Fire Emblem 10 Walkthrough FAQ
Rev 6 - 04/06/07
Contact - mjemirzian@mailsnare.net (Matthew Emirzian)

This Fire Emblem guide is based on the Japanese version of the game, 
which has the difficulty modes Normal, Hard, and Maniac.  I have 
included direct comparisons of enemy numbers and levels between the JP 
Hard and JP Maniac mode for each level.  This walkthrough is made 
assuming that no FE9 save data is used to boost returning units stats.

For general FE strategy, try my FE9 Maniac guide on Gamefaqs.

This guide does not provide comprehensive lists and stats.  You may 
find them at this web site.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/angelsword/fe10

JP HM Clear Time: (1st PT) 474
JP MM Clear Time: (2nd PT) 563


Table of Contents - 

1. Version History
2. General Advice
3. Character Review
4. Walkthrough


1. Version History - 

Rev 1 - First version, covers Parts 1 and 2
Rev 2 - Half of Part 3 completed
Rev 3 - Finished Part 3
Rev 4 - Finished Part 4
Rev 5 - Revision on maniac mode ’rumor’.
Rev 6 - Updated Char Review based on released growth rates

2. General Advice - 

2a. Differences between JP Hard and JP Maniac

There are often the same number of enemies, but their levels are 
increased by 2-5.

All XP gain is subtracted by 5.

All bonus XP is halved.

You cannot see the enemy movement squares and must calculate them on 
your own.

Skill access is restricted in Part 2 to prevent shifting Paragon and 
other skills around.

There was a rumor that maniac enemies get exclusive skills ’adaptable’ 
and ’re-move’, but that turned out to be false.


2b. Supports

Now that anyone can support anyone else, it makes sense to pair up 
powerful units that will be next to one another often.  For example two 
backline units like Soren and Shinon, two frontline units like Ike and 
Oscar, or two fliers like Jill and Haar.

2c. BEXP Use

When you use BEXP now, you are guaranteed a gain in 3 stats, no more or 
less.  Use this to your advantage on higher level units that have 
already capped in a couple stats, to grow in stats that they normally 
have a poor growth rate in.  For example a Swordmaster with capped 
strength, skill, and speed (not unusual for a SM) will start gaining 
unusually high amounts of HP, defense, res, and luck.

Pumping a unit full of BEXP may result in worse growths than leveling 
them normally, since there’s a decent chance a unit with good growths 
is going to get more than 3 stats per level. However once a unit caps 
in 2-3 stats, they benefit from BEXP raising their stats that normally 
they have a very low % growth in.  For this reason it’s better to avoid 
using BEXP on a unit until they’re at lv 15+ and have capped 1-3 stats.

This tactic is harder on maniac mode as you only earn half BEXP.  Try 
to end missions with BEXP potential units like Mia at near leveling, 
once she caps strength, skill, and speed around lv 15-16, for example.  
You should save your BEXP for Part 4 when you need to promote several 
units to 3rd tier that aren’t yet 20/20.

2d. Skills & Support

One of the best uses of supports and skills is Ike & Oscar A support.  
Give Ike the Provoke skill and Oscar the Daunt skill and almost nothing 
will be able to hit the pair.

2e. Managing Funds

You don’t get a lot of money in this game, so try to sell items or 
weapons you don’t need.  You can also transfer items between Parts 
(like Ilyana from Part 1 to Part 3), to help out another team.

Good items to sell: SS Thunder tome, Killer weapons, skill +2 items, 
magic +2 items, luck +2 items, Laguz Orbs, Demon Cards, Statue Frags, 
Arms Scrolls.

2f. Final Chapter Planning

Plan out your final chapter team ahead of time.  You need Tibarn and 
Caineghis, as well as SS weapon users.  Don’t dote too much on units 
you won’t be bringing.  Keep in mind that for Part 4, you will have a 
limited number of Tier 3 units to get you through the 6 chapters before 
the final one.  You will need them to be at a decent level to handle 
these chapters, so don’t expect one uber unit to clear them for you, 
especially on Hard or Maniac.

