Echoes: English Official Site Renewal + DLC Plans

Following yesterday’s DLC details for the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, the updated English official website has delivered plans for DLC in the West.

First, let’s start with the good news. After the disappointing way that Fates’s DLC “ended”, it appears we’ll be receiving all 22 DLC that Japan is getting. This even extends to the Cipher collaboration DLC, which is very surprising.

(While the North American website hasn’t revealed that the Cipher DLC is coming, the UK/European website is a lot more open about it.)

The bad news is that the DLC isn’t… cheap, but we suspect most of you expected that much. That said, if you want to save money, there will be season pass that costs 44.99 USD/63.49 CAD/39.99 GBP/44.99 EUR, saving you 30%.

Fortunately, there will be weekly free DLC in the form of “Mila’s Bounty”, which provide access to rare and exclusive items.

Anyway, we already covered the DLC in depth not long ago, but if you’re interested to see how it compares to the Japanese DLC, carry on reading!

Note: Individual prices for UK/Europe are not currently available.

DLC Pack 1: Fledgling Warriors (from launch)

Contains three sets of DLCs to give players a helping hand during the early stages of the game. Known as “Fighters’ Journey” in Japan.

Bundle Price: 7.99 USD/11.29 CAD/7.19 GBP/7.99 EUR

The Astral Temple

Reward: Items
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Dungeon
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

In this brand new dungeon modeled after the Fane of Raman, you can find a wealth of random items, including rare Star Shards.

Band of Bandages

Reward: Experience
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Map
Price: 2.99 USD/4.29 CAD

The obligatory grinding map that’s full of Revenants and Entombed.

Wretches and Riches

Reward: Gold
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Map
Price: 2.99 USD/4.29 CAD

The “reward” description is a little misleading. In this map, you can farm Silver Marks, which are used for forging weapons.

DLC Pack 2: Undaunted Heroes (from 25th May 2017)

The second pack is geared towards players who have reached the later half of the game. Known as “Heroes’ Challenge” in Japan.

Bundle price: 9.99 USD/14.09 CAD/8.99 GBP/9.99 EUR

Wealth Before Health

Reward: Gold
Difficulty: Hard
Type: Map
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

The upgraded version of “Wretches and Riches”. Here, you can find Silver Marks and Golden Marks–the latter are used for advanced forges.

Inner Sanctum

Reward: Items
Difficulty: Hard
Type: Dungeon
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

The upgraded version of “The Astral Temple”. The enemies are tougher, but you can find rarer items more easily. If you’re really lucky, you can even bag the Three Regalia and Astral, Sol and Luna!

Also, if you acquire all 12 Star Shards and a Black Pearl, you can make a Starsphere, which boosts all growths by 30% (Res by 5%).

Lords of the Grave

Reward: Experience
Difficulty: Hard
Type: Map
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

The final form of “Band of Bandages”. In this map, you can encounter even stronger Terrors that yield a lot more experience.

DLC Pack 3: Lost Altars (from 25th May 2017)

Known as “Sealed Altar” in Japan, the third pack includes 10 new ultimate classes accessible to units who have reached Level 20 in their final class.

Bundle price: 14.99 USD/21.19 CAD/13.49 GBP/14.99 EUR

Reward: Exclusive class
Type: Dungeon
Price: 1.99 USD/2.89 CAD each

(By the way, the “dungeon” is just a small room.)

 

Altar of the Destrier enables access to the Gold Knight’s ultimate class.

Altar of the Titan enables access to the Baron’s ultimate class.

Altar of the Skylord enables access to the Falcon Knight’s ultimate class.

Altar of the Sorceress enables access to the Priestess’s ultimate class.

Altar of the Faerie enables access to the Saint’s ultimate class.

Altar of the Ogre enables access to the Dread Fighters ultimate class.

Altar of the Marksman enables access to the Bow Knight’s ultimate class.

Altar of the Savant enables access to the Sage’s ultimate class.

Altar of the King enables access to Alm’s ultimate class.

 

Altar of the Queen enables access to Celica’s ultimate class.

Like in the Japanese version, the name of the altar doesn’t necessarily correspond to the name of the ultimate class. The trailer confirms that Spartan is the same, but the ultimate Falcon Knight is a Harrier and the ultimate Dread Fighter is (still) a Yaksha.

DLC Pack 4: Rise of the Deliverance (from 1st June 2017)

Four maps that tell the story of the Deliverance before Alm’s adventure begins. Known as “Prelude of the Deliverance” in Japan.

Bundle price: 12.99 USD/18.39 CAD/11.69 GBP/12.99 EUR

Battle of Zofia Harbour

 

Reward: Story
Type: Map
Difficulty: Medium
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

The first prologue features Clive and Fernand trying to rescue their allies in Zofia Harbour. Includes two new memory shards and Fernand’s Lance.

Outpost Rescue

  

Reward: Story
Type: Map
Difficulty: Medium
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

The second prologue sees Lukas, Forsyth and Python facing a crisis at the Southern Outpost. Includes two new support conversations and Python’s Bow.

Flight from the Ruins

Reward: Story
Type: Map
Difficulty: Medium
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

In the third prologue, Clair and Mathilda infiltrate an ancient ruin in search of a magic-nullifying ring. Includes a new support conversation, memory shard and Clair’s Lance.

Siege of Zofia Castle

Reward: Story
Type: Map
Difficulty: Medium
Price: 3.99 USD/5.69 CAD

The final prologue bears witness to Clive and the Deliverance’s decisive battle with Desaix’s troops. Includes two new support conversations, Clive’s Lance and Lukas’s Shield.

DLC Pack 5: Cipher Companions (release TBA)

The final DLC pack includes two pieces of content that lets you recruit new heroes from the Japanese-only Cipher card game. Signs point to the four mascots–Emma, Shade, Yuzu and Lando–being playable. (Ema and Shade are all but confirmed.)

Bundle price: 4.49 GBP/4.99 EUR

To finish off, it’s interesting to see that Japan and the West will be receiving the Sealed/Lost Altars Pack at roughly the same time (24th May versus 25th May).

Of course, the biggest surprise is the Cipher DLC coming westward, especially given the lack of context–and the fact that Fates’s Cipher-related DLC never made it out of Japan.

Although this is hardly a sign that the Cipher card game itself is coming to the West, it’s very promising to see Nintendo of America/Europe embrace Japanese-only content. Plus if we keep pestering them about Cipher, maybe we can make a difference!

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