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The Last Decisive Battle

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The Last Decisive Battle

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Location

Archanea

New units

Roshea, Vyland,[Note 1] Sedgar,[Note 1] Wolf[Note 1]

Boss(es)

Nehring

Previous chapter(s)

Battle of the Pass

Next chapter(s)

Dark Emperor

The Last Decisive Battle (Japanese: 最後の決戦 The last decisive battle) is the nineteenth chapter of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Book II and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem.

Plot

Main articles: The Last Decisive Battle/Script and The Last Decisive Battle/Conversations

Marth and his army arrive near the Archanean palace. Kris remarks that the entire Archanean army has assembled for this battle, but Jagen says that the people see the Altean Army as liberators.

During the fight, Marth encounters Roshea in a village, who says he wishes to join the Altean Army, because he does not want to fight anymore. He manages to convince Vyland to join as well, and Vyland talks to Sedgar, who convinces Wolf to stop fighting Altea, because they finally realize that Hardin is not the man who he once was.

Once the castle has been seized, Marth encounters a wounded Boah. Boah explains that when Archanea needed a king, it was decided that Hardin was to marry Nyna, since Marth was already engaged to Caeda. However, Nyna was still in love with Camus, who was believed to be dead; learning this brought Hardin great sorrow, and he locked himself away. One day, Gharnef appeared, and since Hardin was already despairing, the Darksphere immediately got control of him, and he started to become the villain he now is. Boah regrets all of this, and says that Nyna has been kidnapped by Gharnef, as he needs clerics of royal blood to resurrect Medeus. In his last moments, Boah asks Marth to save Nyna, and gives him his tome and staff.

Chapter data

Chapter data

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Normal Hard Maniac Lunatic

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Seize Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Marth or Kris dies 1–12+4 {{{partner}}} {{{other}}} 26+10−3
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Map dimensions:
30 columns by 23 rows

Character data

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Characters
New units
Roshea
Portrait roshea fe12.png
Paladin
HP
36
Inventory
Silver Lance
Level
8
Visit the village
(Will not appear if he was defeated in Chapter 18)
Vyland
Portrait vyland fe12.png
Paladin
HP
37
Inventory
Silver Lance
Level
8
Enemy, talk to with Roshea
(Will not appear if he was defeated in Chapter 18, or if Nehring is defeated before his group of reinforcements spawn)
Sedgar
Portrait sedgar fe12.png
Horseman
HP
35
Inventory
Silver Bow
Level
10
Enemy, talk to with Vyland
(Will not appear if he was defeated in Chapter 18)
Wolf
Portrait wolf fe12.png
Horseman
HP
36
Inventory
Silver Bow
Dracoshield
Level
12
Enemy, talk to with Sedgar
(Will not appear if he was defeated in Chapter 18)
Required characters
Marth ​
Available characters
Kris m ​Ryan ​Luke ​Roderick ​Gordin ​Cecil ​Draug ​Arran ​Marisha ​Catria ​Warren ​Cord ​Linde ​Palla ​Bord ​Julian ​Matthis ​Wrys ​Ogma ​Yuliya ​Jubelo ​Sirius ​Castor ​Caeda ​Barst ​Rickard ​Frey ​Norne ​Samuel ​Wendell ​Caesar ​Radd ​Navarre ​Phina ​Cain ​Bantu ​Roger ​Jeorge ​Minerva ​Etzel ​Merric ​Arlen ​Dice ​Malice ​Horace ​Jake ​Darros ​Roberto ​Belf ​Reiden ​Beck ​Athena ​Xane ​Tiki ​Est ​Dolph ​Abel ​Macellan ​Astram ​Katarina ​Tomas ​Sheena ​Samson ​Frost ​

Item data

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Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is ds vulnerary.png Vulnerary Visit the village (if Roshea was defeated in Chapter 18)
Is ds spirit dust.png Spirit Dust Dropped by Nehring
Is ds mend.png Mend Dropped by a Bishop
Is ds vulnerary.png Vulnerary Dropped by a Horseman
Is ds silver axe.png Silver Axe Dropped by a Warrior
Is ds silver sword.png Silver Sword Dropped by a Thief
Is ds silver bow.png Silver Bow Dropped by Sedgar (or his replacement Horseman)
Is ds dracoshield.png Dracoshield Dropped by Wolf (or his replacement Horseman)
Is ds silver lance.png Silver Lance Dropped by Vyland (or his replacement Paladin) (reinforcement)
Is ds thoron.png Thoron End of chapter
Is ds physic.png Physic End of chapter

Shop data

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Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Tomes Staves Items Secret

Name Cost
Is ds iron sword.png Iron Sword 400
Is ds steel sword.png Steel Sword 875
Is ds silver sword.png Silver Sword 2000
Is ds rapier.png Rapier 1120

