Let's attempt to S-rank HHM

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So mainly because I'm a completionist freak, and in part because I want to have at least one semi-pro accomplishment in FE under my belt, I'm going to attempt to get a S-rank in HHM. I will rage alot, but I will persist in accomplishing this.

A few things to note:

- I am playing this on a legit cartridge on my GBA, so no savestates on this.

- I will aim to go for the Linus version of Four-Fanged Offense, and the Kenneth version of Pale Flower of Darkness

- In some instances, mainly back in LHM, I do attempt if it's not too much of a hassle to get profitable stat growths for characters.

- I plan to not visit Chapter 19xx, but I had Nils up to level 7 before the end of LHM just for the occasion that I might consider it, but I did it mainly for the level gains to help out Ninian and most likely still be able to get EXP with her and Nils throughout this run.

Because I forgot to check up on my units' stats at the end of LHM, I can't exactly pinpoint the stats of each character, however, I will list off every LHM unit's starting level and stats in HHM as well as the EXP and level-up stat gains every unit gets during this playthrough.

So, let's get this started. Feel free to commentate and give tips, I appreciate it.

Chapter 11: Another Journey

EXP and stat gain:

Matthew: 4.25 + 130 ( 5.55) HP: 19 + 1 Str: 5 Skl: 5 + 1 Spd: 13 + 1 Lck: 4 Def: 3 + 1 Res: 1

Hector: 1 + 263 (3.63) HP: 19 + 2 Str: 7 + 2 Skl: 4 + 1 Spd: 5 + 1 Lck: 3 + 2 Def: 8 + 1 Res: 0

Chapter EXP: 393/0

Turns: 7/0

General strategy and after-commentary: Tried to do this in the same way as Horace did in his unfinished S-rank run of this chapter. It wasn't exactly easy as I relied on alot of chapter resets to hope and get favorable RNG stats on the enemies, primarily that one knight in front of the door so he doesn't have 2 speed so I could double him with Hector, not get killed in the 2nd enemy phase, and to top it all off have good stat gains with the 2 levels. After quite some retry's I finally nailed it. Also got the Lockpick and the Red Gem off the thief.

Chapter 12: Birds of a Feather

EXP and stat gain:

Dorcas 5.32 + 28 (5.60) HP: 32 Str: 8 Skl: 7 Spd: 6 Lck: 4 Def: 3 Res: 0

Eliwood 1.00 + 175 (2.75) HP: 18 + 1 Str: 5 + 1 Skl: 5 Spd: 7 Lck: 7 Def: 5 + 1 Res: 0

Marcus 1.00 + 8 (1.08) Base

Rebecca 1.00 + 81 (1.81) Base

Lowen 2.00 + 49 (2.49) Base

Bartre 2.00 + 83 (2.83) Base

Oswin 9.00 + 16 (9.16) Base

Serra 9.29 + 46 (9.75) HP: 21 Mag: 9 Skl: 10 Spd: 12 Lck: 10 Def: 3 Res: 8

Matthew 5.55 + 92 (6.47) HP: 20 + 1 Str: 5 Skl: 6 + 1 Spd: 14 + 1 Lck: 4 Def: 4 Res: 1

Hector 3.63 + 180 (5.43) HP: 21 + 2 Str: 9 + 2 Skl: 5 + 1 Spd: 6 + 2 Lck: 5 + 1 Def: 9 + 1 Res: 0

Chapter EXP: 758

Total: 1151/550

Turns: 6

Total: 13/8

General strategy and after-commentary: This wasn't as really hard as I imagined it would be. I basically used Oswin and Matthew to chip damage and mainly kill with Hector, and Serra healed 4 times. On Eliwood's side I used Marcus to get the Secret Book from the village, while the rest pressed on to chip and eventually kill. I feed the kills to Rebecca, Bartre, Lowen and Eliwood. Thankfully the fighter boss headed downwards so I parked Marcus on the forest tile to weaken him, then further with Lowen, and killed with Eliwood. I also gave Dorcas the Red Gem before the end and sold it, buying 2 iron swords, 1 iron axe, and 1 iron lance, mainly meant for Eliwood, Marcus and Hector so to save valuable uses of their weapons. Also my Hector's on a roll, holy smoke!

Edited April 6, 2012 by Bartrio

[Sunwoo]

Good luck with this, man.

[General Horace]

fyi I did finish i just lost the videos of the final chapters, all the info is still in thread.

although Bal's logs are way better

best of luck.

Edited April 5, 2012 by Reinhardt

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Good luck with this, man.

Thanks for that, Jihyun. I'll need it.

fyi I did finish i just lost the videos of the final chapters, all the info is still in thread.

although Bal's logs are way better

best of luck.

Yeah Balcerzak's logs also aid me big-time in this. Although I did mean to say that your playthrough was just unfinished in terms of video's on it. And thanks.

Chapter 13: In Search of Truth

General strategy: I traded the hand axe to Hector with Dorcas while the two along with Bartre and Oswin worked their way to the east, with Bartre getting most of the hits on the pegasus knights in, Dorcas visiting the village, and ultimately take out the cavalier team as well as the few reinforcements, and Hector killed the knight boss with 2 Wolf Beil strikes. Marcus traded the iron lance and iron swords from Dorcas with his secret book, before accompanying Eliwood and the rest of the units down the normal route, killing most of the units with Eliwood, Lowen, Rebecca and Matthew as usual, while picking off units with Marcus in case things get too hectic. Got the mine from the village with Marcus, and Matt recruits Guy on the 7th turn. At turn 8 the only unit that was left standing was a lone soldier. Before seizing I sold the secret book and bought 2 hand axes and a javelin with Dorcas.

