Master Chapter 1 of Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest with our detailed walkthrough, covering Xander's training, combat tutorials, and your first level-up. Learn to defeat the boss and progress.
Walkthrough
- 1Awaken in your quarters in Nohr.
- 2Engage in a conversation with your siblings Xander and Leo.
- 3Your first turn begins with a tutorial on movement. Press (A) to select your character and move to any highlighted blue square within their movement range.
- 4Move towards Xander to trigger a tutorial on commanding units.
- 5Select the "Attack" command to engage Xander.
- 6Alternatively, select "Wait" to end your turn without attacking, or press (B) to return to your starting position.
- 7After a character's turn, their battle sprite turns gray, indicating they are no longer in play for that turn.
- 8End your first turn. Xander will also end his turn.
- 9On your second turn, a tutorial on the System Menu will unlock. Access it by hitting (A) on an empty map tile. The System Menu includes options for Units, Guide, Options, Save, and End. The "Left" option counts remaining units.
- 10The "Units" option displays unit stats and allows sorting. Selecting a unit recenters the map on them.
- 11The "Guide" option allows viewing unlocked tutorials.
- 12The "Options" menu contains settings for combat animations, display features, volume, subtitles, and voice-over.
- 13The "Save" option allows mid-battle saving.
- 14The "End" option ends your turn without using remaining units.
- 15Move your character up to Xander again. A tutorial on Combat Forecast (8. Combat Forecast) will appear, predicting the outcome of the encounter, including hit chance and damage.
- 16During the Combat Forecast preview, cycle through weapons using (X) and (Y) to see their effectiveness. The forecast does not account for critical hits, dodges, or combo attacks.
- 17Resolve the attack. Xander will summon a Dragon Vein in the middle of the tower arena.
- 18A tutorial on Healing (15. Healing) will explain that standing on Healtiles heals units. The "Item" command in the unit command list is also mentioned, though you have no items yet.
- 19Stand on the Healtile and select the "Wait" option.
- 20On the next turn, move back to Xander and attack him again. This should result in both characters being badly wounded and you leveling up for the first time.
- 21When you level up, you have a chance to gain random bonuses to attributes. Reloading a chapter save is required to re-roll level-up stats, as battle saves yield pre-determined results.
- 22On the next round, strike Xander for a third and final time to win the fight.
- 23If you refrain from healing and Xander defeats your protagonist, it results in a game over.
- 24After the fight, Xander praises you, Leo experiences a wardrobe malfunction, and Camilla and Elise join.
- 25A change of scenery is announced, and you will meet Lilith.
Tips
- The combat forecast does not factor in critical hits, dodges, or combo attacks, which can significantly alter battle outcomes.
- Level-up bonuses are random; to re-roll them, you must reload a chapter save, not just a battle save.
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