What are Crests?

These are special insignia believed to be blessings from the Goddess and grants the bearer various boons like enhanced strength or magical aptitude that a normal person could never attain. Starting from the heroes or original bearers, crests are likely to be passed down their bloodline but with no guarantee as to which member of kin will it appear to. Crests play a great role in the story as it has a significant impact to the game’s society and one of the drives behind Edelgard’s campaign.

Crests also play a considerable role in combat since they’re are fixed to their specific bearers. Crests can not be removed or transferred. Their activation is random though most likely to activate often to the bearers of major crests and occasionally to bearers of a minor crest.

You can view a unit's crest information by opening their Status screen, then press X to open the Details cursor. Move the cursor to the unit's crest icon on the left side of the screen.

Additional information about this topic and crest images are obtained from the game’s Wikia site.

Crests of the Ten Elites

* Major crest bearer

** Minor crest bearer

Elite	Insignia	Bearer(s)	Crest Effect
Blaiddyd		Blaiddyd*, Dimitri**, Lambert, Loog, Klaus I	The Faerghus royal family’s Crest, inherited from Blaiddyd of the 10 Elites. Occasionally doubles Atk and weapon uses for Combat Arts.
Charon		Catherine*, Charon*, Lysithea**	House Charon’s Crest, inherited from Charon of the 10 Elites. Occasionally raises Mt when using Combat Arts.
Daphnel		Daphnel*, Ingrid**	House Daphnel and House Galatea’s Crest, inherited from Daphnel of the 10 Elites. Sometimes raises Mt when using Combat Arts.
Dominic		Dominic*, Annette**	House Dominic’s Crest, inherited from Dominic of the 10 Elites. Occasionally conserves uses of attack magic.
Fraldarius		Felix*, Fraldarius*, Rodrigue**	House Fraldarius’s Crest, inherited from Fraldarius of the 10 Elites. Sometimes raises Mt when using a weapon.
Gautier		Sylvain**, Gautier*	House Gautier’s Crest, inherited from Gautier of the 10 Elites. Occasionally raises Mt when using Combat Arts.
Gloucester		Lorenz*, Lysithea**, Gloucester**	House Gloucester’s Crest, inherited from Gloucester of the 10 Elites. Occasionally raises Mt during magic attacks.
Goneril		Goneril*, Hilda**	House Goneril’s Crest, inherited from Goneril of the 10 Elites. Sometimes allows Combat Arts to prevent enemy counterattacks.
Lamine		Lamine*, Mercedes**, Emile	A Crest inherited from Lamine of the 10 Elites. Occasionally conserves uses of recovery magic.
Riegan		Riegan*, Claude**	A Crest inherited from Riegan of the 10 Elites. Sometimes restores HP equal to 30% of Damage dealt when using Combat Arts.

Crests of the Four Saints

* Major crest bearer

** Minor crest bearer

Saint	Insignia	Bearer(s)	Crest Effect
Cethleann		Flayn*, Linhardt**	Legend has it that Saint Cethleann bore this Crest. A symbol of kindness and mastery of light. Sometimes raises Mt when using recovery magic.
Cichol		Seteth*, Ferdinand**	Legend has it that Saint Cichol bore this Crest. A symbol of strength and the land. Sometimes lets Combat Arts prevent enemy counterattacks.
Indech		The Immovable*, Bernadetta**, Hanneman**	Legend has it that Saint Indech bore this Crest. A symbol of wisdom and water. Occasionally allows weapon attacks to strike twice.
Macuil		The Wind Caller*	Legend has it that Saint Macuil bore this Crest. A symbol of magic and mastery of the wind. Occasionally raises Mt during magic attacks.

Crests of the Divine

* Major crest bearer

** Minor crest bearer

Divinity	Insignia	Bearer(s)	Crest Effect
Flames		Nemesis*, Byleth*, Sothis*	The Crest of the goddess who governs the world. Occasionally restores HP equal to 30% of Damage dealt. Rarely raises Mt and stops counterattacks.
Seiros		Rhea*, Jeralt*, Edelgard**, Wilhelm I, Lycaon I	Legend has it that Saint Seiros bore this Crest and passed it down through House Hresvelg. Occasionally raises Mt when using Combat Arts.

Lost Crests

* Major crest bearer

** Minor crest bearer

Origin	Insignia	Bearer(s)	Crest Effect
Aubin		???	A Crest long lost to history. Occasionally prevents enemy counterattacks when using a weapon.
Chevalier		???	A Crest long lost to history. Sometimes restores HP equal to 30% of Damage dealt when using Combat Arts.
Ernest		???	A Crest long lost to history. Occasionally stops enemy counterattacks when using a weapon.
Noa		???	A Crest long lost to history. Occasionally does not use up a charge during magic attacks.
Timotheos		???	A Crest long lost to history. Occasionally does not consume a use for recovery magic.
Maurice		Wandering Beast*, Marianne**	The Crest of a Hero whose identity was lost to history. Promises contempt for those who bear it. Sometimes raises Mt when using a weapon.