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As a rule of thumb, every unit except for your rally-bots should have the [[Limit Breaker]] skill equipped and as many stats capped as plausible. Any unit you expect to see combat on the enemy phase should have some means of healing themselves without the use of a healer (ex. [[Sol (skill)|Sol]], [[Renewal]], [[Aversa's Night]], etc.). You are given 20 deployment slots, and [[Chrom]] must be fielded as usual. Robin is your strongest first-generation unit, Olivia can provide dance support, two rally-bots can buff your stats, and the 13 second-generation units are all very powerful units. This leaves two slots for two units you favor.

Since Chrom lacks access to [[Galeforce]], [[Armsthrift]], and dark magic, you can safely keep him in the back of a Pair-Up. This means he can forgo defensive skills in favor of all-out offense. All of the skills from the [[Archer]] line are either outclassed or straight-up useless. He wants [[Dual Guard+]] to keep his partner alive a little longer, [[Rightful King]] to trigger his offensive skill more often, and [[Aggressor]] to deal more damage on the player phase. The last skill slot is a choice between the more reliable [[Luna (skill)|Luna]] (71% trigger rate with Chrom having capped Skill as a Great Lord and under the effects of all Rally skills) and the more powerful [[Aether]] (40% under the same circumstances). Let's do some simple math.

 

With his Strength cap of 54, +10 from all Rally skills, and 15 might from the Exalted Falchion, Chrom has a total of 79 might. Against the final boss [[Anna]], who has 55 defense, 3 defense from terrain bonuses, weapon triangle advantage against him, and [[Dragonskin]], Chrom deals approximately 10 damage per strike. With Luna, he ignores 29 of her defense and deals 25 damage per strike. With a trigger rate of 71%, that's about 205 damage per 10 strikes. Aether adds a second, unchanged hit that does 10 extra damage, for a total of 35 damage per Aether. With a trigger rate of 40%, that's about 200 damage per 10 strikes. Since the difference is only about 5 points of damage, you can choose whichever skill you prefer.

[[Robin]] will always want to be paired up with Chrom. Due to their extreme flexibility, suggesting a build for them is a bit difficult. If you want to go defensive, using the [[Vantage]]/[[Vengeance (skill)|Vengeance]]/[[Wrath]]/Armsthrift build detailed in Laurent's section is a good idea. For offensive purposes, a good build would be either Galeforce or Aggressor (gender-determined), Armsthrift, your favorite offensive skill, and either [[Lifetaker]] or Renewal.

[[Olivia]] has rather poor stat caps for combat, but she can give your more powerful units another turn. [[Special Dance]] is an obvious must for her. Beyond that, she can use your choice of [[Vantage]] to stay alive if she gets caught by the enemies, [[Avoid +10]] for a little extra survivability against enemies without [[Hawkeye (skill)|Hawkeye]], [[Bond]] to heal her allies, or [[Swordfaire]] for a little extra damage. Galeforce can be left behind since she shouldn't be attacking.

[[Laurent]] is one of the three second-generation units with no access to Galeforce. Luckily for him, he has the Sorcerer class in his default kit. If [[Gregor]] is his father, he can combine the Vantage, Vengeance, Wrath, and Armsthrift skills with the Sorcerer class and either Nosferatu or Aversa's Night to become a defensive juggernaut and more than pull his weight. Once he reaches 50 Skill, he is guaranteed to proc Vengeance on every attack for extreme damage when his health is low. Combine this with Vantage for a guaranteed first strike, Wrath for greatly increased crit rates, and the healing properties of Nosferatu/Aversa's Night, and he will be insanely difficult to take down.

You have two slots left for your favorite first-generation units or Einherjar. Some possibilities include [[Aversa]] and [[Walhart]] due to their unique skills [[Shadowgift]] and [[Conquest (skill)|Conquest]], or Gregor due to his ability to use a neutered version of Laurent's Vantage/Vengeance/Wrath combo with the [[Vengeance (weapon)|Vengeance axe]].