Ashnard Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Ashnard - Mad King 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 Ashnard.

Ashnard Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	N/A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Ashnard - Mad King: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Flying
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Obtained through a Grand Hero Battle ・Exclusive weapon nullfies skills that are effective on flying units ・Inflicts a penalty on foes within two spaces

Ashnard Skills at 5★

Gurgurant Might: 16　 Range: 1 Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses. Grants Def+3. Inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.

Dragon Fang Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts Atk by 50%.

Distant Def 3 If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.

Even Atk Wave 3 At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )

Ashnard Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (24)		★★★★★
Spd (11)		★★★★☆
Def (5)		★★★☆☆
Res (4)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Grand Hero Battle, Ashnard will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-HP

The best IVs for Ashnard are +Atk and -HP. Ashnard's Spd is unreliable so it is better to build him as a heavy-hitting, one-hit offensive unit. Taking a +Atk IV is best in achieving the discussed style of build for Ashnard. His HP is of less importance so it can be safely taken as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Ashnard to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. If you plan to inherit Distant Foil onto Ashnard, take a +Res IV instead to allow him to tank a wide variety of foes. Check out the Distant Foil Build!

Ashnard Best Builds

Tank Ashnard

HOT
： Gurgurant ： Reposition ： Aether ： -	： Distant Stance ： Gambit 4 ： Atk/Def Hold ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build utilizes refined Gurgurant and premium skills to make Ashnard a very bulky front line unit. Distant Stance allows Ashnard to retaliate against ranged foes while patching up his lower Res stat.

Budget Ashnard

： Gurgurant ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Close Def 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Close Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Ashnard. Dual Close Def 3 provides good defensive bulk against melee foes, while Quick Riposte 3 ensures he gets a counterattack.

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Ashnard Best Weapon Refine

Ashnard's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Gurgurant	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses. Grants Def+3. Inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foes within 4 spaces of unit during combat, neutralizes those foe's bonuses to Atk/Def during combat, those foes cannot make a follow-up attack, and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on those foes per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = 15% of unit's Def at start of combat + 5) and reduces damage from attacks during combat by 30% (excluding area-of-effect Specials). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Gurgurant

Refined Gurgurant grants Ashnard 30% damage reduction from all attacks and inflicts additional Atk/Def penalties onto his foe during combat.

The damage reduction is not affected by any stat checks and is 30% at all times, making Ashnard sturdier against all foes.

Ashnard Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
167
HP	43	Rank: 164/1088
Atk	37	Rank: 398/1088
Spd	21	Rank: 884/1088
Def	35	Rank: 186/1088
Res	31	Rank: 258/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	58	25	43	35	209
Lv.40 +10	48	42	25	40	35	190

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	53	21	38	31	186
5★ Lv.40	43	37	21	35	31	167
4★ Lv.40	40	35	19	33	28	155
3★ Lv.40	39	33	18	31	27	148

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	9	6	9	9	50
4★ Lv.1	16	20	5	9	8	58
3★ Lv.1	16	16	5	8	8	53

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nabata Juno	38	43	46	35	27	189
Legendary Elincia	40	45	47	23	34	189
Fee	37	40	45	26	40	188
Syrene	37	39	45	21	41	183
Ninja Haar	44	42	24	44	28	182
Tanith	41	36	40	32	28	177
Thief Rickard	38	38	42	33	25	176
Valentian Palla	41	42	21	41	28	173
Annand	37	35	39	27	34	172
Ashnard	43	37	21	35	31	167
Valentian Catria	41	38	36	27	24	166
Altina	42	38	20	30	36	166
Young Caeda	36	33	42	25	30	166
Summer Fiora	40	32	37	26	28	163
New Year Hríd	42	38	19	36	27	162
New Year Gunnthrá	38	34	37	27	26	162
New Year Camilla	40	33	35	31	23	162
Legendary Ryoma	41	34	39	28	20	162
Bridal Sigrun	35	31	38	27	31	162
Laegjarn	41	32	36	36	17	162
Palla	42	31	31	28	26	158
Caeda	36	25	37	24	34	156
Elincia	35	34	36	24	27	156

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

Ashnard Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ashnard Roles

Ashnard - Mad King 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

Ashnard is a close 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.

Ashnard Strengths

Gurgurant makes Ashnard a very bulky unit

Gurgurant has the effect of inflicting -5 Atk/Def on foes within 2 spaces after combat. This allows Ashnard to become both a powerful attacker, and a good supporting unit as it can boost your allies damage too!

Gurgurant neutralizes skills that make attacks effective on fliers. On top of that, Ashnard also has Distant Def 3, so the damage of bow attacks are reduced even further. Combined with his naturally high Def and Res stats, he can be pretty good at tanking ranged attacks, especially from physical attackers. For all-flying teams, he can even fill out a very niche role in that he can tank and take out bow units for your team similar to Young Minerva and Michalis.

More importantly, when refined, Gurgurant grants Ashnard 30% damage reduction from all attacks and inflicts additional Atk/Def penalties onto his foe during combat. This refine is what separates Ashnard from the other bulky fliers as the damage reduction effect is not impacted by any stat check or any condition. He just receives 30% damage reduction all the time.

Ashnard's Weaknesses

Low Spd

Ashnard is susceptible to follow-up attacks as he has low Spd. Be careful when dealing with dragon units as Distant Def cannot reduce damage from this type of foe, so a speedy dragon can take him out pretty easily.

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Ashnard - Mad King!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Ashnard - Mad King from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Ashnard - Mad King is a very useful physical wall, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Ashnard - Mad King if your team lacks a strong physical wall.

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Ashnard - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	3★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	3★
Gurgurant	16	1	Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses. Grants Def+3. Inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Dragon Gaze	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%.	3★
Dragon Fang	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 50%.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Def 1	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.	3★
Distant Def 2	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	4★
Distant Def 3	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.	5★
Even Atk Wave 1	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk +2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	3★
Even Atk Wave 2	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk +4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	3★
Even Atk Wave 3	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	4★

Ashnard as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inherting Distant Def 3

Ashnard can be used to inherit the skill Distant Def 3. However, Ashnard is a powerful unit that is distributed in Grand Hero Battles. This means that the number of Ashnards you can get is limited. Think carefully before fodderring him off.

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How to Get Ashnard / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Ashnard

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Ashnard is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Brook Chalmers
Illustrator	Daisuke Izuka
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

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