Unicorn Overlord: The Mercenary's Trial Quest Walkthrough

Unicorn Overlord The Mercenary's Trial quest is notable for two primary reasons. For starters, it is where you unlock the hard-hitting Sellsword class. The other notable element is that you need to complete this quest before you can start mining - which is easily the best way to earn money in the early parts of the game.

Unicorn Overlord: Should You Go To Drakenhold Or Elheim First?

After defeating the first big boss of Unicorn Overlord, you're presented with a tricky choice.

This guide will tell you everything you need to know about this battle. We'll give you suggestions for how to build your team, show you where all the treasures are, and breakdown what each unit under Berenice's command.

Battle Overview

Enemy Level

6

Victory Conditions

Defeat Berenice

Defeat Conditions

The Liberation's command post is captured

The time limit expires

This is a pretty straightforward trek to Berenice. As long as you don't get reckless with your team compositions, you should be safe. Your most valuable troops will be yourThieves, as the Sellswords struggle to hit them. The key to beating the Sellswords is to be keenly aware of their low initiative stat. Their initiative is the reason they will almost always go last. Additionally, the Sellswords are all fairly vulnerable, and have a poor evasion stat. They are all-in on power.

As hard as they may hit, if you kill them before they have a chance to attack, then you will never have to feel the force of their blows. Additionally, most of their squadrons line them up, making an attack like the Soldier's Long Thrust ideal for these encounters. In fact, we would say Soldiers are nearly as valuable as Thieves in this quest. They will be responsible for clearing a lot of the chaff. Which leads us to our teams...

Column Clearer

Back Row

Clive

Knight

Chloe

Soldier

The key here is to make sure that Chloe is set to target a "Full Column". Clive should be set to "Prioritize Archers" with his Assaulting Lance, and if there aren't any, he should be focusing on the unit with the "Lowest HP".

Front Row

Hodrick

Hoplite

Row Clearer

Back Row

Sharon

Cleric

Gryphon Knight

This unit is set to do one thing and one thing only: clear rows. Set both your Gryphon knight and your Gladitor to attack the row with the most characters in it.

Front Row

Bruno

Gladiator

Make Clive the leader for the Column Clearersand make the Gryphon Knight the leader for the Row Clearers, that way they will have the most mobility possible.

Boss Build

Berenice is just a beefed-up Sellsword. She has also paired herself with another Sellsword and a Thief. So, the nature of the beast is getting past that thief. If you are coming at them with Travis, you'll find that he isn't able to take the rival thief out in his turn alone.

Of course, having an Archer back Travis up will help remove the thief, but no archer is going to have the same initiative as a thief, so that turn will be wasted. However, if you have Yahna back up Travis, her Magick Conferral will give him enough of a damage boost for him to take the thief out in the first turn, allowing you to get straight to dealing with the Sellswords.

Boss Basher

Back Row

Archer

Yahna

This formation will be able to effectively eliminate Berenice, and her unit, in a single round. However, if you ran past Yahna in the swamp, Travis and an Archer should be enough to take care of the slow-moving Berenice. It is unlikely she'll ever make contact with Travis.

Front Row

Travis / Thief

Make the Archer the leader, that way you can support the other units.

These three units are all you will need to complete this stage in short order. Naturally, you will want to equip them with the best gear you have available. Though your main focus should be on Travis and Chloe.

How To Beat The Mercenary's Trial

We are going to start by deploying all three of our units, and sending them down the central route, but send your fastest unit up north to grab the Barricade Kit (this will likely be the Column Clearing group, as they should be on horseback). The first squadron you'll encounter features three Sellsword in a row. So, your Gladiator-led Row Clearer unit will take them out first and foremost.

Once they are finished, have the Boss Basher unit clear out Fort Colmarre - which will have one Gladiator and two Sellswords defending it. They may need a little backup from the Row Clearers.

Now, bring in your Column Clearer and have them sweep the next three units up. The first group features two Soldiers and a Sellsword, a pair of them is in a row, making them a soft target. Now, send the Column Clearers to the Watchtower to slaughter the Clerics. Finally, send them to the Bridge and take care of the three Sellswords. Depending on how you have equipped your squad, you this could take two turns.

After the bridge, send the Row Clearers north to claim the Roaster Nuts. While the other two parties head south. There will be a pair of Sellswords heading your way, use your Row Clearers one last time and take them out, keep the Boss Bashers headed south.

Once you get close to Berenice, she will summon an additional squadron of Sellswords. She also has a group of Clerics backing her up. Unfortunately for her, you will have enough Valor Points to use the Arrow Rain twice. That will take out the Clerics and leave the Sellswords severely weakened. Once you finish them off, confront Berenice. She should go down in a single round if you assembled the unit as we instructed. Worst case scenario, you should have her in two.

You will be rewarded with a Brown Beret, Baroque Sword, and a Free Mining Pass for defeating Berenice. Additionally, you will also have the chance to recruit the fearsome Sellsword. The sweetest part is that you can now go mining! Just head south and you will be able to cash in!

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