This page lists the best skills in Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH) presented as a tier list. Read on to find out which skills from each skill type are best for your heroes!

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Skills Tier List Updates

Date	Changes
11/19/2024	Added Arcane Weapons, Breath of Life 4, Laguz Friend 4, and Shield Fighter.

Weapon Skill Tier List

Weapon

Assist

Special

Passive A

Passive B

Passive C

Sword

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Devourer	An Arcane weapon meant for speedy units; provides a Null Follow-Up effect, Special acceleration, and damage reduction.
2nd	Arcane Éljúðnir	An Arcane weapon meant for slower units; provides a guaranteed follow-up attack, denies foe's follow-up attack, and slows down foe's Special charges.
3rd	Null Blade+	A sword meant for speedy units; grants Atk/Spd+5, a Null Follow-Up effect, and +5 bonus damage per attack during combat.

Lance

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Lúin	An Arcane weapon for speedy units; grants a Null Follow-Up effect, bonus damage based on Spd, and neutralizes foe's visible stat bonuses.
2nd	Arcane Qiang	An Arcane weapon viable on anyone; grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, denies foe's follow-up attack, and grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack.
3rd	It's Curtains...+	This lance provides -2 special cooldown reduction at the start of turn 1, which makes charging Galeforce easier compared to other weapons.

Axe

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Giant Axe	A generalist Arcane weapon well suited for any type of unit, this weapon neutralizes Panic and Atk/Def penalties, grants bonus stats, bonus true damage, damage reduction, and a Special skipping effect.
2nd	Arcane Þrima	An Arcane weapon for speedy units; grants a Null Follow-Up and a Tempo effect, inflicts stat penalties onto multiple foes, and creates a large stat swing during combat.
3rd	Arcane Downfall	An Arcane weapon for sturdy units; grants Special cooldown charges and heals 7 HP to unit per attack and denies foe's follow-up attack.

Staff

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Charmer	This Arcane staff grants bonus stats, a guaranteed follow-up attack, bonus damage, and bonus Special cooldown charges per attack. It can also be refined with bonus stats, unlike other inheritable staves.
2nd	Flash+ Candlelight+	Disable enemy counterattacks after combat, allowing the rest of your team to safely attack the target afterwards.
3rd	Grandscratcher+	This staff reduces the special cooldown of the ally with the highest Atk at the start of turn 1. If the team is set up properly, this can lead to devastating effects.

Red Tome

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Blutgang	An Arcane weapon; grants bonus stats, bonus true damage, true damage reduction, offensive Tempo, and a Special skipping effect.
2nd	Arcane Eclipse	An Arcane weapon; grants accelerated Special cooldown and Special cooldown count -1 at the start of turn 1, bonus stats, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk.
3rd	Unity Blooms+	This tome provides both a debuff to the foe's Atk/Res and 4 HP healing after combat.

Blue Tome

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Thunder	An Arcane weapon for speedy units; grants a Null Follow-Up effect and Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res.
2nd	Arcane Euphoria	An Arcane weapon for slower units; grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, bonus damage equal to 15% of unit's Atk, and 30% damage reduction on foe's first attack.
3rd	Flora Guide+	This tome debuffs nearby foes with -5 Spd/Res, allowing both the wielder and his/her allies to win speed checks and deal more damage.

Green Tome

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Truthfire	An Arcane weapon for general use; it grants Atk+6, a warping effect, Special skipping effects, bonus stats, bonus true damage and damage reduction.
2nd	Arc. Caliburnus	An Arcane weapon for slower units; grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, Special cooldown charge +1 per attack, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Res.
3rd	Teacake Tower+	This tome grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and inflicts stat penalties onto foe equal to twice their stat bonuses, essentially reversing them.

Bow

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Darkbow	An Arcane weapon for speedy units, this bow neutralizes unit's penalties and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and grants a Desperation effect to unit.
2nd	Arcane Náströnd	An Arcane weapon for slower units; grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, 30% damage reduction on foe's first attack, and bonus Atk to unit during combat based on foe's maximum Special cooldown value.
3rd	Whitecap Bow+	This bow boosts Atk/Spd can can provide a brave effect if conditions are met.

Breath

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Fellstone	An Arcane weapon viable on speedy units; grants bonus stats, damage reduction, Special cooldown charges per attack, and a Null Follow-Up effect.
2nd	Arcane Grima	An Arcane weapon viable on anyone; grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, bonus damage based on 15% of unit's Atk, and 7 HP post-combat healing.
3rd	Dragon's Stone+	This breath weapon grants bonus stats, damage reduction on foe's first attack, and a Null Follow-Up effect.

