Final Fantasy Tactics Walkthrough

This battle can be difficult and is a taste of things to come - it is literally an uphill battle, though the "hill" is actually a castle wall. You'll need the ability to heal and you'll also need to attack from range, or be able to cover a lot of ground quickly and upwardly.

Send a Summoner along with Ramza to take out the pesky Archers on the roof, but be sure to support the mage and check AT before locking in a summon, or he/she will get riddled with arrows before the summon can activate.

On the other side of the battle, bring characters with good attacks to take out the Knights, particularly the closest one, who has very high evade, then move them over with Ramza to finish off the battle. Malak and Rafa will both run away a little ways into the battle, specifically when either of them hits critical HP, leaving you to enter the castle on your own terms without them.

Don't miss the random knight with float status from his accessory; he'll sneak out across the moat and attempt to separate the party. Mostly, though, it's just kind of funny to watch him hover into view if you didn't notice him when the battle scene loaded in.