Lex Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Lex - Young Blade 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 Lex.

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Lex Rating and Basic Information

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

Lex - Young Blade: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Exclusive weapon allows 2 strikes in both phases ・Has Reposition in his native kit ・Posssesses Axe Experience 3 in his native kit ・4★ demote with an exclusive weapon and and Exp. skill

Lex Skills at 5★

Goddess Axe Might: 11　 Range: 1 Grants Def+5 and inflicts Spd/Res-5 on unit. Unit attacks twice. (Even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice.)

Reposition Range: 1 Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.

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.

Axe Experience 3 If unit survives, all axe users get 2x EXP. (If similar skill effects also used, only highest multiplier applied. )

Lex Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (21)		★★★☆☆
Atk (19)		★★★★★
Spd (1)		★★☆☆☆
Def (15)		★★★☆☆
Res (0)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 Lex are +Atk and -Res. Since Goddess Axe guarantees him a second strike in both phases, Lex is better off getting +Atk to maximize his offenses. Unlike other Brave weapon users, Lex's Spd is not entirely useless as it can protect him from follow-up attacks because it is not in abysmally low levels. You are better off taking a bane in -Res instead as he is not designed to take attacks from magic units any way.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Lex to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. With +10 merges, Lex's Atk stat will reach 54 with the weapon skill. Without a doubt, he will hit hard especially when the strengths Goddess Axe is taken advantage of.

Lex Best Builds

DC Vantage Lex

HOT
： Goddess Axe ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Distant Counter ： Vantage 3 ： Joint Hone Atk ： Fierce Stance 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A more expensive variant of a Vantage setup. Instead of Atk/Def Push 3, you pick up Distant Counter which will allow Lex to land 2 strikes on attacking raagned units as well! Since you lose some offensive power by taking out Atk/Def Push, you should go for Joint Hone Atk instead and leave it to your support units to handle debuffs.

Budget Lex

： Goddess Axe ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Atk/Def Push 3 ： Vantage 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Fierce Stance 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This kit simply adds Bonfire, Vantage replaces Axe Experience 3 with Atk Smoke 3, and slaps a Fierce Stance 3 Sacred Seal. All additions are fairly cheap, but are very efficient in improving Lex's viability in both phases of the game.

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Lex Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
168
HP	45	Rank: 90/1088
Atk	36	Rank: 480/1088
Spd	30	Rank: 655/1088
Def	38	Rank: 85/1088
Res	19	Rank: 867/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	50	52	29	48	18	197
Lv.40 +10	50	41	34	43	23	191

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	45	47	25	43	14	174
5★ Lv.40	45	36	30	38	19	168
4★ Lv.40	42	34	27	36	17	156

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	21	19	1	15	0	56
4★ Lv.1	20	13	0	10	3	46

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Young Frederick	41	46	28	47	23	185
Winter Dimitri	41	47	46	32	19	185
Rearmed Lucina	40	43	47	31	23	184
Sylvain	40	44	35	37	23	179
Summer Ephraim	41	47	16	44	31	179
Spring Karla	40	45	47	24	22	178
Legendary Xander	40	42	41	35	17	175
Groom Roy	39	38	42	30	25	174
Summer Dimitri	40	42	40	35	17	174
Fallen Gustav	40	41	25	38	30	174
Ótr	41	41	17	40	35	174
Summer Seth	40	40	38	31	24	173
Spring Saleh	41	37	36	26	28	168
Plegian Kris (M)	41	37	37	31	22	168
Summer Caeda	39	33	42	26	28	168
Lex	45	36	30	38	19	168
Groom Zelot	41	37	25	39	25	167
Pirate Veronica	38	39	19	36	29	161
Groom Marth	40	31	36	30	20	157
Spring Alfonse	41	35	33	30	18	157
Walhart	41	37	27	36	16	157
Titania	37	28	34	25	30	154
Frederick	43	35	25	36	14	153
Gunter	43	32	24	33	18	150

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

Lex Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Lex Roles

Lex - Young Blade 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

Lex is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Lex Strengths

Good Bulk Due to Self-Buffs

Lex's weapon, Goddess Axe and skill Atk/Def Push 3 give him increased Def, which gives him good bulk against enem units that deal physical damage.

Goddess Axe Allows Him to Double

When Lex enters comback, he strikes twice similar to how Brave weapons work. This gives him opportunities to one-shot enemy units. Unlike Brave weapons however, Goddess Axe strikes twice even in the enemy phase.

And since this is an extra attack and not a follow-up attack, he can still land a follow-up attack that doubles his attacks if he is faster than his foe.

This results in 4 attacks if he is able to win the Spd check or if he has a Breaker skill like Lancebreaker 3.

Lex Weaknesses

Low Res

Lex's Res only sits at 14 at Lv.40 when Goddess Axe is equipped. This makes it easy for magic users to take him out. Be mindful of Lex's positioning in relation to magical units that can easily take him out. Make use of his great mobility to do so!

Weak to Cavalry-Effective Weapons

Lex takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Keen Gronnwolf+ and Dark Spikes T.

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

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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Lex - Young Blade!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Lex - Young Blade from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Lex - Young Blade is very useful as a cavalry axe attacker, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Lex - Young Blade helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Lex - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	3★
Brave Axe	5	1	Spd -5. Attck twice when initiating combat.	3★
Goddess Axe	11	1	Grants Def+5 and inflicts Spd/Res-5 on unit. Unit attacks twice. (Even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice.)	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Reposition	1	Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

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.	3★
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.	3★
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.	4★
Axe Experience 1	If unit survives and uses an axe, unit gets 1. 5x EXP. (If similar skill effects also used, only highest multiplier applied. )	3★
Axe Experience 2	If unit survives, all axe users get 1. 5x EXP. (If similar skill effects also used, only highest multiplier applied. )	4★
Axe Experience 3	If unit survives, all axe users get 2x EXP. (If similar skill effects also used, only highest multiplier applied. )	5★

Lex as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Atk/Def Push 3 or Axe Experience 3

Lex can be used to inherit the skills Atk/Def Push 3 or Axe Experience 3. Reposition is a standard useful skill too, but you are better off getting it from other cheaper and more available heroes.

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How to Get Lex / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Lex

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Lex 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)	Nazeeh Tarsha
Illustrator	Shinomura Watari
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

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