Masked Marth Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Marth - Enigmatic Blade 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 Masked Marth.

Masked Marth Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	N/A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Marth - Enigmatic Blade: 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 ・Weapon is effective on dragon enemies ・Skill inheritance is very high investment for this unit

Masked Marth Skills at 5★

Falchion Might: 16　 Range: 1 Effective against dragons. At the start of every third turn, unit recovers 10 HP.

Masked Marth Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (24)		★★★★☆
Spd (10)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
Res (4)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

Neutral IVs by default!

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

+Spd/-HP

The best IVs for Masked Marth are +Spd and -HP. A higher Spd stat allows Masked Marth to get a ton of follow-up attacks on her foes. It also protects her from hostile follow-up attacks. Her HP is of less importance and thus safe to be taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Masked Marth to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. With this IV, she can reach 43 Spd which is at a range wherein she can score lots of follow-up attacks if she has ample support from allies.

Masked Marth Best Builds

Refined - Fast and Furious Masked Marth

HOT
： Sealed Falchion ： Reposition ： Vital Astra ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Spurn 3 ： Atk/Spd Menace ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses refined Sealed Falchion along with Atk/Spd boosting skills to make Masked Marth a speedy semi-tank. Spurn and Vital Astra provide damage reduction and bonus damage to improve her survivability and combat potential.

Falchion Healer Masked Marth

： Falchion ： Reciprocal Aid ： Draconic Aura ： -

： HP +5 ： Renewal 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a niche build for Masked Marth that makes use of the Falchion effect, and Renewal 3 effects to give them sustain. This is so that they can abuse Reciprocal Aid to heal allies. You can also take double Breath of Life 3 to still trigger heals when Marth attacks.

Source Heroes for All Skills

You can replace Falchion with a Sealed Falchion if you have the resources to do so. Though you might want to keep it for the Falchion Healer build as it helps with sustaining her health with Reciprocal Aid activations.

Masked Marth Best Weapon Refinement

Effect of Masked Marth's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)

Falchion (Awakening) can be refined, but we recommend running Sealed Falchion instead

The special effect for Falchion grants Masked Marth +4 to all stats during combat when he is close to an ally. It's pretty easy to utilize, and since you will likely want a support unit nearby anyway, it is a good fit for her.

Effect of Masked Marth's Refined Evolved Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Sealed Falchion	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 Effective against dragon foes. If unit’s HP < 100% at start of combat or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +5 during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def+5 to unit during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Sealed Falchion

With any upgrade you take for Sealed Falchion, it will make it easier to grab the +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res buff because it adds another trigger condition. If a bonus is active on Sealed Falchions wielder, they will now activate the buff too.

Additionally, and more imporantly, the sword will now grant an additional +5 Atk/Spd/Def buff during combat it the enemy is at least at 75% HP. It also blocks follow-up attacks from the enemy so this is a very valuable effect.

This is superior to the normal Falchion's special effect refine.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

About the Weapon Refinery

Masked Marth Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP	43	Rank: 164/1088
Atk	34	Rank: 647/1088
Spd	36	Rank: 365/1088
Def	25	Rank: 602/1088
Res	19	Rank: 867/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	55	41	29	23	196
Lv.40 +10	48	39	41	29	23	180

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	50	36	25	19	173
5★ Lv.40	43	34	36	25	19	157
4★ Lv.40	40	32	34	23	17	146

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	24	10	6	4	63
4★ Lv.1	18	19	10	5	3	55

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Alm	45	33	30	28	22	158
Marth	41	31	34	29	23	158
Chrom	47	37	25	31	17	157
Masked Marth	43	34	36	25	19	157
Lucina	43	34	36	25	19	157

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

Masked Marth Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Masked Marth Roles

Marth - Enigmatic Blade 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

Masked Marth is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Masked Marth Strengths

High Atk and Spd

Masked Marth boasts 34 Atk and 36 Spd at Lv. 40. This offensive statline is great and with enough investment, you can turn Masked Marth into an offensive powerhouse. Her stats are identical to another speedy sword attacker, Lucina. While Lucina has access to better IVs, free-to-play players can slowly but surely merge for a +10 Masked Marth by using Heroic Grails! Take note that Lucina is currently a 5★ exclusive so she can be hard to obtain without spending lots of orbs.

Powerful effect through Falchion

Falchion is strong against dragon characters such as Myrrh and Idunn. It deals 1.5x damage on dragon units such as the previously mentioned duo. In addition, Falchion heals Masked Marth for 10HP at the start of every odd-numbered turn. The effects are very straightforward and easy to utilize. The healing aspect of Falchion makes Masked Marth a great unit in consecutive battle maps such as Tempest Trials.

Special Refinement Available

Falchion has a special refinement effect of granting Masked Marth +4 to all stats in combat whenever she is adjacent to allies. It synergizes well with skills such as Spur Def 3 and Joint Hone Atk so make sure to always be adjacent to allies when attacking. Avoid pairing Masked Marth with units that are stronger when they are alone such as L!Edelgard and Sothis.

Access to Sealed Falchion!

Falchion can be evolved to Sealed Falchion through the weapon refinery. It is a much stronger weapon compared to Masked Marth's default weapon so make sure to get it when you have the resources to do so. Read more about it in the Best Weapon Refinement section!

Masked Marth Weaknesses

Low defensive stats

Masked Marth's Spd is high allowing her to avoid many follow-up attacks. However, Masked Marth's Def is mediocre, and her Res is very low, so any attack she recieves will bring her down to very low HP. Avoid dealing with blue magic units and maybe pair her up with healer units.

Weak Against Anti-Infantry Skills

Masked Marth is infantry and therefore has low stats. If she is attacked by weapons like Poison Dagger+ that inflicts -6 Def/Res to her already low defense stats, she can be taken out easily.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Marth - Enigmatic Blade!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Marth - Enigmatic Blade from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Marth - Enigmatic Blade is very useful as a dragon slayer, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Marth - Enigmatic Blade helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Masked Marth - 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★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	4★
Falchion	16	1	Effective against dragons. At the start of every third turn, unit recovers 10 HP.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

This Hero has no Passive skills that can be learned.

Masked Marth as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★☆☆☆☆

Not Recommended for Skill Inheritance

Masked Marth does not possess any skills that are worth inheriting onto another unit. We recommend training and investing in her instead. If you get multiple copies of her, you can aim for a +10 merge Masked Marth or send her home for some Hero Feathers.

How to Get Masked Marth / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Masked Marth

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Masked Marth 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

Voice Actor (English)	Alexis Tipton
Illustrator	Maiponpon (まいぽんぽん) / INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
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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Red Breath	Red Dagger
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