Rearmed Líf Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Líf - Arcane Blade 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 Rearmed Líf.

Heroes With the Same Name
Líf	Valentine's Líf
Rearmed Líf

Mythic Heroes - Double Mythic Heroes (Fomortiis & Gotoh) Featured Heroes
Reginn [9.0/10]	Rearmed Líf [9.0/10]	Legendary Veronica [9.5/10]	Legendary Dimitri [9.0/10]
Ullr [9.0/10]	Monica [9.0/10]	Legendary Edelgard [9.0/10]	Freyja [9.0/10]
Ascended Hilda [9.0/10]	Arval [9.5/10]	Fomortiis [9.5/10]	Gotoh [9.0/10]

Rearmed Líf Rating and Basic Information

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

Líf - Arcane Blade: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・ Weapon skill accelerates Special, inflicts Atk/Def and Guard penalties on foe, grants a guaranteed follow-up attack to unit and denies foe's follow-up attack. ・ Exclusive Special skill deals damage and restores HP. ・ Exclusive B skill inflicts Atk/Def penalties on foe and accelerates Special charges per foe's attack.

Rearmed Líf Skills at 5★

Arcane Éljúðnir Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, foe cannot make a follow-up attack, and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Open the Future Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage by 50% of unit's Def. Restores HP = 25% of damage dealt.

Atk/Def Clash 4 If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 6 (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initated combat; max 4.) If X ≥ 2, neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Def during combat.

Deadly Balance At start of combat, if unit's HP ≧ 50% or【Penalty】is active on unit, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe & grants Special cooldown +1 per foe's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. Cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage) 【Penalty】 All effects that last on foe through next action. Includes penalties inflicted by skills like Panic/Threaten & negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, the effects of Triangle Adept/Guard).

Atk/Def Menace At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants Atk/Def+6 to unit for 1 turn.

Rearmed Líf Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (13)		★★★★★
Spd (7)		★★★☆☆
Def (8)		★★★★★
Res (4)		★★★☆☆

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

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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.

+Atk / -Res

The best IVs for Rearmed Líf are +Atk and -Res. Atk is a superboon and is applied twice through the guaranteed follow-up attack of Arcane Éljúðnir.

His Res is below average and reducing it further will not impact his matchups. Thus, it is the safe bane of choice.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Rearmed Líf up to +10 for similar reasons above. Rearmed Líf hits hard, and adding Atk can create more knockout opportunities.

Rearmed Líf Best Builds

General Use / Budget Rearmed Líf

HOT
： Arcane Éljúðnir ： Reposition ： Open the Future ： -	： Atk/Def Clash 4 ： Deadly Balance ： Atk/Def Menace ： Atk/Def Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Rearmed Líf's base kit is already good to go as is. He will be able to fulfill his role as a bulky sword cavalier effectively without the need for further inheritance.

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Rearmed Líf Stats

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	64	33	46	30	219
Lv.40 +10	46	48	33	46	30	203

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	59	29	41	26	196
5★ Lv.40	41	43	29	41	26	180

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	29	7	8	4	67

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Rearmed Líf	41	43	29	41	26	180
Legendary Sigurd	41	41	23	37	26	168
Sword Reinhardt	40	35	23	31	28	157
Eldigan	45	32	24	34	19	154

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

Rearmed Líf Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Rearmed Líf Roles

Líf - Arcane Blade 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

Rearmed Líf 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.

Rearmed Líf Strengths

Arcane Éljúðnir is a new Arcane weapon that inflicts Atk/Def penalties, grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, denies foe's follow-up attack, and inflicts Guard

Rearmed Líf debuts a new type of weapon called Arcane weapons. These powerful weapons can be inherited to other units once per copy of Rearmed Líf, making them valuable skills. Rearmed Líf has Arcane Éljúðnir, the first Arcane weapon introduced into the game.

Arcane Éljúðnir accelerates Special trigger, inflicts an Atk/Def-6 penalty onto the foe, grants a guaranteed follow-up attack to unit, denies the foe's follow-up attack, and applies a 【Guard】 effect to the foe during combat.

This is a powerful sword that allows Rearmed Líf to cheat in combat and have a pseudo-Null Follow-Up effect.

Open the Future deals good damage and restores HP

Rearmed Líf also has Open the Future like his Mythic counterpart Lif and his non-doomed counterpart, New Year Alfonse.

This skill is basically Bonfire with HP recovery equal to 25% of the damage dealt. It makes Rearmed Líf deceptively bulky by keeping him sustained throughout multiple engagements.

Deadly Balance inflicts Atk/Def penalties and accelerates Special charges

Rearmed Líf also has Deadly Balance like his Mythic version. This skill doubles down on Atk/Def penalties on top of Arcane Éljúðnir and it also accelerates Special charges granted on foe's attacks.

This allows Rearmed Líf to activate Open the Future more often to keep him topped off at all times.

Rearmed Líf Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Rearmed Líf 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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Rearmed Líf - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	5★
Arcane Éljúðnir	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, foe cannot make a follow-up attack, and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Glowing Ember	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	5★
Bonfire	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	5★
Open the Future	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage by 50% of unit's Def. Restores HP = 25% of damage dealt.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Clash 1	If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 1. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 1.)	5★
Atk/Def Clash 2	If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 3. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 2.)	5★
Atk/Def Clash 3	If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 5. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 3.)	5★
Atk/Def Clash 4	If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 6 (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initated combat; max 4.) If X ≥ 2, neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Def during combat.	5★
Deadly Balance	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≧ 50% or【Penalty】is active on unit, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe & grants Special cooldown +1 per foe's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. Cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage) 【Penalty】 All effects that last on foe through next action. Includes penalties inflicted by skills like Panic/Threaten & negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, the effects of Triangle Adept/Guard).	5★
Threaten Def 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Threat. Atk/Def 1	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Threat. Atk/Def 2	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Atk/Def Menace	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on nearest foes within 4 spaces through their next actions and grants Atk/Def+6 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

Rearmed Líf as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Rearmed Líf has Arcane Éljúðnir, Atk/Def Clash 4, and Atk/Def Menace as valuable inheritable options.

As a Rearmed Hero, using him for Skill Inheritance does not sacrifice that copy of Rearmed Líf. He will remain in your barracks. However, each copy can be used for inheritance only once.

Arcane Éljúðnir is an Arcane weapon. Keep in mind that units who equip this skill cannot use other exclusive skills at the same time.

It is possible to acquire Arcane Éljúðnir and Atk/Def Menace at the same time with one copy of Rearmed Líf.

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How to Get Rearmed Líf

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Rearmed Líf is a limited time Rearmed Hero who can be pulled from their debut banner or focus banners. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Edward Bosco
Illustrator	Kozaki Yusuke
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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Reginn [9.0/10]	Rearmed Líf [9.0/10]	Legendary Veronica [9.5/10]	Legendary Dimitri [9.0/10]
Ullr [9.0/10]	Monica [9.0/10]	Legendary Edelgard [9.0/10]	Freyja [9.0/10]
Ascended Hilda [9.0/10]	Arval [9.5/10]	Fomortiis [9.5/10]	Gotoh [9.0/10]

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