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This is a ranking page for the hero Boyd - Future Great 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 Boyd.

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Young Boyd Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) -
(▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
(▶FEH Tier List)

Boyd - Future Great: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Green IconGreen / Axe IconAxe / Infantry IconInfantry
Rarity
5 Star Icon5 Star 4 Star Icon4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill grants Atk/Spd bonuses, neutralizes penalties, and true damage on odd turns.
・High HP stat works well with Infantry Pulse 3

Young Boyd Skills at 5★

Axe IconLarge War Axe
Might: 16　 Range: 1
Grants Atk+3. Grants Atk/Spd+10 to unit, neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Spd, and unit's first attack deals damage = 15% of unit's Atk during combat on odd-numbered turns.
Grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat on even-numbered turns.
Assist Skill IconShove
Range: 1
Push adjacent ally 1 space farther away.
Fire Boost 3Fire Boost 3
At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+6 during combat.
Infantry Pulse 3Infantry Pulse 3
At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP < unit's HP. (Stacks with similar skills.)

Young Boyd Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (20) HP Superboon ★★★★★
Atk (13) Attack Boon ★★★★★
Spd (10) No Spd IV ★★★★☆
Def (7) No Def IV ★★★☆☆
Res (4) No Res IV ★★☆☆☆

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

See the IV Checker for All Units 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 Tempest Trials, Young Boyd will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-Res

Young Boyd'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 Boyd 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 Boyd Best Builds

Distant Spurn Young Boyd

HOT
Weapon Skill Icon： Large War Axe
Assist Skill Icon： Reposition
Special Skill Icon： Moonbow
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Distant Dart
Passive Skill B： Spurn 3
Passive Skill C： Rouse Atk/Spd 4
Sacred Seal Icon： Atk/Spd Solo 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a standard speedy infantry build with a Distant Counter effect. Distant Dart is his best option for his build with the additional Spd boosting Spurn's damage reduction.

Budget Odd Turns Young Boyd

Weapon Skill Icon： Large War Axe
Assist Skill Icon： Reposition
Special Skill Icon： Moonbow
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Atk/Spd Solo 3
Passive Skill B： Renewal 3
Passive Skill C： Odd Spd Wave 3
Sacred Seal Icon： Odd Def Wave 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build goes all-in on odds, with both Wave skills and Renewal triggering on odd-numbered turns. With this build, aim to enter combat only on odd turns and retreat on even turns.

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Young Boyd Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
181
HP
HP 50 50
 Rank: 9/1322
Atk
Atk 43 43
 Rank: 207/1322
Spd
Spd 36 36
 Rank: 493/1322
Def
Def 31 31
 Rank: 455/1322
Res
Res 21 21
 Rank: 949/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 55 67 41 35 25 223
Lv.40 +10 55 48 41 35 25 204

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10		 58 47 40 35 25 205
+Atk
Lv.40 +10		 54 51 40 35 25 205
+Spd
Lv.40 +10		 54 47 43 35 25 204
+Def
Lv.40 +10		 54 47 40 38 25 204
+Res
Lv.40 +10		 54 47 40 35 28 204

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 50 62 36 31 21 200
5★ Lv.40 50 43 36 31 21 181
4★ Lv.40 47 41 34 28 19 169

