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.

New Heroes - Enduring Legacy Featured Heroes
Azelle [8.0/10]	Annand [8.0/10]	Erinys [8.0/10]	Lex [8.0/10]

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?	・Refined Aerial Longsword grants Atk/Spd+6, Null Follow-Up, and Penalty neutralization to Annand and nearby allies and grants Annand Canto 2, warping, Special cooldown charge +1 per attack, bonus stats, true damage, and true damage reduction during combat.

Annand Skills at 5★

Aerial Longsword Might: 16　 Range: 1 At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Null Follow-Up】, and "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat" to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 5 + 10% of unit's Spd at start of combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).

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

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/-HP

The best IVs for Annand are +Spd and -HP. 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 HP 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

Offensive Annand

HOT
： Aerial Longsword ： Reposition ： Haze Slice ： -	： Sly Swift Sparrow ： Momentum 4 ： Shadow Shift 4 ： Blade Session 3 ： Soaring Echo
Updated on 02/10/2025

How to Use, Explanation

This is a more expensive build for Annand that maximies her offenses. Haze Slice and Momentum 4 combine to pre-charge Annand's Special before her attack.

Budget Annand

： Aerial Longsword ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

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

How to Use, Explanation

A simple budget build for Annand using her base kit and skills available on common units.

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Annand Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Annand's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Aerial Longsword	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Null Follow-Up】, and "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat" to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 5 + 10% of unit's Spd at start of combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). Enables【Canto (2)】. Unit can move to a space within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Aerial Longsword

Refined Aerial Longsword grants Annand 【Canto (2)】, grants Annand and nearby allies Atk/Spd+6, 【Null Follow-Up】, and neutralizes penalties on unit during combat at the start of each turn, and grants Annand Atk/Spd/Def/Res bonus in-combat equal to 10 + 10% of her Spd, true damage equal to 20% of her Spd, 7 damage reduction on her foe's first attack, Special cooldown charge +1 per attack, and allows Annand to warp to spaces within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces.

This refine provides everything that Annand would need in a weapon: support, mobility, offense, and defense. Refined Aerial Longsword allows Annand to be on par with modern metagame units assuming she has received equal investment.

Annand Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
172
HP	37	Rank: 972/1212
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1212
Spd	39	Rank: 368/1212
Def	27	Rank: 646/1212
Res	34	Rank: 239/1212

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Thea	39	43	47	27	39	195
New Year Tana	40	45	47	37	25	194
Glen	43	45	34	47	20	189
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
Young Caeda	36	33	42	25	30	166
Altina	42	38	20	30	36	166
Valentian Catria	41	38	36	27	24	166
Summer Fiora	40	32	37	26	28	163
New Year Hríd	42	38	19	36	27	162
Bridal Sigrun	35	31	38	27	31	162
Laegjarn	41	32	36	36	17	162
Legendary Ryoma	41	34	39	28	20	162
New Year Camilla	40	33	35	31	23	162
New Year Gunnthrá	38	34	37	27	26	162
Palla	42	31	31	28	26	158
Elincia	35	34	36	24	27	156
Caeda	36	25	37	24	34	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

Refined Aerial Longsword grants support, mobility, offense, and defense

Refined Aerial Longsword grants Annand 【Canto (2)】, grants Annand and nearby allies Atk/Spd+6, 【Null Follow-Up】, and neutralizes penalties on unit during combat at the start of each turn, and grants Annand Atk/Spd/Def/Res bonus in-combat equal to 10 + 10% of her Spd, true damage equal to 20% of her Spd, 7 damage reduction on her foe's first attack, Special cooldown charge +1 per attack, and allows Annand to warp to spaces within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces.

This refine provides everything that Annand would need in a weapon: support, mobility, offense, and defense. Refined Aerial Longsword allows Annand to be on par with modern metagame units assuming she has received equal investment.

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?

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!

Unlock Potential Tier List

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★
Aerial Longsword	16	1	At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Null Follow-Up】, and "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat" to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 5 + 10% of unit's Spd at start of combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).	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.

• List of Source Heroes
• The Best Fodder Units

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.

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Illustration

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