EXP and stat gain:

Lowen: 2.49 + 91 (3.40) HP: 23 + 1, Str: 7 Skl: 5+1 Spd: 7 Lck: 3 Def: 7 Res: 1

Dorcas 5.60 + 53 (6.13) HP: 33 Str. 8+1 Skl: 7 Spd: 6+1 Lck: 4 Def: 3 Res: 0

Eliwood 2.75 + 125 (4.20) HP: 19 + 1 Str: 6 + 1 Skl: 5 + 1 Spd: 7 Lck: 7 Def: 6 Res: 1

Marcus 1.08 + 22 (1.30) Base

Rebecca 1.81 +82 (2.63) HP: 17 Str: 4 Skl: 5 Spd: 6 + 1 Lck: 4 Def: 3 Res: 1

Bartre 2.83 + 161 (4.44) HP: 29 + 1 Str: 9 + 1 Skl: 5 + 1 Spd: 3 + 2 Lck: 4 Def: 4 + 1 Res: 0 + 1

Oswin 9.16 + 71 (9.87) Base

Serra 9.75 + 78 (10.53) HP: 21+1 Mag: 9+1 Skl: 10 Spd: 12 Lck: 10+1 Def: 3+1 Res: 8

Matthew 6.47 + 70 (7.17) HP: 21 Str: 5 Skl: 7+1 Spd: 15+1 Lck: 4 Def: 5 Res: 1

Hector 5.43 + 177 (7.20) HP: 23+1 Str: 11+1 Skl: 6+2 Spd: 8+1 Lck: 6 Def: 10+2 Res: 0

Guy 3.00 + 42 (3.42) HP: 24 Str. 8 Skl: 13 Spd: 14 Lck: 5 Def: 6 Res: 1

Chapter EXP: 972/750

Total EXP: 2123/1300

Chapter Turns: 8/12

Total Turns: 21/20

After-commentary: Hector's still on a roll with growths, but let's hope Eliwood gets decent ones in the next one. Kinda surprised with Bartre's growths as well.

Chapter 13x: The Peddler Merlinus

General strategy: This one took so many retries to just to get the RNG against the enemy in my favor, but finally managed to get one in after about 2 hours. Went to the southeast with Matthew and Guy both being parked in the 2 forest tiles close to the snag connecting the bandit group at the forts, and got alot of EXP in with Guy and Matthew chipping. Dorcas and Barte were mainly used to transport around Merlinus, and to chip in safe circumstances in the south area. While the main combat was kept in the main isle where you start off, and Marcus made his way to the village and killing a few units along the way. Finally I managed to make my way to the west of the main isle with Hector, Eliwood, Oswin, Lowen and Serra. Oswin took 2 rounds to chip the mercenary boss Puzon to near-death, and Eliwood successfully got the boss kill on the last turn, and at the end only 3 nomads as far as I could see were alive.

EXP & stat gain:

Lowen: 3.40 + 83 (4.23) HP: 24 + 1, Str: 7 Skl: 6 Spd: 7 Lck: 3 Def: 7 Res: 1

Dorcas 6.13 + 49 (6.62) HP: 33 Str. 9 Skl: 7 Spd: 7 Lck: 4 Def: 3 Res: 0

Eliwood 4.20 + 259 (6.79) HP: 20 + 2 Str: 7 + 1 Skl: 6 Spd: 7 + 1 Lck: 7 + 1 Def: 6 + 2 Res: 1 + 1

Marcus 1.30 + 25 (1.55) Base

Rebecca 2.63 + 110 (3.73) HP: 17 + 1 Str. 4 Skl: 5 Spd: 7 Lck: 4 Def: 3 Res: 1

Bartre 4.44 + 21 (4.65) HP: 30 Str: 10 Skl: 6 Spd: 5 Lck: 4 Def: 5 Res: 1

Oswin 9.87 + 63 (10.50) HP: 28 + 1 Str: 13 Skl: 9 Spd: 5 Lck: 3 Def: 13 Res: 3

Serra 10.53 + 70 (11.23) HP: 22 + 1 Mag: 10 Skl: 10 Spd: 12 Lck: 11 Def: 4 + 1 Res: 8 + 1

Matthew 7.17 + 67 (7.84) HP: 21 Str: 5 Skl: 7 + 1 Spd: 16 Lck: 4 Def: 5 Res: 1

Hector 7.20 + 94 (8.14) HP: 24 + 1 Str: 12 + 1 Skl: 8 + 1 Spd: 9 Lck: 6 Def: 12 + 1 Res: 0

Guy 3.42 + 184 (5.26) HP: 24 + 1 Str: 8 + 1, Skl: 13 + 2 Spd: 14 + 1 Lck: 5 + 1 Def: 6 Res: 1

Chapter EXP: 1025/700

Total EXP: 3057/2000

Chapter Turns: 8/7

Total Turns: 29/27

After-commentary: Eliwood shaped up somewhat now, and Hector still has strength and defense going on a roll. Though if Lowen doesn't shape up soon, I'll bench him in favor of Sain and Kent. I think I'll bench Rebecca, Bartre and Dorcas soon as well though.

