Murdock Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Murdock - Loyal General 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 Murdock.

Murdock Rating and Basic Information

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

Murdock - Loyal General: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Armored
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill inflicts Atk/Def penalties onto foe, grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, and allows unit to counterattack at all ranges.

Murdock Skills at 5★

Wyvern Hatchet Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Def+3. Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe, inflicts Atk-X on foe (X = 7 - current penalty on foe's Atk; min 0), and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat.

Ignis Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.

Atk/Def Ideal 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat.

Special Fighter 3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )

Murdock Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (21)		★★★★★
Atk (15)		★★★★★
Spd (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (12)		★★★★★
Res (7)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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 Grand Hero Battle, Murdock will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-Spd

The best IVs for Murdock are +Atk and -Spd. His base Atk is quite high at base 45, increased to base 49 through a superboon. Boosting Murdock's Atk allows him to hit harder and increase his chances of obtaining a knockout.

We recommend a -Spd bane for Murdock as it is his least important stat. He will be outsped by a majority of the cast, even with investment.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Murdock up to +10 in order to hit as hard as possible.

Murdock Best Builds

Far Save Murdock

HOT
： Wyvern Hatchet ： Swap ： Armored Beacon ： -	： Distant Def 4 ： Special Fighter 4 ： D/R Far Save 3 ： Distant Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium for Murdock which pushes his tanking capabilities further with the combination of Distant Def skills and D/R Far Save 3 to cover for allies.

General Use / Budget Murdock

： Wyvern Hatchet ： Swap ： Ignis ： -

： Atk/Def Ideal 3 ： Special Fighter 3 ： Close Guard 3 ： Sturdy Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Murdock with accessible skills that allows him to do decent damage on enemy-phase turns.

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Murdock Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
195
HP	47	Rank: 32/1089
Atk	45	Rank: 18/1089
Spd	23	Rank: 840/1089
Def	45	Rank: 6/1089
Res	35	Rank: 130/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	52	66	27	53	39	237
Lv.40 +10	52	50	27	50	39	218

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	47	61	23	48	35	214
5★ Lv.40	47	45	23	45	35	195

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	21	31	4	15	7	78

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Vigarde	51	45	26	47	31	200
Young Hector	47	45	16	47	41	196
Murdock	47	45	23	45	35	195
Dedue	50	45	17	45	28	185
Valentine's Gustav	49	41	18	46	31	185
Brave Edelgard	46	45	16	43	35	185
Mamori	43	37	24	42	33	179
Surtr	50	39	17	40	33	179
Legendary Edelgard	45	42	17	39	36	179
Flame Emperor	50	40	25	37	26	178
Winter Chrom	51	40	19	35	29	174
Legendary Hector	47	40	23	38	26	174
Valentine's Greil	47	41	18	38	30	174
Valentine's Hector	50	38	21	40	24	173
Hector	52	36	24	37	19	168

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

Murdock Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Murdock Roles

Murdock - Loyal General 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

Murdock 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.

Murdock Strengths

Wyvern Hatchet improves upon Murdock's defensive role

Murdock's exclusive weapon Wyvern Hatchet has a built-in Distant Counter effect, grants a guaranteed follow-up attack, and inflicts Atk/Def penalties on the foe during combat.

This powerful axe allows Murdock to lean further into his role as a physical tank by reducing his foe's Atk by up to -13, while also allowing him to defeat his foe with the reduced Def and guaranteed follow-up attack.

Murdock Weaknesses

Below Average Spd

Murdock's Spd is quite low at only base 23. Even with maximum investment through a superboon, dragonflowers, and merges, Murdock still isn't fast enough to rely on his Spd to avoid follow-up attacks.

Without a way to deny follow-up attacks on any of his skills, Murdock is prone to getting attacked twice by a majority of the cast.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Murdock takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Slaying Hammer+, Randgríðr, or Thani, and one blow from this type of weapon will deal significant damage. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Murdock - Loyal General Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

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Murdock - 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★
Silver Axe	11	1	No Effect	3★
Wyvern Hatchet	16	1	Grants Def+3. Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe, inflicts Atk-X on foe (X = 7 - current penalty on foe's Atk; min 0), and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat.	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.	3★
Ignis	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Ideal 1	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+3 to unit during combat.	3★
Atk/Def Ideal 2	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	3★
Atk/Def Ideal 3	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat.	4★
Special Fighter 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 90%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Des not stack. )	3★
Special Fighter 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 70%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	4★
Special Fighter 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	5★

Murdock as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Murdock has Atk/Def Ideal 3 and Special Fighter 3 as inheritable skills.

While Special Fighter 3 is decent, we still recommend merging up your Murdock copies instead, as he is a strong hero that scores high in Arena.

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How to Get Murdock / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Murdock

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Murdock is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. 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)	Ed Cunningham
Illustrator	Shimomura Watari
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Illustration

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