Battle in the Lea

Battle in the Lea

Location Lea of Aurelis New units Matthis, Merric Boss(es) Bentheon Previous chapter(s) A Brush in the Teeth Next chapter(s) Champions of Aurelis

Battle in the Lea (Japanese: 草原の戦い Battle of the Prairie) is the fourth chapter in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. It is one of the five chapters that were cut from Book 1 of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Plot

Main article: Battle in the Lea/Script

Marth arrives in Aurelis, but his attempt to reinforce the Aurelian forces is interrupted by a troop of Macedonian soldiers led by Bentheon. Before the battle, Malledus advises Marth to begin taking some time to choose his best soldiers for a situation and outfit them accordingly. During the battle, Marth adds two new comrades to his growing forces: Matthis, Lena's brother who was conscripted into the Macedonian army, and Merric, an old friend of Marth who has been studying magic in Khadein. Marth's forces overwhelm Bentheon and kill him. A village elder thanks him, informs him that Captain Hardin is protecting Princess Nyna in a fortress to the north, and presents him with a Silver Sword.

Chapter data

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Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	14+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	20-1	{{{third}}}

Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order after Marth.

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Seize	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Marth dies	14+2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	20-1	{{{third}}}

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Character data

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Shadow Dragon

Characters
New units
Merric Mage HP 20 Inventory Excalibur Blizzard Level 1 Visit the northern village Matthis Cavalier HP 16 Inventory Lance Level 2 Enemy, talk to with Lena
Available characters

Characters
New units
Merric Mage HP 20 Inventory Excalibur Level 1 Visit the southern village Matthis Cavalier HP 20 Inventory Iron Lance Level 2 Enemy, talk to with Lena
Available characters

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Item data

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Items

Name Obtainment Method 5,000 G Visit the southern village Armorslayer Dropped by enemy Cavalier Ridersbane Dropped by Bentheon Silver Sword End of chapter

Items

Name Obtainment Method 5,000 G Visit the northern village Ridersbane Dropped by Bentheon Silver Sword End of chapter

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Shop data

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Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

Name	Cost
Iron Sword	320

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Name	Cost
Hammer	300
Axe	360
Steel Axe	550
Hand Axe	450

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Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

	Name	Cost
	Iron Sword	400
	Steel Sword	875

	Name	Cost
	Iron Lance	480
	Steel Lance	980

	Name	Cost
	Hammer	1100

	Name	Cost
	Iron Bow	440

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Enemy data

Enemy data

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Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Macedon Cavalier 1 2 16 5 2 6 0 7 0 9 Lance Moves to attack any player unit in range; moves onto the gate if no one is in range. Macedon Knight 1 1 16 5 1 3 0 11 0 5 Lance Moves to attack any player unit; moves north of the west bridge if no one is in range. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 16 5 2 6 0 7 0 9 Armorslayer Drops an Armorslayer upon defeat. Macedon Thief 1 1 16 3 1 9 0 2 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes raiding villages. Macedon Thief 3 1 19 4 2 10 0 3 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes raiding villages. Matthis Cavalier 2 1 16 5 2 6 0 7 0 9 Lance -- Macedon Cavalier 1 1 16 5 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Sword -- Macedon Archer 1 2 16 4 1 4 0 5 0 5 Bow Moves to attack any player unit; moves north of the west bridge if no one is in range. Macedon Curate 1 1 16 1 1 1 0 3 0 5 Heal -- Macedon Horseman 1 2 16 4 1 7 0 4 0 9 Bow -- Macedon Fighter 1 4 18 5 1 7 0 4 0 6 Axe -- Macedon Hunter 1 2 18 6 1 5 0 3 0 6 Bow -- Bentheon Cavalier 5 1 22 7 4 8 0 9 0 9 Ridersbane Drops a Ridersbane upon defeat. Does not move; stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Normal Hard-1 Hard-2 Hard-3 Hard-4 Hard-5

