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The Master Tactician

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The Master Tactician

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Mural used to introduce The Master Tactician.

New units

Lysithea*

Previous chapter(s)

Beyond Escape

Next chapter(s)

Tempest of Swords and Shields

Confidence is one thing, Professor, but see to it that you do not underestimate Claude. The leader of the Alliance has had many things said about him... They say he is unbeatable in a battle of intellect. I hear they call him the Master Tactician.
— Hubert

The Master Tactician (Japanese: 卓上の鬼神 Fierce God of Stretegy) is the fourteenth chapter of Fire Emblem: Three Houses in Crimson Flower.

Plot

Main article: The Master Tactician/Script

With Myrddin under Imperial control, Adrestia turns its attention to the Alliance capital of Derdriu. Edelgard elaborates that Claude has kept the Empire out by acting as an intermediary between the pro-Empire and pro-Church factions of the Alliance and keeping them in a state of balanced power so that none may act against each other. Hubert explains that Claude has placed Derdriu on lockdown. As House Riegan is the center of the pro-Church faction of the Alliance, taking Derdriu will topple the pro-Church faction and bring the Alliance fully to Adrestia's side.

The week of the invasion of Derdriu, Edelgard recounts the story of the 10 Elites and the Relics. She explains that the Relics were created by mankind, only to be collected by Seiros after she manipulated the people of the world and killed the Liberation King Nemesis. She reveals that the age-old claim that Nemesis was corrupted by his power is a lie and that the true reason for the conflict was not to defeat Nemesis but to unify Fódlan. After conquering his Kingdom, the Immaculate One and her family then took control of Fódlan with the aid of Edelgard's distant ancestor, the first emperor of Adrestia. Meanwhile, Claude and the Almyran general Nader lament the current state of affairs and the incoming battle with the Empire. The Imperial forces engage Claude in battle, and emerge victorious; Nader is driven off, Derdriu is brought under Imperial control, and Claude is spared or executed at the player's discretion. If Claude is spared, he approaches Byleth and Edelgard to explain he is leaving Fódlan. He asks Edelgard to show mercy to the Alliance and his former classmates and reveals that he has arranged for control of Alliance territory and resources to transfer to Edelgard. If Claude is killed, Edelgard theorizes that he arranged the battle so that the war between Adrestia and Leicester would come to an end with a minimal amount of bloodshed no matter the outcome. Either way, the Empire celebrates their victory and returns to the monastery to prepare for battle against Faerghus.

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Character data

Characters
New units
Lysithea
Small portrait lysithea 02 fe16.png
Mage
HP
30
Inventory
Vulnerary
Training Bow
Bullion
Level
29
Automatically at the end of Capturing Derdriu if she was not recruited in Part I, then was defeated and the "Persuade" option was chosen in this map
Available characters
Byleth f 02 ​Edelgard 02 ​Hubert 02 ​Ferdinand 02 ​Linhardt 02 ​Caspar 02 ​Bernadetta 02 ​Dorothea 02 ​Petra 02 ​Felix 02 ​Ashe 02 ​Sylvain 02 ​Mercedes 02 ​Annette 02 ​Ingrid 02 ​Lorenz 02 ​Raphael 02 ​Ignatz 02 ​Lysithea 02 ​Marianne 02 ​Leonie 02 ​Yuri 02 ​Balthus 02 ​Constance 03 ​Hapi 02 ​Anna ​Shamir ​Hanneman ​Manuela ​Alois ​Jeritza 02 ​

