Stahl Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Stahl - Viridian Knight 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 Stahl.

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Stahl Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Stahl - Viridian Knight: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Cavalry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Very strong against green foes ・Has the useful movement skill Swap ・Obstruct can be used to restrict the enemy's movement

Stahl Skills at 5★

Panther Sword Might: 16　 Range: 1 If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%.

Swap Range: 1 Swap places with an adjacent ally.

Defense +3 Grants Def + 3.

Obstruct 3 If unit’s HP ≥ 50%, foes cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.)

Stahl Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (19)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
Res (5)		★★☆☆☆

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

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Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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.

+Spd/-HP

The best IVs for Stahl are +Spd and -HP. A higher Spd stat allows Stahl to get a ton of follow-up attacks on his foes. Since this is a superboon, you should take advantage of it as much as possible. His HP is of less importance and it can be supplemented for through the weapon refinery so it is safe to take as a bane.

Stahl Best Builds

Refined - Solo Riposte Stahl

HOT
： Panther Sword ： Reposition ： Ignis ： -	： Def/Res Solo 4 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium build for Stahl that builds around his special effect refine. With his special effect refine, he can strike twice in the enemy phase. This fully stacks with Quick Riposte 3 so he can quad strike in the right conditions. The other skills in this kit are taken to increase his damage either directly through Atk or by increasing Ignis' damage by increasing Def.

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Stahl Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Stahl's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Panther Sword	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%. If cavalry allies within 2 spaces use sword, lance, or axe and foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Panther Sword

Panther Sword allows Stahl to score an extra attack under certain circumstances. As discussed in his weaknesses section, finding a niche for Stahl to fill-in nicely is quite hard because of his odd stat spread and mediocre skill pool. This special refinement effect clearly places him in a niche role—an enemy phase threat for an all-cavalry team.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

About the Weapon Refinery

Stahl Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
154
HP	45	Rank: 90/1089
Atk	31	Rank: 840/1089
Spd	26	Rank: 752/1089
Def	30	Rank: 403/1089
Res	22	Rank: 743/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	50	52	30	38	26	196
Lv.40 +10	50	36	30	35	26	177

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	45	47	26	33	22	173
5★ Lv.40	45	31	26	30	22	154
4★ Lv.40	42	29	24	28	20	143
3★ Lv.40	41	27	23	26	19	136

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	23	7	8	5	62
4★ Lv.1	18	15	6	8	4	51
3★ Lv.1	18	14	6	7	4	49

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Bridal Flavia	41	44	45	31	18	179
Bertram	45	37	27	38	26	173
Kent	42	37	40	30	24	173
Valentine's Conrad	39	32	23	33	35	162
Kempf	42	33	33	27	26	161
Ares	40	36	30	33	18	157
Eliwood	39	31	30	23	32	155
Stahl	45	31	26	30	22	154
Seth	37	32	31	32	22	154
Cain	42	32	32	27	21	154
Xander	44	32	24	37	17	154

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

Stahl Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Stahl Roles

Stahl - Viridian Knight 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

Stahl 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.

Stahl Strengths

Special effect refine is very powerful

Panther Sword turns Stahl into an enemy phase threat! Together with Swap, and even Obstruct if you decide to keep the skill, Stahl can swoop in to protect the more fragile cavalry units like Reinhardt and Cecilia in an all-cavalry team and then proceed to cause havoc in the ensuing enemy phase. Click here to learn more about this weapon refine!

Swap is a versatile skill

Swap can be used to reposition an ally and Stahl simultaneously. You can use it to put Stahl out of danger or to protect a more fragile ally by putting Stahl in the line of fire.

Obstruct 3 can be used to protect allies

Obstruct limits enemy movement for as Stahl is at least at 50% HP. This synergizes well with Swap and allows Stahl to protect his allies from getting taken out.

This combo is perfect for modes like Grand Hero Battles where losing a unit means defeat or modes like Arena where losing units means a decreased score.

Stahl Weaknesses

Does not have a strong sense of uniqueness

Because of Stahl's odd stat spread, he does not make for a good offensive nor defensive unit. He feels half-baked when trying to go for either roles. If you are to make use of him in the long run, we suggest inheriting powerful skills onto him to help her contribute to your team more.

One such route is to get his special weapon refine for Panther Sword to allow him to specalize as an enemy phase threat.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Stahl takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Ridersbane, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!
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Stahl Team and Counters

Teammates for Stahl

Reinhardt	Camus	Legendary Ephraim	Green Tome Olwen
Cecilia	Groom Marth	Veronica	Brave Lyn

Cavalry units whom Stahl can form an all-cavalry team with

Stahl is most effective with his specially refined weapon, Panther Sword. It relies on Stahl having melee cavalry allies within 2 spaces of him. Additionally, co-cavalry units can also buff him up with powerful cavalry allies such as Hone Cavalry and Ward Cavalry.

Stahl Counters

Hoshidan Summer Micaiah	Caeda	Micaiah	Ophelia
Reinhardt	Legendary Tiki (Young)	Ursula	Brave Hector

High-powered blue attribute units

Since Panther Sword weakens Stahl against blue units, he virtually can not do anything against them. On the other hand, blue units can take Stahl out at a whim especially those who specialize in offense such as Reinhardt and Ophelia. Stay clear of these heroes when using Stahl!

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Stahl - Viridian Knight!

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

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Stahl - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	3★
Ruby Sword	8	1	Gives Atk +20% if weapon-triangle advantage, Atk -20% if disadvantage.	3★
Ruby Sword+	12	1	Gives Atk +20% if weapon-triangle advantage, Atk -20% if disadvantage.	5★
Panther Sword	16	1	If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Swap	1	Swap places with an adjacent ally.	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Defense +1	Grants Def + 1.	3★
Defense +2	Grants Def + 2.	3★
Defense +3	Grants Def + 3.	4★
Obstruct 1	If unit’s HP ≥ 90%, foes cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.)	3★
Obstruct 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 70%, foes cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.)	4★
Obstruct 3	If unit’s HP ≥ 50%, foes cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.)	5★

Stahl as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★☆☆☆

Inheriting Fortify Def 4 or Atk/Spd Link 3

Stahl can be used to inherit the skills Ruby Sword+ or Swap. Take note that you will only be able to inherit Ruby Sword+ from a 5★ Stahl while Swap is available at 3★.

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How to Get Stahl / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Stahl

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Stahl is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Obtain through a Hero Battle

Stahl can be obtained as a first-time clear reward from a Hero Battle. These quests are easily completable, so be sure and take them on if you have not yet obtained this Hero.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Sam Regal
Illustrator	Mayo (まよ)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

Illustration

Quotes: Special Triggered

Special Triggered Quotes are voice lines that play upon activating a Special attack.

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue become available when a hero attains Lv. 40 at 5★ rarity.

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