Fire Emblem Three Houses post. That is all.
Crimson finale
I finished my Edelgard playthrough. The final battle had an interesting and challenging mechanic, but climaxed in
an arduous slog against a *gasp* dragon who could oneshot pretty much anyone. How did my
well-considered maddening-difficulty plans fare?
Well, let's start with one prevailing observation: through much of the playthrough,
any enemy unit could oneshot most of my squad. This was with xp gain focused on my starting lineup of twelve. The only way to have milked more experience out of the run would have been to bypass motivation-restoring exploration for battles.
- Canto and especially flyers played out well. They tend to have a high avoid and can do damage and retreat to an inaccessible location. Objectives-permitting, my tactics tended to be tower defense, so my flyers were the only way I could thin enemy numbers or break the steady stream of attackers into discrete waves (allowing my other units to finish a wave without being left exposed).
- I often needed to kill an enemy by any means necessary to avoid burning through your wheel of time. Combat arts sometimes helped, but are often a wash based on lowered attack speed. Having unique weapons like Luln and the Sublime Creator Sword were the best way to drop an enemy when it would otherwise mean taking a casualty.
- My tanks were useless since they could, at best, survive one attack. Aegis and Defiant Strength simply did not go very far on this difficulty. My tanks ended up being anyone with 2x5 charges of Impregnable Wall (batallion).
- FE3H has a lot of defiant _____ and other skills that trigger at low health. The one-hit thing made these pretty pointless unless I wanted to intentionally keep a unit at low health.
- This playthrough (plot path?) had more enemy monsters with barriers that were invulnerable to magic. It wasn't the end of the world, but it takes one class of ranged units out of the pool to take down the shield and trigger a stun.
- Speaking of stuns, this difficulty level meant I learned to pay much closer attention to (and not waste) the momentary stun triggered by removing any single monster shield square. On easier difficulties you can just burst on the full-turn stun and finish the monster quickly.
- Lethality didn't trigger quite as often as I expected, but it was a really nice way to take down a full phase of a tough monster. It's also a great feeling to have a unit with Impregnable Wall trigger Lethality.
New game++
Since it is *three* houses, I decided to make
a second maddening run with Dimitri. To add some spice, I grabbed the DLC and ran through the okay side arc.
The gameplan:
- Paralogues are important xp and unique weapons farms. I'm not sure if I missed out on any in the last run, so recruiting and getting buddy-buddy with everyone is a priority (while not burning xp on actually fielding them). This means tea time and adjutant usage.
- No tanks, just archers, mages, and flyers.
- Bring someone with Silence along. Ranged magic is rough.
- Use my favorites (Lysithea, Cyril, Petra) but try out the DLC characters and classes.
- Do my homework to avoid dead ends and units receiving suboptimal growth rolls.
The DLC added a really neat
alternative final class for Byleth. Rather than walking around with Enlightened One or being a non-swordsman with Wyvern Lord, a female protagonist can go Dark Flyer and focus on sword and black magic all while floating effortlessly above rooftops.*
*Pure digression, but it'd be an interesting (and maybe bad) gameplay mechanic where flyers couldn't be attacked by non-ranged ground units.
DLC additions
Completing the DLC campaign is best done before a new playthrough. Completing it provides a few things, including:
- New recruitable characters
- New classes
- Skirmish battles that have greater rewards
- Access to a sauna that, I guess, boosts learning or something
- A few items, including a (permanent) MV+2 consumable and an equippable ring that (like most bosses) allows counterattack at any distance
Stats
I reformatted some info from
Serene's Forest to be more (in my mind) useful.
Class growth rates
Last time around, I
summed all stats and used those as an "all things being equal, what classes are great and what classes suck". I've since realized that HP (for maddening), Luck, and Charm are situational at best; judging a class by speed and dexterity gains is far more important. So I came up with a different metric:
Defense' = Defense + Resistance + (Luck / 2)
Since you have limited control over your attacker,
I equally weight defense and resistance, then throw a half-weighted luck value in since it plays a role (and roll XD) in crit resist. There is a case to be made for ingoring defense altogether (maddening) and also for adding speed and dexterity and even HP. Since I'm using Defense' as a stepping stone value for my real metrics, I left it simple.
Physical = Strength + Dexterity + Speed + Defense'
So this is basically a measure of
how good a given class is for a physical attack build. It takes the physical attack combat modifiers and sprinkles on a devalued/mixed defensive ability while totally ignoring HP and Charm.
