Alfred Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Alfred - Floral Protector 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 Alfred.

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Alfred Rating and Basic Information

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

Alfred - Floral Protector: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants bonus stats, grants a follow-up attack, denies foe's follow-up attacks, and grants Special charges during combat. ・Exclusive A skill grants bonus stats and slows down foe's Special charges.

Alfred Skills at 5★

Arcane Qiang Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, foe cannot make a follow-up attack, and also, if unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

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

Self-Improver Grants Atk+10, Spd+5, Def+20. Inflicts Res-5. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Flow N Trace 3 Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. If unit inifiates combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks.

Cross Spur Atk Grants Atk+5 to allies in cardinal directions of unit during combat.

Alfred Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (15)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★★☆☆☆
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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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 Alfred are +Atk and -Res. His Atk is a superboon and is very high at base 45, further boosted by Self-Improver.

While Def is also a very important stat, Self-Improver boosts it by a hefty +20, which is enough to function as a sturdy physical tank.

His Res is below average and is even reduced further by Self-Improver, making it a dump stat.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Alfred up to +10 to improve his offensive performance. His physical bulk is already sufficient with Self-Improver.

Alfred Best Builds

Bulky Attacker Alfred

HOT
： Arcane Qiang ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Self-Improver ： Flow N Trace 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Atk/Def Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Alfred's skills and stats work best with a bulky physical attacker set. Atk/Def Menace is used to extend his Atk/Def stat lead on his foes further. Atk/Def Catch synergizes with the debuffs from Menace.

General Use / Budget Alfred

： Arcane Qiang ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Self-Improver ： Flow N Trace 3 ： Cross Spur Atk ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Alfred's base kit also works as is, with Cross Spur Atk providing team support over a self-buff skill like Menace or Rouse.

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Alfred Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
180
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	45	Rank: 95/1171
Spd	25	Rank: 938/1171
Def	43	Rank: 56/1171
Res	27	Rank: 539/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	76	34	68	26	249
Lv.40 +10	45	50	29	48	31	203

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	71	30	63	22	226
5★ Lv.40	40	45	25	43	27	180

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	41	8	30	0	97

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Emblem Sigurd	41	48	37	47	17	190
Summer Hríd	40	47	27	47	24	185
Mycen	40	46	16	45	37	184
Alfred	40	45	25	43	27	180
Geoffrey	40	46	40	29	25	180
Jeralt	41	43	26	39	30	179
Duessel	41	39	18	39	31	168
Zeke	40	40	15	38	35	168
Fernand	45	41	26	32	23	167
Conrad	40	31	22	34	35	162
Fallen Berkut	40	35	17	35	30	157
Dimitri	40	36	29	34	18	157
Death Knight	40	35	25	30	27	157

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

Alfred Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Alfred Roles

Alfred - Floral Protector 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

Alfred 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.

Alfred Strengths

Arcane Qiang as multiple in-combat effects

Alfred's Arcane Lance, Arcane Qiang, accelerates his Special trigger, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, grants a follow-up attack while denying his foe's own follow-up attack, and grants Special charges per attack if the initiator moved to a different space.

This inheritable Arcane weapon is perfect for units who wish to trigger their Specials often. 3 cooldown Specials like Bonfire trigger after one attack, while Galeforce can be charged up in one round of combat.

Self-Improver grants a lot of bonus stats and inflicts Guard

Alfred's exclusive skill Self-Improver grants Atk+10, Spd+5, and Def+20, in return for inflicting Res-5.

Additionally, it also applies a Guard effect onto the foe during combat.

The raw stats turn Alfred into a very formidable physical tank, and can even be used to win Def checks due to the nature of raw stats over in-combat bonuses.

Alfred Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Alfred 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 down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Alfred - Floral Protector Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Alfred - 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★
Arcane Qiang	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, foe cannot make a follow-up attack, and also, if unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat. (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★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Self-Improver	Grants Atk+10, Spd+5, Def+20. Inflicts Res-5. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Flow N Trace 1	Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. If unit's HP = 100% and unit initiates combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks. 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★
Flow N Trace 2	Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. If unit's HP ≥ 50% and unit initiates combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks. 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★
Flow N Trace 3	Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. If unit inifiates combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks. 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★
Spur Atk 1	Grants adjacent allies Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Spur Atk 2	Grants adjacent allies Atk +3 during combat.	5★
Spur Atk 3	Grants adjacent allies Atk +4 during combat.	5★
Cross Spur Atk	Grants Atk+5 to allies in cardinal directions of unit during combat.	5★

Alfred as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Alfred has Arcane Qiang, Flow N Trace 3, and Cross Spur Atk as valuable inheritance options.

Definitely prioritize Arcane Qiang above the other options. Cross Spur Atk may be inherited together with any of the other options by acquiring Spur Atk 3 first.

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Obtain Through Regular Summon

Alfred 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)	Nick Wolfhard
Illustrator	kaya9
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Engage

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