These are the best units to promote to 3rd tier or bring to the final 
chapter.  They all have enough chapter appearances for you to level 
them up to 3rd tier by Part 4, and have great stats.  You get 13 total 
Master Crowns, so it’s possible to promote all of these units.  Since 2 
of the 11 final chapter slots should be Tibarn and Caineghis, you can 
only bring 9 of them into the final chapter.

Noyce/Boyd - Urvan
Kieran/Titania - Urvan
Jill/Haar - Urvan
Gatrie - Urvan
Oscar - Wishblade
Marcia - Wishblade
Nephenee - Wishblade
Soren - SS Wind
Shinon - Double Bow
Eddie/Mia - Vague Katti or Ettard
Volke - Baselard
Reyson
Tibarn
Caineghis



3. Character Review -

I’ve written this review with the assumption that no FE9 Data was used.  
If you use the data, expect returning units to have +2 to most stats 
and better weapon levels.  

A * next to the units name is the one I feel is the best in their class.  

A ~ next to the units name is a unit I feel is especially poor and 
should not be given much XP or used at all.

A ! next to the units name is a unit I feel is especially useful to 
bring into the final chapter.

Lords

Micaiah - Shaman/Light Sage 
Micaiah is like a sage that uses light tomes, with far better combat 
abilities than a bishop.  She needs Angelic Robes quite badly as her HP 
growth is abysmal.  Giving her the Training scroll will bring her light 
magic up to SS by the time you get the Rexaura.  In the final chapter 
she’ll serve as your primary staff user/healer.  Her party is easily 
the worst in the game, with lots of crappy units.

Elincia - Queen/Flying Healer
As a 3rd tier unit, her stats are not that great.   She does make a 
useful mobile healer in Part 4, though.  She leads a paladin heavy team 
that can’t be faulted for lack of mobility.

*Ike - Vanguard/Uber Swordmaster
Ike is once again a critically important unit, as you need him to fight 
the Black Knight a second time and take down the final boss.  His speed 
can be a little hampered this time around, so give him Speedwings if he 
needs it.  You can’t afford to skimp on his stats!  His team is the 
best in the game, with nearly his entire party bearing uber growths.

Sanaki - Empress/Fire Sage
Sanaki has good magic, luck, and res, but her speed is a little lacking.  
Since you have to use her in the final chapter, it’s worth leveling her 
up and giving her the SS Fire tome.

Thieves 

Heather
She is a very average thief that isn’t worth using aside from the 
occasional theft or plunder when Sothe isn’t available.  Since there 
are very few indoor maps with treasure or important items to steal, 
she’ll likely be benched most of the game.

Sothe 
He’s like a swordmaster that uses daggers.  You have to take him into 
the final chapter so make sure he’s lv 20 at promotion.  He’s fragile, 
but can put out some decent damage.

*Volke (Assassin)
He has great stats, great evasion, and is highly deadly.  Although you 
can’t replace Sothe with him, you may consider picking him as one of 
the final chapter units, as he is probably a better bet for the 
Baselard than Sothe.

Herons
 
Rafiel 
Rafiel has only 5 movement and can’t fly, but he can always affect 4 
people at once. I don’t think his benefits make up for his shortcomings, 
though.

Leanne
Leanne can only reanimate two units to her E&W or N&S, even in Heron 
form.  I can’t figure out what her Heron form actually does differently.  
Despite this, she is still worth using during Part 2.

!*Reyson
Reyson is the best choice for Part 4 Heron.  He is even better than in 
FE9 since he can chant and move afterwards naturally.  Since Laguz 
transformation items are in ample supply in this game, he can eat them 
like candy and be transformed nearly all the time.


Soldiers
 
Brad 
Brad has great strength, skill, and defense, but awful speed and res.  
He’s like an armored knight that’s locked into spears, with 1 extra 
movement.  Despite this you’ll need to use him since he’s one of the 
better units in Micaiah’s party.  Once he caps strength, skill, and 
defense, you can use BEXP to buff up his speed, luck, and res.  On 
Maniac mode, you likely won’t have enough BEXP to really make him 
useful, as he can’t compare to Jill, Noyce, or Eddie.  Just ditch him 
after 1-F.

