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Cain Builds and Best IVs

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This is a ranking page for the hero Cain - The Bull 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 Cain.

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Focus - New Power (Apr 2019) Featured Heroes
Cain IconCain
[7.0/10]		 Hana IconHana
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[7.0/10]		 Peri IconPeri
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Cain Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 7.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) D
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) D
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Cain - The Bull: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Red IconRed / Sword IconSword / Cavalry IconCavalry
Rarity
4 Star Icon4 Star 3 Star icon3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Can attack in succession when he initiates combat
・Can swoop in to help out allies with low HP
・Can debuff the enemy's Atk

Cain Skills at 5★

Sword IconBull Blade
Might: 16　 Range: 1
During combat, boosts unit's Atk/Def by number of allies within 2 spaces × 2. (Maximum bonus of +6 to each stat.)
Special Skill IconEscutcheon
Cooldown Count = 2
Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 30%.
Wings of Mercy 3Wings of Mercy 3
Enables unit to warp adjacent to any ally with HP ≤ 50%.
Threaten Atk 3Threaten Atk 3
At start of turn, inflicts Atk-5 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.

Cain Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (18) Normal HP ★★☆☆☆
Atk (16) No Attack IV ★★★★★
Spd (1) No Spd IV ★★★★☆
Def (8) Def Boon ★★★☆☆
Res (6) No Res IV ★☆☆☆☆

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

See the IV Checker for All Units 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

Cain's recommended IVs are +Atk and -Res. +Atk will simply raise the amount of damage Cain can deal per attack, which allows him to take down more foes. With his already low Res stat, it can be safely used as Cain's dumpstat.

Cain Best Builds

Refined Cain

HOT
Weapon Skill Icon： Bull Blade
Assist Skill Icon： Draw Back
Special Skill Icon： Moonbow
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Atk/Spd Solo 4
Passive Skill B： Chill Def 3
Passive Skill C： Atk Smoke 3
Sacred Seal Icon： Heavy Blade 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

This skillset uses Cain’s weapon refinement for his exclusive skill Bull Blade. Giving him Atk/Spd Solo 4 will make the most of his offensive stats. The special effect from his refined weapon will activate with an ally within 2 spaces, meaning that if the ally is exactly 2 spaces away, both of these effects will activate. If you are building a cavalry party with multiple cavalry buff skills, Death Blow 4 would also work well as an A slot skill.

Firesweep Cain

Weapon Skill Icon： Firesweep Sword
Assist Skill Icon： Draw Back
Special Skill Icon： Luna
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Life and Death 4
Passive Skill B： Swordbreaker 3
Passive Skill C： Hone Cavalry
Sacred Seal Icon： Life and Death 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

This skillset uses both Firesweep Sword and Life and Death. Life and Death in both A and seal will increase Cain’s overall attack power. He will have the power to OHKO almost any sword unit, and with a support ally to buff his stats, he will be able to take down non-sword foes as well.

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Cain Best Weapon Refinement

Special Effect Gained from the Weapon Refinery

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Bull Blade ImageBull Blade
 SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3
During combat, boosts unit's Atk/Def by number of allies within 2 spaces × 2. (Maximum bonus of +6 to each stat.)
If cavalry allies within 2 spaces use sword,lance, or axe and unit initiates combat, unit attacks twice.
Arena Medal：500　Divine Dew：200

We recommend the Special Effect type upgrade

We recommend the Special Effect type upgrade for Cain's exclusive weapon Bull Blade. When there are any sword, lance, axe wielding cavalry heroes within two spaces, he will attack twice when initiating combat. This skill is great when used in a cavalry team, but can go to waste when used in a mixed move-type party.

Weapon Refinery for Exclusive Weapons: Ranked

Cain Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
154
HP
HP 42 42
 Rank: 263/1322
Atk
Atk 32 32
 Rank: 955/1322
Spd
Spd 32 32
 Rank: 730/1322
Def
Def 27 27
 Rank: 646/1322
Res
Res 21 21
 Rank: 949/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 47 53 36 32 25 193
Lv.40 +10 47 37 36 32 25 177

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10		 49 36 36 31 25 177
+Atk
Lv.40 +10		 46 39 36 31 25 177
+Spd
Lv.40 +10		 49 36 39 31 25 180
+Def
Lv.40 +10		 46 36 36 35 25 178
+Res
Lv.40 +10		 46 36 36 31 28 177

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 42 48 32 27 21 170
5★ Lv.40 42 32 32 27 21 154
4★ Lv.40 39 30 29 26 19 143
3★ Lv.40 38 28 28 24 18 136

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 18 24 6 8 6 62
4★ Lv.1 17 13 0 8 5 43
3★ Lv.1 17 15 5 7 5 49

