Best Red Units Tier List

This is a tier list of the best red units in Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Every hero listed on this page is a top tier hero for arena battles, so if you are curious about which red heroes to use, or who is the strongest red unit, please read on.

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The Best Red Heroes 2024

Rank	Hero	Rating
1st	Emblem Ike	9.9/10
2nd	Brave Felix	9.9/10
3rd	Summer Gullveig	9.9/10
4th	Ninja Sanaki	9.5/10
5th	Halloween Nagi	9.5/10
Runners-Up	Brave Seliph Fallen Chrom Summer Shez (F) Tea Ayra Aided Dagr Brave Robin (M) Emblem Marth Fallen Byleth (F) Fallen Ike Lucia Summer Fjorm Attuned Triandra Ice Tribe Thea Summer Edelgard Winter Byleth (M) Embla Fallen Lumera Legendary Hinoka Valentine's Chrom Legendary Shez (M) Legendary Yuri Hoshidan Summer Nephenee Legendary Veronica Ninja Camilla Ninja Tharja Rearmed Marianne Spring Chloé	9.5/10

1st: Emblem Ike

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 24	Spd 5	Def 15	Res 9
Lv. 40	HP 41 (41)	Atk 63 (47)	Spd 18 (18)	Def 45 (45)	Res 42 (42)
Default Skills
： Emblem Ragnell ：- ： Great Aether			： Def/Res Finish 4 ： Laguz Friend 4 ： Canto Control 3 ：-

Emblem Ike Builds and Best IVs

Emblem Ike is an incredibly sturdy unit capable of tanking multiple hits in succession and then retaliating with a knockout blow while restoring his lost HP at the same time.

His exclusive sword Emblem Ragnell has a built-in Distant Counter effect, neutralizes penalties on Emblem Ike, neutralizes effects that prevent Emblem Ike's counterattacks, and neutralizes effects that slow down Emblem Ike's Special cooldown charges. These effects ensure that Emblem Ike can enter combat unhindered by any effect that hinders his combat potential, especially against top metagame threats.

The Null Penalties effect greatly improves Ike's matchup against Ninja Sanaki, and the Null C-Disrupt effect improves his matchup against Valentine's Lyon. These two units are the premiere ranged nuke units in the metagame, and Emblem Ike has an improved matchup against them both.

Emblem Ragnell also grants Emblem Ike bonus Atk and inflicts an Atk penalty onto his foe during combat based on his foe's Atk at the start of combat. This effect creates an Atk stat swing that makes Ike more durable while hitting harder at the same time.

What sets Emblem Ike apart from other omnitanks is his exclusive Special Great Aether. It is a 3 cooldown Special (after acceleration) that boosts damage based on his foe's Atk and the number of times Ike's foe has attacked during this combat.

To increase Ike's damage output, Great Aether forces Ike's foe to counterattack and follow-up attack first when Ike initiates combat.

To protect Ike from being defeated before his attacks, Great Aether reduces damage from his foe's attacks by 40% minus current Special cooldown count value x 10. However, if he is receiving consecutive attacks, the damage reduction is increased to 70% minus current Special cooldown count value x 10 for his foe's second attack and all succeeding attacks during combat. Keep in mind that this is current cooldown and not maximum cooldown, which is relevant when considering Laguz Friend 4 is on his base kit.

Additionally, Great Aether deals 5 damage to all foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Ike and inflicts Special cooldown count+1 to those foes as well if Ike triggers Great Aether during combat.

Finally, Great Aether heals Ike after combat based on the number of foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Ike, capped at 50% of his max HP.

His base kit's Laguz Friend 4 ties everything together, giving Emblem Ike Special jumping, true damage reduction, true damage on attacks, and damage reduction piercing.

All of these effects tied into one character makes for arguably the sturdiest unit in the entire game.

2nd: Brave Felix

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 30	Spd 9	Def 9	Res 7
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 63 (47)	Spd 48 (48)	Def 35 (35)	Res 29 (29)
Default Skills
： New Levin Sword ：- ： Gust			： Atk/Spd Excel ： Lone Wolf ： Endless Tempest ：-

Brave Felix Builds and Best IVs

Brave Felix is a speedy Sword Infantry unit with great Special acceleration and multiple actions.

Brave Felix's New Levin Sword accelerates his Special cooldown by -2 instead of the traditional -1, has built-in Distant Counter and deals adaptive damage against all foes.

In combat, New Levin Sword grants Brave Felix bonus stats, a Null Guard effect, and 50% damage reduction piercing on his attacks.

Brave Felix's exclusive B skill Lone Wolf is what separates him from all other Sword Infantry units. It has a built-in Phantom Spd effect and grants him extra actions if he hasn't used or been the target of an Assist skill during the current turn.

The extra actions are granted if Brave Felix initiates combat, and if Brave Felix takes his action without entering combat. These two are independent of each other, allowing Brave Felix to act up to three times in one turn.

Lone Wolf also grants Brave Felix bonus true damage and true damage reduction in-combat. His bonus true damage also includes area-of-effect Specials, unlike other similar effects.

Brave Felix is a flexible unit that can run either a Galeforce build, or an area-of-effect Special build. Both of these builds excel offensively, especially since Lone Wolf allows him to easily approach his enemies and then lay waste to them with his extra actions.

In Aether Raids, Brave Felix can abuse Lone Wolf to somewhat ignore traps, as Lone Wolf grants him an extra action if the trap ends his turn. This makes him the premiere offensive unit in Aether Raids, since he can just defeat multiple foes on turn one while ignoring enemy traps.

