Erk Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Erk - Studious Mage 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 Erk.

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Erk [8.0/10]	Farina [8.5/10]	Pent [9.0/10]	Louise [8.0/10]

Erk 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)

Erk - Studious Mage: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Penalizes all enemy stats when initiating combat, -4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res ・+6 Spd/Res bonus when solo ・Grants +6 Spd to the fastest ally

Erk Skills at 5★

Rauðrfox+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 If unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat.

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

Spd/Res Solo 3 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Res+6 during combat.

Spd Opening 3 At start of turn, grants Spd+6 to ally with the highest Spd for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)

Erk Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (19)		★★★★☆
Spd (9)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★☆☆☆
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 Erk are +Spd and -Res. A higher Spd stat allows Erk to get a ton of follow-up attacks on his foes. Additionally, his Spd is a superboon so you should take advantage of that as much as possible. Taking a bane in Res balances his defensive stats, that is ideal for survival so you should aim for that as much as possible! It might be tempting to maximize his Res stat by taking a Def bane, but it is already low and it is a superbane so taking it will be very bad for his survival!

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Erk to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. You can also take a +Atk IV if you plan on using support and buffs to supplement his Spd.

Erk Best Builds

Budget Erk

： Rauðrfox+ ： Smite ： Moonbow ： -

： Spd/Res Solo 3 ： Desperation 3 ： Spd Opening 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A budget build for Erk. This showcases him as a mage that can be used to take out the popular axe units in the game such as Legendary or Brave Edelgard. You can swap out his A skill with either Swift Sparrow 2 (or 3), or Atk/Spd Solo 3.

Offensive Erk

HOT
： Rauðrfox+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Push 4 ： Lull Spd/Res 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Mystic Boost 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium build for Erk that makes him very deadly in both phases of battle.

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Erk Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
165
HP	45	Rank: 107/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	39	Rank: 368/1171
Def	19	Rank: 989/1171
Res	27	Rank: 539/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	50	51	44	23	32	200
Lv.40 +10	50	39	44	23	32	188

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	45	47	39	19	27	177
5★ Lv.40	45	35	39	19	27	165
4★ Lv.40	42	32	37	17	26	154

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	19	9	6	8	61
4★ Lv.1	18	14	9	5	8	54

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

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

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

Erk Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Erk Roles

Erk - Studious Mage 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

Erk is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Erk Strengths

Rauðrfox+ inflicts defbuffs upon initiation

Spd/Res Solo 3 and Rauðrfox+ combines for a great stat gap betweene Erk and his foe.

Rauðrfox+ inflicts an in-combat -4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res to Hubert's foe when he initiates combat. This makes Hubert a great player phase attacker as this can be treated as a Swift Sparrow-like skill. Additionally, it is an in-combat buff which makes it easy to stack with other buffs.

Spd/Res Solo 3 grants a nifty Spd/Res boost

If Erk enters combat without an adjacent ally, he gets a +6 Spd/Res boost through his A skill. This is pretty easy to trigger and stacks with Rauðrfox+.

Spd Opening 3 grants a buff to the speediest ally

+6 Spd is granted for 1 turn to Erk's fastest ally at the start of each player phase. This is very helpful and it is enough of a buff to allow an ally to score a follow-up attack if they are tied with someone. This buff will be granted regardless of Erk's positioning in relation to that ally.

Erk Weaknesses

Lack of a Prf Weapon Makes Him a Mediocre Unit

Since Erk does not have a Prf weapon, he will have a hard time scoring high in the Arena and is easily powercrept by other mages.

If you do like Erk, however, you can perhaps give him another weapon such as Rauðrblade+ or Unity Blooms+.

Low Def and Res Make Him Fragile

Erk has low Def and Res, which makes him vulnerable against any unit that attacks him.

Make sure you watch out where he is positioned after he's done attacking, or use a dancer to make him retreat to safety!

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Erk - Studious Mage!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Erk - Studious Mage from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Erk - Studious Mage is very useful as a red tome nuke, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Erk - Studious Mage helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Erk - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rauðrfox	8	2	If unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat.
Rauðrfox+	12	2	If unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat.

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

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Spd/Res Solo 1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Res+2 during combat.
Spd/Res Solo 2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Res+4 during combat.
Spd/Res Solo 3	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Res+6 during combat.
Spd Opening 1	At start of turn, grants Spd+2 to ally with the highest Spd for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)
Spd Opening 2	At start of turn, grants Spd+4 to ally with the highest Spd for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)
Spd Opening 3	At start of turn, grants Spd+6 to ally with the highest Spd for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)

Erk as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

All of Erk's skills carry Inheritance Value!

All of Erk's skills carry inheritance value as everything can be inherited from him. Just make sure to consider all your resources as all except Moonbow are quite rare. You can also get Moonbow from him if you desperately need him. Since he is a demote unit, he is not that powerful compared to his batchmates and it is not an uncommon sight to get multiple copies of him.

How to Get Erk / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Erk

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Erk 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)	Jason Frazier
Illustrator	NA
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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