Valentine's Alm Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Alm - Lovebird Duo 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 Valentine's Alm.

Heroes With the Same Name
Alm	Legendary Alm
Brave Alm	Valentine's Alm

Focus - Double Special Heroes (August 2020) Featured Heroes
New Year Anna [7.5/10]	Spring Idunn [9.0/10]	Valentine's Rudolf [8.5/10]	Spring Est [9.0/10]
Valentine's Alm [9.0/10]	Spring Fir [8.5/10]	Spring Bruno [7.5/10]	Valentine's Faye [9.0/10]

Valentine's Alm Rating and Basic Information

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

Alm - Lovebird Duo: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A Duo hero with an additional skill ・Gains bonus to Atk equal to 25% of foe's Def ・Very powerful exclusive Special Skill

Valentine's Alm Skills at 5★

Scepter of Love Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Spd +3. At start of combat, if a bonus granted by a skill like Rally or Hone is active on unit, or if unit's HP ≥ 70% at start of combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk = 25% of foe’s Def and inflicts penalty on foe’s Atk = 25% of foe’s Res during combat.

Lunar Flash Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe’s Def/Res as if reduced by 20% during combat. Boosts damage by 20% of unit’s Spd.

Bonus Doubler 3 Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit’s stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.

Lull Atk/Spd 3 Inflicts Atk/Spd-3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Spd (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

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

Valentine's Alm's Duo Skill Effect

Duo Skill

Restores 30 HP, neutralizes【Penalty】, and grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit and allies within 5 rows and 5 columns centered on unit for 1 turn. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard). (Duo Skills can be used once per map by tapping the Duo button. Duo Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.)

Standard Effect 1

Duel
If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 185, treats unit's stats as 185 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

Valentine's Alm Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (27)		★★★★☆
Spd (13)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
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.

+Spd/-Res

V!Alm's best IVs are +Spd and -Res. With a Spd asset, Alm gains Spd+4, allowing him to gain a follow-up attack against most foes. On the other hand, since he has a superboon in HP, we recommend -Res for his flaw.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

If you are planning on merging Alm to +10, we recommend +Atk. At +10 merges, his Spd will reach 47, which is already pretty insane, so instead focus on upping the damage he can deal with each attack. If you really want to be sure he can get a follow-up attack, +Spd is still a solid option.

Valentine's Alm Best Builds

Speedy Tank Valentine's Alm

HOT
： Scepter of Love ： Reposition ： Lunar Flash ： -	： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Close Call 4 ： Spd Smoke 4 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build stacks Atk/Spd to have Alm function as a speedy infantry tank. Alm has high enough Spd to reliably reduce enough damage from Close Call 4.

Budget Valentine's Alm

： Scepter of Love ： Reposition ： Lunar Flash ： -

： Bonus Doubler 3 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Spd Smoke 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build for Alm aims to maximize the damage Alm can deal with normal attacks and Lunar Flash. This is done by maximizing his Atk/Spd.

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Valentine's Alm Best Weapon Refinement

Effect of Valentine's Alm's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Scepter of Love	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if 【Bonus】 is active on unit or if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd during combat = 25% of foe's Def at start of combat, and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = 25% of foe's Res at start of combat. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.), and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Scepter of Love

Refined Scepter of Love grants bonus stats, neutralizes foe's bonuses, and a full Tempo effect.

It also grants Valentine's Alm bonus Atk/Spd equal to 25% of his foe's Def, and reduces his foe's Atk/Def equal to 25% of their Res.

These effects all add up to make Valentine's Alm a more formidable axe infantry unit than most of the other similar heroes.

Valentine's Alm Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
172
HP	40	Rank: 489/1184
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1184
Spd	40	Rank: 309/1184
Def	32	Rank: 383/1184
Res	25	Rank: 668/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	56	48	36	29	214
Lv.40 +10	45	40	45	36	29	195

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	51	43	32	25	191
5★ Lv.40	40	35	40	32	25	172

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	27	13	6	6	70

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.

Valentine's Alm Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentine's Alm Roles

Alm - Lovebird Duo 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

V!Alm is a close ranged physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Duo Skill Usable in Arenas

Valentine's Alm's Duo Skill raises his arena score, in addition to granting him a powerful battle effect. Duo Heroes have a Duo Skill which can be used once per map. Additionally, his Duel effect treats his stats as 185 in Arena modes, giving him a huge advantage over many other heroes.

