The Goddess's Rite of Rebirth/Assault at the Rite of Rebirth

Assault at the Rite of Rebirth (Japanese: 女神再誕の儀襲撃戦 Raid of the Rite of the Goddess's Resurrection) is the main battle map of the fourth chapter in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. In this map, Byleth and their students stop Western Church assailants from infiltrating the Holy Mausoleum.

Assault at the Rite of Rebirth

Location Monastery (Holy Mausoleum) Boss(es) Death Knight, Mysterious Dark Mage Previous chapter(s) The Magdred Ambush Next chapter(s) The Gautier Inheritance

Beginning log

While the plot to assassinate the archbishop shakes the monastery to its core, you suspect the enemy may have a different motivation. Anxiety abounds as the Goddess's Rite of Rebirth commences.

Map data

Normal Hard/Maddening

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defeat the boss Dark Mage	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Byleth or Edelgard /Dimitri /Claude dies*, the player's army is routed*, or 25 turns pass	2–10	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	20 +3	{{{third}}}
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Map dimensions: 23 columns by 26 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Defeat the boss Dark Mage	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Byleth or Edelgard /Dimitri /Claude dies*, the player's army is routed*, or 25 turns pass	2–10	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	28 +3	{{{third}}}
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Map dimensions: 23 columns by 26 rows

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Character data

Black Eagles Blue Lions Golden Deer

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Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Dark Seal Dropped by the Death Knight Chest Key Dropped by enemy Dark Mage Chest Key Dropped by enemy Archer Spirit Dust Open the western chest Intermediate Seal Open the eastern chest Sword of the Creator Automatically at the end of the map

Enemy data

Normal Hard Maddening

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Mysterious Mage Dark Mage 9 1 29 4 13 8 6 8 3 11 9+1 - Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Unsealable Magic Mysterious Magic Users Lv 3: Resonant Flames Stands on a pray stone. Death Knight Death Knight 16 1 42 18 17 14 17 12 16 18 5 7 Scythe of Sariel • Dark Seal Murderous Intent • Canto • Lancefaire • Commander • Counterattack • Mastermind • Poison Strike • Lance Prowess Lv 2 • Starts on avo floor. • Immobile until fought. Western Church Soldier Fighter 7 1 28 9 6 7 8 4 6 2 9+1 4 Iron Axe • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the nearby Soldier, Archer, or Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Fighter 7 1 28 9 6 7 8 4 6 2 9+1 4 Iron Axe • Not present during preparations. • The western one begins moving if the adjacent Myrmidon or a nearby Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Soldier 7 3 28 8 6 9 8 4 6 2 9+1 4 Iron Lance • Not present during preparations. • The southeastern one begins moving if the nearby Archer or Fighter is provoked. Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 7 1 28 7 6 7 10 4 6 2 9+1 4 Iron Sword West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the adjacent Fighter or a nearby Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 7 1 26 7 6 6 7 4 7 5 7+1 4 Iron Sword West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught -- Western Church Soldier Monk 7 1 28 7 8 7 8 4 6 5 9 4 Heal -- Western Church Soldier Monk 7 2 28 7 8 7 8 4 6 5 9 4 Heal -- Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 7 3 28 7 12 8 8 8 5 6 8 4 Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker -- Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 7 1 28 7 12 8 8 8 5 6 8 4 Miasma Δ • Chest Key Miasma Δ • Heartseeker -- Western Church Soldier Priest 7 1 28 7 9 8 8 8 5 8 9 4 Nosferatu • Heal Heal • White Magic Heal +5 -- Western Church Soldier Mage 7 1 28 7 11 8 8 8 5 7 9+1 4 Fire Fire West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning -- Western Church Soldier Archer 7 1 28 8 6 10 8 10 6 2 9 5 Iron Bow • Chest Key Bowrange +1 Begins moving if the nearby Fighter or Soldier is provoked. Western Church Soldier Archer 7 1 28 8 6 10 8 10 6 2 9 5 Iron Bow Bowrange +1 --

