Altena Builds and Best IVs

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.

Focus - Heir of Light (Revival) Featured Heroes
Shannan [8.5/10]	Larcei [9.0/10]	Altena [8.0/10]	Ced [8.5/10]

Altena Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Altena - Luminous Rider: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Flying
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
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★

Earthly Gáe Bolg 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.

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

Sturdy Stance 2 If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat.

Brash Assault 3 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)		★★★☆☆
Atk (53)		★★★★☆
Spd (25)		★★☆☆☆
Def (42)		★★★★★
Res (20)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+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
： Earthly Gáe Bolg ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Distant Reversal ： Guard Bearing 4 ： Guidance 4 ： Iote's Shield ： -

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

： Earthly Gáe Bolg ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Sturdy Stance 2 ： Renewal 3 ： Threaten Def 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

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)
Earthly Gáe Bolg	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. ：500　：200

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	45	Rank: 90/1089
Atk	37	Rank: 398/1089
Spd	25	Rank: 778/1089
Def	39	Rank: 71/1089
Res	20	Rank: 829/1089

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

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
Arion	41	45	36	46	21	189
Spring Michalis	43	45	32	47	17	184
Melady	41	40	33	41	17	172
Galle	46	38	22	38	28	172
Heath	40	35	33	33	27	168
Cormag	42	36	32	34	23	167
Spring Narcian	43	35	34	37	18	167
Young Palla	40	39	31	33	24	167
Altena	45	37	25	39	20	166
Travant	46	36	26	40	18	166
Catria	39	31	34	29	25	158
Valter	42	32	31	34	19	158
Subaki	40	25	35	35	22	157
Est	36	35	30	24	32	157
Florina	42	29	27	25	34	157

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

Altena Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Altena Roles

Altena - Luminous Rider 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

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?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

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
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	3★
Silver Lance	11	1	No Effect	3★
Earthly Gáe Bolg	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
Retribution	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt to foe by 30% of damage dealt to unit.	3★
Reprisal	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt to foe by 30% of damage dealt to unit.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Steady Stance 1	Grants Def +2 during combat when this unit is attacked.	3★
Sturdy Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +2 during combat.	3★
Sturdy Stance 2	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat.	4★
Brash Assault 1	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 30%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	3★
Brash Assault 2	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 40%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	4★
Brash Assault 3	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

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
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

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