Eliwood Builds and Best IVs | Fire Emblem Heroes

This is a ranking page for the hero Eliwood - Knight of Lycia 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 Eliwood.

Heroes With the Same Name
Valentine's Eliwood	Eliwood
Legendary Eliwood	Brave Eliwood

Eliwood Rating and Basic Information

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

Eliwood - Knight of Lycia: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Cavalry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Powerful effect obtainable through the Weapon Refinery ・Guaranteed follow-up attack against axe wielders ・Can raise allied cavalry units' Def/Res

Eliwood Skills at 5★

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect
Durandal	16	1	Durandal Grants Atk +4 during combat if unit initiates attack.
Sacred Cowl		-	Cooldown = 2 Reduce damage inflicted by attacks from foes 2 spaces away by 30%.
Axebreaker 3		-	If unit’s HP ≥ 50% in combat against an axe user, unit makes a follow-up attack and the foe cannot.
Ward Cavalry		-	Grants Def/Res+4 to cavalry allies within 2 spaces during combat.

Eliwood Best IVs and Stats at Lv. 40

Stats

Lv 40 +10 Stats

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	44	51	35	27	37	194
Lv.40 +10	44	35	35	27	37	178

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	47	30	23	32	171
5★ Lv.40	39	31	30	23	32	155
4★ Lv.40	36	28	28	21	30	143
3★ Lv.40	35	27	26	20	28	136

Base Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	23	8	6	8	62
4★ Lv.1	16	17	8	5	8	54
3★ Lv.1	16	14	7	5	7	49

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★★
Spd (8)		★★★★☆
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
Res (8)		★☆☆☆☆

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

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+Spd/-Res if Using Blazing Durandal

If you plan to use Blazing Durandal, the best IVs for Eliwood are +Spd and -Res. A higher Spd stat allows Eliwood to prevent follow-up attacks and help him make follow-up attacks on his own, and this also synergizes well with Blazing Durandal's +7 Spd. Together, he will be capable of many follow-up attacks on foes. His Res is lower priority for him when compared to other stats, so it can be safely taken as a bane.

+Atk/-Res if Using Durandal

If you plan to use Durandal, the best IVs for Eliwood are +Atk and -Res. A high Atk stat will add to the +10 Atk bonus granted by Durandal. This allows Eliwood to finish off a wide variety of heroes in one hit. His Res is lower priority for him when compared to other stats, so it can be safely taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Eliwood to 10 regardless of which weapon you are using. With a +Spd IV, Eliwood's Spd stat will reach 37 with 10 merges, which makes it even easier to prevent follow-up attacks from enemies and allows Eliwood to get more follow-up attacks on his own.

This will add to the Spd that both Blazing Durandal and Durandal provides makes Eliwood a deadly follow-up attacker.

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
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.

Eliwood Best Builds

Death Blow Eliwood

： Durandal ： Reposition ： Glacies

： Death Blow 3 ： Axebreaker 3 ： - ： Close Def 3

Refined - Galeforce EliwoodHOT

： Blazing Durandal ： Reposition ： Galeforce	： Life and Death 3 ： Desperation 3 ： Threaten Spd 3 ： Speed +3
+ Spd	- Res

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Eliwood Best Weapon Refinement

Effect of Eliwood's Evolved Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Blazing Durandal	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 Grants Atk+3. If unit initiates combat, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+7 and Def+10 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. ：500　：200

We recommend evolving Durandal to Blazing Durandal

Evolving into Blazing Durandal grants +7 Spd and +10 Def in combat if Eliwood initiates attacks. This makes it easy for him to execute lots of follow-up attacks and reduce damage. It also has a built-in effect similar to Gladiator's Blade that speeds up special cooldown and slows down the enemy's special cooldown.

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Durandal	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+6 during combat. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat. ：500　：200

We also recommend the Special Effect Refine for Durandal

If damage is more important to you, then you should special refine Durandal instead as it provides an effect similar to Swift Sparrow. It grants +10 Atk and +4 Spd in total, which can be of huge help at taking down enemies in one-turn.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

About the Weapon Refinery

Eliwood Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Eliwood Roles

Eliwood - Knight of Lycia Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
All-Range Counterattack	Recovery	Refresher Assist	Legendary/Mythic

Eliwood 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.

Eliwood Strengths

Durandal Can Be Evolved to Blazing Durandal

If Eliwood initiates combat with Blazing Durandal, it grants +1 cooldown charge to Eliwood, inflicts -1 cooldown charge on the foe, grants +7 Spd +10 Def, and prevents units from making follow-up attacks on Eliwood. This weapon alone makes Eliwood a great player-phase unit. It buffs Eliwood's damage and reduces the amount of damage he takes through stats and by making special attacks harder to trigger.

Durandal Also Has Access to Special Refinement

If Durandal is granted the special refinement effect, it grants a total of +10 Atk +4 Spd to Eliwood whenever he initiates attacks. This makes Durandal a more offensive alternative to Blazing Durandal.

Eliwood Weaknesses

Requires High Investment to be Effective

Eliwood needs a lot of investment (Feathers, Heavenly Dew, Skills) for him to become a useful unit. Make sure that you will be able to utilize Eliwood's strengths and identify which niches you would like him to fill before investing a lot on him.

Low Durability

Eliwood has low Def. If Eliwood is attacked or if he receives a counterattack, there is a high possibility that he will be taken out. As much as possible, make sure that you can prevent him from getting attacked by moving him out of the danger zone and finding a way to prevent counterattacks.

Weak to Anti-Cavalry Skills

Eliwood is a Cavalry unit making him weak to skills against such units such as Ridersbane+. If attacked by a unit with Ridersbane+, Eliwood will take 1.5x damage. Be mindful of what skills your enemies are equipped with.

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Should you Unlock Potential for Eliwood?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Eliwood - Knight of Lycia!

We cannot recommend you to Unlock Potential to make Eliwood - Knight of Lycia a 5 Star Hero. Eliwood - Knight of Lycia is difficult to make use of except under specific conditions. Unless Eliwood - Knight of Lycia 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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Eliwood - 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★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	3★
Durandal	16	1	Durandal Grants Atk +4 during combat if unit initiates attack.	5★
Blazing Durandal	16	1	Grants Atk +3. If unit’s Atk > foe’s, unit gains Special cooldown charge +1. (If using other similar skill, only highest value applied. )	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Holy Vestments	(Cooldown Count = 3) Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from foes 2 spaces away by 30%.	3★
Sacred Cowl	(Cooldown Count = 2) Reduce damage inflicted by attacks from foes 2 spaces away by 30%.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Axebreaker 1	If unit’s HP ≥ 90% in combat against an axe user, unit makes a follow-up attack and the foe cannot.	3★
Axebreaker 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 70% in combat against an axe user, unit makes a follow-up attack and the foe cannot.	4★
Axebreaker 3	If unit’s HP ≥ 50% in combat against an axe user, unit makes a follow-up attack and the foe cannot.	5★
Spur Res 1	Grants adjacent allies Res +2 during combat.	3★
Spur Res 2	Grants adjacent allies Res +3 during combat.	3★
Ward Cavalry	Grants Def/Res+4 to cavalry allies within 2 spaces during combat.	4★

Eliwood as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Ward Cavalry

Eliwood can be used to inherit the skill Ward Cavalry. Even if you don't plan on using Eliwood, it is a good idea to keep him as a Combat Manual for this skill.

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How to Get Eliwood / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Eliwood

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Eliwood 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)	Yuri Lowenthal
Illustrator	Miyuu (深遊)
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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Quotes: Special Triggered

Quotes: Castle

Lv 40 Dialogue

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