User blog:Black Dragon Laguz/About my playthrough of the Ike Solo Challenge

Well, for quite some time now, I have been playing the Ike Solo Challenge, after reading about it from this blog post. It has been quite difficult for me, probably because I'm used to having a large group back me up. I am currently at chapter 13. Here are my current stats for Ike:

Ike's stats
Level 20

HP: 40 (Originally 34, but I got an Seraph Robe to add cap it at 40)

Str: 14 (usually, it's about 17 or 19 once I reach level 20, but Ike has been acting a bit more like a Pegasus Knight, only he's a guy and he doesn't have a mount, and his movement is definitely not as high)

Mag: Either 4 or 5 (it's around 5, which is ok, because he doesn't really need magic)

Skl: 19 (originally 17, but I found a Secret Book and used it)

Spd: 20 (I have never capped Ike's speed as a Ranger before, but his growths have been acting a little weird this time)

Luk: 12 (which has been ok so far)

Def: 12 (could be higher, but oh well, it's still ok)

Res: 6 (his resistance turned out nice)

Con: 11

Other things
And those are Ike's stats. My current strategy has been to sell everyone's weapons (except for Ike's), and to sell every "band" item I get, except for the Knight Band. Currently, I have been equipping Ike with Steel Swords, his Regal Sword, and an Iron Sword. I also saved up a Laguzguard for chapters with enemy laguz. So, for now, I will post about the chapters I've reached and what I did in them (starting from chapter 12)

A Strange Land
Well, this is that chapter where your ship hits a reef and becomes immobilized. And then all those Ravens come flying down to attack you and stuff. When Ike started this chapter, the only differences in his current stats were his skill being 17 and his HP being 34. So I stood around, waiting to be attacked by the Ravens. Eventually, Jill came on the map, and she had a vulnerary, a Wyvern Band (which I sold for money), a Laguzguard (which I traded over to Ike), and a Steel Lance (which I sold for money). I was also pleasantly surprised to find that one of the Ravens had a Secret Book and that the boss had a Blue Gem.