Edited April 6, 2012 by Bartrio

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Chapter 14: False Friends

General strategy: Bartre killed off the knight and the soldiers on the right of the starting area and with Rebecca's help pick off the pegasus knights, while Marcus went over to the beack to keep those damn pirates at bay for the first two turns or so and to attract enemies. Rebecca and Guy on the first turn killed the soldier blocking path to Erk so Lowen can rescue him on the first turn. Meanwhile Eliwood Hector and Oswin went for the center, Eliwood braching off to confront the pirates, while Hector and Oswin took care of the cavalry near the castle, Hector solo-ing the crap out of Erik, and Lowen, Erk Guy and Serra held off the units near the north village. All in all not a bad chapter.

EXP and stat gain:

Lowen: 4.23 + 30 (4.53) HP: 25 Str: 7 Skl: 6 Spd: 7 Lck: 3 Def: 7 Res: 1

Dorcas 6.62 + 64 (7.28) HP: 34 Str: 10 Skl: 7 Spd: 7+1 Lck: 4+1 Def: 3 Res: 1

Eliwood 6.79 + 82 (7.61) HP: 22+1 Str: 8+1 Skl: 6+1 Spd: 8 Lck: 8 Def: 8 Res: 2

Marcus 1.55 + 48 (2.03) HP: 31 Str. 15 Skl: 15+1 Spd: 11 Lck: 8+1 Def: 10+1 Res:8+1

Rebecca 3.73 + 96 (4.69) HP: 18+1 Str: 4 Skl: 5+1 Spd: 7 Lck: 4+1 Def: 3 Res: 1

Bartre 4.65 + 169 (6.34) HP: 30+2 Str: 10+1 Skl: 6+1 Spd: 5 Lck: 4 Def: 5+1 Res: 1

Oswin 10.50 + 85 (11.35) HP: 29 Str: 13 Skl: 9+1 Spd: 5 Lck: 3 Def: 13 Res: 3

Serra 11.23 + 33 (11.56) HP: 23 Mag: 10 Skl: 10 Spd: 12 Lck: 11 Def: 5 Res: 9

Matthew 7.84 + 61 (8.45) HP: 21+1 Str: 5 Skl: 8 Spd: 16+1 Lck: 4+1 Def: 5+1 Res: 1

Hector 8.14 + 158 (9.72) HP: 25+1 Str: 13 Skl: 9 Spd: 9 Lck: 6+1 Def: 13 Res: 0

Guy 5.26 + 121 (6.47) HP: 25+1 Str: 9 Skl: 15 Spd: 15+1 Lck: 6+1 Def: 6 Res: 1+1

Erk 6..48 + 38 (6.86) HP: 19 Mag: 6 Skl: 7 Spd: 10 Lck: 5 Def: 3 Res: 6

Priscilla 3.00 (Base)

EXP: 985/850

Total EXP: 4042/2850

Turns: 9/10

Total Turns: 38/37

After-commentary: This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Only near the end was Rebecca instrumental because thos pegasus knights have slim lances, and Bartre and Dorcas can't double or kill them in one hit, so they need to kill them after the enemy and during the player phase, since otherwise they will retreat screwing over the turn count.

Chapter 15: Talons Alight

Units deployed: Lowen, Erk, Priscilla, Eliwood, Guy, Oswin, Marcus, Matthew.

General strategy: Marcus, Oswin and Hector focussed on the lower area, eventually baiting the nomad boss, and killed him on the 6th turn with Hector. Meanwhile Eliwood and Guy had a easy job fighting off the fighter reinforcements to the northwest on their own, and Lowen and Erk fend off the northeast units. Matthew also managed to steal the lockpick and nab the silver axe and mend staff.

EXP and stat gain:

Lowen: 4.53 + 41 (4.94) HP: 25 Str: 7 Skl: 6 Spd: 7 Lck: 3 Def: 7 Res: 1

Eliwood 7.61 + 64 (8.25) HP: 23+1 Str: 9+1 Skl: 7+1 Spd: 8+1 Lck: 8+1 Def: 8+1 Res: 2+1

Marcus 2.03 + 36 (2.39) HP: 31 Str. 15 Skl: 16 Spd: 11 Lck: 9 Def: 11 Res: 9

Oswin 11.35 + 111 (12.38) HP: 29+1 Str: 13+1 Skl: 10 Spd: 5 Lck: 3 Def: 13 Res: 3

Matthew 8.45+10 (8.55) HP: 22 Str: 5 Skl: 8 Spd: 17 Lck: 5 Def: 6 Res: 1

Hector 9.72 + 163 (11.35) HP: 26+2 Str: 13+1 Skl: 9+2 Spd: 9+1 Lck: 7+1 Def: 13 Res: 0

Guy 6.47 + 104 (7.51) HP: 26+1 Str: 9 Skl: 15+1 Spd: 16 Lck: 7 Def: 6 Res: 2+1

Erk 6.86 + 83 (7.69) HP: 19+1 Mag: 6+1 Skl: 7+1 Spd: 10 Lck: 5 Def: 3 Res: 6+1

Priscilla 3.00 + 68 (3.68) (Base)

EXP: 680/0

Total EXP: 4722/2850

Turns: 8/0

Total Turns: 46/37

After-commentary: This was a overall nice defense chapter, unlike the Merlinus one. What surprised me the most is that Eliwood got a perfect level up! Just wow! And at the end only 2 cavaliers were left alive. Turn-count waster, but at least I got some decent EXP in.

