Early Leda route recruitment and classes: add healing and a front line, then build stats on other routesMinor spoilers

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Leda grants actions while Buccar holds the line#

Leda’s route is a good starting point. Leda has good Speed and Dexterity, with less remarkable stats elsewhere. Early on, train through Hunter and Archer toward Ranger. After switching to Dancer midgame, use Dance to let an ally who has already acted take another action. Her role is flexible support, so look beyond her own damage. Overblaze’s stat bonuses also help her transition smoothly.

Buccar tanks physical attacks. Move from Soldier into Armored Knight and Dreadnought, then equip a high-Defense shield. Magic is the real threat. When you recruit him on other routes, use Ranger to improve Speed or magic classes to improve Resistance. Save his main combat role for Leda’s route.

Train Mu for melee and give both groups a healer#

Mu has excellent growth potential. In Part 1, choose swords, axes, or fists and train it to S for its weapon-specific Avoid. Choose Shido or Warrior as the advanced class. Shido favors critical hits and sustain, while Warrior works with Warrior’s Blood. He joins late on other routes, so use those to build stats this physical path lacks.

Sirocco can use both Strength and Magic and restores 5 HP after combat. One healer makes Leda’s early route less comfortable, so I recommend a magic path for him. Then each group has healing when you split up. Use Ranger on Theodora’s route and armored classes on another route to improve Defense, making him more rounded after merging.

Olympia’s abilities suit white magic, and her damage is high too. Defense and Speed can fall behind in the midgame and beyond. On Dietrich’s route, use armored classes for Defense or Ranger for Speed and Dexterity. Prevent enemy follow-ups first, and Nosferatu counterattacks will keep her standing more reliably.

Address Catania’s and Guzran’s weaknesses first#

Catania has solid total growths, but Strength is a weakness. Starting directly with an Ornius and Wing Soldier can leave her damage falling behind. This plan instead favors Brigand followed by Shido. She comes into her own once the later Attack Speed bonus is trained. Use her exclusive mount on Cai’s route to improve growths.

Guzran joins early on both Leda’s and Cai’s routes. Choose swords or fists: swords improve Critical, while fists improve Avoid. Use infantry normally on Leda’s route and mounted growths on Cai’s. If you have room, use magic classes on another route to improve Resistance.

Kiroc gains 3 Attack and 10 Critical against enemies with status ailments, making Venin Bow useful for finishing enemies. Train Ranger on one route, chariot classes on another, and magic in reserve to improve Resistance. Jasmine is a counterattacking armored unit. Keep her armored on Leda’s route, improve Resistance elsewhere, and use Cai’s route to improve Speed too.

Fill midgame allies’ stat gaps across routes#

Loretta lacks Strength if she stays in flying classes throughout. On Leda’s and Theodora’s routes, start with Light Cavalry or Brigand for Strength, then fly on Cai’s route and build Magic on Dietrich’s. Once Strength and Magic improve, both physical attacks and Levin Sword work well, with an additional Attack bonus at full HP.

Fianna favors white-magic healing. Train Ranger and armored classes on separate routes for Speed and Defense, then pair her mount with Troubadour on Cai’s route. Dadao gains 5 Attack when neither side can follow up, giving him strong single hits. His Dexterity is low, so watch axe Hit rates. Mace helps cover that weakness.

Zarcone also needs Strength and Speed. Use Warrior on one route and Ranger on another, then improve Defense or Resistance in reserve. Esmeralda is already a core unit on Dietrich’s route. On Leda’s route, focus on her missing Speed or Resistance instead.

Plan recruitment slots after Renown six#

Simon relies on Luck-related abilities for Strength and Critical, and his Speed is low. This plan does not prioritize training him. Io favors initiating attacks. On Leda’s route, go from Light Cavalry to Bardinger, then use chariot growths elsewhere. This route already has plenty of bow users, so there is no need to force in another of the same role.

Mikaela increases Attack and Hit at close range. Simply use Warrior on Leda’s route. On Dietrich’s route, Ranger with Mini Bow covers adjacent and two-tile attacks. Joining early across multiple routes gives her ample training time.

Finally, remember the special recruits. Recruit Sha Lan on Dietrich’s and Leda’s routes. Diego requires a paralogue and arrives very late. Fabio can improve stats on Leda’s route as well as Dietrich’s. Prepare for desired recruits early instead of discovering you missed their training window after your main team is established.