Legendary Hector Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Hector - Marquess of Ostia 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 Legendary Hector.

Heroes With the Same Name
Brave Hector	Hector
Valentine's Hector	Legendary Hector
Halloween Hector	Young Hector

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Legendary Hector [9.0/10]	Ascended Fjorm [9.0/10]	Duma [8.5/10]	Ascended Laegjarn [9.0/10]

Legendary Hector Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Hector - Marquess of Ostia: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A Fire-type Legendary Hero ・An armored unit with Distant Counter ・Can prevent follow-up attacks when HP reaches a certain threshold

Legendary Hector Skills at 5★

Thunder Armads Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Def+3. If the number of allies within 2 spaces (excluding unit) > the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target), foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Draconic Aura Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts Atk by 30%.

Distant Counter Enables unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.

Crafty Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 25% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Ostia's Pulse II At start of turn, grants Def/Res+6 to unit and allies for one turn, and also, if any unit or ally's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants them Special cooldown count-1. All effects granted only if the number of that unit or ally's movement type on the current team is ≤ 2.

Legendary Hector Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (23)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (26)		★★★★★
Spd (6)		★★☆☆☆
Def (15)		★★★★☆
Res (4)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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 L!Hector are +Atk and -HP. A higher Atk stat allows L!Hector deal more damage as he gains +4 Atk from having a boon in that stat. It is better to have a bane in HP rather than Spd to avoid follow-up attacks, lessening Hector's reliance on the effects of Thunder Armads

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging L!Hector to 10. With a +Atk IV, L!Hector's Atk stat will reach 64 with 10 merges, which makes it easier to one shot foes. You can also opt for a +Res base if you want a L!Hector that is a better all around tank.

Legendary Hector Best Builds

Budget Legendary Hector

： Thunder Armads ： Pivot ： Bonfire ： -

： Distant Counter ： Crafty Fighter 3 ： Ostia's Pulse II ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Legendary Hector using his minimal Skill Inheritance. Crafty Fighter allows him a guaranteed follow-up attack and will slow enemy Specials, while Steady Breath triggers his faster.

Refined Thunder Armads Legendary Hector

HOT
： Thunder Armads ： Pivot ： Bonfire ： -	： Distant Stance ： Crafty Fighter 3 ： Ostia's Pulse II ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build focuses on Legendary Hector as a tank while boosting the team with Ostia's Pulse II. Refined Thunder Armads gives Hector additional power to perform his role effectively.

Near Save (Aether Raids) Legendary Hector

： Thunder Armads ： - ： Bonfire ： -

： Sturdy Stance 3 ： Slick Fighter 3 ： A/R Near Save 3 ： Close Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a Near Save build meant for Hector to protect his allies by taking melee attacks for the team. The most common use for this build in Aether Raids is for a corner armor ball strategy. Sturdy Stance 3 provides a Guard effect while Slick Fighter grants an automatic follow-up attack and negates penalties on Hector.

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Legendary Hector Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Legendary Hector' Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Thunder Armads	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Grants Def+3. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Thunder Armads

Legendary Hector's weapon refine inflicts Atk/Def-5 and renders an enemy unit unable to make a follow-up attack if he's within 2 spaces of an ally.

Additionally, if an enemy unit initiates combat or their HP is ≥ 75%, they'll get an additional Atk/Def-5 debuff and Hector will reduce the damage of their first attack by 40%.

We recommend this refine as it makes Hector into a very effective tank that gives a total of Atk/Def-10 in additional to the damage reduction.

Legendary Hector Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
174
HP	47	Rank: 42/1171
Atk	40	Rank: 400/1171
Spd	23	Rank: 1002/1171
Def	38	Rank: 128/1171
Res	26	Rank: 596/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	52	61	27	46	30	216
Lv.40 +10	52	45	27	43	30	197

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	47	56	23	41	26	193
5★ Lv.40	47	40	23	38	26	174

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	23	26	6	15	4	74

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Þjazi	49	50	18	47	42	206
Marni	49	46	20	50	40	205
Valentine's Vigarde	51	45	26	47	31	200
Young Hector	47	45	16	47	41	196
Murdock	47	45	23	45	35	195
Dedue	50	45	17	45	28	185
Valentine's Gustav	49	41	18	46	31	185
Brave Edelgard	46	45	16	43	35	185
Legendary Edelgard	45	42	17	39	36	179
Mamori	43	37	24	42	33	179
Surtr	50	39	17	40	33	179
Flame Emperor	50	40	25	37	26	178
Legendary Hector	47	40	23	38	26	174
Winter Chrom	51	40	19	35	29	174
Valentine's Greil	47	41	18	38	30	174
Valentine's Hector	50	38	21	40	24	173
Hector	52	36	24	37	19	168

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

Legendary Hector Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Legendary Hector Roles

Hector - Marquess of Ostia 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

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

Legendary Skill grants HP and Atk bonuses to allies

Eff.	Atk+2	Spd+3	Def+4	Res+4	Pair Up

Pair Up and Eff.	Atk+2	Spd+3	Def+4	Res+4

Legendary Hector is a Fire-Type Legendary Hero, and when summoned, you will receive a Fire Blessing. During Fire Season, allies who appear in a team alongside L!Hector will gain HP+3 and Atk+2 when they have been given a Fire Blessing.