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 7 1 28 7 12 8 8 8 5 6 8+1 8 Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning -- Western Church Soldier Mage 7 2 28 7 11 8 8 8 5 7 9+1 4 Fire Fire West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Mysterious Mage Dark Mage 16 1 30 5 15 8 7 8 4 12 11+1 - Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Unsealable Magic Mysterious Magic Users Lv 3: Resonant Flames Stands on a pray stone. Death Knight Death Knight 16 1 44 20 17 14 17 12 17 18 7 7 Scythe of Sariel • Dark Seal Murderous Intent • Canto • Lancefaire • Commander • Counterattack • Mastermind • Poison Strike • Lance Prowess Lv 2 • Starts on avo floor. • Immobile until fought. Western Church Soldier Fighter 8 1 29 10 7 8 10 4 7 3 10+1 4 Iron Axe Axe Prowess Lv 1 • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the nearby Soldier, Archer, or Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Fighter 8 1 29 10 7 8 10 4 7 3 10+1 4 Iron Axe Axe Prowess Lv 1 • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the adjacent Myrmidon or a nearby Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Soldier 8 3 29 8 7 10 10 4 7 3 10+1 4 Iron Lance Lance Prowess Lv 1 • Not present during preparations. • The southeastern one begins moving if the nearby Fighter, Archer, or Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 8 1 29 8 7 8 11 4 7 3 10+1 4 Iron Sword Sword Prowess Lv 1 West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the adjacent Fighter or a nearby Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 8 5 27 7 7 6 8 4 8 6 8+1 4 Iron Sword Sword Prowess Lv 1 West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught • The southern two are not present during preparations; they each begin moving if their respective adjacent Myrmidon is provoked. • The northern two both begin moving if either is provoked. Western Church Soldier Monk 8 1 29 8 8 8 10 4 7 6+2 10 4 Heal Resistance +2 -- Western Church Soldier Monk 8 2 29 8 8 8 10 4 7 6+2 10 4 Heal Resistance +2 -- Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 8 3 29 8 12 9 10 8 6 7 9 4 Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Reason Lv 2 • The western one begins moving if the nearby Fighter, Myrmidon, or Dark Mage is provoked. • The eastern one begins moving if the nearby Fighter, Soldier, or Archer is provoked. Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 8 1 29 8 12 9 10 8 6 7 9 4 Miasma Δ • Chest Key Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Reason Lv 2 -- Western Church Soldier Priest 8 1 29 8 9 9 10 8 6 9 10 4 Nosferatu • Heal Heal • White Magic Heal +5 • Faith Lv 2 -- Western Church Soldier Mage 8 1 29 8 11 9 10 8 6 8 10+1 4 Fire Fire • Reason Lv 2 West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning -- Western Church Soldier Archer 8 1 29 9 7 11 10 10 7 3 10 5 Steel Bow • Chest Key Bowrange +1 • Bow Prowess Lv 4 Begins moving if the nearby Fighter or Soldier is provoked. Western Church Soldier Archer 8 1 29 9 7 11 10 10 7 3 10 5 Steel Bow Bowrange +1 • Bow Prowess Lv 4 -- Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 8 2 27 7 7 6 8 4 8 6 8 4 Iron Sword Sword Prowess Lv 3 • Not present during preparations • Each begins moving if their respective adjacent Myrmidon is provoked. Western Church Soldier Fighter 8 2 27 9 7 6 6 4 8 6 8+1 4 Iron Axe Axe Prowess Lv 3 West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught Both begin moving if either is provoked.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 8 1 29 8 12 9 10 8 6 7 9+1 4 Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Reason Lv 4 West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning -- Western Church Soldier Mage 8 2 29 8 11 9 10 8 6 8 10+1 4 Fire Fire • Reason Lv 4 • Magic +2 West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Mysterious Mage Dark Mage 16 1 35 8 20 10 10 12 7 16 15+1 - Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Unsealable Magic Mysterious Magic Users Lv 3: Resonant Flames Stands on a pray stone. Death Knight Death Knight 16 1 46 22 17 14 19 12 18 18 9 7 Scythe of Sariel • Dark Seal Murderous Intent • Canto • Lancefaire • Commander • Counterattack • Mastermind • Poison Strike • Lance Prowess Lv 2 Starts on avo floor. Western Church Soldier Fighter 14 1 34 14 11 12 14 7 10 5 14+1 4 Iron Axe Axe Prowess Lv 3 • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the nearby Soldier, Archer, or Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Fighter 14 1 34 14 11 12 14 7 10 5 14+1 4 Iron Axe Axe Prowess Lv 3 • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the adjacent Myrmidon or a nearby Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Soldier 14 3 34 12 11 14 14 7 10 5 14+1 4 Iron Lance Lance Prowess Lv 3 • Not present during preparations. • The southeastern one begins moving if the nearby Fighter, Archer, or Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 14 1 34 12 11 12 17 7 10 5 14+1 4 Iron Sword Sword Prowess Lv 3 West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught • Not present during preparations. • Begins moving if the adjacent Fighter or a nearby Dark Mage is provoked. Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 14 5 32 11 11 10 12 7 11 8 12+1 4 Iron Sword Sword Prowess Lv 3 West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught • The southern two are not present during preparations; they each begin moving if their respective adjacent Myrmidon is provoked. • The northern two both begin moving if either is provoked. Western Church Soldier Monk 14 1 34 12 11 12 14 7 10 10+2 14 4 Heal Resistance +2 -- Western Church Soldier Monk 14 2 34 12 11 12 14 7 10 10+2 14 4 Heal Resistance +2 -- Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 14 3 34 11 14 13 14 8 9 11 14 4 Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Reason Lv 4 • Seal Strength • The western one begins moving if the nearby Fighter, Myrmidon, or Dark Mage is provoked. • The eastern one begins moving if the nearby Fighter, Soldier, or Archer is provoked. Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 14 1 34 11 14 13 14 8 9 11 14 4 Miasma Δ • Chest Key Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Reason Lv 4 • Seal Strength -- Western Church Soldier Priest 14 1 34 11 12 13 14 8 9 13 15 4 Nosferatu • Heal Heal • White Magic Heal +5 • Faith Lv 4 • Renewal -- Western Church Soldier Mage 14 1 34 11 13+2 13 14 8 9 12 14+1 4 Fire Fire • Reason Lv 4 • Magic +2 West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning -- Western Church Soldier Archer 14 1 34 14 11 15 14 10 10 7 14 5 Steel Bow • Chest Key Bowrange +1 • Bow Prowess Lv 4 • Poison Strike Begins moving if the nearby Fighter or Soldier is provoked. Western Church Soldier Archer 14 1 34 14 11 15 14 10 10 7 14 5 Steel Bow Bowrange +1 • Bow Prowess Lv 4 • Poison Strike -- Western Church Soldier Myrmidon 14 2 32 11 11 10 12 7 11 8 12 4 Iron Sword Sword Prowess Lv 3 • Not present during preparations • Each begins moving if their respective adjacent Myrmidon is provoked. Western Church Soldier Fighter 14 2 32 13 11 10 10 7 11 8 12+1 4 Iron Axe Axe Prowess Lv 3 West Church Mercenaries Lv 3: Onslaught Both begin moving if either is provoked.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Dex Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Western Church Soldier Dark Mage 14 1 34 11 14 13 14 8 9 11 14+1 4 Miasma Δ Miasma Δ • Heartseeker • Reason Lv 4 • Seal Strength West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning -- Western Church Soldier Mage 14 2 34 11 13+2 13 14 8 9 12 14+1 4 Fire Fire • Reason Lv 4 • Magic +2 West Church Corps Lv 3: Group Lightning --