3rd: Summer Gullveig

Red		Red Tome		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 25	Spd 8	Def 7	Res 4
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 60 (46)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 24 (24)	Res 17 (17)
Default Skills
： Golden Sunlight ：- ： Time and Light			： Flared Sparrow ： S/R Far Trace 4 ： Odd Spd Wave 4 ：-

Summer Gullveig Builds and Best IVs

Summer Gullveig is a heavily offensive glass cannon unit capable of attacking up to four times in one turn.

Summer Gullveig's exclusive weapon Golden Sunlight grants bonus Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat equal to 5 plus 3x the number of foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Gullveig, grants bonus true damage equal to 20% of Gullveig's Spd, and reduces her foe's non-Special percentage-based damage reduction effects by 50%, allowing her to nuke down her foes with her high firepower.

Golden Sunlight also grants Summer Gullveig 70% damage reduction on her foe's first attack, improving her survivability, and grants Summer Gullveig an extra action after combat to continue her offense. However, she is inflicted with the Gravity status on the new action, and the extra action effect cannot trigger again for 2 turns after it has triggered.

Summer Gullveig's exclusive Special skill Time and Light boosts Special damage by 30% of her Spd, neutralizes effects that slow down her Special cooldown charges, and grants Summer Gullveig an extra action after combat (with the Gravity status once again).

Finally, Summer Gullveig also comes with a Duo Skill that grants her an extra action upon activation. This extra action effect does not come with the Gravity status, but can only be activated if Summer Gullveig has already entered combat this turn.

Combining Golden Sunlight, Time and Light, and her Duo Skill, Summer Gullveig can act up to four times in one turn!

4th: Ninja Sanaki

Red		Red Tome		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 16	Spd 5	Def 3	Res 14
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 55 (47)	Spd 24 (24)	Def 16 (16)	Res 47 (47)
Default Skills
： Radiant Scrolls ：- ： Iceberg			： Flared Mirror ： Sabotage A/R 3 ： Def/Res Ploy 3 ：-

Ninja Sanaki Builds and Best IVs

Ninja Sanaki is an incredibly potent offensive threat capable of deleting even the sturdiest of tanks in one round of attacks.

Ninja Sanaki's exclusive weapon Radiant Scrolls attacks twice on both phases, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on her foe during combat, and deals bonus damage equal to the highest total penalties among her foe and all foes closest to the target foe.

Radiant Scrolls also cuts the effectiveness of non-Special damage reduction effects based on the highest total penalties among her foe and all foes closest to the target foe. As more penalties get applied onto her foes, their damage reduction effects get even weaker, allowing Ninja Sanaki's high Atk stat and brave attacks to nuke them down.

Ninja Sanaki also has a Duo Skill which grants her an extra action, allowing her to defeat another enemy or retreat to safety.

Finally Ninja Sanaki also has a very high Res stat, allowing her to support the team through skills like Sabotage A/R 3 and Atk/Res Ploy 3. These debuff effects also improve her own damage output!

5th: Halloween Nagi

Red		Red Breath		Armored
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 23	Atk 29	Spd 4	Def 12	Res 9
Lv. 40	HP 49 (49)	Atk 64 (48)	Spd 17 (17)	Def 45 (45)	Res 48 (48)
Default Skills
： Opposing Stones ：- ： Dragon's Roar			： Atk/Res Scowl 4 ： Dragon's Scales ： A/R Twin F Save ：-

Halloween Nagi Builds and Best IVs

Halloween Nagi is an elite defensive Armored Manakete capable of withstanding multiple attacks.

Halloween Nagi's Opposing Stones is a loaded weapon that single-handedly turns her into one of the best tanks in the game.

It has the following effects built-in, with no conditions:

• Accelerated Special trigger (-1).
• Deals effective damage against dragon foes.
• Neutralizes Nagi's armor-effective weakness.
• Deals adaptive damage against ranged foes.
• Grants Nagi a Distant Counter effect.
• Grants Nagi a Time's Pulse 4 effect.
• Grants Nagi 80% damage reduction against area-of-effect Specials.
• Grants Nagi weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes.
• Inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes attacking Nagi.

Opposing Stones also has multiple effects in-combat that help Nagi sustain herself:

• Inflicts up to Atk/Def/Res-14 onto Nagi's foe based on number of allies within 3 spaces (automatically Atk/Def/Res-14 if Nagi triggers Savior).
• Grants Nagi true damage reduction equal to 20% of her Res.
• Grants Nagi 7 HP post-combat healing.

Opposing Stones also grants the following effects to allies within 3 spaces:

• Grants Atk/Def/Res+4 to allies during allies' combat
• Grants 7 HP post-combat healing to allies after their combat

Halloween Nagi can run her default base kit to have decent retaliation against her foes, or she can specialize into a full tank by running the Shield Fighter build. Shield Fighter armored units tend to be weak to area-of-effect Specials, but Halloween Nagi protects herself against this with Opposing Stones.

Top Tier Runner-Up Red Heroes

Brave Seliph

Red		Sword		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 26	Spd 11	Def 7	Res 5
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 59 (43)	Spd 41 (41)	Def 37 (37)	Res 18 (18)
Default Skills
： Holytide Tyrfing ：- ： Luna			： Atk/Spd Clash 4 ： Lull Spd/Def 3 ： Heir to Light ：-

Brave Seliph Builds and Best IVs

Brave Seliph is a powerful 4 movement unit just like his father's Legendary counterpart.

His Holytide Tyrfing grants bonus stats and deals bonus true damage based on the distance travelled before combat, up to 40% of his foe's Def. This true damage effect can dent even the sturdiest of tanks like Brave Hector!

Holytide Tyrfing also has a Miracle effect, which allows Brave Seliph to survive one fatal blow.

His exclusive C skill Heir to Light is simple, but powerful. It grants him an Atk/Spd+6 bonus, +1 movement, and the 【Null Follow-Up】 status at the start of the turn. In conjunction with the Miracle effect of his weapon, Brave Seliph will almost always survive his first engagement while dealing a massive blow to his enemies.