!*Nephenee
She easily maxes skill and speed, with great res and good defense.  Her 
strength tends to lag but she can often double attack and kill enemies 
(swordmasters, snipers, halberdiers, etc.) that your slower units can 
only hit once.  Once her skill and speed are capped, use BEXP to bring 
her strength up to par.

Devdan
Devdan takes a middle road between Nephenee and Brad in terms of stats.  
He’s not quite as useful as Nephenee, but still better than Brad.  His 
skill is very low, (30% growth) so he is best regarded as a throwaway 
unit.  He has only minor playtime and will be hard to raise without a 
lot of BEXP.


Fighters 
 
!*Noyce 
Noyce shows up overleveled but has good bases and growths - great speed 
and skill, good strength and res, decent defense. He’s not fast enough 
to double most enemies but can take and dish out damage.  He is 
definitely one of the best units in Micaiah’s party and should be used 
and promoted.  Compared to Boyd, has good skill, speed, and res, with 
worse strength and defense.  His Earth element makes him amazing in 
supports, and worth bringing into the final chapter.

!Boyd
Boyd is still awesome and will kick plenty of ass.  He has great 
strength and defense growth but will be short in skill, speed, and res 
without items or BEXP.  Definitely a contender for the final chapter 
and wielding Urvan.. although Noyce will probably outclass him.


Priests/Clerics 
 
Laura
Laura is a stock pre-bishop priest.  There is nothing really notable 
about her and she likely won’t amount to anything besides a healer when 
you need one.

Rhys
Rhys has the same bishop-like stats as in FE9 - high skill, magic, and 
res, good luck, poor speed.  He’s still not capable of being a fill-in 
sage, and there are better primary healers such as Mist or Elincia.  
Still, he does the job when you need him.

Oliver
He has poor skill and speed for his level, below average magic, and 
overkilled strength.  Not useful for anything but as a dedicated healer, 
and just like Rhys, there are better choices like Elincia or Mist.  
Just kill him! (but steal his staff first)

*Mist
Mist still has terrible stats all around, and will easily die in one 
attack on maniac mode.  As a dedicated healer, she is better than Rhys 
due to the fact that she has more movement and can heal and run.  It 
doesn’t hurt that she gets her own 3rd tier promotion item.


Sages 
 
~Ilyana 
She starts out with a nice speed stat, but her speed growth is just bad 
(30%).  There are just better sages to use in this game unless you’re 
hell bent on using the SS Thunder tome or have an Ilyana fetish.  The 
fact that thunder tomes are gimped in this game makes it even worse for 
her.

Tormod
Another sage that has very little playtime and will need boatloads of 
BEXP to catch up.  It doesn’t help that his bases are average and his 
weapon levels are not that great.  Since Sanaki can weild the SS Fire 
tome, there’s no clear reason to use him.

Calill
Calill is an average sage and is worth using for the couple of chapters 
that you have her.  Like Tormod, she is not around much and requires 
too much effort to be a contender for 3rd tier promotion.

!*Soren
Soren will easily cap magic, skill, and res, then BEXP will provide him 
great strength, speed, and luck.  He’s also around long enough to get 
an SS in wind and will be high level for the final chapter.  Use him, 
promote him, take him into the final chapter - he rocks.

Bastian
Bastian comes at a high level with decent stats and an SS in Wind.  If 
you really want a third sage for the final chapter he’s a good choice, 
although he’ll likely have worse stats than Soren and Sanaki.


Archers 
 
Leonardo 
Leonardo has good skill, luck, and res, but poor strength and speed, 
which makes him the worst of the three archers.  While marginally 
useful on Micaiah’s missions, he should generally be avoided and 
ditched near the end of Part 1 in favor of Eddie, Noyce, and Jill. 

Rolf
Rolf has great strength but mediocre skill and speed, and below average 
defense and res.  He’s really not worth using given the work to bring 
him up, but he will be a decent archer if you really want to use him.  
If you want a 2nd sniper to bring to the final chapter, Rolf is your 
best bet.

!*Shinon
Shinon is the best archer, with good strength, defense, skill, and 
speed, and above average res.  Once his skill and speed cap, his other 
stats will buff up even further with BEXP.  With his high defense, he 
can stand up on the frontlines with a crossbow.  He’s especially 
helpful in the final chapter with his ranged attacks able to hit 
dragons and uber bosses without fear of retaliation.