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Reinforcements

• At the start of player phase on turn 7 (if the quest Know Your Enemy was completed) or turn 5 (if the quest Know Your Enemy was not completed)
  • 1 Dark Mage from south of ally starting positions
  • 2 Mages from south of ally starting positions

Boss data

Mysterious Mage

Normal Hard Maddening

Dark Mage Level 9 Movement - Crest --

Stats Max HP 29 Luck 8 Strength 4 Defense 3 Magic 13 Resistance 11 Dexterity 8 Charm 9+1 Speed 6

Inventory Abilities -- Miasma Δ Heartseeker Unsealable Magic Combat arts Spells Battalion -- Miasma Δ Mysterious Magic Users Lv 3 Resonant Flames Skill Levels E E E E E C E E E E E

Dark Mage Level 10 Movement - Crest --

Stats Max HP 30 Luck 8 Strength 5 Defense 4 Magic 15 Resistance 12 Dexterity 8 Charm 11+1 Speed 7

Inventory Abilities -- Miasma Δ Heartseeker Unsealable Magic Combat arts Spells Battalion -- Miasma Δ Mysterious Magic Users Lv 3 Resonant Flames Skill Levels E E E E E C E E E E E

Dark Mage Level 16 Movement - Crest --

Stats Max HP 35 Luck 12 Strength 8 Defense 7 Magic 20 Resistance 16 Dexterity 10 Charm 15+1 Speed 10

Inventory Abilities -- Miasma Δ Heartseeker Unsealable Magic Combat arts Spells Battalion -- Miasma Δ Mysterious Magic Users Lv 3 Resonant Flames Skill Levels E E E E E C E E E E E

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Sub-boss

Main article: Death Knight

Normal Hard Maddening

Death Knight Level 16 Movement 7 Crest --

Stats Max HP 42 Luck 12 Strength 18 Defense 16 Magic 17 Resistance 18 Dexterity 14 Charm 5 Speed 17

Inventory Abilities Scythe of Sariel Dark Seal Murderous Intent Canto Lancefaire Commander Counterattack Mastermind Poison Strike Lance Prowess Lv 2 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels B A C+ D C+ D E C E A E

