Annand Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Annand - Knight-Defender 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 Annand.

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Annand Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Annand - Knight-Defender: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Flying
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Inflicts an Atk/Def debuff to foes when no allies are adjacent ・Blocks follow-up attacks and gains an Atk/Def boost when initiating combat ・Reduces 50% of the damage taken from the first attack in the enemy phase

Annand Skills at 5★

Unbound Blade+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

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

Sturdy Impact If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+6, Def+10 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Guard Bearing 3 During unit’s first combat in enemy phase, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe’s first attack by 50%.

Annand Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★☆
Spd (11)		★★★★★
Def (5)		★★★☆☆
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.

+Spd/-Res

The best IVs for Annand are +Spd and -Res. A higher Spd stat allows Annand to get a ton of follow-up attacks on her foes. More importantly, it reduces the amount of follow-up attacks she will take. Her Res is of less importance and thus safe to be taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Annand to 10. This is for the same reasons as above It is best to aim for follow-up attacks to increase her offensive ability as her Atk combined with her Def debuffs is already high. If you prefer relying on skills to increase Anannd's Spd, you can go for a +Atk IV instead.

Annand Best Builds

Pegasus Flight Annand

HOT
： Unbound Blade+ ： Shove ： Ruptured Sky ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Pegasus Flight 3 ： Atk/Spd Rein 3 ： Spd/Res Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a more expensive build for Annand that maximies her offenses. it is pretty easy to run as you only need to position her away from allies to get the bonuses from the skills she runs. Be warned that being adjacent to an ally completly shuts this build down!

Budget Annand

： Unbound Blade+ ： Shove ： Moonbow ： -

： Sturdy Impact ： Guard Bearing 3 ： Spd Smoke 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A simple budget build for Annand. Shove is taken to make sure she can safely run Unbound Blade+ and Atk/Spd Solo 3 Sacred Seal. All additions, including Spd Smoke 3 are very inexpensive and it helps Annand in both phases of battle.

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Annand Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
172
HP	37	Rank: 796/1088
Atk	35	Rank: 549/1088
Spd	39	Rank: 243/1088
Def	27	Rank: 530/1088
Res	34	Rank: 171/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	42	54	44	31	38	209
Lv.40 +10	42	40	44	31	38	195

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	37	49	39	27	34	186
5★ Lv.40	37	35	39	27	34	172

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	11	5	8	65

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.

Annand Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Annand Roles

Annand - Knight-Defender 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

Annand is a close physical attacker (range = 1). 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 stat.

Annand Strengths

Unbound Blade+ nullifies enemy bonuses to Atk/Def while casting a penalty

Unbound Blade+ will nullify active enemy bonuses to Atk/Def, and simultaneously inflict Atk/Def-3. This skill is great for cancelling out skills like Fortify or Rally and increasing the damage Ephraim can output in combat while reducing the damage he takes, but keep in mind that it will have no effect on Drive/Spur bonuses.

Unlike Lull Atk/Def 3, this effect requires Annand to have no adjacent allies so keep this in mind.

Extremely powerful when initiating combat

In addition to the effects from her weapon skill, Annand has the skill Sturdy Impact, which gives her Atk+6 and Def+10 when initiating combat. This skill also prevents an enemy follow-up attack, and makes Annand a formidable player phase unit.

Unbound Blade and the effects of Sturdy Impact shown as the debuffs and buffs in this combat bar respectively.

Guard Bearing Provides Bulk

Guard Bearing reduces the damage of the first attack of the first combat engagement in the enemy phase by 50%. This works well with Unbound Blade+'s damage reduction effects and both combined can make Annand a deceptively bulky unit when strategy is applied. Use these effects to your advantage to keep Annand from being taken out.

Since Sturdy Impact does not work in the enemy phase, Guard Bearing provides Ingrid with the much needed bulk she needs in said phase.

Annand Weaknesses

Weak to bows

As a flying unit, Annand takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.

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Annand - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	5★
Unbound Blade	10	1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Unbound Blade+	14	1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) 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★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Death Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Sturdy Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +2 during combat.	5★
Sturdy Blow 2	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat.	5★
Sturdy Impact	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+6, Def+10 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★
Guard Bearing 1	During unit’s first combat in enemy phase, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe’s first attack by 30%.	5★
Guard Bearing 2	During unit’s first combat in enemy phase, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe’s first attack by 40%.	5★
Guard Bearing 3	During unit’s first combat in enemy phase, if foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe’s first attack by 50%.	5★

Annand as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Sturdy Impact, Guard Bearing 3 or Unbound Blade+

Annand can be used to inherit Sturdy Impact or Guard Bearing 3. If you are able to inherit Sturdy Blow 2 from another unit, you can get both skills from Annand! However, Annand is a powerful hero whom you can provide some firepower for your flier teams. Please think carefully before fodderring her off!

Take note that Unbound Blade+ is also inheritable. It can be a very useful piece if you decide to build around it.

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How to Get Annand / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Annand

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Annand is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Fryda Wolff
Illustrator	Mayo
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

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