Lute Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Lute - Prodigy 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 Lute.

Heroes With the Same Name
Lute	Summer Lute

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Mia [8.0/10]	Lute [7.5/10]	Dorcas [8.0/10]

Lute 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)

Lute - Prodigy: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Excellent exclusive weapon skill ・Can raise allies' Atk/Res stats ・Lowers the foe's Res

Lute Skills at 5★

Weirding Tome Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants Spd+3. At start of turn, inflicts Spd-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.

Rally Atk/Res Range: 1 Grants Atk/Res +3 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.

HP/Res 2 Grants HP +4, Res +2.

Res Ploy 3 At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.

Lute Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★★☆☆
Atk (24)		★★★★☆
Spd (11)		★★★★★
Def (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★★☆

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

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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.

+Res/-Def

The best IVs for Lute are +Res and -Def. Lute is not built to take blows from physical units to begin with so having some points off her Def would not harm her viability significantly. With that, you should maximize her Res as much as possible as she is very strong in that side of defense.

Take note that her Def is a superbane so you should get that merge as fast as possible!

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Lute to 10. At +10 Merges, Lute's Res will reach such high levels that pushing it up higher is a waste. At this point, it would be better 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.

With this IV, she will reach a Spd stat of 42 which is very fair even by modern standards. If you prefer emphasizing magical defense, you can still go for a +Res IV.

Lute Best Builds

Refined - Premium Lute

： Weirding Tome ： Rally Atk/Res+ ： Ruptured Sky ： -

： B Duel Infantry 4 ： Lull Spd/Res 3 ： Joint Hone Spd ： Flashing Blade 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A premium build for Lute that allows her to score nicely in the Arena, this is why a double Rally skill and B Duel Infantry 4 is taken. For the Special slot, you can also go for Aether, and she can definitely run that since Flashing Blade 3 is in the Se l slot. If you do not plan to use her in the Arena, you can go for a more offensive A skill like Swift Sparrow 2 instead. Get her spec. eff. refine as soon as possible as it is very useful, and easy to activate!

Budget Lute

HOT
： Weirding Tome ： Rally Atk/Res ： Iceberg ： -	： HP/Res 2 ： Swordbreaker 3 ： Res Ploy 3 ： Atk Ploy 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

An ultra budget build for Lute. It makes use of her base kit to allow her to provide both firepower, support, and coverage for Sword units, one of the most common units in the game.

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Lute Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Lute's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Weirding Tome	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Grants Spd+3. At start of turn, if a foe's Res ≤ unit's Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Spd/Res-5 on the foe through its next action. If【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit in combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic/Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Weirding Tome

Any upgrade for Weirding Tome improves its original effect. It changes the trigger condition and it also debuffs the foe's Def stat too. That alone makes Weirding Tome great for an upgrade. However, the upgrade path we recommend getting is the special effect refine as the additional effect is very powerful.

As long as there is a penalty active on Lute's foe, she gains +4 to all stats. Considering that she has debuffs on her own and she can rely on her allies to inflict debuffs if her's fails, it is a pretty easy trigger condition to meet. This means that you can almost always enjoy +4 to all stats if you play Lute correctly.

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Lute Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
151
HP	33	Rank: 965/1089
Atk	36	Rank: 480/1089
Spd	32	Rank: 590/1089
Def	16	Rank: 914/1089
Res	34	Rank: 171/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	42	55	40	20	40	197
Lv.40 +10	38	41	37	20	38	174

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	37	50	35	16	36	174
5★ Lv.40	33	36	32	16	34	151

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	24	11	3	8	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Young Robin (F)	40	45	46	30	22	183
Monica	40	38	43	24	31	176
Ascended Ishtar	40	41	43	17	31	172
Legendary Byleth (F)	40	39	43	23	26	171
Scion Lewyn	40	38	40	19	34	171
Guinivere	36	35	40	16	38	165
Kliff	37	30	37	25	28	157
Ishtar	38	34	36	17	26	151
Lute	33	36	32	16	34	151
Bridal Caeda	33	29	37	19	30	148
Spring Lucina	35	29	36	22	25	147
Linde	35	35	36	14	27	147

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

Lute Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Lute Roles

Lute - Prodigy 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

Lute is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Lute Strengths

Long range Res/Spd debuffs

Upon an upgrade, Lute's Weirding Tome can debuff both a foe's Spd and Res. Her native C skill, Res Ploy 3 also debuffs foe's in Lute's Cardinal direction if her Res is higher than theirs. The great thing about these debuffs is that even Lute's allies can take advantage of it.

Her special effect refine synergizes quite well with these debuffs so make sure to get it as soon as possible.

High raw Atk stat

Lute has a very high raw Atk stat of 36 without a weapon. If you wish, you can run a Blade tome build on her as having a high Atk is important for running Blade tomes. With a Blárblade+, she reaches an Atk stat of 49. Check out her builds section to know how to run a Blade tome build on Lute.

Possesses Rally Atk/Res

Rally Atk/Res is an assist skill that grants an ally +3 Atk/Res. It is not the best Rally skill, but it helps nonetheless. This makes Lute's base kit a good pair with bladetome users or any other magical attacker in general

Lute Weaknesses

Low Def

Lute' Def only sits at 16 at Lv.40. This makes it extremely easy for physical units to take her out. Be mindful of Lute's positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take her out.

Play her to her strengths as she is very durable when facing magic units only.

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Lute - Prodigy Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Lute - Prodigy only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Lute - Prodigy if a 4 Star version is released!

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Lute - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Thunder	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elthunder	6	2	No Effect	5★
Thoron	9	2	No Effect	5★
Weirding Tome	14	2	Grants Spd+3. At start of turn, inflicts Spd-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Attack	1	Grants Atk +4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.	5★
Rally Atk/Res	1	Grants Atk/Res +3 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Resistance +1	Grants Res +1.	5★
HP/Res 1	Grants HP +3, Res +1.	5★
HP/Res 2	Grants HP +4, Res +2.	5★
Res Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts Res-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Res Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts Res-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Res Ploy 3	At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★

Lute as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Res Ploy 3

Lute can be used to inherit the skill Res Ploy 3. Take note that this skill has a Sacred Seal counterpart so think carefully before fodderring her off for this skill.

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How to Get Lute / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Lute

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Lute 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)	Brina Palencia
Illustrator	Seo Kouji (瀬尾公治)
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

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Mia [8.0/10]	Lute [7.5/10]	Dorcas [8.0/10]

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