Draug Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Draug - Gentle Giant 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 Draug.

June 2020 New Power (Weapon Refines)
Draug	Donnel	Myrrh	Clarisse

Draug Rating and Basic Information

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

Draug - Gentle Giant: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Armored
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Has one of the highest Def stats in the game ・Can greatly increase armored allies' Def/Res ・Can attack in succession when initiating combat

Draug Skills at 5★

Stalwart Sword Might: 16　 Range: 1 If foe initiates combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat.

Pavise Cooldown Count = 3 Reduce damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 50%.

Lunge If unit initiates attack, after combat, unit and target foe swap places.

Ward Armor Grants Def/Res+4 to armored allies within 2 spaces during combat.

Draug Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (24)		★★★☆☆
Atk (16)		★★★★★
Spd (1)		★★★★☆
Def (13)		★★★★☆
Res (3)		★☆☆☆☆

◯ = 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/-Res

The best IVs for Draug are +Atk and -Res. Draug has low offensive power, so a +Atk IV can help patch this problem of his. His Res is already low, and he is not really built for tanking magical attacks so it is safe to take it as his bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Draug to 10. With a +Spd IV, Draug's Spd stat will reach 39 with 10 merges. This improves both his bulk and offensive power, as it makes him less susceptible to follow-up attacks, and helps him make many follow-up attacks on his own.

Draug Best Builds

Wo Dao Sustain Draug

HOT
： Wo Dao+ ： Pivot ： Sol ： -	： Fury 4 ： Wrath 3 ： Ward Armor ： Hardy Bearing 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build for Draug that uses Wo Dao and Wrath to boost damage when his Special triggers. Sol or Noontime will give him sustain, almost enough to mitigate the effects of Fury 4. Hardy Bearing will allow him to bypass units that use Vantage or Brave Ike's weapon refine.

Arcane Draug

HOT
： Arcane Éljúðnir ： Swap ： Pavise ： -	： Atk/Def Unity ： Hardy Fighter 3 ： A/D Near Save 3 ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Arcane Éljúðnir breathes new life into Draug, turning him into a red Brave Hector that restores armor weakness and gains Guard. This makes him a formidable Near Save unit capable of tanking physical attacks for the team. Penalties aren't neutralized, thus we use Atk/Def Unity to reverse them instead.

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Draug Best Weapon Refinement

Effect of Draug's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Stalwart Sword	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 If foe initiates combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Def during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Stalwart Sword

The special effect refine for Stalwart Sword is fairly easy to trigger, as it only requires an ally be be within 2 spaces of Draug, but it provides a fair +5 Atk/Def. It increases Draug's firepower and greatly improves his ability to tank physical attacks. Additionally, it neutralizes any penalties to Atk/Def making Draug able to soak penalties that would otherwise harm his utility.

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Draug Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
169
HP	50	Rank: 6/1089
Atk	30	Rank: 882/1089
Spd	32	Rank: 590/1089
Def	39	Rank: 71/1089
Res	18	Rank: 895/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	55	51	36	44	22	208
Lv.40 +10	55	35	36	44	22	192

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	50	46	32	39	18	185
5★ Lv.40	50	30	32	39	18	169
4★ Lv.40	47	28	29	37	16	157
3★ Lv.40	46	26	28	35	15	150

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	24	24	6	13	3	70
4★ Lv.1	23	13	0	13	2	51
3★ Lv.1	23	15	5	12	2	57

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Byleth (M)	47	46	18	45	46	202
Halloween Kellam	48	46	31	48	27	200
Valentine's Hana	40	42	46	41	27	196
Winter Manuela	42	37	42	38	31	190
Summer Edelgard	46	45	17	43	39	190
Halloween Hector	47	41	26	39	27	180
Winter Zephiel	48	38	19	38	36	179
Zelgius	46	36	33	38	21	174
Valentine's Ike	45	37	38	35	19	174
Black Knight	48	34	34	35	18	169
Arden	60	36	16	41	16	169
Draug	50	30	32	39	18	169
Zephiel	55	35	16	38	24	168

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

Draug Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Draug Roles

Draug - Gentle Giant 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

Draug 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.

Draug Strengths

High Def

Draug's Def reaches 39 at Lv. 40. This is without merges or Dragonflowers. Additionally, his weapon and skill effects can increase his durability even further, making him a great go-to physical tank unit.

High Spd

Draug has fairly high Spd or 32 at Lv.40, on top of his amazingly high Def stat. If you are able to further increase his Spd through buffs or merges, his durability will increase as he will be less susceptible to follow-up attacks.

Draug Weaknesses

Low Res

Draug's Res only sits at 18 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for magic users to take him out. Be mindful of Draug's positioning in relation to magical units that can easily take him out.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Draug - Gentle Giant!

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

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Draug - 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★
Brave Sword	5	1	Spd -5. Attck twice when initiating combat.	3★
Brave Sword+	8	1	Spd -5. Attck twice when initiating combat.	5★
Stalwart Sword	16	1	If foe initiates combat, inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Buckler	(Cooldown Count = 3) Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 30%.	3★
Pavise	(Cooldown Count = 3) Reduce damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 50%.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Lunge	If unit initiates attack, after combat, unit and target foe swap places.	3★
Spur Def 1	Grants adjacent allies Def +2 during combat.	3★
Spur Def 2	Grants adjacent allies Def +3 during combat.	3★
Ward Armor	Grants Def/Res+4 to armored allies within 2 spaces during combat.	4★

Draug as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Ward Armor

Draug can be used to inherit the skill Ward Armor. You can easily fodder this skill as he gets it at 4★. Even if you do not plan to utilize Draug in battles, it is a good idea to convert him into a Combat Manual.

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How to Get Draug / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Draug

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Draug 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)	Patrick Seitz
Illustrator	Itagaki Hako (板垣ハコ)
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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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