Magical = Magic + Dexterity + Speed + Defense'
Same deal for magic. There's something to be said for a third, combined metric to cover Dark Flyers and Tricksters and the like. But let's
take the growth chart and add columns for total stats, physical stats, and magical stats:
Type
|
Class
|
HP
|
Str
|
Mag
|
Dex
|
Spd
|
Lck
|
Def
|
Res
|
Cha
|
Tot
|
D'
|
Phy
|
Mgc
|
Unique
|
Noble
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unique
|
Commoner
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unique
|
Dancer
|
20
|
-5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
-5
|
10
|
15
|
-10
|
-15
|
-10
|
Unique
|
Enlightened One
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
50
|
5
|
15
|
15
|
Unique
|
Armored Lord
|
20
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
50
|
10
|
15
|
15
|
Unique
|
High Lord
|
20
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
45
|
5
|
15
|
10
|
Unique
|
Wyvern Master
|
20
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
50
|
5
|
20
|
10
|
Unique
|
Emperor
|
30
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
70
|
10
|
20
|
20
|
Unique
|
Great Lord
|
30
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
65
|
5
|
25
|
15
|
Unique
|
Barbarossa
|
30
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
70
|
5
|
30
|
15
|
Beginner
|
Myrmidon
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
15
|
-5
|
0
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Soldier
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
15
|
-5
|
0
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Fighter
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
15
|
-5
|
0
|
-5
|
Beginner
|
Monk
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
15
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
Intermediate
|
Lord
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
40
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
Intermediate
|
Mercenary
|
20
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
30
|
-5
|
5
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Thief
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
45
|
0
|
20
|
20
|
Intermediate
|
Armored Knight
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-10
|
0
|
10
|
-5
|
5
|
20
|
5
|
-5
|
-5
|
Intermediate
|
Cavalier
|
20
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
-10
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
30
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Brigand
|
30
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
40
|
-5
|
5
|
-5
|
Intermediate
|
Archer
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
25
|
3
|
13
|
13
|
Intermediate
|
Brawler
|
30
|
0
|
-10
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
-10
|
5
|
35
|
-10
|
10
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Mage
|
5
|
-5
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
5
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
Intermediate
|
Dark Mage
|
5
|
-5
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
Intermediate
|
Priest
|
5
|
-5
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
10
|
10
|
25
|
5
|
5
|
15
|
Intermediate
|
Pegasus Knight
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
40
|
5
|
15
|
15
|
Advanced
|
Hero
|
30
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
50
|
-5
|
15
|
5
|
Advanced
|
Swordmaster
|
25
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
55
|
-5
|
25
|
15
|
Advanced
|
Assassin
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
60
|
0
|
40
|
40
|
Advanced
|
Fortress Knight
|
30
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
-10
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
5
|
50
|
15
|
15
|
5
|
Advanced
|
Paladin
|
30
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
-10
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
55
|
13
|
18
|
8
|
Advanced
|
Wyvern Rider
|
30
|
10
|
-5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
-5
|
5
|
40
|
0
|
10
|
-5
|
Advanced
|
Warrior
|
40
|
15
|
-5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
55
|
0
|
15
|
-5
|
Advanced
|
Sniper
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
50
|
5
|
30
|
25
|
Advanced
|
Grappler
|
40
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
75
|
0
|
30
|
20
|
Advanced
|
Warlock
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
5
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Advanced
|
Dark Bishop
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Advanced
|
Bishop
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
-5
|
5
|
10
|
40
|
5
|
5
|
15
|
Special (DLC)
|
Trickster
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
20
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
70
|
10
|
45
|
45
|
Special (DLC)
|
War Monk/Cleric
|
40
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
75
|
5
|
25
|
20
|
Special (DLC)
|
Dark Flier
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
50
|
10
|
20
|
20
|
Special (DLC)
|
Valkyrie
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
-5
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
35
|
18
|
13
|
18
|
Special (DLC)
|
Death Knight
|
30
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
-5