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Macedon Cavalier 1 2 18 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Knight 1 1 18 6 0 2 0 0 11 0 5 Iron Lance Will not act until attacked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 18 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Armorslayer Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Thief 1 1 16 2 0 1 7 0 1 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Macedon Thief 3 1 17~18 2~3 0 1~2 8 0 1~2 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Matthis Cavalier 2 1 20 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 18 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Sword Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Archer 1 2 16 5 0 3 4 0 6 0 5 Steel Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Curate 1 1 16 0 1 1 4 0 3 6 5 Heal -- Macedon Horseman 1 2 24 6 1 7 10 0 6 3 9 Iron Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Fighter 1 4 20 5 0 1 7 0 3 0 6 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Hunter 1 2 18 6 0 4 6 0 3 0 6 Iron Bow • The eastern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The western one begins moving if he can reach a unit within two turns. Bentheon Cavalier 5 1 22 7 0 4 8 0 9 0 -- Ridersbane Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Macedon Cavalier 1 2 20~21 6~7 0 2~3 6~7 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Knight 1 1 20~21 6~7 0 3 0~1 0 11 0 5 Iron Lance Will not act until attacked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 20~21 6~7 0 2~3 6~7 0 7 0 9 Armorslayer Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Thief 1 1 17~18 2~3 0 2~3 8~9 0 1 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Macedon Thief 3 1 19 3 0 3 9~10 0 1~2 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Matthis Cavalier 2 1 20 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 20~21 6~7 0 2~3 6~7 0 7 0 9 Iron Sword Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Archer 1 2 18~19 5~6 0 3~4 4~5 0 6 0 5 Steel Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Curate 1 1 17~18 0 1~2 2 4~5 0 3 6 5 Heal -- Macedon Horseman 1 2 25~26 6~7 1 7~8 10~11 0 6 3 9 Iron Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Fighter 1 4 22~23 6~7 0 1~2 7~8 0 3 0 6 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Hunter 1 2 19~20 6~7 0 4~5 6~7 0 3 0 6 Iron Bow • The eastern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The western one begins moving if he can reach a unit within two turns. Bentheon Cavalier 5 1 24~25 8~9 0 5 8~9 0 9 0 -- Ridersbane Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Macedon Cavalier 1 2 22~23 7~8 0 3~4 7~8 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Knight 1 1 23~24 7~8 0 3~4 1~2 0 11 0 5 Iron Lance Will not act until attacked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 22~23 7~8 0 3~4 7~8 0 7 0 9 Armorslayer Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Thief 1 1 19~20 3~4 0 3~4 10 0 1 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Macedon Thief 3 1 20~21 3~4 0 4~5 11 0 1~2 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Matthis Cavalier 2 1 20 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 22~23 7~8 0 3~4 7~8 0 7 0 9 Iron Sword Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Archer 1 2 20~21 6~7 0 4~5 5~6 0 6 0 5 Steel Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Curate 1 1 18~19 0 2~3 2~3 5~6 0 3 6 5 Heal -- Macedon Horseman 1 2 27~28 6~7 1 8~9 11~12 0 6 3 9 Iron Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Fighter 1 4 25~26 8 0 2~3 8~9 0 3 0 6 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Hunter 1 2 21~22 6~7 0 5~6 7~8 0 3 0 6 Iron Bow • The eastern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The western one begins moving if he can reach a unit within two turns. Bentheon Cavalier 5 1 26~27 9~10 0 5~6 9 0 9 0 -- Ridersbane Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Macedon Cavalier 1 2 25~26 8~9 0 4~5 7~8 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Knight 1 1 26~27 8~9 0 4~5 1~2 0 11 0 5 Iron Lance Will not act until attacked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 25~26 8~9 0 4~5 7~8 0 7 0 9 Armorslayer Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Thief 1 1 21~22 3~4 0 4~5 11~12 0 1 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Macedon Thief 3 1 22~23 4~5 0 5~6 12~13 0 1~2 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Matthis Cavalier 2 1 20 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 25~26 8~9 0 4~5 7~8 0 7 0 9 Iron Sword Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Archer 1 2 23~24 6~7 0 5~6 6~7 0 6 0 5 Steel Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Curate 1 1 19~20 0 2~3 4 6~7 0 3 6 5 Heal -- Macedon Horseman 1 2 29~30 6~7 1 9~10 12~13 0 6 3 9 Iron Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Fighter 1 4 28~29 9~10 0 3~4 8~9 0 3 0 6 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Hunter 1 2 23~24 6~7 0 6~7 8~9 0 3 0 6 Iron Bow • The eastern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The western one begins moving if he can reach a unit within two turns. Bentheon Cavalier 5 1 29~30 10~11 0 6~7 9~10 0 9 0 -- Ridersbane Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Macedon Cavalier 1 2 27~28 9~10 0 5~6 8~9 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Knight 1 1 29 9~10 0 5~6 2~3 0 11 0 5 Iron Lance Will not act until attacked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 27~28 9~10 0 5~6 8~9 0 7 0 9 Armorslayer Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Thief 1 1 23~24 4~5 0 5~6 13 0 1 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Macedon Thief 3 1 24~25 5 0 6~7 14 0 1~2 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Matthis Cavalier 2 1 20 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 27~28 9~10 0 5~6 8~9 0 7 0 9 Iron Sword Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Archer 1 2 25~26 7~8 0 6~7 7~8 0 6 0 5 Steel Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Curate 1 1 20~21 0 3~4 4~5 7~8 0 3 6 5 Heal -- Macedon Horseman 1 2 31~32 7~8 1 10~11 13~14 0 6 3 9 Iron Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Fighter 1 4 30~31 11 0 4~5 9~10 0 3 0 6 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Hunter 1 2 25~26 7~8 0 7~8 9~10 0 3 0 6 Iron Bow • The eastern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The western one begins moving if he can reach a unit within two turns. Bentheon Cavalier 5 1 31~32 11~12 0 7~8 10~11 0 9 0 -- Ridersbane Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Macedon Cavalier 1 2 30 10~11 0 6~7 9 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Knight 1 1 31~32 10~11 0 6~7 3 0 11 0 5 Iron Lance Will not act until attacked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 18 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Armorslayer Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Thief 1 1 25 5 0 7 14~15 0 1 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Macedon Thief 3 1 26~27 5~6 0 7~8 15~16 0 1~2 0 7 Iron Sword Prioritizes destroying villages. Matthis Cavalier 2 1 20 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Lance Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Cavalier 1 1 18 5 0 2 6 0 7 0 9 Iron Sword Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Archer 1 2 28 8 0 7~8 8~9 0 6 0 5 Steel Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Curate 1 1 22 0 4 5~6 8~9 0 3 6 5 Heal -- Macedon Horseman 1 2 33 7~8 1 11~12 14~15 0 6 3 9 Iron Bow Only moves to attack units in range. Macedon Fighter 1 4 33~34 12~13 0 5~6 10 0 3 0 6 Iron Axe Immediately begins moving unprovoked. Macedon Hunter 1 2 27 7~8 0 8~9 10~11 0 3 0 6 Iron Bow • The eastern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The western one begins moving if he can reach a unit within two turns. Bentheon Cavalier 5 1 34 12~13 0 8~9 11 0 9 0 -- Ridersbane Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.