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
 HP
 Atk
 Spd
 Def
 Res
 Total
Young Xander Icon Young Xander
41 48 30 48 23 190
Tea Finn Icon Tea Finn
40 48 46 37 19 190
Bridal Flavia Icon Bridal Flavia
41 44 45 31 18 179
Bertram Icon Bertram
45 37 27 38 26 173
Kent Icon Kent
42 37 40 30 24 173
Valentine Valentine's Conrad
39 32 23 33 35 162
Kempf Icon Kempf
42 33 33 27 26 161
Ares Icon Ares
40 36 30 33 18 157
Eliwood Icon Eliwood
39 31 30 23 32 155
Xander Icon Xander
44 32 24 37 17 154
Stahl Icon Stahl
45 31 26 30 22 154
Seth Icon Seth
37 32 31 32 22 154
Cain Icon Cain
42 32 32 27 21 154

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

Cain Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Cain Roles

Cain - The Bull Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized		 No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Cain is a close ranged 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. On top of that, he has skills that allow him to attack consecutively when initiating combat and debuff the enemy's Atk stat.

Cain's Strengths

Extremely Powerful Special Effect Type Weapon Refinement

Cain's exclusive weapon, Bull Blade, allows him to attack twice when initiating combat, if given the special effect upgrade. It cannot activate if there are no sword, lance, or axe wielding cavalry allies within 2 spaces, but using him within an all-cavalry party will make this extremely easy to activate.

This weapon will also eliminate the -5 Spd demerit of his previous 5-Star weapon, Brave Sword+, and rewards him with +8 Atk.

Skillset increases his survivability

Cain can warp to an ally's side with Wings of Mercy, reduce damage taken from opponents with his special Escutcheon, and weaken the opponents with Threaten Atk. All of these can make him more durable in battle, so it is fair to say that he possesses main skills to help keep him alive.

Cain's Weaknesses

Weak to magic

With his low Res stat, Cain is rather weak to magic attackers. In particular, tome users and dragons with triangle advantage will give him a hard time. Be sure to keep him out of reach from mages and manaketes.

Mediocre stats

While Cain is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades in the way of stats, none of his stats particularly stand out. He can be difficult to find a good use for in battle, so unless you really like the character, there is not much of a need to keep him in your barracks.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? C Rank Icon

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Cain - The Bull!

We cannot recommend you to Unlock Potential to make Cain - The Bull a 5 Star Hero. Cain - The Bull is difficult to make use of except under specific conditions. Unless Cain - The Bull 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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Cain - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
SwordIron Sword
6 1 No Effect 3★
SwordSteel Sword
8 1 No Effect 3★
SwordBrave Sword
5 1 Spd -5. Attck twice when initiating combat. 3★
SwordBrave Sword+
8 1 Spd -5. Attck twice when initiating combat. 5★
SwordBull Blade
16 1 During combat, boosts unit's Atk/Def by number of allies within 2 spaces × 2. (Maximum bonus of +6 to each stat.) 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Special SkillBuckler
 (Cooldown Count = 3) Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 30%. 3★
Special SkillEscutcheon
 (Cooldown Count = 2) Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 30%. 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Wings of Mercy 1 IconWings of Mercy 1
 Enables unit to warp adjacent to any ally with HP ≤ 30%. 3★
Wings of Mercy 2 IconWings of Mercy 2
 Enables unit to warp adjacent to any ally with HP ≤ 40%. 3★
Wings of Mercy 3 IconWings of Mercy 3
 Enables unit to warp adjacent to any ally with HP ≤ 50%. 4★
Threaten Atk 1 IconThreaten Atk 1
 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. 3★
Threaten Atk 2 IconThreaten Atk 2
 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. 4★
Threaten Atk 3 IconThreaten Atk 3
 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-5 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. 5★

Cain as a Source Hero

Cain Avatar

Value of Skills ★★★★★

Inheriting Wings of Mercy 3

You can inherit Wings of Mercy 3 from Cain. This is a very versatile skill, so if you have any 4-star Cains who you will not use, we recommend converting them into Combat Manuals.

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How to Get Cain / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Cain

Obtain Through Regular Summon

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

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

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor
(English)		 T. Axelrod
Illustrator Meka (めか)
Appears In
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

Illustration

Cain.png
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Cain.png
Cain.png

Quotes: Special Triggered

Special Triggered Quotes are voice lines that play upon activating a Special attack.

Ha! Gored by the horns!
I’ll open the way!
Prepare to be vanquished!
A cavalier never retreats!

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue become available when a hero attains Lv. 40 at 5★ rarity.

Sir Jagen used to always lecture me about my tendency to rush in without thinking.
But with you in charge, I don’t lose track of myself in battle and I can do my job.
Thanks, {Summoner}.
With you, I can fight with the fire in my belly but not lose my cool. That’s always been my goal.

FEH: Related Guides

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