War of Deliverance/Retaking of the Sluice Gate

Retaking of the Sluice Gate

Location Sluice Gate Boss(es) Tatarrah Previous chapter(s) Forest Northside Battle Next chapter(s) Border Battle

Retaking of the Sluice Gate (Japanese: 水門奪還戦 Recapture of the Water Gate) is the final map of the third act of Alm's route in Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Map data

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Alm dies	12	{{{partner}}}	0	10	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Alm dies	1–13	{{{partner}}}	0	10	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 22 columns by 28 rows

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Character data

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Characters
New units
None
Required characters
Available characters

Characters
New units
None
Required characters
Available characters

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Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Silver Purse++ Dropped by Tatarrah

• Note: There are no items to be found in the original Gaiden. The item list above is for Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Enemy data

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Normal Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Hard

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Tatarrah Arcanist 10 1 40 12 7 8 0 9 8 4 -- Fortify • Death Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Delthea Witch 3 1 25 11 13 9 0 5 14 4 -- Aura Leaves the map after Tatarrah is defeated. Arcanist Arcanist 1 8 28 8 3 4 0 5 8 4 -- Recover • Miasma --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Tatarrah Arcanist 12 1 39 13 9 9 0 10 8 4 Silver Purse++ Death • Fortify Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal himself or another enemy unit. Delthea Mage 3 1 24 11 13 9 5 5 14 4 -- Aura • Teleportation Leaves the map after Tatarrah is defeated. Rigelian Army Arcanist 7 2 34 11 6 7 0 8 8 4 -- Mire • Recover -- Rigelian Army Arcanist 5 6 32 10 5 6 0 7 8 4 -- Miasma • Recover --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Tatarrah Arcanist 16 1 43 15 11 11 0 12 8 4 Silver Purse++ Death • Fortify • Starts on supplies. • Moves to attack if a unit is in range; returns to his starting position otherwise. Delthea Mage 5 1 27 12 14 10 5 6 14 4 -- Aura • Teleportation Leaves the map after Tatarrah is defeated. Rigelian Army Arcanist 12 2 39 13 9 9 0 10 8 4 -- Mire • Recover • The western one will not move until provoked. • The eastern one moves onto the nearest supplies, then moves to attack if a unit is in range, or to heal another enemy unit; he returns to the nearest supplies otherwise. Rigelian Army Arcanist 12 2 39 13 9 9 0 10 8 4 -- Mire • Fortify Both begin moving if either of them or a Miasma Arcanist is provoked. Rigelian Army Arcanist 10 4 37 12 8 8 0 9 8 4 -- Miasma • Recover All four begin moving if any of them or a Mire/Fortify Arcanist is provoked.

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Boss data

Main article: Tatarrah

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Normal Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Hard

Arcanist Level 10

Stats Max HP 40 Luck 0 Magic 12 Defense 9 Skill 7 Resistance 8 Speed 8 Movement 4

Equipment Spells -- Fortify Death Weapons Sword ✗ Axe ✗ B. Magic ✓ Lance ✗ Bow ✗ W. Magic ✓

Arcanist Level 12

Stats Max HP 39 Luck 0 Attack 13 Defense 10 Skill 9 Resistance 8 Speed 9 Movement 4

Item Skills Silver Purse++ Death Fortify Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗

Arcanist Level 16

Stats Max HP 43 Luck 0 Attack 15 Defense 12 Skill 11 Resistance 8 Speed 11 Movement 4

Item Skills Silver Purse++ Death Fortify Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗

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Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

This map appears to just be standard Arcanist fare, but it has a nasty surprise. In order to recruit Delthea, you must NOT kill her, and instead make her leave by killing Tatarrah first. Delthea basically acts like the generic Witches you've faced before, so its up to the RNG whether or when she'll teleport in and attack with her Aura. Therefore, everyone needs at least 24 Magical Bulk and 1 AS to safely take a round from her.

That being said, she'll probably get herself killed if she got counterattacked, and for this reason, DON'T give your archers any strong bows, as they are the only units that can counter her for significant damage. Once she decides to teleport in, block her from going back to the enemy healers. She will NOT try to teleport back to get healed, so if you run her out of HP, she becomes harmless. Remember that casting magic costs HP, and Delthea's only spell is Aura; she does a lot of damage to herself when she attacks, so you can intentionally attack her with people that can't kill her so she damages herself down. If your units are too strong and risk killing her directly, remember that Alm's Royal Sword has the Subdue combat art on it, which enables Alm to attack Delthea without fear of killing her. Once Delthea's HP is too low to attack, block her way back so she doesn't get in range of any Fortify Arcanists. The rest of the Arcanists should be dealt with as usual; Mathilda is a recent recruit who does well against them.

Tatarrah is the boss of the map, and defeating him boots Delthea out of the map, securing her recruitment. However, he starts in an area of the map covered in +20 Avo tiles and contains several +40 Avo Supplies; there's a wall that forces ground units to take the long way around, making taking him out quickly difficult. He's also the first enemy encountered that uses the powerful Death spell, which despite its name, does not cause instant death (unless your magical bulk is lacking). While assassinating Tatarrah may seem like a good way to save Delthea, it's incredibly unsafe. Tatarrah is all but certain to 2HKO anything you have, and since melee ground units need Silque's Warp to even reach him (or waste lots of time taking the long way around), reaching him in a timely manner without overextending your forces will be difficult. Snipers can use the Killer Bow's Hunter's Volley to try and kill him from a safe distance, though it's not a guarantee due to the terrain-boosting floor and dependence on a critical hit to get the job done. It's better to clear out the rest of the map slowly, and then overwhelm Tatarrah by swarming him with all of your healthy units together, as 5 HP per Death cast will add up.

Map Turn Count: 6
Game Turn Count: 187

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	This hulking structure blocks the end of the deep valley dividing the continents. The sluice gate controls the water's flow into rivers and out to sea.	大陸を隔てる深い 谷の出口を塞ぐように 築かれた超巨大建造物。 蓄えられた水は水門に よって放水量を調整され 海や運河へ流されている。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Retaking of the Sluice Gate	--
Japanese	水門奪還戦	Recapture of the Water Gate
Spanish	Retomar la esclusa	Retake the sluice gate
French	Prise du barrage	Capture of the dam
German	Rückeroberung der Schleuse	Recapture of the Sluice
Italian	Riconquista della paratoia	Recapture of the sluice gate
Dutch	De sluis	The sluice
Korean	수문 탈환전	Water gate recapture
Simplified Chinese	水闸夺还战	Sluice gate recapture
Traditional Chinese	水閘奪回戰	Sluice gate recapture

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