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
55
|
10
|
15
|
15
|
Master
|
Falcon Knight
|
30
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
75
|
5
|
35
|
25
|
Master
|
Wyvern Lord
|
30
|
15
|
-5
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
60
|
5
|
30
|
10
|
Master
|
Mortal Savant
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
-10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
45
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
Master
|
Great Knight
|
30
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
-10
|
0
|
5
|
-5
|
5
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
-10
|
Master
|
Bow Knight
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
-5
|
-5
|
Master
|
Dark Knight
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
-5
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
5
|
40
|
15
|
15
|
20
|
Master
|
Holy Knight
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
-5
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
50
|
20
|
15
|
25
|
Master
|
War Master
|
40
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
70
|
0
|
25
|
10
|
Master
|
Gremory
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
45
|
5
|
15
|
25
|
Neat, but verbose. Should we be happy with this metric,
a more useful chart shows classes, proficiencies, and the derived combat values:
Type
|
Class
|
Proficient
|
Proficient
|
Proficient
|
Growth
|
Phys
|
Mgc
|
Unique
|
Noble
|
|
|
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Unique
|
Commoner
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unique
|
Dancer
|
Sword
|
Authority
|
|
15
|
-15
|
-10
|
Unique
|
Enlightened One
|
Sword
|
Brawl
|
Faith
|
50
|
15
|
15
|
Unique
|
Armored Lord
|
Axe
|
Authority
|
Armor
|
50
|
15
|
15
|
Unique
|
High Lord
|
Sword
|
Lance
|
Authority
|
45
|
15
|
10
|
Unique
|
Wyvern Master
|
Bow
|
Authority
|
Flying
|
50
|
20
|
10
|
Unique
|
Emperor (Edelgard)
|
Axe
|
Authority
|
Armor
|
70
|
20
|
20
|
Unique
|
Great Lord (Dimitri)
|
Sword
|
Lance
|
Authority
|
65
|
25
|
15
|
Unique
|
Barbarossa (Claude)
|
Bow
|
Authority
|
Flying
|
70
|
30
|
15
|
Beginner
|
Myrmidon
|
Sword
|
|
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Soldier
|
Lance
|
|
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Fighter
|
Axe
|
Bow
|
Brawl
|
15
|
0
|
-5
|
Beginner
|
Monk
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
15
|
5
|
5
|
Intermediate
|
Lord
|
Sword
|
Lance
|
Authority
|
40
|
10
|
10
|
Intermediate
|
Mercenary
|
Sword
|
Axe
|
|
30
|
5
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Thief
|
Sword
|
Bow
|
|
45
|
20
|
20
|
Intermediate
|
Armored Knight
|
Lance
|
Axe
|
Armor
|
20
|
-5
|
-5
|
Intermediate
|
Cavalier
|
Sword
|
Lance
|
Riding
|
30
|
5
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Brigand
|
Axe
|
Brawl
|
|
40
|
5
|
-5
|
Intermediate
|
Archer
|
Sword
|
Bow
|
|
25
|
13
|
13
|
Intermediate
|
Brawler (M)
|
Axe
|
Brawl
|
|
35
|
10
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Mage
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
20
|
0
|
15
|
Intermediate
|
Dark Mage (M)
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
15
|
0
|
15
|
Intermediate
|
Priest
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
25
|
5
|
15
|
Intermediate
|
Pegasus Knight (F)
|
Sword
|
Lance
|
Flying
|
40
|
15
|
15
|
Advanced
|
Hero (M)
|
Sword
|
Axe
|
|
50
|
15
|
5
|
Advanced
|
Swordmaster
|
Sword
|
|
|
55
|
25
|
15
|
Advanced
|
Assassin
|
Sword
|
Bow
|
|
60
|
40
|
40
|
Advanced
|
Fortress Knight
|
Lance
|
Axe
|
Armor
|
50
|
15
|
5
|
Advanced
|
Paladin
|
Sword
|
Lance
|
Riding
|
55
|
18
|
8
|
Advanced
|
Wyvern Rider
|
Lance
|
Axe
|
Flying
|
40
|
10
|
-5
|
Advanced
|
Warrior
|
Axe
|
|
|
55
|
15
|
-5
|
Advanced
|
Sniper
|
Bow
|
|
|
50
|
30
|
25
|
Advanced
|
Grappler (M)
|
Brawl
|
|
|
75
|
30
|
20
|
Advanced
|
Warlock
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
25
|
0
|
10
|
Advanced
|
Dark Bishop (M)
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
20
|
0
|
10
|
Advanced
|
Bishop
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
40
|
5
|
15
|
Special (DLC)
|
Trickster
|
Sword
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
70
|
45
|
45
|
Special (DLC)
|
War Monk/Cleric
|
Axe
|
Brawl
|
Faith
|
75
|
25
|
20
|
Special (DLC)
|
Dark Flier (F)
|
Sword
|
Reason
|
Flying
|
50
|
20
|
20
|
Special (DLC)
|
Valkyrie (F)
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
Riding
|
35
|
13
|
18
|
Special (DLC)
|
Death Knight
|
Lance
|
Reason
|
Riding
|
55
|
15
|
15
|
Master
|
Falcon Knight
|
Sword
|
Lance
|
Flying
|
75
|
35
|
25
|
Master
|
Wyvern Lord
|
Lance
|
Axe
|
Flying
|
60
|
30
|
10
|
Master
|
Mortal Savant
|
Sword
|
Reason
|
|
45
|
5
|
5
|
Master
|
Great Knight
|
Lance
|
Axe
|
Armor
|
35
|
0
|
-10
|
Master
|
Bow Knight
|
Lance
|
Bow
|
Riding
|
10
|
-5
|
-5
|
Master
|
Dark Knight
|
Lance
|
Reason
|
Riding
|
40
|
15
|
20
|
Master
|
Holy Knight
|
Lance
|
Faith
|
Riding
|
50
|
15
|
25
|
Master
|
War Master (M)
|
Axe
|
Brawl
|
|
70
|
25
|
10
|
Master
|
Gremory (F)
|
Faith
|
Reason
|
|
45
|
15
|
25
|
Base stats
On to a hyperoptimization. Units qualify for promoted classes at a particular level and, by definition, their stats will be the lowest at that point. It is then