Chapter 16: Noble Lady of Caelin

Units deployed: Serra, Priscilla, Eliwood, Guy, Matthew, Marcus, Erk

General strategy: Finally I get my pretty balanced Florina and Lyn back from LHM. In general this was very tough to figure out in how to kill as many units as possible and still get the best movement towards the castle in as few possible turns with the Hector side. On Lyn's side her group took care of the pegasus knights and the mercenary's/myrmidons close to her. Matthew stayed near the bottom to chip EXP off the bandit reinforcements, and I had to take risks with Florina to put her near the range of the balista unit, as well as the archer in the center. Finally Marcus chipped the boss, and Eliwood got the boss kill.

EXP and stat gain:

Eliwood 8.25 + 183 (10.08) HP: 24+2 Str: 10+2 Skl: 8+1 Spd: 9 Lck: 9 Def: 9 Res: 3

Marcus 2.39 + 31 (2.70) HP: 31 Str. 15 Skl: 16 Spd: 11 Lck: 9 Def: 11 Res: 9

Matthew 8.55 + 139 (9.94) HP: 22 Str: 5 Skl: 8 Spd: 17+1 Lck: 5+1 Def: 6 Res: 1+1

Hector 11.35 + 62 (11.97) HP: 28 Str: 14 Skl: 11 Spd: 10 Lck: 8 Def: 13 Res: 0

Guy 7.51 + 80 (8.31) HP: 27+1 Str: 9 Skl: 16+1 Spd: 16+1 Lck: 7 Def: 6+1 Res: 3

Erk 7.69 + 101 (8.70) HP: 20+1 Mag: 7 Skl: 8+1 Spd: 10+1 Lck: 5 Def: 3 Res: 7+1

Priscilla 3.68 + 67 (4.35) HP:16 Mag: 6+1 Skl: 6 Spd: 8+1 Lck: 7 Def: 3 Res: 6

Florina 7.43 + 113 (8.56) HP:28 Str: 10 Skl: 9+1 Spd: 12+1 Lck: 11 Def: 5 Res: 9

Wil 6.57 + 53 (7.10) HP:22+1 Str: 8 Skl: 7+1 Spd: 6+1 Lck: 8 Def: 6 Res: 1+1

Kent 8.00 + 45 (8.45) HP: 26 Str: 10 Skl: 10 Spd: 11 Lck: 5 Def: 6 Res: 1

Sain 8.14 + 38 (8.52) HP: 26 Str: 11 Skl: 7 Spd: 8 Lck: 8 Def: 9 Res: 1

Lyn: 10.79 + 38 (11.17) HP: 21+1 Str: 10+1 Skl: 12+1 Spd: 14 Lck: 10+1 Def: 7 Res: 3

Serra 11.56 + 49 (12.05) HP: 23+1 Mag: 10+1 Skl: 10 Spd: 12+1 Lck: 11+1 Def: 5 Res: 9+1

EXP: 999/1100

Total EXP: 5721/3950

Chapter Turns: 8/7

Total Turns: 54/44

After-commentary: Nothing much else to add here, except that Lyn started off with the White Gem (Thanks for the help on the item funds in LHM, Horace!) which I sold in the first turn and bought 2 healing staffs, 3 javelins, 2 iron ones, and 1 iron sword with it for the next few chapters. Let's hope the next one goes well and get the Silver Sword of it.

Edited April 7, 2012 by Bartrio

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Chapter 17: Whereabouts Unknown

Units deployed: Lowen, Marcus, Kent, Sain. Priscilla, Erk, Lyn, Eliwood, Matthew

General strategy: Lyn, Eliwood, Erk, Lowen and Matthew stay behind to take care of the acher remnants while Marcus, Sain, Kent, Priscilla and Hector press on towards the north as quickly as possible. I've noticed that Raven doesn't start moving unless you're like halfway down the hallway directly south of him. Marcus takes blows and chips health off most enemies for the rest to killsteal EXP from, and Priscilla ends up recruiting Raven without having to block him off with a unit, plus the group reached the treasure room in time for them to kill the thief and nab the silver sword before the Knight Crest. Meanwhile Lowen and Matthew took care of the shaman near the chests room in the south, and Lowen assists in carrying him up to the top which Marcus also eventually assists in, leaving the archer reinforcements to Sain and Kent while Lyn, Erk and Eliwood took on the nomad and cavalier reinforcements. And Hector kills the boss and seizes while gaining a perfect level up! Also all 3 NPC dudes survive!

EXP and stat gain:

Lowen 4.94 + 53 (5.47) HP: 25+1 Str: 7+1 Skl: 6 Spd: 7 Lck: 3 Def: 7 Res: 1+1

Eliwood 10.08 + 47 (10.55) HP: 24+2 Str: 10+2 Skl: 8+1 Spd: 9 Lck: 9 Def: 9 Res: 3

Marcus 2.70 + 42 (3.12) HP: 31 Str. 15 Skl: 16 Spd: 11 Lck: 9 Def: 11 Res: 9+1

Matthew 9.94 + 61 (10.55) HP: 22+1 Str: 5+1 Skl: 8 Spd: 18+1 Lck: 6 Def: 6 Res: 2

Hector 11.97 + 230 (14.27) HP: 28+3 Str: 14+2 Skl: 11+1 Spd: 10+2 Lck: 8+2 Def: 13+3 Res: 0+1

