Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"I'm the strongest me I can be! WOOHOO!"—Elise

0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Grand Strategy Revisited
2:45 - The Little Wyvern That Could
9:43 - A New Plan of Attack
10:20 - Loadouts
11:04 - Turn 1: Dracozerk Jr.
15:46 - Turn 2: Retainers
20:52 - Turn 3: Mommy's Here
26:13 - Turn 4: Splitting Up
31:11 - Turn 5: Prince of Wrath
36:29 - Turn 6: Team-Up Time
40:47 - Turn 7: Ninja Run
44:13 - Turn 8: Elise's Assistance
49:32 - Turn 9: Final Countdown
51:29 - Turn 10: The Greatest Challenge
51:31 - Turn 11: Conclusion


BUDGET:

Total Income = 18,600 G

3,000 - Start
10,000 - Chapter 8
3,000 - Chapter 9
2,000 - Sell Goddess Icon x2
600 - Sell 2 Gold Bars from Lilith

Prior Expenditures = 11,300 G

2,000 - Heart Seal
500 - Bronze Axe
4,000 - Nosferatu
1,800 - Javelin
1,800 - Hand Axe
1,200 - Tonic x8

Funds Still Available = 7,300 G

1,500 - Bronze Lance x3 (forged into +2)
1,500 - Bronze Axe x3 (forged into +2)
1,000 - Bronze Bow x2 (forged into +1)
450 - HP Tonic x3: Corrin, Elise, & Silas
900 - Str Tonic x6: Arthur, Effie, Elise, Jakob, Niles, & Silas
450 - Mag Tonic x3: Corrin, Nyx, & Odin
450 - Spd Tonic x3: Corrin, Elise, & Nyx
750 - Def Tonic x5: Arthur, Corrin, Elise, Odin, & Silas

Funds Remaining = 300 G


ROSTER BREAKDOWN:

6 units (Arthur, Elise, Effie, Jakob, Niles, and Silas) ate a Str +2/Spd +1 meal cooked by Mozu. Jakob, Azura, and Nyx are also likely to produce meals of equal or better quality.

ARTHUR
Tonics: Str, Def
Meal: Str +2, Spd +1

AZURA

CORRIN (female, +Mag/-Def, Mage talent)
Tonics: HP, Mag, Spd, Def

ELISE
Troubadour 5 → Wyvern Rider
Tonics: HP, Str, Spd, Def
Meal: Str +2, Spd +1

EFFIE
Tonics: Str
Meal: Str +2, Spd +1

JAKOB
Tonics: Str
Meal: Str +2, Spd +1

NILES
Tonics: Str
Meal: Str +2, Spd +1

NYX
Tonics: Mag, Spd

ODIN
Tonics: Mag, Def

SILAS
Tonics: HP, Str, Def
Meal: Str +2, Spd +1


MOZU was benched. Sorry; she couldn't make it because 0% Corrin sucks.


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MODS INSTALLED:
Fates Icon Project, by Moonling:
gamebanana.com/guis/35063

Promotion Textures Pack, by YiannisG & mathcat7:
tinyurl.com/y5fts37h
Download at: tinyurl.com/y3tnkg3a
Note that I have made some custom edits of my own.

Unit Select Voice, by Moonling:
gamebanana.com/gamefiles/11798

Witch Portrait for Nyx, by Moonling:
gamebanana.com/skins/175429
I upscaled this with Waifu2x.

Nyx Veil Fix, by Moonling:
gamebanana.com/skins/174250

Camilla Redesign, by Moonling:
gamebanana.com/skins/183407
I upscaled this with Waifu2x.

Azura's Headdress Nohrian Version, by minTI_ktiTI
gamebanana.com/skins/189164

Female Corrin Censorship Mod, by AzureFEF
gamebanana.com/skins/189833

Malig Knight Elise Portrait, by yours truly:
gamebanana.com/skins/182451

Malig Knight Tome Animations, by TildeHat:
gamebanana.com/skins/185261

Fates Ghosting Shader Fix, by Moonling:
gamebanana.com/gamefiles/13473

Endgame Save in Prep, by Excadrill1201:
gamebanana.com/gamefiles/13095

How to install Fates mods:
gamebanana.com/tuts/13215


HD TEXTURE REPLACEMENTS (for Citra):
I've amalgamated all three of the following, dropping the upscaled textures for outfits in order to maintain compatibility with the Promotion Textures Pack. I also made a tiny number of custom edits myself to fix text errors in these packs.

Fire Emblem Fates HD Remaster v0.5, by OmegaAvenger_HD
tinyurl.com/yaajwauh

FE Fates Upscaled b1.3, by Serbagz
tinyurl.com/yb6u98am

Fire Emblem Fates HD Textures, by Steamsweet
gamebanana.com/textures/6078