Dagger

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Arcane Tempest	An Arcane weapon viable on speedy units; has a built-in Time's Pulse effect, grants bonus stats, damage reduction, and a Null Follow-Up effect based on a Spd check.
2nd	Arcane Void	An Arcane weapon viable on anyone, grants bonus stats, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and Special cooldown charges per attack to unit, and inflicts stat penalties onto foe based on current visible stat penalties of foe or nearby foes.
3rd	Broadleaf Fan+	This dagger increases in power based on the opponent's debuffs.

List of all Weapon Skills

Tips for Inheriting Weapon Skills

Weapons that can gain unique effects in the Weapon Refinery are extremely useful!

Many of the weapon skills that placed highly on our rankings get stronger when upgraded via the Weapon Refinery.

These weapons can boost a unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res depending on what you choose, so choose wisely to best maximize your unit's stats and their role in your party!

Some builds are very high investment! Think carefully before foddering heroes.

To inherit a powerful weapon with a + attached to its name, you will need to give up a 5 star hero. Since they do not exactly come easy, you had best think carefully about how useful a weapon skill will be before letting another unit inherit it.

You cannot inherit another unit's exclusive weapon!

Weapons like Twin-Crest Power, Skinfaxi, or Gradivus that are exclusive to only one or two heroes cannot be inherited by another unit.

There are a lot of great weapon skills that cannot be inherited in this way, and a unit's exclusive skills play a large part in determining how good they are.

Assist Skill Tier List

Weapon

Assist

Special

Passive A

Passive B

Passive C

Healing Assists

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Return+	Reposition and a heal tied up in one skill.
2nd	Nudge+	Shove and a heal tied up in one skill.
3rd	Rescue+	Draw Back and a heal tied up in one skill.

Movement Assists

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Reposition Gait	A powercrept Reposition that also grants a Canto effect.
2nd	Reposition	One of the best movement skills that can be used offensively to reach further enemies or defensively to move allies out of danger.
3rd	Smite	A movement assist which pushes an ally two spaces away, perfect for sending an ally to initiate on enemy teams.

Other Assists

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Rally Up Atk+	Rally Up skills apply buffs to multiple allies.
2nd	Rally Atk/Spd+	Dual Rally skills apply buffs to two stats at once.
3rd	Harsh Command+	This assist converts stat penalties into bonuses and negates all other penalties applied to the target.

List of all Assist Skills

Tips for Inheriting Assist Skills

Movement Assists depend on the type of unit you are using

The ranking for assist skills is mostly centered around movement assists like Reposition and powerful buff skills.

With movement assists you can pull heroes out of the danger zone and increase the mobility of armored units, making them extremely useful. Consider what type of unit will be inheriting a skill and how well it will work with their abilities.

Skills that grant an extra turn cannot be inherited

Refresher skills like Sing and Dance grant an extra action to a unit, but since they are exclusive, they cannot be inherited.

Since these skills are extremely useful in battles, try to raise a unit who already has the skill like Azura, Olivia, or Ninian.

Special Skill Tier List

Weapon

Assist

Special

Passive A

Passive B

Passive C

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Armored Blaze Armored Beacon Armored Floe	These armored-exclusive Specials provide damage reduction as well as bonus damage at the same time.
2nd	No Quarter Lethality Deadeye	These Specials neutralize foe's non-Special damage reduction effects while dealing bonus damage at the same time.
3rd	Ruptured Sky Curved Shot	Quick 2 charge Specials that score high in Arena.
4th	Holy Pressure Holy Panic Light's Restraint	These healer-exclusive Specials provide bonus damage as well as other effects; Staff units normally cannot learn common damaging Special skills.
5th	Galeforce	A 5 charge special that allows the wielder to act again in a turn.

List of all Special Skills

Tips for Inheriting Special Skills

Specials with low cooldown are of high demand

Within the Special Skills Ranking, low cooldown skills such as Ruptured Sky and Moonbow, as well as skills that deal more damage when a unit has a high Def or Res like Iceberg and Bonfire placed high due to their low cooldown and the power they give to a unit.

500 SP skills raise your score!

In order to raise your score in Arena Battles, we recommend using skills with high SP costs.

If quick cooldown Specials like Ruptured Sky or Blue Flame are unavailable, you can opt for skills such as Galeforce or Aether.

Scoring skills are assessed on how high or low their SP cost is, so using these types of skills is one way to increase your score.

