Castle Retake

Castle Retake
Mission Type	Story Mission
Charisma Cost	29
EXP	403
Base Gold (3★ Gold)	1500 (2250)
Life	3
Initial Unit Points	10
Deployed Unit Limit	10
Number of Enemies	80
4★ Conditions	300% enemy defense
Prerequisite	Gatehouse Battle
Unlocks	Dragon Hunting Remnant Vanquish 3 Desert Battle

“	The brave heroes following the Prince's will have arrived at the castle. Regain control of the castle from the monsters!	„

Castle Retake (王城奪還) is the sixteenth main Story Mission. In this mission, the Prince must retake the castle from the fearsome Lich. The Lich has a powerful and extremely long-range magical attack, and he can easily tear apart an unprepared formation. The key to tackling the Lich is to understand enemy targeting priority -- enemies will prefer to target units that were placed most recently.

After completing this mission, players have the option of starting the desert story sequence with Desert Battle. The desert missions were added to the game later, and they generally feature better rewards than the kingdom missions. Otherwise, the kingdom sequence continues with Dragon Hunting or the optional Remnant Vanquish 3 (which will then lead to Flame Dragon).

Completing this mission will increase the player's unit capacity by 4.

Enemies

Enemies
Enemy	Unit Type	Attack Type	HP	ATK	DEF MR	Attack Speed	MOV UP	Notes
Goblin Soldier ×6	Melee Goblin	Physical	748	163	0	101 Initial: 12	700 1 UP
Red Goblin Soldier ×24	Melee Goblin	Physical	1170	175	0	101 Initial: 12	800 1 UP
Goblin King ×16	Melee Goblin	Physical	1053	234	50	153 Initial: 0	700 2 UP
Gargoyle ×6	Flying	-	748	-	40		650 1 UP
Red Gargoyle ×7	Flying	-	1170	-	300		650 1 UP
Ogre ×3	Melee Giant	Physical	5850	468	50	156 Initial: 30	370 2 UP
Red Ogre ×3	Melee Giant	Physical	5850	702	100	156 Initial: 30	370 2 UP
Living Armor ×3	Melee Armored	Physical	3276	468	200	127 Initial: 24	450 1 UP
Soldier ×2	Melee Human	Physical	1755	351	50	131 Initial: 10	600 1 UP
Heavy Infantry ×4	Melee Armored Human	Physical	3510	585	300	172 Initial: 36	450 1 UP
Archer ×2	Ranged (100) Human	Physical	1287	250	50	166 Initial: 24 Move: 121 Missile: 3	500 1 UP
Mage ×1	Ranged (100) Human	Magic Splash 133	1053	200	20 MR 5	157 Initial: 24 Move: 121 Missile: 6	500 2 UP
Red Drake ×2	Flying Ranged (56) Dragon	Magic	3276	350	300	541 Initial: 60 Move: 361 Missile: 4	400 1 UP
Lich ×1	Ranged (300) Undead	Magic	14040	500	300	145 Initial: 40 Move: 61 Missile: instant	250 3 UP

4★ Enemies
Enemy	Unit Type	Attack Type	HP	ATK	DEF MR	Attack Speed	MOV UP	Notes
Goblin Soldier ×6	Melee Goblin	Physical	1414	309	0	101 Initial: 12	700 1 UP
Red Goblin Soldier ×24	Melee Goblin	Physical	2210	331	0	101 Initial: 12	800 1 UP
Goblin King ×16	Melee Goblin	Physical	1989	442	150	153 Initial: 0	700 2 UP
Gargoyle ×6	Flying	-	1414	-	120		650 1 UP
Red Gargoyle ×7	Flying	-	2210	-	300		650 1 UP
Ogre ×3	Melee Giant	Physical	11050	884	50	156 Initial: 30	370 2 UP
Red Ogre ×3	Melee Giant	Physical	11050	1326	300	156 Initial: 30	370 2 UP
Living Armor ×3	Melee Armored	Physical	6188	884	600	127 Initial: 24	450 1 UP
Soldier ×2	Melee Human	Physical	3315	663	150	131 Initial: 10	600 1 UP
Heavy Infantry ×4	Melee Armored Human	Physical	6630	1105	900	172 Initial: 36	450 1 UP
Archer ×2	Ranged (100) Human	Physical	2431	250	150	166 Initial: 24 Move: 121 Missile: 3	500 1 UP
Mage ×1	Ranged (100) Human	Magic Splash 133	1989	200	60 MR 5	157 Initial: 24 Move: 121 Missile: 6	500 2 UP
Red Drake ×2	Flying Ranged (56) Dragon	Magic	6188	350	900	541 Initial: 60 Move: 361 Missile: 4	400 1 UP
Lich ×1	Ranged (300) Undead	Magic	26520	500	900	145 Initial: 40 Move: 61 Missile: instant	250 3 UP

Dialogue

Castle Retake dialogue
Anna: The time has come. Their leader must be inside the castle. Anna: Let's reclaim it and banish the monsters from the kingdom. (Clear) Anna: We... we did it! We won! We've expelled the monsters! Anna: Finally, this day has come... Pardon my tears but... Anna: Ahem, but, the world is not yet free from monsters, my Prince. Anna: Next, you must fight to save the world as the Goddess' hero.

Drops

Drop	Soldier (Heavy) A Lv. 15	Soldier (Heavy) B Lv. 15	Roy Lv. 15	Completion Bonus	Leeanne
Number of Drops	2	2	1
EXP	110	110	140

Strategy

This map can be tough to keep up with at the start due to the early Goblin rush accompanied by a Heavy Infantry, from this point on you will want to have Class Evolved units, though this guide will only have Katie and Soma.

Place Katie on the left intersection (spot E), then place Phyllis to her right (spot H). Place Soma on the strip of land below Phyllis' right (spot T). Use Katie's skill to bring Mortimer above Phyllis (spot G) and Cloris on the upper right slot near the top (spot R). Use Phyllis' skill then wait till the last Red Goblin she blocks is killed then withdraw her and place Valerie on the upper left slot near the top (spot Q). Place Calliope near the left HQ point (spot N) in case Valerie & Cloris don't kill Red Gargoyles heading that way. Place the Prince below Mortimer (spot H) to boost other units and catch any enemies that pass Mortimer. Use Katie's skill again and bring Iris below Valerie (spot P), then place Alissa below Cloris (spot S). Withdraw Katie and place Leeanne to Mortimer's left (spot F), then place Elaine where Katie used to be (spot E). Withdraw Calliope at 55 kills and place Dorca near Iris (spot O) to heal Elaine for later. Due to the placement order Leeanne should be initially targeted by the Lich that comes at the end then switch to Elaine when she is within it's range before being blocked. Watch Mortimer's health closely and withdraw him when his health is below 500 and Iris & Alissa can't keep him above before the Liches next attack.

Video Guides

• Shoubai Shozan: 4 Star
• VP Games: 4 Star