Hríd Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Hríd - Icy 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 Hríd.

Heroes With the Same Name
Hríd	New Year Hríd
Summer Hríd

Hríd Rating and Basic Information

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

Hríd - Icy Blade: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A Wind-Type Legendary Hero ・Guaranteed follow-up attack on foes with penalties, and prevents their follow-up attack ・Exclusive weapon has an innate Seal-skill debuff

Hríd Skills at 5★

Gjöll Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Atk +3. If a penalty inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and/or negative status effect (preventing counterattacks or restricting movement) is active on foe, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and foe cannot.

Moonbow Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.

Distant Counter Enables unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.

Freezing Seal II At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-7 and 【Guard】 on foes with the lowest Res and any foes within 2 spaces of those foes through their next actions.

Atk/Def Menace At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants Atk/Def+6 to unit for 1 turn.

Hríd Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (26)		★★★★★
Spd (4)		★★☆☆☆
Def (12)		★★☆☆☆
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.

+Atk/-Spd

The best IVs for Hríd are +Atk and -Res. With his superboon, a +Atk IV Hríd would have +4 more Atk at Lv. 40, making him that much more powerful. His Spd is already low and it isn't really important for him as his weapon can guarantee follow-up attacks, so it is safe to take Spd as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Hríd to 10. With a +Atk IV, Hríd's Atk stat will reach 64 at 10 merges, allowing him to one-shot many units. If you prefer a tankier build, go for a +Res or a +Def as a base.

Hríd Best Builds

Budget Hríd

： Gjöll ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

： Distant Counter ： Freezing Seal II ： Atk/Def Menace ： Close Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A budget build for Hrid that balances debuffing ability with enemy phase tanking power! This makes him viable in both phases.

Bruiser Hríd

HOT
： Gjöll ： Reposition ： No Quarter ： -	： Distant D/R Solo ： Freezing Seal II ： Alarm Atk/Def ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Hríd as a high Atk/Def unit for bulky offense. Distant D/R Solo improves bulk and allows ranged counterattacks while Alarm Atk/Def provides a Canto effect on the C slot.

Gambit Hríd

： Wyvern Katana+ ： Reposition ： Aether ： -

： Atk/Def Prime 4 ： Gambit 4 ： Alarm Atk/Def ： Atk/Def Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Wyvern Katana+'s brave attacks on both phases to deal 15 true damage per attack using Gambit 4.

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Hríd Best Weapon Refine

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Gjöll	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Grants Atk+3. If 【Penalty】 is active on foe, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% or if 【Penalty】 is active on foe, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = current bonus stats on each of foe's stats x 2. Calculates each stat penalty independently. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Gjöll

Gjöll's special refine grants an additional Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and inflicts a penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat equal to the current bonus on each of the foe's stats x2. This basically turns the opponent's bonuses into penalties and applies an additional Atk/Def-5 on top of all that.

This refine easily outstrips the other refine options for Gjöll have.

Hríd Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	37	Rank: 584/1171
Spd	17	Rank: 1115/1171
Def	36	Rank: 204/1171
Res	26	Rank: 596/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	61	21	41	30	199
Lv.40 +10	46	42	21	41	30	180

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	56	17	36	26	176
5★ Lv.40	41	37	17	36	26	157

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	26	4	12	4	65

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Hríd	41	37	17	36	26	157
Legendary Eirika	38	31	39	27	21	156
Legendary Eliwood	37	36	34	33	16	156

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

Hríd Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Hríd Roles

Hríd - Icy 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

Hríd 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.

Legendary Skill grants HP and Def bonuses to allies

Eff.	Atk+2	Spd+3	Def+4	Res+4	Pair Up

Pair Up and Eff.	Atk+2	Spd+3	Def+4	Res+4

Legendary Hríd is a Wind-Type Legendary Hero, and when summoned, you will receive a Wind Blessing. During Wind Season, allies who appear in a team alongside Hríd will gain HP+3 and Def+4 when they have been given a Wind Blessing.

Hríd Strengths

Guaranteed Follow-up Attack on Debuffed Foes

Gjöll grants Atk +3 and guarantees follow-up attacks if the foe has an active penalty. It is very easy to trigger as Hríd has a native debuff skill. Combined with his high Atk, it is easy for Hríd to take out many enemy units. Additionally, Gjöll prevents counterattacks on Hríd.

