New Year Askr Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Askr - Renewed Gods 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 New Year Askr.

Heroes With the Same Name
Askr	New Year Askr

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Sage Ursula [9.0/10]	Bridal Anna [9.0/10]	New Year Askr [9.5/10]	Bridal Tiki (Adult) [9.5/10]

New Year Askr 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)

Askr - Renewed Gods: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Colorless Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants stat bonuses, a guaranteed follow-up attack, true damage reduction, AoE damage reduction, and applies a Guard effect onto the foe. ・ Exclusive C skill grants Special cooldown count -1, 【Resonance: Blades】, and 【Resonance: Shields】 to himself and his allies. ・ Duo Skill grants stat bonuses and Special cooldown reduction.

New Year Askr Skills at 5★

Duality Vessel Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), reduces damage from foe's attacks during combat by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's Def > foe's Def, reduces damage from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by difference between stats × 1.5.

Bonfire Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.

Def/Res Finish 4 If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials), and when unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 7 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)

Atk/Res Tempo 3 Inflicts Atk/Res-3 on foe and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.

Opened Domain At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of any allies from a different title than unit, grants 【Resonance: Blades】 and 【Resonance: Shields】 to unit and all allies within 2 spaces of unit, and also, if unit or any of those allies has their Special cooldown count at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count -1 to them.

New Year Askr's Duo Skill Effect

Duo Skill
Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn, and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit and those allies. At start of every third turn, if Duo Skill has already been used, unit can use Duo Skill again. (Duo Skills can be used once per map by tapping the Duo button. Duo Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.)

Standard Effect 1

Duel
If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 200, treats unit's stats as 200 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

New Year Askr Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (12)		★★★★★
Res (9)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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.

+Def / -Spd

The best IVs for New Year Askr are +Def and -Spd. Def is a superboon and improves upon Askr's already impressive bulk, making him a wall unit that will take significant effort to bring down. +Res can be taken as well to improve his magical bulk, and +Atk can be taken to provide additional offensive power.

His Spd is unimportant and can be safely taken as a bane.

+Def for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Def when merging New Year Askr up to +10 to increase his physical bulk further and improve his survivability.

New Year Askr Best Builds

General Use / Budget New Year Askr

HOT
： Duality Vessel ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Def/Res Finish 4 ： Atk/Res Tempo 3 ： Opened Domain ： Def/Res Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

New Year Askr's base kit is already amazing and he can contend immediately. We opted for Def/Res Form as his Sacred Seal to boost his overall bulk.

Close Counter New Year Askr

HOT
： Duality Vessel ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Close Reversal ： Lull Atk/Res 3 ： Opened Domain ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

New Year Askr makes good use of Close Counter/Reversal due to his amazing bulk and his true damage reduction. Lull Atk/Res 3 is used to negate foe's bonuses, indirectly improving Askr's bulk.

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New Year Askr Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
177
HP	40	Rank: 419/1088
Atk	42	Rank: 123/1088
Spd	16	Rank: 961/1088
Def	42	Rank: 32/1088
Res	37	Rank: 87/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	61	20	47	41	214
Lv.40 +10	45	47	20	47	41	200

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	56	16	42	37	191
5★ Lv.40	40	42	16	42	37	177

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	3	12	9	65

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Arlen	41	42	45	38	17	183
Laurent	39	46	30	24	43	182
Valentine's Robin (F)	42	41	16	39	42	180
Legendary Guinivere	37	39	45	16	40	177
Arval	40	44	27	23	43	177
New Year Askr	40	42	16	42	37	177
Summer Ymir	38	45	18	35	41	177
Gotoh	40	42	14	38	42	176
Gullveig	37	45	47	27	18	174
Brave Byleth (F)	39	41	43	26	24	173
Tea Lysithea	38	46	46	20	22	172
Niime	36	42	33	17	43	171
Young Soren	36	42	34	16	43	171
Tine	38	42	42	23	26	171
Ascended Celica	40	43	42	21	25	171
Legendary Micaiah	38	42	31	19	41	171
Brave Marianne	38	40	41	17	35	171
Kiran	41	35	35	28	28	167
Xane	47	30	34	25	30	166
Ashera	37	35	39	15	40	166
Summer Micaiah	38	42	30	16	37	163
Bramimond	39	40	27	21	35	162
Winter Lysithea	38	42	40	19	23	162
Bridal Micaiah	39	39	20	19	38	155

