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Balthus Builds and Best IVs

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This is a ranking page for the hero Balthus - King of Grappling 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 Balthus.


Balthus Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) Unranked
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Balthus - King of Grappling: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon buffs his Atk and Def and prevents enemy units from making a follow-up attack

Balthus Skills at 5★


Might: 14  Range: 1
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Cooldown Count = 4
Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.

If unit’s HP ≤ 80% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def +7 during combat.

Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat."

Balthus Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (19) Normal HP ★★★★★
Atk (12) Attack Boon ★★★★★
Spd (5) Spd Boon ★★☆☆☆
Def (11) No Def IV ★★★★☆
Res (7) No Res IV ★★★☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

See the IV Checker for All Units 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/-Spd

We recommend a +Atk/-Spd IV for Balthus.

His Atk is a superboon and he will benefit greatly from the increased stat for his one-shot potential.

Balthus' Spd is a superbane and is not important for his combat potential, so it's safe to take as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend taking +Atk as your boon of choice when building a +10 merged Balthus.

His extremely high Atk makes him a powerhouse that and makes him a good tank that can also pack a punch.

Balthus Best Builds

Physical Tank Balthus

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Special Skill IconBonfire
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes Balthus' Atk and Def to make him a formidable physical wall.

General Use / Budget Balthus

Special Skill IconBonfire
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses most of Balthus' base kit together with some budget skills to maximize his purpose as a physical tank.

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Balthus Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
181
HP
HP 47 47
Rank: 42/1184
Atk
Atk 42 42
Rank: 279/1184
Spd
Spd 24 24
Rank: 980/1184
Def
Def 37 37
Rank: 156/1184
Res
Res 31 31
Rank: 337/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 52 61 28 42 35 218
Lv.40 +10 52 47 28 42 35 204

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
54 46 28 41 35 204
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
51 50 28 41 35 205
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
51 46 32 41 35 205
+Def
Lv.40 +10
51 46 28 44 35 204
+Res
Lv.40 +10
51 46 28 41 38 204

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 47 56 24 37 31 195
5★ Lv.40 47 42 24 37 31 181
4★ Lv.40 44 40 22 35 28 169
3★ Lv.40 43 38 21 33 27 162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 19 26 5 11 7 68
4★ Lv.1 18 22 4 11 6 61
3★ Lv.1 18 19 4 10 6 57

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
40 48 38 48 25 199
42 46 30 45 30 193
43 47 31 40 32 193
42 47 16 42 46 193
40 47 17 47 42 193
45 46 20 47 35 193
46 45 31 40 30 192
46 47 33 42 24 192
48 43 33 36 21 181
Balthus Icon Balthus
47 42 24 37 31 181
46 41 36 30 23 176
47 41 30 36 19 173
47 37 27 40 21 172
46 33 32 30 17 158
43 32 29 30 24 158
49 36 25 33 13 156

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

Balthus Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Balthus Roles

Balthus - King of Grappling Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
No Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Balthus 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.

Balthus Strengths

Instant Axe+ blocks follow-up attacks and grants stat bonuses in the player phase

Balthus Instant Axe Buffs Fire Emblem Heroes FEH.PNG

Balthus' Instant Axe+ buffs are shown when he intiates combat with Maria.

If Balthus initiates combat, Instant Lance+ grants him Atk/Def+4 and prevents an enemy unit's follow-up attacks.

This improves his matchups against physical units and counters skills like Quick Riposte 3.

Brazen Atk/Def buffs his Atk and Def even more when he's damaged

When Balthus' HP is ≤ 80%, he gets Atk/Def+7.

This means that coupled with Instant Axe+, he'll have Atk/Def+11, which is a huge boost that will allow him to potentially one-shot units.

Balthus Weaknesses

Does not have a strong sense of uniqueness

Though Balthus debuts with Instant Axe+ and has decent stats, he seems like just another axe infantry unit out of several that are in the game.

Without a Prf weapon, he doesn't stand out from the rest of the other units and he lacks a sense of uniqueness.

We also recommend getting merges whenever possible.

Balthus is available in any new Heroes Summoning pool moving forward as of the Abyss & Múspell banner.

Should you Unlock Potential?

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We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Balthus - King of Grappling!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Balthus - King of Grappling from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Balthus - King of Grappling is a very useful physical tank axe, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Balthus - King of Grappling if your team lacks a strong physical tank axe.

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Balthus - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 3★
8 1 No Effect 3★
10 1 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 3★
14 1 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def. 3★
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def. 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
If unit’s HP ≤ 80% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def +3 during combat. 3★
If unit’s HP ≤ 80% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def +5 during combat. 3★
If unit’s HP ≤ 80% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def +7 during combat. 4★
Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat." 3★
Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+3 during combat." 4★
Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat." 5★

Balthus as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★★☆

All of Balthus' skills are inheritable!

  1. Instant Axe+ is a powerful weapon for tanky axe units with high Atk and Def.
  2. Ignis+ is a Special that again can be used for tanky physical damage units since the higher their Def, the more damage they deal.
  3. Brazen Atk/Def 3 is good for tanky Vantage sweepers like Ares.
  4. Close Guard 3 is a good support skill for melee teams.

How to Get Balthus / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Balthus

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Balthus 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)
Aaron Hedrick
Illustrator Maji
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