Echidna Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Echidna - Unyielding Idealist 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 Echidna.

Echidna 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)

Echidna - Unyielding Idealist: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Refined weapon grants bonus stats, damage reduction on foe's first attack, post-combat healing, Special cooldown charges per attack, and a Unity effect

Echidna Skills at 5★

Western Axe Might: 16　 Range: 1 If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit.

Sol Cooldown Count = 3 Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.

Brazen Spd/Res 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 80%, grants Spd/Res+7 during combat.

Drive Atk 2 Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +3 during combat.

Echidna Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★☆☆☆☆
Atk (22)		★★★★☆
Spd (10)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
Res (8)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Spd/-HP

Echidna's best IVs are +Spd and -HP. With a boon in Spd, Echidna will have a Spd stat of 39, allowing her to gain follow-up attacks on foes with Spd up to 35. As HP is of much lower importance, it can be safely taken as her bane.

+Spd with a +10 Merge

+Spd is also the recommended IV with a +10 merge. +Spd and a +10 merge gives Echidna a Spd stat of 43, which allows her to prevent follow-up attacks from the fastest metagame units.

Echidna Best Builds

Invested Echidna

HOT
： Western Axe ： Reposition ： Ruptured Sky ： -	： Atk/Spd Unity ： Spurn 4 ： Spd Smoke 4 ： Atk/Spd Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build stacks Unity effects with refined Western Axe and a Unity skill on the A slot. Spurn 4 provides damage reduction and bonus damage whenever Ruptured Sky triggers.

Budget Echidna

： Western Axe ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -

： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Drive Atk 2 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build using easily acquirable skills to allow Echidna to perform in battle.

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Echidna Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Echidna's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Western Axe	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = current penalty on each of those stats × 2, + 4 (example: if unit has -7 penalty to Atk, grants Atk+18, for a net bonus of Atk+11 during combat; calculates each stat bonus independently) and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Western Axe

Refined Western Axe grants bonus stats, damage reduction on foe's first attack, post-combat healing, Special cooldown charges per attack, and a Unity effect, reversing visible stat penalties afflicted onto Echidna and applying double the penalty amounts in the form of in-combat bonuses.

These effects are quite massive when combined into one weapon, turning Echidna from an older irrelevant unit into one who can stand up to modern metagame units when given proper investment.

Echidna Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
172
HP	45	Rank: 107/1171
Atk	34	Rank: 836/1171
Spd	36	Rank: 493/1171
Def	30	Rank: 501/1171
Res	27	Rank: 539/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	50	53	41	34	31	209
Lv.40 +10	50	39	41	34	31	195

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	45	48	36	30	27	186
5★ Lv.40	45	34	36	30	27	172
4★ Lv.40	42	32	34	27	25	160
3★ Lv.40	41	30	32	26	24	153

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	22	10	6	8	65
4★ Lv.1	18	18	10	5	7	58
3★ Lv.1	18	15	9	5	7	54

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Caspar	46	48	44	32	28	198
Panette	49	48	41	35	24	197
Fallen Linus	42	46	43	36	20	187
Valentine's Effie	43	46	43	32	23	187
Shez (F)	38	41	42	32	34	187
Atlas	46	43	37	34	27	187
Hans	46	45	39	35	21	186
Ninja Shamir	42	37	40	31	32	182
Gonzalez	50	42	35	33	21	181
Brigand Boss	45	42	35	35	24	181
Young Boyd	50	43	36	31	21	181
Ninja Hana	42	36	40	28	30	176
Echidna	45	34	36	30	27	172
Ross	47	38	31	32	24	172
Summer Ylgr	42	35	36	30	25	168
Linus	42	37	33	32	19	163
Anna	41	29	38	22	28	158
Legion	46	36	35	22	18	157
Raven	41	34	35	25	22	157

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

Echidna Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Echidna Roles

Echidna - Unyielding Idealist 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

Echidna is a close-range physical attacker. When the effects of the Weapon Triangle are not taken into account, the damage she deals will be equal to hihers Atk minus the foes's Def.

Echidna Strengths

Refined Western Axe grants multiple powerful effects

Refined Western Axe grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4, 30% damage reduction on foe's first attack, 7 HP post-combat healing, Special cooldown charges per attack, and a Unity effect, reversing visible stat penalties afflicted onto Echidna and applying double the penalty amounts in the form of in-combat bonuses.

The Unity effect stacks with other Unity effects such as from skills like Atk/Spd Unity and from outside effects like Legendary Robin (M)'s 【Grand Strategy】 status effect.

When set up properly, Echidna can stack up massive stat bonuses in-combat and make her unstoppable.

Can buff allies' Atk

Echidna's C Skill Drive Atk 2 will give a +3 Atk buff to her allies within 2 spaces. This lets her support allies just by being nearby, and equipping her with the Sacred Seal Drive Atk 2 or Spur Atk 3 can further increase the effects of this bonus.

Echidna Weaknesses

Weak to magic attacks

With her low Res stat, Echidna will take a ton of damage from Tome wielders and dragons. Keep her away from enemies that deal magic damage to ensure her survival.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Echidna - Unyielding Idealist!

We can say with confidence that you should use Unlock Potential to bring Echidna - Unyielding Idealist from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Echidna - Unyielding Idealist is a very useful statball omnitank, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Echidna - Unyielding Idealist if your team lacks a strong statball omnitank.

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Echidna - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	4★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	4★
Rearguard	10	1	If foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat.	4★
Rearguard+	14	1	If foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat.	5★
Western Axe	16	1	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced during combat (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and after combat, restores 7 HP to unit.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Daylight	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt.	4★
Sol	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Brazen Spd/Res 1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 80%, grants Spd/Res+3 during combat.	4★
Brazen Spd/Res 2	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 80%, grants Spd/Res+5 during combat.	4★
Brazen Spd/Res 3	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 80%, grants Spd/Res+7 during combat.	5★
Spur Atk 1	Grants adjacent allies Atk +2 during combat.	4★
Drive Atk 1	Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +2 during combat.	4★
Drive Atk 2	Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +3 during combat.	4★

Echidna as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Rearguard and Drive Atk

Echidna can be used to inherit Rearguard and Drive Atk 2. If you first inherit Drive Atk 1 from a lower rank unit, Echidna can be used to gain both Rearguard+ and Drive Atk 2 at the same time.

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How to Get Echidna / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Echidna

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Echidna 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)	Julia McIlvaine
Illustrator	PenekoR (п猫Ｒ)
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

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