{ "format": "dad-save-point-answer-packs/v1", "language": "en-US", "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills — Answer Packs", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answerpacks/clashes-and-dungeons", "canonicalHtmlUrl": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons", "game": { "name": "Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave", "platform": [ "Switch 2" ] }, "topic": { "slug": "clashes-and-dungeons", "name": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" }, "asOf": "2026-10-23", "provenance": { "scope": "One player's documented game save, with researched tactics attributed on linked guides. Not an official game reference or universal strategy.", "sourceOfTruth": "Structured Answer Packs in the game content collection", "disclaimer": "Dad Save Point is a personal notebook, written and maintained by one player. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any game publisher or platform holder. Game names and trademarks belong to their owners; nothing here is official, and no official artwork, logos or trademarks are reproduced here.", "spoilerBoundary": "Cai — Part I completed; Leda Part I first free-time training after Lechner" }, "answers": [ { "id": "what-combat-do-i-like", "question": "What combat do I like in this game, and what am I automating?", "shortAnswer": "I play the tactical grid maps myself. I automate the Clashes.\n", "reasoning": "Fortune's Weave runs two different fights. The grid maps are the ones I came for — placement, ranges, terrain, roles. The Clashes are a smaller turn-based system I have already worn out in squad-collection games, and once I know the rotations they stop being decisions.\n", "canChange": "Per encounter, yes. A Clash with a mechanic I have not seen gets played properly.\n", "revisitWhen": "Auto Battle starts losing fights I should be winning.", "updated": "2026-09-21", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#what-combat-do-i-like", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "auto-battle-or-manual", "question": "Should I Auto Battle this dungeon fight or play it?", "shortAnswer": "Preemptive strike, then Skip to Conclusion. Play it only if that fails.\n", "reasoning": "On Standard, against a dungeon at or below my level, the automatic result is the correct one and costs me nothing I want. A failed skip is itself the signal that the fight is worth my hands.\n", "canChange": "Take control when the dungeon is above my level, a boss has a gimmick, LP needs managing carefully, or I care who gets the final blow.\n", "revisitWhen": "Part III enemies make the automatic result unreliable.", "updated": "2026-09-21", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#auto-battle-or-manual", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "how-thoroughly-to-explore-dungeons", "question": "How much of a dungeon should I actually clear?", "shortAnswer": "All of it. The exploring is the part I enjoy.", "reasoning": "Chests are fixed, breakables are semi-random, and the materials are worth having. When the Uncharted marker says there is a rear exit, clearing the place end to end is how you reach it. Automating the fights is not a reason to stop looking in the rooms.\n", "canChange": "No. This is preference, not optimization.", "revisitWhen": "A dungeon costs a whole evening to clear.", "updated": "2026-09-21", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#how-thoroughly-to-explore-dungeons", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "how-often-to-sweep-the-city", "question": "How often do I need to walk the whole city again?", "shortAnswer": "Once per chapter. Not once per time of day.", "reasoning": "The pickup orbs refresh on a new chapter. Unmarked residents repeat themselves. So the sweep is worth doing when the story state changes and is wasted otherwise.\n", "canChange": "Yes, if a later city works on different rules.", "revisitWhen": "I find a pickup that refreshed inside a single chapter.", "updated": "2026-09-21", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#how-often-to-sweep-the-city", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "can-i-auto-farm-at-giants-print-fort", "question": "Can I still auto-farm at Giant's-Print Fort during this Chapter 8?", "shortAnswer": "No. The player finished clearing all Giant's-Print Fort enemies in the active chapter, so returning now will not offer those monster packs to fight again. In a future chapter when enemies reset, completed Clashes can earn party EXP, whereas Retreat from unfinished fights is for proficiency training.\n", "reasoning": "On the abandoned run Cai reached about 30 while the others lagged, and on the current run the entire Giant's-Print Fort is now cleared. Farming needs uncompleted monster packs, not an empty dungeon. Alternative fresh dungeons may be better.\n", "canChange": "Enemy respawn rules and rewards can change when the game advances into later chapters.\n", "revisitWhen": "Chapter progression refreshes encounters or new content is discovered inside the dungeon.