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I was worried that'd be the case. Legit, I appreciate you giving me the cold, hard truth. That might not even be enough, unless I"m lucky enough to dodge some enemies, enfeebles, and Takumi doesn't get healed by the units near him during enemy phase. Were I to start another run, where would you say the best place to go for advice on how to have the most optimal lunatic classic run is?

Appreciate it! Correct me if I"m wrong, but it definitely seems like the left path is best route to take when trying to ferry Corrin up to Takumi. I'm wondering if reclassing him to a Paladin by nickel and diming it for another heart seal might be best, since the 8 move would help Nina move 10 speed rather than just 9, making it easier to get to Takumi. Also, though he can't use the Dragonstone + if he does that, it's only a couple atk points stronger than the shadow Yato, and the shadow yato doesn't have its strength reduced with each use. I've tried to get to Takumi twice, and the problem I'm finding is that I'm two spaces away from him by the time i get there, either on turn two or three. Also, the one carrying Corrin (Nina in this case,) tends to die during the enemy phase of either turn 2 or 3. Camillia's got the boots, so she'd also move 10 if paired up with Paladin Corrin, she might be able to reach Takumi if rescued with Nina's rescue staff user. One thing that's causing me problems is Elise is the only one with a high enough staff rank to use an entrap staff. My other three stave wielders aren't at B rank, so I can't move away as many units from the path as I'd like. This means I may have to hope Nina with the rescue bot is enough to get Corrin and Camillia over to the boss, as I only can move one unit away from their path. Percy does have defense rally, but since he has 8 mov compared to Camilla and Nina's 9, he's not quite fast enough to keep up with them. If I had only retained at least 2 rescue staff uses, I'd be in good shape. If I need to tank a couple enemies in the back, Camilla's also the only one with a half-decent chance of actually surviving, which keeps Corrin from having to absorb all those enfeeble hits from the staff wielders near Takumi. A turn 2 attack, however, is made difficult by the fact Takumi charges his super move at the end of enemy phase on turn 1, which means even if Corrin and Camilla make it to the back, they'll lose half HP once they get there. If I can get close enough on turn 2, maybe I should have her attack first with the forged killer ax or that berserker ax, although she'd absolutely die in that round, since Takumi is using a bow. UPDATE: I was able to get Paladin Corrin paired up with Nina 1 space from Takumi on turn 2... And he only does 18 damage with no chance to crit. Even with Dragon Fang, he only gets up to 43, 42 damage on Takumi. He simply can't last enemy phase, because there are a bunch of silver shuriken ninjas up there and the enfeeble staffs and draconic hex bring him down enough to kill him during turn 2 enemy phase. He'd have to last long enough for Takumi to attack and either kill him on the counter or make it to turn 3, but even then, that would require another dragon fang proc and might not even be enough because he's weekend. The only thing I can think of that might possibly work is if I'm able to get Camilla up there somehow, but she has to haul Izana over to rescue Nina and Corrin to get them close enough to be rescued. Maybe I could dance Elise with Azura somehow, give her enough time to entrap a unit AND rescue Nina, maybe giving Camilla a chance to reach Takumi? But I'm not sure if she has the move to get there. This run may well be a wash. I think shifting Corrin to a Great Knight gives him a few extra points of strength, but I still don't think it would be enough to kill Takumi. I could try ferrying someone like Xander over there instead, and he is quite strong. But since he doesn't have enough speed to double, and he has no offensive skills to trigger (all he's got is aegis, a defensive skill which could help him last a turn, but still)

Legit, if there was a way to do that, that'd be really dope! Thanks for the help, Eclipse! I'm on Endgame, and Nina now has Pass. In interest in trying to find the ideal strategy without having to use up too much time, should I just re-class Nina into a bow knight or should I re-class her into a wyvern lord or Malig knight? My Camilla has 9 move thanks to boots I gave her, and like I said, I have 1 rescue stave and 3 entrap uses left. Obviously, you'd need more info to do something over the top like a play-by-play, but what should be my focus as far as strategy goes?

Good to know. Unfortunately, Niles is only level 7, so that won't be an option, but I think getting Nina a couple levels is doable, especially since I have invasion 3 as well as chapter 27 to get her a couple levels. I'll report back with my findings

Agreed. I'm willing to take as many casualties as necessary, but I'm legitimately unsure if my army is even strong enough to tank the enemy long enough to get my stronger units to Takumi. All of my units besides the ones I described in detail get one-rounded by most if not all of the enemies in the endgame map. Unfortunately, Shura's only at level 7, and unless I grind (which is not something I'm willing to do), I don't think there's a way I can get him high enough to acquire Pass. Unless there's a way I can re-class Nina to an adventurer temporarily, and then back to a bow knight and get her Pass that way, if that's even possible. I'm at the point where at least two of my deployment slots are units who are way too weak to help in any feasible way. If I had a Gunter x Corrin support, he would be useful for the offensive gains. but he just doesn't have what I need for the map.