Wyvern Knights
 
!*Jill 
You may as well call Jill a pegasus knight with axes.  She has great 
speed and skill, good strength and defense, and decent res and luck.  
She isn’t around for a lot of the game, but level her up as much as 
possible as she’s one of the best units in the game.  Once she caps 
speed and skill, give her BEXP to raise her strength and defense.  It’s 
very possible to cap every stat with her.

!Haar
He’s given his wyvern steroids!  Haar has great strength, skill, and 
defense, decent speed, and poor res and luck.  Once he caps strength, 
skill, and defense, give him BEXP to buff up his speed, res, and luck.  
Despite his great stats and usefulness early on, he will still be 
outclassed by Jill if you bring them both to 3rd tier promoted.


Myrmidons

*!Eddie 
Eddie has great strength, speed, and skill growth, with mediocre 
defense and res.  He grows into the best swordmaster in the game, so 
level him up as much as Jill and he’ll be more or less ready for the 
final chapter.

Zihark
Zihark has lackluster strength growth and is overshadowed by better SMs.  
Since he joins early in Micaiah’s chapters, his stats are dampened for 
his level compared to other joining 2nd tier SMs.

Lucia
For a lv 14 SM, she has poor strength, defense, and res, and below 
average skill and speed.  There’s no real reason to use her in Part 4 
when you can take Mia or Eddie.  Her growths aren’t that great either.. 
really poor strength and nothing else to really make up for it.

!Mia
She has great growths, even strength this time around.  She quickly 
caps strength, skill, and speed, meaning you can use BEXP to buff up 
her luck, defense, and res to amounts that SMs just normally don’t get.  
If you didn’t bother with Eddie, Mia is your next best choice for a 
killer SM.


Mounted Knights 

~Frieda
Her strength and skill are awful, and above average speed and defense 
can’t make up for it.  She is a huge pain to level up given that she 
can’t hit or kill anything (especially on maniac mode).  She starts off 
with poor bases to boot.  Easily one of the worst units in the game.  
Avoid!

!Kieran
Kieran still kicks ass with great strength and defense, although his 
skill and speed are lacking.  Despite not being around much, he may be 
worth promoting to 3rd tier if you didn’t like how Titania or Oscar 
turned out.

Astrid
Astrid is more or less the same as FE9 - mediocre strength, good skill 
and speed, high res, and decent defense.  You may as well take a sniper 
if you want a bow using unit in this game, as they are much improved.  
I recommend removing her skill and shelving her.

Geoffery
Geoffery has decent stats for his level, but will be surpassed by most 
other paladins.  His speed and skill are especially lacking.  Use him 
when you have to, but drop him otherwise.

Makalov
He’s just about the same as FE9 - good strength, speed, and defense, 
and poor skill.  If you want to use him he’s going to need skill books.  
Not worth using unless you seriously like his pink hair.. Titania, 
Oscar, and Kieran are all better choices.

!*Titania
Titania has great stats and growths all around, and will be the most 
likely Paladin to cap strength, skill, and speed.  BEXP can help out 
her defense and res although she has pretty high bases for those to 
begin with.  She is great paladin to promote to 3rd tier and bring into 
the final chapter.

Oscar
Oscar has great skill and speed, good res, and mediocre defense and 
strength.  He caps skill and speed quickly, so you can give him BEXP to 
prop up his shortcomings.  His earth support is uber as always, of 
course.  He may be worth bringing into the final chapter for his avoid 
support alone.

Renning
If you already have other 3rd tier paladins like Oscar, Kieran, or 
Titania, they will likely have better stats than him and established 
supports.  Unlike in FE9 a paladin heavy team isn’t recommended, so 
it’s probably best to bench him unless you need an extra paladin.


Armored Knights

~Meg 
While her speed growth is good, her HP, defense, and strength are all 
mediocre.  It’s like having all the shortcomings of a general, with 
none of the benefits.  She has my vote for worst playable unit in the 
game.  Do not even bother with her!

