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I think this is either my third or forth H5 run in a game I have beaten at least over twenty times.



But none of that, let's talk stats!
Marth- Oh boo-hoo, he can't promote, but believe it or not, his stats are balanced quite well. In H5, he will be that guy who will almost always 100% hit everything, and possibly one of two people with a haxx forge later on, which really is something in the grand scheme of things.
That being said, he will have trouble doubling, and will forever be at the risk of dying, but it's H5, even the greatest units will forever be at the risk of dying!



Caeda- Did I mention, the second greatest character in H5 joins in the first chapter? Not only will she be able to double H5 enemies next level with a JAVELIN, but this 'Wing Spear' thing will no doubt be a central factor in five or so chapters.



Jagen- Might not be the greatest unit ever, but his Silver Lance, and ability to take three hits will aid us in the next chapter. He also serves to get hit and run away in the first half of this chapter.



Abel- He can throw Javelins without having to risk being hit, which makes him hot stuff from the get go.



Cain- Does not get as much love as Abel, as he does not have access to the 1~2RG goodness that the Javelin offers, but he does have a horse and a sword, and promising growths.



Gordin- 2RG chip damage automatically elevates him to having use in the first few chapters. His Steel Bow is a bit of a risk to use, but does much more damage than his Iron Bow does, but his Iron Bow will almost always hit. He will get replaced later on, but we must never forget chip damage.

He will also be instantly killed if the pirates so much as look at him in a mean way, thanks to how heavy bows are.



Draug- He will go shopping, buy Javelins, take exactly three hits from the pirates this chapter, and look handsome for the rest of the game.



In Normal mode, you can usually send the Skittle Cavs to deal with him, without taking any damage, or Caeda to double him, but in H5, he will wreck your a** if you charge him.



Thus, after throwing the Javelin at him with Abel (reset if it misses), I partake in a trade chain.



The trade chain is finished by Jagen giving the Javelin to Caeda, which of course has a shoddy hit rate.



How about that, the first enemy in the game took one reset and four units just to kill?



In normal mode, I usually have enough gold in the end to max haxx forge Pachyderm to kill Medeus in one hit, but in this mode, it will be a fine day when I have gold left over from LIGHT forging and buying Silver Spears in bulk.



That being said, I abruptly splurge on Javelins, as they are absolutely required to kill the first chapter boss with.



I like to start off here, as water tiles cost the pirates extra movement, meaning they will have a hard time swarming me.



Starting off is the hardest part of this chapter, seeing as these pirates all have aggressive AIs. Once these guys are gone, all the other enemies have territorial AI.



Once again, I must perpetuate my love for chip damage.



He might not ever become a powerhouse, but one thing he will guarantee is being able to hit things.



This is the trickiest part of the chapter, I like to form a wall with my characters who can take a hit, and equip everyone's strongest weapons.



After such, chip away and finish off with a Marth or Cain stab.



The final two are easy, seeing as the north one falls short of range, while Cain on the fort can sponge the south's attack and retaliate with a sword, while everyone swarms the two on their phase.



"and promising growths."



*Fanboy screams*



These pirates only move if you're in their range, making them easy to control and defeat.



Better than a sole LUK growth at least *glare*.



This guy will move if you get in the south pirate's range though, and WILL kill Caeda in one hit.



*Screaming intensifies*



H5 gives you a break in that the central-south Pirate will not swarm you, rather the east and north-most will, in which the north pirate takes two turns to reach the fort.



Although the hit rate is still shoddy as hell, being able to hit twice makes it less of a gamble for her.



Cain also makes up for his other growth.



And say hello to the most underrated healer in the series. 9/10 chance the ONLY HEAL STAFF IN FIVE CHAPTERS will be broken by the time that I can buy them in the deploy screen.



This guy's an a**, as are the other two bosses. Unlike the next two bosses, he is locked to 1RG, meaning I can pelt him with arrows and Javelins until he croaks.



Jagen sitting there on an enemy phase with his Silver Spear really helps to hasten the progress.



As does Caeda landing a crit on the subsequent turn. God bless that girl.



23 turns, not bad, seeing as my initial H5 runs landed in the ballpark of high 30s.

Tune in next time for the greatest character in H5, the hardest boss in H5, and choke-points!

Stats!

For the hell this chapter gives people, myself included, it sure can be summed up easily.



The first force consisting of Marth, Jagen, Cain and Barst moves west to take on the small forces of Pirates and Hunters, and later take on the boss.



While the main force moves north to recruit Navarre and fight off the north forces. Once again, Caeda multi-tasks, recruiting Navarre, and weakening the Thief, who can double everyone.




At this point, I get positively thrilling levels.



The west force is risky business, but thankfully the enemy hit rate with Jagen is around 50%, so he pulls through after two resets.



Due to the access to healing, and mountainous terrain, making it easy to rotate my units, and throw Javelins and arrows, the northern expedition goes without a hitch.



Cain gets the exact same level he got before, which the DEF will forever be welcome.



For the final, stationary Hunter, Caeda hits him with the Wing Spear, while Castor finishes him off.



These Fighters are aggressive, but I have the double advantage of a fort, and choke-point with Barst behind him for support.



With both skirmishes out of the way, all that is left is the boss, who with the Killer Sword in my possession, is much less scarier than the last boss.



However, while I was waiting for Ogma to trek his way though the mountains, Barst pulled a crit off, killing the boss instantly. God bless blue haired units.



4evr MVP.



Also, Lena now has a reason to live, yay.



Crits to the rescue!

More or less my endgame team, save a few new characters and better chippers here and there.



As usual, there are mounts above the units shown, Caeda flies in one of their ranges, Win Spears him, and everyone deals with the last two Cavs.



This is the only hard part, if only because Caeda can't get too close, out of fear of the Archer spam. I rotate Barst, Abel and Cain around, and have Lena on standby with a Mend. Cain cannot retaliate, as he does not have a Javelin.



And Windex joins, which is jolly news. Merric swaps tomes with him, as 8/10 I'm probably going to end up using Wendell because of his fab base SPD, which can double things from the get-go.



2RG is the true enemy of H5.



It might look terrible and bleak, but Caeda OHKOs, thanks to Win Spear, and the thief is non aggressive.



I'm not stingy towards using it, as I get another one in a few chapters, and it's just as cheap to forge it. Not to mention, Caeda is only going to get stronger, but not so much the enemies.



And Barst equips Hammertime, which probably won't come off for the next few chapters. Contemplating on forging it or not, for some ultimate boss kills.



I take the 50% risk and assault on his turn, which works wonders.



And yeah, that's that chapter, I hate that bridge.

Some other guys joined, but I'll show them off next chapter, with the wonders of reclass.