Azelle Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Azelle - Youthful Flame 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 Azelle.

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Líf [9.0/10]	Plumeria [9.0/10]	Azelle [8.5/10]	Legendary Julia [9.0/10]
Erinys [8.5/10]	Nótt [9.0/10]	Hel [9.0/10]	Dagr [9.0/10]
Legendary Byleth (M) [9.0/10]	Legendary Alm [9.0/10]	Legendary Leif [9.0/10]	Bramimond [9.0/10]

Azelle Rating and Basic Information

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

Azelle - Youthful Flame: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Converts hostile bonuses to Spd/Res into penalties on top of adding more debuffs ・Can greatly boost allied Spd while hindering hostile Spd levels ・Posseses an upgraded Duel skill, R Duel Infantry 4

Azelle Skills at 5★

Sparking Tome Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 50%, inflicts Spd/Res-6 on foe during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Spd/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2. (Example: if foe has +7 bonus to Spd, inflicts Spd-20, for a net penalty of Spd-13.) Calculates each stat penalty independently.

Rally Up Spd+ Range: 1 Grants Spd+6 to target ally and allies within 2 spaces of target (excluding unit) for 1 turn.

R Duel Infantry 4 Grants HP+5, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+2. If unit is 5★, level 40, a Legendary or a Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 175, treats unit's stats as 175 in modes like Arena. If unit is 5★, level 40, not a Legendary or a Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 180, treats unit's stats as 180 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

Spd/Res Ruse 3 If a Rally Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Spd/Res-5 and【Guard】on foes in cardinal directions of unit and target through their next actions. 【Guard】 Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on target per attack during combat through its next action. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Joint Hone Spd At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Spd+5 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn.

Azelle Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★★
Spd (14)		★★★★☆
Def (4)		★★☆☆☆
Res (6)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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/-Def

The best IVs for Azelle are +Atk and -Def. As discussed in Azelle's Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses section, he can create large gaps in Spd between his team and the enemy so he does not need aid in Spd through IVs. The efficient way to maximize his offenses is through increasing +Atk to take advantage of the frequent follow-up attacks he will be scoring.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Azelle to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. With +10 merges, Azelle's Atk stat will reach 58 with the weapon skill. Without a doubt, he will hit hard especially when the strengths Sparking Tome is taken advantage of.

Azelle Best Builds

Null Follow Azelle

HOT
： Sparking Tome ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Pulse Smoke 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A very expensive build for Azelle. Outside of the Arena, R Duel Infantry 4 has limited use and this skill build makes sure he always nails follow-up attacks with Null Follow-Up 3. This skill build is designed to counter some opponents that mess with the way follow-up attacks work so you can say it is a bit more niche. The only real defense mechanism he has is high high Spd, and skills that guarantee follow-up attacks completely bypass that so this is the reason why Null Follow-Up is a viable choice for him.

Budget Azelle

： Sparking Tome ： Rally Up Spd+ ： Moonbow ： -

： R Duel Infantry 4 ： Spd/Res Ruse 3 ： Joint Hone Spd ： Flashing Blade 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A simple budget build for Annand that takes advantage of his huge Spd levels but getting a Flashing Blade 3 Sacred Seal to make for easy, consitent Moonbow activations. This puts his firepower to high levels so don't underestimate it just because its cheap!

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Azelle Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
166
HP	41	Rank: 296/1089
Atk	37	Rank: 398/1089
Spd	39	Rank: 243/1089
Def	26	Rank: 572/1089
Res	23	Rank: 687/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	51	58	49	32	29	219
Lv.40 +10	46	42	44	30	27	189

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	46	53	44	28	25	196
5★ Lv.40	41	37	39	26	23	166

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	23	14	4	6	66

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nabata Tormod	40	43	45	25	30	183
Young Robin (M)	40	46	45	36	16	183
Hayato	39	43	45	24	31	182
Sage Nino	38	41	46	20	32	177
Rearmed Ophelia	39	44	36	25	32	176
Hugh	40	38	42	27	24	171
Pelleas	43	40	36	21	31	171
Salem	41	38	36	18	38	171
Ewan	38	37	33	23	35	166
Azelle	41	37	39	26	23	166
Miranda	38	36	35	21	36	166
Nyx	36	42	40	19	28	165
Brave Lysithea	40	40	39	21	25	165
Erk	45	35	39	19	27	165
Gharnef	38	30	34	27	23	152
Bridal Tharja	39	35	35	21	21	151
Morgan (M)	37	33	34	20	26	150
Tharja	39	32	34	23	20	148
Arvis	33	34	31	17	33	148
Katarina	34	32	34	15	32	147

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

Azelle Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Azelle Roles

Azelle - Youthful Flame 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

Azelle Strengths

Severely punishes enemies with bonuses with Sparking Tome

Azelle's Sparking Tome, inflicts -6 Spd/Res on foe when he enters combat. He also inflicts an additional penalty to Spd/Res depending on the bonuses they have for that skill. This ensures that opponent's Spd/Res stats are always in low levels allowing Azelle to be lethal in most situations.

The debuffs of Sparking Tome are easily observed in this scuffle with an enemy unit.