\n", "updated": "2026-10-19", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#can-i-auto-farm-at-giants-print-fort", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai Chapter 8: Complete Tournament Preparation Walkthrough", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/chapter-eight-restart-tournament-build" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "why-arent-units-attacking-together-with-high-support", "question": "Why aren't my high-Support units attacking together?", "shortAnswer": "In a tournament Match, Support grants adjacent combat bonuses, not automatic second attacks. In dungeon Clashes, explicitly choose Link then Attack Link with enough LP and a compatible partner.\n", "reasoning": "Raising Support all chapter made the bond stronger, but it did not activate a hidden pairing mechanic on the tactical grid. On a Match, bring partners together and inspect the support banner in the combat forecast. On a Clash, use the action menu and LP.\n", "canChange": "Individual unit abilities may create separate follow-up effects; inspect that skill instead of treating Support as a free Attack Link.\n", "revisitWhen": "A particular Support pair or Link is unavailable in a live Clash.", "updated": "2026-10-18", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#why-arent-units-attacking-together-with-high-support", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai Chapter 8: Complete Tournament Preparation Walkthrough", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/chapter-eight-restart-tournament-build" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "how-to-get-more-link-points-in-dungeons", "question": "How can I get more Link Points (LP) so my units attack together?", "shortAnswer": "LP is a per-dungeon-exploration resource. It refills on beginning a new dungeon trip, not at Rest Spots. Higher Support can make Links cheaper; reserve LP for dangerous groups.\n", "reasoning": "An Attack Link costs LP and is only selected in the dungeon Clash Link menu. The more efficient approach is to use basic attacks against weak enemies and spend LP on useful paired attacks or Recovery Links, rather than searching for an unverified infinite LP loop inside the current dungeon.\n", "canChange": "If the game reveals a specific LP-increasing item, class skill or Boon in this save, record the evidence then.\n", "revisitWhen": "LP behavior is tested upon leaving and re-entering a dungeon.", "updated": "2026-10-18", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#how-to-get-more-link-points-in-dungeons", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai Chapter 8: Complete Tournament Preparation Walkthrough", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/chapter-eight-restart-tournament-build" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "when-to-retreat-versus-finish-clash", "question": "Exactly when do I Retreat from a Clash, and when should I finish it?", "shortAnswer": "Finish a Clash to level characters and award battle XP. To farm weapon/magic/class proficiency, land low-damage hits, keep at least one opponent alive, choose Retreat in the Clash menu, verify the skill bar increased and re-engage the uncleared pack.\n", "reasoning": "The abandoned Giant's-Print Fort run cleared too many enemies before preserving a proficiency loop. Normal character EXP is not established as infinitely farmable by Retreat, whereas proficiency progress from actions can persist. Do not use Skip to Conclusion while maintaining a farmable pack.\n", "canChange": "In-game testing could clarify whether special encounters have different EXP or respawn rules; never assume a generic infinite level loop without checking character EXP before/after.\n", "revisitWhen": "The desired certification rank is reached or the next set of battles is completed.", "updated": "2026-10-18", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#when-to-retreat-versus-finish-clash", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai Chapter 8: Complete Tournament Preparation Walkthrough", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/chapter-eight-restart-tournament-build" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "chapter-eight-which-dungeon-with-forty-turns", "question": "Where are Nemea and Iapetus Caverns, and can Cai reach them with 40 Turns?", "shortAnswer": "Nemea Cavern is level 30 in Pasithea, FAR SOUTHWEST near the Breston/Chiron region. CAI CANNOT reach Pasithea in Part I. Iapetus Cavern is level 32 in Solidus, FAR NORTHWEST; its Cai Part I accessibility is not confirmed, and a documented Sirocco route sends Theodora/Dietrich there while Cai has a different route. Do not attempt either speculative journey with 40 Turns. Check instead for Stoppered Shrine (level 25, Idyia east of Dagsion) or Cougar Woodlands (level 23, Braxithea southwest) if revealed and uncleared. Inn Practice is available in Dagsion without overworld travel.\n", "reasoning": "Generic tables show dungeon levels and Renown unlocks, not player-character geographic access. Cai's Part I restriction prevents Pasithea travel; map guides also show his more limited western access. Giant's-Print Fort is already completely cleared on the current save. None of the accessible candidates has a verified exact node-by-node path from Dagsion in the sources.