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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Challenge Run Walkthrough by fatgamecat. Details on mission conditions, playthrough results, and combat advice for intermediate to advanced players.

This guide details a challenge run of Valkyria Chronicles 4, focusing on no mid-mission saves, no class leveling, no orders, minimal damage taken, and efficient strategies. It is intended for intermediate to advanced players, though beginners may find the advice section useful.

Run Conditions:

• New Game, normal difficulty.
• No reloading from mid-mission saves; missions are restarted via 'give up and retry'.
• No orders or ship orders.
• No class leveling.
• Mission strategies balance low turn counts, command point efficiency, minimal/no damage taken, and killing leaders, tanks, and aces.
• Restricted use of 'last stand': if a unit enters last stand, 'stand up' is selected, followed immediately by ending their turn. If it occurs on enemy turn, 'counter' is used. 'Inspire' is avoided; if used, the extra command point is considered unusable.
• Missions are played with appropriate equipment and recruits, or used in a restricted manner.
• DLC missions are reserved until after on-disc content is completed and played in a new game manner, with rewards not used across DLCs.
• No repeating missions for grinding unless all non-DLC missions are complete.
• Videos are recorded in a single take, with idle times selectively sped up.

Table of Contents:

• [01] Revision History
• [02] Playthrough Results
• [03] Combat and General Advice
• [04] Squad Stories, A Rank Turn Limits
• [05] Main Game Walkthrough
• [06] Squad Story Walkthrough
• [07] Skirmish Walkthrough (non-DLC)
• [08] DLC Walkthrough

Revision History:

The no-reload run started on January 15, 2019, and concluded on April 18, 2019, including guide and video creation.

• Revision 1 - 2/25/19: First version.
• Revision 1.1 - 2/26/19: Organized, added to, and fixed typos/errors in the advice section.
• Revision 1.2 - 2/27/19: Organized, added to, and fixed typos/errors in the advice section.
• Revision 1.3 - 2/28/19: Organized, added to, and fixed typos/errors in the advice section. Added skirmish 4 Hard.
• Revision 1.4 - 3/03/19: Organized, added to, and fixed typos/errors in the advice section. Added skirmish 5, 6, and 7 Hard.
• Revision 1.5 - 3/06/19: Organized, added to, and fixed typos/errors in the advice section. Added skirmish 8 and 9 Hard.
• Revision 1.6 - 3/12/19: Added challenge skirmishes 1-3.
• Revision 1.7 - 3/14/19: Added the 3 postgame squad stories.
• Revision 1.8 - 3/17/19: Added squad 7 DLC and Captainless 1.
• Revision 1.9 - 3/21/19: Added Captainless 2-3.
• Revision 2.0 - 3/23/19: Added beach 1-2. Added section on unlocking squad stories, recruiting characters, and A rank turn limits.
• Revision 2.1 - 3/31/19: Added expert 1-2.
• Revision 2.2 - 4/06/19: Added expert 3-4.
• Revision 2.3 - 4/12/19: Added expert 5-6.
• Revision 2.4 - 4/18/19: Added Valkyria 1-2. All missions, including DLC, are now covered.

Playthrough Results:

A 'D' indicates damage was taken on the mission (NPC Raz excepted); otherwise, zero damage was taken.

• Prologue (2t)
• Chapter 1 (3t)
• Chapter 2 (3t)
• Interlude 1 (2t)
• Chapter 3a (2t)
• Chapter 3b (3t)
• Chapter 4a (3t)
• Chapter 4b (3t)
• Chapter 4c (3t)
• Chapter 5 (2t)
• Chapter 6 (2t)
• Chapter 7a (4t)
• Chapter 7b (3t)
• Interlude 2 (1t)
• Chapter 8a (1t)
• Chapter 8b (2t)
• Chapter 9 (3t)
• Chapter 10 (4t)
• Chapter 11 (3t)
• Chapter 12 (2t)
• Chapter 13 (3t)
• Chapter 14 (2t)
• Chapter 15a (2t)
• Chapter 15b (3t)
• Chapter 16 (3t)
• Chapter 17a (3t D)
• Chapter 17b (2t)
• Chapter 18a (3t)
• Chapter 18b Normal (5t)
• Chapter 18b Hard (5t)

Skirmishes (Normal):

• Skirmish 1 (1t D)
• Skirmish 2 (1t)
• Skirmish 3 (2t)
• Skirmish 4 (2t)
• Skirmish 5 (2t)
• Skirmish 6 (1t)
• Skirmish 7 (2t)
• Skirmish 8 (2t)
• Skirmish 9 (1t)
• Skirmish 10 (2t)

Skirmishes (Hard):

• Skirmish 1 Hard Into the Woods (3t)
• Skirmish 2 Hard Out of the Box (3t)
• Skirmish 3 Hard Beneath the Frost (3t)
• Skirmish 4 Hard Off the Rails (3t/4t)
• Skirmish 5 Hard Through the Fire (3t)
• Skirmish 6 Hard Across the Bridge (3t)
• Skirmish 7 Hard Within the Ruins (3t)
• Skirmish 8 Hard For the Centurion (2t)
• Skirmish 9 Hard From the Capital (3t)

Skirmishes (Challenge):

• Skirmish 1 Challenge A True Battlefield (2t)
• Skirmish 2 Challenge The Dream Team (2t)
• Skirmish 3 Challenge Blitzkrieg on the Canal (3t)

Squad Stories:

• A Prayer For the Broken (2t)
• All the Single Ladies (2t)
• Gambler's Ruin (3t)
• Honor, Pride and Regret (2t)
• Legacies Left (3t)
• Like Old Times (3t)
• Love and Logic (2t)
• The Price of Skill (3t)
• To Live Unbound (2t)
• Treading New Ground (3t)
• Unfortunate Souls (3t)
• Worlds Apart (3t D)
• Mischief Makers (4t)
• Girl in the Iron Mask (2t)
• A Chivalrous Heart (3t)
• Reluctant Solitude (2t)
• Soul of the Navy (4t)

DLC Missions:

• Edy's Advance Ops (2t)
• Squad 7 1 Team Building (3t)
• Squad 7 2 Two Fronts (3t D/4t)
• Squad 7 3 Brilliant Minds (3t)
• A Captainless Squad 1 A Sleuth of Bears (4t)
• A Captainless Squad 2 Snowball Fight (3t/4t)
• A Captainless Squad 3 The Price of a Picnic (4t)
• Beach 1 Raiding the Base (1t/2t)
• Beach 2 Bathing Suits and Bullets (3t D)
• The Two Valkyria (No turn count specified)