Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones/Combat

Weapon rank

Higher ranks allows for the usage of better weapons. S-rank is the highest rank and can only be earned by a promoted character. S-rank weapons gain a bonus of +5% crit.

Weapon bonuses

In battle, certain weapons and spells are advantageous verse other weapons and spells, as such:

Sword > Axe

Axe > Spear

Spear > Sword

Note: Reaver-type weapons reverse the above conditional expressions.

Advantageous weapons gain a bonus of +15% hit, +1 weapon might.

Disadvantageous weapons are penalized -15% hit, -1 weapon might.

Anima > Light

Light > Dark

Dark > Anima

Terrain bonuses

Peak: avoid +40% def +2

Throne: avoid +30% def +3 (only affect physical defense)

Gate: avoid +30% def +3

Mountains: avoid +30% def +1

Forest: avoid +20% def +1

Fort: avoid +20% def +2

Lake: avoid +10%

House: avoid +10%

Sand: avoid +5%