry |
Gains +2 Damage dealt, -2 Damage received when adjacent to a male ally |
|
Ignatz |
Golden Deer |
Ignatz |
Gains Hit Rate +20 |
|
Lysithea |
Golden Deer |
Mastermind |
Unit gains double skill EXP from combat |
|
Marianne |
Golden Deer |
Animal Friend |
Restores 20% HP at the start of the turn when adjacent to horseback or flying allied unit. |
|
Shamir |
Knights of Seiros |
Survival Instinct |
Unknown |
|
Alois |
Knights of Seiros |
Compassion |
Unknown |
|
Flayn |
Church of Seiros |
Lily’s Poise |
Unknown |
|
Seteth |
Church of Seiros |
Guardian |
Grants adjacent female allies +3 Damage in combat |
|
Manuela |
Neutral |
Infirmary Master |
Grants adjacent allies +10 Crit Avoid in combat |
|
Hanneman |
Neutral |
Crest Scholar |
Grants Mag +4 when Rally is used on an allied unit. |
We’re still on the lookout for the last couple of Personal Skills for the neutral characters at the Officer’s Academy, but we’ll be sure to update this list once they’re discovered. Until then, makes sure you’ve studied up on all of your potential students you could be teaching in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. To make the most of them, read up on the Budding Talents for every student as well! Let us know your favorite skill or characters in the comments below!
