August Builds and Best IVs

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

August - Astute Tactician: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
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★

Diplomacy Staff 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."

Nudge+ 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.)

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

Def/Res Bond 4 If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+7 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Def/Res during combat.

Even Recovery 3 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)		★★★☆☆
Atk (10)		★★★★☆
Spd (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (8)		★★★★☆
Res (10)		★★★★★

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

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
： Diplomacy Staff ： Return+ ： Fireflood Balm+ ： -	： Def/Res Bond 4 ： Live to Serve 3 ： Even Recovery 3 ： Def/Res Bond 3 ： -

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	40	Rank: 489/1173
Atk	40	Rank: 400/1173
Spd	17	Rank: 1115/1173
Def	32	Rank: 383/1173
Res	43	Rank: 47/1173

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
Pandreo	40	43	40	18	47	188
Safy	38	47	31	21	46	183
Young Emmeryn	40	47	25	23	47	182
Saul	37	40	44	16	40	177
August	40	40	17	32	43	172
Linhardt	39	34	25	30	38	166
Mist	39	27	28	20	34	148
Genny	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	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

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

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!

Should you Unlock Potential?

August - Astute Tactician Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

August - Astute Tactician only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for August - Astute Tactician if a 4 Star version is released!

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August - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Assault	10	2	Restricted to units that use a Staff.	5★
Diplomacy Staff	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
Heal	1	Restores 5 HP.	5★
Reconcile	1	Restores 7 HP each to target and this unit.	5★
Nudge	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★
Nudge+	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
Fireflood Balm	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, grants Atk/Res+4 to all allies for 1 turn.	5★
Fireflood Balm+	(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
Def/Res Bond 1	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+3 during combat.	5★
Def/Res Bond 2	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	5★
Def/Res Bond 3	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+5 during combat.	5★
Def/Res Bond 4	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+7 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Def/Res during combat.	5★
Even Recovery 1	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★
Even Recovery 2	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★
Even Recovery 3	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

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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