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That depends on what counts as a kill here. Each monster had to be "killed" twice. My strategy was to have Edelgard attack first to break one barrier, and then Byleth to break the second, which usually killed the monster for the first time. Then I had someone like Petra or Bernadetta snipe the last two barriers (which didn't do all that much damage to the monster itself) and Ingrid knocked off that last half of its healthbar. As more beasties started showing up I had to improvise a bit and Ingrid started taking on a few of the birds herself. I don't think she got the first kill on any of them but she did get the second. So if that first kill counts then yeah Byleth may have gotten more, but Ingrid definitely killed the most for real. Doesn't really matter in the end though haha. Was just surprised cause I thought Ingrid had it for sure on that one. Ah, I never realized it was a flat 25. For some reason I thought I remembered it giving more sometimes. Thanks for the info, though. Maybe I'll rethink doing battles all month then since I don't wanna be stuck training my benched units every Sunday.

Just finished Sothis's paralogue today and first things first I love how Edelgard tries to hide her not-so-little crush on Byleth when you could seriously cut the UST between those two with an ax- I mean knife lol But to get back on topic, I have absolutely no clue what the game's thinking when it chooses an MVP. Throughout the entire battle, Ingrid proved herself to be the true MVP, dishing out the most damage to the monsters and getting the kill on five of them, including the boss. The rest of the party all did very well, especially Byleth and Edelgard, but I was surprised when Byleth, not Ingrid, was named MVP. I mean, I won't complain about the motivation boost for everyone, but damn if Ingrid wasn't snubbed on that one.

This sounds like an amazing class for Petra! I wonder though how much the class name and mount match her aesthetically, since Petra and Brigid seem to be based heavily on the Celtic Kingdoms (MacNeary sounds like a Scottish clan; Brigid itself is named after St. Brigid, etc.) Maybe the class could be named Morrigan (after the goddess of war) with a giant crow as a flying mount?

I actualy did check it out and it doesn't seem all that bad tbh. It's a shame though that she can't have her Felix ending and her bake shop without, y'know... I liked the hilarious back and forth support convos she had with Felix. But I guess I can live with the Linhardt ending. Or maybe I'll go with Hanneman's since she stays single on that one. Then I can just headcanon up a Lysithea x Felix relationship from there lol I knew recruiting good ol' crest grandpa completely on impulse would pay off somehow! Really though this got me thinking about how the lifespan issue could've been better solved with a post-timeskip Edelgard and Lysithea paralogue. El and Lys would need A-support to unlock it but seriously how amazing would it have been to raid Shambhala, "Tempest of Seasons" playing instead of that awful dubstep, cutting down every TWSITD in sight for what they did to El and Lys, and then using their tech to take back the precious time TWSITD stole from them. Not only would it have let Lys live a long happy life with whoever she wanted, but it would also give Crimson Flower a much-needed Shambhala mission and onscreen fight against TWSITD. I'm not sure if removing the crests gives her hair its natural color again though... I could be wrong though. There might be a bit of lore I'm missing.

Was afraid that was gonna be the answer... Can't believe her best available option is Linhardt though. He's just so boring and unattractive. Lysithea deserves better. Well I guess it's decision making time...

Oh perfect! I was concerned since I know there are endings where Lys doesn't survive. I wasn't sure if El's endings were the same way. Glad to hear El can live a long happy life with Byleth in the end :) Edelgard is canonically bisexual iirc. I think she specifically has a crush on Byleth though, even outside of supports. Explains why she doesn't seem all that interested in anyone else. This. She doesn't like crests at all to begin with. For some reason I see her jumping on the first opportunity to get rid of both of hers lol Well damn... looks like Lysithea's screwed then if I pair her with Felix as planned. Will it be enough just to get her to A-support with Edelgard or Linhardt (while still marrying Felix)? Or does she need the paired ending with them for it to work?

Do Edelgard and Lysithea need to have a paired ending together to cure both their shortened lifespans? Or is simply getting them to A-support with each other enough to do it? I don't want to let either of them die immediately after the ending because they didn't get their lifespans corrected. But I also don't want their paired ending. I think of El and Lys as having more of a big sister and little sister kinda relationship instead of being a couple. I'd much rather see El and Byleth get together in the end. Is their A-support enough to save them while still letting El marry Byleth? Or, if it isn't, will getting them both to A-support with Linhardt (but no paired ending) work instead? I just want them both to have happy endings without sinking any ships.

Exactly! Not to mention he sends his bandits out to kill her (and Dorothea just because she's there) the moment she refuses to go with him. "Blood money" is right, the guy's a creep and a half.

