Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones

I'm on the chapter "Queen of the white dunes" I forgot the chapter number. I got all the way to the throne room, wiped everybody out and tried to kill the boss guy(forgot his name) with the wind sword attack and failed. How do you beat this guy?

I tried to beat him with Gilliam who is a level 3 general and he almost got killed. I need some input.
By the way, I'm on Erika's path.
 
What I did was level grind Joshua into decently-leveled Swordmaster and had the two just wail on one another. If memory serves, Carlyle will never get a critical hit. I also had a healer equipped with some Physic staves to heal him from a distance.
 
Owain said:
What I did was level grind Joshua into decently-leveled Swordmaster and had the two just wail on one another. If memory serves, Carlyle will never get a critical hit. I also had a healer equipped with some Physic staves to heal him from a distance.
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Thanks man, I'll try your strategy.
 
So I decided to download this and after only beating 2 chapters, I'm impressed.

I'm playing on easy, what is the difference between each difficulty.
 
I think Easy and Normal are the same, difficulty-wise, but Easy gives gameplay tips as you play.
 
NSY said:
So I decided to download this and after only beating 2 chapters, I'm impressed.

I'm playing on easy, what is the difference between each difficulty.
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hard increases ai and i think damage too, otherwise not sure.
 
I've come to the point where I have to make a choice on who's route to take.

Who should I take because I can't decide myself.
 
NSY said:
I've come to the point where I have to make a choice on who's route to take.

Who should I take because I can't decide myself.
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People say Eirika's for beginners, Ephraim's for advance players (I myself actually think Ephraim's side is easier but that might be because I've played/beaten the game 5 times). Also one big factor on how you do on both sides (especially Ephraim's) is if you grind quite a bit in the Tower of Valni (which you unlock after choosing a route)... so up to you to decide from there :P
 
Personally, I like Eirika's maps better but Ephraim has a more interesting story.
 
id take eirika's because for some reason if you take ephiraims, and when you encounter eirika again her stats are actually worse then what it would be if you would level her up normally, where this doesnt seem to apply when you encounter ephiraim again.
 
Erika needs a Valor up!

Better yet, a geno boost.

A kerokerocola might help too.
 
welp got all the way to chapter 16, amelia is a great knight because i wanted something new, ross is a hero, same deal, still working on ewan, eirika is maxed, loving neimi, made vanessa a wyvern knight for god knows why, colm is okay as an assassin but im not too sure about him atm, lute is good as always, and natasha is okay.

so yeah that sums up what i think about it atm, also gotta love that silver card.