Item data

Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is ns01 lance.png Silver Lance+ Tournament prize
Is ns01 bullion.png 2,000G Quest reward: Supply Run
Is ns01 gift.png Gemstone Beads Quest reward: A Piece of History
Is ns01 gift.png Ancient Coin Quest reward: A Piece of History
Is ns01 gift.png Blue Cheese Quest reward: Pirates in the North
Is ns01 battalion infantry.png Pirates Quest reward: Pirates in the North
Is ns01 battalion infantry.png Rogues Quest reward: Pirates in the North
Is ns01 gift.png Fishing Float Quest reward: Fishing for the Big One
Is ns01 bait.png Herring Bait (×2) Quest reward: Fishing for the Big One
Is ns01 fish.png Bullhead Quest reward: Fishing for the Big One
Is ns01 tea.png Bergamot Quest reward: Floral Tribute
Is ns01 gift.png Monarch Studies Book Quest reward: Floral Tribute
Is ns01 battalion infantry silver.png Morfis Magic Corps Quest reward: Floral Tribute
Is ns01 ore.png Agarthium Quest reward: Fighting Alongside Death*
Is ns01 battalion cavalry silver.png Reaper Knights Quest reward: Fighting Alongside Death*
Is ns01 shield.png Lampos Shield Dropped by enemy Paladin in Capturing Derdriu
Is ns01 shield.png Aurora Shield Dropped by Nader in Capturing Derdriu
Is ns01 stat booster.png Talisman Reward for defeating all three gate guardians in Capturing Derdriu

Strategy

Main article: The Master Tactician/Capturing Derdriu

Etymology and other languages

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

The Master Tactician

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Japanese

卓上の鬼神

Fierce God of Strategy; lit. "Fierce God on the Table".

