Kliff Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Kliff - Curious Spirit 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 Kliff.

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Kliff Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Kliff - Curious Spirit: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Blue mage with high defensive stats ・All stats increase when Atk is lower than the foe's by 5 ・Lowers the Spd of the foe with the highest Spd stat

Kliff Skills at 5★

Sagittae Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants Def +3. At start of combat, if foe’s Atk ≧ unit’s Atk +5, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +5 during combat.

Growing Light Cooldown Count = 4 Before combat this unit initiates, foes in a wide area around target take damage equal to (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res).

Fort. Def/Res 3 Grants Def/Res +6. Inflicts Atk -2.

Chill Spd 3 At the start of each turn, inflicts Spd -7 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Spd through its next action.

Fortify Res 3 At start of turn, grants Res+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.

Kliff Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (15)		★★★☆☆
Atk (20)		★★☆☆☆
Spd (4)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★★★☆
Res (9)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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.

+Spd/-Atk

The best IVs for Kliff are +Spd and -Atk. A +Spd IV will help him in scoring follow-up attacks and help him avoid follow-up attacks from enemies. This impoves his overall viability as his offense and defense improves. Since his weapon triggers more easily with a lower Atk stat, it is best if you take it as a bane.

You can also go for neutral IVs on Kliff if you do not want to take a bane in Atk.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Kliff to 10. With this IV at +10 merges, he will reach 44 Spd. This not only helps him score more folllow-up attacks, but it also improves his ability to soak up attacks from enemies.

Kliff Best Builds

Counter Link Kliff

HOT
： Sagittae ： Swap ： Glacies ： -	： Close Reversal ： Def/Res Link 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ： Fort. Def/Res 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a super expensive build for Kliff that maximizes his defenses to make sure Sagittae's efffect activates. If you can't go for Close Reversal, Distant Counter would suffice, but if you still can't afford that, just go for his default Fort. Def/Res 3. Def Smoke 3 can substitute for Fatal Smoke 3. The Seal slot is flexible, but since lowering his Atk is somewhat beneficial, Fort. Def/Res 2 makes for a good option.

Refined Sagittae Kliff

HOT
： Sagittae ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -	： Fort. Def/Res 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Res Smoke 3 ： Shield Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build takes advantage of refined Sagittae to still inflict damage despite Kliff's low Atk and preference for lowering his Atk to trigger Sagittae. This allows Kliff to focus on defensive skills to function as a tank.

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Kliff Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Kliff's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Sagittae	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if foe's Atk > unit's Atk, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat and deals damage = 15% of foe's Atk, including when dealing damage with a Special triggered before combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Sagittae

Kliff's refined Sagittae changes the weapon effect by adding extra true damage equal to 15% of the foe's Atk. This makes him perfect for busting down tanks and high Atk units.

Among the refine options, the special effect refine is the strongest. It gives Kliff +4 to all stats and applies a Guard effect to the foe.

These effects are better than the other refine options, so we recommend the special effect refine for Sagittae.

Kliff Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP	37	Rank: 796/1089
Atk	30	Rank: 882/1089
Spd	37	Rank: 314/1089
Def	25	Rank: 602/1089
Res	28	Rank: 379/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	42	47	41	38	39	207
Lv.40 +10	42	35	41	29	33	180

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	37	42	37	34	34	184
5★ Lv.40	37	30	37	25	28	157

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	15	20	4	6	9	54

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.

Kliff Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Kliff Roles

Kliff - Curious Spirit 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

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

Kliff Strengths

Weapon grants massive stat bonuses

Sagittae, Kliff's weapon, has a rather odd trigger requirement. If Kliff's Atk stat is significantly lower than the enemy's Atk stat, he gains +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res. It will be very hard and sometimes impossible to trigger Sagittae's effect in certain situations, but if it does kick-in, Kliff will enjoy a huge power-up!

Massive buff to Def and Res

Fort. Def/Res 3 grants Gatrie a massive +6 Def/Res buff. The downside to this is a -2 Atk penalty. This is not much of a draw back as Kliff's Sagittae capitalizes on a lower Atk stat!

If Sagittae activates, Kliff enjoys a net bonus of +3 Atk +5 Spd +11 Def +11 Res. This makes him a highly durable character if the situation favors Sagittae's trigger conditions.

Debuff the Fastest Unit on Enemy Team

Chill Spd 3 inflicts -7 Spd on the fastest enemy unit. This is very important, as it makes one of the most powerful offensive enemy units in the map less likely to execute follow-up attacks. Take note that the effect is applied at the start of every turn and it wears of after the units' next action! This means that if the enemy receives a refresh-assist skill, Chill Spd 3 will wear off the next action. This potentially allows the unit to score follow-up attacks on your team.

Another quirk of Chill Spd 3 is that it affects the enemy unit regardless of where Kliff is. It only lasts until the affected units' next action so the Spd debuff will not be present if the enemy receives a refresher-assist skill.

Kliff Weaknesses

Odd trigger requirements for Sagittae

As mentioned, Sagittae's trigger conditions quite odd. It is also hard to meet as there are limited ways to lower an allied units' Atk stat. You may find yourself failing to trigger Sagittae most of the time.

However, in competitive game modes such as the Arena or even Aether Raids, the Atk stat of most units will be within ridiculous levels. It can be said that in situations where the bonuses from Sagittae is badly needed, you will find it very easy to activate because said situations involve very powerful enemies.

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Kliff - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Light	4	2	No Effect	5★
Ellight	6	2	No Effect	5★
Shine	9	2	No Effect	5★
Sagittae	14	2	Grants Def +3. At start of combat, if foe’s Atk ≧ unit’s Atk +5, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +5 during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Rising Light	(Cooldown Count = 4) Before combat this unit initiates, foes in an area near target take damage equal to (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res).	5★
Growing Light	(Cooldown Count = 4) Before combat this unit initiates, foes in a wide area around target take damage equal to (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res).	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Fortress Def 1	Grants Def +3. Inflicts Atk -3.	5★
Fort. Def/Res 1	Grants Def/Res +3. Inflicts Atk -3.	5★
Fort. Def/Res 2	Grants Def/Res +4. Inflicts Atk -3.	5★
Fort. Def/Res 3	Grants Def/Res +6. Inflicts Atk -2.	5★
Chill Spd 1	At the start of each turn, inflicts Spd -3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Spd through its next action.	5★
Chill Spd 2	At the start of each turn, inflicts Spd -5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Spd through its next action.	5★
Chill Spd 3	At the start of each turn, inflicts Spd -7 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Spd through its next action.	5★
Fortify Res 1	At start of turn, grants Res+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Fortify Res 2	At start of turn, grants Res+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Fortify Res 3	At start of turn, grants Res+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★

Kliff as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Fort. Def/Res 3

Kliff can be used to inherit the skill Fort. Def/Res 3. Fort. Def/Res 3 is a valuable skill which few units have, so think carefully on which Hero you plan to fodder this skill off to.

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How to Get Kliff / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Kliff

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Kliff 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)	Christopher Patton
Illustrator	Tobi
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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