Fallen Chrom

Red		Sword		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 17	Atk 31	Spd 11	Def 5	Res 3
Lv. 40	HP 41 (41)	Atk 61 (45)	Spd 46 (46)	Def 29 (29)	Res 18 (18)
Default Skills
： Arcane Devourer ： Fate Unchanged... ： Galeforce			： Atk/Spd Clash 4 ： Spd/Def Snag 4 ： Inf. Spd Tactic ：-

Fallen Chrom Builds and Best IVs

Fallen Chrom is a sword cavalry unit with amazing support capabilities on top of his already impressive offensive stats.

His inheritable weapon, Arcane Devourer, grants bonus stats, reduces damage taken, and neutralize effects that prevent him from making follow-up attacks. His weapon synchronizes perfectly with his Special Galeforce, which helps him reduce its cooldown to 4, and accelerate it further with each attack he makes.

Similar to other premium versions of Chrom, Fallen Chrom comes with a jacked-up Reposition effect. Fallen Chrom has Fate Unchanged... which repositions an ally and inflicts【Exposure】on nearby enemies as well as enemies with Savior effects near those enemies, forcing them take added damage from this effect.

Brave Chrom is a powerful unit, and Fallen Chrom is pretty much a red version of him, nearly identical in stats and role.

Summer Shez (F)

Red		Sword		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 27	Spd 15	Def 4	Res 3
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 57 (46)	Spd 50 (45)	Def 30 (30)	Res 18 (18)
Default Skills
： Surfer's Spire ：- ： Glimmer			： Swift Slice ： Lull Spd/Def 4 ： Atk/Def Menace ：-

Summer Shez (F) Builds and Best IVs

Summer Shez (F) is an offensive Sword Cavalry unit that deals effective damage against all weapon types.

Her weapon, Surfer's Spire, is fairly straightforward - granting Canto, bonus Spd, brave attacks, and true damage equal to 20% of Shez's Spd.

Swift Slice is what separates Summer Shez (F) from other Sword Cavalry units, granting Atk/Spd/Def/Res+8 whenever Shez is initiating combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally. More importantly, it grants effective damage against all weapon types upon winning a conditional Spd check depending on her opponent whenever she initiates combat:

Attacking up to four times with effective damage will almost always be enough to defeat her foes in combat, making Summer Shez (F) one of the best player phase unit in the game.

Tea Ayra

Red		Sword		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 30	Spd 11	Def 4	Res 4
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 60 (44)	Spd 46 (46)	Def 32 (32)	Res 17 (17)
Default Skills
： Teatime's Edge ：- ： Supreme Astra			： Atk/Spd Clash 4 ： Flow Desperation ： Red Feud 3 ：-

Tea Ayra Builds and Best IVs

Tea Ayra is another offensive sword cavalry unit carried by effects exclusive to herself.

Tea Ayra's exclusive Special Supreme Astra boosts damage equal to 40% of her Spd and has a built-in Time's Pulse effect. Supreme Astra pre-charges itself at the start of each turn and after it triggers (once per turn), allowing Tea Ayra to trigger it multiple times in one turn.

Her exclusive weapon Teatime's Edge grants 【Canto (Dist. +1; Max 4)】 which is a modified Canto effect allowing her to move spaces post-combat equal to the number of spaces she moved prior to combat, plus one, allowing her to retreat after combat just as far as she moved.

Teatime's Edge also grants Tea Ayra Atk/Spd bonuses in combat, true damage equal to 20% of her Spd, and the offensive half of the Tempo effect which neutralizes effects that slow down Tea Ayra's Special charges.

Paired together, these skills allow Tea Ayra to engage, nuke down an enemy, and then retreat to safety.

Aided Dagr

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 29	Spd 9	Def 12	Res 9
Lv. 40	HP 41 (41)	Atk 62 (46)	Spd 48 (48)	Def 38 (38)	Res 31 (31)
Default Skills
： Veðrfölnir's Edge ： Reposition Gait ：-			： Atk/Spd Excel ： Veðrfölnir's Wing ： Firm Canto Curb ：-

Aided Dagr Builds and Best IVs

Aided Dagr is a speedy Sword Infantry unit that can set up mobility for her team.

Aided Dagr's Veðrfölnir's Edge grants her and all allies within 3 rows or 3 columns a visible Atk/Spd+6 bonus and 【Null Follow-Up】 at the start of each turn.

In combat, Veðrfölnir's Edge grants Aided Dagr up to Atk/Spd/Def/Res+14 based on ally proximity, neutralizes penalties on Dagr, a Null Guard effect, bonus true damage and true damage reduction on first attack based on highest total bonuses among Dagr or nearby allies, and 50% damage reduction piercing effect whenever her foe triggers an offensive Special.

Aided Dagr's exclusive Veðrfölnir's Wing has built-in 【Pathfinder】 and grants the 【Pathfinder】 status to either her support partner or the ally with the highest Def at the start of each turn.

In combat, Veðrfölnir's Wing inflicts an Atk/Spd/Def penalty on her foe based on her foe's visible stat bonuses, applies a 50% damage reduction piercing effect to Dagr's attacks, and grants Dagr 7 HP post-combat healing.

Aided Dagr can double as both a traditional Sword Infantry unit and support with her start-of-turn bonuses and 【Pathfinder】 support, giving her a niche over other Sword Infantry units.

Brave Robin (M)

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 27	Spd 18	Def 7	Res 5
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 62 (46)	Spd 48 (45)	Def 35 (35)	Res 27 (27)
Default Skills
： Deliverer's Brand ：- ： Ignis			： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Gambit 4 ： Tip the Scales! ：-

Brave Robin (M) Builds and Best IVs

Brave Robin (M) is another speedy sword infantry that functions as both a support unit and a tankbuster at the same time.

