Velouria Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Velouria - Wolf Cub 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 Velouria.

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Velouria	New Year Velouria

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Sumia [8.5/10]	Brave Ephraim [8.5/10]	Velouria [9.0/10]

Velouria Rating and Basic Information

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

Velouria - Wolf Cub: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Colorless Beast / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Grants special cooldown count-2 to herself and her support partner ・Special deals +10 damage while transformed ・Can raise the Def and Res of beast allies

Velouria Skills at 5★

Wolfpup Fang Might: 14　 Range: 1 Grants Spd+3. At the start of turn 1, grants special cooldown count-2 to unit and unit's support partner (if any). At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.

Luna Cooldown Count = 3 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.

Close Def 3 If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.

Ward Beasts Grants Def/Res+4 to beast allies within 2 spaces during combat.

Velouria Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★☆☆
Spd (12)		★★★★☆
Def (7)		★★☆☆☆
Res (6)		★★★★★

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

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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

The best IVs for Velouria are +Def and -Res. Velouria is not built to take blows from magic units so having some points off her Res would not weaken her significantly. With that, you should maximize her Def as much as possible as she is very strong in that side of defense. Taking a +Def IV combined with her naturally very high Spd means that most physical units will find it hard to take her down.

Combine all that with her colorless attribute and Close Def 3, then you have a literal and figurative defensive beast!

Velouria Best Builds

Galeforce Attacker Velouria

HOT
： Wolfpup Fang ： Reposition ： Galeforce ： -	： Fury 4 ： Wings of Mercy 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Flashing Blade 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Velouria can pre-charge Galeforce down to 2 cooldown at the start of each match through her Wolfpup Fang and Time's Pulse. Her role is to enter after the initiators and land one attack,which is assisted by Flashing Blade's Special acceleration to activate Galeforce and attack twice.

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Velouria Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Velouria's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Wolfpup Fang	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 1　HP: 3 Grants Spd+3. At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-2 to unit and unit's support partner (if any). If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, deals +7 damage when Special triggers, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit. At start of turn, if unit is within 3 spaces of support partner, grants Atk/Spd+6 and "neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat" to unit and any support partner within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If unit is transformed or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Wolfpup Fang

Refined Wolfpup Fang boosts not just Velouria, but her support partner as well. It grants Atk/Spd+6 to both Velouria and her support partner, and neutralizes bonuses on their foes. Additionally, if Velouria is transformed, it grants an additional Atk/Spd+5 on top of the earlier bonuses.

These effects warrant the Special refine for sure over the other choices.

Velouria Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
168
HP	40	Rank: 419/1089
Atk	35	Rank: 549/1089
Spd	37	Rank: 314/1089
Def	33	Rank: 268/1089
Res	23	Rank: 687/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	54	45	37	27	208
Lv.40 +10	45	40	42	37	27	191

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	49	40	33	23	185
5★ Lv.40	40	35	37	33	23	168

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	12	7	6	66

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
New Year Ash	41	44	19	44	40	188
Askr	40	43	26	43	31	183
Fallen Muarim	45	43	40	31	23	182
Ash	41	39	27	41	34	182
New Year Velouria	41	38	40	34	23	176
Velouria	40	35	37	33	23	168
Mordecai	47	37	24	39	20	167
Nailah	40	31	37	32	23	163

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

Velouria Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Velouria Roles

Velouria - Wolf Cub 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

Velouria 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.

Velouria Strengths

Wolfpup Fang Speeds-up Special Cooldown of Support Partner

One of the effects of Wolfpup Fang is that it grants special cooldown -2 to Velouria and her support partner at the start of turn 1. This synergizes well with weapons like Killing Edge+, skills like Special Spiral 3, and seals like Quickened Pulse. You can potentially take out high priority units at the start of battles with Velouria's abilities, if combined with the right hero. This is very important in the Arena or Aether Raids.

Running Velouria with a support partner possessing Galeforce in Aether Raids can be a good idea because it greatly increases the number of actions you can take in this turn-limited competitive game mode.

Wolfpup Fang stacks with other copies of Wolfpup Fang!

If you are lucky enough to have multiple copies of Velouria and choose not to merge them together, the cooldown reduction of her Wolfpup Fang will stack onto each other! For example, you have Velouria partnered with Ophelia. A team composition composed of 2 Velourias and 2 Ophelias mean that they will all get a special cooldown count reduction of -4. This is not including skills and seals coming from the supported unit that also grant special cooldown count reduction! Another unit to pair-up with Velouria is Navarre who also specializes in quickly activatiing his special.

You can also opt for 1:3 Velouria to Supported Ally team composition where Velouria will mainly act as a support unit in the backline. For example, in a team of 1 Velouria partnered with Caineghis, all Caineghis will reap the benefits of Wolfpup Fang's cooldown count reduction!

