Does terrain provide a defense bonus?
In the regular Fire Emblem games, characters will receive a bonus to defense when standing on certain types of terrain, such as forests. Does this system exist in Fire Emblem Heroes?
Solution 1:
As of version 1.3.0, there are now defensive terrain bonuses for the defensive maps. According to this article, these spaces reduce incoming damage by 30% of the unit's Def/Res.
These new maps include defensive terrain. A Hero on a defensive terrain tile receives a damage reduction of 30% of their Def or Res.
For reference, this is what this terrain looks like in-game:
Solution 2:
There are no terrain bonuses in Fire Emblem Heroes.
The only affect the terrain has in this mobile game is for movement, below is a quick summary:
Standard unit movement:
Flyers: 2 spaces
Calvary: 3 spaces
Infantry: 2 spaces
Armoured: 1 space
The terrain affects the units accordingly:
- Plains: Movement is normal
- Forest: Does not affect Flyers or Armoured, Infantry take 2 units of movement to enter, Calvary cannot enter.
- Mountain: Only Flyers may enter
- Water: Only Flyers may enter
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Walls: No units may enter
(which is also different from past FE games where Flyers could fly over)