Brave Robin (M)'s supportive capabilities are carried by his exclusive C skill Tip the Scales! grants 【Rally Spectrum】 to himself and his nearby allies at the start of each turn.

【Rally Spectrum】 grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to the affected unit during combat and if that unit has an offensive Special, reduces their Special cooldown count before their first attack. Units with an accelerated Special trigger and units with brave effects get their cooldown reduced by 1, while units with neither effect get their cooldown reduced by 2.

【Rally Spectrum】 is a very powerful effect that makes affected units trigger their Specials more reliably, improving their combat performance and potentially knocking out their foes due to the immediate Special trigger.

Tip the Scales! also allows Brave Robin (M) to warp to a space adjacent to any ally within 5 spaces that has the 【Rally Spectrum】status, extending his range further than most units!

Offensively, Brave Robin (M)'s unique weapon Deliverer's Brand grants bonus stats, damage reduction on foe's first attack, a Tempo effect, neutralizes percentage-based damage reduction when Special triggers, and deals adaptive damage if specific Specials on the Glowing Ember tree trigger.

These effects allow Robin to hit hard and bust through enemy units with ease.

Emblem Marth

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 26	Spd 8	Def 9	Res 10
Lv. 40	HP 41 (41)	Atk 61 (45)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 33 (33)	Res 27 (27)
Default Skills
： Hero-King Sword ：- ： Lodestar Rush			： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Potent 4 ： Inf. Null Follow 4 ：-

Emblem Marth Builds and Best IVs

Emblem Marth is a Sword Infantry Emblem Hero with unique effects that set him apart from other Sword Infantry units.

His Hero-King Sword grants bonus Atk/Spd/Def/Res equal to 5 plus 20% of his Spd, reduces damage from his foe's first attack by 40%, grants a Desperation effect, and cuts the effectiveness of his foe's non-Special percentage-based damage reduction skills in half. These effects aren't too unique, but all add up in helping him win combat.

What makes Emblem Marth stand out as yet another Sword Infantry hero is his Special, Lodestar Rush. This Special skill boosts damage by 40% of Marth's Spd, neutralizes effects that slow down his Special cooldown charges in combat, reduces damage from his foe's next attack by 40% when either Marth's or his foe's Special is either ready or triggers, and has 【Potent Follow X%】.

【Potent Follow X%】 is a new effect that grants Emblem Marth an additional follow-up attack, with the bonus attack dealing X% of his normal attack damage. This bonus attack is made after when a standard follow-up attack would occur, and is not affected by effects that prevent follow-up attacks or effects that allow units to attack twice.

Fallen Byleth (F)

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 27	Spd 8	Def 8	Res 10
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 60 (44)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 32 (32)	Res 25 (25)
Default Skills
： Captain's Sword ：- ： Divine Pulse			： Distant A/S Solo ： Close Call 4 ： Time's Pulse 4 ：-

Fallen Byleth (F) Builds and Best IVs

Fallen Byleth (F) is a speedy sword infantry unit with multiple effects that set her apart from all the other godswords in the game.

Byleth's Captain's Sword grants her an accelerated Special trigger, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, has a Bulwark effect that prevents foes from moving through nearby spaces and heals Byleth for 7 HP after combat, and has a Vantage effect upon winning a Spd check.

This loaded weapon dumps a lot of different effects onto Fallen Byleth (F), making her difficult to counter outright. The Bulwark effect prevents her foes from simply bypassing her and attacking the back line, and the Vantage effect ensures that Byleth deals significant damage, or outright knocks out, any enemies that approach.

Fallen Byleth (F) also comes with Divine Pulse similar to Brave Byleth (F). This exclusive Special boosts Fallen Byleth (F)'s damage by 25% of her Spd, reduces damage from her foe's next attack by 75%, and boosts her next attack by 20% of her Spd.

Paired with Captain's Sword, Fallen Byleth (F) will almost always hit with Divine Pulse first, granting her multiple layers of damage reduction afterwards to protect her from heavy damage.

Fallen Ike

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 25	Spd 12	Def 6	Res 6
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 51 (35)	Spd 42 (42)	Def 32 (32)	Res 23 (23)
Default Skills
： Chaos Ragnell ：- ： Mayhem Aether			： Darting Breath ： Repel 3 ： Atk/Spd Oath 3 ：-

Fallen Ike Builds and Best IVs

Fallen Ike is a speedy sword infantry unit with deceptive bulk due to his weapon refine.

Refined Chaos Ragnell grants a Distant Counter effect, a Unity effect for all stats, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+8 in combat, neutralizes effects that slow down Ike's Special cooldown charges, 7 true damage reduction on his foe's first attack, neutralizes non-Special percentage-based damage reduction effects whenever his Special triggers, and a Special skipping effect before Ike's first attack based on his maximum Special cooldown count.

This refine combines the base Chaos Ragnell with effects similar to Laguz Friend 4, which is a very powerful skill that heavily improves the combat potential of tank units.

With this refine, Fallen Ike can withstand his foe's attacks and then immediately retaliate with Mayhem Aether, healing back most of the damage he took from the initial attack.

Lucia

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 30	Spd 15	Def 5	Res 6
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 67 (41)	Spd 52 (45)	Def 24 (29)	Res 27 (32)
Default Skills
： Queensblade ： Harsh Command+ ：-			： Life and Death 4 ： Repel 4 ： Even Tempest 3 ：-

Lucia Builds and Best IVs

Lucia is a speedy sword infantry unit who turns combat into pure 1v1 situations.

