Effie Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Effie - Army of One 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 Effie.

Heroes With the Same Name
Effie	Valentine's Effie

Focus - Heroes with Fighter Skills Featured Heroes
Fallen Hardin [8.0/10]	Effie [7.5/10]	Fallen Robin (M) [8.5/10]

Effie Rating and Basic Information

Effie - Army of One: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Armored
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Has one of the highest Atk stats of all heroes ・Can prevent a foe's follow-up attack ・Has the useful movement assist Smite

Effie Skills at 5★

Effie's Lance Might: 16　 Range: 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk+6 during combat.

Smite Range: 1 Push adjacent ally 2 spaces farther away.

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

Wary Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Resplendent Attire Available

Resplendent Attire has been released for Effie. With their Resplendent Attire equipped, they will have a different appearance, have new voice clips, and additionally, gain +2 to all stats. If you really like Effie or you want to make them stronger, you may want to buy a FEH pass and get the Resplendent Attire.

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Effie Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (22)		★★★☆☆
Atk (27)		★★★★★
Spd (5)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (11)		★★★★☆
Res (4)		★★★★☆

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

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/-Spd

The best IVs for Effie are+Atk and -Spd. This IV maximizes the damage Effie can deal. Her Spd is of less importance because of Wary Fighter disabling her and her foe's ability to score follow-up attacks on each other.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Effie to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. If you prefer Effie to specialize in the enemy phase who possesses Distant Counter, you can go for a +Res IV instead.

Effie Best Builds

Refined - DC Effie

HOT
： Effie's Lance ： Swap ： Noontime ： -	： Distant Counter ： Vengeful Fighter 3 ： Pulse Smoke 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build makes Effie a heavy-hitting tank that can neutralize bonus through her refined weapon. Since she will mostly be used as an enemy phase tank, Vengeful Fighter will help her charge her Special while preventing her opponent from triggering theirs.

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Effie Best Weapon Refinement

Effect of Effie's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Effie's Lance	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk+6 during combat. During unit's first combat in player phase or enemy phase, Inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Effie's Lance

Its a straightforward effect that makes sure foes' Atk/Def are not in ridiculous levels as it neutralizes bonuses in said stats. On top of that, it inflicts -5 Atk/Def onto her foes. These debuffs allow Effie to deal more and take less damage—both quirks that are great for a unit like Effie. Take note that this only activates in the first combat of a turn. If you are not in a turn-limited, fast paced map like Aether Raids, try to fight enemies one-by-one so that you are always able to fight under the advantage that this refine provides.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

About the Weapon Refinery

Effie Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
168
HP	50	Rank: 7/1160
Atk	40	Rank: 368/1160
Spd	22	Rank: 1001/1160
Def	33	Rank: 325/1160
Res	23	Rank: 805/1160

Note that the graph reflects the units stats without bonuses from resplendent attire.

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Fjorm	43	42	47	35	40	207
Ascended Amelia	45	46	46	37	33	207
Valentine's Ephraim	47	48	17	48	41	201
Winter Edelgard	46	47	17	47	44	201
Ninja Zelgius	49	47	16	47	42	201
Vigarde	46	47	30	44	29	196
Gilliam	47	44	21	48	35	195
Cervantes	50	45	31	44	25	195
Pirate Surtr	45	45	16	44	36	186
Gatrie	47	42	17	44	35	185
Winter Hilda	44	39	38	37	26	184
Benny	48	35	23	44	34	184
Valentine's Rudolf	46	43	21	41	29	180
Forsyth	47	40	20	39	33	179
Fallen Hardin	45	34	28	36	32	175
Valentine's Eliwood	47	38	32	29	29	175
Brave Hector	48	37	22	39	28	174
Kjelle	47	40	22	37	28	174
Winter Ephraim	45	41	23	36	29	174
Winter Robin	45	35	34	35	25	174
Valbar	49	35	25	38	26	173
Picnic Lukas	51	37	21	42	22	173
Gwendolyn	49	30	24	38	28	169
Effie	50	40	22	33	23	168

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

Effie Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Effie Roles

Effie - Army of One 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

Effie 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.

Effie Strengths

Exclusive weapon grants Atk boost

Effie's Lance has the simple effect of granting her +6 Atk provided that she is at least at 50% HP or above. Its a good boost with a very convenient trigger condition. It also has access to a special effect refine that allows Effie to deal more damage and decrease the damage the enemy deals to her!

Very high base damage

Effie has a pretty high Atk stat and Death Blow 3 helps in pushing her base damage even more! If you get a +Atk copy and inherit a Brave Lance+ onto her, then you have a simple but hard-hitting Effie build.

High Defenses and access to Wary Fighter

On top of her naturally high defenses, Effie has access to Wary Fighter 3. Wary Fighter 3 prevents Effie and her foe from executing follow-up attacks if her HP ≥ 50%. Effie benefits greatly from this, as she does not rely on follow-up attacks to deal damage anyway. Even if you inherit Brave Lance+ onto Effie, the extra attack does not count as a follow-up attack. This means that Effie will still be able to utilize the effects of Brave Lance+. Check out her builds section for the Brave Lance build.

Useful movement-assist skill in Smite

Smite is a movement assist skill that pushes a unit 2 tiles away from Effie. Additionally, it can be used to move a unit across rivers or across cliffs which adds to its utility. If you can imagine, it has very high utility and many uses. As it can be used to save allies from danger or fling them straight into combat while ignoring some tile interactions, it can win you some very niche situations such as Inferal or Abyssal maps if you plan your exact movements for said maps in advance.

Effie Weaknesses

Armored movement!

Effie enjoys the high stats of an armored unit, but this means that she suffers from armored movement as well. Without the use of proper Sacred Seals like Armored Boots and skills like Armored March 3, she will be crippled by very limited movement. It will be most likely that the enemy will get to her first before she is able to initiate. If that is the case, she will be unable to trigger both Death Blow 3 and possibly Brave Lance+ if you choose to inherit that skill onto her.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Effie takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Armorslayer+ or Hammer+, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Effie - Army of One!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Effie - Army of One from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Effie - Army of One is very useful as a anti armor, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Effie - Army of One helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Effie - 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★
Silver Lance	11	1	No Effect	3★
Silver Lance+	15	1	No Effect	5★
Effie's Lance	16	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk+6 during combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Smite	1	Push adjacent ally 2 spaces farther away.	3★

Specials

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Death Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +2 during combat.	3★
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.	5★
Wary Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	3★
Wary Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	3★
Wary Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★

Effie as a Source Hero

Inheriting Wary Fighter 3

Effie can be used to inherit the skill Wary Fighter 3. Take note that this skill is only inheritable by armored units. She can also be used to inherit her other skills so if you do not plan to use Effie in combat, it would be wise to keep her as a Combat Manual instead of sending her home for feathers.

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How to Get Resplendent Effie / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Effie

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	6/10/2022 - 6/24/2022

Resplendent Effie can be obtained by buying a FEH Pass. After the distribution period has ended, they can also be purchased by FEH pass subscribers.

Feh Pass Benefits and Special Features

Illustrations

Illustrator		Asatani Tomoyo
Attire		Jötunheimr

How to Get Effie / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Effie

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Effie 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

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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Fallen Hardin [8.0/10]	Effie [7.5/10]	Fallen Robin (M) [8.5/10]

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