Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Chapter 4: Roadside Battle

Once the latest mission is completed, a mercenary known as Soren returns to the fort with troubling news, Daein has invaded Crimea. Upon hearing this, Greil sends out a team to investigate the current situation. He sends out Shinon, Soren, Gatrie, Rhys, Titania and charges Ike with being their leader. They investigate a battle near the city and found many Daein soldiers killed. They are soon spotted by a group of Daein soldiers who mistake the mercenaries as Crimean soldiers. He orders them to drop their weapons, they refuse and the enemy general, Maijin, begins an assault.

Walkthrough
This level is much harder than the first three for one simple reason - the vulnerable characters. Rhys and Soren are very easy to kill when faced with a strong melee opponent and Shinon can't do anything about melee attackers. Rhys and Soren should be defended at all costs, especially since their some of the best magic units in the game. To do this you should create a triangle formation at the bottom-right hand corner. Put Rhys on the corner square and Soren just to the left of him. Above Soren should be Ike and to the left of Soren should be Titania. Two squares above Rhys should be Shinon and above him, Gatrie. The first thing you should do is to unequip Gatrie's lance, this increases the likelihood of Gatrie getting attacked to help ease the blow for other characters. Use Shinon to attack the melee soldiers that gather around Gatrie and Soren to finish any off that weren't killed, this especially happens around Ike as he struggles to kill any of the soldiers in one turn. Use Rhys to heal Ike, Soren and Shinon when needed.

Because most of the enemy units are aggressive most should attack. With this formation you can easily vanquish the enemies in seconds. If there's an annoying range user, use Titania to perform a hit-and-run maneuver to take him out to ease the pain. Other than doing this and taking out a few enemies, Titania should still remain relatively unused.

Once the enemy waves have stopped and you've healed any wounds, it's time to push forward. Be careful of the enemy movement range when moving Soren and Rhys, don't worry about sticking to formation as much as before as it's too difficult to maintain at this point. Don't use Shinon and Titania, just did what you did in Chapter 3 - use Gatrie and Ike to crush the enemy forces. This time, however, you can send Ike and Gatrie back to Rhys if they need healing which you should do when faced with the boss.

This boss is even stronger than the last and he has a ranged weapon to add to the frustration. This is where Ike's regal sword comes in handy, it does additional damage to Knights so don't be afraid to attack him with it. Use Gatrie if needed but remember to deal the final blow with Ike's sword.