Land of Sorrow (Gaiden)/Siege of Nuibaba's Abode

Siege of Nuibaba's Abode

Location Nuibaba's Abode Boss(es) Nuibaba Previous chapter(s) Fear Mountain Battle Fear Mountain Shrine Next chapter(s) Rigel Plains Battle

“	An unsettling face peered down at them through the pitch black darkness. It was the legendary arcanist Nuibaba, mistress of Fear Mountain and terror to all. By offering up her soul, she had purchased the very darkest of sortilege: a single word from her lips was enough to snuff out life itself. Why did Alm go to this place? And what exactly did he hope to find upon that terrible peak?	”	— Opening narration

Siege of Nuibaba's Abode (Japanese: ヌイババ館包囲戦 Siege of Nuibaba Manor) is the fifth map of the fourth 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	13	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	10+reinforcements	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Alm dies	1–14	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	10+reinforcements	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 30 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
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Required characters
Available characters

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Item data

Gaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Items

Name Obtainment Method Mage Ring Dropped by Nuibaba

Items

Name Obtainment Method Mage Ring Dropped by Nuibaba Gold Mark Dropped by enemy Cantor

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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 Nuibaba Arcanist 10 1 40 12 7 8 0 9 8 4 Mage Ring Fortify • Medusa Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Cantor Cantor 5 1 38 14 10 9 0 8 9 4 -- Conjure* • Mire Does not move. Arcanist Arcanist 5 4 34 10 5 6 0 7 8 4 -- Fortify • Death Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Bow Knight Bow Knight 1 1 40 16 8 8 0 10 6 8 -- Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise. Dread Fighter Dread Fighter 1 3 36 15 16 18 0 11 15 7 -- Moves to attack units in range; moves to the nearest avoid-boosting terrain otherwise.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Gargoyle Gargoyle 1 Varies 26 8 3 9 0 7 7 7 -- Conjured by the Cantor.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Nuibaba Witch 20 1 37 20 17 14 0 10 14 4 Mage Ring Medusa • Fortify • Recovery* • Sophisticate* Immobile; stands on supplies. Duma Faithful Cantor 5 1 36 14 10 9 0 8 9 4 Gold Mark Mire • Conjure* • Incarnation Does not move; stands on supplies. Duma Faithful Arcanist 5 2 32 10 5 6 0 7 8 4 -- Death • Fortify Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal himself or another enemy unit. Duma Faithful Arcanist 5 2 32 10 5 6 0 7 8 4 -- Mire • Recover Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal himself or another enemy unit. Duma Faithful Bow Knight 1 1 40 16 8 8 0 10 6 8 -- Bow • Bowrange +2 Will not move until provoked. Duma Faithful Dread Fighter 1 3 36 15 16 18 0 11 6+5 7 -- Sword • Resistance +5 • Apotrope Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Duma Faithful Gargoyle 3 Varies 28 9 4 10 0 8 7 7 -- Scythe Conjured by the Cantor.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Nuibaba Witch 28 1 44 24 19 16 0 12 14 4 Mage Ring Medusa • Fortify • Recovery* • Sophisticate* Immobile; stands on supplies. Duma Faithful Cantor 15 1 47 19 14 14 0 12 9 4 Gold Mark Mire • Conjure* • Incarnation Does not move; stands on supplies. Duma Faithful Arcanist 12 2 39 13 9 9 0 10 8 4 -- Death • Fortify Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal himself or another enemy unit. Duma Faithful Arcanist 12 2 39 13 9 9 0 10 8 4 -- Mire • Recover Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal himself or another enemy unit. Duma Faithful Bow Knight 5 1 45 18+2 10 9−2 0 11 6 8 Iron Bow Bowrange +2 • Anti-Fliers* Only moves to attack units in range. Duma Faithful Dread Fighter 5 3 39 17+4 18 20−1 0 12 6+5 7 Steel Sword Resistance +5 • Apotrope Only moves to attack units in range, or to heal.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Duma Faithful Gargoyle 12 Varies 38 13 9 15 0 10 8 7 -- Scythe Conjured by the Cantor.

