The Ring of the Hero-King (英雄王の指輪, Eiyu Ou no Yubiwa lit. Ring of the Hero-King) is an Emblem Ring introduced in Fire Emblem Engage. The ring house the spirit of Emblem Marth. The ring has been in Alear's possession since the war with the Fell Dragon Sombron 1,000 years ago, and Marth has watched over Alear as they slept.
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The Ring of the Hero-King enables to wearer to wield Marth's power in combat. When the twelve Emblem Rings were divided amongst the nations of Elyos, the Ring of the Hero-King was one of the six that was retained by Lythos. While her child slept, Lumera placed the ring on Alears hand, allowing them to bond with the Ring as Marth patiently watched them over the millennium. After a thousand years, Alear suddenly awakens and is brought to Lythos Castle shortly afterwards. To help Alear fully acclimate, Lumera has a sparring session with them and encourages Alear to see if they can awaken the power of the Ring of the Hero-King. Alear suddenly hears an incantation in their mind and recites it, causing the Ring to awaken. Alear would take the Ring of the Hero-King on their journey.
The design of the ring takes influence from Marth's tiara design.
Its specialty is executing constant and evasive attacks that significantly increase the damage to the rival, in addition, the selection of swords that it grants can do effective damage to cavalry, armored and dragon rivals.
In-Game Stats[]
Stat Boosts[]
| Bond Level | HP | Strength | Magic | Defense | Resistance | Dexterity | Speed | Luck | Build | Move |
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| 1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | |||||||
| 2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | |||||||
| 4 | +1 | +2 | +2 | |||||||
| 6 | +2 | +2 | +2 | |||||||
| 9 | +2 | +3 | +2 | |||||||
| 13 | +2 | +3 | +3 | |||||||
| 14 | +3 | +3 | +3 | |||||||
| 17 | +3 | +4 | +4 | |||||||
| 19 | +3 | +4 | +4 |
Skills and Weapons[]
| Bond Level | Icon | Name | Description | Type | SP | Notes |
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| 1 | 
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Perceptive | If the unit initiates combat, grants Avo+15 during combat. Avo increases with high Spd. | Sync Skill (Can Inherit) | 250 | |
| 1 | 
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Avoid +10 | Grants Avo+10. | Inheritable Skill | 500 | |
| 1 | 
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Divine Speed | Unit performs an extra attack at 50% damage in combat. | Engage Skill | Covert: If extra attack hits, poisons foe. Dragon: Unit recovers HP equal to damage dealt by extra attack. | |
| 1 | 
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Lodestar Rush | Use to launch 7 consecutive sword attacks at 30% damage. Adjacent foe only. | Engage Attack | Dragon: +2 attacks. Backup: +1 attack. Mystical: Damage based on Mag. | |
| 1 | 
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Rapier | Sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Effective: Cavalry, Armored. | Engage Weapon | ||
| 2 | 
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Sword Agility 1 | Grants Avo+10 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a sword. | Inheritable Skill | 500 | |
| 3 | 
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Break Defenses | If unit’s attack breaks foe, unit makes an extra attack at 50% damage. | Sync Skill (Can Inherit) | 2000 | |
| 4 | 
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Avoid +15 | Grants Avo+15. | Inheritable Skill | 1500 | |
| 5 | 
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Skill Inheritance | Unit can inherit this Emblem’s skills. | Unlock | ||
| 6 | 
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Sword Agility 2 | Grants Avo+15 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a sword. | Inheritable Skill | 1000 | |
| 7 | 
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Unyielding | At start of player phase, if HP is 20% or less, restores 20% of unit’s max HP. | Sync Skill (Can Inherit) | 100 | |
| 8 | 
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Sword Agility 3 | Grants Avo+20 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a sword. | Inheritable Skill | 2000 | |
| 8 | 
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Sword Prof. | Proficiency with swords. Required for promotion to certain classes. | Unlock | ||
| 9 | 
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Avoid +20 | Grants Avo+20. | Inheritable Skill | 2500 | |
| 10 | 
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Mercurius | Sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Doubles user’s earned experience. | Engage Weapon | ||
| 11 |
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Strong Bond | Unit stays engaged 1 additional turn. | Unlock | ||
| 12 | 
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Unyielding+ | At start of player phase, if HP is 30% or less, restores 30% of unit’s max HP. | Sync Skill (Can Inherit) | 200 | |
| 13 | 
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Sword Agility 4 | Grants Avo+25 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a sword. | Inheritable Skill | 3000 | |
| 14 | 
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Avoid +25 | Grants Avo+25. | Inheritable Skill | 3500 | |
| 15 | 
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Falchion | Sacred sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Effective: Dragon. | Engage Weapon | ||
| 16 | 
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Perceptive+ | If the unit initiates combat, grants Avo+30 during combat. Avo increases with high Spd. | Sync Skill (Can Inherit) | 500 | |
| 17 | 
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Sword Agility 5 | Grants Avo+30 at a cost of Crit-10 when using a sword. | Inheritable Skill | 4000 | |
| 18 | 
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Unyielding++ | At start of player phase, if HP is 40% or less, restores 40% of unit’s max HP. | Sync Skill (Can Inherit) | 300 | |
| 19 | 
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Avoid +30 | Grants Avo+30. | Inheritable Skill | 4500 | |
| 20 |
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Deep Synergy | Unit's engage meter is shortened one step. | Unlock |
Overall[]
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Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
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The Ring of the Hero-King is the first Emblem Ring the player will have access to and it is available for a decent chunk of the game. Naturally, it works well with Alear but also on a vast majority of characters with high Dexterity and/or Speed. The skills from this ring generally revolve around increasing the user's Evasion through skills like Avoid + and Perceptive while putting a heavy emphasis on improving Sword proficiency. Other noteworthy skills include Break Defenses which allows the wielder to gain a Follow-Up Attack after Breaking a foe and Unyielding which helps recover HP if the user falls under a certain percentage.
Engaging with the Ring gives access to Divine Speed giving the user an additional attack dealing 50% of the damage they would have dealt and Lodestar Rush for a powerful 7 strike attack at 30% damage per attack. Rapier helps deal with early game Armored Units and a slew of Cavalry Units. Mercurius doubles EXP gained. Once Paralogue 14 is completed, Falchion can be accessed, dealing effective damage to Dragon Units.