Laevatein Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Laevatein - Searing Steel 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 Laevatein.

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Laevatein Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Laevatein - Searing Steel: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Has a powerful sword which has effects similar to a Blade tome ・Her Link skill grants a bonus to her and her allies ・Odd Spd Wave boosts the Spd of her and her allies

Laevatein Skills at 5★

Laevatein Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Atk +3. Adds total bonuses on unit to damage dealt.

Swap Range: 1 Swap places with an adjacent ally.

Atk/Def Link 3 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot etc. ) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk\Def +6 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.

Odd Spd Wave 3 At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Spd +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )

Laevatein Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (30)		★★★★★
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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+Atk/-Res

The best IVs for Laevatein are +Atk and -Res. A +Atk IV is the best option in maximizing Laevatein's damage output as her Spd is a bit low to rely on for follow-up attacks. Instead, she relies on high-damage single hits from her powerful weapon, the Laevatein, which works best with the said Atk boon. Her Res is low and it is of less importance to her, much like her older sister Laegjarn, so it is safe to take as a bane.

Laevatein Best Builds

DC Vantage Laevatein

HOT
： Laevatein ： Swap ： Glimmer ： -	： Distant Counter ： Vantage 3 ： Odd Spd Wave 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This functions similar to the Refined Laevatein build, but it is less expensive. Run this build if you do not have much resources for Laevatein.

Refined Laevatein Laevatein

HOT
： Laevatein ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Distant Counter ： Vantage 3 ： Rouse Spd/Res 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build takes advantage of Laevatein's namesake weapon to maximize damage. Laevatein (the weapon) provides Atk/Def bonuses while Rouse Spd/Res 3 provides the remaining bonuses to ensure that all stats are boosted at the start of the turn. Distant Counter and Vantage work in tandem to ensure that Laevatein lands at least one big attack no matter what.

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Laevatein Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Laevatein's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Laevatein	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Grants Atk+3. Grants bonus to unit's Atk = total bonuses on unit during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50% or if 【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 to unit for 1 turn. At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of unit's support partner, grants Atk/Def+6 to unit's support partner for 1 turn. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Laevatein

Laevatein received a refine and upgrading it with the special effect refine provides the best bonuses compared to the other refine options.

The special effect refine provides passive bonuses to Atk and Def and a visible bonus to Atk and Def at the start of every turn if she is within 2 spaces of an ally.

In addition to this, if she is within 2 spaces of her support partner, said unit also receives a visible bonus to Atk and Def at the start of the turn!

Laevatein Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
163
HP	39	Rank: 630/1089
Atk	37	Rank: 398/1089
Spd	31	Rank: 628/1089
Def	34	Rank: 236/1089
Res	22	Rank: 743/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	44	64	38	42	29	217
Lv.40 +10	44	42	35	39	26	186

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	59	34	37	25	194
5★ Lv.40	39	37	31	34	22	163

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	30	7	8	5	67

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Emblem Ike	41	47	18	45	42	193
Harken	41	46	32	46	27	192
Diamant	41	46	36	43	21	187
Gregor	40	44	37	43	23	187
Flame Tribe Rinkah	40	37	41	44	25	187
Scathach	43	42	30	43	24	182
Summer Lyon	42	42	21	37	39	181
Winter Altina	42	40	18	37	39	176
Itsuki	41	37	30	33	32	173
Shannan	43	38	36	37	18	172
Bridal Oboro	42	39	35	40	16	172
Eyvel	41	33	35	38	25	172
Summer Helbindi	44	36	18	37	33	168
Laevatein	39	37	31	34	22	163

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

Laevatein Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Laevatein Roles

Laevatein - Searing Steel 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

Laevatein 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.

Laevatein Strengths

Possesses a Powerful 'Blade' Weapon

Laevatein's weapon, which shares the same name as her, is very similar to a blade tome as it takes the total bonuses on her and adds it to her damage. This means that any buff she receives contributes to her ability to dish-out damage. Make use of her native buff skills Atk/Def Link 3 and Odd Spd Wave 3 to boost her damage and pair her with allies that provides multiple buffs such as L!Azura.

Reposition Allies into Combat and Buff Them Simultaneously!

Atk/Def Link 3 buffs Laevatein and any ally who uses a movement-assist skill or receives one from Laevatein by +6 Atk/Def. Since Laevatein has access to Swap, she can make use of this skill to push an ally deep into enemy danger zones while providing them with buffs.

These buffs also count for the effect of her weapon, the Laevatein. It makes for good combos if Laevatein is Shoved or Smited into enemy lines as she receives huge bonuses from it.

Team gets a Spd boost on Odd numbered turns

Laevatein's default C skill Odd Spd Wave will grant Laevatein and adjacent allies Spd +6 on odd-numbered turns. Since this C skill actually gives the bonus to Laevatein and not just her allies, her weapon, Laevatein, can its effects utilize and add to her damage output in said turns.

Laevatein Weaknesses

Somewhat Slow

Laevatein's Spd sits at only 31 at Lv. 40. This Spd is not really low in general, but it is only enough for her to avoid some follow-up attacks and not necessarily allow her to score some of her own . It is not worth investing in her Spd, and we recommend just focusing on improving her Atk. You should also pay attention to high-Spd blue units that can make quick work of Laevatein.

Low Res

Laevatein's Res only sits at 22 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for magic users to take her out. Be mindful of Laevatein's positioning in relation to magical units that can easily take her out especially very powerful ones such as Reinhardt and Ophelia.

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Laevatein - 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★
Laevatein	16	1	Grants Atk +3. Adds total bonuses on unit to damage dealt.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Swap	1	Swap places with an adjacent ally.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Link 1	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot etc. ) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk\Def +2 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Def Link 2	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot etc. ) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk\Def +4 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Def Link 3	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot etc. ) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk\Def +6 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	5★
Odd Spd Wave 1	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Spd +2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	5★
Odd Spd Wave 2	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Spd +4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	5★
Odd Spd Wave 3	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Spd +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	5★

Laevatein as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Odd Spd Wave 3 or Atk/Def Link 3

Lucina can be used to inherit the skills Odd Spd Wave 3 and Atk/Def Link 3. However, Laevatein is a strong character that possesses a blade tome-like weapon. We recommend training and investing in her instead.

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How to Get Laevatein

Obtain Through Regular Summon

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

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Sarah Williams
Illustrator	Maeshima Shigeki (前嶋重機)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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