Danger in the Dark/A Harrowing Escape

A Harrowing Escape

Location Abyss Passageway Boss(es) Guardian Golem

A Harrowing Escape is the main battle map of the fourth chapter in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses expansion Cindered Shadows. In this map, the group makes a desperate attempt to escape the phantom soldiers with the Chalice of Beginnings and their lives.

Map data

Normal Hard

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Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Escape to the northeastern corner of the map	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Any player unit dies, or ten turns pass without every player unit past the next gate	11	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	0+14+11	18+?+∞

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For the purposes of Circadian Beat, this is considered an indoor map.

This map features several gates that are not affected by Locktouch. In order to open the gates, a player unit must pull the appropriate lever. Once all player units are past the gate, the gate closes automatically and any enemy units trapped behind it disappear.

Character data

Characters
New units
None
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Concoction Dropped by reinforcement enemy Sniper Bullion Dropped by reinforcement enemy Brigand Bullion Dropped by reinforcement enemy Warrior Bullion Dropped by reinforcement enemy Grappler Smithing Stone (×10) Automatically at the end of the battle

Enemy data

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Reinforcements

• The turn after the player army makes it past the first gate
  • 14 enemies throughout the east and southeast part of the map
• Every time a player unit makes it past the third gate
  • 1 enemy at the escape point

Third army data

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Third Army Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes Golem Guardian Golem 31 1 Lance of Light Commander • Lance Prowess Lv 5 • Renewal • Barrier • Lethality • Quick Riposte Light-Lance Barrage --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes

Strategy

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

Run for your life! Throughout this map, you will be harassed by the Guardian Golem. This powerful monster has extremely durable armor, is immune to magical attacks while its barrier is up, takes miserable damage from gambits, and has enough raw damage to plaster your units across the ground. You can fight it if you're truly insane, but it's far more practical to run away. Mobility is absolutely paramount for an escape chapter, so make sure that Edelgard, Dimitri, Claude, and Ashe are a Warrior, Paladin, Wyvern Rider, and Assassin respectively. You might also want to consider moving Hilda to Pegasus Knight, although the downgrade from an advanced class to an intermediate one and loss of specialty in her trademark axes might give you pause.

At the start of the battle, make a mad rush towards the first gate. Someone has to detour to the lever and pull it to open the gate; Dimitri, Claude, and Constance are the best candidates due to their high movement. Make sure to save a couple of your best gambits, because you're going to need them when you get to the end of this gauntlet. You need to get everyone past the gate within 10 turns, or it's game over. Keep your distance from the Guardian Golem as you break past the first gate. Once you're through, it will close behind you and all of the enemies will disappear. Don't get too cocky, though, because there's more. There's another lever to be pulled to open the second gate - watch out for the reinforcements who will try to jump whoever gets too close. In addition, a group of red army enemies will appear to stand between you and victory. Fortunately, they and the phantoms will attack each other. Have Ashe pick the locked door, blow through anyone who looks at you funny, and rush through the third gate. Be careful, though - every time you have someone pass the third gate, an enemy will spawn. Use those gambits you saved to bring them down, then bring everyone home to freedom.

Etymology and other languages

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Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	A Harrowing Escape	--

Gallery

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