Passive A Skill Tier List

Weapon

Assist

Special

Passive A

Passive B

Passive C

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Flared Sparrow Flared Mirror	These skills apply 【Divine Vein (Flame)】 terrain and deal pre-combat damage, perfect for wearing down bulky units before nuking them down.
2nd	Atk/Spd Scowl 4 Atk/Res Scowl 4 Def/Res Scowl 4 Spd/Res Scowl 4	Dragon-exclusive Scowl skills provide bonus stats and de-pulse foe's Special charges, preventing them from immediately triggering their Special skills..
3rd	Atk/Spd Prime 4 Atk/Def Prime 4	Prime skills provide bonus stats based on status effects active on unit as well as a Distant Counter effect.
4th	Atk/Spd Finish 4 Atk/Def Finish 4 Atk/Res Finish 4	Finish skills provide bonus stats, bonus 5 damage, and post-combat healing.
5th	Distant Ferocity Distant Dart Distant Reversal Distant Stance Close Reversal	These skills allow the wielder to counterattack regardless of the foe's range as well as bonus stats without drawbacks.

List of all Type A Skills

Tips for Inheriting Passive A Skills

The top Passive A Skills are in close competition!

Passive A Skills are generally always active and will grant buffs to its owner.

For the most part, they raise a hero's stats or give them some sort of effect in combat. Distant Counter is extremely popular because it makes many melee units extremely flexible in their roles and can negate ranged threats. The same holds true for ranged units with Close Counter and Close Reversal.

Build according to role!

While counterattacking from any range sounds like a fantastic skill to have on most units, you have to keep in mind what role you want your unit to play in the party.

Barring units that already have Distant Counter effects on their weapon, you may want to inherit skills like Atk/Spd Solo 4 for more offense-based units to one-shot enemies.

Passive B Skill Tier List

Weapon

Assist

Special

Passive A

Passive B

Passive C

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Laguz Friend 4 Shield Fighter	These skills are the cream of the crop for survivability and are essential in creating tank units that can withstand multiple attacks.
2nd	Assassin's Strike Occultist's Strike	These offensive skills deal unmitigated pre-combat damage, debuff stats, and deal bonus damage based on enemy Def/Res.
3rd	S/R Far Trace 4 S/D Far Trace 4 A/R Far Trace 4 S/D Near Trace 4 S/R Near Trace 4 Beast N Trace 3 Flow N Trace 3	Trace skills grant post-combat movement, allowing for better positioning or safety after combat.
4th	Phys. Null Follow Mag. Null Follow	These skills grant a Null Follow-Up effect while also inflicting stat penalties in combat.
5th	Wings of Mercy 4	Wings of Mercy allows warping to allies at long distances; perfect for clearing enemies quickly.

List of all Type B Skills

Tips for Inheriting Passive B Skills

Passive B Skills typically have effects that become active through battle

Passive B Skills are usually supportive effects for your unit that help them during battle.

Equip skills based on your unit's focused archetype to improve their performance!

Breaker skills are extremely useful with certain units!

Skills like Swordbreaker and Lancebreaker, which effect a wielder of a certain weapon type, can help further balance your team.

A good example of this is Reinhardt, as he can quad attack lance units.

Inherit a breaker skill for whatever type of weapon is difficult to take down and increase your team's efficiency!

Passive C Skill Tier List

Weapon

Assist

Special

Passive A

Passive B

Passive C

Rank	Skill	Reason to Inherit
1st	Guidance 4 Soaring Guidance Shadow Shift 4 Assault Troop 3	These mobility-based skills provide versatility in battle, allowing allies to reach areas they otherwise couldn't.
2nd	Breath of Life 4	This skill vastly improves the survivability of your team by healing damage before the first attack in combat is thrown. Notably, this heals damage after pre-combat damage effects from skills like Flared Sparrow are dealt.
3rd	Pulse Up：Blades	This skill provides the benefits of Time's Pulse while also giving bonus stats in combat.
4th	Time's Pulse 4	Time's Pulse 4 provides Special cooldown reduction both at start of turn and after combat.
5th	Atk/Spd Ploy 3 Atk/Res Ploy 3 Def/Res Ploy 3	Dual Ploy skills inflict stat penalties, 【Ploy】, and 【Exposure】 onto multiple foes at long distances.

List of all Type C Skills

Tips for Inheriting Passive C Skills

C Passives effect nearby units

For the most part, Passive C Skills give a bonus to nearby allies (Hone, Goad, Fortify, or Drive skills), or they inflict a penalty on nearby foes (Threaten, Smoke, and Ploy skills).

In general, Threaten-type debuff skills work well with units who fight in the front lines while Drive/Fortify/Hone skills work well with units who support or attack from the rear.

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