No offense taken haha I'm completely new to the series so mistakes will definitely be made. I do follow online guides for some missions but I got totally screwed over by one on the Underground Chamber fight so I know to take their advice with a grain of salt. I did it though! I sent everybody north to take out the merchant like you said and grabbed the healing staff. Then I had Ingrid trip the ambush at the exit while hovering just out of their reach. Byleth and El went in and cleaned house on them while Felix and Shamir took care of Prayer Ring guy and the rest formed a protective circle around Dorothea. Once Devil Axe guy and the reinforcements were gone, Ingrid just darted to the exit and that was that lol I think the idea was that the guy's doing shady illegal trading inside a volcano and leading a small army of bandits. There's no way a respected noble can be marrying into that without raising a few eyebrows about her family. I loved the ending though. I don't ship them (Dorothea/Petra all the way) but Dorothea and Ingrid are just so sweet to each other their friendship moments are always nice to see. Really shows that for all the undeserved flak Dorothea gets from certain parts of the fanbase, she's a wonderfully written character. I can't wait to see what Edelgard's paralogue is like. Thanks for the advice everyone! :)

I'm on Hard/Casual. I'm just still pretty bad at this lol Thanks for the info about the healing staff. I'll definitely pick it up for Marianne since I do plan on making her a Gremory and she almost never attacks. I'd rather keep Dorothea focused on offensive spells and Linhardt's kinda busy riding the bench. I hadn't considered sendng everybody north, actually. But if killing the merchant gets rid of one wave of reinforcements then I'll do that first to make life easier for Ingrid. Byleth and Edelgard can deal with Devil Axe guy no problem and grab the staff. Then it's just getting Ingrid past the last ambush safely. I'll do everything I can to keep them focused on the others but I swear Dorothea and Ingrid are like catnip to them. I'll save all my divine pulses for that part though in case anything goes screwy.

I just unlocked paralogues yesterday and I was SO hyped to start Ingrid and Dorothea's since I love both characters. So after quick explore session to build support and replenish battle supplies, I jump right in and I'm immediately hooked by the story. Ingrid's dad is trying to marry her off to some shady jerk and Dorothea's like "yeah this guy's bad news, wanna go check him out?" Hell yeah! And then it turns out he's a black market merchant doing business in a volcano of all places! And that's all before "Tempest of Seasons" kicks in and sets the mood for what I'm sure is gonna be the best mission in the game so far... ...and then it hits me just what a paralogue is. Fire Emblem's version of the good ol' fashioned escort mission. A double escort mission involving two of my squishiest units aside from Lysithea. On a map crawling with archers and axe wielders who will literally hunt down Dorothea and Ingrid to the ends of the earth. So on my first attempt I split up my party into two groups. I had Byleth, Edelgard, Felix, Lysithea and Marianne take the southern route with Ingrid to get her to the exit while Dorothea, Petra and Bernadetta took the northern path to go deal with the leader. Which turned out to be a VERY bad idea when the reinforcements showed up and trapped Ingrid's group. Bernadetta (she's come a long way haha) almost managed to kill the leader but one of his inner circle killed Dorothea and I had to start over. On my next try I said screw the leader, thinking that my party could outrun the advancing group frrm the north. I sent everybody south to brute force their way through the reinforcements and get Ingrid to the exit ASAP. This of course didn't work out any better since the northern group caught up and every single one of them immediately went after Dorothea and Ingrid with murder in their eyes. And so once again Dorothea fell. With Ingrid mere steps away from the exit. Today I'm giving it another go with a fresh new plan. I'll bring Shamir instead of Lysithea and park her, Byleth and Edelgard at the starting point to hold off the northern group while the rest head south with Petra, Felix and Bernadetta leading the charge, Marianne in the middle and Dorothea and Ingrid in the back so they're the least targeted. I'm hoping Ingrid will be able to slip past on her pegasus and reach the exit while the rest keep the reinforcements busy. Is the healing staff from the chest to the east worth having though? I'm sure that once the quest is almost over, I can send Shamir east to get the chest no problem. But if it's just a piece of junk or I can find something better, I won't waste my time getting it.

I just did a couple of auxilliary battles to test out. Bernadetta's doing MUCH better with the HP and strength boosts. I made sure to keep her at a safe distance (her newly-unlocked Deadeye move is a godsend) and in the bushes whenever possible. She made it through both battles without a problem and even got the kill on a few bandits! I gave Edelgard the movement boost and I'm glad I did. She and Byleth never got separated once and together they pretty much duo'd the whole map haha Haven't given the speed boost to anyone but right now I'm thinking Felix should get it. Petra and Byleth both seem pretty set for speed and I doubt it'll do as much good for Dorothea, Ingrid or Marianne.

Petra's survivability isn't really my concern. Like you said, she's pretty much doubling everything right now. And since I always keep my couples together, Dorothea's there to give her heals if she needs to. I only considered giving Petra the speed boost because I wasn't sure if it would do much good on anyone else in my party (except maybe Felix). Bernadetta on the other hand needs absolutely anything she can get. The best luck I've had with her so far was when I had Marianne basically babysitting her the whole time and even then she ended up retreating. I'm definitely giving her the HP and strength boosts. She needs them. As for Edelgard, I hear lots of conflicting opinions on the Emperor class. Basically, I know Wyvern Lord's supposed to be better but that class is just so boring looks-wise I'm willing to settle for second best, which I'm assuming Emperor is based on the fact that she can effortlessly kill in one turn. I'll give her the movement boost for sure though.

