Yen'fay Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Yen'fay - Blade Legend 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 Yen'fay.

Yen'fay Rating and Basic Information

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

Yen'fay - Blade Legend: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill has Spd based damage reduction and allows counterattacks at any range ・Passive skills boost own Atk/Spd and inflict an At/Def penalty on foes

Yen'fay Skills at 5★

Carnage Amatsu Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Spd+3. Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If unit is not adjacent to an ally and unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 4 (max 40%).

Astra Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 150%.

Kestrel Stance 2 If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.

Threat. Atk/Def 2 At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.

Yen'fay Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★☆
Spd (12)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★★☆
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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Grand Hero Battle, Yen'fay will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for Yen'fay are +Spd and -Res. Yen'fay's base Spd of 42 is very high compared to the other units in the game, and it's even a superboon.

Additionally, Yen'fay's weapon Carnage Amatsu has Spd based damage reduction, thus boosting his Spd is the optimal choice.

Yen'fay's other stats are all average. We chose Res as the preferred bane because it shouldn't affect his matchup chart too hard, especially with his built-in damage reduction.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

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

Yen'fay Best Builds

Dual Phase Yen'fay

HOT
： Carnage Amatsu ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Joint Drive Spd ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Yen'fay's weapon Carnage Amatsu functions at its peak when he is alone, thus the Solo skills are the best option to boost his offensive prowess. Null Follow-Up is used in the B slot because Yen'fay already has damage reduction on his weapon.

Arena Yen'fay

HOT
： Carnage Amatsu ： Rally Def/Res+ ： Ruptured Sky ： -	： Kestrel Stance 3 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Joint Drive Spd ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Kestrel Stance 3 is used for Arena purposes to provide the Guard effect and prevent enemies from activating their Special skills. Null Follow-Up is used to turn combat into a Spd check, which Yen'fay excels at.

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Yen'fay Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
182
HP	43	Rank: 192/1171
Atk	37	Rank: 584/1171
Spd	42	Rank: 217/1171
Def	32	Rank: 383/1171
Res	28	Rank: 479/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Aided Dagr	41	46	48	38	31	204
Brave Felix	40	47	48	35	29	199
Ogier	46	44	47	36	24	197
Severa	42	43	47	37	24	193
Brave Robin (M)	40	46	45	35	27	193
Inigo	40	44	45	34	30	193
Emblem Marth	41	45	47	33	27	193
Fallen Lloyd	41	43	46	31	32	193
Edward	40	43	46	43	21	193
Kagetsu	42	43	47	35	25	192
Lapis	41	41	45	29	32	188
Summer Fjorm	43	43	46	28	28	188
Fallen Byleth (F)	40	44	47	32	25	188
Felix	40	46	46	31	25	188
Alear (F)	40	43	46	32	26	187
Alear (M)	40	44	45	33	25	187
Ascended Fir	42	44	46	34	21	187
Lucia	40	41	45	29	32	187
Lumera	43	43	43	33	25	187
Ascended Mareeta	40	40	43	34	25	182
Galzus	40	43	41	36	22	182
Yen'fay	43	37	42	32	28	182
Priam	40	41	40	35	26	182
Malice	40	39	43	32	28	182
Brave Marth	41	41	43	32	25	182
Kamui	44	38	41	36	22	181
Flavia	41	40	41	36	23	181
Duo Eirika	40	36	43	30	28	177
Ninja Zihark	43	37	42	30	24	176
Catherine	43	39	41	30	23	176
Kris (M)	40	37	40	30	25	172
Say'ri	40	35	40	23	34	172
Young Marth	41	36	37	32	26	172
Larcei	41	36	40	30	25	172
Mareeta	41	35	42	31	23	172
Fallen Mareeta	42	33	41	29	23	168
Byleth (F)	40	34	40	33	21	168

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

Yen'fay Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Yen'fay Roles

Yen'fay - Blade Legend 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

Yen'fay 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.

Yen'fay Strengths

Carnage Amatsu has built-in damage reduction and a Distant Counter effect

Yen'fay shows Python the Carnage part of his Amatsu.

Yen'fay's unique weapon Carnage Amatsu only has three effects, but two of those effects are among the most powerful effects in the game.

Carnage Amatsu gives a Spd+3 flat stat boost, allows Yen'fay to counterattack regardless of range, and grants Spd based damage reduction if Yen'fay is not adjacent to an ally.

Yen'fay is among the fastest units in the entire game; summoners should ensure he is not adjacent to allies to maximize the damage reduced during combat!

Yen'fay can equip both damage reduction and Null Follow-Up 3 at the same time

Since Yen'fay's sword Carnage Amatsu has built-in damage reduction, summoners can opt for Null Follow-Up 3 on the B slot to ensure combat is based on Spd checks, which Yen'fay excels at with his base 42 Spd.

Alternatively, summoners can double-down on the damage reduction by equipping skills such as Spurn 3 on his B slot instead.

Take note that stacking damage reduction is applied multiplicatively instead of additively. Two 40% damage reduction skills provide a total of 64% damage reduction, not 80%.

Yen'fay is a free unit who can combat and even defeat metagame threats

As a Grand Hero Battle unit, summoners can acquire copies of Yen'fay for free without spending orbs or relying on the gacha RNG.

This is a huge boon, especially for free to play players!

Yen'fay has the stat spread comparable to premium metagame units and scores high in Arena with his 185-186 BST (when merged).

We highly recommend you merge him up and use him in competitive game modes like Arena.

Yen'fay Weaknesses

Non-Spd stats are mediocre

Yen'fay has very high Spd, but all his other stats are quite average compared to common metagame threats.

It will require significant investment, including merges, to get those other stats to competitive levels.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Yen'fay - Blade Legend!

We can say with confidence that you should use Unlock Potential to bring Yen'fay - Blade Legend from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Yen'fay - Blade Legend is a very useful fast red infantry, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Yen'fay - Blade Legend if your team lacks a strong fast red infantry.

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Yen'fay - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	3★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	3★
Carnage Amatsu	16	1	Grants Spd+3. Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If unit is not adjacent to an ally and unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 4 (max 40%).	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Night Sky	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	3★
Astra	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 150%.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Darting Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Spd+2 during combat.	3★
Kestrel Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	4★
Kestrel Stance 2	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Threaten Def 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	3★
Threat. Atk/Def 1	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	3★
Threat. Atk/Def 2	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	4★

Yen'fay as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Yen'fay has Kestrel Stance 2 and Threat. Atk/Def 2 as options for inheritance.

However, Yen'fay is an excellent free unit who is worth merging up and using in competitive game modes like Arena.

We highly recommend you do not use Yen'fay as fodder and instead merge him up.

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How to Get Yen'fay / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Yen'fay

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Yen'fay is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Kirk Thornton
Illustrator	HAGIYA Kaoru
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

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