Alfonse Builds and Best Refine

This is a ranking page for the hero Alfonse - Prince of Askr 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 Alfonse.

Heroes With the Same Name
Alfonse	Spring Alfonse
New Year Alfonse	Valentine's Alfonse
Brave Alfonse

FEH Protagonists
Alfonse	Sharena	Anna

Alfonse Rating and Basic Information

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

Alfonse - Prince of Askr: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Very high Atk stat ・Grants an Atk buff to nearby allies ・Atk increases when initiating combat.

Alfonse Skills at 5★

Fólkvangr Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Atk +5 at start of turn if HP ≦ 50%.

Sol Cooldown Count = 3 Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.

Death Blow 3 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +6 during combat.

Spur Atk 3 Grants adjacent allies Atk +4 during combat.

Alfonse Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)
Atk (25)
Spd (6)
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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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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a story hero obtained by all players in the beginning of the game, Alfonse will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-Spd

The best IVs for Alfonse are +Atk and -Spd. He specializes in powerful single-hit attacks with his skills and special effect refine so taking a +Atk IV maximizes his offenses. His Spd is of less importance so it can be safely taken as a bane.

However, since he does not have access to merges, you can not eliminate his bane so a base Alfonse can work too as in some situations, the +3 Atk is not worth the +3 Spd.

Alfonse Best Builds

Budget Alfonse

： Fólkvangr ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

： Death Blow 3 ： Axebreaker 3 ： Spur Atk 3 ： (Flexible) ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a low-investment build for Alfonse. Due to his low Spd stat, breaker skills work well in his B slot. Wings of Mercy or Escape Route can also be used here if your goal is to increase his movement. Since Alfonse is often used in Quests & Mission and as an Arena Bonus Hero, this low-cost skillset may be used if that is your only purpose in wanting to build him.

Refined Brazen Alfonse

HOT
： Fólkvangr ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Brazen Atk/Def 3 ： Lull Atk/Def 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Brazen Atk/Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build is a standard build for Alfonse. We took advantage of his potential of being a good physical damage tank with double Brazen Atk/Def 3. Take his weapon's Def refine to further boost his durability.

Arena Alfonse

HOT
： Fólkvangr ： Rally Atk/Def+ ： Ruptured Sky ： -	： R Duel Infantry 4 ： Lull Atk/Def 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build designed to give Alfonse the most points in Arena. R Duel Infantry will improve his scoring, especially as he cannot be merged. The rest of his kit has premium skills to maximize scoring while helping him increase his damage against other units. Take the Def refine of his weapon to further boost his bulk.

Arcane Alfonse

HOT
： Arcane Éljúðnir ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Atk/Def Ideal 4 ： Lull Atk/Def 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Arcane Éljúðnir breathes new life into Alfonse, giving him a weapon capable of keeping up with modern units. This build stacks Atk/Def effects to make Alfonse as bulky as possible.

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Alfonse Best Weapon Refine

The Special Effect from Alfonse's Refined Exclusive Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Fólkvangr	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≤ 80%, grants Atk/Def+7 during combat. If unit has weapon-triangle advantage, boosts Atk by 20%. If unit has weapon-triangle disadvantage, reduces Atk by 20%. ：500　：200

We Do Not Recommend the Special Effect Upgrade!

We do not recommend choosing the special effect weapon rifine for Alfonse's exclusive weapon Fólkvangr.

Doing so will give it the effects of Triangle Adept, and while it will make him stronger against green units, he is further handicapping himself against other units due to his mediocre stats.

If you wish to refine Alfonse's weapon, we recommend going for his Def refine instead.

Weapon Refinery for Exclusive Weapons: Ranked

Alfonse Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP	43	Rank: 192/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	25	Rank: 938/1171
Def	32	Rank: 383/1171
Res	22	Rank: 899/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lv.40 +10	-	-	-	-	-	-

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	51	25	32	22	173
5★ Lv.40	43	35	25	32	22	157
4★ Lv.40	40	33	23	30	20	146
3★ Lv.40	39	31	22	28	19	139

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	25	6	8	5	63
4★ Lv.1	18	20	5	8	4	55
3★ Lv.1	18	16	5	7	4	50

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nemesis	43	39	23	37	34	176
Spring Bartre	46	40	26	35	25	172
Tobin	46	31	27	33	26	163
Laslow	44	35	26	30	22	157
Hinata	47	32	24	36	18	157
Seliph	47	34	24	30	22	157
Alfonse	43	35	25	32	22	157

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

Alfonse Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Alfonse Roles

Alfonse - Prince of Askr 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

Alfonse is a close ranged physical attack phase unit. 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. Additionally, he has a skill that allows him to regain health, as well as an exclusive weapon that increases his firepower

Alfonse's Strengths

Blessed With Many Atk Boosting Skills

Alfonse's Passive A slot skill Death Blow 3 is very powerful, raising the amount of damage dealt when initiating combat. His exclusive weapon Fólkvangr also grants the effects of Defiant Atk 2.

Alfonse's Weak Points

Extremely Poor Spd Stat

Alfonse's pitiful Spd stat of 25 means that he is susceptible to follow-up attacks from nearly half of the cast. You may wish to help him in this regard by having a support unit use skills such as Hone Spd or Spur Spd.

Low Res Equals Vulnerability to Magic Attacks

Alfonse's low Res stat means that an attack from magic attackers such as dragons or tome wielders could be lethal. Cover him and move around in a way so that he can avoid magical attacks.

No merges available

As Alfonse does not appear in any summons, it is impossible to obtain duplicates for merging. This means there is no possible way to increase her base stats.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Alfonse - Prince of Askr!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Alfonse - Prince of Askr from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Alfonse - Prince of Askr is very useful as a sword attack phase, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Alfonse - Prince of Askr helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Alfonse - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	4★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	4★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	4★
Fólkvangr	16	1	Grants Atk +5 at start of turn if HP ≦ 50%.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Daylight	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt.	4★
Sol	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Death Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +2 during combat.	4★
Death Blow 2	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +4 during combat.	4★
Death Blow 3	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +6 during combat.	4★
Spur Atk 1	Grants adjacent allies Atk +2 during combat.	4★
Spur Atk 2	Grants adjacent allies Atk +3 during combat.	4★
Spur Atk 3	Grants adjacent allies Atk +4 during combat.	5★

Alfonse as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	-

This Hero Cannot Be Used for Skill Inheritance

Alfonse is one of the story protagonists, so he cannot be used as a source hero. However, Alfonse is often required for specific Quests & Missions or used as for bonus Arena points, so we recommend building him so that he can do well in combat.

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How to Get Alfonse / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Alfonse

Obtain in Story Mode

Alfonse can be obtained automatically after clearing Prologue - Part 1. When obtained, they will already be at a 4★ Rarity and have base stats (no IVs).

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Ray Chase
Illustrator	Kozaki Yusuke (コザキユースケ)
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.

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