Boey Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Boey - Skillful Survivor 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 Boey.

Focus - New Power (Aug 2019) Featured Heroes
Selena (Fates) [7.5/10]	Mae [7.5/10]	Beruka [7.5/10]	Boey [8.0/10]

Boey Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Boey - Skillful Survivor: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Tome / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Becomes more powerful with a nearby ally ・A mage with high Def ・Becomes even more powerful when HP exceeds that of the foe

Boey Skills at 5★

Inscribed Tome Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.

Ignis Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.

Earth Boost 3 If unit has at least 3 more HP than enemy at the start of combat, unit receives Def +6 during combat.

Renewal 3 At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.

Boey Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (17)		★★★★☆
Spd (5)		★★★☆☆
Def (8)		★★★★★
Res (5)		★☆☆☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Def/-Res

Boey's best IVs are +Def and -Res. If Boey has a Def boon and uses Inscribed Tome, he can greatly increase his combat capability. However, his already low Res stat means that it is ideal for a bane.

Boey Best Builds

Breather of Life Boey

： Gronnowl+ ： Ardent Sacrifice ： Sol ： -

： Darting Blow 3 ： Renewal 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a skillset that lets Boey function as both a healer and attacker. With the sacred seal Breath of Life, all adjacent allies will recover 10 HP when Boey initiates combat. With Gronnowl+, Boey’s stats will increase when initiating combat, and then heal them afterwards, making this a powerful build. If necessary, he can also use Ardent Sacrifice to restore some extra HP to his allies.

Anti-Meta Boey

HOT
： Inscribed Tome ： Reposition ： Ignis ： -	： Triangle Adept 3 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Pulse Smoke 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build is aimed at using Boey as a tank with his refined Inscribed Tome allowing him to counterattack physical melee opponents. With his refined tome and Triangle Adept 3, he can be used to tank and defeat Fallen Edelgard with ease.

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Boey Best Weapon Refine

We Recommend the Special Effect Upgrade!

Boey is best made use of by giving him the special effect upgrade. Giving his exclusive skill Inscribed Tome the special effect upgrade will allow him to counterattack foes who use a sword, axe, lance, or beast damage, effectively letting him counterattack any unit other than manaketes. Having Close Counter built into this weapon gives Boey a much bigger advantage than not being able to fight back close ranged units. Be sure to watch out for dragons though, as he will be unable to counterattack them.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

Boey Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
149
HP	43	Rank: 164/1089
Atk	29	Rank: 915/1089
Spd	27	Rank: 724/1089
Def	32	Rank: 300/1089
Res	18	Rank: 895/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	48	31	37	22	186
Lv.40 +10	48	34	31	37	22	172

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	43	27	32	18	163
5★ Lv.40	43	29	27	32	18	149
4★ Lv.40	40	27	24	30	16	137
3★ Lv.40	39	25	23	28	15	130

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	21	5	8	5	58
4★ Lv.1	18	13	4	8	4	47
3★ Lv.1	18	12	4	7	4	45

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Young Lyon	38	38	18	34	37	165
Fallen Lyon	40	40	16	32	35	163
Lyon	41	34	21	26	30	152
Sophia	40	33	19	28	29	149
Robin (M)	40	29	29	29	22	149
Robin (F)	40	29	29	29	22	149
Boey	43	29	27	32	18	148
Henry	45	23	22	32	25	147

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

Boey Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Boey Roles

Boey - Skillful Survivor 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

Boey is a ranged magical 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. Additionally, he has skills that allow him to recover HP and deal more damage with adjacent allies.

Boey's Strengths

Refined Inscribed Tome can counterattack physical melee opponents

Refining Boey's unique weapon Inscribed Tome allows him to counterattack physical melee opponents. This makes Boey a very reliable choice against general team compositions.

Inscribed Tome provides color advantage against colorless opponents

Boey's Inscribed Tome grants him color advantage against colorless opponents similar to Raventomes like Gronnraven+. Together with his refine, he makes for the perfect counter to Fallen Edelgard!

Gains extra power through Gronnowl+

5 Star Boey has two weapon skills to choose from. His other weapon skill, Gronnowl+, gives him more power as the number of adjacent allies increases. With 3 adjacent allies he gets +6 to all stats.

Good at enduring physical attacks for a mage

Boey has relatively good defense for a mage, which means that it is possible to use him as a physical wall if needed. In particular he is very powerful against bow units due to his ability to tank the attack and then counter it. Additionally, his default special skill, Ignis, draws extra power from his Def stat.

Boey's Weaknesses

Weak to other mages!

Despite being a mage himself, Boey's low Spd and Res stats mean that he is at a severe disadvantage to other mages. Positioning allies nearby and gaining buffs through Gronnowl+ may just save your skin, but in general you should avoid attacking powerful mages with this unit.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Boey - Skillful Survivor!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Boey - Skillful Survivor from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Boey - Skillful Survivor is a very useful physical tank, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Boey - Skillful Survivor if your team lacks a strong physical tank.

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Boey - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Wind	4	2	No Effect	3★
Elwind	6	2	No Effect	3★
Gronnowl	6	2	During combat, unit’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies × 2.	3★
Gronnowl+	10	2	During combat, unit’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies × 2.	5★
Inscribed Tome	14	2	Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Glowing Ember	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	3★
Ignis	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Earth Boost 1	If unit has at least 3 more HP than enemy at the start of combat, unit receives Def +2 during combat.	3★
Earth Boost 2	If unit has at least 3 more HP than enemy at the start of combat, unit receives Def +4 during combat.	3★
Earth Boost 3	If unit has at least 3 more HP than enemy at the start of combat, unit receives Def +6 during combat.	4★
Renewal 1	At the start of every fourth turn, restores 10 HP.	3★
Renewal 2	At the start of every third turn, restores 10 HP.	4★
Renewal 3	At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.	5★

Boey as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inherit Gronnowl+ and Earth Boost 3

You may wish to inherit Earth Boost 3 or Gronnowl+ from Boey. However, they are both a bit limited in their usage, so if you do not need either one, inherit Ignis instead.

How to Get Boey / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Boey

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Boey 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)	Chris Hackney
Illustrator	Aoji (あおじ)
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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