Buffs Beast Units' Def and Res

Velouria's C skill, Ward Beasts grants +4 Def/Res to all beast allies within 2 spaces of Rafiel. This gives her some supporting ability on top of her attributes as a tanky frontline unit in all beast teams. This helps her in supporting allies if ever you are opting for a team composition similar to the one discussed above.

Velouria Weaknesses

Less powerful as a defense unit

Ally Support will not work when being controlled by AI. This means Velouria will be unable to fully reap the benefits of Wolfpup Fang's special cooldown reduction if she is used as a defense unit in the Arena or in Aether Raids.

Less efficient if party is not built around her

Velouria works better in a very specific team that is designed to make her and her allies better. This is because of the factors below.

1. Wolfpup Fang only works with a specific unit, Velouria's current support partner.
2. Her nature as a beast unit makes her only ideal with dragonstone and co-beast units. Though you can still effectively run her in mixed teams with some strategic adjustments.
3. Ward Beasts only works with beast allies.

This does not mean she can not be effective in many teams, this only means that she shines best in teams that are specifically designed around her. You can change Ally Support at any time but this would not be convenient for players.

If you have multiple copies of Velouria, they can only be partnered with 1 type of unit as well! This means all your Velourias will be partnered with Naesala if you choose him to be the partner. Consequently, all your Naesala copies will be partnered with Velouria as well.

Low Res

Veloruia's Res only sits at 23 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for magic users to take her out. Be mindful of Velouria's positioning in relation to magical units that can easily take her out.

Fortunately for Velouria, her mobility makes it easy for her to advantageously position herself. Close Def 3 also supplements her Res against dragonstone units. She can definitely work around this weakness unlike other units who have low Res.

Weak to Beast Effective Weapons

Velouria takes 1.5x damage from beast-effective weapons like Brave Eliwood's Nini's Ice Lance, 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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Velouria Team and Counters

Teammates for Velouria

Tibarn	Lethe	Ayra	Brave Celica
Ophelia	Naesala	Legendary Tiki (Young)	Reyson
Lewyn	Leanne	Legendary Alm

A unit with a very strong special attack

Wolfpup Fang grants a special cooldown reduction to Velouria and her support partner. Even if this is a one time boost, it is very important to fully take advantage of as it provides huge momentum to your team. We recommend pairing-up Velouria with units that possess powerful specials like Galeforce or Blazing Light. Take note that Blazing Light requires some strategy to be used but it is very powerful when used correctly.

Beast and Dragonstone units that do not prevent transformation

In order for Velouria to reap the full benefits of Wolfpup Fang, she needs to be adjacent to only beast or dragon allies. She also transforms if she is not adjacent to any ally at all. Wolfpup Fang's transformation benefits are amazing so you should keep it online as much as possible. Having more beast and dragonstone allies in the party will make it easier for her to transform as there will be no need to worry about awkward unit positioning. Additionally, beast allies will support each other as most of them have beast support C skill! In Velouria's case, she possesses Ward Beasts which grants a Def/Res bonus to her allies.

Velouria Counters

Picnic Flora	Lyon	Robin (M)	Brave Eliwood
Robin (F)	Picnic Felicia	Cecilia	Pent
Halloween Mia

Powerful magic users especially those possessing raven tomes

As discussed in the IVs section, Velouria has a poor Res stat. This makes her very vulnerable to magic users especially to raven tome users like Cecilia, Robin (M) and Robin (F). She also has trouble with magic users that make it hard for her to activate her special like Pent and Halloween Mia.

Units with beast effective weapons

Beast effective weapons may be a rare sight, but this does not mean you should not pay attention to them. Unfortunately, wielders of these weapons are natural powerhouses that can still do decent damage despite Velouria's huge Def! Stay clear of units like Picnic Flora, Picnic Felicia and Brave Eliwood as they possess said weapons.

Take note that Close Def 3 will not work against Picnic Flora as she is a ranged unit.

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Velouria - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Whelp (Infantry)	4	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	5★
Yearling (Infantry)	6	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	5★
Adult (Infantry)	9	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	5★
Wolfpup Fang	14	1	Grants Spd+3. At the start of turn 1, grants special cooldown count-2 to unit and unit's support partner (if any). At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Close Def 1	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.	5★
Close Def 2	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	5★
Close Def 3	If foe initiates combat and uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.	5★
Spur Def 1	Grants adjacent allies Def +2 during combat.	5★
Spur Def 2	Grants adjacent allies Def +3 during combat.	5★
Ward Beasts	Grants Def/Res+4 to beast allies within 2 spaces during combat.	5★

Velouria as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Velouria can be used to inherit the skill Ward Beasts. However, beast supports like Leanne and Reyson already have their own support skills! Leanne has Hone Beasts while Reyson has Fortify Beasts. In fact, Rafiel even has Ward Beasts in his base kit. Velouria can be a powerhouse with enough investment so try not to fodder her off as it does not make much sense to fodder off a main beast unit to better a beast support.

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How to Get Velouria / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Velouria

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Velouria 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)
Illustrator	かわすみ
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

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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