Valentine's Líf Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Líf - Undying Ties 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 Líf.

Heroes With the Same Name
Líf	Valentine's Líf
Rearmed Líf

Special Heroes - Love of a King Featured Heroes
Valentine's Henriette [9.0/10]	Valentine's Líf [9.0/10]	Valentine's Gustav [9.0/10]	Valentine's Alfonse [8.0/10]

Valentine's Líf Rating and Basic Information

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

Líf - Undying Ties Duo: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Duo Skill deals massive damage to enemy units ・・Inflicts strong debuffs to enemies, while buffing self ・【Deep Wounds】 prevents foes from healing

Valentine's Líf Skills at 5★

Þjálfi Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants Atk+3. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 to unit during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and reduces the percentage of foe's "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50%, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 20 damage to nearest ally. (Example: a foe with a "reduce damage by 45%" skill would reduce damage by 23%.)

Glimmer Cooldown Count = 2 Boosts damage dealt by 50%.

Atk/Def Push 4 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def +7, but if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit after combat.

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

Fatal Smoke 3 Foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit’s HP cannot be healed through its next action.

Valentine's Líf's Duo Skill Effect

Duo Skill
Deals damage to foes within 3 spaces = 10 + 50% of total damage dealt to HP of allies within 3 spaces (max damage: 40). Inflicts Atk/Spd-7 on foes with 3 spaces of unit through their next actions. (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 190, treats unit's stats as 190 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

Valentine's Líf Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (26)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★★☆☆☆
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
Res (8)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Atk/-Res

The best IVs for Valentine's Lif are +Atk and -Res.

His kit revolves around dealing large amounts of damage while buffing himself and debuffing enemies, and is discussed in the Strengths and Weaknesses section. He also has guaranteed follow-up attack through his weapon's effect if he is within 2 spaces of an ally.

Because his Res is already pretty low, it's all right to take it as a bane. Alternatively, because it's also low, -Spd will also work as Lif does not need it to score follow-ups or trigger any of his abilities.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

For the same reasons stated above, it's highly recommended to increase this stat if you plan to +10 him. His attack goes up to 65 at max merges, possibly more if it's his boon, enabling a higher one-hit potential.

Valentine's Líf Best Builds

General Use / Budget Valentine's Líf

HOT
： Þjálfi ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Atk/Def Push 4 ： Lull Atk/Res 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ： Death Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is Valentine's Lif's base kit, with Reposition as an inherited skill and Death Blow 3 as his Sacred Seal. Since his base kit is already good by itself, all he needs is any assist skill and Death Blow 3 for more firepower when he attacks.

Aether Raids Defense Valentine's Líf

： Þjálfi ： - ： Glimmer ： -

： Atk/Def Push 4 ： A/R Far Trace 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This AR-D build uses A/R Far Trace to retreat after attacking, allowing dancers who are in the backline to refresh Líf's turn and attack again. No assist skill is used so that Líf attacks before other units on the team, allowing the dancers to follow-up.

Desperation Valentine's Líf

： Þjálfi ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -

： Atk/Def Push 4 ： Desperation 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build keeps most of Valentine's Lif skills but gives him Desperation instead of his Lull skill to take advantage of Atk/Def Push. With Atk/Def Solo as his Sacred Seal, he can increase his firepower even more.

Pure Offensive Valentine's Líf

HOT
： Þjálfi ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Death Blow 4 ： Lull Atk/Res 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build turns Valentine's Lif into a pure offensive Magic user with Death Blow 4 and Atk/Def Solo to push his power even higher.

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Valentine's Líf Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
158
HP	39	Rank: 630/1089
Atk	39	Rank: 272/1089
Spd	25	Rank: 778/1089
Def	30	Rank: 403/1089
Res	25	Rank: 545/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	54	29	42	36	209
Lv.40 +10	48	42	29	42	36	197

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	56	25	30	25	175
5★ Lv.40	39	39	25	30	25	158

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	26	3	8	8	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Kvasir	40	44	47	17	26	174
Ninja Sanaki	40	47	24	16	47	174
Valentine's Selena	40	45	46	20	22	173
Sage Linde	37	44	45	16	27	169
Legendary Veronica	38	42	45	19	25	169
Groom Robin (M)	40	46	35	23	24	168
Bridal Cecilia	40	41	25	18	38	162
Valentine's Líf	39	39	25	30	25	158
Arete	41	36	27	20	34	158
Legendary Lilina	39	42	21	16	40	158
Spring Severa	39	37	40	24	17	157
Summer Mercedes	38	39	25	17	38	157
Leo	39	29	22	25	30	145
Valentine's Titania	35	30	33	17	30	145
Red Tome Eirika	36	31	35	20	22	144

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

Valentine's Líf Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentine's Líf Roles

Líf - Undying Ties 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

Valentine's Líf 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.

Duo Skill Available!

Valentine's Líf's Duo Skill raises his arena score, in addition to dealing damage to several nearby enemy units. Duo Heroes have a Duo Skill which can be used without performing an action. Additionally, his Duel effect treats his stats as 190 in Arena modes, giving him a huge advantage over many other heroes.

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

Lif's Duo skill dealt 40 damage to the enemy team and inflicted -7 to their Atk and Spd as shown here.

This duo skill deals damage to foes within 3 spaces (increasing with the amount of damage dealt to allies) and debuff them.

You can read the in-game text for Valentine's Lif's duo skill and the duel component in this section! While the duel component is an arena-exclusive effect, the duo skill itself is usable anywhere.

