Mathilda Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Mathilda - Legendary Knight 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 Mathilda.

Mathilda Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Mathilda - Legendary Knight: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Cavalry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A cavalry unit with a high Res stat ・Weapon inflicts massive damage on other cavalry units ・Can easily fight green units who are Triangle Adept

Mathilda Skills at 5★

Knightly Lance Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).

Rally Resistance Range: 1 Grants Res+4 to an adjacent ally until the end of turn.

Cancel Affinity 3 Any weapon triangle affinity granted by unit’s skills is negated. If affinity disadvantage exists, weapon triangle affinity granted by foe’s skills is reversed.

Hone Atk 3 At start of turn, grants Atk+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.

Mathilda Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (21)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (7)		★★★☆☆
Res (8)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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/-HP

The best IVs for Mathilda are +Atk and -HP. A +Atk helps her increase her mediocre Atk stat. Whether you are using Knightly Lance or Ridersbane+, this IV is best for her. HP is of less importance to her so it can be safely taken as her bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Mathilda to 10. At +10 Merges, Mathilda's will reach acceptable levels of Atk. At this point, it would be more efficient to opt with a +Spd IV instead to help her take less follow-up attacks and allow her to make some follow-up attacks on her own.

Mathilda Best Builds

Firesweep Mathilda

： Firesweep Lance+ ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -

： Life and Death 4 ： Drag Back ： Threat. Atk/Spd 2 ： Life and Death 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A simple Firesweep set for Mathilda. If you have the budget for it, you can use Near Trace skills for the disengage mechanic in the B slot instead.

Refined - Res Tank Mathilda

： Berkut's Lance+ ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -

： Distant Counter ： Cancel Affinity 3 ： Atk Ploy 3 ： Distant Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

An explanation is not yet available.

Aether Raids Tank Mathilda

HOT
： Knightly Lance ： Reposition ： Noontime ： -	： Distant Counter ： Lull Atk/Def 3 ： Pulse Smoke 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build makes Mathilda an effective tank in Aether Raids. Take the +Eff refine for Knightly Lance so she can support her partner and sustain with Noontime. Mathilda has poor speed to begin with, so Quick Riposte 3 is a must-have so she can counter.

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Mathilda Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Mathilda's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Knightly Lance	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is within 2 spaces of support partner, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+3 to unit and to that ally during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Knightly Lance

This upgrade is pretty convenient to trigger and very helpful if you plan for maps in advance. It grants Mathilda and her support partner +3 to all stats just by being within 2 spaces of each other! This completely stacks with the support partner bonus gained through the same trigger conditions.

If they are adjacent to each other, they gain a massive +5 to all stats because of the ally support bonus. Since both are in-combat bonuses, it easily stacks with other kinds of buffs

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Mathilda Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
154
HP	35	Rank: 1109/1171
Atk	29	Rank: 1105/1171
Spd	32	Rank: 730/1171
Def	24	Rank: 791/1171
Res	34	Rank: 239/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	40	49	37	28	39	193
Lv.40 +10	40	33	37	28	39	177

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	35	45	32	24	34	170
5★ Lv.40	35	29	32	24	34	154
4★ Lv.40	33	26	30	22	32	143
3★ Lv.40	32	25	28	21	30	136

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	23	8	7	8	62
4★ Lv.1	15	16	8	6	8	53
3★ Lv.1	15	14	7	6	7	49

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Mathilda	35	29	32	24	34	154
Jagen	37	27	24	25	35	148

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

Mathilda Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Mathilda Roles

Mathilda - Legendary Knight 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

Mathilda is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Mathilda Strengths

Powerful against cavalry

With her 4★ weapon skill Ridersbane+, Mathilda can deal 1.5x damage to cavalry units. On top of this, the weapon can be refined to nullify cavalry foes' exclusive buffs, so if you need a designated horse slayer, do not look past Mathilda.

Take note that her 5★ weapon, Knightly Lance does not possess effectiveness against cavalry foes!

Cancel Affinity grants preferrable match-ups against green units!

Cancel Affinity 3 completely neutralizes skill effects like Triangle Adept 3! It also allows Mathilda to receive and deal 1.0x damage from green units—units that she would normally be at a disadvantage with. These effects widen the preferrable match-up Mathilda has access to.

Respectable Res stat!

Mathilda sports a respectable 34 Res at Lv. 40. This is quite high among her fellow cavalry units. It can be said that this attribute allows her to fill-in specific niches in your line-ups.

Mathilda Weaknesses

Lackluster firepower if using Ridersbane+

Mathilda will have a base Atk stat of 43 if she sports Ridersbane+. While this might be enough to take out many cavalry units, she may lack the pinch needed to take out non-cavalry enemies. Make sure to supplement her Atk with skills like Hone Cavalry from her allies!

If she opts with Knightly Lance, the rapid activation of a special attack is enough to boost her offense to a respectable range. Check out her builds section to know which specials to inherit onto her.

Low Def

Mathilda's Def only sits at 24 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for physical units to take her out. Be mindful of Mathilda's positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take her out.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Mathilda - Legendary Knight!

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

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	3★
Ridersbane	10	1	Effective against cavalry units.	3★
Ridersbane+	14	1	Effective against cavalry units.	4★
Knightly Lance	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Resistance	1	Grants Res+4 to an adjacent ally until the end of turn.	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Cancel Affinity 1	Any weapon triangle affinity granted by unit’s skills is negated. Also negates any weapon triangle affinity granted by foe’s skills.	3★
Cancel Affinity 2	Any weapon triangle affinity granted by unit’s skills is negated. If affinity disadvantage exists, weapon triangle affinity granted by foe’s skills is negated.	4★
Cancel Affinity 3	Any weapon triangle affinity granted by unit’s skills is negated. If affinity disadvantage exists, weapon triangle affinity granted by foe’s skills is reversed.	5★
Hone Atk 1	At start of turn, grants Atk+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	3★
Hone Atk 2	At start of turn, grants Atk+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	3★
Hone Atk 3	At start of turn, grants Atk+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	4★

Mathilda as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Ridersbane+ and Cancel Affinity 3

Mathilda can be used to inherit the skills Ridersbane+ and Cancel Affinity 3. However, Mathilda must be raised to 5★ in order to unlock these skills, so fodder her off only when absolutely necessary.

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How to Get Mathilda / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Mathilda

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Mathilda 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)	Caitlin Glass
Illustrator	Okaya (岡谷)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

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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