Harken Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Harken - Troubled Warrior 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 Harken.

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Harken Rating and Basic Information

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

Harken - Troubled Warrior: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill attacks twice, grants stat bonuses, damage reduction on foe's first attack, Special cooldown charges per attack, and allows unit to move to any space adjacent to a foe within 4 spaces of unit.

Harken Skills at 5★

Troubling Blade Might: 11　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice.) At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40%, and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). For each foe within 4 spaces of unit, unit can move to any of the nearest spaces adjacent to that foe (unless space is impassable terrain).

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

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.

Brash Assault 4 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% and unit initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% and unit initiates combat, inflicts Def/Res-4 on foe, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced (resets at end of combat; only highest value applied; does not stack).

Harken Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (7)		★★★★★
Spd (6)		★★★☆☆
Def (16)		★★★★★
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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 Harken are +Atk and -Res. Atk is a superboon and is applied twice, or even up to four times, with Troubling Blade's brave effect. Boosting Atk improves Harken's combat potential more than any other stat.

Harken's Res is below average and can be safely taken as a bane as it won't impact most of his matchups.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Harken up to +10 to maximize his damage output.

Harken Best Builds

Physical Tank Harken

HOT
： Troubling Blade ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Atk/Def Clash 4 ： Brash Assault 4 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Atk/Def Ideal 3 ： Death Blow Echo

How to Use, Explanation

This build doubles as both an offensive damage dealer as well as a physical tank. The bonuses provided by Atk/Def Menace activate Atk/Def Ideal 3 even if Harken isn't at full HP.

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Harken Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
192
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	46	Rank: 45/1171
Spd	32	Rank: 730/1171
Def	46	Rank: 26/1171
Res	27	Rank: 539/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	61	36	51	32	226
Lv.40 +10	46	50	36	51	32	215

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	57	32	46	27	203
5★ Lv.40	41	46	32	46	27	192

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	18	6	16	8	67

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Emblem Ike	41	47	18	45	42	193
Harken	41	46	32	46	27	192
Flame Tribe Rinkah	40	37	41	44	25	187
Gregor	40	44	37	43	23	187
Diamant	41	46	36	43	21	187
Scathach	43	42	30	43	24	182
Summer Lyon	42	42	21	37	39	181
Winter Altina	42	40	18	37	39	176
Itsuki	41	37	30	33	32	173
Eyvel	41	33	35	38	25	172
Shannan	43	38	36	37	18	172
Bridal Oboro	42	39	35	40	16	172
Summer Helbindi	44	36	18	37	33	168
Laevatein	39	37	31	34	22	163

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

Harken Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Harken Roles

Harken - Troubled Warrior 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

Harken 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.

Harken Strengths

Troubling Blade attacks twice, speeds up Specials, and improves mobility

Harken's Troubling Blade attacks twice in combat and grants Harken Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, 40% damage reduction on his foe's first attack, and Special cooldown charge +1 per attack.

Outside combat, Harken can move to the nearest space adjacent to any foe within 4 spaces of Harken, allowing him to approach enemy units other heroes otherwise couldn't.

High Def

Harken also has a very high base 46 Def, raised to 50 if a superboon is applied. This allows him to serve as a frontline unit to soak up physical damage from his foes.

Harken Weaknesses

Average Spd and Res

Harken's Spd is middling at only base 32, which is not enough in today's metagame to avoid follow-up attacks from speedy units and some heavy nukers.

His Res is also subpar at only base 27, leaving him vulnerable to fast mages.

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Harken - Troubled Warrior Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

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Harken - 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★
Troubling Blade	11	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice.) At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40%, and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). For each foe within 4 spaces of unit, unit can move to any of the nearest spaces adjacent to that foe (unless space is impassable terrain).	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
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★
Brash Assault 1	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 30%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★
Brash Assault 2	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 40%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★
Brash Assault 3	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 50%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★
Brash Assault 4	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% and unit initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% and unit initiates combat, inflicts Def/Res-4 on foe, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and unit's next attack deals damage equal to total damage reduced (resets at end of combat; only highest value applied; does not stack).	5★

Harken as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Harken has Atk/Def Clash 4 and Brash Assault 4 as inheritable options.

Both skills are quite rare and are worth inheriting onto your favorite units.

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How to Get Harken

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Harken is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Jordan Woollen
Illustrator	Yamada Kotaro
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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