I was so excited when I beat chapter 26. Then, Endgame came along... Looking at some other discussion threads, I'm kinda worried I've soft-locked myself as far as a no-grind run is concerned. If I'm gonna have to grind, I don't think I'd do that, just because it's not what I want from this run. I feel like I'd rather start over than grind or reduce the difficulty just to wrap this up. I don't have any silence staves, I have only 1 rescue stave, and Camillla, Corrin, Xander, and Effie are my only really strong units capable of tanking anything in Endgame. I do have 3 entrap uses and freeze staves left over, however, but only 1 staff user who can use entrap. I'll run through my characters' stats, skills, and some of the equipment I have, because I wanna reach out before I declare the run a wash. This is a pretty casual run of CQ Lunatic, I haven't grinded, but I have accepted some of the random rewards from the lottery shop and some of my units in my own castle, and I'm totally fine with sacrificing units if need be. As long as I can find a way to win without DLC/grinding out supports and all that. Corrin: Nohr Noble Level 20 SKILLS: Draconic Hex, Dragon Fang, Nohrian Trust. A rank swords, B rank tomes, B rank dragonstone Has S-rank support with great knight Jakob, and has dragonstone + Stats: HP: 45 STR: 27 MAG: 22 Skill:24 Speed: 28 Luck: 16 Def:25 Res: 13 Xander: Paladin Level 20 Skills: Elbow room, Defender, Aegis. A rank in swords, D in lances. Has A+ rank support with master ninja Kaze HP: 50 STR: Capped at 33 Skill: 29 cap Spd: 28 Luck: 32 Def: 28 Res: 13 Camillia: Wyvern Lord Level 20 Skills: Lunge, Rally Defense, Swordbreaker. A rank in axes, D in lances. Has S-rank support with bow knight Niles HP: 41 STR: 32 Skill: 33 Spd: 30 cap Luck: 18 DEF: 31 Res: 24 Effie: General Level 19 Skills: Natural Cover, Luna, Wary Fighter, Pavise. A rank in lances, E in axes. Has S-rank with Arthur Berserker, A with son, wyvern lord Percy HP: 43 STR: 30 Skill: 20 Spd: 15 Luck: 29 Def: 26 Res: 15 Elise: Strategist Level 16 Skills: Demoiselle, rally res, inspiration, A support with Leo, A rank staves, d rank tomes HP: 31 Mag: 31 Skill: 18 Spd: 31 Luck: 34 Def: 7 Res: 29 Nina: Level 15 Bow Knight Skills: Rally defense, locktouch, rally skill, shuriken breaker, B rank bows, e rank swords STR: 25 Skill: 27 Spd: 26 Luck: 25 Def: 16 Res:28 Izana: Level 13 onmyoji Skills; Base skills, B rank tomes, C rank staves Mag: 27 Skill: 30 Spd: 22 Luck: 21 Def: 17 Res: 28 Jakob: Level 26 Great Knight Skills: Gentihlomme, elbow room, luna, armored blow. S rank with Corrin STR: 31 Skill: 26 Spd: 18 Luck: 23 Def: 19 Res: 9 Azura is level 36 and has all her skills Some of the other units I have include a level 8 wyvern lord Percy, but he's too weak to be anything but a pair-up bot. Kana is a weak level 1 nohr noble, Shura's a mediocre level 7 adventurer. Besides the staves I mentioned earlier, odd equipment i have includes the Berserker's Axe, a forged +1 Norhian Blade, forged killer ax +1, steel ax +1, hand ax +1, Lightning, ragnorak. I also have about 5100 gold. If you need any more info, just let me know. I'm realizing tackling Conquest Lunatic without planning anything in advanced was a really, really bad idea 😣

Thanks for the warm welcome! And to clarify my above statement a bit, I bought the internationally released FE games I didn't own yet. Prior to this summer (when I got my first job and went a little spend-happy...), I'd played through Awakening, Blazing Sword, and most of Fates Conquest. Then, after saving up a decent bit of money, I bought the rest. Admittedly, of them, I've completed Revelations and Birthright Hard Classic, and SOV Hard Classic (still working on postgame, ugh...). I've only just started Path of Radiance and Sacred Stones, and the rest I have yet to begin. I'm trying to finish Echoes postgame before getting to them. I prefer to play games one at a time. Thanks. It'll be intense, but I'm looking forward to experiencing the many entries of the series I have yet to experience.

Haha, I don't think that will happen. I'm the only person I know IRL with an account on this site, so I don't think I'd be suspected of having multiple accounts. Some of my siblings play Fire Emblem, albeit much more casually than I do.

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