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

New Year Askr Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

New Year Askr Roles

Askr - Renewed Gods 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

New Year Askr is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

New Year Askr Strengths

Duality Vessel is an amazing defensive weapon

New Year Askr's Duality Vessel accelerates his Special trigger, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, inflicts Special cooldown deceleration onto his foe, grants true damage reduction equal to 20% of his Def, and reduces damage taken from area-of-effect Specials based on a Def check.

True damage reduction is based on a flat number and are not affected by any outside factors. This effect is incredibly valuable and the units who possess this effect such as the original Askr and Brave Dimitri are among the best tanks in the game.

Opened Domain grants bonus stats and Special acceleration

New Year Askr also carries Opened Domain like his original version.

It grants Special cooldown count -1,【Resonance: Blades】 and 【Resonance: Shields】 to himself and his nearby allies at the start of each turn as long as he has at least one ally that is from a different game title (not a Fire Emblem Heroes Original Character) within 2 spaces of him.

Resonance: Blades is a status effect that grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat to the affected unit, while Resonance: Shields grants Def/Res+4 during combat to the affected unit and prevents their foe from making a follow-up attack during the unit's first combat.

The Special cooldown reduction is only granted if their Special cooldown counts are at their maximum value. This always applies at the start of turn one, and is perfect for teams centered around Galeforce!

Duo Skill grants stat bonuses and Special cooldown reduction

New Year Askr's Duo Skill grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 and Special cooldown count-1 to himself and all allies within 2 spaces for one turn.

This Duo Skill can also be reactivated every three turns, allowing for a sustained offensive approach.

New Year Askr Weaknesses

Duality Vessel requires ally proximity

Duality Vessel requires at least one ally within 3 spaces of New Year Askr in order to activate all of its amazing effects.

If New Year Askr is not within range of allies, or if he is the last unit remaining, this powerful tome becomes a generic tome with no in-combat effects.

Ensure New Year Askr is always nearby at least one ally!

Low Spd

New Year Askr's Spd is abysmal at only base 16, leaving him prone to follow-up attacks by majority of the cast.

Despite his amazing bulk and true damage reduction, New Year Askr can succumb to multiple attacks if left unchecked.

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?	Cannot Unlock Potential

Askr - Renewed Gods Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Askr - Renewed Gods only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Askr - Renewed Gods if a 4 Star version is released!

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New Year Askr - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Stone	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elstone	6	2	No Effect	5★
Atlas	9	2	No Effect	5★
Duality Vessel	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), reduces damage from foe's attacks during combat by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's Def > foe's Def, reduces damage from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by difference between stats × 1.5.	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★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Def/Res Finish 1	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+2 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +1 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	5★
Def/Res Finish 2	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+4 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +3 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	5★
Def/Res Finish 3	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+6 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	5★
Def/Res Finish 4	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials), and when unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 7 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)	5★
Atk/Res Tempo 1	Inflicts Atk/Res-1 on foe and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	5★
Atk/Res Tempo 2	Inflicts Atk/Res-2 on foe and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	5★
Atk/Res Tempo 3	Inflicts Atk/Res-3 on foe and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	5★
Opened Domain	At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of any allies from a different title than unit, grants 【Resonance: Blades】 and 【Resonance: Shields】 to unit and all allies within 2 spaces of unit, and also, if unit or any of those allies has their Special cooldown count at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count -1 to them.	5★

New Year Askr as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

New Year Askr has Def/Res Finish 4 and Atk/Res Tempo 3 as great inheritance options.

Both of these skills are great and worth inheriting onto your favorite units. However, New Year Askr is an amazing unit himself. Consider using him before foddering him off.

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How to Get New Year Askr / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get New Year Askr

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

New Year Askr is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. 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)	Dustin Rubin with Mayanna Berrin
Illustrator	Nishiki Areku
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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