R Duel Infantry 4 Raises your Arena score

R Duel Infantry 4 is a special skill that treats the unit’s stats as 175 in the Arena, allowing your overall score to increase when using Azelle. It is usable by any red infantry unit, so equip it and increase your score as you would like, but keep in mind that as an A slot skill it means you will lose the ability to useful, powerful A skills like Fury 4 or Atk/Spd Solo 4.

Because it is an upgrade from R Duel Infantry 3, it also gives Atk/Spd/Def/Res +2 on top of the original +5 HP.

Can create a huge Spd gap as a support unit!

With Azelle's support, even slower units can nail follow-up attacks on powerful foes! This is all thanks to:

1. Rally Up Spd+ which grants +6 Spd to allies in an area.
2. Joint Hone Spd which grants +5 Spd to Azelle and adjacent allies.
3. and Spd/Res Ruse 3 which inflicts a -5 Spd/Res debuff in cardinal directions when Rally Up Spd+ is used.

This potentially creates a +16 Spd gap between your team and enemy foes! This is a great window of opportunity that can land your team the win because of more follow-up attacks and the decreased number of hostile follow-up attacks.

The only thing Azelle cannot benefit directly from this list is Rally Up Spd+ as it excludes the user from the effect. Also, unless a refresher-assist support is in range, he cannot take advantage of the Spd debuffs granted by Spd/Res Ruse 3 as he will have already used up his action. If he lands a counterattack in the ensuing enemy phase however, he will still benefit from the debuffs.

Spd/Res Ruse 3 also inflicts Guard on the foe, slowing their Special activations. When you get a great Ruse activation with Azelle, it can really provide your team with a window of opportunity to charge in and take many foes out.

Azelle Weaknesses

Low Defenses

Azelle's Def and Res sit at only 28 and 25 respectively. This makes him somehow fragile. This is why we have a Null Follow-Up build for him as a follow-up attack from a slower, but hard-hitting foe can easily spell Azelle getting knocked out.

R Duel Infantry 4 is mainly for scoring purposes

While R Duel Infantry 4 does give some nice stats, the A skill can be home to very powerful skills that are cornerstones for great builds. If you plan to use Azelle outside of the Arena, make sure to get him an A skill that allows him to perform better in combat.

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Azelle - Youthful Flame Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Azelle - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elfire	6	2	No Effect	5★
Bolganone	9	2	No Effect	5★
Sparking Tome	14	2	Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 50%, inflicts Spd/Res-6 on foe during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Spd/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2. (Example: if foe has +7 bonus to Spd, inflicts Spd-20, for a net penalty of Spd-13.) Calculates each stat penalty independently.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Speed	1	Grants Spd +4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.	5★
Rally Up Spd	1	Grants Spd+4 to target ally and allies within 2 spaces of target (excluding unit) for 1 turn.	5★
Rally Up Spd+	1	Grants Spd+6 to target ally and allies within 2 spaces of target (excluding unit) for 1 turn.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
R Duel Infantry 4	Grants HP+5, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+2. If unit is 5★, level 40, a Legendary or a Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 175, treats unit's stats as 175 in modes like Arena. If unit is 5★, level 40, not a Legendary or a Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 180, treats unit's stats as 180 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
R Duel Infantry 3	Grants HP+5. If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 170, treats unit's stats as 170 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
R Duel Infantry 2	Grants HP+4. If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 165, treats unit's stats as 165 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
R Duel Infantry 1	Grants HP+3. If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 160, treats unit's stats as 160 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
Spd/Res Ruse 1	If a Rally Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Spd/Res-1 and【Guard】on foes in cardinal directions of unit and target through their next actions. 【Guard】 Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on target per attack during combat through its next action. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Spd/Res Ruse 2	If a Rally Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Spd/Res-3 and【Guard】on foes in cardinal directions of unit and target through their next actions. 【Guard】 Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on target per attack during combat through its next action. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Spd/Res Ruse 3	If a Rally Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Spd/Res-5 and【Guard】on foes in cardinal directions of unit and target through their next actions. 【Guard】 Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on target per attack during combat through its next action. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Hone Spd 1	At start of turn, grants Spd+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Hone Spd 2	At start of turn, grants Spd+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Hone Spd 3	At start of turn, grants Spd+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Joint Hone Spd	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Spd+5 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★

Azelle as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting R Duel Infantry 4 or Joint Hone Spd

Azelle can be used to inherit R Duel Infantry 4 or Joint Hone Spd. Rally Up Spd+ and Spd/Res Ruse 3 carry value too, but you are better off getting the 2 most valuable skills instead.

Take note that, R Duel Infantry 4 is rarer than Joint Hone Spd as of Feb 2021. Keep this in mind when picking a skill to fodder. However Azelle is a powerful unit since Sparking Tome is a nice skill to build around upon so please think carefully before fodderring him off.

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How to Get Azelle / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Azelle

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Azelle 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)	Austin Lee Matthews
Illustrator	Tobi
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

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Líf [9.0/10]	Plumeria [9.0/10]	Azelle [8.5/10]	Legendary Julia [9.0/10]
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