Recruitment Guide
When and how to recruit every playable unit in the Fire Emblem: Engage.
Recruitment Table
Recruitment in Fire Emblem: Engage is exceedingly simple compared to the complicated requirements from Three Houses. Every unit joins either automatically, or by talking to them with specific units in battle. The below table lists recruitment timings and conditions for all playable units in the game.
| Unit | Chapter | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Alear | Prologue: The Emblems | Automatically joins at the start of the chapter. |
| Vander | Chapter 1: Awake at Last | Automatically joins at the start of the chapter. |
| Clanne | Chapter 2: Queen Lumera | Automatically joins at the start of the chapter. |
| Framme | Chapter 2: Queen Lumera | Automatically joins at the start of the chapter. |
| Alfred | Chapter 3: Hostilities | Automatically joins at the start of turn 2 player phase. |
| Boucheron | Chapter 3: Hostilities | Automatically joins at the start of turn 2 player phase. |
| Etie | Chapter 3: Hostilities | Automatically joins at the start of turn 2 player phase. |
| Céline | Chapter 4: A Land in Bloom | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Chloé | Chapter 4: A Land in Bloom | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Louis | Chapter 4: A Land in Bloom | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Jean | Paralogue 1: Budding Talent | Talk with Alear. Automatically joins at the end of the battle if he survived. |
| Yunaka | Chapter 6: The Stolen Ring | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Anna | Paralogue 2: Mysterious Merchant | Talk with Alear. Automatically joins at the end of the battle if she survived. |
| Alcryst | Chapter 7: Dark Emblem | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Citrinne | Chapter 7: Dark Emblem | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Lapis | Chapter 7: Dark Emblem | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Amber | Chapter 8: The Kingdom of Might | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Diamant | Chapter 8: The Kingdom of Might | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Jade | Chapter 9: A Clash of Forces | Talk with Alear or Diamant. Automatically joins at the end of the battle if she survived. |
| Ivy | Chapter 11: Retreat | Automatically joins at the start of turn 5 player phase. |
| Kagetsu | Chapter 11: Retreat | Automatically joins at the start of turn 5 player phase. |
| Zelkov | Chapter 11: Retreat | Automatically joins at the start of turn 5 player phase. |
| Bunet | Chapter 12: The Sentinels | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Fogado | Chapter 12: The Sentinels | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Pandreo | Chapter 12: The Sentinels | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Merrin | Chapter 13: Heroes of the Oasis | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Panette | Chapter 13: Heroes of the Oasis | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Timerra | Chapter 13: Heroes of the Oasis | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Hortensia | Chapter 14: The Battle for Solm | Automatically joins at the end of the chapter. |
| Seadall | Chapter 15: Dancer in the Ruins | Talk with Alear. |
| Goldmary | Chapter 16: Seashore Travels | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
| Rosado | Chapter 16: Seashore Travels | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
SPOILER | Chapter 18: The Cold Voyage | Talk with Alear, Ivy, or Hortensia. |
SPOILER | Chapter 19: The Dead Town | Talk with Alear, Diamant, or Alcryst. |
SPOILER | Chapter 21: The Return | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |
SPOILER | Chapter 22: The Fell & the Divine | Automatically joins at the start of the battle. |