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List of Trial Maps in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

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This is a list of Trial Maps in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. In The Binding Blade, Trial Maps are unlocked either by completing the game under certain conditions or through V-Jump download events. The player uses their army from completed saves to challenge the maps.

Note: For accuracy, some of the names used here may differ from those used in the most proliferated fan translation patch.

Normal Trial Maps

Trial Map 1
Valley of Death
(Japanese: 必殺の谷 Critical Valley)
Unlock requirements:
Complete the game once
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Roy receives a report of bandits in the mountains of northern Lycia. Masters of critical hits await his army.
Playable units: Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: Bandit
Victory conditions: Seize gate
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: 10* Enemy: 26*
Trial Map 2
Rainy Island
(Japanese: 豪雨の島 Island of Heavy Rain)
Unlock requirements:
Complete the game once
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While marching through the Western Isles, Roy's army gets stuck in the rain. Enemies pounce from the mist.
Playable units: Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: Western Pirate
Victory conditions: Survive for 20 turns
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: 10* Enemy: 21*
Trial Map 3
Snowy Defensive
(Japanese: 雪の中の攻防戦 Battle Within the Snow)
Unlock requirements:
Complete the game with the good ending once
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Roy is awaiting the arrival of an allied army in an old Ilian castle when a surprise attack commences. Can Roy's army defend the castle until the allied army arrives?
Playable units: Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: Fighter
Victory conditions: Survive for 20 turns; protect the castle
Defeat conditions: Roy dies; the castle is seized by the enemy
Player: 10* Enemy: 25*
Trial Map 4
Pirate's Challenge
(Japanese: 海賊の挑戦 Pirate's Challenge)
Unlock requirements:
Complete the game once with either ending in Hard Mode
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Roy receives a letter from the boss of a group of bandits in the Western Isles. "It's time we settle this. Beat my men and I'll give you the honor of fighting me!"
Playable units: Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: Fighter
Victory conditions: Rout enemy, then defeat boss
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: 10* Enemy: 26*
Trial Map 5
Roy's Trial
(Japanese: ロイの試練 Roy's Trial)
Unlock requirements:
Complete the game once with the good ending in Hard Mode
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Roy falls into a trap in the Nabata desert and is separated from his soldiers. Bandits move in to strike. Can Roy survive this onslaught all by himself?
Playable units: Roy Boss: Bandit
Victory conditions: Rout enemy
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: 1* Enemy: 25*

Downloadable Trial Maps

The first three downloadable maps are all associated with V-Jump Magazine contests run after The Binding Blade's release. All four maps have to be externally loaded manually into the save file of the game, and do not actually exist in the game by default; this method of loading external data to the game is known as the XMAP system.[1] Upon being loaded into the game, players must quickly tap Left, Left, Right, Right, L, L, and Start on the Link Arena menu to open the Map Transfer menu, and then have the maps installed.[2]

These maps are currently lost, as no surviving cartridges with the maps installed are known to exist. As a result, combined with the very limited scope of the contest giveaways, little is known about them.

Promotional Trial Map 1
Graizel Execution Court
(Japanese: グライゼル処刑場 Graizel Execution Court[3])
Unlock requirements:
Be one of 50 winners in a contest in V-Jump magazine
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Based on a scene from Hasha no Tsurugi. This map is not programmed into the game by default, and little is known about it.
Playable units: Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: ???
Victory conditions: ???
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: 10* Enemy: 31*
Promotional Trial Map 2
V-Type Original Map
(Japanese: V型オリジナルマップ V-Type Original Map[3])
Unlock requirements:
Be one of 10 winners in a contest in V-Jump Magazine
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This map is a castle map laid out like a V, promoting V-Jump Magazine. This map is not programmed into the game by default, and almost nothing is known about it.
Playable units: Presumably Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: ???
Victory conditions: ???
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: ??* Enemy: ??*
Promotional Trial Map 3
J-Type Original Map
(Japanese: J型オリジナルマップ J-Type Original Map[3])
Unlock requirements:
Be one of 10 winners in a contest in V-Jump Magazine
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This map is an island map laid out like a J, promoting V-Jump Magazine. This map is not programmed into the game by default, and almost nothing is known about it.
Playable units: Presumably Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: ???
Victory conditions: ???
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: ??* Enemy: ??*
Promotional Trial Map 4
Defeat Bandits
(Japanese: ????)
Unlock requirements:
Be one of 900 winners in a "Ranking" tournament on the Binding Blade website
This map is not programmed into the game by default, and almost nothing is known about it.
Playable units: Presumably Roy, plus any character in a given cleared save file Boss: ???
Victory conditions: ???
Defeat conditions: Roy dies
Player: ??* Enemy: ??*

Exclusive characters

The following eight characters can be unlocked through repeated completion of the game for use in Trial Maps. They are not tied to any specific save file, rather appearing in the army of any cleared save file when in Battle Preparations for a Trial Map. With the exceptions of Hector, Eliwood and Guinivere, they come with the same items they used in their main story role, which can be traded to any other unit in the army.

Exclusive Trial Map characters
Name Class Unlock requirements
Narcian Wyvern Lord Clear the main game once.
Galle Wyvern Lord Clear the main game twice.
Hector General Clear the main game three times.
Brunnya Sage Clear the main game four times.
Eliwood Paladin Clear the main game five times.
Murdock General Clear the main game six times.
Zephiel King Clear the main game seven times.
Guinivere Sage Clear the main game nine times.

References

  1. Sme, XMAP Chapters (FE6), Fire Emblem Universe, Published: September 16, 2021, Retrieved: September 28, 2022
  2. Flametix, Fire Emblem 6 - Hidden input sequence that reveals 2 passwords and trial map transfers, YouTube, Published: December 30, 2023, Retrieved: February 9, 2024
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 かわき茶亭: ファイアーエムブレム 封印の剣/クリア後のお楽しみ (Japanese)
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