Editing Voting Gauntlet

[[File:Tip Voting Gauntlet.png|250px|thumb]]{{Quote|The Voting Gauntlet is a special event where eight Heroes put their pride on the line and battle it out in a tournament to determine who among them is the most beloved!}}
Voting Gauntlet is an event mode that can be chosen from the Battle Screen where eight Heroes battle against each other tournament-style. A player selects a hero army to support during the duration of the event and fights for them against other hero armies.

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==Current or upcoming Voting Gauntlet==
{{Voting Gauntlets Table}}

==Basics==
The Voting Gauntlet is a special event where eight Heroes battle it out tournament-style to determine the most popular amongst them over three rounds with each round lasting forty-five hours.

To participate in the event, players must:

'''1. Select a hero to support.'''<br>
Players must choose a hero to support and join their army. Once a player selects a hero, they cannot change armies unless the chosen hero army loses.

'''2. Win battles against rival hero armies.'''<br>
Once a round starts, players will have the option to battle the opposing army. Battles are 3-on-3 on a regular map, randomly chosen, and the teams are automatically created using:
* Leftmost hero on the team a player selects (NOT the leftmost hero on the first team. Any team can be selected.)
* Random [[friend]]'s leader
* The leader of someone else in player's army

The 3 enemy units and the friendly unit from someone in player's army who is not on the player's friend list are chosen based on the level of player's unit -- matching player unit's strength. Thus, if the leaders of player's friends are all level 40, the Voting Gauntlet battles can be made trivially easy by using low level units. e.g. a lvl 1 3-star dancer; a mid level unit with many skills unlocked.

After heading into battle, Battle Ballots are consumed. However, if the player loses a battle, no Battle Ballots are consumed and they can choose to deploy their Heroes again immediately.

'''3. Cast votes to increase an army's score.'''

If the player wins a battle, they can then cast votes to increase the chosen hero army's score. Votes can be boosted by achieving the following conditions:

* Boost equal to number of friends a player has (Up to 10 friends) × 5
* 1.1x boost if a player's lead hero is the same as the Hero of the army they joined (e.g. Using Sharena as a lead hero while supporting Sharena's hero army)
* Boost by using [[#Battle Flags|Battle Flags]] to multiply votes.

Battle Ballots can also be spent with a chosen amount, multiplying the final score.

Unlike the Arena, casualties will not affect the points a player can earn in the Voting Gauntlet.

'''4. Turn a disadvantage into an advantage.'''

If your selected army is at a disadvantage, the points counted when you vote will be multiplied by (3.1 + ''duration'' × 0.1). Since a round lasts for 45 hours, this bonus can reach up to 7.5x.
* These points count toward your personal score as well.
* Every hour on the hour, each teams points are totalled and if a team is losing by a certain percentage, then they are given the disadvantage multiplier for the next hour (2 times max per player)

<br />A player can still join partway even if they did not participate in previous rounds.<br />Heroes will not gain experience points or skill points during Voting Gauntlet battles.

==Battle Ballots==
[[File:Battle_Ballot.png|right|thumb]]Battle Ballots are used for a stamina system specifically for Voting Gauntlets. They regenerate every one hour.
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==Battle Flags==
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|description=Used to participate in Voting Gauntlets.
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Battle Flags can be used to multiply a player's votes and boost the score for their hero army.

Battle Flags can be obtained through:

* Log-in Bonus (50 per day)
* [[#Voting Gauntlet Quests|Special Voting Gauntlet Quests]]

Additionally, these Battle Flags can only be used for the current Voting Gauntlet and cannot be saved for future events.
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==Voting Gauntlet Quests==
These are quests which can be done in between Voting Gauntlet rounds to gain more [[#Battle Flags|Battle Flags]]. These include tasks such as completing Training Tower Stratum Levels, winning Arena duels, or participating in the Voting Gauntlet itself.

For a list of current Voting Gauntlet quests (If Voting Gauntlet is currently running), see [[Quests and Missions#Voting Gauntlet Quests|the Quests and Missions page]].