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Boss data

Main article: Nuibaba

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 Mage Ring Fortify Medusa Weapons Sword ✗ Axe ✗ B. Magic ✓ Lance ✗ Bow ✗ W. Magic ✓

Witch Level 20

Stats Max HP 37 Luck 0 Attack 20 Defense 10 Skill 17 Resistance 14 Speed 14 Movement 4

Item Skills Mage Ring Medusa Fortify Recovery* Sophisticate* Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗

Witch Level 28

Stats Max HP 44 Luck 0 Attack 24 Defense 12 Skill 19 Resistance 14 Speed 16 Movement 4

Item Skills Mage Ring Medusa Fortify Recovery* Sophisticate* 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.

Nuibaba's Medusa spell has 1–5 range, and her Mage Ring increases her range to 1–7; there is no range a unit can attack from without suffering a counter attack. If a unit is hit by Medusa, they drop to 1 HP; if they are already at 1 HP, they die. Nuibaba cannot kill any unit with more than one HP, but any units hit by Medusa will be left considerably vulnerable to further combat with her or other enemies. The magic damage-halving effects of Apotrope from a Dread Fighter and the Hexlock Shield that can be found in the Fear Mountain Shrine will take effect, instead having Medusa halve HP; stacking both will have Medusa drop HP by 25%. If a magic user without a Hexlock Shield is hit by Medusa, they will have too little HP to cast any spells but Nosferatu. Medusa is extremely heavy, and Nuibaba can be doubled by any unit with more than 5 speed on Hard. Nuibaba can be one-shot by any unit with 56 physical attack or 58 magical attack, or can be two-shot with 34 physical or 36 magical attack.

The Cantor on the map summons Gargoyles, which are the only enemies that will leave the manor to find player units not in their immediate range. The player's units start at the bottom of the map, and at least two waves of Gargoyles will usually appear. The Gargoyles are not likely to threaten units with decent defense, but can be a threat to units with low defense and speed; however, any units hit by Medusa will be in danger of being killed by Gargoyles.

The Bow Knight can kill units hit by Medusa fairly safely, and has an Iron Bow on Hard mode to dissuade fliers from rushing in. The Bow Knight is not particularly strong and can fairly reliably defeated by a Sniper, but most areas the Bow Knight can attack, Nuibaba can as well—the areas to the side of the manor can be reached by the Bow Knight and not Nuibaba, but the mountain tiles can only be entered by a non-mounted units. The three Dread Fighters and four Arcanists make it extremely dangerous to leave a unit inside the manor. The Dread Fighters are likely to double everything but another Dread Fighter. The Arcanists have Fortify or Recover, and will heal most or all of the enemies if left alive.

With Warp and Rescue, a strong unit can be warped to attack Nuibaba, then rescued to safety; Silque will learn Warp at level 7, and Shade will learn Rescue at level 10 and Faye at level 10 as a Cleric. Without Rescue, Silque can Warp units into useful positions; the tile five tiles south of Nuibaba can only be reached by Nuibaba, one Archanist, and the Bow Knight, and a Sniper can be warped there and engage them fairly safely—especially if given the Hexlock Shield—though her high avoid on the supply tile will make the Sniper's hits unreliable.

Once you're done with Nuibaba, you get the other three peddlers on Alm's route. Definitely send over the Gossamer Hair. If you want to clear the last Alessio sidequest, you will have to send over two more Steel Lances. Either way, it's time to take a break from Alm's route and switch to Celica's.

Map Turn Count: 14
Game Turn Count: 239

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	Built atop the peak of Fear Mountain, this manor is home to the arcanist Nuibaba of the Duma Faithful.	恐山の頂に造られた ドーマ教団の妖術師 ヌイババの本拠地。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Siege of Nuibaba's Abode	--
Japanese	ヌイババ館包囲戦	Siege of Nuibaba Manor
Spanish	Asedio a la morada	Siege to the abode
French	Le repaire de Nuibaba	The lair of Nuibaba
German	Belagerung von Nuibabas Heim	Siege of Nuibaba's Home
Italian	Nuibaba sotto assedio	Nuibaba under siege
Dutch	Nuibaba's vesting	Nuibaba's fortress
Korean	누이바바 저택 포위전	Nuibaba mansion siege
Simplified Chinese	奴伊巴巴馆包围战	Siege of Nuibaba's hall
Traditional Chinese	魯伊巴巴館包圍戰	Siege of Nuibaba's hall

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