
You obtain shards by completing chapters in the Story Maps mode or by battling in the Training Tower. There are five different types of Shards. Shards are used to level up heroes under level 20. It sounds daunting but isn't quite as complicated as it sounds once you understand how it works. Unfortunately, Fire Emblem Heroes has ten different resources you need to collect to level up heroes. By leveling your characters this way, you can even increase a hero by multiple levels at a time, as long as you have enough resources. You can level up your heroes outside of the battlefield by spending different types of resources - known as Shards and Crystals - you obtain through completing the Story Maps and battling in the Training Tower, and completing missions.

How to level your characters without using resources You can level up your heroes using two different methods in Fire Emblem Heroes, and you'll likely need to use a little bit of both to have success in the harder Story Maps. This random leveling has been a staple in the Fire Emblem series since its creation, and it can be frustrating when your favorite hero gets many crappy stats bonuses in a row. Increasing StatsĪ hero's stats will increase randomly each time they level up, meaning some levels a hero will only get a boost to one stats, while other levels they'll get a boost to multiple stats. The game will calculate all the outcome of every battle (barring any special attacks) in the top information bar during a fight, while you don't need to memorize this information, it's good to know to understand how characters level up.


These stats can be altered on the battlefield by various skills and by the Weapon Triangle.

As your characters increase in level - whether by defeating enemies or using items - some stats will increase (I'll go more in-depth on this a little later) and some stats won't. Each character in the game has five main stats that will affect the outcome of any given attack.