==Rewards==
There are four types of rewards in Voting Gauntlet: Army Victory Reward, Rank in Army Reward, Total Rank Reward, and Grand Reward.
===Army Victory Reward===
If the chosen army wins, that army will receive {{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=500} }} [[Hero Feather]]s.
===Rank in Army Reward===
{| class="wikitable default" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank
! Round 1 & 2 Reward
! Final Round Reward
|-
| 1~1,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=2500} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=3500} }}
|-
| 1,001~5,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=2100} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=3100} }}
|-
| 5,001~10,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1700} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=2700} }}
|-
| 10,001~30,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1300} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=2300} }}
|-
| 30,001~50,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1100} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1900} }}
|-
| 50,001~70,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=900} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1600} }}
|-
| 70,001~99,999
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=700} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1300} }}
|-
| 100,000~
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=500} }}
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1000} }}
|}
===Total Rank Reward===
{| class="wikitable default" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank
! Reward
|-
| 1~1,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=3000} }}
|-
| 1,001~5,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=2600} }}
|-
| 5,001~10,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=2200} }}
|-
| 10,001~30,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1800} }}
|-
| 30,001~50,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1600} }}
|-
| 50,001~70,000
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1400} }}
|-
| 70,001~99,999
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1200} }}
|-
| 100,000~
|{{Rt|1={kind=Hero Feather;count=1000} }}
|}

== Strategy & Tips ==

The monthly Voting Gauntlet is a main source of [[Hero Feather]]s. Some general strategies can help maximizing feather gain.

The primary strategy is to

* only use [[Battle Flags]] when player's army is at an disadvantage; and to

* conserve (at least a portion of) [[Battle Flags]] for the second day of any round when disadvantage multiplier is the highest.

Also remember to 

* use the hero the player is supporting whenever possible.

It can be tricky to catch the best multipliers in a close match -- and flat-out impossible in a winning army with overwhelming advantage. Thus, if the player is able to complete all Voting Gauntlet Quests and track the scores reasonably frequently, it is generally more lucrative to 

* be on the losing army at least once. 

* Selecting the hero to support late based on then current scores,

''ie''. on the second day of the round or late on the first day, can also be a sound practice. The scores can be checked at [http://support.fire-emblem-heroes.com/voting_gauntlet/current Nintendo's Voting Gauntlet webpage].

==Previous Voting Gauntlets==
{{Voting Gauntlets Table|past=1}}

==Maps used==
Each battle takes place in one of the following randomly chosen maps from [[Book I]]:
* Chapter 1: [[Mystery Trial]], [[Willful Warrior]], [[Wind and Light]], [[Dual Cavaliers]]
* Chapter 2: [[Conquest Trial]], [[Lovely Bloom]], [[Callous Prince]], [[Bewitching Princess]], [[Prince of Conquest]]
* Chapter 3: [[Binding Trial]], [[Two Noblewomen]], [[Desert Dragons]], [[Quirky Family]], [[Nobles of Binding]]
* Chapter 4: [[Awakening Trial]], [[Blade and Dancer]], [[Big Ambush]], [[Surprising Villager]], [[Prince of Awakening]]
* Chapter 5: [[Return to Mystery]], [[Captive Princess]], [[No Way Out]], [[Three Sisters Fly]]
* Chapter 6: [[Birthright Trial]], [[Vain Prince]], [[Shy Princess]]
* Chapter 7: [[Blazing Trial]], [[Two Noblemen]], [[The Guardian]], [[Blazing Noblemen]]
* Chapter 8: [[Sinister Shadow]], [[Napping Dragon]], [[Ravishing Battle]], [[Divine Dragon Returns]], [[Future Princess]]
* Chapter 9: [[Loyalty and Ambition]], [[Nobility and Vanity]], [[The Blue Crow]], [[Princess of Death]]

==Trivia==
* [https://support.fire-emblem-heroes.com/voting_gauntlet/howtoplay Official Voting Gauntlet Site]
* Starting with '''Shadow in the Mirror''', a daily [[Voting Gauntlet (Event)|Log-In Bonus]] was made available during the duration of the event.
* For the first four Voting Gauntlets, there was a Grand Reward determined by the total voting score achieved by everyone. 
:{| class="wikitable default" style="text-align: center;"
! Overall Voting Score
! Voting Gauntlets 1-3<br>Rewards
! Voting Gauntlet 4<br>Rewards
|-
|10 Billion
|{{Rt|1=[{kind=Orb;count=20};{kind=Great Scarlet Badge;count=5};{kind=Great Azure Badge;count=5};{kind=Great Verdant Badge;count=5};{kind=Great Transparent Badge;count=5};{kind=Universal Crystal;count=5000}]}}
|{{Rt|1=[{kind=Orb;count=10};{kind=Universal Crystal;count=10000}]}}
|}
* {{Ut|Ike: Young Mercenary}} became the first male Hero to win a Voting Gauntlet, winning the [[Choose Your Legends Top 8]] Gauntlet.

==Promotional Art==
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==In other languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|japanese=投票大戦
|german=Wahlturnier
|spanishEU=Torneo de votos
|spanishLA=Torneo de votos
|french=Tournoi
|italian=Sfida ai voti
|chineseTW=投票大戰
|portuguese=Torneio de votos
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