The effect of Valentine's Alm's Duo Skill is shown below

Restores 30 HP, neutralizes【Penalty】, and grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit and allies within 5 rows and 5 columns centered on unit for 1 turn.

【Penalty】

All effects that last on foe through its next action. Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

(Duo Skills can be used once per map by tapping the Duo button. Duo Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.)

Standard Effect 1: Duel
If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 185, treats unit's stats as 185 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

Valentine's Alm Strengths

Weapon skill is very powerful with an active bonus

When V!Alm's HP is above 70% or when a skill like Rally or Hone is active on him, his exclusive weapon Scepter of Love will cause Alm's Atk to increase the higher the foe's Def is, and the foe's Atk will also decrease more the higher that foe's Res is. This weapon skill is powerful in its duel ability to raise the damage Alm inflicts while lowering the amount he takes.

Excellent default skill set

V!Alm's default skills are all very good. Rouse Spd/Res gives him a bonus at the start of a turn while Bonus Doubler will increase that amount, and during combat, Lull Atk/Spd will inflict an Atk/Spd penalty on the foe and neutralize their bonuses to Atk/Spd. Top this off with the fact that his exclusive special skill Lunar Flash is a quick and powerful special, and you have a very strong unit with a great set of base skills.

Access to a Duo Skill

More information on this skill is coming soon.

Valentine's Alm Weaknesses

Weak to magic attackers

V!Alm has a low Res stat, so he will take massive damage from both tome users and manaketes. Keep out of reach from these foes and avoid ketting hit by this type of unit.

Valentine's Alm Team and Counters

Teammates for Valentine's Alm

Ayra	Legendary Eliwood	Mirabilis	Legendary Azura
Peony	Brave Dimitri	New Year Peony	Eir

Flexible Unit That Can Fit in Any Team

Valentine's Alm can fit in a wide variety of teams as he can mostly take care of himself.

He can be paired with those that can boost his firepower even more, like any of the dancers above.

Valentine's Alm Counters

Soiree Ishtar	Kiria	Fallen Julia	Summer Byleth (F)
Brave Lysithea	Legendary Lilina	Valentine's Líf	Legendary Celica

Red Tome Users

Valentine's Alm's Res is pretty low so he's susceptible to magic users. They can attack him without fear of counterattacks due to him not having any Distant Counter.

Healers that use the Dazzling-Wrathful combo in their kit can chip away at him as well if you don't have any red tome users.

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Alm - Lovebird Duo Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

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Valentine's Alm - 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★
Scepter of Love	16	1	Grants Spd +3. At start of combat, if a bonus granted by a skill like Rally or Hone is active on unit, or if unit's HP ≥ 70% at start of combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk = 25% of foe’s Def and inflicts penalty on foe’s Atk = 25% of foe’s Res during combat.	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★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	5★
Lunar Flash	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe’s Def/Res as if reduced by 20% during combat. Boosts damage by 20% of unit’s Spd.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Bonus Doubler 1	Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = 50% of current bonus on each of unit’s stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
Bonus Doubler 2	Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = 75% of current bonus on each of unit’s stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
Bonus Doubler 3	Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit’s stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
Lull Atk/Spd 1	Inflicts Atk/Spd-1 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Spd (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Spd 2	Inflicts Atk/Spd-2 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Spd (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Spd 3	Inflicts Atk/Spd-3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Spd (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Rouse Spd/Res 1	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Res +2 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Spd/Res 2	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Res +4 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Spd/Res 3	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Res +6 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

Valentine's Alm as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Bonus Doubler, Lull Atk/Spd, or Rouse Spd/Res

V!Alm can be used to inherit the skills Bonus Doubler, Lull Atk/Spd, and Rouse Spd/Res. These are all very good skills, but since he is a rare special hero, think carefully about your decision before foddering him off.

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How to Get Valentine's Alm / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Valentine's Alm

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Valentine's Alm is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Kyle McCarley
Illustrator	Tsukii
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

FEH: Related Guides

Focus: Double Special Heroes (August 2020)

Heroes from Focus - Double Special Heroes (August 2020)
New Year Anna [7.5/10]	Spring Idunn [9.0/10]	Valentine's Rudolf [8.5/10]	Spring Est [9.0/10]
Valentine's Alm [9.0/10]	Spring Fir [8.5/10]	Spring Bruno [7.5/10]	Valentine's Faye [9.0/10]

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