Enemy data

Enemy data

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Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

Normal Hard Maniac Lunatic

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma ds02 general enemy.gif Nehring General 15 1 40 17 1 14 12 0 20 3 -- Spear Spirit DustThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.
Ma ds02 general enemy.gif Archanea General 10 3 34.1 13.7 1 10.7 9.8 0 16.8 5.8 6 Silver Lance
--
Ma ds02 ballistician enemy.gif Archanea Ballistician 20 5 27.1 11.5 0 7.9 6.8 0 16.5 0 -- Pachyderm
--
Ma ds02 bishop enemy.gif Archanea Bishop 8 1 24.8 1 6.1 6.1 7.1 0 5.4 11.5 6 Fortify
--
Ma ds02 bishop enemy.gif Archanea Bishop 8 1 24.8 1 6.1 6.1 7.1 0 5.4 11.5 6 Fortify MendThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Moves to heal units that can be reached with two turns of movement.
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Archanea Horseman 10 2 28.4 9.9 1 13.7 13.7 0 8.9 3.9 9 Silver Bow
--
Ma ds02 paladin enemy.gif Archanea Paladin 10 1 31.2 13.15 1 12.7 13.8 0 13.7 7.8 10 Ridersbane
--
Ma ds02 paladin enemy.gif Archanea Paladin 10 2 31.2 13.15 1 12.7 13.8 0 13.7 7.8 10 Silver Lance
--
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Archanea Horseman 10 2 28.4 9.9 1 13.7 13.7 0 8.9 3.9 9 Killer Bow
--
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Archanea Horseman 10 1 28.4 9.9 1 13.7 13.7 0 8.9 3.9 9 Silver Bow VulneraryThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
--
Ma ds02 warrior enemy.gif Archanea Warrior 10 1 35.1 16.5 0 15.7 13.8 0 11.5 1.9 7 Silver AxeThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
--
Ma ds02 warrior enemy.gif Archanea Warrior 10 1 35.1 16.5 0 15.7 13.8 0 11.5 1.9 7 Killer Axe
--
Ma ds02 warrior enemy.gif Archanea Warrior 10 1 35.1 16.5 0 15.7 13.8 0 11.5 1.9 7 Tomahawk
--
Ma ds02 thief enemy.gif Ruffian Thief 18 1 24.2 10.4 0 13.8 15.5 0 7.1 0 7 Silver Sword
Moves to raid the village, and ignores combat except to attack player units blocking the village; moves to attack units unprovoked once the village has been raided or visited.
Ma ds02 thief enemy.gif Ruffian Thief 18 1 24.2 10.4 0 13.8 15.5 0 7.1 0 7 Silver SwordThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Moves to raid the village, and ignores combat except to attack player units blocking the village; moves to attack units unprovoked once the village has been raided or visited.
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Sedgar Horseman 10 1 35 13 1 16 14 8 13 3 9 Silver BowThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Replaced by a generic Horseman if he was defeated in Chapter 18.
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Archanea Horseman 10 1 28.4 9.9 1 13.7 13.7 0 8.9 3.9 9 Silver BowThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Replaces Sedgar if he was defeated in Chapter 18.
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Wolf Horseman 12 1 36 15 1 17 16 11 14 3 9 Silver Bow DracoshieldThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Replaced by a generic Horseman if he was defeated in Chapter 18.
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Archanea Horseman 10 1 28.4 9.9 1 13.7 13.7 0 8.9 3.9 9 Silver Bow DracoshieldThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Replaces Wolf if he was defeated in Chapter 18.
Reinforcements
Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma ds02 paladin enemy.gif Archanea Paladin 10 4 31.2 13.15 1 12.7 13.8 0 13.7 7.8 10 Silver Lance
--
Ma ds02 paladin enemy.gif Vyland Paladin 8 1 37 14 1 13 12 7 15 6 10 Silver LanceThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Replaced by a generic Paladin if he was defeated in Chapter 18.
Ma ds02 paladin enemy.gif Archanea Paladin 10 1 31.2 13.15 1 12.7 13.8 0 13.7 7.8 10 Silver LanceThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Replaces Vyland if he was defeated in Chapter 18.
Ma ds02 paladin enemy.gif Archanea Paladin 10 1 31.2 13.15 1 12.7 13.8 0 13.7 7.8 10 Killer Lance
--
Ma ds02 horseman enemy.gif Archanea Horseman 10 1 28.4 9.9 1 13.7 13.7 0 8.9 3.9 9 Silver Bow
--
Ma ds02 paladin enemy.gif Archanea Paladin 10 2 31.2 13.15 1 12.7 13.8 0 13.7 7.8 10 Silver Sword
--
Ma ds02 sage enemy.gif Archanea Sage 8 1 24.8 3 7.8 11.1 12.1 0 8.4 7.1 6 Elfire
--

