Kjelle Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Kjelle - Fair Fighter 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 Kjelle.

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Kjelle 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)

Kjelle - Fair Fighter: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Res increases when foe initiates combat ・Very useful when defending in Aether Raids ・Guaranteed follow-up attack when she initiates combat

Kjelle Skills at 5★

Barrier Lance+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 If foe initiates combat, grants Res+7 during combat.

Draconic Aura Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts Atk by 30%.

AR-D Def/Res 3 If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +10; 4 grants +7; 3 grants +4; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)

Bold Fighter 3 If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )

Kjelle Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (23)		★★★☆☆
Atk (24)		★★★★☆
Spd (5)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (11)		★★★★☆
Res (6)		★★★★★

◯ = 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 Kjelle are +Atk and -Spd. This will increase the amount of damage she deals per attack. Since she can score follow-up attacks through Bold Fighter, Spd is not so much of importance to her.

Another reason to take +Atk is that it is a superboon—it grants Ilyana +4 Atk instead of the regular +3.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Kjelle to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. If you prefer a bulkier Kjelle, you can go for a +Res IV instead! This balances her defensive stats which is ideal for survivability.

Kjelle Best Builds

Special DC Kjelle

HOT
： Heartbeat Lance ： Pivot ： Ignis ： -	： Distant Stance ： Special Fighter 3 ： Armor March 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Compared to the last 2 builds, this is the most expensive. Naturally, though, it is the best out of all the 3. Special Fighter 3 is no doubt superior than Bold Fighter 3, but it is way more expensive especially on Kjelle who has BF3 on her base kit. If you can afford Armor March 3, and you plan to run her in an all-armor team, try to get that on her C slot.

Dual Phase Kjelle

： Heartbeat Lance ： Pivot ： Bonfire ： -

： Distant Stance ： Bold Fighter 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

For a more offensive build on Kjelle, you can buy a copy of Cormag in the Grail shop, and get Slaying Lance+. This is a good Lance option for an offensive setup. For the B, C and S slots, you can keep what you have from the budget build. Since Bold Fighter 3 takes care of player phase firepower, get Distant Counter to improve her contribution in the enemy phase! Overall, this makes for a balanced build for Kjelle.

Budget Kjelle

： Heartbeat Lance ： Pivot ： Draconic Aura ： -

： Death Blow 3 ： Bold Fighter 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

We don't recommend running Kjelle with a budget build because she doesn't have a good prf. weapon yet, but if you need to, just run Atk Smoke 3, Quick Riposte 3, the cheap Death Blow 3 and any assist skill of choice, then you're good!

Far Save Kjelle

HOT
： Heartbeat Lance ： Swap ： Aegis ： -	： Distant Stance ： Hardy Fighter 3 ： D/R Far Save 3 ： Warding Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Refined Heartbeat Lance turns Kjelle into a monster tank by decreasing the opponent's Atk/Def by 10 and further decreasing their Atk based on stat differences. In conjunction with Hardy Fighter, Kjelle can survive almost any ranged attack. A melee version using Near Save, Pavise, and replacing Distant Stance with something like Sturdy Stance 3 is also viable.

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Kjelle Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Kjelle's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Heartbeat Lance	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and reduces foe's Atk during combat by X% of foe's Atk at start of combat (X = number of unit's base HP/Atk/Spd/Def/Res stats that are greater than foe's stats at start of combat × 5, + 10). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Heartbeat Lance

Kjelle's refined Heartbeat Lance turns her into an absolute tank. It inflicts Atk/Def-10 on the opponent and decreases their Atk further by a percentage based on the difference between the stats of Kjelle and her foe.

With this refine, Kjelle can tank some heavy hits from Specials such as Lethality!

Kjelle Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
174
HP	47	Rank: 42/1171
Atk	40	Rank: 400/1171
Spd	22	Rank: 1031/1171
Def	37	Rank: 156/1171
Res	28	Rank: 479/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	52	59	26	42	32	211
Lv.40 +10	52	45	26	42	32	197

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	47	54	22	37	28	188
5★ Lv.40	47	40	22	37	28	174

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	23	24	5	11	6	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Fjorm	43	42	47	35	40	207
Ascended Amelia	45	46	46	37	33	207
Bors	51	47	34	48	25	205
Valentine's Ephraim	47	48	17	48	41	201
Winter Edelgard	46	47	17	47	44	201
Ninja Zelgius	49	47	16	47	42	201
Vigarde	46	47	30	44	29	196
Gilliam	47	44	21	48	35	195
Cervantes	50	45	31	44	25	195
Pirate Surtr	45	45	16	44	36	186
Gatrie	47	42	17	44	35	185
Winter Hilda	44	39	38	37	26	184
Benny	48	35	23	44	34	184
Valentine's Rudolf	46	43	21	41	29	180
Forsyth	47	40	20	39	33	179
Fallen Hardin	45	34	28	36	32	175
Valentine's Eliwood	47	38	32	29	29	175
Brave Hector	48	37	22	39	28	174
Kjelle	47	40	22	37	28	174
Winter Ephraim	45	41	23	36	29	174
Winter Robin	45	35	34	35	25	174
Valbar	49	35	25	38	26	173
Picnic Lukas	51	37	21	42	22	173
Gwendolyn	49	30	24	38	28	169
Effie	50	40	22	33	23	168

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

Kjelle Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Kjelle Roles

Kjelle - Fair Fighter 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

Kjelle 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.

Kjelle Strengths

Guaranteed follow-up makes way for consistent Draconic Aura activation

Kjelle has the armor only skill Bold Fighter, which grants her a guaranteed follow-up attack when initiating combat, as well as special cooldown charge +1. This means that when initiating combat, Draconic Aura will almost always trigger, allowing her to take down most enemies.

Def/Res Buff in Aether Raids Defense

AR-D Def/Res 3 grants Kjelle with a Def/Res buff depending on the number of defensive structures on your defense map. The highest being +10 and the lowest being +1 This strongly synergizes with her statline and with Barrier Lance+. Defend your defensive structures to preserve the strength of Kjelle in a defensive Aether Raid!

Strong Against Magic Attaks

In addition to her naturally high defensive stats, Barrier Lance+ grants +7 Res to Kjelle when she is attacked. Since Bold Fighter 3 is not available in the enemy phase, this helps her survive to wreak havoc on the next player phase to come.

Kjelle Weaknesses

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Kjelle takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Armorslayer+ or Hammer+, and one blow from these types of weapons 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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Kjelle - Fair Fighter Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

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Kjelle - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	5★
Barrier Lance	10	1	If foe initiates combat, grants Res+7 during combat.	5★
Barrier Lance+	14	1	If foe initiates combat, grants Res+7 during combat.	5★
Heartbeat Lance	16	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Dragon Gaze	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%.	5★
Draconic Aura	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts Atk by 30%.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
AR-D Def/Res 1	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +4; 4 grants +3; 3 grants +2; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	5★
AR-D Def/Res 2	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +7; 4 grants +5; 3 grants +3; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	5★
AR-D Def/Res 3	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Def/Res+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +10; 4 grants +7; 3 grants +4; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	5★
Bold Fighter 1	If unit’s HP  = 100% and unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Bold Fighter 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 50% and unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Bold Fighter 3	If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★

Kjelle as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Barrier Lance+ and AR-D Def/Res 3

Kjelle can be used to inherit the skills Barrier Lance+ and AR-D Def/Res 3. However, both skills are valuable and quite rare, so think carefully on which unit you plan to fodder this skill off to.

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How to Get Kjelle / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Kjelle

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Kjelle 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)	山戸めぐみ
Illustrator	アマガイタロー
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

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