Death Knight Level 16 Movement 7 Crest --

Stats Max HP 44 Luck 12 Strength 20 Defense 17 Magic 17 Resistance 18 Dexterity 14 Charm 7 Speed 17

Inventory Abilities Scythe of Sariel Dark Seal Murderous Intent Canto Lancefaire Commander Counterattack Mastermind Poison Strike Lance Prowess Lv 2 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels B A C+ D C+ D E C E A E

Death Knight Level 16 Movement 7 Crest --

Stats Max HP 46 Luck 12 Strength 22 Defense 18 Magic 17 Resistance 18 Dexterity 14 Charm 9 Speed 19

Inventory Abilities Scythe of Sariel Dark Seal Murderous Intent Canto Lancefaire Commander Counterattack Mastermind Poison Strike Lance Prowess Lv 2 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels B A C+ D C+ D E C E A E

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Strategy

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

There are three big things to note when challenging this map. First is the turn limit. 25 turns is pretty forgiving as long as you don't squander it, but don't dally too much. Second are the chests on either side of the map. Enemies drop enough Chest Keys to unlock them both, so you shouldn't have any problems unlocking them. If you really want to be a cheapskate, though, Ashe comes with Locktouch as a personal skill (under the name Lockpick) and his services can be borrowed for the month for any players not part of the Blue Lions. Third is the scary Death Knight hanging around the center of the map. The bad news is that he is easily capable of slaughtering anyone in your party not lucky enough to dodge him. The good news is that he'll just sit there and mind his own business unless you actively pick a fight with him. The really bad news on Maddening is that he actually will hunt you down if get in his range. If you really want to get that Dark Seal he's carrying, he's not invincible, but you need to take extreme care not to get yourself killed. He has 14/15/17 attack speed, so you need 11/12/14 attack speed in order to avoid being doubled by him. You should also bring several Seiros Archers with you, since their gambit Fusillade hits from two range, and the Seiros Holy Monks for Stride to safely approach him. If you grinded a bit in the previous chapter or two, you could bring a Thief along and steal the Dark Seal from him so long as the Thief's AS is higher than the Death Knight's. Strategies to defeat the Death Knight are further down.

Start by splitting your team up into three groups and make your way up the left, right, and center. Do not engage the Death Knight even if you plan on getting the Dark Seal. We'll save him for the end of the map. On turn 7, a trio of mages will show up at the bottom end of the map. You shouldn't have too much trouble bopping these louts on the head. Given that the enemy again refuses to swarm, a basic grasp of tactics is all that you need to clean out the enemies and reach the top half of the map at a decent clip. If you're not interested in the Death Knight or simply want to use a Thief to steal the Dark Seal, you've pretty much won the map.

In order to defeat the Death Knight, you want either a character with at least 14 Attack Speed to safely aggro him (the Black Eagles' Petra, the Blue Lions' Felix, the Golden Deer's Leonie, and the DLC character Yuri have the best shot at achieving this; you may need to unequip weapons and pump them full of Miracle Beans and Goddess Icons to succeed) or the Stride gambit provided by the Seiros Holy Monks to approach him from outside his range. You also need someone to actually do him in. The Black Eagles' and Blue Lions' best options are a lance unit wielding a Steel Lance and using either the Knightkneeler combat art learned by any unit at lance level C or the Vengeance combat art learned by Bernadetta and Dedue at lance level C+. Ferdinand and Dimitri both possess lance boons and beneficial Crest effects, making them solid choices to use Knightkneeler. The Golden Deer's best option is undoubtedly Dark Spikes Τ, learned by Lysithea at black magic level B. When you're ready, either have your high Attack Speed unit pull the Death Knight or trigger Stride and charge in. Pepper him with gambits and finish him off with your strongest attack. You may need to reset and try this several times but this strategy does work.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Assault at the Rite of Rebirth	--
Japanese	女神再誕の儀襲撃戦	Raid of the Rite of the Goddess's Resurrection
Spanish	Asalto en el Mausoleo	Assault on the Mausoleum
French	La cérémonie perturbée	The disturbed ceremony
German	Wiedergeburtszeremonie	Rebirth Ceremony
Italian	Il Rito della Rinascita	The Rite of Rebirth
Korean	여신재림 의식 습격전	Goddess rebirth ceremony surprise attack
Simplified Chinese	女神再生仪式袭击战	Goddess rebirth ceremony raid
Traditional Chinese	女神再生儀式襲擊戰	Goddess rebirth ceremony raid

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