\n", "canChange": "Check actual world map markers and chapter restrictions. Locations may be reachable later when playing another route or Part III; do not extrapolate those to Cai Part I.\n", "revisitWhen": "The map is opened to verify Stoppered Shrine, Cougar Woodlands and exact travel Turn costs.\n", "updated": "2026-10-19", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#chapter-eight-which-dungeon-with-forty-turns", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai Chapter 8: Complete Tournament Preparation Walkthrough", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/chapter-eight-restart-tournament-build" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "cai-ch8-after-leda-event-clash-demonic-beast", "question": "What is the best strategy for the Event Clash after Cai defeats Leda?", "shortAnswer": "The grid Match continues into a separate demonic beast Event Clash with multiple HP bars. Community-reported tactics: choose a durable lead (Buccar when available), combine Cai and offensive magic through early Attack Links, consider Seraphim ONLY if actually learned, and use Protect/Recovery Links to preserve shared party HP. Some players used Peter's Protect Link. If defeated, Restart Battle reportedly allows party reselection. I have now beaten both encounters but did not record my specific winning action order.\n", "reasoning": "My victory is confirmed from play. The detailed Buccar/Seraphim/Protect-Link/retry advice comes from other players' discussion of this exact fight, not from my unrecorded personal sequence. Inspect the actual lineup and combat forecast; possible first-five-deployed selection is unverified.\n", "canChange": "Match composition, spell access, leader defense and remaining LP change the tactical choices. A screenshot of the Event Clash menu would permit an exact turn plan.\n", "revisitWhen": "Replaying the event or a future attempt on another difficulty.\n", "updated": "2026-10-23", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#cai-ch8-after-leda-event-clash-demonic-beast", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai vs. Leda: First Tournament Match and Event Clash Guide", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/cai-leda-first-tournament-event-clash" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "did-i-need-linking-rock-or-culinary-items", "question": "Are Linking Rocks, culinary items or Elixirs required for the Cai versus Leda Event Clash?", "shortAnswer": "No consumable has been established as required to win. Items that may help include a Linking Rock for extra LP and healing consumables if the Event Clash item menu allows them. I won the fight but did not record which, if any, items I used, so do not credit my victory to an unverified Linking Rock or meal buff.\n", "reasoning": "Community strategies for the event focus on defensive leadership, powerful Attack Links and healing/ Protect Links. Food and culinary ingredients are not a proven substitute for battle strategy.\n", "canChange": "The actual item selection and effects should be checked in a live Event Clash menu. A repeat playthrough might reveal a specific item advantage.\n", "revisitWhen": "Another Event Clash with a visible item menu is entered.\n", "updated": "2026-10-23", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#did-i-need-linking-rock-or-culinary-items", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai vs. Leda: First Tournament Match and Event Clash Guide", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/cai-leda-first-tournament-event-clash" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] }, { "id": "cai-retreat-why-no-character-level-exp", "question": "Why didn't my characters level after fighting two dungeon groups and retreating?", "shortAnswer": "Clash Retreat retains weapon, magic and class/proficiency EXP earned during hits; it does not give the normal character-level reward from COMPLETING a Clash. One tested route reports a roughly 15-round proficiency ceiling per attempt, not reset by a second enemy pack. To bring Ultand from about level 18 to level 25, finish completed dungeon Clashes rather than repeating Retreat. There is NO VERIFIED evidence of a recent patch nerf.\n", "reasoning": "Matches the user's own failed normal-level experiment and published proficiency farming research. Distinguish character EXP from skill, magic, class, riding and flying EXP.\n", "canChange": "An actual patch note or controlled before/after experiment could change the patch conclusion.\n", "revisitWhen": "Official update notes describe a new EXP rule.\n", "updated": "2026-10-23", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/answers#cai-retreat-why-no-character-level-exp", "relatedGuides": [ { "title": "Cai Chapter 10: My 120-Turn Plan Before Theodora", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/cai-chapter-ten-semifinal-120-turn-plan" }, { "title": "Why I Auto Battle Clashes—Except When Training Skills", "url": "https://dadsavepoint.com/games/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave/guides/clashes-and-dungeons" } ] } ] }