Erk 8.70 + 77 (9.47) HP: 21 Mag: 7 Skl: 9 Spd: 11+1 Lck: 5+1 Def: 3 Res: 8+1

Priscilla 4.35 + 90 (5.25) HP:16 Mag: 7 Skl: 6+1 Spd: 9 Lck: 7+1 Def: 3 Res: 6

Kent 8.45 + 164 (10.09) HP: 26+2 Str: 10+1 Skl: 10+2 Spd: 11 Lck: 5 Def: 6 Res: 1+2

Sain 8.52 + 132 (9.84) HP: 26 Str: 14+1 Skl: 7 Spd: 8+1 Lck: 8 Def: 9+1 Res: 1+1

Lyn 11.17 + 83 (12.00) HP: 22 Str: 11+1 Skl: 13+1 Spd: 14 Lck: 11+1 Def: 7 Res: 3

Lucius 5.87 HP: 19 Mag: 8 Skl: 7 Spd: 10 Lck: 2 Def: 1 Res: 8

Raven 5.00 + 39 (5.39) HP: 29 Str: 10 Skl: 13 Spd: 15 Lck: 2 Def: 6 Res: 2

EXP: 999/1100

Total EXP: 5721/3950

Chapter Turns: 8/7

Total Turns: 54/44

After-commentary: Took me some time, but managed to pull it off flawlessly in like the 6th run.

Chapter 17x: Port of Badon

Units deployed: Florina, Eliwood, Raven, Priscilla, Lyn.

General strategy: I kind of found this not very hard to do, in fact I found a pattern in this chapter that usually always worked and replayed it several times to get good growths from levels, which goes as following:

Florina visits houses along the way, fighting on bandit in total and triggering the center pirates to move with one visit north of them. Raven takes a short detour up the normal route to get some EXP kills off the easy iron axes, then return, while Eliwood and Hector take the lower section. Hector can easily take the first 3 pirates of which one has the swordslayer on 1-round killing them, while Damian goes for lyn and she usually kills him in 2 rounds, 1 if she's Mani Katti-Crit lucky, and at the end I hope I ddon't get criticalled to death. Overal good chapter with my party and got some nice EXP in along with all the house bonusses. Priscilla was jut there to heal occasionally

EXP and stat gain:

Florina 8.56 + 26 (8.82) HP:28 Str: 10 Skl: 9+1 Spd: 12+1 Lck: 11 Def: 5 Res: 9

Lyn 12.00 + 174 (13.74) HP: 22 Str: 12 Skl: 14+1 Spd: 14 Lck: 12+1 Def: 7 Res: 3

Eliwood 10.55 + 131 (11.36) HP: 26+1 Str: 12+1 Skl: 9+1 Spd: 9+1 Lck: 9 Def: 9+1 Res: 3

Hector 14.27 + 117 (15.44) HP: 31+1 Str: 16+1 Skl: 12+1 Spd: 12+1 Lck: 10+1 Def: 16+1 Res: 0+1

Canas 8.00 + 60 (8.60) Base

Raven 5.39 + 275 (8.14) HP: 29+3 Str: 10+2 Skl: 13 Spd: 15 Lck: 2 Def: 6+2 Res: 2+1

Priscilla 5.25 + 66 (5.91) HP:16 Mag: 7 Skl: 7 Spd: 9 Lck: 8 Def: 3 Res: 6

EXP: 849/700

Total EXP: 7588/5750

Turns: 8/10

Total Turns: 74/72

After-commentary: Not looking forward to the next chapter. God give me strength...

Chapter 18: Pirate Ship

Units deployed: Sain, Marcus, Serra, Priscilla, Matthew, Raven, Florina

General strategy: I really depended on quite some RNG luck for Sain to hold the right stairs at the start of the chapter, and after about 3 turns I got control of the ship, continuing to kill mercs with Sain and Florina along with the occasional pegasus knights coming up. Matthew stole the Elysian Whip and the Guiding Ring, and near the end Sain was nearly getting swarmed to death on the last turn, but Raven got 2 lucky non-enemy Luna crit hits on the boss, and Florina took the chapter-ending boss kill, phew!!

EXP and stat gain:

Florina 8.82 + 258 (11.40) HP:28+3 Str: 10 Skl: 10 Spd: 13+2 Lck: 11+1 Def: 5 Res: 9+1

Hector 15.44 + 101 (16.45) HP: 32+1 Str: 17+1 Skl: 13+1 Spd: 13 Lck: 11 Def: 17 Res: 2

Sain 9.84 + 300 (12.84) HP: 26+3 Str: 15+2 Skl:7 Spd: 9+2 Lck: 8+1 Def: 10+1 Res: 2+1

Raven 8.14 + 155 (9.69) HP: 32+1 Str: 12 Skl: 13 Spd: 15+1 Lck: 2+1 Def: 8 Res: 2

Matthew 10.55 +59 (11.14) HP: 23+1 Str: 6+1 Skl: 8 Spd: 19 Lck:6+1 Def: 6 Res: 2

Serra 12.05 + 92 (12.97) HP: 24 Mag: 11 Skl: 10 Spd: 13 Lck: 12 Def: 5 Res: 10

Priscilla 5.91 + 79 (6.70) HP: 16+1 Mag: 7 Skl: 7 Spd: 9 Lck: 9 Def: 3 Res: 7

Marcus 3.12 +55 (3.67) HP: 31 Str. 15 Skl: 16 Spd: 11 Lck: 9 Def: 11 Res: 10

EXP: 1099 /1450

Total EXP: 8687/7200

Turns: 11/11

Total Turns: 85/83

After-commentary: I tried to extend the turn count of this chapter to it's fullest because I want to get the high demanding EXP requirements as much as possible, turn counts I can make up in the later chapters. And now for one of the most annoying maps for the boss mostly...

