Chapter 2 Gift of Ganglari

You'll start in Castle Krakenburg, Nohr, with the objective to 'Rout the enemy'. Before you do anything else, check out that glowing green spot on the map – that's a Dragon Vein! Use your Avatar to step on it, and it'll reveal a healing area. Keep in mind that any unit with a crown next to their name can use these Dragon Veins, not just your Avatar. This healing spot will benefit everyone on the map, including your enemies, so be mindful of that.

You'll encounter several Samurai enemies scattered around. A key piece of advice here is to avoid letting Gunter defeat them, especially if you want your Avatar and Jakob/Felicia to gain experience. Gunter is already in an advanced class and gains less experience, so let the main characters get the EXP.

Depending on your Avatar's gender, you'll have either Jakob (female Avatar) or Felicia (male Avatar) joining you. The best initial strategy is to use the healing fortress located in the center of the map as your base.

Pay attention during the battle, as you'll get tutorials on losing units (in Classic Mode, death is permanent, and your Avatar falling means game over) and the crucial Weapon Triangle. Remember: Red (swords/tomes) beats Green (axes/clubs/bows), Green beats Blue (lances/spears/daggers), and Blue beats Red. For this map, your Avatar uses Red, while Jakob/Felicia and Gunter use Blue. Rinkah uses Green, Kaze uses Blue, and the Samurai use Red. Your Avatar is strong against Rinkah but weak against Kaze. Your companions are strong against the Samurai but weak against Rinkah.

You'll also get a tutorial on Tag Teams. If you and an adjacent ally can both attack the same enemy, they'll boost each other, and the passive ally gets a free attack. This is super useful for taking down tougher enemies quickly.

Another tutorial will cover healing staves. Jakob/Felicia can use these to heal adjacent units, but they have limited charges. Don't waste them, as you won't be able to buy more for a while.

Now, let's get tactical. Position yourselves in the central healing field. You might want to leave Gunter out of the immediate vicinity if you're confident and want to maximize XP for your Avatar and Jakob/Felicia. Avoid the northern wall, as Kaze can attack through it.

After about two turns, the enemy should start moving towards you from both sides of the fortress. Have your Avatar move to engage one of the Samurai (but don't attack yet!). Then, have Jakob/Felicia move behind your Avatar and initiate a combo attack. This should significantly damage or defeat the Samurai.

You'll likely get a tutorial on Status Effects when Kaze hits you. Shurikens and daggers can lower your stats, even if they don't deal damage.

After surviving the initial push, focus on Rinkah with your Avatar (Red beats Green). If your Avatar isn't too hurt, have Jakob/Felicia attack Kaze. Both sides will take damage. Kaze will likely heal himself and continue targeting your Avatar.

On the next turn, use Jakob/Felicia to finish off the Samurai, who probably took a lot of damage already. Position Jakob/Felicia one square away from the Samurai to make space for your Avatar to move in. Then, you can tag-team Kaze together.

Once all enemies are defeated, a cutscene will play, revealing more about your protagonist, father, and siblings.