Her exclusive Queensblade grants Atk+3, bonus true damage equal to 20% of Lucia's Spd, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, 30% damage reduction, and disables all of the following effects:

• in-combat and area-of-effect Specials
• defensive terrain effects
• support effects (mainly Ally Support)
• guaranteed follow-up attacks
• effects that prevent follow-up attacks
• effects that prevent counterattacks
• effects that change attack priority (such as Vantage, Desperation, and weapons like refined Urvan)
• all skills of all other units except for Lucia and her foe during combat

With Queensblade, Lucia ensures combat has no interference and is completely reliant on the abilities of only Lucia and her foe.

Summer Fjorm

Red		Sword		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 26	Spd 16	Def 4	Res 6
Lv. 40	HP 43 (43)	Atk 59 (43)	Spd 46 (46)	Def 28 (28)	Res 28 (28)
Default Skills
： Ice-Bound Brand ：- ： Frostbite Mirror			： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Spurn 4 ： Time's Pulse 4 ：-

Summer Fjorm Builds and Best IVs

Summer Fjorm is yet another speedy sword infantry unit that excels in both phases.

Her Ice-Bound Brand disables effects that prevent her follow-ups if facing a ranged foe.

In combat, if Summer Fjorm's foe initiates combat or if her foe's HP ≥ 75%, Summer Fjorm receives Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, inflicts an Atk/Spd penalty onto her foe equal to 20% of Summer Fjorm's Spd at start of combat, applies a Guard effect onto her foe, and reduces incoming damage by 5 whenever her foe's attack triggers her Special.

Summer Fjorm also carries her own exclusive Special in Frostbite Mirror. This Special reduces damage from her foe's attacks by a percentage equal to their range (10% for melee foes and 30% for ranged foes) and then reflects the damage reduced back onto the foe during Summer Fjorm's next attack.

Additionally, if Summer Fjorm's Special is ready to trigger at the start of combat, Frostbite Mirror grants Summer Fjorm a Distant Counter effect.

Attuned Triandra

Red		Sword		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 17	Atk 30	Spd 7	Def 5	Res 3
Lv. 40	HP 39 (39)	Atk 60 (44)	Spd 46 (46)	Def 27 (27)	Res 22 (22)
Default Skills
： Flower of Tribute ： Harrowing Dream ：-			： Atk/Spd Clash 4 ： Flow Refresh 4 ： Spd/Def Hold ： Death Blow Echo

Attuned Triandra Builds and Best IVs

Attuned Triandra is a fantastic support hero providing map-wide support to her allies.

Attuned Triandra's exclusive weapon Flower of Tribute deals 5 damage and inflicts Spd/Def-5 onto foes within 3 rows and 3 columns of Triandra whenever they enter combat, while her exclusive refresher assist Harrowing Dream grants another action to target ally and also inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5, 【Guard】, and 【Sabotage】 on all foes in cardinal directions of both the target ally and Triandra herself.

Attuned Triandra's own combat prowess is also quite good, with Flower of Tribute's true damage effect, an offensive-based statline, and the aforementioned debuffs allowing her to deal significant damage should she need to enter combat herself.

Ice Tribe Thea

Red		Sword		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 17	Atk 26	Spd 8	Def 5	Res 15
Lv. 40	HP 39 (39)	Atk 59 (43)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 27 (27)	Res 39 (39)
Default Skills
： Ilian Frost Blade ：- ： Iceberg			：- ： Pegasus Rift ： Air Orders 4 ：-

Ice Tribe Thea Builds and Best IVs

Ice Tribe Thea is a powercrept version of metagame staple Bridal Catria, capable of heading an entire team archetype by herself.

Her exclusive weapon Ilian Frost Blade takes a page out of Bridal Catria's playbook and improves upon it by granting both 【Triangle Attack】 and 【Canto (1)】 to herself and nearby allies at the start of each turn, granting them brave attacks and additional mobility at once.

Bridal Catria is a metagame staple, and Ice Tribe Thea powercreeps her by providing additional effects on top of 【Triangle Attack】 while also having a usable Res stat.

In combat, Ilian Frost Blade grants Ice Tribe Thea bonus stats equal to 5 plus 2x the number of times Dragonflowers have been used on Thea (up to a total of Atk/Spd/Def/Res+15), 50% damage reduction piercing, 7 true damage reduction on foe's first attack, and Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat.

With Ilian Frost Blade, Ice Tribe Thea can burst down her foes while also empowering her allies' mobility and combat at the same time.

Summer Edelgard

Red		Sword		Armored
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 20	Atk 28	Spd 4	Def 13	Res 9
Lv. 40	HP 46 (46)	Atk 61 (45)	Spd 17 (17)	Def 43 (43)	Res 39 (39)
Default Skills
： Regal Sunshade ：- ： Glimmer			： Atk/Def Ideal 4 ： Raging Storm ： Assault Troop 3 ：-

Summer Edelgard Builds and Best IVs

Summer Edelgard is an armored unit that can act twice per turn with her Raging Storm. By inheriting Galeforce, she can even act three times in one turn!

This is made possible by her Regal Sunshade granting a brave condition which allows Summer Edelgard to attack twice per hit, quickly triggering her Special and defeating her enemies with her sky high Atk stat.

With Summer Edelgard, Aether Raids clears are made significantly easier due to her ability to defeat up to three foes in one player phase.

Summer Edelgard can also be built defensively using Savior skills and Hardy Fighter 3 to protect her allies.

Winter Byleth (M)

Red		Sword		Armored
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 23	Atk 23	Spd 5	Def 12	Res 13
Lv. 40	HP 47 (47)	Atk 62 (46)	Spd 18 (18)	Def 45 (45)	Res 46 (46)
Default Skills
： Holy Yule Blade ：- ： Supreme Heaven			： Fireflood Boost 3 ： Weaving Fighter ： A/R Far Save 3 ：-

Winter Byleth (M) Builds and Best IVs

Winter Byleth (M) is a bulky Sword armored unit capable of withstanding multiple attacks.

