Annand Builds and Best IVs | Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH)

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

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★

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect
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.
Moonbow		-	Cooldown = 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 and Stats at Lv. 40

Stats

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

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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+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.

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Annand	37	35	39	27	34	172
Ashnard	43	37	21	35	31	167
Sword 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 Best Builds

Pegasus Flight AnnandHOT

： Unbound Blade+ ： Shove ： Ruptured Sky

： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Pegasus Flight 3 ： Atk/Spd Rein 3 ： Spd/Res Solo 3

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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!

Source Hero

Skill	Hero
Unbound Blade+	Annand - Knight-Defender (5★)
Shove	Gordin - Altean Archer (3★) Cynthia - Hero Chaser (3★) Roy - Young Lion (3★) Est - Junior Whitewing (3★) Hilda - Holiday Layabout (4★) Rolf - Tricky Archer (4★) Darros - Seawalker (4★) Eir - Renewed Life (4★) Joshua - Tropical Gambler (5★) Chrom - Spring Exalt (5★)
Ruptured Sky	Byleth - Fell Star's Duo (5★) Byleth - Proven Professor (5★) Byleth - Tested Professor (5★)
Atk/Spd Solo 4	Katarina - Torchlit Wanderer (5★) Corrin - Bloodbound Beast (5★) Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In (5★) Shamir - Archer Apart (5★) Freyja - Lady of Nightmare (5★)
Pegasus Flight 3	Fiora - Airborne Warrior (5★)
Atk/Spd Rein 3	Dorothea - Twilit Harmony (5★) Claude - Almyra's King (5★)

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Budget Annand

： Unbound Blade+ ： Shove ： Moonbow

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

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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.

Source Hero

Skill	Hero
Unbound Blade+	Annand - Knight-Defender (5★)
Shove	Gordin - Altean Archer (3★) Cynthia - Hero Chaser (3★) Roy - Young Lion (3★) Est - Junior Whitewing (3★) Hilda - Holiday Layabout (4★) Rolf - Tricky Archer (4★) Darros - Seawalker (4★) Eir - Renewed Life (4★) Joshua - Tropical Gambler (5★) Chrom - Spring Exalt (5★)
Moonbow	Joshua - Tempest King (4★) Alfonse - Uplifting Love (4★) Athena - Borderland Sword (4★) Palla - Eldest Whitewing (4★) Odin - Potent Force (4★) Lysithea - Child Prodigy (5★) Alm - Saint-King (5★) Tiki - Legendary Dragon (5★) Gatrie - Armored Amour (5★) Gerik - Desert Tiger (5★) Nino - Pale Flower (5★) Thrasir - Omnicidal Witch (5★) Jill - Fiery Dracoknight (5★) Annand - Knight-Defender (5★) Sonya - Vengeful Mage (5★) Nailah - Blessed Queen (5★) Caeda - Princess of Talys (5★) Takumi - Prince of Soup (5★) Alm - Lovebird Duo (5★) Eirika - Graceful Resolve (5★) Ephraim - Restoration Lord (5★) Faye - Drawn Heartstring (5★) Tana - Winged Princess (5★) Est - Springtime Flier (5★) Navarre - Scarlet Ninja (5★) Nephenee - Fierce Halberdier (5★) Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In (5★) Ishtar - Thunder Goddess (5★) Lethe - Gallia's Valkyria (5★) Sue - Doe of the Plains (5★) Shamir - Archer Apart (5★) Hríd - Icy Blade (5★) Lyn - Ninja-Friend Duo (5★) Nina - Eye Spy (5★) Kris - Unsung Hero (5★) Tsubasa - Madcap Idol (5★) Claude - Almyra's King (5★) Asbel - Windswept Youth (5★) Python - Apathetic Archer (5★) Julian - Tender Thief (5★) Ingrid - Solstice Knight (5★) Hilda - Idle Maiden (5★) Tiki - Beachside Scion (5★) Lysithea - Earnest Seeker (5★) Nailah - Unflinching Eye (5★)
Sturdy Impact	Lyn - Lady of the Beach (5★) Annand - Knight-Defender (5★) Dimitri - Savior King (5★) Tibarn - Lord of the Air (5★) Ingrid - Solstice Knight (5★)
Guard Bearing 3	Annand - Knight-Defender (5★) Hel - Death Sovereign (5★) Ingrid - Solstice Knight (5★)
Spd Smoke 3	Chad - Lycian Wildcat (4★) Nino - Pale Flower (5★) Takumi - Empty Vessel (5★) Sigurd - Holy Knight (5★)

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Annand Best Weapon Refine

Annand's Weapon Cannot Be Refined!

Annand's weapon cannot currently be refined. This section will be updated if it becomes refineable in the future!

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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 Counterattack	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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Should you Unlock Potential for Annand?

Annand - Knight-Defender Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Annand - Knight-Defender only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Annand - Knight-Defender if a 4 Star version is released!

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Annand - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
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

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

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

Event Name	Focus
Enduring Legacy New Heroes Summon	Annand Azelle Lex Erinys Starts：02/16/2021 Ends：03/05/2021

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