The Divine Dragon needs to stay physically fit to achieve victory in Fire Emblem Engage battle, and Strength Training is an excellent method for guaranteeing your protagonist has what it takes to defeat the enemy during combat. Having Alear participate in this physical exercise at the Somniel will increase their Strength, HP, and Dexterity. Accordingly, the more you train them before each fight, the better equipped they will be for any challenge. These stat improvements allow Alear to move with greater agility, take down enemies quicker, and endure more damage during battle so that they can stay in combat longer.
How Strength Training Works in Fire Emblem Engage
After reaching Chapter 4: A Land in Bloom, Alear and their companions will gain access to the Training Yard in the Somniel. This small area is where Strength Training in Fire Emblem Engage takes place and can be found in the upper right corner of the Somniel map, near the stables.
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There are three types of exercises involved in Strength Training in Fire Emblem Engage, with each corresponding to a specific stat boost for the Divine Dragon:
Exercise | Reward |
Push Ups |
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Sit Ups |
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Squats |
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Each of these exercises involves different rhythm-like minigames that require players to properly time a button press or mash the inputs on their Joy-Cons. More specifically, Sit-Ups tasks you with mashing buttons to fill a meter, while Push-Ups and Squats involve well-timed button presses. Remember that failing to miss a button press three times for Push-Ups and Squats results in the failure of the Strength Training session in Fire Emblem Engage.
According to sources at Gameranx, Strength Training comes with different difficulties that can be unlocked as you progress through the main campaign. As noted above, the default difficulty will become available in Chapter 4, but Alear will gain access to Hard and Expert Mode during Chapter 12 and Chapter 19, respectively. Clearing exercises with increased difficulty raises the stat rewards for completing the training exercises, making them well worth the time investment between battles. There is a fourth difficulty called Iron Muscle, but this one is only for those looking for high levels of difficulty in their Strength Training without any changes to stat boosts.
Fire Emblem Engage is available on Nintendo Switch.
Source: Game8