Chapter 19: The Dread Isle

Units deployed: Florina, Lucius, Raven, Kent, Sain, Matthew, Marcus, Eliwood, Lyn, Serra, Priscilla

General strategy: Fuck Uhai, fuck Uhai, Fuck Uhai! Anyway, yeah, this chapter isn't exactly one of my favorites to begin with, with the many nomads and cavaliers who have the forest tiles up the gazoo in their advantage to make RNG stuff even more of a annoyance for those with poor skill, but the boss is a challenge in itself. Anyway, Hector and Kent took the upper right path, Kent joining Sain on the south route immediately afterwards because the pegasus knights are a pain to non-Hector units and killed them on previous attempts, while Raven and Matthew took the southeast route. The rest just focussed on the south route up to Uhai and Marcus chipped some damage on most units in the same turn he went to kill the thief with the Torch staff, the 2nd that is. Eventually Dart joined Hector for the reinforcement pegasus knight EXP killing, and I actually pulled out Lucius and parked him on a forest tile to gain EXP boosts off the pirates. RNG wasn't very kind to me in that regard though, so I had to retreat. Sadly though pirates did manage to hit Merlinus to 'death', making him retreat, but oh well, no big loss. At about the 8th turn I got up to Uhai, and this was how I proceeded against him:

1: Stand with javelin Marcus in range of his short bow to hit him on both player and enemy turn.

2: Raven hits with Longsword

3: Hit with Lyn's Mani Katti, sadly no critical

4: Eliwood finishes him off with rapier, and gets the bosskill

FUCK YOU UHAI YEAH!! Also Eliwood had too many items, so I dropped a iron sword which had 1 one use left. Now for some breather...

EXP and stat gain:

Hector 16.45 + 49 (16.94) HP: 32+1 Str: 17+1 Skl: 13+1 Spd: 13 Lck: 11 Def: 17 Res: 2

Florina 11.40 + 63 (12.03) HP: 31+1 Str: 10 Skl: 10 Spd: 15 Lck: 12 Def: 5 Res: 10

Eliwood 11.36 + 236 (13.72) HP: 27+2 Str: 13+1 Skl: 10 Spd: 10+1 Lck: 9+1 Def: 10+2 Res: 3+2

Lyn 13.74 + 37 (14.11) HP: 22 Str: 12 Skl: 15 Spd: 14 Lck: 13+1 Def: 7 Res: 3

Sain 12.84 + 43 (13.27) HP: 29+1 Str: 15+2 Skl:7 Spd: 11+1 Lck: 9 Def: 11+1 Res: 3

Kent 10.09 + 86 (10.95) HP: 28 Str: 11 Skl: 12 Spd: 11 Lck: 5 Def: 6 Res: 3

Marcus 3.67 + 24 (3.91) HP: 31 Str. 15 Skl: 16 Spd: 11 Lck: 9 Def: 11 Res: 10

Serra 12.97 + 78 (13.75) HP: 24 Mag: 11 Skl: 10+1 Spd: 13+1 Lck: 12+1 Def: 5+1 Res: 10

Priscilla 6.70 + 59 (7.29) HP: 17+1 Mag: 7 Skl: 7+1 Spd: 9+1 Lck: 9+1 Def: 3 Res: 7

Matthew 11.14 + 87 (12.01) HP: 24 Str: 7+1 Skl: 8 Spd: 19+1 Lck:7 Def: 6 Res: 2

Raven 9.69 + 164 (11.33) HP: 33+2 Str: 12+1 Skl: 13+1 Spd: 16+1 Lck: 3 Def: 8+1 Res: 2+1

Fiora 7.00 + 37 (7.37) Base

Dart 8.00 + 124 (9.24) HP: 34+1 Str: 12 Skl: 8 Spd: 8 Lck: 3+1 Def: 6 Res: 1

Lucius 5.87 + 157 (7.44) HP: 19+2 Mag: 8+1 Skl: 7 Spd: 10+1 Lck: 2 Def: 1 Res: 8+1

EXP: 1244/1100

Total EXP: 9931/8300

Turns: 10/10

Total Turns: 95/93

After-commentary: This took me so many damn retries to get this to work successfully, and died with Lyn to a 5 HP Uhai once too. And after killing Uhai Eliwood got a nice level up. Screw Uhai, I'm glad he's buried, on to the much-appreciated Silver Card chapter.

[chococoke]

Good job leveling up Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector. You're well on your way to FFO-Linus, which is a very good chapter for any S-Rank run

[30425.com]

Good job leveling up Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector. You're well on your way to FFO-Linus, which is a very good chapter for any S-Rank run

Thanks, and at the time I've posted this, I actually maxed Hector so I have the Linus version definitely bagged.

