Valentine's Faye Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Faye - Drawn Heartstring 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 Faye.

Heroes With the Same Name
Faye	Valentine's Faye

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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 Faye Rating and Basic Information

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

Faye - Drawn Heartstring: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Bow / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Prevents enemy follow-up attacks when initiating combat ・Gains a guaranteed follow-up when initiating combat ・Can support mobility of other armored units with Armor March

Valentine's Faye Skills at 5★

Budding Bow+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 Effective against flying foes. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Moonbow Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.

Death Blow 4 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +8 during combat.

Bold Fighter 3 If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )

Armor March 3 If unit has an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )

Valentine's Faye Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (19)		★★★★★
Spd (4)		★★☆☆☆
Def (7)		★★★☆☆
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.

+Atk/-Spd

Faye's best IVs are +Atk and -Spd. Since Bold Fighter grants Faye a guaranteed follow-up, an Atk boon will let her dish out m+6 extra damage. Her Spd is nothing special, and can safely be taken as a flaw.

+Atk for a +10 merge

If you are planning on making a +10 merge Faye, we recommend +Atk. With 10 merges and an asset in Atk, plus the bonus from her weapon skill, her Atk stat will grow to 59, giving her exceptional offensive capability. If you instead want to build her tanking ability, +Def is a good choice as well.

Valentine's Faye Best Builds

Budget Valentine's Faye

： Budding Bow+ ： Pivot ： Moonbow ： -

： Death Blow 4 ： Bold Fighter 3 ： Armor March 3 ： Sturdy Blow 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

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Enemy Phase Tank Valentine's Faye

HOT
： Short Bow+ ： Swap ： Noontime ： -	： Close Counter ： Special Fighter 3 ： Pulse Smoke 3 ： Fierce Stance 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build makes Valentine Faye a great tank as she can heal more due to Short Bow+. Take the +Def refine for the weapon, to increase her overall bulk. Paired with Special Fighter, and Fierce Stance, Noontime will keep her alive while one-shotting enemy units that attack.

Far Save Valentine's Faye

HOT
： Spendthrift Bow+ ： Swap ： Glimmer ： -	： Distant Def 4 ： Crafty Fighter 3 ： A/R Far Save 3 ： Distant Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Faye's amazing bulk to protect her allies with A/R Far Save. Double Distant Def increases her survivability, while Crafty Fighter provides a follow-up attack and the Guard effect. Spendthrift Bow is the weapon of choice to both lower the foe's Atk and increase her own.

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Valentine's Faye Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
179
HP	43	Rank: 164/1089
Atk	40	Rank: 222/1089
Spd	23	Rank: 840/1089
Def	35	Rank: 186/1089
Res	38	Rank: 69/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	57	27	39	43	214
Lv.40 +10	48	45	27	39	43	202

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	52	23	35	38	191
5★ Lv.40	43	40	23	35	38	179

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	19	4	7	8	57

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Claude	41	43	46	32	34	196
Winter Annette	43	43	23	40	41	190
Winter Ignatz	42	35	40	31	37	185
Winter Felix	44	38	37	32	29	180
Plegian Raphael	48	42	28	38	23	179
Valentine's Faye	43	40	23	35	38	179
Winter Marth	42	36	38	30	25	174
Halloween Jakob	42	35	23	33	32	165
Halloween Niles	37	34	39	25	29	164

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

Valentine's Faye Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentine's Faye Roles

Faye - Drawn Heartstring 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!Faye is a ranged physical attack phase unit (range=2). 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.

Valentine's Faye Strengths

Excellent offensive capability when initiating combat

V!Faye's weapon Budding Bow+ will give her Atk/Def+4 when she initiates combat, and the foe will be unable to make a follow-up attack. On top of that, she has Death Blow 4 and Bold Fighter 3, which also trigger when initiating combat, and give her a total of Atk+12, Def+4, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and the foe cannot make a follow-up attack. She is very much suited to be a player phase unit.

Can grant extra mobility to other armored allies

Faye has the C skill Armor March 3 by default. This is essential to any armored party, as it allows both her and adjacent armored allies to move an extra space. In this way, she can both support her other allies while making use of the bonus on her own as well.

Valentine's Faye Weaknesses

Skills do not trigger when the foe initiates combat

Valentine's Faye's default skills only have an effect when she initiates combat, so they will not trigger in the enemy phase. With her base skillset, she is not really cut out to be a tank, and should instead thrive in the player phase.

Weak to armor effective weapons

As an armored unit, Faye will take 1.5x damage from weapons that are effective on armored units, such as Armorslayer. Be sure and check what weapons your opponents are using beforehand.

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Faye - Drawn Heartstring Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Valentine's Faye - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Budding Bow	10	2	Effective against flying foes. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★
Budding Bow+	12	2	Effective against flying foes. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat and foe cannot make a 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★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Death Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Death Blow 2	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +4 during combat.	5★
Death Blow 3	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +6 during combat.	5★
Death Blow 4	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +8 during combat.	5★
Bold Fighter 1	If unit’s HP  = 100% and unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Bold Fighter 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 50% and unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Bold Fighter 3	If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Armor March 1	If unit has 100% HP and an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )	5★
Armor March 2	If unit has ≥ 50% HP and an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )	5★
Armor March 3	If unit has an adjacent armored ally at start of turn, unit and any such allies can move 1 extra space. (That turn only, does not stack. )	5★

Valentine's Faye as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Bold Fighter, Armor March, or Death Blow 4

Valentine's Faye can be used to inherit Bold Fighter or Armor March. If you have that hero learn Death Blow 1-3 from another unit beforehand, you can have them inherit Death Blow 4 as well. These are all excellent skills, but as Valentine's Faye is a rare Special Hero, think hard about your decision before you recklessly fodder her off.

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How to Get Valentine's Faye

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Valentine's Faye 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)	Amber Connor
Illustrator	Tobi
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

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