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Vortex of Strategy

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Location

Lycia

Boss(es)

Yogi

Lord Lundgren is getting serious. Deploying siege engines is no mean feat.
— Sain

Vortex of Strategy (Japanese: 謀略の渦 Vortex of Strategy) is a chapter in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade; it is the eighth chapter in Lyn's tale. In this chapter, Lyndis continues her march towards Caelin, but she is ambushed by a squad of Lundgren's troops commanded by Yogi. This chapter introduces the concepts of reaver weapons and ballistae.

Plot

Main article: Vortex of Strategy/Script

Lyn and her troop continue towards Caelin, and Kent reveals that they are about two days away if they hurry. However, Nils senses danger and instructs Lyn to stay put—she barely avoids an attack from a ballista. Sain explains what ballistae are and warns Florina to stay aground lest she get shot down. Lyn asks Wil if he can use a ballista, and he responds that he should be able to figure it out. The group confronts and defeats Yogi, the commander of the enemy forces. After they are routed, Matthew returns from his investigation of a nearby village and shares his findings with Lyn. According to a rumor in the village, Marquess Hausen is being poisoned by Lundgren. With Hausen too ill to protest, Lundgren has claimed Caelin for his owm and has declared Lyn to be an imposter and Sain and Kent traitors to Caelin. Lyn realizes she needs a plan and decides to visit Eliwood for help.

Beginning log

“Passing through Araphen and Khathelet, Lyn and her friends arrive in Caelin. However, Caelin is now under the rule of Lord Lundgren. Lundgren's henchmen lay in wait to assassinate Lyn. They wait for her approach and ready a special weapon.”

Chapter data

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Rout enemy Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Lyn dies 9 {{{partner}}} 0 14+4
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Character data

Characters
New units

None

Available characters
Lyn ​Kent ​Sain ​Florina ​Wil ​Dorcas ​Erk ​Serra ​Rath ​Matthew ​Nils ​Lucius ​
Note: Although Matthew's inventory can be managed during this chapter, he cannot be deployed due to the plot.

Item data

Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is gba lancereaver.png Lancereaver Visit village

Armory data

Armory
style="Template:Roundl; border: 1px solid #b0b0b0; background: #232855; width: 5%" | Name style="Template:Roundr; border: 1px solid #b0b0b0; background: #232855; width: 15%" | Cost
style=Template:Roundl; |
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Iron Sword style=Template:Roundr; text-align: center | 460
style=Template:Roundl; |
Is gba iron lance.png
Iron Lance style=Template:Roundr; text-align: center | 360
style=Template:Roundl; |
Is gba iron axe.png
Iron Axe style=Template:Roundr; text-align: center | 270
style=Template:Roundl; |
Is gba iron bow.png
Iron Bow style=Template:Roundr; text-align: center | 540

Enemy data

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes
Ma gba brigand enemy.gif
Caelin Brigand 2 1 Iron Axe --
Ma gba brigand enemy.gif
Caelin Brigand 1 1 Swordreaver --
Ma gba soldier enemy.gif
Caelin Soldier 2 2 Iron Lance --
Ma gba soldier enemy.gif
Caelin Soldier 1 1 Axereaver --
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif
Caelin Mercenary 1 1 Iron Sword --
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif
Caelin Mercenary 1 1 Lancereaver --
Ma gba cavalier enemy.gif
Caelin Cavalier 2 2 Iron Lance --
Ma gba archer enemy.gif
Caelin Archer 1 1 Iron Bow --
Ma gba archer enemy.gif
Caelin Archer 2 1 Iron Bow --
Ma gba mage enemy.gif
Caelin Mage 1 1 Fire --
Ma gba shaman enemy.gif
Caelin Shaman 1 1 Flux --
Ma gba knight enemy.gif
Yogi Knight 6 1 Axereaver --
Reinforcements
Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes
Ma gba soldier enemy.gif
Caelin Soldier 2 4 Iron Lance --

Reinforcements

  • Turns 3 & 4

Boss data

Main article: Yogi
Portrait yogi fe07.png
Ma gba knight enemy.gif Knight
Level 6
Affinity --
Stats
Max HP 25 Luck 2
Strength 9 Defense 11
Skill 7 Resistance 1
Speed 3 Constitution 12
Movement 4 Aid 11
Inventory
Axereaver
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances C Axes -- Bows --
Anima magic -- Light magic -- Dark magic -- Staves --

Strategy

Despite the warnings Sain gives in the opening dialogue, the Ballista on this map is not that big of a threat as it will likely fail to one shot Florina. The Weapon Effectiveness bonus in the Western localization of this game is ×2 as opposed ×3, so as long as Florina can survive one 16 might attack—which she can do with her base stats—and is out of range of all other enemies, she will survive, causing the ballista to target Nils or Serra instead. Since the ballista is not all that dangerous, you can safely use Florina to rescue drop units on the other side of the forest and have them clear out some of the enemies to clear the chapter objective quicker. If Nils plays for Florina after she rescues a unit, she can drop that unit on the same turn and use canto to return to safety. While you move your units through the forest to the south, have either Erk or Lucius take out the mages and visit the village. You will get a Lancereaver which will be useful against a later boss that only has lances and it is valuable, meaning it will contribute to your funds ranking.

The opening dialogue of this chapter suggests that the player use Wil to man the ballista, however, this is of little use since Wil will need no enemies in range of him to use the ballista without taking attacks he cannot counterattack, and the ballista has a Weight of twenty, reducing Wil's AS to zero and putting him in mortal danger against several enemies. Furthermore, the ballista does not do damage to the enemies surrounding Yogi, or Yogi himself, that other units cannot deal.

Yogi is quite easy to kill. Since he is carrying an Axereaver he is incredibly weak to swords, so much so that you will likely be able to take him out in one round with Lyn's Mani Katti or the Armorslayer.

There is no forced tutorial in this chapter, meaning that the strategy for clearing hard mode is the same as the strategy for clearing normal mode

Trivia

Etymology and other languages


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Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Vortex of Strategy

Spanish

Vorágine estratégica

Strategic Vortex

French

Vortex stratégique

Strategic Vortex

German

Im Wirbel der Strategie

In the Vortex of Strategy

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