Hero Battle is a game mode inFire Emblem Heroes, and one of a number of types of the game'sSpecial Maps. A Hero Battle allows players to challenge a team on a special map each day with the potential to recruit the battle's headliner as a playable unit.

There are twelve Hero Battles in total, with each battle taking place on a specific day within a twelve-day cycle. Each Hero Battle allows players to win aone-star version of the headliner unit for completing the day's challenge on Normal difficulty and a two-star version of the unit for completing the challenge on Hard difficulty. Unlike other game modes that allow players to win units, such asGrand Hero Battle andTempest Trials, the characters in Hero Battle are available in the normal summoning pools and are not unique to this mode. Hero Battle is the original type of Persistent Special Maps, a term that came into usage on February 9, 2018 with the addition of two other types of Persistent Special Maps.

The Hero Battle is the only means for players to win characters of one-star rarity inHeroes, and also account for two-thirds of the characters available at two-star rarity (the other third come from the free characters given at the start, the first two Grand Hero Battles, and a March 2017 quest reward).

List of Hero Battles

Note: All date ranges begin at 7:00 AM UTC on the first listed date and end at 6:59 AM UTC on the second listed date.

		Headliner character	First-run dates	Reruns	Map
#1	Sophia: Nabata Prophet	Sophia: Nabata Prophet	February 2, 2017 – February 3, 2017	Rerun 275 times to date Next rerun: February 27, 2026
#2	Virion: Elite Archer	Virion: Elite Archer	February 3, 2017 – February 4, 2017	Rerun 275 times to date Next rerun: February 28, 2026
#3	Hana: Focused Samurai	Hana: Focused Samurai	February 4, 2017 – February 5, 2017	Rerun 275 times to date Next rerun: March 1, 2026
#4	Subaki: Perfect Expert	Subaki: Perfect Expert	February 5, 2017 – February 6, 2017	Rerun 275 times to date Currently available Next rerun: March 2, 2026
#5	Donnel: Village Hero	Donnel: Village Hero	February 6, 2017 – February 7, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 19, 2026
#6	Lissa: Sprightly Cleric	Lissa: Sprightly Cleric	February 7, 2017 – February 8, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 20, 2026
#7	Gunter: Inveterate Soldier	Gunter: Inveterate Soldier	February 8, 2017 – February 9, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 21, 2026
#8	Cecilia: Etrurian General	Cecilia: Etrurian General	February 9, 2017 – February 10, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 22, 2026
#9	Felicia: Maid Mayhem	Felicia: Maid Mayhem	February 10, 2017 – February 11, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 23, 2026
#10	Wrys: Kindly Priest	Wrys: Kindly Priest	February 11, 2017 – February 12, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 24, 2026
#11	Olivia: Blushing Beauty	Olivia: Blushing Beauty	February 12, 2017 – February 13, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 25, 2026
#12	Stahl: Viridian Knight	Stahl: Viridian Knight	February 13, 2017 – February 14, 2017	Rerun 274 times to date Next rerun: February 26, 2026