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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon guide
A guide to Shadow Dragon on DS, depicting Marth's departure. Added content and mechanics differ even in chapters with the same names as the original, so check this separately from the FC and SFC versions.
Content checked: 2026-10-14 / Source materials checked: 2026-10-13
Japanese-language DS release of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. The available walkthrough covers the final prologue map through Chapter 1, explaining the decoy on Normal and recruiting Wrys. / Explanation cross-referencing official material and several guides. No verification on original hardware. Sources checked October 13, 2026. One hub and one early-game guide; not all chapters, armies, or difficulties are covered.
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Covers the 2008 DS release
This guide covers the Japanese-language DS game released August 7, 2008. It treats it separately from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light on Famicom and Book 1 of Mystery of the Emblem on SFC. The current walkthrough runs from the final prologue map through Chapter 1 on Normal. Do not judge chapter counts or recruitment conditions solely from memories of the older versions.
Check the Normal-only prologue
The difficulties are Normal and five levels of Hard. The four prologue maps are available only on Normal. Reinforcement timing also changes on Hard, so do not apply the Normal article's waiting strategy unchanged.
Recruitment and departures have conditions
The final prologue map includes a decoy choice, and the selected ally cannot return later. Norne also has a roster-size requirement. The walkthrough explains this choice first, then takes you through recruiting Wrys in Chapter 1 without adding further losses. It does not guarantee both recruiting everyone and keeping everyone alive.
Remember Marth's visits and seizures
Marth is the one who can visit villages. In Chapter 1, collect funds from the eastern village and recruit Wrys in the western village, then seize. Leave Marth a path to the objective as well as planning who fights, to make progression easier.
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