Tobin Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Tobin - The Clueless One from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Tobin.

March 2020 New Power (Weapon Refines)
Gray	Tobin	Jagen	Green Tome Olwen

Tobin Rating and Basic Information

Tobin - The Clueless One: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Obtained as a reward from Tempest Trials ・Inflicts massive damage to armored units ・Inflicts a large penalty on the foe's Spd after combat

Tobin Skills at 5★

Jubilant Blade Might: 16　 Range: 1 Effective against armored foes.

Pivot Range: 1 Unit moves to opposite side of target ally.

Attack +3 Grants Atk +3.

Seal Spd 3 Inflicts Spd -7 on foe through its next action after combat.

Tobin Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★★★
Atk (19)		★★★★☆
Spd (5)		★★★☆☆
Def (5)		★★★☆☆
Res (4)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

When using an Ascendant Floret, we recommend getting the next superboon if it fits the hero. If not, consider what stat your hero needs most.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Tempest Trials, Tobin will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+HP/-Res

The best IVs for Tobin are +HP and -Res. Tobin's weapon, Jubilant Blade, has a very good special refinement effect that relies on him having high HP to trigger. This means, the more HP Tobin has, the easier it is to trigger Jubilant Blade thus justifying a +HP IV. His Res is of less importance so it can be safely taken as a bane. Be wary as this is a superbane.

+HP for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +HP IV when merging Tobin to 10. This is for the same reasons above—making it easy for Tobin to activate Jubilant Blade's special refinement effect. He reaches 53 HP at max merges.

Tobin Best Builds

Budget Tobin

： Jubilant Blade ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Atk/Def Bond 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Atk/Def Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Tobin using skills obtained easily. Dual Atk/Def Bond improves his physical bulk while Quick Riposte grants a follow-up attack on enemy phase.

Blue Flame Breath Tobin

HOT
： Slaying Edge+ ： Reposition ： Blue Flame ： -	： Atk/Def Bond 4 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build takes advantage of the natural tankiness of the unit in tandem with Quick Riposte 3 to enable them to deal tons of damage in the enemy phase.

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Tobin Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Tobin's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Jubilant Blade	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 Effective against armored foes. At start of combat, if unit's max HP ≥ foe's HP+1, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Jubilant Blade

This weapon is a more powerful version of Armorslayer+. With the weapon refinery's effect, Tobin can gain a +4 bonus on all stats when his max HP is greater than the foe's HP by 2. Tobin has a pretty high HP stat of 46, which can be further boosted by Sacred Seals, merges, as well as dragon flowers, making this added effect very easy to make use of.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

Tobin Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
163
HP	46	Rank: 66/1160
Atk	31	Rank: 995/1160
Spd	27	Rank: 850/1160
Def	33	Rank: 325/1160
Res	26	Rank: 575/1160

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nemesis	43	39	23	37	34	176
Spring Bartre	46	40	26	35	25	172
Tobin	46	31	27	33	26	163
Laslow	44	35	26	30	22	157
Hinata	47	32	24	36	18	157
Seliph	47	34	24	30	22	157
Alfonse	43	35	25	32	22	157

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Tobin Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Tobin Roles

Tobin - The Clueless One Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
Exclusive Skill	All-Range Counter	Recovery	Refresher
Legendary	Mythic	Duo / Harmonized	Resplendent

Tobin is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat. He also has skills that are effective on armored units and can lower a foe's Spd.

Tobin Strengths

Strong against armored foes

With Jubilant Blade (the more powerful version of Armorslayer+), Tobin can deal 1.5x damage to armroed foes. Since he is a red unit, this will give him a strong edge when going into combat against powerful green armored units like Surtr or Legendary Hector.

Can tank physical attacks

With his high HP and Def stats, Tobin is easy to make use of as a defense tank. However, his Spd stat is not so remarkable, so when he tanks attacks, he will often have to eat an enemy follow-up attack. Watch out for the foes' Spd stats, and aim to only tank attacks that he can emerge safely from.

Can inflict a large penalty on foes' Spd

The B Skill Seal Spd 3 will allow Tobin to inflict Spd-7 on a foe after combat. This means Tobin can initiate combat to lower the Spd of a foe and weaken them, then another ally can hop in with two attacks for an easy kill.

Tobin Weaknesses

Hard to use as an attack unit

While he is pretty good at tanking enemy attacks, Tobin's offensive stats leave something to be desired, and he isn't particularly strong against anyone other than armored units. If you intend to use him as a player-phase attacker, he is going to need the help of some extra skills and possibly buffs from his allies.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Tobin - The Clueless One!

We cannot recommend you to Unlock Potential to make Tobin - The Clueless One a 5 Star Hero. Tobin - The Clueless One is difficult to make use of except under specific conditions. Unless Tobin - The Clueless One is a favorite character of yours or you have excess Hero Feathers to spare, we recommend you pass on Unlocking their Potential.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Tobin - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	4★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	4★
Armorslayer	8	1	Effective against armored units.	4★
Armorslayer+	12	1	Effective against armored units.	5★
Jubilant Blade	16	1	Effective against armored foes.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Pivot	1	Unit moves to opposite side of target ally.	4★

Specials

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Attack +1	Grants Atk +1.	4★
Attack +2	Grants Atk +2.	4★
Attack +3	Grants Atk +3.	4★
Seal Spd 1	Inflicts Spd -3 on foe through its next action after combat.	4★
Seal Spd 2	Inflicts Spd -5 on foe through its next action after combat.	4★
Seal Spd 3	Inflicts Spd -7 on foe through its next action after combat.	5★

Tobin as a Source Hero

Inheriting Armorslayer+

Tobin can be foddered to teach the skill Armorslayer+ to another unit. However, this unit can only be obtained via Tempest Trials, so there is a finite amount of duplicates you can get. If you are going to use him for Inherit Skill, think carefully about who the recipient will be.

• List of Source Heroes
• The Best Fodder Units

How to Get Tobin / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Tobin

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Tobin is a limited time Hero who can be obtained as a reward for your score in the Tempest Trials. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Illustration

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