The Battle for Portolle is one of four late-game liberation quests that can be completed early to gain EXP fast in Unicorn Overlord. See how to cheese The Battle for Portolle so you can gain EXP quickly.

EXP Farming Guides
The Battle for Plum Paferme	The Battle for Sorm
The Battle for Soiree Calme	The Battle for Portolle

The Battle for Portolle Recommended Unit Setup

Units and Equipment

Low-Level Leveling Unit
Back	Gryphon Knight	Cleric	Sellsword
Front		Alain

This unit composition and guide is optimized for a low-level clear in Story Difficulty to level up this specific unit fast.

Higher level characters with better gear in higher difficulties may still use this strategy as a guide though results may vary.

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Gryphon Knight

Character/Class	Equipment	Tactics
Gryphon Knight (Required)	Black Iron Axe - High base Phys. ATK Warrior's Medallion - Increased damage output Crude Tasset - Grants a skill for more damage	High Swing - Row with 2+ Combatants High Swing - Lowest HP War Cry

A Gryphon Knight will be used to use the unit leader to swiftly reach the boss with the Hastened Call Valor Skill without fighting any other hostile units.

The Gryphon Knight will be our main AoE DPS in the unit with High Swing as its primary Active Skill.

Any Gryphon Knight can be used with this strategy; however, one with Phys. ATK, Crit. Rate, or Initiative Growths is recommended. Fort Mainteneaut, Fort Paradis, Fort Plaine, and the Walled City of Eucuit are all locations where you can hire Gryphon Knight Mercenaries.

Fran is a unique Gryphon Knight you recruit after completing The Priestess, Abducted Main Quest.

Sellsword

Character/Class	Equipment	Tactics
Sellsword (Required)	Kingsblade Cornix - Good overall weapon with Initiative boost Warrior's Medallion - Increased damage output Pursuant's Bracelet - Follow-damage to bypass naturally low Initiative	Killing Chain - Target HP is less than 50% Heavy Slash - Lowest Phys. Def Following Slash - Target HP is less than 50% Pursuit

Sellswords are the best class to use versus against enemies that far out-level you. Their Valor Skill, Summon Warriors, summons an allied Sellsword unit that scales with the stage level, not the user. In Story difficulty, this unit usually hits the boss for 90% of their health, and that's when your unit comes in for the final hit.

Note that you will have to deal the final blow to the boss, or you won't gain the EXP for the kill. The Sellsword unit may occasionally kill the boss in one battle, and If they do and you need the EXP, you would have to restart the stage.

Our Sellsword will be the secondary DPS to kill off any remaining enemies with Pursuit or Killing Chain.

Any Sellsword can be used with this strategy; however, one with Phys. ATK, Crit. Rate, or Accuracy Growths is recommended. You can hire Sellsword Mercenaries in Fort Colmarre and the Walled City of Eucuit.

Berenice is a unique Sellsword you can recruit in The Mercenary's Trial Side Quest.

Cleric

Character/Class	Equipment	Tactics
Cleric (Recommended)	Lyrical Wand - Active Heal for an additional AP Dove Plume - Initiative boost Angel Plume - Initiative boost for the back row	Active Heal - Flying Refresh - Backrow Tailwind - Backrow

The Cleric is primarily used for the Lyrical Wand. It can provide another Active Point to our Gryphon Knight for another High Swing, effectively doubling its damage output. The Lyrical Wand can be purchased in the Walled City of Barbatimo, unlocked after completing The Battle for Barbatimo.

The Tailwind Passive Buff is also important as it almost guarantees the unit will outspeed the high-level enemies and will deal damage before the enemy can. The Cleric is also heavily recommended due to their Refresh Passive Skill, which can dispel any debuff the Back Row can suffer, such as Freeze and Initiative Down.

Another character and class may replace them if they can provide the Tailwind buff at the start of combat and deal a fair amount of damage to replace the additional AP lost from Lyrical Wand.

Any Cleric can be used with this strategy. However, one with Initiative Growths is recommended. Fort Chandelis, Fort Epine Morceaux, and the Walled Cities of Barbatimo and Eucuit are locations where you can hire Cleric Mercenaries.

Sharon and Tatiana are unique Clerics you can recruit early in The Winged Knight and The Tormented Helm Side Quests respectively.

Alain

Character/Class	Equipment	Tactics
Alain (Recommended)	Viperfang - Good base damage with poison for armored foes Azure Crest Shield - +1 PP Rookie Egg - User gains +100% increased EXP	Poison Slash - Armored Cavalry Slayer - Cavalry Poison Slash - Lowest HP Luminous Cover - Caster Noble Guard - Own HP is less than 50%

Alain is arguably the most versatile character and can fit in most unit compositions. As this is a low-level cheese clear for leveling, it's recommended that he equip the Rookie Egg for bonus EXP.

Alain's primary role in the unit is to protect the Cleric from hits or debuffs so they can cast Refresh and Active Heal. Viperfang's Poison Slash damages armored classes, which our unit can struggle to damage to being Phys. Atk heavy.

