Halloween Jakob Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Jakob - Devoted Monster 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 Halloween Jakob.

Heroes With the Same Name
Halloween Jakob	Jakob

Special Heroes - A Monstrous Harvest Featured Heroes
Halloween Nowi [8.5/10]	Halloween Henry [7.5/10]	Halloween Jakob [8.0/10]	Halloween Sakura [7.5/10]

Halloween Jakob Rating and Basic Information

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

Jakob - Devoted Monster: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Bow / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・One of the few bow-wielding armored units ・Wary Fighter prevents him and his foe from follow-up attacks ・Converts enemy bonuses such as Hone and Fortify into penalties

Halloween Jakob Skills at 5★

Monstrous Bow+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 Effective against flying foes. After combat, if unit attacked, converts bonuses on foes within 2 spaces of target into penalties through their next actions.

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

Bracing Blow 2 Grants Def/Res +4 during combat if unit initiates combat.

Wary Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Halloween Jakob Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (20)		★★★☆☆
Atk (21)		★★★★★
Spd (6)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (9)		★★★★☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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/-Spd

The best IVs for Halloween Jakob are +Atk and -Spd. This allows him to directly increase the damage he deals. His Spd is not of importance as it is unreliable and Wary Fighter 3 already takes care of follow-up attack protection. The mentioned skill also disables his ability to nail follow-up attacks so this makes Spd very very unimportant.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Halloween Jakob to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. If you plan to replace his B skill with something like Vengeful Fighter 3, you can go for a +Def or +Res IV depending on your needs instead.

Halloween Jakob Best Builds

Bold Fighter Halloween Jakob

： Brave Bow+ ： Swap ： Moonbow ： -

： Death Blow 4 ： Bold Fighter 3 ： Armored Stride 3 ： Death Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is an offensive build for Halloween Jakob. WIth Brave Bow and Bold Fighter, he can quad enemy units. Armored Stride will allow him to move an extra space.

Spendthrift Halloween Jakob

HOT
： Spendthrift Bow+ ： Swap ： Noontime ： -	： Close Counter ： Crafty Fighter 3 ： A/R Far Save 3 ： Bracing Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a tank build for Halloween Jakob using Spendthrift Bow. The drawbacks of the weapon are negated by his low cooldown Special. Close Counter allows him to counterattack regardless of distance, while A/R Far Save allows him to tank damage for his allies.

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Halloween Jakob Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
165
HP	42	Rank: 263/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	23	Rank: 1002/1171
Def	33	Rank: 346/1171
Res	32	Rank: 307/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	47	52	27	38	36	200
Lv.40 +10	47	40	27	38	36	188

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	42	47	23	33	32	177
5★ Lv.40	42	35	23	33	32	165

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	20	21	6	9	8	64

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Claude	41	43	46	32	34	196
Winter Annette	43	43	23	40	41	190
Winter Ignatz	42	35	40	31	37	185
Winter Felix	44	38	37	32	29	180
Valentine's Faye	43	40	23	35	38	179
Plegian Raphael	48	42	28	38	23	179
Winter Marth	42	36	38	30	25	174
Halloween Jakob	42	35	23	33	32	165
Halloween Niles	37	34	39	25	29	164

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

Halloween Jakob Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Halloween Jakob Roles

Jakob - Devoted Monster 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

Halloween Jakob is a ranged magic 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.

Halloween Jakob Strengths

A rare armored bow unit!

Halloween Jakob is both a bow user and an armored unit and that is a very rare combination. This allow him to fill-in specific niches as he hits harder and is more durable compared to other bow users. The only downside is his limited mobility which can be fixed through proper skills, Seals and synergy with allied units.

His colorless nature can also be used to an advantage as it means he will not take extra attribute damage if the foe does not have a Raven weapon like the very powerful Tome of Order.

Because of his ability to fill-in a very specific niche as a bow armored unit, he can make for a good unit in an all-armored team especially with some investment.

Naturally high stats and Wary Fighter make him great on the defensive front too!

On top of his naturally high defenses, Halloween Jakob has access to Wary Fighter 3. Wary Fighter 3 prevents Jakob and his foe from executing follow-up attacks if his HP ≥ 50%. Halloween Jakob benefits greatly from this, as he does not rely on follow-up attacks to deal damage anyway. Even if you inherit Brave Bow+ onto him, he can still get the extra attack as the strike this weapon provides does not count as a follow-up attack.

This is mostly a defensive skill. If you prefer a more offensive build, you can opt for Bold Fighter 3 or Vengeful Fighter 3. Check out the builds section to learn more about these skills and how you can integrate them onto Jakob's kit.

Halloween Jakob Weaknesses

Armored movement!

Halloween Jakob enjoys the high stats of an armored unit, but this means that he suffers from armored movement as well. Without the use of proper Sacred Seals like Armored Boots and skills like Armored March 3, he will be crippled by very limited movement. It will be most likely that the enemy will get to him first before he is able to initiate. If that is the case, he will be unable to trigger Bracing Blow 2.

Another option is to get Guidance 3 if you plan to run him in mixed teams. With this skill and his ranged, you will have a moderately easy time initiating on enemies.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Halloween Jakob takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Armorslayer+ or Hammer+, and one blow from these types of weapons is sure to take him down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Jakob - Devoted Monster Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Jakob - Devoted Monster only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Jakob - Devoted Monster if a 4 Star version is released!

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Halloween Jakob - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Monstrous Bow+	12	2	Effective against flying foes. After combat, if unit attacked, converts bonuses on foes within 2 spaces of target into penalties through their next actions.	5★
Monstrous Bow	8	2	Effective against fliers. After combat, bonuses become penalties on all foes within 2 spaces through foe’s next action.	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.	5★
Ignis	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Armored Blow 1	Grants Def +2 during combat if unit initiates the attack.	5★
Bracing Blow 1	Grants Def/Res +2 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Bracing Blow 2	Grants Def/Res +4 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Wary Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★
Wary Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★
Wary Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★

Halloween Jakob as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★☆☆☆

Not Recommended for Skill Inheritance

Halloween Jakob does not possess any skills that are worth inheriting onto another unit. We recommend training and investing in him instead. If you get multiple copies of him, you can aim for a +10 merge Halloween Jakob to make a very reliable armored bow unit.

How to Get Halloween Jakob / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Halloween Jakob

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Halloween Jakob is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes 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)	Ben Diskin
Illustrator	Fujiwara Ryo (冨士原良)
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.

FEH: Related Guides

Special Heroes: A Monstrous Harvest

Heroes from Special Heroes - A Monstrous Harvest
Halloween Nowi [8.5/10]	Halloween Henry [7.5/10]	Halloween Jakob [8.0/10]	Halloween Sakura [7.5/10]

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Colorless Breath	Colorless Dagger
Colorless Beast	Colorless Bow
Colorless Tome	Staff