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Most units in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave can be recruited by each of the game’s four protagonist. However each rule needs its exceptions and this one’s comes in the form of Gaitz. Gaitz is the most missable unit in the game and it’s very likely that most players will never learn he is recruitable as not only can he only be scouted by just one of the game’s protagonists, but even if you do know you can have him in your party you may still miss him because of how the game’s calendar system works. If you want to avoid this fate, please feel free to follow this guide on how to recruit Gaitz in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave.
How to Recruit Gaitz in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
Gaitz is the only optional unit in Part 1 of the story who can only be recruited in a single character’s route.
| Route | Support Requirement | Renown Requirement | Special Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cai | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Leda | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Theodora | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dietrich | 3 | 10 | Clear Bertrand’s Paralogue and Reach Chapter 12 |
You’ll need to reach Support level 3 with Gaitz and Rank 10 renown in order to recruit him, but neither of those are the big barrier toward recruiting him. No, most players miss this unit because he is tied to a paralogue that is extremely missable on Dietrich’s route.
The time period where this Paralogue is available is incredibly short. The quest will first become available upon speaking to Gabriel in front of the Arena on 9/17 This quest is ONLY available on day for Dietrich, not a day before and not a day later. If you are not in Dagison on 9/17, you will not be able to recruit Gaitz.
After accepting the Paralogue quest, speak to Gabriel again and you’ll be thrown into an arena match against Peppe where Bertrand will join your party as a temporary guest character.
This brief side chapter will see you fight alongside Bertrand as you and your party must slay four giants before Peppe’s team can. Each team can make giants invincible to the other party for one turn using bait, but your party will only have access to 3 of these so use them wisely.
My advice for this battle is to fight normally until a second giant appears in the eastern part of the arena. Once it does, send a pegasus knight over there and spend three turns in a row using bait on the giant. Assuming that you were able to slay two giants before this third one appeared, you should be able to stall Peppe’s party long enough for you to clear out your third and fourth giants before they can even reach the final one.
After you have cleared the paralogue, you’ll still need to wait multiple in-game months before you’ll be able to recruit Gaitz. Because he is such a major part of Bertrand’s team and speaks during the cutscenes where you fight Bertrand, he cannot be recruit until after you defeat Bertrand in the 11th chapter of Dietrich’s story. Meaning that you will have to wait until chapter 12, the final one in this story, before you’ll be able to recruit him.
Gaitz’ personal skill is well worth the strict recruitment requirement though, as he grants +3 defense to all adjacent units, making him a very vital unit for when you eventually reach Part 2 where all enemies will be dealing double digits damage to your party.
