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title: "Fire Emblem Engage – Break mechanic detailled"
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description: "Nintendo and Intelligent Systems gave us some more information about Fire Emblem Engage. We now know more about the weapons and the \"Break\" feature in battle."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2022-10-28 20:10:51"
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Fire Emblem Engage - Break mechanic detailled | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Fire Emblem Engage – Break mechanic detailled](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/fire-emblem-engage-break-mechanic-detailled.jpeg "Fire Emblem Engage – Break mechanic detailled")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/fire-emblem-engage-break-mechanic-detailled.jpeg)Nintendo and **Intelligent Systems** gave us some more information about Fire Emblem Engage. We now know more about the weapons and the “Break” feature in battle. Every character in a game can use different kinds of weapons. Like in other Fire Emblem games, weapons can be good or bad against each other, so when attacking, it’s important to choose weapons that are good.

## [](#how-does-the-break-mechanic-work)How does the Break mechanic work?

Swords are better than axes, axes are better than lances, and lances are better than swords.

Body arts are better than bows, books, and daggers. It’s essential

In Fire Emblem Engage, the “Break” feature happens when a player hits an enemy with a useful weapon. When “Break” is used on an enemy, it can’t attack again until the end of the next fight. One of the Twitter posts says that it’s important to win battles by thinking about how weapons work together.

Fire Emblem Engage will be available for Nintendo Switch around the world on January 20, 2023.

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