Chapter 8 of Fire Emblem Engage is a fairly short one. Not much new is happening either on the battlefield nor in Somniel. However, the Boutique has several new outfits for all the characters, including some new formal outfits.
Players will also be able to donate to both Firene and Brodia as well, allowing them to adopt animals from both places as well as getting bonus Emblen Ring Bond fragments. Donate the gold to both places to get to level 2 as quickly as possible, or level 3 if able. But the biggest part of Chapter 8 is the battle with Princess Ivy.
Princess Ivy Appears in Fire Emblem Engage
Another named enemy, called Ivy of Elusia has appeared. She is the sister of Hortensia, and she is a powerful enemy. Players are introduced not only to the King of Brodia, but also the crown prince and brother of Alcryst. It is reveled that Ivy is also after the Emblem Rings, and that she has a corrupted Emblem ring of her own containing the Fire Emblem hero named Leif. Players will have to defeat her and her army in order to save Brodia.
The Battle Against Ivy in Chapter 8
Not only does Fire Emblem Engage's Ivy bring several devastating enemies with her, but she also is a very difficult enemy to defeat herself. Players will need to defend a certain line of spaces, and the best way to do that is to keep units on the row of squares that need to be defended and play defense; they should also make sure to take over the Ballista tile with a bow ally to use it against anyone coming too close. Enemies will destroy any breakable walls in the way, so don't rely on them to keep enemies away.
Pick units with high accuracy for this mission as well as any long bow users players have available. A good choice for this mission is Etie, who will be able to do massive damage to Ivy since she is a flying unit. Make sure to keep all flying characters away from any enemy mages with Wind Tomes.
As for Ivy herself, she is blessed with the Emblem Byleth who will make her extra dangerous. She has the ability to counterattack first at low health with Vantage+, takes less damage with a boosted shield, and she also auto switches between a lance, an axe, and Fire Tomes depending on the best couterattack or attack at the time with Adaptable. She has a Res Stone, meaning players have to kill her twice. In order to beat her, attack from three squares away with a long bow and a Thunder Tome with the best possible mage.
Players will gain Crown Prince Diamant of Brodia, who has the Fire Emblem Engage hero Roy, and another mounted lance unit named Amber. Amber also has a heavy weapon to slam enemies backward as Lapis does. Any enemies or allies with a yellow exclamation over their heads have a high crit chance on their weapons. New enemies will appear between each turn.
As a bonus for defeating Ivy, players will gain her Emblem with Leif in it, and it will be cleared of corruption.
Fire Emblem Engage is available now for Nintendo Switch.