Chapter 19x: Prisoner of Magic

Units deployed: Eliwood, Fiora, Florina, Raven, Lyn, Matthew, Serra

General strategy: Fiora goes downwards to get the Goddess Icon from Renault, Florina heads south to 1-hit kill a few mages because they are too much to ensure your team won't get heavily damaged and still make it to the boss and Kishuna's group in time. Eliwood heads close to the mountains to 1RKO those pegasus knights with axreavers, and then parks on a fort to leech the few kills off a reinforcement mage at around the 5th turn. When Kishuna showed up I was at the 2 forts to the south, and then pressed on with Hector having equipped a hand axe to 1RKO knights with javelins, and then the way was open for Matthew to nab the silver card, Lyn took on the boss and eventually managed to kill him with a lucky critical from Mani Katti, and the rest of the group spended like 4 turns killing the group surrounding Kishuna, Hector killing the 2 knights and various units leeched off the snipers for EXP, with Raven getting the kills on them, and then Hector seizes, leaving Kishuna alive.

EXP and stat gain:

Hector 16.94 + 96 (17.90) HP: 33+1 Str: 18 Skl: 14 Spd: 14 Lck: 11 Def: 17 Res: 2

Eliwood 13.72 + 60 (14.32) HP: 29+1 Str: 14+1 Skl: 10 Spd: 11+1 Lck: 10+1 Def: 12+1 Res: 5

Lyn 14.11 + 144 (15.55) HP: 22+1 Str: 12 Skl: 15+1 Spd: 14+1 Lck: 14 Def: 7 Res: 3

Florina 12.03 + 113 (13.16) HP: 32+1 Str: 10+1 Skl: 10 Spd: 15+1 Lck: 12+1 Def: 5 Res: 10

Serra 13.75 + 78 (14.53)HP: 24+1 Mag: 11+1 Skl: 11 Spd: 14 Lck: 13 Def: 6 Res: 10+1

Raven 11.33 + 305 (14.38) HP: 35+3 Str: 13+1 Skl: 14+1 Spd: 17+1 Lck: 3+2 Def: 9+2 Res: 3

Fiora 7.37 + 134 (8.71) HP: 21+1 Str: 8 Skl: 11+1 Spd: 13 Lck: 6 Def: 6 Res: 7+1

Matthew 12.01 + 153 (13.54) HP: 24+1 Str: 8+1 Skl: 8 Spd: 20 Lck: 7 Def: 6 Res: 2

EXP: 1083/1000

Total EXP: 11014/9300

Turns: 10/10

Total Turns: 105/103

After-commentary: This was a piece of cake, I just had to press on through mages and around the 3rd turn it gets somewhat easier up until the boss who's a joke while Kishuna's on the field. The tight turn limit prevented me from taking on Kishuna, but meh, wasn't planning on going to 19xx anyway.

Chapter 20: Dragon's Gate

Units deployed: Eliwood & Lyn (forced) Sain, Kent, Erk, Canas, Florina, Serra, Priscilla, Matthew, Raven

General strategy: Serra opened the north door with unlock, which Sain Kent and Raven get to immediately with Serra following along, while Florina chips the knights and Canas finishing them off for EXP boosts. Lyn Hector and Eliwood along with Priscilla who trades the unlock staff with Serra press on the normal open way killing the cavaliers/nomads with their special weapons, Eliwood getting the kill on James Cameron, while Erk stays behind and deals with the archers in the small area near the start which Matthew unlocked and nabbed the brave bow from, and rejoins with the lords. Next Priscilla opens the door to the west chest room because I find the 4 shamans next to Darin too risky to try and recruit Legault that way quickly, and Hector hand axes the fighters with hand axes and the mage to death withholding any blocking from reaching Legault. Once Hector talks to him he steals the member card off the thief going for the unopened chest we passed by despite being blocked off, and Eliwood then kills, making their way to Darin who Hector weakens in enemy turn and Lyn gets the bosskill off.

Meanwhile Kent and Sain continued to fight a small portion of the cavs/nomads and the reinforcement in their room along with Raven, afterwards they rush back to Merlinus' side to assist Florina and Erk in killing off the pegasus knight reinforcements, Canas keeps killing the mages in the locked off area for a nice batch of EXP, and Raven presses along towards the room east of Merlinus to nab kills and that killer bow. Matthew gets to the western secret shop and buys 2 physic staffs and a unlock one, Priscilla and Canas join the main throne room with opening with unlock for some EXP, and Legault and Matt steal the 2 antitoxins from the knight squad east of the throne, before Hector seizes on the 14th turn.

EXP and stat gain:

Hector 17.90 + 86 (18.76) HP: 34+1 Str: 18+1 Skl: 14 Spd: 14+1 Lck: 11 Def: 17+1 Res: 2

Eliwood 14.32 +191 (16.23) HP: 30+2 Str: 15 Skl: 10 Spd: 12 Lck: 11+1 Def: 13 Res: 5

Lyn 15.55 + 165 (17.20) HP: 23+2 Str: 12+1 Skl: 16+2 Spd: 14 Lck: 14+2 Def: 7+1 Res: 3

Sain 13.27 + 95 (14.22) HP: 30+1 Str: 17+1 Skl:7 Spd: 12+1 Lck: 9 Def: 12 Res: 3

Kent 10.95 + 118 (12.13) HP: 28+2 Str: 11+1 Skl: 12+1 Spd: 11+2 Lck: 5+2 Def: 6 Res: 3

Florina 13.16 + 64 (13.80) HP: 33 Str: 11 Skl: 10 Spd: 16 Lck: 13 Def: 5 Res: 10

Erk 9.47 + 151 (10.98) HP: 21+1 Mag: 7+1 Skl: 9+1 Spd: 12 Lck: 6 Def: 3 Res: 9+1

Serra 14.53 + 120 (15.73) HP: 25+1 Mag: 12+1 Skl: 11+1 Spd: 14 Lck: 13+1 Def: 6 Res: 11+1

