Sigurd Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Sigurd - Holy 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 Sigurd.

Heroes With the Same Name
Sigurd	Masquerade Sigurd
Legendary Sigurd	Tea Sigurd
Emblem Sigurd

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Sigurd [8.5/10]	Brave Ike [9.0/10]	Brave Lyn [8.5/10]

Sigurd Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Sigurd - Holy Knight: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Very resilient to magic attacks ・Defensive stats range when attacked at close range ・Inflicts a Spd over a wide range of foes

Sigurd Skills at 5★

Divine Tyrfing Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Res +3. If in combat against foe using magic, unit receives 50% less damage from the first attack.

Miracle Cooldown Count = 5 If unit’s HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit’s HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP.

Close Def 3 If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.

Crusader's Ward If unit receives consecutive counter attacks from a foe 2 spaces away, damage from second attack onward reduced by 80%. (Skill cannot be inherited)

Spd Smoke 3 After combat, inflicts Spd -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Resplendent Attire Available

Resplendent Attire has been released for Sigurd. With their Resplendent Attire equipped, they will have a different appearance, have new voice clips, and additionally, gain +2 to all stats. If you really like Sigurd or you want to make them stronger, you may want to buy a FEH pass and get the Resplendent Attire.

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Sigurd Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (25)		★★★☆☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★☆☆☆
Res (7)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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/-Def

The best IVs for Sigurd are +Spd and -Def. A higher Spd stat allows Sigurd to prevent follow-up attacks against him and helps him make follow-up attacks on his own. This boosts both his offensive and survivability capabilities. With this IV at Lv. 40, he will reach 35 Spd—a decent level. Taking a bane in Def will balance his stats and that is ideal for survival. Thus, it is the best bane he can take. You should still aim for a merge to get rid of it though, as Sigurd is mainly a defensive unit.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Suigurd to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. At this point, he will have a Spd of 39. If you prefer, you can also go for a +Atk IV if you plan to supplement his Spd using buffs etc.

Sigurd Best Builds

DC Riposte Sigurd

HOT
： Divine Tyrfing ： Reposition ： Blue Flame ： -	： Distant Counter ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Heavy Blade 3 ： -

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. Heavy Blade 3 will help activating Blue Flame or Ignis. If you have the special effect refine for Divine Tyrfing, you can take another skill in the B slot instead.

Def Tank Sigurd

： Divine Tyrfing ： Reposition ： Noontime ： -

： Sturdy Stance 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Joint Drive Def ： Sturdy Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Sigurd as a defensive tank for the frontlines. Divine Tyrfing should cover for the magical side of his bulk.

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Sigurd Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Sigurd's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Divine Tyrfing	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 Grants Res+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat. If foe uses magic, reduces damage from magic foe's first attack by 50%. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Divine Tyrfing

An upgrade to Divine Tyrfing adds a ton of Atk/Def to Sigurd when at least at 50% HP or above. The special effect refine grants him another batch of Atk/Def and a guaranteed follow-up attack. This is a great upgrade to Sigurd and improves both his defensive and offensive abilities.

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Sigurd Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
159
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	32	Rank: 730/1171
Def	34	Rank: 309/1171
Res	17	Rank: 1120/1171

Note that the graph reflects the units stats without bonuses from resplendent attire.

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total'
Resplendent Base Stats With Skills	48	58	39	40	26	211
Resplendent Base Stats	48	42	39	40	23	192
Resplendent +HP	50	41	38	40	23	192
Resplendent +Atk	47	44	38	40	23	192
Resplendent +Spd	47	41	41	40	23	192
Resplendent +Def	47	41	38	43	23	192
Resplendent +Res	47	41	38	40	26	192

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40 +Skills	43	53	34	36	22	188
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40	43	37	34	36	19	169

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv.1	21	27	10	8	9	75

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Sigurd	41	35	32	34	17	159
Exalt Chrom	41	37	28	34	17	157
Luke	43	34	28	30	20	152

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

Sigurd Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Sigurd Roles

Sigurd - Holy 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

Sigurd 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.

