Veld Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Veld - Manfroy's Rock 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 Veld.

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Veld

Veld Rating and Basic Information

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

Veld - Manfroy's Rock: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Refined Petrify inflicts Gravity, Sabotage, and Atk/Spd debuffs onto multiple foes at the start of each turn and grants Veld bonus stats, a guaranteed follow-up attack, damage reduction, and bonus true damage based on the debuffs applied.

Veld Skills at 5★

Petrify Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants Res+3. At start of turns 1 through 5, inflicts Atk/Spd-7 and【Gravity】on foe on the enemy team with the lowest specified stat. (Specified stats: Turn 1 = HP, Turn 2 = Atk, Turn 3 = Spd, Turn 4 = Def, Turn 5 = Res.) 【Gravity】 Restricts target's movement to 1 space through its next action.

Glacies Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.

Chill Res 3 At the start of each turn, inflicts Res -7 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Res through its next action.

Res Opening 3 At start of turn, grants Res+6 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)

Veld Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (24)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (5)		★★☆☆☆
Res (11)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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, Veld will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd/-Def

The best IVs for Veld are +Spd and -Def. Veld's Spd is not enough to score consistent follow-up attacks even with this IV, but it will allow him to survive longer as he will take less follow-up attacks. His Def stat is of less importance so it can be safely taken as his bane. You can also go for a -HP IV if you prefer. Though since you can easily get multiple copies of him, it is best that you get one merge at the very least to get rid of the bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Veld to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. At this point, he can reach 34 Spd which is enough to prevent lots of opponents from scoring follow-up attacks on him. If you prefer a more offensive Veld, you can get a +Atk IV. If you plan to run a Ploy build, you can go for a +Res IV too!

His Spd is a superboon, so you should take advantage of it as much as possible.

Veld Best Builds

Debuffer Veld

HOT
： Petrify ： Draw Back ： Flare ： -	： Crystalline Water ： Resonance 4 ： Atk/Res Ploy 3 ： Still Water 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses refined Petrify and Atk/Res Ploy 3 to spread debuffs to multiple foes. Resonance grants him the firepower needed to burst down enemies after they have been crippled with the debuffs applied.

Budget Veld

： Petrify ： Reposition ： Glacies ： -

： Triangle Adept 3 ： Chill Res 3 ： Res Opening 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses little skill inheritance. Because of Veld's poor statline, giving him Triangle Adept 3 will give him a chance at bullying Green units. Quick Riposte 3 ensures that he can retaliate when attacked.

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Veld Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Veld's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Petrify	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Grants Res+3. At start of turns 1 through 5, inflicts 【Gravity】 on foe on the enemy team with the lowest specified stat (see below), and also, inflicts Atk/Spd-7 and【Sabotage】 on that foe and foes within 2 spaces of that foe through their next actions. (Specified stats: Turn 1 = HP, Turn 2 = Atk, Turn 3 = Spd, Turn 4 = Def, Turn 5 = Res.) If unit initiates combat or the number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Res, unit deals +X damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials; X = highest total penalties among target and foes within 2 spaces of target), and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 30% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Petrify

Refined Petrify inflicts the following at the start of turns 1-5 based on the foes' stats:

• 【Gravity】 on the chosen foe
• Atk/Spd-7 and【Sabotage】 on the chosen foe + foe’s allies within 2 spaces

The chosen foe is determined in this order:

• Turn 1: Foe with the lowest HP
• Turn 2: Foe with the lowest Atk
• Turn 3: Foe with the lowest Spd
• Turn 4: Foe with the lowest Def
• Turn 5: Foe with the lowest Res

Refined Petrify also grants Veld Atk/Spd/Def/Res+10, a guaranteed follow-up attack, bonus true damage based on highest number of total penalties on target foe and nearby foes, and 30% damage reduction during combat, while also neutralizing his foe's Atk/Res stat bonuses during combat.

This refine allows Veld to cripple his enemies and then use the debuffs applied to maximize his own combat performance.

