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Hiya there, So this is my first time attempting Lunatic, i played and beat the game on normal and wanted a stiffer challenge. I still feel very new to the game in general, in fact my main problem is with "class routes" and the whole "reclass or promote". I think this is because in normal i just promoted and reclasses willy nilly without really even paying attention to skills, so my understanding of skills needed in Lunatic is poor. I should note that i have the abiliy to grind and am not opposed to it at all, in fact i kind of like doing it.That said, would anyone be available to give me an idea of which classes the characters should go into, and at what level. The following is of my male avatar and Chrom based on things i pieced together by looking at other people's suggestions, but i don't feel comfortable doing so for the other characters, i just lack the knowledge of what makes sense, and im afraid ill mess it up without help. Avatar(=Mag/- luck): Tactician 20->Mercenary->20->Hero 15-> Sorcerer 20-> end in grandmaster Chrom: Lord 20-> Cavalier 20-> Great Knight 20 -> Paladin 20 -> end in Great Lord In general, im more worried about finding the best route for the parents up to the point that i can get their kids, so for example i want Kjelle, but i have no intention of using Donnell, ever, unless it benefits me to bring him to a certain class/level in which i can make Kjelle better for it. I mean i know ill have to use some of the parents, but i intend the kids to retire at least some of them. Would anyone want to help me with some ideas on class routes? It's the one thing i'm very shaky at, the two above i'm not even postive represent strong routes. If it helps, this is the general pairings i am envisioning as useful from what i understand, my main weakness is understanding what to do with the parents in terms of classes before i "get" the children, and then of course what class route i should take the kids on. If this is a better fit for another thread my apologies. This would go along way towards me actually getting into the Lunatic club ;) Sumia!Lucina the (Darkflier) Chrom!Cynthia (Darkflier) Lon'Qu!Severa (Hero) Donnel!Kjelle (Paladin) Gaius!Noire (Sniper or maybe Dark Flier) Vaike!Nah (Wyvern Lord) Ricken!Owain (Dread fighter/ sage) Stahl!Inigo (Hero) Henry!Brady: (Sage) Gregor!Gerome: (Berserker) Fred!Yarne: (Berserker) ?!Luarent: (Sage) Lucina! F-Morgan (Sage)

Thank you for all of that, those are all really truly helpful, im starting to get this game and the mechanics but classes and pairings was hard. I guess sorcerer fell out of favor, i remember early on in the game's release it's what everyone talked about, that's good to know thanks. For the flaw/asset of Morgan-F, i chose +Def/-Attk for the start of the game (i read it helps a little early on), so with that in mind are there a few classes that she could fit into decently? Appreciate the help, in going to try and figure out the most efficient route through all the parents classes to get the right skills. Thanks,

Hi there, So i'm 6 chapters into my insanity run, it's my first attempt, second play through, first Fire emblem game. Needless to say, i created an account because i wanted to get some advice on some marriage pairings, and skills which should come along with those because the first four chapters felt like absolute hell and i'd like to have a team that could complete Apo. Anyways, these are my considered pairings thus far, i'm new to the series so basically im looking for (a) will this pairing be useful, (b) what skills should i provide to the kids and © what should their final class be. Sumia!Lucina ( Great Lord: Aether, Luna, DS, Galeforce, LB) Chrom!Cynthia (Dark Flier: Aether, Luna, Tomefaire, Galeforce, LB) Lon'Qu!Severa (Hero: ?) Donnel!Kjelle (Paladin/General:?) Gaius!Noire (Sorcerer:?) Vaike!Nah (Manakete:?) Ricken!Owain (Dreadfighter: Galeforce, Luna, Astra/Tomefaire, Aggressor, LB)* I know sage is considered best, but dat sword hand Stahl!Inigo (Hero:?) Henry!Brady: Gregor!Gerome: Fred!Yarne: ?!Luarent: Lucina! F-Morgan (Sorcerer/Grandmaster: Aether, Galeforce, no other idea's) As you can see, my understanding is quite limited, and i'd like to at least have a decent attempt at this Apo and lunatic run by knowing what my team might look like so i can grind towards it. Any help, suggestions would be very valued by myself. Also, first post, glad to be here :) if this is an inappropriate post or too much work, my apologies ill remove it.