advantageous to stop xp gain at that threshold and let the unit qualify for whatever classes they can and thereby harvest the 'free' stat boosts. An example would be a physical attack build that happens to qualify for a magic class, they'll likely be stunted in Mag and Res and thereby harvest the gains for momentarily speccing into that class. A brawler may not use magic very much, but he'll certainly benefit from resistance.
Type
|
Class
|
HP
|
Str
|
Mag
|
Dex
|
Spd
|
Lck
|
Def
|
Res
|
Cha
|
Unique
|
Noble
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unique
|
Commoner
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unique
|
Dancer
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unique
|
Enlightened One
|
28
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
Unique
|
Armored Lord
|
38
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
6
|
10
|
17
|
8
|
0
|
Unique
|
High Lord
|
30
|
16
|
7
|
11
|
13
|
9
|
13
|
9
|
0
|
Unique
|
Wyvern Master
|
30
|
17
|
9
|
13
|
19
|
11
|
14
|
11
|
0
|
Unique
|
Emperor
|
38
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
6
|
10
|
17
|
8
|
0
|
Unique
|
Great Lord
|
35
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
Unique
|
Barbarossa
|
35
|
18
|
10
|
14
|
20
|
12
|
15
|
12
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Myrmidon
|
20
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Soldier
|
20
|
8
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Fighter
|
20
|
8
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
Beginner
|
Monk
|
20
|
4
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Lord
|
25
|
9
|
6
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Mercenary
|
25
|
9
|
6
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Thief
|
25
|
9
|
6
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Armored Knight
|
30
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
8
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Cavalier
|
25
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Brigand
|
28
|
10
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Archer
|
25
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Brawler
|
28
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Mage
|
25
|
4
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Dark Mage
|
25
|
4
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Priest
|
25
|
4
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
Intermediate
|
Pegasus Knight
|
25
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Hero
|
30
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Swordmaster
|
30
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Assassin
|
30
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Fortress Knight
|
35
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
8
|
10
|
17
|
7
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Paladin
|
32
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Wyvern Rider
|
30
|
18
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Warrior
|
32
|
19
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
13
|
8
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Sniper
|
30
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Grappler
|
32
|
17
|
8
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Warlock
|
30
|
8
|
17
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
15
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Dark Bishop
|
30
|
8
|
17
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
15
|
0
|
Advanced
|
Bishop
|
30
|
8
|
15
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
15
|
0
|
Special (DLC)
|
Trickster
|
28
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
Special (DLC)
|
War Monk/Cleric
|
32
|
17
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
14
|
11
|
0
|
Special (DLC)
|
Dark Flier
|
25
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
Special (DLC)
|
Valkyrie
|
20
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
13
|
0
|
Special (DLC)
|
Death Knight
|
32
|
10
|
17
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
13
|
15
|
0
|
Master
|
Falcon Knight
|
32
|
18
|
10
|
14
|
20
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
0
|
Master
|
Wyvern Lord
|
32
|
18
|
10
|
14
|
20
|
12
|
15
|
12
|
0
|
Master
|
Mortal Savant
|
32
|
17
|
17
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
14
|
12
|
0
|
Master
|
Great Knight
|
34
|
18
|
10
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
17
|
10
|
0
|
Master
|
Bow Knight
|
32
|
17
|
10
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
Master
|
Dark Knight
|
32
|
10
|
17
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
13
|
15
|
0
|
Master
|
Holy Knight
|
32
|
8
|
15
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
13
|
16
|
0
|
Master
|
War Master
|
33
|
20
|
10
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
15
|
10
|
0
|
Master
|
Gremory
|
32
|
8
|
17
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
13
|
16
|
0
|
The squad
|
Character
|
Final class
|
Notes
|
Byleth
|
Dark Flyer
Sword
Reason
Flying
|
Byleth should be pretty formidable as a flyer with movement boosts, her preferred sword abilities, and reason magic.
