Edelgard Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Edelgard - The Future 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 Edelgard.

Heroes With the Same Name
Edelgard	Legendary Edelgard
Brave Edelgard	Fallen Edelgard
Summer Edelgard	Winter Edelgard

Legendary Heroes - Celica Featured Heroes
Hríd [8.5/10]	Legendary Ike [8.5/10]	Legendary Roy [9.0/10]	Naga [8.5/10]
Dimitri [8.0/10]	Peony [9.5/10]	Thrasir [9.0/10]	Edelgard [9.0/10]
Legendary Celica [9.0/10]	Eir [8.5/10]	Legendary Robin (F) [8.5/10]	Claude [9.0/10]

Edelgard Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Edelgard - The Future: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Able to gain a guaranteed follow-up attack ・Gains a buff when there are no adjacent allies ・Nullifies buffs on close-ranged attackers

Edelgard Skills at 5★

Victorious Axe Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target) ≥ the number of allies within 2 spaces (excluding unit), unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

Luna Cooldown Count = 3 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.

Atk/Def Solo 3 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 during combat.

Dull Close 3 If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

Rouse Atk/Def 3 At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 for 1 turn.

Edelgard Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (25)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (9)		★★★☆☆
Res (5)		★☆☆☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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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/-Res

The best IVs for Edelgard are +Atk and -Res. Her Atk is a superboon, which means it gives her +4 Atk at Lv.40. Her weapon allows her to guarantee follow-up attacks so she does not rely on Spd that much. Her already low Res stat is ideal for a bane.

Edelgard Best Builds

Budget Edelgard

： Victorious Axe ： Reposition ： Luna ： -

： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Rouse Atk/Def 3 ： Heavy Blade 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Edelgard with minimal Skill Inheritance. Heavy Blade 3 will accelerate her Special to trigger Bonfire more often.

Summer Edelgard at Home Edelgard

HOT
： Victorious Axe ： Reposition ： Galeforce ： -	： Atk/Def Clash 4 ： Spd/Def Tempo 3 ： Assault Troop 3 ： Heavy Blade 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses refined Victorious Axe to emulate Summer Edelgard using regular Edelgard. The refine effect along with Galeforce can have Edelgard perform 3 actions in a single turn. Heavy Blade 3 ensures that Special charges continue to accumulate even through Guard effects.

AoE Spam Edelgard

HOT
： Victorious Axe ： Reposition ： Blazing Wind ： Emblem Marth	： Verge of Death ： Special Spiral 4 ： Endless Tempest ： Life and Death 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims at dealing massive damage with Blazing Wind, and looping that every turn with Special Spiral 4. This build works best with external Pulse support to ensure Blazing Wind is pre-charged before Edelgard's first combat.

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Edelgard Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Edelgard's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Victorious Axe	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% or if the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target) ≥ the number of allies within 2 spaces (excluding unit), grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat. If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and deals damage = 10% of unit's Atk (including when dealing damage with a Special triggered before combat). If unit initiates and unit is not adjacent to any ally after combat, grants another action to unit (once per turn if a skill effect moves unit after combat, this effect occurs based on unit's final placement after that movement). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Victorious Axe

Victorious Axe now grants her Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 compared to the previous version of the Axe which before only grants a follow-up attack during combat. Additionally, the refine buffs her further with an additional Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 on combat initiation.

Other than that, and arguably the main highlight of her refine, is the new built-in Galeforce effect that triggers as long as she initiates combat or if there are no adjacent allies after combat. She can use this effect at least once during combat.

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Edelgard Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
168
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	39	Rank: 458/1171
Spd	30	Rank: 805/1171
Def	37	Rank: 156/1171
Res	21	Rank: 949/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	60	34	42	25	207
Lv.40 +10	46	44	34	42	25	191

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	55	30	37	21	184
5★ Lv.40	41	39	30	37	21	168

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	25	8	9	5	64

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Spring Framme	45	41	46	30	31	193
Attuned Eirika	40	44	47	35	27	193
Ascended Hilda	42	42	43	34	26	187
Scion Larcei	40	39	42	33	28	182
Dieck	40	40	35	36	25	176
Dagr	41	39	41	30	25	176
Lifis	47	36	40	30	23	176
Charlotte	48	43	41	25	18	175
Osian	42	35	36	33	27	173
Annette	40	39	36	28	30	173
Gerik	47	37	36	30	22	172
Valentine's Alm	40	35	40	32	25	172
Edelgard	41	39	30	37	21	168
Hilda	43	37	37	28	23	168

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

Edelgard Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Edelgard Roles

Edelgard - The Future 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

Edelgard 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.

Edelgard Strengths

Fast Special Activation and Conditional Guaranteed Follow-up Attack

Edelgard's exclusive weapon, the Victorious Axe, accelerates special trigger by -1 and guarantees follow-up attacks if the number of foes 2 spaces of Edelgard is more than the number of allies in the same space.

This guaranteed follow-up attack further speeds-up the activation of Luna which significantly boosts Edelgard's offensive firepower.

Strong Solo Unit

In addition to the conditional effects of Victorious Axe, Rouse Atk/Def 3 grants Edelgard +6 Atk/Def if she is not adjacent to an ally at the start of the turn. Atk/Def Solo 3 grants another additional +6 Atk/Def if she is not adjacent to allies in combat.

Both those add up to +12 Atk/Def with a potential guaranteed follow-up attack that is charged up by Luna. The trigger conditions are pretty easy to meet, and require little to no strategy, making Edelgard a very straightforward and easy to use but powerful offensive character.

Edelgard Weaknesses

Low Res

Edelgard's Res is only 21 at Lv.40. This makes her very weak against powerful red magic users such as Sothis and Fallen Julia. Be mindful of Edelgard's positioning in relation to the units that pose a threat to her.

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Edelgard - The Future Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Edelgard - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Axe	11	1	No Effect	5★
Victorious Axe	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target) ≥ the number of allies within 2 spaces (excluding unit), unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Solo 1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+2 during combat.	5★
Atk/Def Solo 2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat.	5★
Atk/Def Solo 3	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 during combat.	5★
Dull Close 1	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% and foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Dull Close 2	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50% and foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Dull Close 3	If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Rouse Atk/Def 1	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+2 for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Def 2	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Def 3	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 for 1 turn.	5★

Edelgard as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Rouse Atk/Def 3

Edelgard can be used to inherit the skill Rouse Atk/Def 3. However, there are only a few characters whom you can get this skill from so think carefully before fodderring her off for this skill

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How to Get Edelgard / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Edelgard

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Edelgard 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)	Tara Platt
Illustrator	須田彩加
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Illustration

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