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 20 32 10 7 4 73
4★ Lv.1 19 24 10 6 3 62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
 HP
 Atk
 Spd
 Def
 Res
 Total
Ninja Shez (M) Icon Ninja Shez (M)
40 48 48 44 24 204
Boyd Icon Boyd
51 49 45 37 21 203
Ferox Chulainn Icon Ferox Chulainn
43 46 48 39 27 203
Spring Lon Spring Lon'qu
43 45 48 32 31 199
Caspar Icon Caspar
46 48 44 32 28 198
Panette Icon Panette
49 48 41 35 24 197
Fallen Linus Icon Fallen Linus
42 46 43 36 20 187
Valentine Valentine's Effie
43 46 43 32 23 187
Shez (F) Icon Shez (F)
38 41 42 32 34 187
Atlas Icon Atlas
46 43 37 34 27 187
Hans Icon Hans
46 45 39 35 21 186
Ninja Shamir Icon Ninja Shamir
42 37 40 31 32 182
Brigand Boss Icon Brigand Boss
45 42 35 35 24 181
Young Boyd Icon Young Boyd
50 43 36 31 21 181
Gonzalez Icon Gonzalez
50 42 35 33 21 181
Ninja Hana Icon Ninja Hana
42 36 40 28 30 176
Echidna Icon Echidna
45 34 36 30 27 172
Ross Icon Ross
47 38 31 32 24 172
Summer Ylgr Icon Summer Ylgr
42 35 36 30 25 168
Linus Icon Linus
42 37 33 32 19 163
Anna Icon Anna
41 29 38 22 28 158
Legion Icon Legion
46 36 35 22 18 157
Raven Icon Raven
41 34 35 25 22 157

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

Young Boyd Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Young Boyd Roles

Boyd - Future Great Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized		 No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Young Boyd is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he/she deals will be equivalent to his/her Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Young Boyd Strengths

Large War Axe provides multiple effects on odd turns

Young Boyd's Large War Axe grants Atk+3 and has different effects depending on what turn it is.

On even-numbered turns, it grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and that's it.

On odd-numbered turns, it grants Atk/Spd+10 instead. It also deals true damage equal to 15% of Young Boyd's Atk on his first attack, and it also neutralizes penalties to Young Boyd's Atk/Spd.

The biorhythm effects lead to Young Boyd being significantly better on odd-numbered turns. As such, he should aim to engage in combat during those turns, and retreat during even-numbered turns.

Young Boyd Weaknesses

Heavy reliance on odd-numbered turns

Young Boyd's Large War Axe grants significant effects during odd-numbered turns, making him a powerful unit.

However, on even-numbered turns, his once-powerful weapon becomes mediocre and turns him into a shell of his maximum potential.

Aim to engage in combat on odd-numbered turns only, and retreat during even-numbered turns.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? A Rank Icon

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Boyd - Future Great!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Boyd - Future Great from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Boyd - Future Great is a very useful speedy axe infantry, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Boyd - Future Great if your team lacks a strong speedy axe infantry.

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Young Boyd - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
AxeIron Axe
6 1 No Effect 4★
AxeSteel Axe
8 1 No Effect 4★
AxeSilver Axe
11 1 No Effect 4★
AxeLarge War Axe
16 1 Grants Atk+3. Grants Atk/Spd+10 to unit, neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Spd, and unit's first attack deals damage = 15% of unit's Atk during combat on odd-numbered turns.
Grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat on even-numbered turns.		 5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
Assist SkillShove
 1 Push adjacent ally 1 space farther away. 4★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Fire Boost 1 IconFire Boost 1
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+2 during combat. 4★
Fire Boost 2 IconFire Boost 2
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+4 during combat. 4★
Fire Boost 3 IconFire Boost 3
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+6 during combat. 4★
Infantry Pulse 1 IconInfantry Pulse 1
 At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP ≤ unit's HP-5. (Stacks with similar skills.) 4★
Infantry Pulse 2 IconInfantry Pulse 2
 At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP ≤ unit's HP-3. (Stacks with similar skills.) 4★
Infantry Pulse 3 IconInfantry Pulse 3
 At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP < unit's HP. (Stacks with similar skills.) 5★

Young Boyd as a Source Hero

Young Boyd Avatar

Value of Skills ★★★☆☆

Young Boyd only has Infantry Pulse 3 as a good inheritance option.

Fire Boost 3 is a terrible skill and should be replaced immediately, while Shove is available on more common units.

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How to Get Young Boyd / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Young Boyd

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Young Boyd is a limited time Hero who can be obtained as a reward for your score in the Tempest Trials. 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)		 River Kanoff
Illustrator nijimaarc
Appears In
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Illustration

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