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Boss data

Main article: Bentheon

Boss data

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Cavalier Level 5 Movement 9 Experience 44

Stats Max HP 22 Speed 8 Strength 7 Luck 0 Skill 4 Defense 9 W. Level 10 Resistance 0

Inventory Drops Ridersbane Ridersbane Weapons Sword ✓ Lance ✓ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗ Ballista ✗ Stone ✗

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Normal Hard-1 Hard-2 Hard-3 Hard-4 Hard-5

Cavalier Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 22 Speed 8 Strength 7 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 9 Skill 4 Resistance 0

Inventory Ridersbane Weapon Levels E B -- -- -- --

Cavalier Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 24~25 Speed 8~9 Strength 8~9 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 9 Skill 5 Resistance 0

Inventory Ridersbane Weapon Levels C B -- -- -- --

Cavalier Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 26~27 Speed 9 Strength 9~10 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 9 Skill 5~6 Resistance 0

Inventory Ridersbane Weapon Levels C B -- -- -- --

Cavalier Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 29~30 Speed 9~10 Strength 10~11 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 9 Skill 6~7 Resistance 0

Inventory Ridersbane Weapon Levels B B -- -- -- --

Cavalier Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 31~32 Speed 10~11 Strength 11~12 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 9 Skill 7~8 Resistance 0

Inventory Ridersbane Weapon Levels B B -- -- -- --

Cavalier Level 5 Movement --

Stats Max HP 34 Speed 11 Strength 12~13 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 9 Skill 8~9 Resistance 0

Inventory Ridersbane Weapon Levels A A -- -- -- --

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Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

In this chapter, you gain Merric, a highly effective Mage, and Matthis, a Cavalier who fights very poorly and is vastly inferior to a properly trained Abel. For the first time, you will have to bench units, so start thinking about who you find to be useless. Make sure to buy an Iron Sword for Navarre (or give him one from a unit you decide to bench) and a Fire tome for the incoming Merric. If Cain still has his base 6 Speed, he needs to be reclassed into a Myrmidon to avoid being doubled by the Fighters in this chapter. You also gain access to the forges this chapter, allowing you to beef up your weapons. Caeda's Wing Spear utterly dominates the entire game due to being effective against cavalry and armor, which dominate the enemy composition of most levels. Giving it +4 Might enables her to one-shot nearly every enemy on this map with her base stats.

At the start, send some cavalry to quickly dispatch the Thief near the armory and send everyone else to defend the northeast chokepoint. Stock up on Steel weapons while you have the chance. Have your cavalry move north to intercept the Hunter and the Thief. Try to have all of the enemies dealt with by the time the enemy cavalry reaches you. Make sure to keep Draug (or any other Knights you have) away from the Armorslayer.

When you've finished off the first wave, it's time to recruit Merric. His village is currently in the range of two Archers (and a Knight, but he won't start a fight unless you attack him first). Use a bulky unit to lure out the two Archers, waste them, and visit the village. To kill the Knight without provoking the Horsemen up north, move a unit two spaces to the south of the Knight so that it blocks the bridge and attack. The Knight will be provoked, allowing you to lure him out and finish him off. Then lure out and kill the Horsemen. Bentheon is a massive step down from the threat level of the last two bosses, owing to the fact that he can only fight from close range. Have your ranged units shred him. Give the Ridersbane to either Abel or Draug.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Battle in the Lea	--
Spanish	Batalla en las pradera	Battle in the prairie; abbreviated as Batalla en las prad.
French	Bataille dans la plaine	Battle in the plain
German	Schlacht im Gras	Battle in the Grass
Italian	La battaglia della piana	The battle of the plain

Gallery

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References

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