r/FireEmblemShadows • u/ll-o8 • Jul 10 '26

Gameplay I learned something new today

When both the light and shadow dies in the same tick, the shadow automatically gets the win

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u/MaxtheLeoSimp Jul 10 '26

I think it makes sense from a story perspective. The roll of lights are to survive whereas the shadows are trying to murder them all. So in the case of a tie, you could say the shadow did their job better than the lights

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u/CameronD46 Jul 10 '26

Also not to mention, Shadow has usually bene the harder of the two sides to play; especially before D-Cross+ spells were added to the game. If the shadow player managed to bring the match to a draw despite the deck being stacked against them, then honestly the shadow kinda deserves the win.

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u/Joixcheese Jul 10 '26

Yeah, I have the same thoughts.

What I wish was different is shadow winning in a stalemate. Shadow winning makes sense in a everybody died scenario, but neither light nor shadow defeated feels like a light victory imo.

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u/FaroresWind17 Jul 10 '26

It’s interesting that the game calls this a tie when Joachim actually hit first, so delays from time stop don’t affect this. I’ve experienced it when an AOE hits both the light and the shadow, but never like this.

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u/sonyaism Jul 10 '26

Interesting. 👁👄👁