Fire Emblem: Three Houses – What Do The Three Stars Next To Skill Mean?

In Fire Emblem: Three houses you may have noticed three star next to skills. In this guide we show you what the means, and what to do.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses puts you in the role of an instructor, teaching your students how to become better fighters, and leading them in battles. When you are checking your student’s stats and abilities, you might notice three stars next to a skill. These stars signify their “Budding Talent,” and a skill that they can potentially master to unlock a new ability.

What Do The Three Stars Next To Skill Mean?

When you are instructing your students, you sometimes see three stars next to a skill. These stars mean the student has a budding talent, and if you teach them the right way, you can fill in all three stars. They become proficient in the skill. To do this, you need to train the student in that particular skill repeatedly. Once you fill in all three stars, they have mastered that skill, and this unlocks the relevant ability for their budding talent. Not all characters have a budding talent, but when they do, you should their training to open it.

These stars don’t fill in passively either; you need to instruct the student in their skill directly. It does not rank up from things like seminars, or even using the ability in battle.

Budding Talents List

Below, you will find a list of characters and their Budding Talents. Not all students have these budding talents, so keep that in mind.

• Ashe – Lance, -5 Defense next turn to any enemy Ashe damages
• Bernadetta – Riding, Can pass through enemies while moving.
• Byleth – Faith, When using White Magic, receives a +20 to Avoid
• Claude – Axe, Gives Diamond Axe Ability
• Dimitri – Riding, Enemies damaged by Dimitri suffer -1 movement next turn
• Dorothea – Faith, When using White Magic, receives a +20 to Avoid
• Edelgard – Reason, Black Magic use gives +10 Crit
• Felix – Reason, When using Black Magic, gets a +10 to Avoid
• Ferdinand – Heavy Armor, Damage causes enemies to suffer -6 speed next turn
• Flayn – Reason, Damage causes enemies to suffer -6 magic next turn
• Hilda – Heavy Armor, Damage causes enemies to suffer -6 speed next turn
• Hubert – Lance, Gives Frozen Lance ability
• Ignatz – Reason, Damage causes enemies to suffer -6 strength next turn
• Lysithea – Sword, When using White Magic, receives a +20 to Avoid
• Marianne – Lance, Gives Frozen Lance ability
• Mercedes – Bow, Gives Warning Shot ability
• Sylvain – Reason, When using Black Magic, receives a +20 to Avoid