This is a ranking page of the best 4 star source heroes to use for Inherit Skill in the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH).

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The Best Fodder Units

Cain	Chrom	Cordelia	Flame Tribe Rinkah
Geese	Halloween Naga	Hatari Deen	Hatari Xane
Hinata	Joshua	Kaze	Klein
Marisa	Masquerade Lachesis	Mercedes	Ninja Hana
Ninja Zihark	Oscar	Plegian Raphael	Sonia
Sothe	Tailtiu	Thief Sothe	Valentine's Alfonse
Winter Manuela

The chart above shows 4★ heroes which we gave a perfect rating for usefulness as fodder. They have useful skills that are either only available to them, or available straight away at 4★ rarity. Ensure that you do not send these units home.

Best Red Fodder Units

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1st: Joshua

Hero	Skills
Joshua	： Audhulma ：- ： Moonbow	： Close Def 3 ： Windsweep 3 ：-

You can inherit Windsweep 3 from a 4 star Joshua. There are a handful of heroes with a variant of Null Follow-Up on their weapons that would greatly benefit from inheriting Windsweep 3, as it completely changes how those heroes can be played. Joshua is available through heroic grails, making him a very costly acquisition if you need multiple copies.

2nd: Marisa

Hero	Skills
Marisa	： Shamshir ：- ： Glimmer	： HP/Def 2 ：- ： Infantry Pulse 3

Marisa is one of very few heroes with Infantry Pulse 3 on her kit. This is a very powerful skill when used in teams built around it. Marisa is also available through heroic grails, making her a costly acquisition for Infantry Pulse.

3rd: Cain

Hero	Skills
Cain	： Bull Blade ：- ： Escutcheon	：- ： Wings of Mercy 3 ： Threaten Atk 3

You can inherit one of the most versatile skills in the game in Wings of Mercy 3 from a 4 star Cain. The only other 4 star heroes to learn this skill are Black Knight (who can only be obtained through heroic grails) and Merlinus. This makes Cain very useful when inheriting this skill. Be sure not to send him home.

4th: Hinata

Hero	Skills
Hinata	： Hinata's Katana ：- ： Pavise	： Fury 3 ： Brash Assault 3 ：-

Hinata is one of the few heroes who can learn the powerful stat boosting skill Fury 3 at a 4 star rank. Fury is an extremely versatile skill that can be of use to practically any unit, so be sure to convert him into a Combat Manual rather than sending him home.

5th: Chrom

Hero	Skills
Chrom	： Falchion ：- ： Aether	： Defiant Def 3 ：- ： Spur Def 3

Chrom is one of very few heroes with an inheritable 500 SP special skill. In Chrom's case, he comes with Aether. If you want to maximize your score in Arena, you need skills with high SP costs, and Aether fits the bill.

Honorable Mention: Ninja Zihark

Hero	Skills
Ninja Zihark	： Ninja Katana+ ：- ： Astra	：- ： Chill Spd 3 ： Spd/Def Gap 3

Ninja Zihark comes with Ninja Katana+, a very powerful variant of the Brave weapons that boosts Spd and reduces Def and Res. While Ninja Zihark's other skills may not be much, Ninja Katana+ alone is strong enough to give Ninja Zihark a high fodder usefulness rating and an honorable mention in this list.

Best Blue Fodder Units

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1st: Geese

Hero	Skills
Geese	： Flowing Lance+ ： Reposition ：-	： Fire Boost 3 ：- ： Infantry Pulse 3

Geese is one of the best heroes to use as fodder. He comes with an amazing lance in Flowing Lance+, one of the most versatile assist skills in Reposition, and a premium skill in Infantry Pulse 3, which is also available at 4 star rarity! A copy of Geese provides a lot of good choices for inheritance, making him the top blue hero in this list.

2nd: Cordelia

Hero	Skills
Cordelia	： Cordelia's Lance ：- ： Galeforce	： Triangle Adept 3 ： Pass 3 ：-

Cordelia is one of very few heroes with an inheritable 500 SP special skill. In Cordelia's case, she comes with Galeforce. Galeforce is a very powerful special skill if utilized properly, allowing teams to quickly clear the map of enemies.

3rd: Sonia

Hero	Skills
Sonia	： Blárserpent+ ：- ： Glacies	： Fort. Def/Res 2 ：- ： Threat. Atk/Res 2

Sonia is the only 4 star hero with the skill Fort. Def/Res 2 in the game. While there are other heroes with the upgraded skill Fort. Def/Res 3, Sonia is the only way you can pre-inherit part of the skill tree in order to inherit additional options from the source hero of Fort. Def/Res 3.

4th: Tailtiu

Hero	Skills
Tailtiu	： Blárblade+ ： Rally Spd/Res ：-	： Attack/Res 2 ：- ： Drive Spd 2

In addition to having the powerful blue tome weapon Blárblade+, a 4 star Tailtiu can also be used to inherit the skills Rally Spd/Res and Drive Spd 2, both of which have a high value when determining one's Arena score. You can always find a use for them, so no matter how many duplicates you have, do not send them home.

5th: Oscar

Hero	Skills
Oscar	： Loyal Greatlance ： Rally Spd/Def ：-	：- ： Lancebreaker 3 ： Spur Spd/Def 2

Oscar has Lancebreaker 3 available at 4 star rarity. With the abundance of Brave Hectors out there, Lancebreaker 3 is a good way to combat the premiere tank unit in the game. Oscar also has Rally Spd/Def available at 4 star rarity to boost your Arena score.

