Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 57 minutes ago

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This isn't a Unit Design 101. Instead it's a more free-flow ramble on Christmas Cavs, the Christmas Archetype, what these units can teach a player about the games they are in, and why this archetype isn't being played straight anymore.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Run-down of Christmas cavs in every main FE
13:00 Why does this archetype exist?