Tauroneo
He is as a pre-promote shield in Part 1, but really has no opportunity 
to grow.  His skill and speed are mediocre for his level, and defense 
is quite poor for a general.  Since he joins early in Micaiah’s 
chapters, his stats are dampened for his level compared to other 
joining 2nd tier Armored Knights.

Brom
Brom has decent speed growth and performs fairly well when you need him.  
He is worth using for Part 2/3, but should generally be discarded by 
Part 4.

*Gatrie
Gatrie has good strength and defense, decent speed, and mediocre skill.  
He may be a contender for the final chapter if you really like generals.


Pegasus Knights

!*Marcia
Marcia has good speed and luck, decent skill, defense, and res, and 
mediocre strength.  She isn’t around for most of the game so you will 
have to work hard to get her to catch up in Part 4 if you want to use 
her.  She easily caps speed, skill, and res, and you can then use BEXP 
to catch her up on other stats.  She’ll be a great mage killer in the 
final chapter.

~Tanith, Sigrun
They come high level with poor base stats.  There’s no reason to waste 
3rd tier promotions on these two, which means their usefulness will be 
very limited.  If you want a good flying unit, try Jill, Marcia, or 
Haar.


Laguz

Laguz have better transformation stats this time, but their meter 
charges at a snails pace, then runs out way too quickly.  Most of them 
are throwaway units with poor stats even when transformed, glacial XP 
growth, and the usual gimped transform limits.  The Laguz Royals in 
part 4 are worth using since they are always transformed and have uber 
stats.  Tibarn and Caineghis are especially essential in the final 
chapter - don’t go in there without them!

Tibarn
He has great skills, uber stats, and a high evasion rate.  The only 
things that can reasonably kill him are snipers or final chapter bosses.  
You want him in the final chapter!

Caineghis
He has amazingly uber stats and kills just about anything in one attack.  
The only things that can reasonably kill him are multiple dragons or 
final chapter bosses.  You want him in the final chapter!

2nd Playthrough Units

Pelleas
He has average stats for his level, save his awful luck.  Since he 
joins so late in the game it would be a heavy effort to try to raise 
him up.  It doesn’t help that both thunder and dark magic have terrible 
hit rates.  I would throw him in the ’too much effort required’ pile 
and leave him.  He does have good speed growth for a sage, though.

Lehran
He has crazy capped stats all around, great skills, unique weapons and 
items, etc.  He’s worth using for the short time you have him, plus he 
can damage the final boss.


4. Walkthrough

Part 1 Overview -

Micaiah’s chapters are among the most difficult in the game, mostly 
because you will have a lot of weak pre-promotes that are consistently 
outleveled by enemies.  Expect most of your units to die in 1-2 hits.    
The only way to get by safely is use pre-promotes to protect and damage 
while the weaker 1st tiers get the kills.

Although you’ll be tempted with uber powerful units that can solo 
chapters on their own, you’ll need a built up force to handle some of 
the later Part 3 chapters with Micaiahs team.  It helps to focus on the 
few units on her team that are decent, since quite a few of them are 
poor.  If you ignore your non-promotes and just use the pre-promotes, 
you’ll be screwing yourself over in later Micaiah chapters!

Ilyana leaves and rejoins Ike’s team in Part 3, if you want to transfer 
items, weapons, or skills over.

Micaiah’s group is unfortunately fairly bad.  Several units in her 
party are just plain terrible (Meg, Frieda, Ilyana), while others are 
just mediocre and overshadowed by better units (Leonardo, Brad, Laura, 
Org, Tauroneo, Zihark).  However, a couple of them have awesome growths 
and will rock when promoted (Micaiah, Sothe, Eddie, Noyce, Jill).

On maniac mode, you can only realistically get 1-3 Micaiah team units 
up to lv 20/15/0 by Part 4, one of which should be Sothe.  The only 
real options on this mode are Eddie, Noyce, or Jill.

Chapter 1-Prologue
Player Count - 2+1 reinforcement
Bonus EXP - 40 clear, 20 time
Clear Time - 6/13
Enemy Count - 8/same
Enemy Level - 1-2/3-5

Hand Micaiah’s healing leaf to Eddie to use instead of the vulnerary.  
Blockade by the wagon where you can attack with both Micaiah and 
Leonardo.  The boss will move to attack.