Veld Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
165
HP	43	Rank: 192/1171
Atk	38	Rank: 510/1171
Spd	26	Rank: 910/1171
Def	22	Rank: 873/1171
Res	36	Rank: 170/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	57	30	26	44	205
Lv.40 +10	48	43	30	26	41	188

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	52	26	22	39	182
5★ Lv.40	43	38	26	22	36	165
4★ Lv.40	40	36	24	20	34	154
3★ Lv.40	39	34	23	19	32	147

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	24	7	5	11	66
4★ Lv.1	18	19	6	4	8	55
3★ Lv.1	18	15	6	4	7	50

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Validar	42	46	17	35	43	183
Marla	38	46	33	20	45	182
Aelfric	43	40	31	20	37	171
Hilda (Genealogy)	41	40	25	24	40	170
Veld	43	38	26	22	36	165
Solon	45	38	20	24	38	165
Fallen Morgan (M)	38	37	17	35	38	165
Kiria	38	41	20	29	34	162
Iago	42	38	27	23	32	162
Fallen Julia	39	41	24	17	40	161
Julius	38	35	27	16	35	151
Summer Leo	37	32	27	16	35	147
Lilina	35	37	25	19	31	147
Sanaki	33	37	26	17	34	147

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

Veld Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Veld Roles

Veld - Manfroy's Rock 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

Velda is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Veld Strengths

Refined Petrify cripples multiple foes and improves Veld's combat performance

Young Palla in the bottom of the map can only move 1 space and has her Atk/Spd greatly reduced regardless of Veld in the most opposite side of the map from her.

Veld's refined Petrify inflicts the following at the start of turns 1-5 based on the foes' stats:

• 【Gravity】 on the chosen foe
• Atk/Spd-7 and【Sabotage】 on the chosen foe + foe’s allies within 2 spaces

The chosen foe is determined in this order:

• Turn 1: Foe with the lowest HP
• Turn 2: Foe with the lowest Atk
• Turn 3: Foe with the lowest Spd
• Turn 4: Foe with the lowest Def
• Turn 5: Foe with the lowest Res

Refined Petrify also grants Veld Atk/Spd/Def/Res+10, a guaranteed follow-up attack, bonus true damage based on highest number of total penalties on target foe and nearby foes, and 30% damage reduction during combat, while also neutralizing his foe's Atk/Res stat bonuses during combat.

This refine allows Veld to cripple his enemies and then use the debuffs applied to maximize his own combat performance.

Can be used as a Res tank

Veld has pretty decent HP and Res stats, and his Spd is not bad either if you take the superboon in Spd, so in addition to being an omni-present support, he can act as a Res tank whose job is to bait magic opponents into attacking him.

This also means that if you stack Res on him through support buffs, it will not only increase his bulk, but it increases the damage he deals through Glacies. You get a lot of incentive from stacking Res on Veld so do not hesitate to do so!

Veld Weaknesses

Petrify's debuff does not work after 5th turn

Keep in mind that Petrify does not apply its debuffs after the 5th turn. This greatly reduces Veld's effectiveness in those turns as Petrify is his main gimmick. Make sure you end the battle before then!

Low Def and Spd

Veld's Def only sits at 22 at Lv.40. Be mindful of Veld's positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take him out. His Def stat is not that bad, but if you consider that his Spd is not the best too at 26, he can be easily taken out by a follow-up attack from a sword unit—the most common unit in the game.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Veld - Manfroy's Rock!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Veld - Manfroy's Rock from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Veld - Manfroy's Rock is very useful as a debuff suport, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Veld - Manfroy's Rock helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Veld - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Flux	4	2	No Effect	3★
Ruin	6	2	No Effect	3★
Fenrir	9	2	No Effect	3★
Petrify	14	2	Grants Res+3. At start of turns 1 through 5, inflicts Atk/Spd-7 and【Gravity】on foe on the enemy team with the lowest specified stat. (Specified stats: Turn 1 = HP, Turn 2 = Atk, Turn 3 = Spd, Turn 4 = Def, Turn 5 = Res.) 【Gravity】 Restricts target's movement to 1 space through its next action.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	3★
Glacies	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chill Res 1	At the start of each turn, inflicts Res -3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Res through its next action.	3★
Chill Res 2	At the start of each turn, inflicts Res -5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Res through its next action.	3★
Chill Res 3	At the start of each turn, inflicts Res -7 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Res through its next action.	4★
Res Opening 1	At start of turn, grants Res+2 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	3★
Res Opening 2	At start of turn, grants Res+4 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	4★
Res Opening 2	At start of turn, grants Res+4 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	4★
Res Opening 3	At start of turn, grants Res+6 to ally with the highest Res for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)	5★

Veld as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Res Opening 3

Glacies and Chill Res 3 can also be inherited from Veld, but Res Opening 3 is the rarest out of the three. The other two skills can easily be sourced from other units. However, you can only acquire Veld from Grand Hero Battles or from using Heroic Grails, so think carefully before foddering him off.

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How to Get Veld / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Veld

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Veld 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)	Edward Bosco
Illustrator	Taneda Kazuhiro
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Illustration

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