He is mostly carried by his exclusive weapon Holy Yule Blade which has a built-in Distant Counter effect and a Special decaying effect which can inflict a Special cooldown count penalty of up to -3 based on the number of spaces moved by the unit initiating combat, and is automatically -3 if Byleth triggered a Savior effect.

Most modern nuke units involve accelerating their Special skills to immediately trigger it in combat, most notably with Specials like Lethality which deal massive damage even against tank units. Winter Byleth (M) stops that in its tracks, allowing him to utilize his excellent bulk to protect his teammates with Savior skills.

Embla

Red		Red Beast		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 27	Spd 11	Def 5	Res 5
Lv. 40	HP 41 (41)	Atk 57 (43)	Spd 44 (44)	Def 31 (31)	Res 24 (24)
Default Skills
： Enclosing Claw ：- ： Draconic Aura			： Atk/Spd Clash 4 ： Beast Agility 3 ： Severance ：-

Embla Builds and Best IVs

Embla is a Dark Mythic hero that straight up counters a very common strategy in high level play, Savior Balls.

Her exclusive C skill Severance inflicts 【Undefended】 and 【Feud】 on all foes within 3 columns or 3 rows centered on Embla at the start of the turn, neutralizes any penalties on Embla, and grants herself 【Dodge】.

【Undefended】 as a status condition prevents Savior skills from protecting the affected unit. Savior Skills are very common in the metagame and disabling them will easily destroy an enemy composition centered around these effects.

【Feud】 as a status condition disables all ally's skills from enhancing the affected unit. Support units are common when using a tanking strategy and this status effectively removes them from the fight.

These effects ensure a 1v1 (or better) situation for every combat, not only for Embla herself, but for her allies as well.

Offensively, she is quite capable of holding her own with Enclosing Claw granting Embla Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, the offensive half of Tempo, and follow-up negation during combat, and also inflicting stat penalties and Special cooldown charge negation onto her foe.

While Severance is Embla's main draw in fielding her on your teams, her offensive capabilities aren't holding her back from being one of the best Dark Mythics in the game.

Fallen Lumera

Red		Red Breath		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 17	Atk 27	Spd 12	Def 4	Res 12
Lv. 40	HP 36 (36)	Atk 57 (41)	Spd 45 (45)	Def 26 (26)	Res 45 (45)
Default Skills
： Arcane Fellstone ：- ： Iceberg			： Spd/Res Scowl 4 ： Counter Roar 4 ： Corrupted Dragon ：-

Fallen Lumera Builds and Best IVs

Fallen Lumera is a deceptively bulky hero with some support capabilities in her kit.

The bulk of Fallen Lumera's power comes from her exclusive C skill, Corrupted Dragon. This skill creates 【Divine Vein (Stone)】 terrain to spaces within 5 rows or 5 columns centered on Lumera after she acts.

Corrupted Dragon grants Fallen Lumera Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and neutralizes effects that slow down her Special cooldown charges in combat. Additionally, if her Special triggers, Corrupted Dragon also neutralizes her foe's non-Special damage reduction effects.

Corrupted Dragon also aids Fallen Lumera's allies within 5 rows and 5 columns centered on her by granting them Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and neutralizing effects that slow down their Special cooldown charges. This is a wide area to provide support, allowing Fallen Lumera to be quite far from danger while her allies receive these bonuses in battle.

Legendary Hinoka

Red		Red Bow		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 21	Spd 16	Def 4	Res 5
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 60 (46)	Spd 46 (46)	Def 23 (23)	Res 22 (22)
Default Skills
： Fujin-Raijin Yumi ：- ： Deadeye			： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： Wings of Mercy 4 ： Rallying Cry ：-

Legendary Hinoka Builds and Best IVs

Legendary Hinoka is a versatile offensive unit capable of defeating enemies with her Fujin-Raijin Yumi granting multiple offensive effects, including true damage and a Firesweep effect.

Hinoka's main draw for providing support is Rallying Cry, a powerful support skill that grants herself and nearby allies Special cooldown charge acceleration. It also grants Hinoka and nearby flying allies the 【Charge】 status, allowing for improved mobility.

Valentine's Chrom

Red		Red Bow		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 28	Spd 5	Def 10	Res 4
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 58 (44)	Spd 27 (27)	Def 40 (40)	Res 26 (26)
Default Skills
： Destiny's Bow ： To Change Fate! ： Deadeye			： Close Salvo ：- ： Time's Pulse 3 ：-

Valentine's Chrom Builds and Best IVs

Valentine's Chrom still holds a score of 9.5/10 despite his age due to his mix of powerful offenses and amazing support.

Chrom's unique weapon Destiny's Bow has armor and flying effectiveness similar to his Legendary counterpart's Randgríðr. It also accelerates his Special cooldown, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat and grants Chrom a guaranteed follow-up attack.

What makes Destiny's Bow truly amazing is that whenever Valentine's Chrom or a target/targeting ally uses a movement assist skill on each other, Destiny's Bow reduces their Special cooldown counts by -1. This is a unique effect not found anywhere else in the game (as of February 2022) and allows Chrom to manipulate the Special cooldown counts of his allies while repositioning them.

As the perfect cherry on top, Valentine's Chrom also carries To Change Fate!, which can activate Destiny's Bow's Special cooldown count reduction and grant Chrom an extra action.

Legendary Shez (M)

Red		Red Dagger		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 20	Spd 8	Def 10	Res 5
Lv. 40	HP 41 (41)	Atk 55 (47)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 32 (32)	Res 27 (27)
Default Skills
： Dual Sword ：- ： Ruptured Sky			： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Shadow Slide ： Pulse Smog ：-

Legendary Shez (M) Builds and Best IVs

Legendary Shez (M) is a speedy dagger infantry unit that has multiple sources of warping and great offensive prowess capable of deleting foes quickly.

