Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones/Combat

Movement

Only mounted units can spend their remaining movement points after visiting house and villages.

Weapon rank

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

Weapon triangle

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

Sword > Axe

Axe > Lance

Lance > 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%