Advice on defeating Aegina's valk squad in Framm?, How best to do things the hard way Options

[Greyhawk]

Can anyone offer advice on the best way to handle Aegina's group of [High]'d valks that appear on BF15-3? Aside from avoiding them, that is. I'm trying to get as many items as possible and I really want that Golden Wheat thats behind them (not to mention the sword Aegina is carrying).

[Feral Phoenix]

First, get Durant down to the first marked square and let him take care of Aegina's flunkies. When he's done, take everyone in a Union and bludgeon Aegina into retreating (with Durant as the Ace) with your most powerful cards.

Make sure that Durant's Morale is high beforehand just in case he loses.

[Dr Strum]

Durant is a terrible idea because Durant is terrible.
Put Nietzsche on the water with her Shell Breastplate (no more pesky 50% critical) or Ice Javelin (suddenly Revolution isn't so deadly), and teleport Rosary or Roswell to behind Aegina's forces. Nietzsche should be your main attacker, but alternation is best; attack with whoever didn't get attacked on the enemy's turn.

[Another Necromancer]

How exactly does the ice spear make Revolution less scary? I could understand if it just makes Nietzsche more likely to win 1-on-1, but no matter what I do anyone I send out on the battlefield gets totally owned.

And 50% critical? Is that equipment or the high status?

Forgive the questions, I'm a relative noob.

EDIT: Open mouth, insert foot. I'll remember to check the guide before making a fool of myself in future.

This post has been edited by Another Necromancer: Mar 16 2007, 05:29 AM

[Dr Strum]

How exactly does the ice spear make Revolution less scary?

Because Nietzsche can do a more interesting Fatal Damage, then.

And 50% critical? Is that equipment or the high status?

Equipment. High status only restores Morale on the unit's turn, and sets them to RAGE status regardless of past battle results.

EDIT: Open mouth, insert foot. I'll remember to check the guide before making a fool of myself in future.

You didn't really make a fool of yourself. Don't feel so bad about making a mistake.

[Feral Phoenix]

Durant isn't horrible. He's just a pretty decoy with the power to lay the hurt on Aegina's troops like whoa. I've always whooped Aegina and company with him, Nietzsche, and Yggdra.

[Dr Strum]

Durant isn't horrible.

Okay, I'll consent that when you get the Stray Dragon he isn't horrible.
But until then he sucks.

[Feral Phoenix]

If you say so. I guess it just depends on how much attention you pay to him.

(Like just about every other person in YU.)

[Suzu Fujibayashi]

I'd not recommend on using Yggdra unless she's gotten some nice ATK MVPs. >.>
I used to do that. Until the stupid Valkyries kept Revolutioning her to death every single time.

Nietzsche is the best way to go, since even if she loses but if she's on water she has that ever so good -50% defense. Or if you just want the wheat (Which is more useful then the Death Bringer, since you can't use it for a good while) just have Durant get it.

[Dr Strum]

Roswell and Rosary are far better at getting the Wheat.

[Suzu Fujibayashi]

Not if you got Rosary and want to get the Dragon Killer, which is way better then the Wheat (My personal opinion)

[Dr Strum]

How does a better purpose on a different battlefield cause her to be worse at getting the Wheat?

[Suzu Fujibayashi]

Because Rosary has 'walk' as her movement so she can't just move over Aegina and her troops?

Durant has 'Horse' so no problem. And you can't get the Hoof/Dragon Boots yet so you can't just change her movement to anything else other then Warp.

[Dr Strum]

Because Rosary has 'walk' as her movement so she can't just move over Aegina and her troops?

Warp Shoes, obviously you wouldn't make her walk past them.

[Suzu Fujibayashi]

*facepalm*
Would you think the Golden Wheat is more important then the Dragon Killer? It's such a waste to use the Warp Shoes this early on.

If you got Roswell, just Warp on over and grab them. If you got Rosary, have the Warp Shoes and just really wanna waste them, do the same thing.

Otherwise, just have Durant do it. Or you could of course do plan D, and just smack in Aegina's face, get the Death Bringer AND Golden Wheat. Score! Did I mention EXP too? Yeah EXP is good too.