Valentine's Effie Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Effie - Dedicated Heart 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 Valentine's Effie.

Heroes With the Same Name
Effie	Valentine's Effie

Valentine's Effie Rating and Basic Information

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

Effie - Dedicated Heart: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Atk/Spd bonuses, a Null Follow-Up effect, and +5 damage.

Valentine's Effie Skills at 5★

Petalfall Vase+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and deals +5 damage (excluding when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special).

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

Atk/Spd Push 3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.

Infantry Flash 3 Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Spd ≥ foe’s Spd +1, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"

Valentine's Effie Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★★☆
Atk (11)		★★★★★
Spd (13)		★★★★★
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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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, Valentine's Effie will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for Valentine's Effie are +Spd and -Res. Her Spd is very high at base 43 and boosting it improves her performance against modern speedy units, especially with her Petalfall Vase+.

While her Atk is very high at base 46 with a superboon, her Spd is much more important.

Her Res is below average and reducing it shouldn't impact her matchups too much. Thus, it is the bane of choice.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Valentine's Effie up to +10 to maximize her potential in-combat against the fastest units in the metagame.

Valentine's Effie Best Builds

Arcane Berserker Valentine's Effie

HOT
： Arcane Downfall ： Reposition ： Vital Astra ： -	： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Spd/Def Bulwark 3 ： Spd Smoke 4 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This max investment build makes Valentine's Effie a formidable high Spd unit. Arcane Downfall, Atk/Spd Finish 4, and Spd/Def Bulwark 3 all provide healing post-combat, giving Effie amazing sustain to keep her alive throughout multiple engagements.

General Use / Budget Valentine's Effie

： Petalfall Vase+ ： Reposition ： Luna ： -

： Swift Sparrow 3 ： Close Call 3 ： Spd Smoke 3 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This low budget build improves Valentine's Effie's offensive potential with skills easily available through multiple units or through Divine Codes. Boosting Spd improves Effie's performance, especially with the Null Follow-Up effect of Petalfall Vase+.

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Valentine's Effie Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
187
HP	43	Rank: 164/1088
Atk	46	Rank: 3/1088
Spd	43	Rank: 62/1088
Def	32	Rank: 300/1088
Res	23	Rank: 687/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	65	47	36	28	224
Lv.40 +10	48	51	47	36	28	210

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	60	43	32	23	201
5★ Lv.40	43	46	43	32	23	187

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	25	13	8	4	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Effie	43	46	43	32	23	187
Atlas	46	43	37	34	27	187
Fallen Linus	42	46	43	36	20	187
Shez (F)	38	41	42	32	34	187
Hans	46	45	39	35	21	186
Ninja Shamir	42	37	40	31	32	182
Gonzalez	50	42	35	33	21	181
Young Boyd	50	43	36	31	21	181
Brigand Boss	45	42	35	35	24	181
Ninja Hana	42	36	40	28	30	176
Ross	47	38	31	32	24	172
Echidna	45	34	36	30	27	172
Summer Ylgr	42	35	36	30	25	168
Linus	42	37	33	32	19	163
Anna	41	29	38	22	28	158
Legion	46	36	35	22	18	157
Raven	41	34	35	25	22	157

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

Valentine's Effie Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentine's Effie Roles

Effie - Dedicated Heart 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

Valentine's Effie is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Valentine's Effie Strengths

Petalfall Vase+ is a great inheritable weapon

Valentine's Vase brings a new inheritable weapon in Petalfall Vase+. This axe grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat and also grants a Null Follow-Up effect and +5 damage during combat if she outspeeds her foe.

With her high Spd stat, outspeeding foes should be easier, especially when given multiple Spd-boosting skills.

Amazing Atk stat

Valentine's Effie comes with base 46 Atk, which is boosted to 50 when given her superboon.

This high Atk stat is necessary in order to defeat enemies in one round of combat due to her lack of an exclusive weapon that grants multiple effects.

Valentine's Effie Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Valentine's Effie suffers from not having any unique skills to call her own, making her unable to stand out amongst other units.

Axe Infantry units are quite abundant in the game, with multiple options such as Ninja Hana, Ninja Shamir, and Hans also available in the grail pool, making investing into Valentine's Effie redundant if you have also invested into one of these other heroes.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Effie - Dedicated Heart!

We can say with confidence that you should use Unlock Potential to bring Effie - Dedicated Heart from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Effie - Dedicated Heart is a very useful offensive axe infantry, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Effie - Dedicated Heart if your team lacks a strong offensive axe infantry.

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Valentine's Effie - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	3★
Petalfall Vase	10	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and deals +5 damage (excluding when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special).	3★
Petalfall Vase+	14	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and deals +5 damage (excluding when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special).	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
Atk/Spd Push 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	3★
Atk/Spd Push 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	3★
Atk/Spd Push 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	4★
Infantry Flash 1	Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Spd ≥ foe’s Spd +5, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"	3★
Infantry Flash 2	Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Spd ≥ foe’s Spd +3, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"	4★
Infantry Flash 3	Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Spd ≥ foe’s Spd +1, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"	5★

Valentine's Effie as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Valentine's Effie has Petalfall Vase+, Atk/Spd Push 3, and Infantry Flash 3 as inheritable options.

Only Petalfall Vase+ is worth inheriting onto your favorite units.

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How to Get Valentine's Effie / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Valentine's Effie

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Valentine's Effie 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)	Marisha Ray
Illustrator	Essual
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

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