If you plan on leveling other characters, you can still replace Alain with another character. You can replace him with an offensive/defensive hybrid character, an AP provider with White Cat-Ear Hood, or another offensive support while the Sellsword replaces the front-row role.

Consumable Items

Item	Item Usage and Details
Wind Faerie's Charm x1 Required	Allied units will not incur assist attacks. Last for one battle. ・ Prevents our unit from instantly dying from enemy assists at the start of the battle. ・ One for each battle stage is required.
Beckoning Chime x1 Required	All enemy units in range move toward the user for 10 seconds. Does not affect enemies in towns, forts, or bases. ・ Will be used to lure a group of enemy units away from our undefended Command Post.
Beckoning Bell x1 Required	Targeted enemy unit moves toward the user for 10 seconds. Does not affect enemies in towns, forts, or bases. ・ Will be used to lure an enemy unit away from our undefended Command Post.
Hallowed Corne Ash x2 Required	Sacred ash that prevents defeat. Can be used to recover 2 Valor Points. ・ Two will be used to cast both Valorous and Royal Orders.
Liquid Fortune x1 Recommended	Doubles the EXP and gold gained by the user's unit for 20 seconds. ・ Can be used to replace Hallowed Corne Ashes and Valor Order to get a 100% EXP boost. ・ Does not stack with the effects of Valor Order.
Empowering Draught x1 Recommended	Increases damage dealt by the user's unit by 30%. Lasts for one battle. ・ Increases our damage output to deal the final blow to the enemy general and end the stage. ・ Optional, depending on your team's damage output.
Defensive Draught x1 Recommended	Decreases damage taken by the user's unit by 30%. Lasts for one battle. ・ Decreases the damage taken to survive enemy casters with Quick Cast, which always moves first and deals AoE Magick damage

This stage is pretty straightforward, and if done right, we would only need to use one Wind Faerie's Charm to prevent Magick Assists from killing our unit.

Note that a unit can only have three buffs at a time. It's best to have Royal Order, Wind Faerie Charm, and Defensive/Empowering Draught. Sometimes, you may use another Hallowed Corne Ash instead of Valorous Order for a damage boost, damage reduction, and First Strike, allowing our team to move first regardless of Initiative.

The Battle for Portolle Walkthrough

The Battle for Portolle Low-Level Guide

#	Step by Step Objectives
1	Deploy the Unit Deploy the unit to the east and use Hastened Call.
2	Travel West Towards the Boss Travel west and avoid any battle against the enemy Cavalry.
3	Use a Beckoning Chime on Three Units When the Cavalry furthest to your Command Post gets close to the Cleric Watchtower and the other Cavalry Unit, use a Beckoning Chime on them to prevent them from capturing your Command Post.
4	Use a Beckoning Bell on the Furthest Unit Use a Beckoning Bell to the unit closest to your Command Post to prevent them from capturing it.
5	Eliminate the Cleric Unit Hidden in the Trees While moving toward the boss, you'll encounter a Cleric Unit that you can easily dispose of.
6	Use Two Ashes then Royal and Valorous Order Use two Hallowed Corne Ashes to have enough Valor Points for Royal and Valorous Orders. Valorous Order is required to gain First Strike and out-speed the enemy Sorceress with Quick Cast.
7	Deal the Finishing Blow With the Valorous Order buff, your Gryphon Knight can easily sweep the enemy Cavalry, and then the rest of your unit kills the Back Row.

To clear The Battle for Portolle, use the Gryphon Knight as the leader to have unobstructed movement, and with the Hastened Call Valor Skill, move northwest and go straight to the boss.

Before flying through the river, use a Beckoning Chime and a Beckoning Bell on the attacking units, as well as the Cleric unit in the Watchtower to prevent it from capturing the Command Post and providing Healing Assist on the boss. You will have enough time to set-up for the boss kill before the Beckoning Chime and Bell effects expires.

Once you get to the boss, use enough Hallowed Corne Ashes to be able to use both Valorous and Royal Orders. Valarous Order will be used to gain First Strike and outspeed the enemy Sorceress in the boss' unit which has Quick Cast and Ice Coffin.

With maybe a little more assistance from item buffs, deal the final hit to the boss to finish the stage.

EXP Results

The Lv. 15 Unit from The Battle for Plum Paferme Guide received a couple more levels after the 4th and last stage with Alain now reaching Lv. 42. Before even completing The Priestess, Abducted.

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Prologue	The Unicorn Ring
Call to Action	The Ravaged Swamp
The Priestess, Abducted	The Winding Wood
The General in Black	Heir to the Dragonlands
O'er Wood and Water	Tempest of White

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The Battle for Barbatimo	The Battle for Paradis
The Battle for Lisiere	The Battle for Lonteria
The Battle for Fontille	The Battle for Mier
The Battle for Adopti	The Battle for Voryatan
The Battle for Solvaquad	The Battle for Plum Paferme
The Battle for Sorm	The Battle for Soiree Calme
The Battle for Portolle	-