Best Green Fodder Units

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1st: Ninja Hana

Hero	Skills
Ninja Hana	： Ninja Masakari+ ：- ： Glimmer	： Life and Death 3 ： Wrath 3 ：-

Ninja Hana comes with Ninja Masakari+, a variant of the Brave weapons that increases Spd and lowers Def and Res. These weapons are very good in the right hands. Additionally, she also comes with Wrath 3 at 4 star rarity. While Wrath 3 is present on a handful of heroes, Ninja Hana is the only one that has it at 4 star rarity.

2nd: Masquerade Lachesis

Hero	Skills
Masquerade Lachesis	： Courtly Mask+ ： Dance ：-	：- ： Def Cantrip 3 ： Air Orders 3

Masquerade Lachesis comes with a rare dagger in Courtly Mask+, and a very good mobility skill in Air Orders 3. While Air Orders is also available as a Sacred Seal, having access to it on the C slot may be beneficial for your flier teams should one need to use their seal slot on Flier Formation 3.

3rd: Valentine's Alfonse

Hero	Skills
Valentine's Alfonse	： Amity Blooms+ ：- ： Moonbow	： Def/Res Form 3 ： Bold Fighter 3 ：-

Valentine's Alfonse comes with a very good defensive tome in Amity Blooms+ and a powerful skill in Bold Fighter 3. While Bold Fighter 3 is available on quite a lot of units already, Valentine's Alfonse is the only 4 star unit with it in his kit.

4th: Luthier

Hero	Skills
Luthier	： Gronnfox+ ：- ： Glimmer	： Swift Sparrow 2 ： Guard 3 ：-

Luthier brings Swift Sparrow 2 to the regular summoning pool as a 4 star unit, even if he needs to be promoted to obtain it. There are other heroes that have Swift Sparrow 2 in their kits and are available as 4 star units, but they are all currently only obtainable via heroic grails.

He also comes with Gronnfox+, a good tome for offensive green mages, and his other skill in Guard 3 is a useful skill and is available right away in a 4 star Luthier's kit. A copy of Luthier brings many options for fodder, and that is why he ranks highly in this list.

5th: Fae

Hero	Skills
Fae	： Eternal Breath ： Draw Back ：-	：- ： Renewal 3 ： Threaten Atk 3

4 star Fae can be used to inherit the skill Renewal 3, which is extremely useful in Multi-Map Battles. On top of that, she has the ever useful assist skill Draw Back, so be sure not to send her away if you pull her.

Best Colorless Fodder Units

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1st: Merlinus

Hero	Skills
Merlinus	： Convoy Dagger ： Reposition ：-	：- ： Wings of Mercy 3 ： Distant Guard 3

Merlinus is one of the most useful source heroes in the game. He has amazing skills available at 4 star rarity, those being Reposition and Wings of Mercy 3. He also has Distant Guard 3 if you promote him to 5 stars. The ability to inherit Reposition and Wings of Mercy 3 at the same time is what brings Merlinus to the top of this list.

2nd: Klein

Hero	Skills
Klein	： Argent Bow ：- ： Glacies	： Death Blow 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ：-

Klein is also one of the most useful source heroes in the game. He is the only 4 star hero who can be used to inherit Death Blow 3, so you should absolutely not send him home. Promoting him to 5 stars will unlock the other highly ranked skills Brave Bow+ and Quick Riposte 3.

3rd: Mercedes

Hero	Skills
Mercedes	： Gravity+ ： Martyr+ ： Imbue	： AR-D Spd/Res 3 ：- ： Odd Res Wave 3

Mercedes may not have much for fodder, but she is the only hero in the 4 star pool with a premium AR-D skill in AR-D Spd/Res 3. AR-D skills give the unit a huge +10 bonus to two stats in Aether Raids defense if the buildings are placed properly, and this one in particular boosts Spd, a very important stat in determining the outcome of battles.

4th: Plegian Raphael

Hero	Skills
Plegian Raphael	： Plegian Bow+ ： Smite ：-	：- ： Odd Follow-Up 3 ： Atk Smoke 3

Plegian Raphael comes with a very good bow in Plegian Bow+ which performs very well if the enemy is given debuffs. He also has Odd Follow-Up 3, an armor exclusive skill that works every other turn, and Atk Smoke 3 at 4 star rarity. A copy of Plegian Raphael has many options for fodder, and that makes him valuable in this list.

5th: Kaze

Hero	Skills
Kaze	： Barb Shuriken+ ：- ： Iceberg	：- ： Poison Strike 3 ： Atk Smoke 3

Similar to Raphael above, 4 star Kaze can be used to inherit the extremely powerful debuff skill Atk Smoke 3. Additionally, Kaze has the Slaying-type weapon skill Barb Shuriken, and the special Iceberg, which is great for heroes with high Res stats, so be sure and hold on to him until you have a unit that can make use of these skills.

Honorable Mention: Sothe

Hero	Skills
Sothe	： Peshkatz ：- ： Glimmer	： Life and Death 3 ：- ： Spur Atk/Spd 2

Sothe is available as a 3/4 star unit and comes with Life and Death 3 at his 4 star rarity. This is a good skill to inherit for offensive units that have no need to invest in their defensive stats.

Criteria for Fodder Unit Rankings

Unit unlocks a very useful skill at 4 stars

The highest priority in ranking source heroes is whether or not they have powerful level 3 skills as a 4 star unit.

Skillset Makeup

Skills other than level 3 ones are factored in as well. Useful assist and special skills and powerful weapons (even if they are not the + versions) were included when considering who the best source heroes are.

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