Valentine's Líf Strengths

Massive Self-Buffs and Debuffs on Enemy Units

Lif's +13 Atk, +6 Spd/Def/Res boost and the guaranteed follow-up attack reflects in this battle against a green mage.

Valentine's Lif weapon grants him Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 during combat if he is within 2 spaces of an ally. He also gets a guaranteed follow-up attack and reduces an enemy unit's damage reduction skill.

His duo skill also inflicts Atk/Spd-7 on foes with 3 spaces their next actions and his C skill prevents enemy units from healing.

These skills make Valentine's Lif a powerhouse and being a red tome unit, can actually prove effective against enemies like Legendary Edelgard and Brave Edelgard.

Fatal Smoke Prevents Healing

A new skill, Fatal Smoke 3, is available for Valentine's Lif.

This skill is a massive game changer, as he not only prevents enemy units from healing during and after combat, but he also inflicts【Deep Wounds】on his target and foes within 2 spaces.

This means that units that have sustain Specials like Aether, Sol, or anything similar cannot heal themselves even if they engaged combat.

This also means that healers cannot bring their allies' HP pools back up and neither will the Healing Tower heal units on Aether Raids.

Valentine's Líf Weaknesses

Fragile

Valentine's Lif's default Atk/Def Push skill does give him buffs if his HP is ≥25%, but it also deals damage to him after combat if he attacked.

This, coupled with the fact that he is a mage, means that he is most likely fragile. Furthermore, his weapon or kit does not prevent enemy units from counterattacking him, so anyone who can take one hit and retaliate for massive damage will most likely take him out.

Weak to Cavalry-Effective Weapons

Valentine's Lif takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Blárwolf+, Dark Spikes T, and Ridersbane+.

There are many cavalry-effective weapons in the game, so be careful and check which ones your enemy units are using!

Valentine's Lif Team and Counters

Teammates for Valentine's Lif

Masquerade Sigurd	Altina	Mirabilis	Reinhardt
Peony	Legendary Leif	Kronya	Brave Lyn

Wings of Mercy Dancers and Units Using Vantage

Because of Valentine Lif's weapon, he will be dealing damage to his own allies.

This can be taken advantage of by using dancers that have Wings of Mercy 3 inherited, as they can just fly to Valentine's Lif and enable him to act again.

Units that also use Vantage can also take advantage of the weapon skill, as they will be able to attack first even when an enemy unit attacks them first.

Full Cavalry Teams

Valentine's Lif is a cavalry unit, and is thus at home in a full-cavalry team.

Masquerade Sigurd has the advantage of being both a cavalry unit and a dancer, so the points above certainly apply as you can give him Wings of Mercy.

Being in a cavalry team grants Valentine's Lif access to buffs such as Hone Cavalry and Goad Cavalry.

Valentine's Lif Counters

Hoshidan Summer Micaiah	Caeda	Micaiah	Tsubasa
Duo Ephraim	Ursula	Mathilda	Bridal Micaiah

Units with Cavalry-Effective Weapons

Ultimately, Valentine's Lif is weak against units that have cavalry-effective weapons, even more so if they're blue as he takes even more damage due to color disadvantage.

Weapons such as Duo Ephraim's Reginleif enable him to make a guaranteed follow up attack if his Atk is higher than Valentine Lif's or if Sing/Dance has been used on him.

Bridal Micaiah's Jowful Vows prevents Valentine's Lif from counterattack if she initiates combat.

Be mindful of the enemy team and pick your battles carefully if any if Valentine's Lif is facing against any of these units!

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?	Cannot Unlock Potential

Líf - Undying Ties Duo Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Valentine's Líf - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Flux	4	2	No Effect	5★
Flux	4	2	No Effect	5★
Ruin	6	2	No Effect	5★
Ruin	6	2	No Effect	5★
Fenrir	9	2	No Effect	5★
Fenrir	9	2	No Effect	5★
Þjálfi	14	2	Grants Atk+3. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 to unit during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and reduces the percentage of foe's "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50%, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 20 damage to nearest ally. (Example: a foe with a "reduce damage by 45%" skill would reduce damage by 23%.)	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Night Sky	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★
Glimmer	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Push 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Def+3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Push 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Def+4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Push 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Def+5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Push 4	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def +7, but if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Res 1	Inflicts Atk/Res-1 on foe and neutralizes foe’s bonuses to Atk/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Res 2	Inflicts Atk/Res-2 on foe and neutralizes foe’s bonuses to Atk/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Res 3	Inflicts Atk/Res-3 on foe and neutralizes foe’s bonuses to Atk/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Fatal Smoke 1	If unit initiates combat, foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 1 space of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit's HP cannot be healed through its next action.	5★
Fatal Smoke 2	If unit initiates combat, foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit's HP cannot be healed through its next action.	5★
Fatal Smoke 3	Foe cannot recover HP during or after combat, and after combat, inflicts【Deep Wounds】on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit’s HP cannot be healed through its next action.	5★

Valentine's Líf as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Atk/Def Push 4 or Fatal Smoke 3

Valentine's Líf can be used to inherit Atk/Def Push 4 or Fatal Smoke 3.

If you are able to inherit Atk/Def Push 3 from another unit, you can get both skills from Valentine's Líf! However, Valentine's Líf is a powerful Duo hero whom you can only get from specific banners.

Please think carefully before foddering him off as he will definitely help you a lot in various game modes especially in the the Arena.

• List of Source Heroes
• The Best Fodder Units

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

How to Get Valentine's Líf

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Valentine's Líf 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)	Edward Bosco + Lizzie Freeman
Illustrator	Azusa
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

Illustration

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