Young Boyd Builds and Best IVs

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.

Young Boyd Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Boyd - Future Great: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 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★

Large 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.

Shove Range: 1 Push adjacent ally 1 space farther away.

Fire Boost 3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+6 during combat.

Infantry 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)		★★★★★
Atk (13)		★★★★★
Spd (10)		★★★★☆
Def (7)		★★★☆☆
Res (4)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 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
： Large War Axe ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Distant Dart ： Spurn 3 ： Rouse Atk/Spd 4 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

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

： Large War Axe ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： Renewal 3 ： Odd Spd Wave 3 ： Odd Def Wave 3 ： -

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	50	Rank: 6/1088
Atk	43	Rank: 76/1088
Spd	36	Rank: 365/1088
Def	31	Rank: 361/1088
Res	21	Rank: 786/1088

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

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
Valentine's Effie	43	46	43	32	23	187
Atlas	46	43	37	34	27	187
Fallen Linus	42	46	43	36	20	187
Shez (F)	38	41	42	32	34	187
Hans	46	45	39	35	21	186
Ninja Shamir	42	37	40	31	32	182
Gonzalez	50	42	35	33	21	181
Young Boyd	50	43	36	31	21	181
Brigand Boss	45	42	35	35	24	181
Ninja Hana	42	36	40	28	30	176
Ross	47	38	31	32	24	172
Echidna	45	34	36	30	27	172
Summer Ylgr	42	35	36	30	25	168
Linus	42	37	33	32	19	163
Anna	41	29	38	22	28	158
Legion	46	36	35	22	18	157
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	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 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?

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
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	4★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	4★
Silver Axe	11	1	No Effect	4★
Large 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
Shove	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	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+2 during combat.	4★
Fire Boost 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+4 during combat.	4★
Fire Boost 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ foe’s HP+3, grants Atk+6 during combat.	4★
Infantry 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	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	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

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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