L!Hector's Strengths

Exclusive Weapon Prevents Enemy Follow-Ups

L!Hector's exclusive weapon Thunder Armads, prevents enemies from making follow-up attacks on Hector if there are more allies in 2 spaces compared to the number of foes within the same range.

Because Hector also has Crafty Fighter 3, he can easily get guaranteed follow-up attacks of his own while also inflicting the Guard status on his target.

The combination of these skills can make very deadly in the enemy phase.

The refined version of this weapon makes him even stronger, as it prevents the follow-up attack as long as Hector is within 2 spaces of an ally.

It will also inflict a total of Atk/Def-10 to enemy units and will reduce the damage of their first attack by 40%.

Ostia's Pulse Lowers Allies' Cooldown

Ostia's Pulse grants Special cooldown count -1 to all allies on the start of turn 1, as long as the number of allies with the same movement type on his team is ≤ 2. This skill is excellent on a mixed mobility team, but you may want to swap it out if you are thinking of using an all-armor party.

Can Counterattack Regardless of Distance

Distant Counter allows L!Hector to counterattack foes regardless of distance. Because of this, L!Hector can counterattack any foe if it doesn't have a skill that prevents counterattacks.

L!Hector's Weaknesses

Weak to Anti-Armor Skills

L!Hector is an armored unit, making him weak to skills against such units such as Armorslayer+ and Hana's Katana. If attacked by a unit with Armorslayer+, Hector will take 1.5x damage. Be mindful of what skills your enemies are equipped with. There are lots of weapons like these in the upper ranks of Aether Raids and Arena so be careful, and alllow another unit to take these foes out for him.

Low Mobility

Because he is an armored unit, he can only normally move 1 space at a time. It is recommended that you inherit skills such as Armor March and Pivot to increase L!Hector's mobility.

Legendary Hector Team and Counters

Teammates for L!Hector

Halloween Myrrh	Flying Olivia	Idunn	Ophelia
Reinhardt	Legendary Tiki (Young)	Legendary Azura	Brave Ephraim

Units that can deal with red magic users

Despite L!Hector's high defense, his Res stat sits at 26 at Lv. 40. If you are attacked by a red attribute magic user, you will likely be taken out in one turn. Because of this, it is best if you pair up L!Hector with a hero that can easily take out red foes such, as Reinhardt or Ophelia.

Units that can help with Hector's mobility

L!Hector is an armored unit. Therefore, he can only move one space at a time. This can make him hard to use in limited-turn maps such as Mjolnir Strike or Rival Domains. To cover this weakness, pair him up with units that can grant him extra actions such as Reyson or Peony. You can also opt to use units with Armor March 3 such as Halloween Myrrh or Picnic Flora.

L!Hector Counters

Caeda	Celica	Hana	Lilina
Hoshidan Summer Micaiah	Idunn	Phina	Halloween Hector

Red magic users

As stated above, L!Hector has trouble dealing with red magic units. When using L!Hector, watch out for foes like Celica or Lilina, who can take him out in one shot. However, he can deal with red physical units who do not have armor-effective weapons pretty well for a green unit. Leave red magic users for your other units instead.

Units with armor-effective weapons

Units like Hana and Hoshidan Summer Micaiah have armor-effective exclusive weapons that can easily take out L!Hector in one turn. Such units are fairly common in the higher ranks of Aether Raids and the Arena, so be mindful of L!Hector's positioning in relation to them, and leave them to an ally when possible.

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Legendary Hector - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Axe	11	1	No Effect	5★
Thunder Armads	16	1	Grants Def+3. If the number of allies within 2 spaces (excluding unit) > the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target), foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Dragon Gaze	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%.	5★
Draconic Aura	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts Atk by 30%.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Counter	Enables unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.	5★
Vengeful Fighter 1	If unit’s HP ≥ 90% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Vengeful Fighter 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Vengeful Fighter 3	If unit’s HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Crafty Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 75% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Crafty Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Crafty Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 25% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Ostia's Pulse	At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count -1 to all allies. Granted only if number of those allies’ movement types on current team ≤ 2.	5★
Ostia's Pulse II	At start of turn, grants Def/Res+6 to unit and allies for one turn, and also, if any unit or ally's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants them Special cooldown count-1. All effects granted only if the number of that unit or ally's movement type on the current team is ≤ 2.	5★

Legendary Hector as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Distant Counter, Crafty Fighter 3 and Vengeful Fighter 3

L!Hector can be used to inherit the skills Distant Counter, Crafty Fighter 3 and Vengeful Fighter 3. However, L!Hector is a very powerful fire-type legendary hero that can lead your team in the Arena so we recommend training and building around him instead.

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How to Get Legendary Hector / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Legendary Hector

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Legendary Hector is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Legendary Hero Summoning event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Patrick Seitz
Illustrator	Wada Sachiko (ワダサチコ)
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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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