Chapter 8: Into the Fire
Objective: Route 30 enemies
This stage starts out in a hurry. The raider enemies will charge from all directions along with thief on the left and the mage & thief on the right as well two defenders and a trickster from the top. Taking out all the close enemies while keeping all/most units out of raider attack range is how I recommend opening. Then ready a physical wall for the swarm of raiders & keep those squishier units shielded. After you hold them off you are free to pick off the rest at your own pace, burning town or no.
Caius joins up & has the speed & dex to be an incredible dodge tank as a strider. The mounted raider enemies have 170 accuracy on this stage (deity mode) and with his balanced weapon Caius has 179 dodge, so they can only hit him on a “natural 100” or 1% of the time. More accurate enemies won’t fair that much better either.
There are more than 30 enemies & the stage will end immediately after the 30th kill, so check the drops and go after the ones you want first. The most important one is the tier 2 weapon token on the archer in the far upper left.