Flame Tribe Mordecai Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Mordecai - Gentle Firetender 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 Flame Tribe Mordecai.

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Mordecai	Flame Tribe Mordecai

Flame Tribe Mordecai Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Mordecai - Gentle Firetender: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Beast / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・ Weapon skill grants Atk/Def bonuses to unit, inflicts a large Def penalty onto foe, and denies foe's follow-up attack.

Flame Tribe Mordecai Skills at 5★

Fiery Fang Might: 14　 Range: 1 Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def+6 to unit during combat, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = 20% of unit's Def at start of combat, and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, deals +7 damage when Special triggers, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit.

Smite Range: 1 Push adjacent ally 2 spaces farther away.

Fort. Def/Res 2 Grants Def/Res +4. Inflicts Atk -3.

Atk/Def Gap 3 At start of turn, grants Atk/Def +5 to ally with the highest Atk+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit).

Flame Tribe Mordecai Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (20)		★★★★★
Atk (13)		★★★★★
Spd (7)		★★★☆☆
Def (10)		★★★★★
Res (5)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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, Flame Tribe Mordecai 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 Flame Tribe Mordecai are +Atk and -Res. Flame Tribe Mordecai's Atk is quite high at base 43 and is boosted even further by a superboon.

His Res is quite lackluster at base 24 and taking it as a bane isn't going to change any of his matchups.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Flame Tribe Mordecai to +10 for similar reasons above. Atk is his most important stat and should be boosted as much as possible to obtain the most kills.

Flame Tribe Mordecai Best Builds

General Use / Budget Flame Tribe Mordecai

： Fiery Fang ： Smite ： Bonfire ： -

： Fort. Def/Res 2 ： Renewal 3 ： Atk/Def Gap 3 ： Fort. Def/Res 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build makes Mordecai a sturdy unit, with Renewal to constantly recover HP. This build is great for autobattling Tempest Trials+ with him as a bonus unit.

Physical Wall Flame Tribe Mordecai

HOT
： Fiery Fang ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Atk/Def Ideal 4 ： Atk/Def Bulwark 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims to use Flame Tribe Mordecai as an all-purpose physical wall. Steady Breath allows Glimmer to trigger after every hit Mordecai receives.

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Flame Tribe Mordecai Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
187
HP	48	Rank: 30/1171
Atk	43	Rank: 207/1171
Spd	29	Rank: 845/1171
Def	43	Rank: 56/1171
Res	24	Rank: 761/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	53	62	33	51	28	227
Lv.40 +10	53	48	33	48	28	210

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	48	57	29	46	24	204
5★ Lv.40	48	43	29	43	24	187
4★ Lv.40	45	41	26	41	22	175

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	20	27	7	13	5	72
4★ Lv.1	19	22	6	10	4	61

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Halloween Askr	42	48	16	48	45	199
Heiðrún	40	45	16	45	47	193
New Year Ash	41	44	19	44	40	188
Flame Tribe Mordecai	48	43	29	43	24	187
Askr	40	43	26	43	31	183
Ash	41	39	27	41	34	182
Hatari Nailah	40	39	43	35	25	182
Fallen Muarim	45	43	40	31	23	182
New Year Kyza	45	39	26	41	30	181
New Year Velouria	41	38	40	34	23	176
New Year Keaton	48	41	24	43	20	176
Bridal Nailah	40	35	41	31	25	172
Velouria	40	35	37	33	23	168
Keaton	45	41	24	38	19	167
Mordecai	47	37	24	39	20	167
Nailah	40	31	37	32	23	163

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

Flame Tribe Mordecai Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Flame Tribe Mordecai Roles

Mordecai - Gentle Firetender 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

Flame Tribe Mordecai 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.

Flame Tribe Mordecai Strengths

Fiery Fang allows Flame Tribe Mordecai to soak physical damage and hit hard

Flame Tribe Mordecai has a new beast weapon in Fiery Fang. It grants Atk/Def+6 to Flame Tribe Mordecai during combat, applies a Def penalty to his foe = 20% of Flame Tribe Mordecai's Def, and denies their follow-up attack.

These effects make Flame Tribe Mordecai quite a sturdy unit on the physical side, and allows him to hit hard in retaliation as well.

Flame Tribe Mordecai Weaknesses

Weak to Beast Effective Weapons

Flame Tribe Mordecai takes 1.5x damage from beast-effective weapons like Brave Eliwood's Nini's Ice Lance or Picnic Flora's Sæhrímnir, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take him down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

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We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Mordecai - Gentle Firetender from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Mordecai - Gentle Firetender is a very useful bulky green beast, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Mordecai - Gentle Firetender if your team lacks a strong bulky green beast.

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Flame Tribe Mordecai - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Whelp (Infantry)	4	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	3★
Yearling (Infantry)	6	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	3★
Adult (Infantry)	9	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	3★
Fiery Fang	14	1	Grants Def+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def+6 to unit during combat, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def during combat = 20% of unit's Def at start of combat, and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, deals +7 damage when Special triggers, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Smite	1	Push adjacent ally 2 spaces farther away.	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Fortress Def 1	Grants Def +3. Inflicts Atk -3.	3★
Fort. Def/Res 1	Grants Def/Res +3. Inflicts Atk -3.	3★
Fort. Def/Res 2	Grants Def/Res +4. Inflicts Atk -3.	4★
Atk/Def Gap 1	At start of turn, grants Atk/Def +1 to ally with the highest Atk+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit).	3★
Atk/Def Gap 2	At start of turn, grants Atk/Def +3 to ally with the highest Atk+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit).	4★
Atk/Def Gap 3	At start of turn, grants Atk/Def +5 to ally with the highest Atk+Def total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit).	5★

Flame Tribe Mordecai as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Flame Tribe Mordecai has Smite, Fort. Def/Res 2 and Atk/Def Gap 3 as inheritance options.

None of his skills are worth inheriting onto your favorite units as is. Only use Flame Tribe Mordecai as bridge fodder for inheriting higher tier skills, or just merge him up.

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How to Get Flame Tribe Mordecai / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Flame Tribe Mordecai

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Flame Tribe Mordecai 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)	Jason Vande Brake
Illustrator	Homazo
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

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