Spanish

El As de la Estrategia

The Ace of Strategy

French

Le Génie Tactique

Genius Tactics

German

Der Meister des Reißbretts

The Master of the Drawing Board

Italian

Lo stratega supremo

The supreme strategist

Korean

원탁의 귀신

Demon of the table

Simplified Chinese

战略桌上的神鬼军师

The unpredictable tactician on the strategy table

Traditional Chinese

戰略桌上的神鬼軍師

The unpredictable tactician on the strategy table

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References

← Beyond Escape • The Master Tactician • Tempest of Swords and Shields →
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Playable characters Black Eagles BernadettaCasparDorotheaEdelgardFerdinandHubertLinhardtPetra
Blue Lions AnnetteAsheDedueDimitriFelixIngridMercedesSylvain
Golden Deer ClaudeHildaIgnatzLeonieLorenzLysitheaMarianneRaphael
Other AloisAnnaDLCBylethCatherineCyrilFlaynGilbertHannemanJeritzaManuelaSetethShamir
Ashen WolvesDLC BalthusConstanceHapiYuri
Non-playable characters AbysskeeperDLCDuke AegirFlecheGatekeeperDuke GerthIonius IXJeraltJudithLadislavaNaderRandolphRheaRodrigueSothis
Bosses AcheronAelfricDLCAloisLord ArundelBiasBlaiddydCasparCatherineCharonChilonClaudeCorneliaDaphnelDedueDeath KnightDimitriDominicBaron DominicEdelgardFelixFerdinandFlame EmperorFlaynFraldariusGautierGloucesterGonerilGwendalHubertIngridThe Immaculate OneThe ImmovableJudithKostasKronyaLadislavaLamineLinhardtLonatoLorenzMercedesMetodeyMiklanMysonNaderNemesisBaron OchsDLCOdessePallardóPittacusRandolphRheaRieganRodrigueSetethShamirSolonSylvainThalesWandering BeastThe Wind Caller
Background characters Lord ArundelCount BergliezCorneliaMargrave GautierGlennCount GloucesterCount HevringHolstLambertMonicaPatriciaRufusSeirosSitriTomasTianaCount Varley
Personal weapons and regalia Aegis ShieldAreadbharAsclepiusAthameAxe of UkonvasaraAymrBlutgangCaduceus StaffCirce StaffCrusherFailnaughtFetters of DromiFreikugelThe InexhaustibleLance of RuinLúinOchain ShieldRafail GemScythe of SarielSeiros ShieldSpear of AssalSword of BegaltaSword of MoraltaSword of SeirosSword of the CreatorTathlum BowThunderbrandThyrsusVajra-Mushti
Chapters Part I
White Clouds
P: An Inevitable Encounter • 1: Three Houses • 2: Familiar Scenery • 3: Mutiny in the Mist • 4: The Goddess's Rite of Rebirth • 5: Tower of Black Winds • 6: Rumors of a Reaper • 7: Field of the Eagle and Lion • 8: The Flame in the Darkness • 9: The Cause of Sorrow • 10: Where the Goddess Dwells • 11: Throne of Knowledge • 12: To War Black Eagles, if Byleth sides against EdelgardBlue LionsGolden Deer / Outset of a Power Struggle Black Eagles, if Byleth sides with Edelgard
Part II Silver Snow
Silver Snow
13: Reunion at Dawn • 14: A King Without a Kingdom • 15: Valley of Torment • 16: The Rose-Colored River • 17: The Impregnable Fortress • 18: The Chaos of War • 19: Conclusion of the Crossing Roads • 20: The City Without Light • 21: Following a Dream
Azure Moon
Azure Moon
13: Reunion at Dawn • 14: The Delusional Prince • 15: Valley of Torment • 16: The Rose-Colored River • 17: Blood of the Eagle and Lion • 18: The King's Triumphant Return • 19: The Golden Deer's Plea • 20: The Impregnable Fortress • 21: Our Chosen Paths • 22: Oath of the Dagger
Verdant Wind
Verdant Wind
13: Reunion at Dawn • 14: The Alliance Leader's Ambitions • 15: Valley of Torment • 16: The Rose-Colored River • 17: Blood of the Eagle and Lion • 18: The Golden Scheme • 19: The Chaos of War • 20: Conclusion of the Crossing Roads • 21: The City Without Light • 22: Fódlan's New Dawn
Crimson Flower
Crimson Flower
13: Beyond Escape • 14: The Master Tactician • 15: Tempest of Swords and Shields • 16: Lady of Deceit • 17: Field of Revenge • 18: To the End of a Dream
Paralogues Paralogues Part I Black Market SchemeDLCA Cursed RelicDLCDeath TollDividing the World Black Eagles, if Byleth sides against EdelgardBlue LionsGolden DeerFalling Short of HeavenThe ForgottenLand of the Golden DeerAn Ocean ViewOil and WaterRumored NuptialsThe Secret MerchantDLC Blue LionsGolden DeerSword and Shield of SeirosTales of the Red CanyonTrue ChivalryWar for the Weak Blue Lions
Part II Darkness Beneath the Earth Crimson FlowerDividing the World Silver SnowAzure MoonVerdant WindEternal Guardian Silver SnowAzure MoonVerdant WindThe Face Beneath Silver SnowAzure MoonVerdant WindForeign Land and SkyForgotten HeroInsurmountable Crimson FlowerLegend of the LakeRetribution Silver SnowAzure MoonVerdant WindThe Secret MerchantDLC Crimson FlowerThe Silver Maiden Azure MoonThe Sleeping Sand Legend Verdant WindWeathervanes of Fódlan Azure Moon
Cindered Shadows
Cindered Shadows
1: The Fourth House • 2: What Lies Beneath • 3: The Rite of Rising • 4: Danger in the Dark • 5: Betrayal • 6: Return to Me • 7: Wolf Pack
Locations FódlanAdrestiaFaerghusGarreg Mach Monastery (Abyss) • LeicesterAlmyraBrigidDagdaSrengZahras
Groups, objects and concepts 10 ElitesAshen WolvesBlack Eagles (Black Eagle Strike Force) • Blue LionsChildren of the GoddessChurch of Seiros (Knights of Seiros) • Crests (Crest Stone) • Divine PulseGolden DeerHeroes' RelicsInsurrection of the SevenMonstersThose who slither in the darkTragedy of DuscurWar of Heroes
Lists AbilitiesChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden treasureItems (Monastery items) • QuestsScriptsSupportsWeapons
Related topics Music LibraryName chart • Other games (Warriors: Three Hopes) • Pre-release informationUnused contentDownloadable contentClass mastery