Land of Sorrow (Gaiden)/Border Battle

Border Battle (Japanese: 国境の戦い Border Battle) is the first map of the fourth act of Alm's route in Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Border Battle

Location Border Boss(es) Shizas*/Berkut* Previous chapter(s) Retaking of the Sluice Gate Next chapter(s) Rigel Forest Battle

Map data

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Alm dies	13	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	20	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Alm dies	1–14	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	20	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 30 columns by 28 rows

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Character data

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Characters
New units
None
Required characters
Available characters

Characters
New units
None
Required characters
Available characters

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Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Iron Lance Dropped by Fernand Coral Ring Dropped by Berkut

• Note: There are no items to be found in the original Gaiden. The following item list is for Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Enemy data

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Normal Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Hard

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Shizas Gold Knight 1 1 40 18 7 12 0 13 6 9 -- Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Paladin Paladin 1 6 28 12 5 8 0 8 5 8 -- Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Arcanist Arcanist 1 4 28 8 3 4 0 5 8 4 -- Recover • Miasma Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Arcanist Arcanist 5 1 34 10 5 6 0 7 8 4 -- Fortify • Mire • Starts on supplies. • Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Knight Knight 5 6 40 18 4 4 0 14 1 4 -- -- Sniper Sniper 5 2 36 14 8 8 0 8 2 5 -- --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Berkut Gold Knight 1 1 40 18 7 12 0 13 6+4 9 Coral Ring Lance • Recovery* Begins moving unprovoked on turn 7, or if he, Fernand, or a nearby Paladin is provoked. Fernand Paladin 3 1 32 13+2 6 8 5 9 4 8 Iron Lance Begins moving unprovoked on turn 7, or if he, Berkut, or a nearby Paladin is provoked. Rigelian Army Paladin 1 5 28 12 5 8 0 8 5 8 -- Lance The northern three begin moving unprovoked on turn 7, or if any of them, Berkut, or Fernand is provoked. Rigelian Army Arcanist 5 4 32 10 5 6 0 7 8 4 -- Miasma • Recover Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal himself or another enemy unit. Rigelian Army Arcanist 7 1 34 11 6 7 0 8 8 4 -- Mire • Fortify • Starts on supplies. • Moves to attack if a unit is in range; returns to his starting position otherwise. Rigelian Army Knight 5 6 39 18 4 4 0 14 1 4 -- Lance -- Rigelian Army Sniper 5 2 35 14 8 8 0 8 2 5 -- Bow • Bowrange +2 --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Berkut Gold Knight 7 1 47 21 10 15 0 16 7+4 9 Coral Ring Lance • Recover* Begins moving unprovoked on turn 6, or if he, Fernand, or a nearby Paladin is provoked. Fernand Paladin 8 1 38 16+2 9 11 5 12 5 8 Iron Lance Begins moving unprovoked on turn 6, or if he, Berkut, or a nearby Paladin is provoked. Rigelian Army Paladin 5 3 33 14+3 7 10−2 0 10 5 8 Javelin All three begin moving unprovoked on turn 6, or if any of them, Berkut, or Fernand is provoked. Rigelian Army Arcanist 8 3 35 11 7 7 0 8 8 4 -- Mire • Recover All three begin moving unprovoked on turn 4, or if any of them or the Miasma Arcanist is provoked. Rigelian Army Arcanist 8 1 35 11 7 7 0 8 8 4 -- Miasma • Recover Begins moving unprovoked on turn 4, or if he or another Recover Arcanist is provoked. Rigelian Army Arcanist 10 1 37 12 8 8 0 9 8 4 -- Mire • Fortify • Starts on supplies. • Moves to attack if a unit is in range; returns to his starting position otherwise. Rigelian Army Knight 10 6 45 21+2 7 6 0 17 1 4 Iron Lance -- Rigelian Army Sniper 10 2 41 17+3 11 10−3 0 10 2 5 Steel Bow Bowrange +2 • Anti-Fliers* -- Rigelian Army Paladin 5 2 33 14 7 10 0 10 5 8 -- Lance --

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Boss data

Main article: Shizas

Gold Knight Level 1

Stats Max HP 40 Luck 0 Strength 18 Defense 13 Skill 7 Resistance 6 Speed 12 Movement 9

Equipment Spells -- -- Weapons Sword ✗ Axe ✗ B. Magic ✗ Lance ✓ Bow ✗ W. Magic ✗

• Note: Shizas only appears in Gaiden.

Main article: Berkut

Normal Hard

Gold Knight Level 1

Stats Max HP 40 Luck 0 Attack 18 Defense 13 Skill 7 Resistance 6+4 Speed 12 Movement 9

Item Skills Coral Ring Lance Recovery* Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Gold Knight Level 7

Stats Max HP 47 Luck 0 Attack 21 Defense 16 Skill 10 Resistance 7+4 Speed 15 Movement 9

Item Skills Coral Ring Lance Recovery* Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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• Note: Berkut only appears in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Strategy

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

The biggest problems here are the Snipers and Knights that charge you at the beginning. You don't have enough magic users to mow the Knights down, so you may need to retreat while wearing them down. Your own Knights are great here. Once they're dead, the Arcanists are standard fare, while Berkut and his cronies are Ridersbane food.

Map Turn Count: 8
Game Turn Count: 195

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	The line dividing the Kingdom of Zofia and the Rigelian Empire. A gloomy pine forest sprawls beyond the Rigelian side of the border.	ソフィア王国領と リゲル帝国領の国境。 リゲル側の背後には、 鬱蒼とした針葉樹林が 広がっている。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Border Battle	--
Japanese	国境の戦い	Border Battle
French	Bataille: Frontière	Border Battle
Korean	국경의 전투	Border battle

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