Raven 14.38 + 91 (15.29) HP: 38+1 Str: 14+1 Skl: 15+1 Spd: 18 Lck: 5 Def: 11 Res: 3

Priscilla 7.29 + 124 (8.53) HP: 18 Mag: 7 Skl: 8+1 Spd: 10 Lck: 10+1 Def: 3 Res: 7+1

Matthew 13.54 + 10 (13.64) HP: 25 Str: 9 Skl: 8 Spd: 20 Lck: 7 Def: 6 Res: 2

Canas 8.60 + 267 (11.27) HP: 21+2 Mag: 10+3 Skl: 9+1 Spd: 8+1 Lck: 7+1 Def:5+1 Res: 8+1

Legault 12.00 + 96 (12.96) HP: 29 Str: 8 Skl: 13 Spd: 17 Lck: 10 Def: 8 Res: 4

EXP: 1578/2100

Total EXP: 12592/11400

Turns: 14/16

Total Turns: 119/119

After-commentary: This took me some retries, but I got a run down with favorable stat growths eventually. I couldn't make it to the eastern secret shop in time to buy killer weapons as it would have reduced the turn count by 5 or so more turns, and I can't afford that. Oh well I should be able to go with 2 physic ones and a unlock staff which I bought in case I would need a extra one for both sides in chapters like Battle Before Dawn.

EXP requirement is ridiculous, but I managed to cut it as high as I could with Canas and Erk.

Chapter 21: New Resolve

Units deployed: Eliwood (forced) Raven, Serra, Priscilla, Florina, Fiora, Legault, Ninian (auto-joins)

General strategy: Florina had the role of taking care of the southwestern and northwestern monks (the northwestern one has a nice Shine tome drop), visiting the 2 villages close to Merlinus, and shopping with the silver card for supplies. Fiora's job was to mainly kill the monks along the way which she did a good job at, and Hector/Eliwood/Raven take care of the pegasus/wyvern knights. Wars of Dragons' chapter information page really helps out alot in here, and about on the 5th turn I used Hector twice in the arena with success to earn money, and Ninian danced Nini's Grace on Florina once for the arena too, and on the 7th turn I used Hector to lure Oleg by standing near the wyvernslayer house's fence which is in Oleg's steel bow range, and he will make his way up to you himself. Things got a little dicey, especially on the 9th turn with the wyvern knight reinforcements, and Fiora barely winning the arena by sheer luck on that same turn, but Legault nabs the Hero Crest and Raven got the bosskill, all villages visited for bonuses as well.

EXP and stat gain:

Hector 18.76 + 124 (20.00) HP: 36+1 Str: 19 Skl: 14+1 Spd: 15+1 Lck: 11+1 Def: 18 Res: 2+1

Eliwood 16.23 + 39 (16.62) HP: 32 Str: 15 Skl: 10 Spd: 12 Lck: 12 Def: 13 Res: 5

Florina 13.80 + 101 (14.81) HP: 33 Str: 11 Skl: 10+1 Spd: 16+1 Lck: 13 Def: 5+1 Res: 10+1

Fiora 8.71 + 235 (11.06) HP: 22+2 Str: 8+2 Skl: 12+2 Spd: 13+1 Lck: 6+2 Def: 6 Res: 8+2

Serra 15.73 + 140 (17.13) HP: 26+1 Mag: 13+2 Skl: 12+1 Spd: 14+1 Lck: 14+1 Def: 6+1 Res: 12

Priscilla 8.53 + 119 (9.72) HP: 18+1 Mag: 7 Skl: 9+1 Spd: 10 Lck: 11 Def: 3 Res: 8+1

Raven 15.29 +193 (17.22) HP: 39+2 Str: 15+1 Skl: 16+1 Spd: 18+1 Lck: 5+1 Def: 11 Res: 3+2

Legault 12.96 + 93 (13.89) HP: 29+1 Str: 8 Skl: 13 Spd: 17+1 Lck: 10 Def: 8 Res: 4

Ninian 7.32 + 108 (8.40) HP: 19+1 Str: 0 Skl: 0 Spd: 17 Lck: 15+1 Def: 6+1 Res: 8+1

EXP: 1152/1200

Total EXP: 13744/12600

Turns: 9/9

Total Turns: 128/128

After-commentary: I think Hector capped at satisfyingly enough stats. I wanted him to cap strength and defense, but I think he should manage on his primary-solo map after promotion. I also like how Fiora grew some much-appreciated strength, and I was VERY lucky with her on the 9th turn when I attempted one last arena shot, with Fiora having 77% hit chance, 11 damage and 6 crit on a fighter with 40 HP, 10 damage and 66% hit chance, with no doubles for either. I was afraid I had to back off, but on the 2nd turn she gets a VERY appreciated critical off and KO's him instantly. Serra and Priscilla were mainly there to provide staff-spamming like heal, torch and barrier which Legault still has, and Serra comes close to being promote-worthy at the desert chapter. I also bought 3 healing staffs, 2 javelins and iron lances and 2 iron swords with Florina. Not looking forward to the next chapter which gave me alot of trouble on my previous attempt, though...

Edit: This topic is dead, thanks for those who were interested in checking it out.

Edited April 17, 2012 by Bartrio