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This is a ranking page for the hero Altena - Luminous Rider 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 Altena.

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Altena Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.0/10
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Altena - Luminous Rider: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Casts a penalty on non-flying foes
・Gains a bonus when foe initiates combat
・Special and Skillset makes her very powerful when her HP is low

Altena Skills at 5★


Might: 16  Range: 1
Grants Def+3. In combat against an infantry, armored, or cavalry foe, inflicts Ask/Def-5 on foe and neutralizes foe’s bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

Cooldown Count = 2
Boosts damage dealt to foe by 30% of damage dealt to unit.

If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat.

If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 50%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

Altena Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (45) Normal HP ★★★☆☆
Atk (53) No Attack IV ★★★★☆
Spd (25) Spd Boon ★★☆☆☆
Def (42) Def Boon ★★★★★
Res (20) Res Bane ★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Def/-Spd

Altena's best IVs are +Def and -Spd. With a superboon in Def, Altena gains +4 to Def, increasing her ability to tank physical attacks. With her low Spd stat, it is the ideal dump stat.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

If you are going for a +10 merged Altena, +Atk is the best IV. With an Atk boon and +10 merge, her Atk stat reaches 60, making each blow she deals very powerful. However, if you want to maximize her tanking ability, +Def is a great option as well.

Altena Best Builds

Physical Tank Altena

HOT
Special Skill IconBonfire
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium build for Altena utilizing multiple defensive skills to serve as a frontline unit while providing mobility for her allies.

Budget Altena

Special Skill IconBonfire
Emblem Icon: -
Passive Skill BRenewal 3
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build that uses as little skill inheritance as possible.This takes advantage of Altena's high Def and will allow her to make a counterattack against melee units.

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Altena Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Altena's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
SP: 400
Might: 16 Range: 1 HP: 3
Grants Def+3. In combat against an infantry, armored, or cavalry foe, or if unit's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.), and deals damage = 10% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials) during combat.
If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP > 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Def during combat.
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We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Earthly Gáe Bolg

Refined Earthly Gáe Bolg inflicts Atk/Def penalties onto Altena's foe, grants Altena a guaranteed follow-up attack and true damage equal to 10% of her Def, and neutralizes both Atk/Def penalties on Altena and Atk/Def bonuses on her foe.

This refine creates a huge stat swing on both Atk and Def, allowing Altena to deal more damage while improving her physical bulk.

Altena Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
166
HP
HP 45 45
Rank: 107/1171
Atk
Atk 37 37
Rank: 584/1171
Spd
Spd 25 25
Rank: 938/1171
Def
Def 39 39
Rank: 113/1171
Res
Res 20 20
Rank: 1003/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 50 58 29 47 24 208
Lv.40 +10 50 42 29 44 24 189

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
52 41 29 43 24 189
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
49 44 29 43 24 189
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
49 41 33 43 24 190
+Def
Lv.40 +10
49 41 29 47 24 190
+Res
Lv.40 +10
49 41 29 43 27 189

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 45 53 25 42 20 185
5★ Lv.40 45 37 25 39 20 166
4★ Lv.40 42 35 23 37 18 155

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 19 25 6 12 7 69
4★ Lv.1 18 20 5 9 6 58

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
41 45 36 46 21 189
43 45 32 47 17 184
41 40 33 41 17 172
46 38 22 38 28 172
40 35 33 33 27 168
42 36 32 34 23 167
43 35 34 37 18 167
40 39 31 33 24 167
Altena Icon Altena
45 37 25 39 20 166
46 36 26 40 18 166
42 32 31 34 19 158
39 31 34 29 25 158
42 29 27 25 34 157
40 25 35 35 22 157
36 35 30 24 32 157

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

Altena Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Altena Roles

Altena - Luminous Rider Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Altena is a close ranged 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.

Altena Strengths

Casts penalties on non-flying foes in combat

Altena's exclusive weapon skill Earthly Gáe Bolg will inflict Atk/Def-5 on non-flying foes in combat. Additionally, it will nullify enemy bonuses from Fortify and Rally skills, meaning that powerful buffs like Atk Tactic will be rendered useless on non-flying type opponents.

Gains a bonus when the foe initiates combat

Altena's A skill Sturdy Stance 2 will give her Atk/Def +4 when the foe initiates combat. If the foe is not a flier, her weapon skill effect will raise the bonus to a total of +9, allowing her to tank physical attacks and deal significant damage when countering.

Altena Weaknesses

Weapon effect is nullified by fliers

Earthly Gáe Bolg only effects non-flying enemies, meaning that she is not really suited for combating with other flying units. In particular, she will really struggle against green fliers who wield axes or green tomes, so she should avaoid them at all cost.

Weak to magic attackers

Altena has a low Res stat, meaning that she is susceptible to heavy damage from tome wielders and manaketes. Keep an eye on the range of these foes and stay at a safe distance from their attacks.

Weak to bows

As a flying unit, Altena takes 1.5x damage from bows. Archers could spell trouble for her, so make sure she avoids the line of fire.

Should you Unlock Potential?

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We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Altena - Luminous Rider!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Altena - Luminous Rider from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Altena - Luminous Rider is very useful as a tanky flier, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Altena - Luminous Rider helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Altena - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 3★
8 1 No Effect 3★
11 1 No Effect 3★
16 1 Grants Def+3. In combat against an infantry, armored, or cavalry foe, inflicts Ask/Def-5 on foe and neutralizes foe’s bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt to foe by 30% of damage dealt to unit. 3★
(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt to foe by 30% of damage dealt to unit. 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Grants Def +2 during combat when this unit is attacked. 3★
If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +2 during combat. 3★
If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat. 4★
If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 30%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. 3★
If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 40%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. 4★
If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 50%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. 5★

Altena as a Source Hero

Altena Avatar

Value of Skills ★★☆☆☆

Inheriting Sturdy Stance

You can inherit Sturdy Stance from Altena. However, she is a pretty strong unit, so think hard about whether or not you are okay with foddering her off for this skill.

How to Get Altena / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Altena

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Altena 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)
Morgan Berry
Illustrator Kibayashi Senri
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