Brave Chrom Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Chrom - Fated Honor 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 Brave Chrom.

Heroes With the Same Name
Chrom	Winter Chrom
Exalt Chrom	Spring Chrom
Legendary Chrom	Valentine's Chrom
Brave Chrom	Fallen Chrom

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Brave Chrom [9.5/10]	Legendary Shez (F) [9.5/10]	Brave Tiki (Adult) [9.5/10]	Legendary Ninian [9.5/10]
Seiðr [9.5/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]	Medeus [9.5/10]	Brave Byleth (F) [9.0/10]

Brave Chrom Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	S (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	S (▶FEH Tier List)

Chrom - Fated Honor: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Refined Geirdriful accelerates Special, is effective against Armored foes, grants bonus stats during combat based on the number of 【Bonus】 and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40%, grants Special cooldown count +1 per attack, bonus true damage, and 50% damage reduction piercing. ・ A Fate Changed! is a Reposition effect that grants another action to unit and copies non-stat bonuses on target onto unit.

Brave Chrom Skills at 5★

Geirdriful Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1.) Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit x 2, +5; excludes stat bonuses and stat penalties), reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%, and also, if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

A Fate Changed! Range: 1 Moves target ally to opposite side of unit and grants another action to unit. Grants any 【Bonus】 active on target ally to unit and Pair Up cohort (if any) for 1 turn and inflicts 【Isolation】 on unit and Pair Up cohort (if any) through their next action. (Additional action granted and Isolation inflicted once per turn only. Granted bonuses exclude stat bonuses inverted by Panic.)

Surge Sparrow If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores HP = X% of unit's max HP (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 20, +10; max 100). (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)

S/D Near Trace 3 Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】

Inf. Spd Tactic At start of turn, grants Spd+6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn and 【Null Follow-Up】 to infantry allies within 2 spaces. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤ 2.

Brave Chrom Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (12)		★★★★★
Spd (12)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★★★★☆
Res (4)		★☆☆☆☆

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

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+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for Brave Chrom are +Spd and -Res. Boosting Spd improves his already amazing offensive potential and will ensure that he doubles his enemies for the knockout, while obtaining Special charges faster with the acceleration provided by Geirdriful.

His Res is a dump stat and lowering it further will not affect any of his matchups. Thus, it is a safe bane to take.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommand a +Spd IV when merging Brave Chrom to +10 for similar reasons above.

Brave Chrom Best Builds

Refined Attacker Brave Chrom

HOT
： Geirdriful ： A Fate Changed! ： No Quarter ： -	： Atk/Spd Excel ： S/D Near Trace 4 ： Incite Atk/Spd ： Atk/Spd Clash 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This high investment build maximizes Chrom's offenses aimed at dealing as much damage as possible.

Budget Brave Chrom

HOT
： Geirdriful ： A Fate Changed! ： Luna ： -	： Surge Sparrow ： S/D Near Trace 3 ： Inf. Spd Tactic ： Atk/Spd Clash 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Chrom's base kit is great at utilizing him as a speedy attacker. Luna can be charged quickly with the accelerated Special, and will heal him due to Surge Sparrow.

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Brave Chrom Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Brave Chrom's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Geirdriful	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of 【Bonus】effects and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit × 2 (excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties), and reduces damage foe's first attack during combat by 40% ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if 【Bonus】 effect is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack). If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials)" and "neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat" to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and unit deals damage = number of Bonus effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 4 (max 16; excluding area-of-effect Specials) during combat, and restores 7 HP to unit after combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Geirdriful

Refined Geirdriful grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res bonuses equal to 10 plus 2x the number of 【Bonus】 and 【Penalty】 statuses on unit, 40% damage reduction on his foe's first attack, Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat, bonus true damage equal to 4x the number of 【Bonus】 statuses on Chrom (capped at 16 damage), and 7 HP post-combat healing.

Refined Geirdriful also grants 50% damage reduction piercing to Chrom and neutralizes foe's stat bonuses during combat upon using or being targeted by a movement Assist skill.

This refine loads up on valuable effects and improves Brave Chrom's combat performance significantly.

Brave Chrom Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
179
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	42	Rank: 279/1171
Spd	42	Rank: 217/1171
Def	37	Rank: 156/1171
Res	17	Rank: 1120/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	63	47	41	21	218
Lv.40 +10	46	47	47	41	21	202

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	58	42	37	17	195
5★ Lv.40	41	42	42	37	17	179

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	28	12	4	4	67

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Aided Reginn	41	46	48	38	22	195
Spring Sylvain	40	47	45	32	21	185
Bridal Sharena	40	44	47	32	21	184
Isadora	38	43	46	32	25	184
Noah	40	45	45	31	18	179
Hardin	41	41	44	32	21	179
Brave Chrom	41	42	42	37	17	179
Sain	40	42	38	36	18	174
Brave Eirika	39	40	42	28	24	173
Summer Ashe	40	37	41	34	20	172
Spring Minerva	41	36	38	35	18	168
Nifl	39	38	40	27	23	167
Ingrid	37	35	40	28	27	167
Summer Ingrid	39	34	42	25	26	166
Perceval	38	32	37	28	27	162
Sirius	40	34	37	35	16	162
Brave Eliwood	40	37	35	32	18	162
Summer Cordelia	41	32	38	28	18	157

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

Brave Chrom Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Brave Chrom Roles

Chrom - Fated Honor 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

Brave Chrom 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.