Chapter 1-1
Player Count - 4
Bonus EXP - 120 clear
Clear Time - 6/7
Enemy Count - 11/11+8 reinforcements
Enemy Level - 3-4/5-6

Stay close together and blockade north of the starting point.  You will 
have to be aggressive and open both Noyce and Eddie to attacks to 
finish in 10 turns.  Keep conserving vulneraries and using healing 
leaves instead.  The boss will move once attacked.

Around turn 7, 8 enemies will start charging from the south of the map.. 
just ignore them and escape.


Chapter 1-2
Player Count - 5
Bonus EXP - 150 clear
Clear Time - 12/16
Enemy Count - 15+4 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 4-6/6-8

Block up the elevation with Eddie and Laura while Noyce bloackades east 
with ranged support.  After a couple turns, if you get into range of 
enemies near the boss (including below the elevation) they will attack.  
Grab the SW treasure with Sothe, fight off the reinforcements, then 
head for the boss.  Make sure to pass out the stolen loot with Sothe 
before ending the chapter.


Chapter 1-3
Player Count - 7
Bonus EXP - 600 - 200 allies escape, 200 all units escape, 200 clear
Clear Time - 15/18
Enemy Count - 19+6 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 6-8/8-10

Cautiously send your units south into the bushes.  Don’t expose anyone 
to too much attack.  Let the boss move to attack, then steal his scroll 
and one-shot him with Micaiah’s tome.  Reinforcements will come in 
regularly from behind.  Keep your allies out of trouble by ordering 
them to move safely near your group.  The archer on the escape square 
won’t move to attack.


Chapter 1-4
Bonus EXP - 550 - 300 clear, 100 time
Player Count - 9
Clear Time - 14/14
Enemy Count - 13+6 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 3-4 (laguz)/4-6 (laguz)

Set up support between Noyce and Eddie.  Hand the Guard skill from 
Leonardo to Noyce.  Give Micaiah the Training skill.  Buy needed 
equipment for your party and move out.  I would advise against using 
Meg at all, but it’s your choice.  Hold off on passing out BEXP for now, 
as you’ll likely get better stat ups just leveling normally.

Hold off incoming enemies from the north and south with Brad, Soren, 
and Noyce.  Break down the north gate to make the first incoming enemy 
easier to kill.  Split your team up, taking on reinforcements from the 
north while moving a second team up the east side of the map to take 
out the boss and grab treasure.  Both bosses will move to attack and 
they hit hard.. use Sothe to tank them.

Important Items:
Mortal Foe: Beast - 1W 1S of NW pot
Master Seal - 1W of SE pot


Chapter 1-5
Bonus EXP - 400 clear, 200 time
Player Count - 10
Clear Time - 6/6
Enemy Count - 27+about 15 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 8-10/10-13

Head north then east to help out your allies.  Pretty short and easy 
map, not much to mention.


Chapter 1-6 part 1
Bonus EXP - 4000
Player Count - 13
Clear Time - 11/12
Enemy Count - 14+19 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 10-12/12-14

Important Items:
Arms Scroll at 9S, 1E from enemy priest.

Keep Jill near the cliff area to handle incoming Pegasus knights.  Try 
to protect your weaker units when surrounded.  Avoid using Taureneo or 
any pre-promotes too much.. keep getting your weaker units XP.

Chapter 1-6 part 2
Player Count - 13
Clear Time - 12/14
Enemy Count - 41+10 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 9-13/12-15

There’s really no way to get through this level without using pre-
promotes, as you have to split up and there are far too many enemies.

Block the west bridge with Taureneo and Jill, then replace Jill with 
Sothe on turn 2, with Micaiah near him.  Send Org northeast to help the 
allied mounted units.  After taking care of the initial cavalry rush, 
move northeast to take on the second cavalry rush on the north bridge.  
Head for the boss afterward and take him out.