Sigurd Strengths

Susceptibly very strong in taking tome-sourced damage

Despite Sigurd's low Res stat, Divine Tyrfing reduces the damage taken from the first attack of a tome users. This means that unless the enemy scores a follow-up attack on Sigurd, he will be taking very little damage from this unit type. Fifty percent (50%) damage reduction is so powerful that Sigurd can even survive an attack from the mighty Reinhardt's Dire Thunder. That says a lot because Reinhardt is known to be one of the most powerful tome attackers in the game and he posseses an attribute advantage over Sigurd!

Though Sigurd's ability to survive an attack from Reinhardt is not solely because of Divine Tyrfing. His weapon only halves the damage taken from the first attack. This means that Reinhardt's second attack will still deal full damage. This is where his C skill, Crusader's Ward, kicks-in. His C skill reduces the damage taken from consecutive ranged attacks by 80%. This means that he only takes 35% of Reinhardt's wrath. Thankfully for him, these skills also work against other units making Sigurd susceptibly durable despite his low Res stat.

Access to a powerful special effect refine

Sigurd has access to a powerful special effect refine. It improves both his offensive and defensive ability. You can read more about it in the weapon refine section.

Strong Against Melee Units

Close Def 3 grants +6 Def/Res is Sigurd is attacked by a sword, axe, lance or dragonstone unit. This makes him a decent tank unit in the enemy phase if all enemies are of said unit types. It patches his weakness of having a low Res against dragonstone units. This skill does not affect tome and staff users, but Divine Tyrfing reduces the damage taken from magic users. With that said, watch out for staff users with Wrathful Staff upgrades as Sigurd does not possess any defense mechanism against staff damage.

Spd Smoke is a Great Debuff Skill

Sigurd's C skill, Spd Smoke 3 inflicts -7 Spd to units within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. If you are able to take out the unit that you attacked, the units affected will have a hard time executing follow-up attacks on Sigurd and his team. It also makes it easy for your allies to swoop in and score follow-up attacks on these affected units. This gives your teams a huge offensive and defensive advantage. Because Sigurd is a cavalry unit with decent defenses, he will not have a hard time diving deep into enemy territory and spreading Spd debuffs.

Sigurd Weaknesses

Weak to dragonstone and staff units

Sigurd has a very low Res stat, but Close Def 3 grants him +6 Res against dragonstone units—this is but a band-aid solution as 26 Res would not save you from the more powerful dragons. Additionally, this skill does not work against tome and staff users. However, Divine Tyrfing and Crusader's Ward provide defensive mechanisms against tome users so keep Sigurd out of the way of powerful dragonstone units and staff users with the Wrathful Staff effect. Use his high mobility to grant him advantageous positioning!

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

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

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Sigurd - Holy Knight Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Sigurd - Holy Knight only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Sigurd - Holy Knight if a 4 Star version is released!

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Sigurd - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	5★
Divine Tyrfing	16	1	Grants Res +3. If in combat against foe using magic, unit receives 50% less damage from the first attack.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Miracle	(Cooldown Count = 5) If unit’s HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit’s HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Close Def 1	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.	5★
Close Def 2	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	5★
Close Def 3	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.	5★
Crusader's Ward	If unit receives consecutive counter attacks from a foe 2 spaces away, damage from second attack onward reduced by 80%. (Skill cannot be inherited)	5★
Spd Smoke 1	After combat, inflicts Spd -3 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★
Spd Smoke 2	After combat, inflicts Spd -5 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★
Spd Smoke 3	After combat, inflicts Spd -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★

Sigurd as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Close Def 3 and Spd Smoke 3

Sigurd can be used to inherit the skills Close Def 3 or Spd Smoke 3. However, Sigurd is a powerful hero that provides lots of value to your team. Please think carefully before fodderring him off for these skills.

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How to Get Resplendent Sigurd / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Sigurd

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	06/10/2023 - 06/24/2023

Resplendent Sigurd can be obtained by buying a FEH Pass. After the distribution period has ended, they can also be purchased by FEH pass subscribers.

Feh Pass Benefits and Special Features

Illustrations

Illustrator		Niji Hayashi
Attire		Hel

How to Get Sigurd / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Sigurd

Obtain Through Regular Summon

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

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

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Grant George
Illustrator	Sata (沙汰)
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

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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Sigurd [8.5/10]	Brave Ike [9.0/10]	Brave Lyn [8.5/10]

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