Fire Emblem: Three Houses features 35 playable characters who are split between three classes as well as the school faculty. Your default units consist of the eight students in whichever class you decide to teach, as well as any staff members who join your team automatically at certain points of the story. However, you can also recruit characters from other houses by fulfilling certain expectations, which allows you to build your army however you see fit.

But which units are the strongest, the most versatile, and the most crucial to recruit on every playthrough (leaving out the house leaders, since they aren’t recruitable outside of their routes)? Let’s take a look at the five strongest units from Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

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