Legendary Shez (M) comes with his exclusive Dual Sword which attacks twice, grants up to Atk/Spd/Def/Res+14, grants 30% damage reduction on foe's first attack, and grants a Tempo effect during combat.

Dual Sword also passively inflicts an Atk/Spd/Def/Res penalty for all foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit equal to 4 plus 4x the number of combat instances on the current turn, up to a maximum of Atk/Spd/Def/Res-12. This penalty is applied even if Legendary Shez (M) himself isn't involved in combat, allowing him to aid his allies during their combat by debuffing their foes passively.

Legendary Shez (M) also comes with his own exclusive B skill, Shadow Slide. This skill allows Shez to warp to any space within 2 spaces of allies within 2 spaces and allies that have already entered combat during the current turn regardless of distance. Additionally, if an ally has already entered combat during the current turn, Shadow Slide grants Shez a Pass effect.

On a properly built team, Shadow Slide allows Legendary Shez (M) to immediately go on the offensive, warping directly to his enemies immediately after the initiator unit on his team enters combat. With Dual Sword's brave effect, Legendary Shez (M) can launch a surprise attack against unsuspecting foes and defeat them foe in combat.

Shadow Slide also inflicts Atk/Spd/Def-5 on Legendary Shez (M)'s foe during combat and grants him bonus true damage equal to 20% of his Spd, 50% damage reduction piercing on his foe's non-Special percentage-based damage reduction effects, and 7 true damage reduction on his foe's first attack. These effects soften up his foes during combat while also improving his survivability.

Legendary Yuri

Red		Red Dagger		Infantry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 28	Spd 8	Def 7	Res 4
Lv. 40	HP 41 (41)	Atk 58 (44)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 24 (24)	Res 26 (26)
Default Skills
： Abyssal Blade ： Foul Play ：-			： Atk/Spd Hexblade ： Seal Spd 4 ： Fetters of Dromi ：-

Legendary Yuri Builds and Best IVs

Legendary Yuri is a speedy dagger infantry unit with extreme mobility that can help him attack enemies and retreat to safety in one turn.

With superboons of Atk and Spd, he can serve up decent offense with the help of his weapon Abyssal Blade which grants him Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, the offensive half of Null Follow-Up, and additional 20% true damage based on his Spd, and damage reduction of 30%. Fetters of Dromi also gives him 【Canto (2)】, allowing him to make more movement after acting. It also nullifies 【Stall】, making him a great counter to Summer Thórr in Summoner Duels and any other units that can inflict【Stall】 like Riev and Loki.

He can also provide decent support with his Foul Play which can save allies in danger or in bad positions. Additionally, Foul Play is a great skill in Arena, so having Legendary Yuri can help you with your scoring. It is one of the rare movement skills present in the game and is only exclusive to him and his regular version. This guarantees you a decent score just by having him with this skill.

Hoshidan Summer Nephenee

Red		Red Tome		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 24	Spd 8	Def 6	Res 7
Lv. 40	HP 45 (45)	Atk 59 (45)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 21 (21)	Res 20 (20)
Default Skills
： Fluttering Fan ：- ： Moonbow			： Atk/Spd Mastery ： Resonance 4 ： Spd/Res Crux ：-

Hoshidan Summer Nephenee Builds and Best IVs

Hoshidan Summer Nephenee is an offensive Red Tome Flier that provides great support at the same time.

Hoshidan Summer Nephenee's exclusive weapon Fluttering Fan creates a Special skipping effect before her first attack and before her first follow-up attack, allowing her to bypass her foe's Scowl effects and trigger her Special skills easily during combat.

Fluttering Fan also grants +10 damage if Nephenee triggers her Special with less than full HP, providing that little bit of extra firepower to put a heavy dent into enemy tanks and bring down her foes with ease.

More importantly, Fluttering Fan grants a similar Special skipping effect to allies within 3 rows and 3 columns before their first attack and also granting the +10 damage upon Special trigger to those allies, turning Hoshidan Summer Nephenee into one of the best support units in the game. Within 3 rows and 3 columns is a wide area and can be easily met if the team is set up properly, and bypassing Scowl effects completely is a big deal and heavily impacts combat.

Hoshidan Summer Nephenee also has a Harmonized Skill which grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Resonance: Blades】, +1 movement, and Penalty neutralization to Nephenee and allies from similar titles. This Harmonized Skill can extend the reach of multiple heroes which can be relevant in Summoner Duels where positioning is key in winning engagements.

Legendary Veronica

Red		Red Tome		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 16	Atk 26	Spd 12	Def 4	Res 3
Lv. 40	HP 38 (38)	Atk 56 (42)	Spd 45 (45)	Def 19 (19)	Res 25 (25)
Default Skills
： Enclosing Dark ：- ： Enclosure			： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： S/R Far Trace 3 ： Panic Smoke 4 ：-

Legendary Veronica Builds and Best IVs

Legendary Veronica is a Wind season Red Tome Cavalry hero that excels in a player phase playstyle.

Her Enclosing Dark is loaded with offensive effects that allow her to overwhelm her foe when attacking.

It grants Legendary Veronica an accelerated Special trigger and Atk/Spd+6 during combat, neutralizes effects that prevent her follow-up attacks, inflicts Spd/Res penalties onto her foe (up to -8), prevents their counterattack, and allows Veronica to make a follow-up attack before her foe can counterattack.

These effects allow Legendary Veronica to trigger her quick Special Enclosure and delete enemies in one round.

Her exclusive Special, Enclosure, is a 2 charge Special that boosts her damage by 25% of her Atk.

