To start with, you'll be joined by 8 students from the house that you choose at the start of Chapter 2. Then, as the story progresses, a few more characters may naturally join you.
In addition, it's possible to recruit certain enemy characters, by triggering specific Strategies during main quests. First, you need to enable the strategy during the pre-battle menu; it'll typically be named "Persuade (Character)". This will cost Strategy Resources, which are earned by capturing regions on the War Map.
After enabling the strategy, you must trigger it during the battle or nothing will happen! When it becomes possible to recruit the character, a prompt to activate the Strategy will appear near the left of the screen. Hold down Right (D-Pad) until the button gauge is full, to activate the Strategy. This will change the mission requirement so that defeating that character will recruit them.
Prologue
| Character
|
Class
|
Chapter
|
How to Recruit
|
| Shez
|
Myrmidon
|
0
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
Black Eagles/Scarlet Blaze
| Character
|
Class
|
Chapter
|
How to Recruit
|
| Edelgard
|
Fighter
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Hubert
|
Monk
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Dorothea
|
Monk
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Ferdinand
|
Soldier
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Bernadetta
|
Fighter
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Caspar
|
Fighter
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Petra
|
Myrmidon
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Linhardt
|
Monk
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Monica
|
Monk
|
3
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Manuela
|
Priest
|
4
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Jeritza
|
Cavalier
|
4
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Constance
|
Mage
|
?
|
?
|
| Hapi
|
Mage
|
?
|
?
|
| Ashe
|
Archer
|
?
|
?
|
| Lorenz
|
Cavalier
|
?
|
?
|
| Ignatz
|
Archer
|
?
|
?
|
| Balthus
|
Brawler
|
?
|
?
|
| Raphael
|
Grappler
|
?
|
?
|
| Lysithea
|
Warlock
|
?
|
?
|
| Marianne
|
Bishop
|
?
|
?
|
| Mercedes
|
Bishop
|
?
|
?
|
| Shamir
|
Sniper
|
?
|
?
|
| Byleth
|
Silverheart
|
?
|
?
|
| Yuri
|
Trickster
|
?
|
?
|
| Jeralt
|
Holy Knight
|
?
|
?
|
| Leonie
|
Holy Knight
|
?
|
?
|
Blue Lions/Azure Gleam
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|Character|Class|Chapter|How to Recruit|
|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
|Dimitri
|Soldier
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Dedue
|Fighter
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Felix
|Myrmidon
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Mercedes
|Monk
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Ashe
|Fighter
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Annette
|Monk
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Sylvain
|Soldier
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Ingrid
|Soldier
|2
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Rodrigue
|Cavalier
|4
|Automatically from the start of chapter
|-
|Petra
|Thief
|4
|?
|?
|-
|Hapi
|Mage
|4
|?
|?
|-
|Seteth
|Cavalier
|5
|?
|?
|-
|-
|Flayn
|Priest
|5
|?
|?
|-
|Dorothea
|Mage
|?
|?
|-
|Bernadetta
|Archer
|?
|?
|-
|Balthus
|War Master
|?
|?
|-
|Lorenz
|Paladin
|?
|?
|-
|Ignatz
|Sniper
|?
|?
|-
|Raphael
|Grappler
|?
|?
|-
|Marianne
|Bishop
|?
|?
|-
|Shamir
|Sniper
|?
|?
|-
|Yuri
|Assassin
|?
|?
|-
|Catherine
|Swordmaster
|?
|?
|-
|Linhardt
|Dark Bishop
|?
|?
|-
|Constance
|Gremory
|?
|?
|-
|Byleth
|Silverheart
|?
|?
|-
|Jeralt
|Holy Knight
|?
|?
|-
|Jeritza
|Death Knight
|?
|?
|-
|}
Golden Deer/Golden Wildfire
| Character
|
Class
|
Chapter
|
How to Recruit
|
| Claude
|
Fighter
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Lorenz
|
Soldier
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Hilda
|
Fighter
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Raphael
|
Fighter
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Lysithea
|
Monk
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Ignatz
|
Fighter
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Marianne
|
Monk
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Leonie
|
Soldier
|
2
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Shamir
|
Archer
|
4
|
Automatically from the start of chapter
|
| Linhardt
|
Priest
|
4
|
Activate the "Persuade Linhardt" Strategy during the main quest, then defeat him.
|
| Balthus
|
Brawler
|
5
|
Activate the "Persuade Balthus" Strategy during the main quest, then defeat him.
|
| Holst
|
Swordmaster
|
5
|
Automatically joins at the end of the chapter.
|
| Bernadetta
|
Archer
|
6
|
Activate the "Persuade Bernadetta" Strategy during the main quest, then defeat her.
|
| Petra
|
Thief
|
?
|
?
|
| Hapi
|
Warlock
|
?
|
?
|
| Constance
|
Warlock
|
?
|
?
|
| Yuri
|
Trickster
|
?
|
?
|
| Byleth
|
Silverheart
|
?
|
?
|
| Jeralt
|
Holy Knight
|
?
|
?
|
| Ashe
|
Bow Knight
|
?
|
?
|
| Dorothea
|
Gremory
|
?
|
?
|
Post-Game
| Character
|
Class
|
Chapter
|
How to Recruit
|
| Rhea
|
Saint
|
4+
|
Unlocked with 60 Renown after completing game.
|
| Sothis
|
Gremory
|
4+
|
Unlocked with 60 Renown after completing game.
|
| Arval
|
Dark Bishop/Gremory
|
4+
|
Unlocked with 60 Renown after completing game with Byleth recruited.
|
| Gatekeeper
|
Soldier
|
?
|
?
|
