Thief Rickard Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Rickard - Carefree Culprit 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 Thief Rickard.

Thief Rickard Rating and Basic Information

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

Rickard - Carefree Culprit: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Flying
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Atk/Spd bonuses and has a Canto effect.

Thief Rickard Skills at 5★

Florid Cane+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)

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

Flier Formation 3 Unit can move to a space adjacent to a flying ally within 2 spaces.

Spd/Def Oath 3 At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Def +5 to unit for 1 turn.

Thief Rickard Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (8)		★★★★☆
Spd (12)		★★★★★
Def (7)		★★★★☆
Res (6)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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, Thief Rickard will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd/-Res

The best IVs for Thief Rickard are +Spd and -Res. His Spd is a superboon and boosts his already very high Spd stat even further to guarantee he outspeeds his foes.

His Res is his worst stat and is a safe bane to take without altering any of his matchups.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Thief Rickard to +10 for similar reasons above.

+Atk can also be used to boost his damage further if Spd isn't a concern.

Thief Rickard Best Builds

Offensive Thief Rickard

HOT
： Florid Cane+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： Dive-Bomb 3 ： Atk/Spd Menace ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Using Dive-Bomb, Thief Rickard can eliminate opponents quickly and then retreat with the Canto effect of Florid Cane+. To achieve this, he is given purely offensive skills on his other skill slots.

Budget Thief Rickard

： Florid Cane+ ： Shove ： Moonbow ： -

： Swift Sparrow 2 ： Flier Formation 3 ： Spd/Def Oath 3 ： Swift Sparrow 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Thief Rickard using his base kit. Offensive skills are placed to take advantage of the Canto effect of Florid Cane+.

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Thief Rickard Stats

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	43	57	47	37	29	213
Lv.40 +10	43	43	47	37	29	199

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	38	52	42	33	25	190
5★ Lv.40	38	38	42	33	25	176
4★ Lv.40	36	36	40	30	23	165

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	22	12	7	6	66
4★ Lv.1	18	19	12	6	5	60

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nabata Juno	38	43	46	35	27	189
Legendary Elincia	40	45	47	23	34	189
Fee	37	40	45	26	40	188
Syrene	37	39	45	21	41	183
Ninja Haar	44	42	24	44	28	182
Tanith	41	36	40	32	28	177
Thief Rickard	38	38	42	33	25	176
Valentian Palla	41	42	21	41	28	173
Annand	37	35	39	27	34	172
Ashnard	43	37	21	35	31	167
Valentian Catria	41	38	36	27	24	166
Altina	42	38	20	30	36	166
Young Caeda	36	33	42	25	30	166
Summer Fiora	40	32	37	26	28	163
New Year Hríd	42	38	19	36	27	162
New Year Gunnthrá	38	34	37	27	26	162
New Year Camilla	40	33	35	31	23	162
Legendary Ryoma	41	34	39	28	20	162
Bridal Sigrun	35	31	38	27	31	162
Laegjarn	41	32	36	36	17	162
Palla	42	31	31	28	26	158
Caeda	36	25	37	24	34	156
Elincia	35	34	36	24	27	156

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

Thief Rickard Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Thief Rickard Roles

Rickard - Carefree Culprit 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

Thief Rickard 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.

Thief Rickard Strengths

Florid Cane+ is an offensive weapon with Canto built into it

Thief Rickard's Florid Cane+ is a great inheritable sword for both himself and for your favorite units.

It grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat upon fulfilling a simple HP check, and it has 【Canto (Rem. +1)】built into it to allow for repositioning post-combat.

It's a simple, but effective weapon which fits the current metagame.

Balanced stat spread with high Spd

Thief Rickard's base stats of 38/38/42/33/25 are well suited for an offensive unit, especially with his very high 42 base Spd. Atk and Spd are also key superboons available to Thief Rickard should you wish to invest further into him.

Thief Rickard Weaknesses

Weak to Bows

As a flying unit, Thief Rickard takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.

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Thief Rickard - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	3★
Florid Cane	10	1	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat.	3★
Florid Cane+	14	1	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Shove	1	Push adjacent ally 1 space farther away.	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Flier Formation 1	If unit’s HP = 100%, unit can move to a space adjacent to a flying ally within 2 spaces.	3★
Flier Formation 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 50%, unit can move to a space adjacent to a flying ally within 2 spaces.	3★
Flier Formation 3	Unit can move to a space adjacent to a flying ally within 2 spaces.	4★
Spd/Def Oath 1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Def+3 to unit for 1 turn.	3★
Spd/Def Oath 2	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Def+4 to unit for 1 turn.	4★
Spd/Def Oath 3	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Spd/Def +5 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

Thief Rickard as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Thief Rickard has Florid Cane+, Flier Formation 3, and Spd/Def Oath 3 as inheritance options.

Florid Cane+ is a great weapon to give to your favorite units, while the other skills are alright but not premium.

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How to Get Thief Rickard

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Thief Rickard 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)	Edward Aaron Mendoza
Illustrator	kawasumi
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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