Has a Strong and reliable Debuff Skill

Freezing Seal inflicts Atk/Spd -6 on the foe with the lowest Res. Since Hríd is reliant on debuffs, if there are no other sources of debuffs on your team, only engage with the enemy affected by Freezing Seal. The power of this skill lies in the fact that it will be cast anywhere, regardless of distance.

Distant Counter

Distant Counter allows Hríd to counterattack units regardless of range. This will work on any tome or bow users, provided that those units do not have skills that prevent countertattacks.

Hríd Weaknesses

Reliant on Debuffs

Gjöll relies on debuffs to be able to guarantee follow-up attacks. If you fail to debuff an enemy, it is most likely that L!Hríd will fail to take the enemy out. He is vulnerable to follow-up attacks so if he fails to take his enemy out and gets left in the danger zone, he will most likely be taken out.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

L!Hríd 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!

Heroes with Effective Skills

Hríd Teammates and Counters

Teammates for L!Hríd

Aversa	Exalt Chrom	Ylgr	Gunnthrá
Yune	Eir	Veronica	Fallen Corrin (F)

Units with debuffs

The effects of Gjöll depends on debuffs. It makes a guaranteed follow-up attack if Hríd's enemy is currently debuffed. Whilst Hríd does have a debuff in Freezing Seal, it is quite limited. It would be best to pair him up with heroes that can provide more reliable debuffs.

Heal support units

Freezing Seal is the key skill in Hríd's kit and triggering it requires 50% HP or above. Having units that can heal Hríd like Veronica on your team will guarantee that Freezing Seal is active most of the time.

Hríd Counters

Hoshidan Summer Micaiah	Clair	Brave Hector	Micaiah
Ophelia	Reinhardt	Legendary Tiki (Young)	Duo Ephraim

Magic units with high Atk

L!Hríd has low Res, and magic users, especially blue ones, can exploit it easily. Units to watch out for include Reinhardt and New Year Alfonse. Additionally, even red magic users will deal high damage to L!Hríd so watch out for high Atk red magic units like Kiria and Aversa. Always be mindful of L!Hríd's positioning in relation to the units that possess a threat to him. When L!Hríd is taken out, you lose access to the various buffs that he provides which is especially important in Arena.

Anti cavalry units

Be careful of units that possess Ridersbane or any weapon that is cavalry-effective as they all deal 1.5x damage to L!Hríd. Pay extra attention to Micaiah who has Thani, a cavalry-effective blue tome that can one-shot L!Hríd.

Units that can debuff or nullify buffs

Because of L!Hríd's reliance towards buffs, he is not so good in dealing with foes that have skills like Dull Close 3 and Lull Atk/Spd 3 which both debuff L!Hríd and his allies. Pay close attention to units like Aversa, Garon and Fallen Corrin (F) that have penalty skills like Panic Ploy 3 and Panic+ as they can turn the buffs on L!Hríd and turn them into penalties.

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Hríd - 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★
Gjöll	16	1	Grants Atk +3. If a penalty inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and/or negative status effect (preventing counterattacks or restricting movement) is active on foe, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and foe cannot.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Counter	Enables unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.	5★
Freezing Seal	At start of turn, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, inflicts Atk/Spd -6 on foe on the enemy team with the lowest Res through its next action.	5★
Freezing Seal II	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-7 and 【Guard】 on foes with the lowest Res and any foes within 2 spaces of those foes through their next actions.	5★
Threaten Def 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Threat. Atk/Def 1	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Threat. Atk/Def 2	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Threat. Atk/Def 3	At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of a foe, grants Atk/Def +5 to unit for 1 turn and inflicts Atk/Def -5 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Atk/Def Menace	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants Atk/Def+6 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Atk Smoke 1	After combat, inflicts Atk -3 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★
Atk Smoke 2	After combat, inflicts Atk -5 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★
Atk Smoke 3	After combat, inflicts Atk -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★

Hríd as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Distant Counter

Hríd can be used to inherit the skill Distant Counter. However, Hríd is a wind-type legendary hero who can lead your allies in the Arena so we recommend building and training him instead.

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How to Get Hríd / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Hríd

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Hríd is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Legendary Hero Summoning event. They do not appear in regular summons.

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Mark P. Whitten
Illustrator	Maeshima Shigeki (前嶋重機)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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.

FEH: Related Guides

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Hríd [8.5/10]	Múspell [9.0/10]	Naga [8.5/10]	Nifl [9.0/10]
Legendary Hector [9.0/10]	Yune [9.0/10]	Eir [8.5/10]	Fallen Edelgard [9.0/10]

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