Brave Chrom Strengths

Geirdriful grants stat bonuses, damage reduction, and Special acceleration

Brave Chrom's Geirdriful is a loaded weapon with multiple effects that swing combat in his favor, especially when refined.

Below is a summary of these effects upon refining Geirdriful:

Condition(s)	Effect
Always	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
Always	Effective against armored foes.
Brave Chrom initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to Brave Chrom during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 and 【Penalty】 effects active on Brave Chrom x 2, +5; excludes stat bonuses and stat penalties)
Brave Chrom initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally	Reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%.
Brave Chrom initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally 【Bonus】 is active on Brave Chrom	Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat.
Brave Chrom's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to Brave Chrom
Brave Chrom's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat	Grants bonus damage equal to 4x the number of non-stat【Bonus】 statuses on Chrom (capped at 16 damage)
Brave Chrom's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat	Restores 7 HP after combat.
A movement Assist skill is used by or targets Brave Chrom	Grants 50% damage reduction piercing to Brave Chrom and neutralizes his foe's bonuses during combat.

It is worth noting that using A Fate Changed! applies 【Isolation】 to Brave Chrom and copies any other visible 【Bonus】 effects on his target ally, which enhances Geirdriful's bonus in-combat stat buffs.

A Fate Changed! is yet another Chrom-exclusive Reposition Upgrade

Brave Chrom continues the trend of Chrom alts receiving busted assist skills; this time being A Fate Changed!.

A Fate Changed! is a Reposition effect that grants Brave Chrom an extra action after use. After using it on an ally, Brave Chrom receives all 【Bonus】 effects that were active on the target ally, excluding stat bonuses, therefore enhancing the bonus stats granted by Geirdriful.

These bonuses include, but are not limited to:

• 【Null Follow-Up】 from infantry allies affected by his Inf. Spd Tactic,
• 【Deep Star】 from Wind Tribe Claude,
• 【Dominance】 from Hilda (Genealogy) or Bridal Micaiah,
• Movement +1 from multiple other sources,
• and many more!

It wouldn't be a powerful Chrom alt without a broken assist skill, and A Fate Changed! proves us right once again.

Brave Chrom Weaknesses

Abysmal Res

Brave Chrom continues the trend of having terrible Res with his base 17 Res stat. With a Res stat this low, he will be a sitting duck against enemies that deal magic damage, unless both the damage reduction and stat bonuses granted by Geirdriful are active.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Brave Chrom takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take him/her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Brave Chrom - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Lance	11	1	No Effect	5★
Geirdriful	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1.) Effective against armored foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 and 【Penalty】 effects active on unit x 2, +5; excludes stat bonuses and stat penalties), reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%, and also, if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Reposition	1	Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.	5★
A Fate Changed!	1	Moves target ally to opposite side of unit and grants another action to unit. Grants any 【Bonus】 active on target ally to unit and Pair Up cohort (if any) for 1 turn and inflicts 【Isolation】 on unit and Pair Up cohort (if any) through their next action. (Additional action granted and Isolation inflicted once per turn only. Granted bonuses exclude stat bonuses inverted by Panic.)	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Death Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 2	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Surge Sparrow	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores HP = X% of unit's max HP (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 20, +10; max 100). (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)	5★
S/D Near Trace 1	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-1 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 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.)	5★
S/D Near Trace 2	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-2 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 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.)	5★
S/D Near Trace 3	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 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.)	5★
Spd Tactic 1	At start of turn, grants Spd +2 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2.	5★
Spd Tactic 2	At start of turn, grants Spd +4 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2.	5★
Spd Tactic 3	At start of turn, grants Spd +6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2.	5★
Inf. Spd Tactic	At start of turn, grants Spd+6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn and 【Null Follow-Up】 to infantry allies within 2 spaces. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤ 2.	5★

Brave Chrom as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Brave Chrom has Surge Sparrow, S/D Near Trace 3, and Inf. Spd Tactic as great inheritance options.

It is possible to acquire two or even all three of these skills at the same time with one copy of Brave Chrom by inheriting the prerequisite skills first.

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Voice Actor (English)	Matt Mercer
Illustrator	Kozaki Yusuke
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

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