Chapter 1-7
Bonus EXP - 3000 - 1000 clear, 2000 all soldiers escaped
Player Count - 13
Clear Time - 13/19
Enemy Count - 25+12 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 12-14/14-16

Important Items:
Master Seal - 3E of the centre prison door

At this point you have to leave some units behind.. I recommend leaving 
Leonardo, Meg, Ilyana, and Frieda.  Keep trying to level up Eddie, Jill, 
and Noyce.. try to promote them by the start of Ch 1-10.. use promote 
items at lv 20 if you can.  Equip Micaiah with Paragon as she’s the 
only one who has the capacity for it.  Set up more supports, with as 
many Earth units as possible.

Head east on turn one then push Sothe 2E so he can talk to Tormod.  
Move back around west then north up the stairs to free prisoners and 
clear out the escape gate.  Take on the reinforcements then head east 
towards the boss.

Chapter 1-8
Bonus EXP - 2675
Player Count - 13
Clear Time - 12/15
Enemy Count - 22+7 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 12-15/14-17

Important Items:
Arms Scroll - 5S1W from the top right of the map

Give Celerity to your Heron, and have Micaiah use the second Angelic 
Robe.  Instead of saving the villagers with pre-promotes, just rescue 
one villager with Nike and let the rest die.  Regroup by the mid-north 
end of the map and take on incoming forces.  Afterward, head southeast 
for the boss.

Chapter 1-9
Bonus EXP - 2500 - 2000 clear, 500 turn
Player Count - 2
Clear Time - 14/14
Enemy Count - about 15/same
Enemy Level - 15-16/16-17

Micaiah should use both angelic robes and be around lv 17.  She can 
handle taking a hit and should be able to get XP up to lv 20 just by 
hitting enemies w/ paragon while her ally finishes them off.


Chapter 1-Final
Bonus EXP - 3750
Player Count - 12
Clear Time - 12/20
Enemy Count - 32+12 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 16-17/18-19

Give whatever items you want to transfer to Ike’s team in Part 3 to 
Ilyana.  I recommend leaving the Training, Adept, Paragon, Mortal Foe: 
Beast, and HP recovery scrolls with Micaiah as her team will need them.  
Good items to transfer are the Celerity scroll, Shade scroll, Arms 
Scrolls, etc.  Don’t go overboard transferring stuff, as Ike has a very 
easy time with his missions as it is.

This chapter is really only as challenging as you want it to be, since 
you can easily solo it with two powerful units you get.  Of course this 
means you will be robbing important units of XP and you’ll be screwing 
yourself over.. especially true in maniac mode where you want Jill, 
Noyce, and Eddie promoted asap.

Try to have Jill, Noyce, and Eddie promoted by the end of the chapter.. 
all 3 of them should be lv 18 or higher.  You should have 3 Master 
Seals to use on each of them once they reach lv 20.  Just let them get 
the majority of kills and they should all get to 20.  This is of course 
much more difficult on Maniac mode with it’s lack of BEXP.  You might 
want to restart the map a few times so that none of those 3 units has a 
big red ’down’ biorhythm.. or they will have crap accuracy/evasion.

To kill the thieves, clear out the floors leading to the chest, then 
stop a unit to the north of it.  The thieves will run down the other 
landing and you can have your way with them.  Have the rest of your 
team stay below to deal with reinforcements.  Afterward head up the 
stairs to take on the rest of the map.  Kill the archer on the mid 
level asap, and approach the final area with caution.  The mages by the 
boss and ranged weapon mage by the chest won’t move to attack, but 
everything else will.

Part 2 Overview:

This is a short part that transitions between Micaiah and Ike’s group.  
It’s important to focus on leveling weaker members (Nephenee, Brom, 
Marcia, etc.) who will be useful later on.  Don’t let Geoffery and 
Lucia kill everything they come across!  In Maniac Mode you will be 
unable to access skills at all in this part, meaning you can’t shuffle 
skills around to Ike’s group or between your party members.  

Chapter 2-Prologue
Bonus EXP - 1000
Player Count - 4
Clear Time - 8/11
Enemy Count - 11/same
Enemy Level - 16-18/18-20

Bait the enemies towards your units, recruit Haar, and kill the boss.  
Not too much more difficult in MM.  Marcia has a higher chance of dying 
is all.


