Barst Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Barst - The Hatchet 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 Barst.

February 2020 New Power
Laslow	Morgan (F)	Barst	Jakob

Focus - Headband Brawl (Block B) Featured Heroes
Gray [7.5/10]	Tibarn [9.0/10]	Barst [7.5/10]	Jeorge [7.0/10]

Barst Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Barst - The Hatchet: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A specially refined Devil Axe grants a Fury 3 effect and a Wrath 3 effect ・Can attack in succession if he initiates combat when using Brave Axe ・Can move both allies and foes

Barst Skills at 5★

Devil Axe Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat, but if unit attacked, deals 4 damage to unit after combat.

Reposition Range: 1 Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.

Knock Back If unit initiates attack, foe is moved 1 space away after combat.

Spur Atk 3 Grants adjacent allies Atk +4 during combat.

Barst Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (20)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (17)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★★★★☆
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
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/-Res

Barst's best IVs are +Atk and -Res. Barst will gain a guaranteed follow-up through his weapon Brave Axe when he initiates combat, so a higher Atk stat means that a doubled attack will deal significantly more damage. If you are planning on swapping out his weapon skill, then a +Spd IV may actually be more suitable.

Barst Best Builds

Offensive / Budget Barst

HOT
： Devil Axe ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Atk/Spd Push 4 ： Desperation 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Fury 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build makes Barst a pure offensive unit, making use of Devil Axe and the recoil skills to fall into the Desperation range. Time's Pulse and Devil Axe make Glimmer an instant trigger Special.

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Barst Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Barst's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Devil Axe	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat, but if unit attacked, deals 4 damage to unit after combat. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≤ 75% and unit's attack triggers Special, grants Special cooldown count-1, and deals +10 damage when Special triggers. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Devil Axe

Barst's exclusive wepaon can be refined with the special effect upgrade to gain the effect of Wrath 3. This effect is easy to trigger since the weapon's skill will deal damage to Barst, and having it as a built in effect allows for additional creativity with his passive skills.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

Barst Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
158
HP	46	Rank: 71/1171
Atk	33	Rank: 898/1171
Spd	32	Rank: 730/1171
Def	30	Rank: 501/1171
Res	17	Rank: 1120/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	51	54	37	34	21	197
Lv.40 +10	51	38	37	34	21	181

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	46	49	32	30	17	174
5★ Lv.40	46	33	32	30	17	158
4★ Lv.40	43	31	30	27	15	146
3★ Lv.40	42	29	28	26	14	139

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	20	25	8	6	4	63
4★ Lv.1	19	14	3	5	3	44
3★ Lv.1	19	16	7	5	3	50

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ninja Diamant	40	48	38	48	25	199
Wind Tribe Fuga	42	46	30	45	30	193
Fargus	43	47	31	40	32	193
Nabata Altina	42	47	16	42	46	193
Young Lissa	40	47	17	47	42	193
Summer Dedue	45	46	20	47	35	193
Summer Donnel	46	45	31	40	30	192
Summer Vaike	46	47	33	42	24	192
Basilio	48	43	33	36	21	181
Balthus	47	42	24	37	31	181
Summer Caspar	46	41	36	30	23	176
Vyland	47	41	30	36	19	173
Groom Hinata	47	37	27	40	21	172
Barst	46	33	32	30	17	158
Arthur (Fates)	43	32	29	30	24	158
Bartre	49	36	25	33	13	156

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

Barst Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Barst Roles

Barst - The Hatchet 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

Bast is a close ranged 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. In addition, he has versatile assist skills, and a weapon that lets him attack consecutively when initiating combat.

Barst's Strengths

Stat raising exclusive weapon

Barst has the exclusive weapon Devil's Axe, which will add +4 to all stats in combat. Although this weapon deals 4 damage to Barst after combat, the stat boost is worth it, and if you refine his weapon with the special effect upgrade, this demerit can actually make the bonus effect easier to trigger.

A beast of position adjustment

Barst's strength would have to lie in his two useful movement skills. He can adjust the positions of both allies and foes, making him rather versatile.

• Reposition (An assist skill that moves allies)
• Knock Back (A passive skill that moves foes)

Can support his allies with Spur Atk 3

Spur Atk 3 allows Barst to buff his allies' Atk stat. Reposition your foes and allies, and support your allies to take on the enemy!

Barst's Weaknesses

Watch out for magic attackers

Another weakness lies in his low Res stat. Make sure he stays out of reach from enemy mages and dragons.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Barst - The Hatchet!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Barst - The Hatchet from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Barst - The Hatchet is very useful as a axe attacker, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Barst - The Hatchet helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Barst - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	3★
Brave Axe	5	1	Spd -5. Attck twice when initiating combat.	3★
Brave Axe+	8	1	Spd -5. Attck twice when initiating combat.	5★
Devil Axe	16	1	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat, but if unit attacked, deals 4 damage to unit after combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Reposition	1	Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Knock Back	If unit initiates attack, foe is moved 1 space away after combat.	3★
Spur Atk 1	Grants adjacent allies Atk +2 during combat.	3★
Spur Atk 2	Grants adjacent allies Atk +3 during combat.	3★
Spur Atk 3	Grants adjacent allies Atk +4 during combat.	4★

Barst as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inherit Reposition!

You should inherit Reposition from Barst. Reposition is so versatile and can work with practically any hero, so the more Barsts that you can summon to use as fodder, the better.

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How to Get Barst / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Barst

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Barst 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

Voice Actor (English)	DC Douglas
Illustrator	Wada Sachiko (ワダサチコ)
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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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