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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.

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Effie Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 7.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) Unranked
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) C
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Effie - Army of One: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
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★


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

Range: 1
Push adjacent ally 2 spaces farther away.

If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +6 during combat.

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

Resplendent Attire Available

Resplendent Hero

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) Normal HP ★★★☆☆
Atk (27) No Attack IV ★★★★★
Spd (5) No Spd IV ★☆☆☆☆
Def (11) Def Bane ★★★★☆
Res (4) Res Boon ★★★★☆

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

See the IV Checker for All Units 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/-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
Assist Skill IconSwap
Special Skill IconNoontime
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

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)
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.
Arena Medal:500 Divine Dew: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
HP 50 50
Rank: 9/1171
Atk
Atk 40 40
Rank: 400/1171
Spd
Spd 22 22
Rank: 1031/1171
Def
Def 33 33
Rank: 346/1171
Res
Res 23 23
Rank: 836/1171

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

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total'
Resplendent Base Stats
With Skills
57 62 28 40 29 216
Resplendent Base Stats 57 47 28 40 29 201
Resplendent +HP 59 46 28 39 29 201
Resplendent +Atk 56 49 28 39 29 201
Resplendent +Spd 56 46 31 39 29 201
Resplendent +Def 56 46 28 42 29 201
Resplendent +Res 56 46 28 39 33 202

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
Neutral
+Skills
55 60 26 38 27 206
Neutral 55 45 26 38 27 191
+HP 57 44 26 37 27 191
+Atk 54 47 26 37 27 191
+Spd 54 44 29 37 27 191
+Def 54 44 26 40 27 191
+Res 54 44 26 37 31 192

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
Resplendent
5★ Lv 40 +Skills
52 57 24 35 25 193
Resplendent
5★ Lv 40
52 42 24 35 25 178
Resplendent
4★ Lv 40
49 40 22 33 23 167
Resplendent
3★ Lv 40
48 38 21 31 22 160

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 50 55 22 33 23 183
5★ Lv.40 50 40 22 33 23 168
4★ Lv.40 47 38 20 31 21 157
3★ Lv.40 46 36 19 29 20 150

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
Resplendent
5★ Lv.1
24 29 7 13 6 79
Resplendent
4★ Lv.1
23 25 6 13 5 72
Resplendent
3★ Lv.1
23 21 6 12 5 67

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 22 27 5 11 4 69
4★ Lv.1 21 23 4 11 3 62
3★ Lv.1 21 19 4 10 3 57

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
43 42 47 35 40 207
45 46 46 37 33 207
51 47 34 48 25 205
47 48 17 48 41 201
46 47 17 47 44 201
49 47 16 47 42 201
46 47 30 44 29 196
47 44 21 48 35 195
50 45 31 44 25 195
45 45 16 44 36 186
47 42 17 44 35 185
44 39 38 37 26 184
48 35 23 44 34 184
46 43 21 41 29 180
47 40 20 39 33 179
45 34 28 36 32 175
47 38 32 29 29 175
48 37 22 39 28 174
47 40 22 37 28 174
45 41 23 36 29 174
45 35 34 35 25 174
49 35 25 38 26 173
51 37 21 42 22 173
49 30 24 38 28 169
Effie Icon 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 Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement AssistImageMovement Assist
No Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
Resplendent ImageResplendent

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?

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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.

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Effie - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 3★
8 1 No Effect 3★
11 1 No Effect 3★
15 1 No Effect 5★
16 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk+6 during combat. 5★

Assists

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

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +2 during combat. 3★
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +4 during combat. 4★
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +6 during combat. 5★
If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 3★
If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 3★
If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 4★

Effie as a Source Hero

Effie Avatar

Value of Skills ★★★☆☆

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.

How to Get Resplendent Effie / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Effie

Obtain Via FEH Pass

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.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor
(English)
Marisha Ray
Illustrator HACCAN
Appears In

Illustration

Quotes: Special Triggered

Special Triggered Quotes are voice lines that play upon activating a Special attack.

No more holding back!
Time to say good-bye.
Coming through!
I’ll crush you to dust!

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue become available when a hero attains Lv. 40 at 5★ rarity.

*munch munch
  • Tasty... Oh, hey, {Summoner}! Is it snack time for you, too?
    You brought me a sandwich? Thanks! Nice of you to hand- deliver it and everything!
    I’ve been eating even more since I got here. Got to be ready to protect Lady Elise and...
    you know...protect you as well.
    I need to eat a lot and train even more so I can be the shield that keeps you safe.
    Thanks again for the sandwich. *munch munch
  • That was great— packed with kindness.
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