Volke Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Volke - Man of Mysteries 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 Volke.

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Legendary Seliph [9.0/10]	Constance [9.0/10]	Volke [9.0/10]	Legendary Julia [9.0/10]
Peony [9.5/10]	Hapi [9.0/10]	Ótr [9.0/10]	Ascended Fjorm [9.0/10]
Eitri [9.0/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]	Ashera [9.0/10]	Elimine [9.5/10]

Volke Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Volke - Man of Mysteries: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Dagger / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill boosts all stats during combat, neutralizes Guard effects, and accelerates Special cooldown charges per unit's attack ・Lethality greatly reduces foe's Def/Res and disables damage reduction skills

Volke Skills at 5★

Fireman's Hook Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, neutralizes penalties that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and grants unit Special cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied, does not stack.) Effect:【Dagger 7】 【Dagger 7】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Lethality Cooldown Count = 4 When Special triggers, treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 75% during combat. Disables non-Special skills that "reduce damage by X%".

Sturdy Impact If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+6, Def+10 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Null Follow-Up 3 Disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.

Time's Pulse 3 At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.

Volke Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (11)		★★★★★
Spd (13)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
Res (3)		★★★☆☆

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

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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 Volke are +Spd and -Res. Volke's base Spd of 43 is tied for the second highest in the entire game, and he even comes with Null Follow-Up 3 in his base kit. His Spd should be boosted as much as possible to guarantee follow-up attacks and activate Lethality.

Volke's Res is quite low at base 25, and lowering it should not change most of his matchups, thus it is safe to take as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Volke to +10 for the same reasons mentioned above. His Spd needs to be boosted as much as possible.

Volke Best Builds

Lethality Abuse Volke

HOT
： Fireman's Hook ： Reposition ： Lethality ： -	： Atk/Spd Push 4 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes Volke's Spd and cooldown acceleration to activate Lethality as much as possible. With Null Follow-Up 3 and Volke's very high base Spd, performing follow-up attacks should happen quite often.

Budget Volke

： Fireman's Hook ： Reposition ： Lethality ： -

： Sturdy Impact ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Volke's base kit already works quite well out of the box. Just add Reposition or any movement skill of your choice.

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Volke Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
177
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	41	Rank: 343/1171
Spd	43	Rank: 182/1171
Def	28	Rank: 600/1171
Res	25	Rank: 668/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	60	48	32	29	214
Lv.40 +10	45	46	48	32	29	200

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	55	43	28	25	191
5★ Lv.40	40	41	43	28	25	177

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	25	13	6	3	65

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Legendary Shez (M)	41	47	47	32	27	194
Attuned Nino	38	44	47	26	33	188
Rearmed Sothe	43	43	47	30	25	188
Ninja Heather	41	42	47	27	30	187
Legendary Shez (F)	40	43	44	31	25	183
Legendary Yuri	41	44	47	24	26	182
Yuri	40	39	43	26	29	177
Volke	40	41	43	28	25	177
Rennac	39	37	42	34	25	177
Ascended Joshua	41	39	43	29	25	177
Cath	41	36	43	27	30	177
Julian	40	38	38	33	18	167
Leila	40	36	41	23	26	166
Ylgr	38	33	38	22	20	151
Sothe	39	36	33	22	21	151
Jaffar	41	26	33	25	22	147

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

Volke Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Volke Roles

Volke - Man of Mysteries 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

Volke is a ranged physical 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 Def stat.

Volke Strengths

Fireman's Hook is a powerful dagger

Volke's unique dagger Fireman's Hook is a loaded weapon with multiple powerful effects.

It accelerates Volke's Special cooldown trigger by -1 no matter what, and grants other effects during combat as long as he initiates combat or if he is not adjacent to an ally.

Below is a summary of its effects if Volke initiates combat or if he is not adjacent to an ally:

1	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to Volke during combat
2	Neutralizes Guard effects that penalize Volke during combat
3	Grants Volke an additional Special cooldown charge for each of his attacks

Fireman's Hook loses these effects if the conditions are not met. Ensure that Volke is always initiating combat or is not adjacent to an ally at all times to take advantage of these powerful effects!

Can swiftly eliminate foes with Lethality

Lethality proves to be quite... deadly.

Volke also comes with the new Special Lethality. This amazing new Special reduces the foe's Def and Res by 75% and disables non-Special damage reduction skills like Spurn 3.

It initially has a cooldown of 4, but Volke's weapon Fireman's Hook removes this weakness through the Special acceleration, Guard effect negation, and addtional Specail acceleration per attack.

Each activation of Lethality leads to a very powerful attack and should almost always guarantee a KO for Volke!

Volke Weaknesses

Weak Enemy Phase

Volke's weapon Fireman's Hook requires that he initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally.

If positioning becomes careless, the weapon may be deactivated and leave Volke vulnerable to the enemy's attacks!

Ensure that the condition is met at all times to avoid Volke getting taken down unexpectedly.

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Volke - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Silver Dagger	7	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -5 on foe through its next action.	5★
Fireman's Hook	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, neutralizes penalties that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and grants unit Special cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied, does not stack.) Effect:【Dagger 7】 【Dagger 7】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★

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%.	5★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	5★
Lethality	(Cooldown Count = 4) When Special triggers, treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 75% during combat. Disables non-Special skills that "reduce damage by X%".	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★
Null Follow-Up 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP  = 100%, disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.	5★
Null Follow-Up 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.	5★
Null Follow-Up 3	Disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.	5★
Time's Pulse 1	At the start of every third turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Time's Pulse 2	At the start of every second turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Time's Pulse 3	At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★

Volke as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Volke is an amazing source hero for some useful and rare skills; notably - Sturdy Impact, Null Follow-Up 3, and Time's Pulse 3.

On top of those three powerful skills, he also comes with Lethality which is an amazing Special to use, especially in Arena where SP scoring is vitally important.

You can inherit multiple skills with each copy of Volke through pre-inheritance. Be aware of your inheritance options before foddering him off!

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How to Get Volke / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Volke

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Volke 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)	Kellen Goff
Illustrator	Kita Senri
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

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