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Chapter 1 Nohr
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

Chapter 1 Nohr

Walkthrough for Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright Chapter 1, Nohr. Learn how to defeat Xander, understand movement and combat tutorials, and utilize healing tiles.

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Walkthrough for Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright Chapter 1, Nohr. Learn how to defeat Xander, understand movement and combat tutorials, and utilize healing tiles.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Awaken in your quarters in Nohr.
  2. 2
    Engage in a conversation with your siblings Xander and Leo.
  3. 3
    Your first turn begins with a tutorial on movement (2. Moving Units). Press (A) to select your character and move to any highlighted blue square, which indicates movement range.
  4. 4
    Move towards Xander and trigger a tutorial on commanding units (3. Commanding Units). You will learn about the context-sensitive command menu, including options like "Attack" and "Wait". Press (B) to return to your starting position.
  5. 5
    End your first turn. Xander will also end his turn.
  6. 6
    On your second turn, a tutorial on the System Menu (1. System Menu) will unlock. Access it by hitting (A) on an empty map tile. Options include Unit, Guide, Options, Save, and End. The "Left" option counts remaining units.
  7. 7
    Move up to Xander and attack him, triggering the Combat Forecast tutorial (8. Combat Forecast), which predicts the outcome of an encounter. You can cycle through weapons using (X) and (Y) during the preview.
  8. 8
    After resolving the attack, Xander summons a Dragon Vein. A tutorial on Healing (15. Healing) explains that standing on Healtiles heals your units.
  9. 9
    Stand on the Healtile and select "Wait".
  10. 10
    On the next turn, move back to Xander and attack him again. This should result in both characters being badly wounded and you leveling up.
  11. 11
    On the next round, strike Xander for a third and final time to win the battle.
  12. 12
    After the fight, Xander praises you, Leo experiences a wardrobe malfunction, and Camilla and Elise join. You will then meet Lilith.
Tips
  • The combat forecast does not account for critical hits, dodges, or combo attacks, so be aware of these random factors.
  • Level-up stat bonuses are random. To influence them, you must reload a chapter save, as reloading battle saves will yield the same results.
  • Xander intentionally holds back during the fight, allowing you to heal and not attacking, making the fight easier.
  • If you are defeated by Xander, it results in a game over.

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