More importantly, it neutralizes effects that slow down her Special cooldown charges and it also neutralizes non-Special damage reduction effects, allowing Legendary Veronica to reliably trigger her Special and have it deal full damage.

This is the magic equivalent of Specials like Deadeye and Lethality with its damage reduction piercing effect. These Specials are very powerful and neutralize a common effect in top metagame units, making Legendary Veronica a strong option in every game mode.

Ninja Camilla

Red		Red Tome		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 16	Atk 21	Spd -4	Def 11	Res 15
Lv. 40	HP 38 (38)	Atk 51 (43)	Spd 11 (19)	Def 37 (32)	Res 45 (40)
Default Skills
： Flowery Scroll ：- ： Glimmer			： Close Salvo ： Seal Res 4 ： Atk/Res Hold ：-

Ninja Camilla Builds and Best IVs

Ninja Camilla is a powerful offensive hero capable of defeating most foes with her brave attacks and high Atk stat.

Her exclusive Flowery Scroll attacks twice on both phases and grants Def/Res+5 in return for Spd-8. The Spd penalty may prevent quad attacking, but it is mitigated by the guaranteed double attack.

It also provides a Vantage effect if her foe initiates combat and she wins a Res check. When used properly, she can checkmate her opponents by being able to attack first at all times and defeat them before she takes a hit.

Most enemies will need to be able to survive her brave attacks, with or without a Special activation, before they even have a chance to attack Ninja Camilla. Players will need to field either a high Res unit to dodge the Res check of Flowery Scroll, or equip a Hardy Bearing effect in order to safely attack her. Even then, Ninja Camilla's high Def and Res make her difficult to take down.

Ninja Tharja

Red		Red Tome		Cavalry
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 19	Atk 16	Spd 12	Def 5	Res 6
Lv. 40	HP 45 (45)	Atk 55 (46)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 20 (20)	Res 21 (21)
Default Skills
： Scroll of Curses ：- ： Luna			： Sly Swift Sparrow ： Resonance 4 ： Def/Res Smoke 3 ：-

Ninja Tharja Builds and Best IVs

Ninja Tharja is a mobile glass cannon unit that either kills her foes or dies trying.

Ninja Tharja's exclusive tome Scroll of Curses enables 【Canto (Dist.; Max 3)】, giving her impressive post-combat mobility to reposition herself after attacking.

At the start of each turn, Scroll of Curses grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Anathema】, and a Special cooldown charge +1 per attack status to Ninja Tharja and nearby allies.

【Anathema】 is a new status that is essentially a Spd/Def/Res Hold effect. However, since it is a status effect, it can apply multiple times if allies with 【Anathema】 are near a foe.

Scroll of Curses also has a Brave effect and a Desperation effect if Ninja Tharja initiates combat, and grants her Atk/Spd bonuses if she either initiates combat or her foe has HP ≥ 75%.

A good situation for the 【Anathema】 status is on an Aether Raids Defense team. With multiple heroes with the 【Anathema】 status effect grouped up, players will find it difficult to engage a Defense team using a player phase strategy.

Rearmed Marianne

Red		Red Tome		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 15	Atk 25	Spd 7	Def 3	Res 15
Lv. 40	HP 37 (37)	Atk 60 (46)	Spd 40 (40)	Def 16 (16)	Res 45 (45)
Default Skills
： Arcane Blutgang ：- ： Requiem Prayer			： Crystalline Water ： Spd/Res Discord ： Spd/Res Crux ：-

Rearmed Marianne Builds and Best IVs

Rearmed Marianne is a Red Tome Flying unit that can refresh ally's turns post-combat.

The bulk of Rearmed Marianne's power comes from her exclusive Special, Requiem Prayer.

Requiem Prayer grants Rearmed Marianne a damage reduction piercing effect on Special trigger, up to 40% damage reduction based on current Special cooldown count value, and 【Canto (2)】 if Requiem Prayer triggers.

More importantly, whenever Rearmed Marianne is utilizing a 【Canto】 effect, she gains a 【Sing/Dance】 effect, allowing her to refresh an ally's turn during her 【Canto】 effect.

Additionally, Requiem Prayer is not treated as a refresher skill, allowing players to field both Rearmed Marianne and a refresher unit on game modes that restrict players to only one refresher unit.

Spring Chloé

Red		Red Tome		Flying
Base Stats
Lv. 1	HP 18	Atk 24	Spd 8	Def 5	Res 9
Lv. 40	HP 40 (40)	Atk 57 (43)	Spd 47 (47)	Def 22 (22)	Res 26 (26)
Default Skills
： Sky-Hopper Egg ：- ： Draconic Aura			： Remote Sparrow ： Occultist's Strike ： Spd/Res Crux ：-

Spring Chloé Builds and Best IVs

Spring Chloé is an offensive hero with built-in support on her kit.

Spring Chloé's exclusive weapon Sky-Hopper Egg grants a visible Atk/Spd+6 bonus, 【Charge】, and a 40% damage reduction on foe's first attack effect to Chloé, allies within 2 spaces, and allies in a support-partner pair at the start of each turn.

When built properly, the entire team can have access to these effects, making Spring Chloé a valuable ally to bring into battle.

In combat, Sky-Hopper Egg grants a lot of bonus stats, mostly loaded into Atk/Spd, bonus damage based on her Spd, and 50% damage reduction piercing. These effects allow Chloé to hold her own in battle.

Spring Chloé also has a Harmonized Skill which grants Special cooldown count -2, 【Resonance: Blades】, and 【Incited】 to herself and allies from Engage and Awakening once activated.

These effects can swing combat in the team's favor upon activation, giving bonus Atk/Spd and pre-charging Specials to quickly burst down enemies.

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