Fire Emblem Heroes Book 8 and Awakening Characters on the Way

The next major Fire Emblem Heroes update adds Book 8 and characters from Awakening on December 7, 2023. There will also be a new Affinity Auto-Battle feature, which will start on December 17, 2023.

The new Fire Emblem Heroes Book 8 story will involve Yggdrasil, the new ally Ratatoskr, and the new enemies Nidhoggr and Hraesvelgr. Ratatoskr appears escaping to warn Alfonse in the opening movie. Meanwhile, Nidhoggr is targeting Veronica, while Hraesvelgr is going after Alfonse.

Here’s the opening movie for the new storyline.

As for the Fire Emblem Awakening characters joining Fire Emblem Heroes, Laurent is appearing alongside new versions of Inigo, Lucina, and Severa. Of those, Lucina is a new Rearmed character. She will be on a banner with Laurent, Severa, and Ratatoskr, which will run December 6-24, 2023. People will be able to get two of the new five-star Inigo units for going through quests between December 6-20, 2023. 

As for the Affinity Auto-Battles, this allows people to put together teams of four characters to build affinity between them. Adding heroes from bonus titles will get you extra points. By stopping by for up to six days in a row, you’ll get an additional reward. Once you start, you choose a partner from another player to start. So your characters will build affinity with your team members and the new ally teams. You also earn more rewards for hitting certain point tiers.

Here’s the full Feh Channel from December 4, 2023 going over everything:

Prior to this update, one of the newest features added to the game were Attuned characters. These have a special X skill, which can be passed down to other units.

Fire Emblem Heroes is available for mobile devices. Book 8 and the new Awakening characters will arrive on December 7, 2023.