Young Ike Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Ike - Close-Knit Siblings 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 Young Ike.

Heroes With the Same Name
Brave Ike	Legendary Ike
Ike	Valentine's Ike
Fallen Ike	Young Ike
Emblem Ike

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Young Mia [9.0/10]	Young Ike [9.0/10]	Young Ilyana [8.5/10]	Young Soren [9.0/10]

Young Ike Rating and Basic Information

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

Ike - Close-Knit Siblings: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants stat bonuses, special acceleration, damage reduction, and a Null Follow-Up effect ・Has improved Distant Counter and Aether skills ・Duo Skill inflicts Atk/Spd penalties, inflicts Guard, and increases foe's Special cooldown counts

Young Ike Skills at 5★

Sturdy War Sword Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, and if unit's attack triggers Special, the following effects will occur based on the number of allies within 4 spaces of unit: If ≥ 1, before unit's first attack, grants Special cooldown count-X (X = 50% of unit's max Special cooldown count value, rounded down) to unit. If ≥ 2, reduces damage from foe's first attack by X% (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 10). If ≥ 3, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks.

Radiant Aether Cooldown Count = 4 During combat, treats foe’s Def/Res as if reduced by 50%. Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.

Distant Dart Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe initiates combat, grants Spd+5 to unit during combat.

Null C-Disrupt 3 Neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.

Joint Drive Atk Grants Atk+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+4 to unit during combat.

Young Ike's Duo Skill Effect

Duo Skill
Inflicts Atk/Spd-7 and 【Guard】 on foes within 5 rows or 5 columns centered on unit through their next actions, and inflicts Special cooldown count+2 on those foes. (Duo Skills can be used once per map by tapping the Duo button. Duo Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.)

Standard Effect 1

Duel
If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 195, treats unit's stats as 195 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

Young Ike Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (12)		★★★★★
Spd (12)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
Res (4)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Atk/-Res

Young Ike's best IVs are +Atk/-Res. His Atk is a superboon and boosting it will yield better returns.

His Res is below average and reducing it further will not affect most of his matchups. Thus, it is the bane of choice.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Young Ike to +10 for similar reasons above.

A +Spd IV may also be used to maximize his combat potential against the metagame's speedy units.

Young Ike Best Builds

Special Spiral Young Ike

HOT
： Sturdy War Sword ： Reposition ： Radiant Aether ： -	： Distant Dart ： Special Spiral 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build provides amazing sustain by using Special Spiral to pre-charge Radiant Aether before every combat after the first. After the first combat, Special Spiral reduces cooldown by 2, and before Ike's next combat beging, Sturdy War Sword reduces cooldown by another 2.

Budget / Anti-Staff Young Ike

： Sturdy War Sword ： Reposition ： Radiant Aether ： -

： Distant Dart ： Null C-Disrupt 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Mystic Boost 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build using Young Ike's base kit and cheap inheritance options. Null C-Disrupt allows counterattacks against sweep effects and staves with the Dazzling Staff effect, while Mystic Boost disables Wrathful Staff effects and provides minor sustain post-combat.

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Young Ike Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
182
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	42	Rank: 279/1171
Spd	42	Rank: 217/1171
Def	32	Rank: 383/1171
Res	26	Rank: 596/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	66	47	36	30	224
Lv.40 +10	45	47	47	36	30	205

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	61	42	32	26	201
5★ Lv.40	40	42	42	32	26	182

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	31	12	8	4	73

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Shez (M)	40	43	41	37	26	187
Holst	42	43	41	35	26	187
Young Mia	40	41	43	32	27	183
Young Ike	40	42	42	32	26	182
Guy	44	37	43	33	25	182
Brave Alm	42	38	35	37	20	172
Astram	44	35	36	36	21	172
Legendary Roy	39	34	38	32	26	169
Rutger	44	32	39	29	24	168
Byleth (M)	40	36	38	34	20	168
Brave Celica	38	33	39	29	24	163
Legendary Marth	40	34	36	32	21	163
Owain	41	32	37	31	22	163
Karla	42	35	40	23	22	162

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

Young Ike Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Young Ike Roles

Ike - Close-Knit Siblings 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

Young Ike 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.

