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This is a ranking page for the hero August - Astute Tactician 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 August.

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August Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) B
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August - Astute Tactician: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill boosts Atk/Def/Res of an ally, grants them a guaranteed follow-up attack, and denies their foe a follow-up attack
・Can heal and move allies at once with Nudge+

August Skills at 5★


Might: 14  Range: 2
Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. At start of turn, grants Atk/Def/Res+6 and the following status to unit's support partner (if any): "If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack." At start of turn, if at least one ally has been defeated, grants Special cooldown count-2 and the following status to unit's support partner (if any): "Foe cannot make a follow-up attack."

Range: 1
Restores HP = 50% of unit's Atk (min 8 HP) to target ally and pushes target ally 1 space away.
If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)

Cooldown Count = 1
When healing an ally with a staff, grants Atk/Res+6 to all allies for 1 turn.

If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+7 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Def/Res during combat.

At start of even-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 20 HP to those units.
【Penalty】
All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

August Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (18) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (10) Attack Boon ★★★★☆
Spd (4) Spd Bane ★☆☆☆☆
Def (8) No Def IV ★★★★☆
Res (10) Res Bane ★★★★★

◯ = 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.

+Res/-Spd

The best IVs for August are +Res and -Spd*. August has the highest Res in the game (as of March 2022), tied with Niime. He makes a very good magical tank unit, especially with this boon!

His Spd is a dump stat and lowering it will not change his matchups. Taking it as a bane is the best option.

+Res for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Res when merging August to +10 for similar reasons above. +Def may also be used to round out his bulk a bit more.

August Best Builds

Magic Tank August

HOT
Assist Skill IconReturn+
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses August as a tank unit that can self-sustain using Live to Serve. Return+ grants positional options while keeping his ally adjacent to activate Def/Res Bond.

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August Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
172
HP
HP 40 40
Rank: 419/1077
Atk
Atk 40 40
Rank: 222/1077
Spd
Spd 17 17
Rank: 942/1077
Def
Def 32 32
Rank: 300/1077
Res
Res 43 43
Rank: 11/1077

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 45 59 21 36 48 209
Lv.40 +10 45 45 21 36 48 195

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
47 44 21 36 47 195
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
44 48 21 36 47 196
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
44 44 24 36 47 195
+Def
Lv.40 +10
44 44 21 39 47 195
+Res
Lv.40 +10
44 44 21 36 50 195

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 40 54 17 32 43 186
5★ Lv.40 40 40 17 32 43 172

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 18 24 4 8 10 64

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
38 47 31 21 46 183
37 40 44 16 40 177
August Icon August
40 40 17 32 43 172
39 34 25 30 38 166
39 27 28 20 34 148
32 35 25 21 34 147

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

August Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

August Roles

August - Astute Tactician Roles
Close Physical AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged Magic ImageRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic Wall ImageMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter Recovery ImageRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

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

August Strengths

Diplomacy Staff has a unique effect

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August's Diplomacy Staff grants his support partner Atk/Def/Res+6 and a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat.

Additionally, he also denies the follow-up attack of his support partner's foe if an ally has fallen in battle.

This effect is unique to Diplomacy Staff and can turn some units into fierce battlers!

Can heal and reposition allies simultaneously

August is equipped with Nudge+ which allows him to heal an ally and use Shove on them at the same time.

The target ally does not need to receive damage; August can use Nudge+ even if they are at full health as simply a repositioning tool.

August Weaknesses

Nudge+ and Def/Res Bond 4 have negative synergy

Nudge+ moves an ally one space away from August, while Def/Res Bond 4 requires an adjacent ally for its effects to activate.

In order to maximize August's combat potential, either replace Nudge+ with a different healing skill, or replace Def/Res Bond 4 with a different A skill.

Very low Spd

August's base Spd sits at an abysmal 17. He will be outsped and doubled by a majority of units in the game.

Ensure he is given defensive skills to keep him alive!

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August - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
10 2 Restricted to units that use a Staff. 5★
14 2 Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. At start of turn, grants Atk/Def/Res+6 and the following status to unit's support partner (if any): "If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack." At start of turn, if at least one ally has been defeated, grants Special cooldown count-2 and the following status to unit's support partner (if any): "Foe cannot make a follow-up attack." 5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
1 Restores 5 HP. 5★
1 Restores 7 HP each to target and this unit. 5★
1 Restores 8 HP to target ally and pushes target ally 1 space away.
If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)
5★
1 Restores HP = 50% of unit's Atk (min 8 HP) to target ally and pushes target ally 1 space away.
If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)
5★

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, grants Atk/Res+4 to all allies for 1 turn. 5★
(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, grants Atk/Res+6 to all allies for 1 turn. 5★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+3 during combat. 5★
If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+4 during combat. 5★
If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+5 during combat. 5★
If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+7 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Def/Res during combat. 5★
At start of even-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 5 HP to those units.
【Penalty】
All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).
5★
At start of even-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 10 HP to those units.
【Penalty】
All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).
5★
At start of even-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 20 HP to those units.
【Penalty】
All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).
5★

August as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★★★

August comes with Nudge+, Def/Res Bond 4, and Even Recovery 3 as inheritance options.

Def/Res Bond 4 is only found on August (as of March 2022), however, it is a very niche skill. Nudge+ and Even Recovery 3 are the best skills to inherit from a copy of August.

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How to Get August

Obtain Through Regular Summon

August 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)
Luis Bermudez
Illustrator Suzuki Rika
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