Trial Maps (トライアルマップ, Toraiarumappu) are found in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and a variation of trial maps is found in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. After beating the main story of the game, the player can play in other scenarios found in the Extras section. The maps are made for Level 20 characters, and intended to be extra-challenging.
Select characters that are non-playable in the main course of each game can be unlocked for play specifically in the Trial Maps if specific criteria are met.
Trial Maps[]
The Binding Blade[]
- Critical Valley - Unlocked by beating the game
- Island of Heavy Rain - Unlocked by beating the game
- Defense Line in the Snow - Unlocked by getting the Final Chapter ending, in Normal mode
- Pirates' Challenge - Unlocked by getting the Chapter 22 ending, in Hard mode
- Roy's Test - Unlocked by getting the Final Chapter ending, in Hard mode
- Graizel Prison - Available from a promotional event only
- V-shaped Map - Available from a promotional event only
- J-shaped Map - Available from a promotional event only
- Defeat Bandits - Available from a promotional event only
The Sacred Stones[]
The Sacred Stones has a Creature Campaign instead of regular Trial Maps. They are:
- Tower of Valni (8 floors)
- Lagdou Ruins (10 maps)
Path of Radiance[]
- Hillside Battle - Beat the game in Easy Mode or above
- Lonely Island - Beat the game in Normal Mode or above
- Strange Turn - Beat the game in Hard Mode
- Desperation - In the Japanese version of Path of Radiance, a Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance link cable must be used to link Path of Radiance with Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. In the international release, the map unlock requires linking up with Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade or Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
- Escape - Link up with Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- Trapped - Link up with Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Trial Map Characters[]
The Binding Blade[]
In The Binding Blade, the following characters can be unlocked for use in the Trial Maps by beating the game from beginning to end the indicated number of times.
- Narcian - Beat the game 1 time
- Galle - Beat the game 2 times
- Hector - Beat the game 3 times
- Brunnya - Beat the game 4 times
- Eliwood - Beat the game 5 times
- Murdock - Beat the game 6 times
- Zephiel - Beat the game 7 times
- Guinivere - Beat the game 9 times
The Sacred Stones[]
In The Sacred Stones, the following characters can be unlocked by clearing the Tower of Valni or Laqdou Ruins a certain number of times/to a certain level. To unlock extra characters, the game's main campaign must be cleared in order to access Creature Campaign mode. After fulfilling the requirements to unlock a character, they will be made available to the player upon entering the next battle. These extra characters cannot participate in the Link Arena.
- Caellach - Tower of Valni: Clear the 3rd floor
- Orson - Tower of Valni: Clear the 6th floor
- Riev - Tower of Valni: Defeat 200 or more enemies in the same Tower run
- Ismaire - Tower of Valni: Clear the 8th floor
- Selena - Tower of Valni: Clear the 8th floor, 3 times
- Glen - Lagdou Ruins: Clear the 5th floor
- Hayden - Lagdou Ruins: Defeat 200 or more enemies in the same Ruins run
- Valter - Lagdou Ruins: Clear the 7th floor
- Fado - Lagdou Ruins: Clear the 10th floor
- Lyon - Lagdou Ruins: Clear the 10th floor, 3 times
Path of Radiance[]
Similar to The Binding Blade, the following characters are unlocked after completing Path of Radiance from start to finish the requisite number of times.
- Oliver - Beat the game 3 times
- Shiharam - Beat the game 5 times
- Petrine - Beat the game 7 times
- Bryce - Beat the game 10 times
- Ashnard - Beat the game 15 times
Trivia[]
- In Path of Radiance, Berserkers, Falcon Knights, Dragon, Cat, and Hawk Laguz are never encountered as enemies in the Trial Maps despite being enemy encounters in the main story.
- With the exception of the Escape map, Trial Map enemies in Path of Radiance always use the red palette of Begnion even when the map description implies Daein origin.
- The background music used for the Path of Radiance Trial Maps is a remix of Light and Dark from Genealogy of the Holy War.