Young Ike Strengths

Sturdy War Sword is a powerful weapon with multiple useful effects

Young Ike's Sturdy War Sword has multiple effects that can impact combat heavily, assuming Young Ike meets the conditions to trigger these effects.

It grants Atk+3 no matter what, and a handful of other effects if Young Ike's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat and if he is equipped with a Special that triggers on his attacks.

Below is a summary of these effects:

Condition(s)	Effect
Young Ike's HP ≥ 25%	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to Young Ike during combat.
Young Ike's HP ≥ 25% Allies within 4 spaces ≥ 1 Young Ike's attack triggers Special	Grants Special cooldown count -X before Young Ike's first attack (X = 50% of Young Ike's max Special cooldown count value)
Young Ike's HP ≥ 25% Allies within 4 spaces ≥ 2 Young Ike's attack triggers Special	Reduces damage of foe's first attack by X% (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 10).
Young Ike's HP ≥ 25% Allies within 4 spaces ≥ 3 Young Ike's attack triggers Special	Grants a Null Follow-Up effect.

Since Ike fights for his friends, he does better when his allies are nearby. Positioning is key in utilizing Young Ike's full potential!

Duo Skill inflicts stat penalties and slows down foe's Special

Young Ike's Duo skill inflicts Atk/Spd-7, Special cooldown count+2, and 【Guard】 on all foes within 5 rows and 5 columns centered on Young Ike's position.

This prevents them from using their Special skills for one turn unless they have effects that cleanse debuffs like Restore+ or have their actions refreshed by a dancer unit.

Young Ike Weaknesses

Reliance on having allies nearby

While 4 spaces is a generous amount, Young Ike still relies on having his allies in specific places for the effects of his Sturdy War Sword to trigger.

Ensure that Ike's allies are close enough at all times!

Reliance on having an offensive Special

While not exactly the biggest weakness, Young Ike's Sturdy War Sword essentially prevents him from using Special skills like Galeforce which do not trigger on his attacks.

Radiant Aether is his best option that meets this requirement.

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Young Ike - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	5★
Sturdy War Sword	16	1	Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, and if unit's attack triggers Special, the following effects will occur based on the number of allies within 4 spaces of unit: If ≥ 1, before unit's first attack, grants Special cooldown count-X (X = 50% of unit's max Special cooldown count value, rounded down) to unit. If ≥ 2, reduces damage from foe's first attack by X% (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 10). If ≥ 3, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Daylight	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt.	5★
Sol	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.	5★
Radiant Aether	(Cooldown Count = 4) During combat, treats foe’s Def/Res as if reduced by 50%. Restores HP = 50% of damage dealt.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Counter	Enables unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.	5★
Distant Dart	Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe initiates combat, grants Spd+5 to unit during combat.	5★
Null C-Disrupt 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.	5★
Null C-Disrupt 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.	5★
Null C-Disrupt 3	Neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.	5★
Spur Atk 1	Grants adjacent allies Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Spur Atk 2	Grants adjacent allies Atk +3 during combat.	5★
Drive Atk 1	Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Drive Atk 2	Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +3 during combat.	5★
Joint Drive Atk	Grants Atk+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+4 to unit during combat.	5★

Young Ike as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Young Ike is stacked with premium fodder options such as Distant Counter, Distant Dart, Null C-Disrupt 3, and Joint Drive Atk.

With pre-inheritance, it is possible to inherit a combination of skills from one copy of Young Ike. The ideal combinations are:

• Distant Counter/Dart, Null C-Disrupt 3
• Distant Counter, Distant Dart, Joint Drive Atk
• Null C-Disrupt 3, Joint Drive Atk

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How to Get Young Ike

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Young Ike is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Greg Chun with Sarah Williams
Illustrator	Yo Kanzawa
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

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