Perfect, thanks! :)

The Sacred Galewind Shoes (Movement +1) seem like they'd be the best choice for Edelgard. Right now she's a force of nature strength-wise and takes very little damage. But her limited movement means she's having a bit of trouble staying close to Byleth on the battlefield. Since I'm planning on going Emperor for her endgame class (Wyvern Lord's just too bland looking lol), would this be a good idea? Not gonna lie here, I'm seriously considering giving both the Sacred Floral Robe (HP +7) and Sacred Snowmelt Drop (Strength +3) to Bernadetta. She always (and I mean ALWAYS) ends up retreating in the first few turns and she's not doing nearly enough damage that I find it's worth Divine Pulsing to get her back. Petra's a better archer than her, and Ingrid's a better lancer. I really don't wanna give up and bench her because I still like her as a character. But she needs something right now to help her keep up with the others. And then the Sacred Moonstone (Speed +3) I might give to Petra since she's one of my strongest units right now but still takes quite a bit of damage if she's hit. Are these good choices for my DLC items?

Damn haha I knew about it being an endgame drop but just wondered if I could get it earlier this way. Doesn't concern me too much since I'd only wanted it as an emergency backup for Felix anyway. Iron/Steel swords will do me just fine for the bulk of things. Thanks for the quick reply!

I've looked everywhere but I can't seem to find any info on this. I know she'll leave when I choose Crimson Flower, but is it possible to at least get her temporarily before making the big decision? I just finished the mission where I'm more interested in getting that sword of hers for my future swordmaster Felix if possible than I am in actually keeping her as a unit.

I'm playing casual mode on hard difficulty, figuring I can bump down to normal if I have to but not the other way around. I'll definitely look into getting Marianne though. Thanks for the suggestion! Oh, good! This seems like the kinda game that has a lot of permanent missables that it doesn't warn you about. Just don't wanna screw anything up by mistake haha Excellent! That makes managing weapons a lot easier than swinging relics all the time lol I really appreciate everyone's advice! I have to say I'm enjoying this game so far (just got to chapter 3!) and loving the story and characters (especially El, Dorothea and Petra as you probably guessed lol). Thanks again! :)

Thanks everyone for the helpful info! Thanks! I really wasn't sure on this one :P I'll make sure I get Ingrid and Felix first then. I know I'll need El's C-support to get the Crimson Flower route. I'm sure it'll happen pretty though soon since I always keep Byleth and El together on the battlefield and I've still got a ways to go before chapter 11. I haven't touched the DLC story yet and likely won't until my second playthrough since I hear it's a challenge even for experienced players (which I'd hardly call myself at this point lol). But yeah I'll just make sure Dorothea and Petra don't A-support anyone but each other. About Byleth's ring, though... what chapter does she get it in? I know there's a lot of permanently missable stuff and I don't wanna screw up and miss out on her ending with El. Ah, that makes sense. I take it that weapons in this game are more of a "whatever gets the job done" sorta deal and less about fussing over which one's the best? So if someone gets their own "legendary" weapon through the story (Byleth's Creator Sword, El's Aymr, etc.) then great but otherwise just stick to the generic stuff and don't bother stealing other characters' relics? Tbh not wanting to recruit Sylvain was less about difficulty and more cause I don't particularly care for him lol Thanks again for all your help!

Hello! I'm a newcomer to the series. I bought Three Houses last week and I just started Chapter 2 on the Black Eagles route (planning on going Crimson Flower). I have a few questions about moving forward. -What should I be focusing more on right now, building support with the characters I want to recruit? Or building support between my preferred romantic pairings? I'm torn right now cause I want to recruit Ingrid and Felix as soon as I can, which means I need at least B-support with both of them. But I also want to make sure my favorite couples (Byleth & Edelgard and Dorothea & Petra) get together and have their paired endings. I just got Dorothea and Petra's C-support convo, but nothing between Byleth and El yet. -How exactly do non-Byleth pairings work? I read somewhere that it has to do with the first person a character gets to A-support with. So if Dorothea gets to A-support with Petra before anyone else, I'll get their paired ending? What if another character gets to A-support with Dorothea or Petra later on? Will I lose the Dorothea and Petra ending if that happens? -What are the best endgame weapons for my planned team? -Enlightened One Byleth: Sublime Creator Sword? -Emperor Edelgard: Aymr axe? -Dancer Dorothea: A sword, I'm guessing. But I have no idea which one. -Assassin Petra: I'm guessing Thunderbrand. Or would this be better for Felix? Can I even get Thunderbrand without recruiting Catherine? -Falcon Knight Ingrid: Lance of Ruin? If so, can I get it without recruiting Sylvain? -Swordmaster Felix: If not Thunderbrand then I don't know. -Bow Knight Bernadetta: Everyone says the best bow is Claude's. But can I even get it as a Black Eagle? Any suggestions are much appreciated ^_^ Thanks!