Chapter 2-1
Bonus EXP - 4100 - 1500 clear, 1000 time, 400x4 for surviving villagers
Player Count - 2+1 reinforcement
Clear Time - 13/30
Enemy Count - 14/same
Enemy Level - 18-19 and 1/19-20 and 3

In order to get the thief, wait for the mage to attack her before 
moving down.  The thief will move west to kill it, allowing you to get 
close and recruit.  The boss and his allies will stay put until you 
attack them.. you can attack his allies and he won’t move, though.

This mission is even more tedious on MM.  The boss can two shot 
Nephenee and can easily kill Brom.  Have Brom and Nephenee attack the 
bosses allies until he’s alone, then go at him with Nephenee hiding in 
the bushes.  It takes a lot longer to hack through the enemies here 
since your units can’t double attack them.


Chapter 2-2
Bonus EXP - 2000
Player Count - 7
Clear Time - 11/13
Enemy Count - about 20
Enemy Level - 16-17 and 1/18-20 and 3

Important Items:
Training Scroll - SE corner of map

Stick along the south path and use the terrain to blockade.  Try to get 
Nephenee and Brom near lv 6 by chapters end.

Chapter 2-3
Bonus EXP - 5500
Player Count - 6
Clear Time - 12/16
Enemy Count - 50+26 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 15-18 and 3/18-20 and 5-6

Important Items:
Arms Scroll - from NW corner, 15S 7E (east of the healing hedge)

Make sure everyone is well equipped, but don’t spend too much money, as 
you need to purchase equipment for Brom, Nephenee, Haar, and others 
from Part 2 as well.

Enemies get a big upgrade on this map.. the promoted units are 3 levels 
higher making things nasty in the base.  The catapults get a damage 
boost, as well.  Avoid the east area of the castle as it’s swarming 
with ranged units that your mounted units can’t easily reach.  Unlike 
Hard mode, the ranged units in the east area will actively climb down 
to attack your units.  It’s best to order your troops in as decoys to 
take the heat off your own units.  Try to get some XP for Marcia, up to 
lv 9.


Chapter 2-Final
Bonus EXP - 4000
Player Count - 10+5 reinforcements
Clear Time - 13/13
Enemy Count - 46+about 40 reinforcements/same
Enemy Level - 19-20 and 3-4/20 and 4-6

Important Items:

Arms Scroll: from NE corner, 12S (next to crates)

Give Nephenee and Brom whatever items you want to carry over to Ike’s 
team.  I recommend bringing valuables that can be sold, since Ike’s 
team begins a little short on funds.

Send Haar down into the east trench and fight towards the east gate.  
Fight down the west path with Brom, Calill, and Mordecai.  Fight by the 
east gate with Nephenee and Lethe.  Perform hit and runs down centre 
with Marcia and Elincia, using your heron to reactivate them.  Once the 
middle level is clear, block off the west staircase with Mordecai and 
focus your forces towards the east gate and the boss.  Once Geoffery’s 
team arrives, make a push from the trench towards the boss along with 
the rest of your team.  Keep Astrid and Makalov far from the fight, 
however.  Killing the boss ends the chapter early.

If you want to get the Skillfulness scroll, you’ll need to allocate 
more forces west to mow through the waves of enemies and reach the 
general.. I recommend Calill, Brom, and Mordecai.  You can hit it with 
ranged attacks from the stairs, or with Calill’s ranged tome.  

Stealing the Dracoshield is also difficult as you can’t provoke the 
general without also provoking the boss, and the boss usually gets 
provoked first.  Use Haar to provoke the general from the north after 
the boss has been provoked, then kill the sniper.  Next turn, drop the 
thief off with Marcia, chant your thief with the Heron to steal the 
dracoshield, then rescue the thief with Elincia.  Keep the boss 
occupied by the east gates while carrying out this thieving operation.


Part 3 Overview:

Part 3 is the easiest section of the game, featuring Ike and his uber 
crew tearing through underleveled enemies and generally causing mayhem.  
You’ll want at least Soren, Shinon, and Titania or Oscar accompanying 
you into the final chapter, so make sure to level up the units you 
intend to bring all the way through.  Rolf is a decent archer but I 
don’t recommend leveling him up or promoting him instead of Shinon.

Of course you also have to deal with more Micaiah missions, which are 
far more difficult than Ikes rampages.  Depending on how well you