Transmute plus the light magic avoid skills could be pretty neat. Since New Game+ allows the relearning of skills, I gave her Seal Strength (defender receives Str-6) to help level new units.
|
Dimitri
|
Wyvern Lord
Lance
Axe
Flying
|
Training Dimitri up on riding gives him Seal Movement which could be helpful - then again, what's movement - 1? He natively has increased avoid at full health, so it makes sense to make him a flyer.
|
Ashe
|
Bow Knight
Lance
Bow
Riding
|
Ashe was a favorite from my last playthrough where he got movement boosts, learned Pass, and could pick locks. With Stride and Impregnable Wall, he could safely get to the far corners of the map even without a buddy casting Warp. Since I wanted to go a different direction and he's somewhat made to be an archer, I decided to take him the Bow Knight route and get that dexterity stat with Bowrange +2.
Ashe is also able to bring Seal Strength to the table in NG+, letting my low level magic units class into physical attack classes temporarily for speed and dexterity bonuses.
|
Lysithea
|
Valkyrie
Faith
Reason
Riding
|
Having the greatest magic stat growth rate, Lysithea is irreplaceable. Rather than walking around in robes, I'm hoping as a Valkyrie she can use extended movement, Canto, and the bonus magic range to wreck enemies from a safe distance.
|
Petra
|
Bow Knight
Lance
Bow
Riding
|
Petra is the Lysithea of dexterity. That made sense. She natively has bonus critical chance to enemies with less-than-half health, which could be very useful if I can remember it. I liked her as a Pegasus Knight and I'm hoping that popping off arrows from horses will work just as well.
|
Anna
|
Dark Flyer
Sword
Reason
Flying
|
I wanted to use most of the DLC characters, Anna being the fan favorite among them. She emphasizes luck, which is a weird - possibly pessimistic stat to build around. Since she can gain Pass from riding and has decent dexterity and magic growths, I decided to make her a dark flyer with maxed out avoid. Aside from the normal flyer skills, winning the Heron Cup will give her Sword Avoid, which makes Dark Flyer the right choice.
|
Yuri
|
Wyvern Lord
Lance
Axe
Flying
|
Yuri's personal ability is bonus damage against lone enemies. While this difficulty level isn't great for operations behind enemy lines, making him a flyer was as good a choice as any. He's bad in like all Wyvern Lord skills, so it's gotta be a secret build, right?
|
Constance
|
Valkyrie
Faith
Reason
Riding
|
Constance gets offensive buffs outdoors and defensive buffs indoors. Or the opposite. Either way, she's a magic-focused DLC character who seemed to make sense as a Valkyrie.
|
Hapi
|
Dark Flyer
Sword
Reason
Flying
|
Hapi feels a lot like Constance but with the personal ability of having attacks that are always effective against monsters. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but if she can blast a magic shelled dragon with a tome, I'm all for it.
|
Cyril
|
Trickster
Sword
Faith
Reason
|
Cyril made a formidible Wyvern Lord since Aptitude gives him monster stats. As a Trickster, he gets a big bonus to a random stat every round, so maybe that could be really neat.
|
Shamir
|
Falcon Knight
Lance
Sword
Flying
|
Shamir gets a neat stat bonus after killing an enemy. That might help her survive the occasional counterattack, but it could also be good with the dance batallion that Dimitri's plot unlocks.
|
Mercedes
|
???
[Magic]
|
My #12 slot was kind of a toss up. Since I had leveled Mercedes in my first playthrough, having her get NG+ upgraded faith and reason abilities seemed like a nice thing to have in the early game. That is, physic is a handy spell when the game expects you to just have heal. Also casting high level spells is easy xp.
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