Fire Emblem Engage: How to Use the Break Mechanic Effectively

In Fire Emblem Engage, there are numerous new mechanics. One of them is the Engage rings that allow you to use specific skills that correspond to heroes from past games.

There is also the new Break mechanic which can make it easy to deal damage to your enemies quickly.

If you are looking to master the Break mechanic, here is a quick guide on how to do so!

Using the Break Mechanic Effectively

The Break mechanic shakes up the familiar weapon triangle system that has been in most entries of Fire Emblem.

Break occurs when you attack an enemy and have a weapon triangle advantage against them. After breaking an enemy, they can’t counter-attack and the Break status will remain for an additional turn.

The weapon triangle advantage is as follows:

• Swords have an advantage over axes
• Axes have an advantage over lances
• Lances have an advantage over lances and swords
• Arts have an advantage over bows, tomes, and knives.

You will quickly learn this game of rock, paper, and scissors. In turn, you will learn to master the Break mechanic in the process.

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