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This is a ranking page for the hero Brigand Boss - Known Criminal 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 Brigand Boss.

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Brigand Boss Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating 8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) -
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Brigand Boss - Known Criminal: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Green IconGreen / Axe IconAxe / Infantry IconInfantry
Rarity
4 Star Icon4 Star 3 Star icon3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill increases in effect the more penalties are on the foe.

Brigand Boss Skills at 5★

Axe IconVulture Axe+
Might: 14　 Range: 1
If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently.
Special Skill IconDragon Fang
Cooldown Count = 4
Boosts Atk by 50%.
Chill Spd/Def 2Chill Spd/Def 2
At start of turn, inflicts Spd/Def -5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Spd+Def total through its next action.
Atk Smoke 3Atk Smoke 3
After combat, inflicts Atk -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Brigand Boss Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (19) Normal HP ★★★★★
Atk (12) Attack Boon ★★★★★
Spd (9) No Spd IV ★★★☆☆
Def (9) No Def IV ★★★☆☆
Res (5) Res Boon ★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 Grand Hero Battle, Brigand Boss will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk / -Res

The best IVs for Brigand Boss are +Atk and -Res. Boosting his Atk allows him to deal more damage, which is more important due to his lack of exclusive weapon.

His Res is a clear dump stat and is a safe bane to take.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Brigand Boss to +10 for similar reasons above.

Brigand Boss Best Builds

General Use / Budget Brigand Boss

Weapon Skill Icon： Vulture Axe+
Assist Skill Icon： Reposition
Special Skill Icon： Draconic Aura
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Fury 3
Passive Skill B： Chill Spd/Def 2
Passive Skill C： Atk Smoke 3
Sacred Seal Icon： Spd Smoke 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

Budget skills are enough for Brigand Boss to be relevant in non-competitive game modes. Stacking debuffs improves the power of Vulture Axe+,

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Brigand Boss Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
181
HP
HP 45 45
 Rank: 107/1322
Atk
Atk 42 42
 Rank: 279/1322
Spd
Spd 35 35
 Rank: 557/1322
Def
Def 35 35
 Rank: 244/1322
Res
Res 24 24
 Rank: 761/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 50 61 40 39 28 218
Lv.40 +10 50 47 40 39 28 204

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10		 52 46 39 39 28 204
+Atk
Lv.40 +10		 49 50 39 39 28 205
+Spd
Lv.40 +10		 49 46 42 39 28 204
+Def
Lv.40 +10		 49 46 39 42 28 204
+Res
Lv.40 +10		 49 46 39 39 32 205

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 45 56 35 35 24 195
5★ Lv.40 45 42 35 35 24 181
4★ Lv.40 42 40 33 32 22 169
3★ Lv.40 41 38 31 31 21 162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 19 26 9 9 5 68
4★ Lv.1 18 23 9 8 4 62
3★ Lv.1 18 19 8 8 4 57

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.

Brigand Boss Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Brigand Boss Roles

Brigand Boss - Known Criminal 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
No 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

Brigand Boss 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.

Brigand Boss Strengths

Vulture Axe+ can deal very high damage with the right conditions

Brigand Boss may have been memed into Fire Emblem Heroes by the passionate fanbase, but he has a valuable contribution to the game unlike his time in Shadows of Valentia.

He debuts the Vulture Axe+ which is another version of the powerful Vulture weapons.

Like their counterparts, Vulture Axe+ is more effective when the enemies are afflicted with various penalties.

Brigand Boss Weaknesses

Lack of unique skills

As with every unit that lacks unique skills, Brigand Boss' usefulness is overshadowed by premium units with exclusive skills who can perform his role, but better.

Additionally, with the saturated pool of axe infantry units, especially those available via Heroic Grails, Brigand Boss simply does not stand out among the bunch.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? B Rank Icon

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Brigand Boss - Known Criminal!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Brigand Boss - Known Criminal from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Brigand Boss - Known Criminal is very useful as a high BST axe infantry, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Brigand Boss - Known Criminal helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Brigand Boss - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
AxeIron Axe
6 1 No Effect 3★
AxeSteel Axe
8 1 No Effect 3★
AxeVulture Axe
10 1 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently. 4★
AxeVulture Axe+
14 1 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently. 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Special SkillDragon Gaze
 (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%. 3★
Special SkillDragon Fang
 (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 50%. 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Chill Def 1 IconChill Def 1
 At the start of each turn, inflicts Def -3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def through its next action. 3★
Chill Spd/Def 1 IconChill Spd/Def 1
 At start of turn, inflicts Spd/Def -3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Spd+Def total through its next action. 4★
Chill Spd/Def 2 IconChill Spd/Def 2
 At start of turn, inflicts Spd/Def -5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Spd+Def total through its next action. 5★
Atk Smoke 1 IconAtk Smoke 1
 After combat, inflicts Atk -3 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. 3★
Atk Smoke 2 IconAtk Smoke 2
 After combat, inflicts Atk -5 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. 3★
Atk Smoke 3 IconAtk Smoke 3
 After combat, inflicts Atk -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. 4★

Brigand Boss as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★☆☆

Brigand Boss has Vulture Axe+ and Chill Spd/Def 2 as valuable inheritance options.

Vulture Axe+ is a powerful inheritable weapon and is worth giving to your favorite units.

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Community Feedback

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Top tier hero. Must promote and merge. 1
Votes
Promote if you need his/her archetype. 0
Votes
Promote to 5 stars if you like this hero. 7
Votes
Recruit for his/her Skill Inheritance options. 2
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Pass on this hero. 7
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How to Get Brigand Boss / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Brigand Boss

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Brigand Boss is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. 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)		 Tom Fahn
Illustrator DAI-XT
Appears In
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

Illustration

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