Reinforcements

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  • After the village is visited or destroyed, a Thief is defeated, or a player unit acts in the northeast area (columns 13–23, rows 2–8)
  • After nearing the castle (columns 1–8, rows 4–14; column 9, rows 4–13; column 10, rows 5–13; and column 11, rows 6–11); on Hard mode and higher, appears again two turns later and two turns after the above reinforcements
  • Two turns after the first set of reinforcements appears (Maniac and Lunatic)
    • Two Dracoknights (one with a Silver Lance, one a Silver Axe) and two more on Lunatic (one with a Silver Axe, one a Hammer) from the northeast corner of the map
    • Two Dracoknights (one with a Silver Axe, one a Silver Lance) and two more on Lunatic (one with a Poleax, one a Silver Axe) from the southeast corner of the map
    • Two Dracoknights (one with a Silver Axe, one a Silver Lance) and two more on Lunatic (one with a Poleax, one a Hammer) from the southwest corner of the map

All reinforcements are halted upon Nehring's defeat.

Boss data

Main article: Nehring
Boss data

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Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

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Small portrait nehring fe12.png
Ma ds02 general enemy.gif General
Level 15
Movement --
Stats
Max HP 40 Speed 12
Strength 17 Luck 0
Magic 1 Defense 20
Skill 14 Resistance 3
Inventory
Spear
Spirit DustThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances B Axes --
Bows E Tomes -- Staves --

Strategy

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

The Coyote's Men appear again, and can be recruited with a talk chain. However, their usefulness has been decreased significantly from Shadow Dragon, so you can skip or kill them if you don't want them. Roshea will be recruited when Marth visits the village in the south. If he was killed in the previous chapter, the village is instead closed. If you want him, you will have to hurry towards the village, or use fliers or the Warp staff to eliminate the thieves who run towards it and destroy it on turn 4 if not stopped. Remember that Vyland appears as soon as you attack a thief, you recruit Roshea, or you wait until turn 6, who will then start moving towards you with a squad of 3(Maniac and lower)/5(Lunatic) Paladins. If you don't warp Marth to the village, it is incredibly difficult to recruit Roshea then get him back to where Vyland is to recruit him, but you can still prevent Vyland from getting himself killed by having a unit with low DEF (that still survives an attack from Vyland) unequip their weapons to provide Vyland a distraction. If Sedgar becomes a problem, you can use someone without ranged weapons to bait him, or box him in so he can't attack with his bow, until Vyland talks to him. Lastly, you can bait Wolf from one of the forts, then have Sedgar move in to recruit him.

This chapter has a lot of reinforcements, with three triggers. Two turns after Vyland appears, a few forces appear from the castle and start moving towards you, though the terrain and movement differences usually causes them to trickle past Sedgar's squad in small groups. On Maniac (2) and Lunatic (4), Dracoknights will spawn from three corners as well. Lastly, when you move close to the castle (one tile to the west of the eastern two forts is a way to trigger them), a load of cavalry and Sages pop up from most forts, for two turns, with one empty turn in between. To avoid your units near the castle getting overwhelmed, you can have a unit move inside the trigger range, and then Rescue them out again, which will still spawn the reinforcement waves. You can then place unequipped Swordmaster on the fort chokepoint with as much stacked supports as possible to dodgetank the enemies, allowing your 2-range units to clean them up by using Phina's dance to stay out of range.

Of course, if you don't want to deal with the overwhelming number of enemies, you can also Warp skip this chapter. You can use a strong flier with armor effective weaponry to kill Nehring in one turn, then Warp Marth to the seize point to end the chapter. Do note that killing Nehring prevents Vyland from spawning, so if you want to stop most of the reinforcements, wait until he spawns, then warp in the bosskiller and Rescue them to safety after they kill Nerhing.

Trivia

  • This chapter uses a modified version of the map from Knorda Market.

Etymology and other languages

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

• Decisive Battle
• The Final Battle

• Used in the Mystery of the Emblem fan translation.[which?]
• Used in the New Mystery of the Emblem fan translation.[which?]

Japanese

最後の決戦

The Last Decisive Battle

Gallery

Notes

References

← Battle of the Pass • The Last Decisive Battle • Dark Emperor →
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Book 2 AbelArlenArranAstramBantuCaedaCainCastorCatriaCecilDraugEliceEstPhinaGordinJeorgeJubeloJulianLenaLindeLukeMariaMarishaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNavarreNynaOgmaPallaRickardRoderickRosheaRyanSamsonSamuelSheenaSiriusTikiVylandWarrenWendellXaneYuliya
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