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Fargus Builds and Best IVs

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This is a ranking page for the hero Fargus - Badon Buccaneer 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 Fargus.


Fargus Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating 9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) -
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) A
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Fargus - Badon Buccaneer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill grants bonus stats and the Orders effect to unit and nearby allies at start of turn, grants a guaranteed follow-up attack and a Tempo effect to unit during combat.

Fargus Skills at 5★


Might: 16  Range: 1
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 and "unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces" to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.

Cooldown Count = 4
Boosts Atk by 50%.

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

At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP < unit's HP. (Stacks with similar skills.)

Fargus Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (19) Normal HP ★★★★☆
Atk (8) Attack Boon ★★★★★
Spd (9) Spd Bane ★★★☆☆
Def (10) Def Boon ★★★★☆
Res (10) Res Bane ★★★☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

See the IV Checker for All Units 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, Fargus 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 Fargus are +Atk and -Spd. Fargus' Atk is very high at base 47, and is applied twice through Corsair Cleaver's guaranteed follow-up attack. Boosting Atk allows Fargus to land heavy hits and defeat his foes with ease.

Fargus' Spd and Res are merely average. Unfortunately, average Spd is not good enough to compete with fast metagame units, while more Res is always helpful should Fargus run into mages. Thus, Spd is the bane of choice.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Fargus up to +10 to ensure his attacks deal the most damage possible.

Fargus Best Builds

Physical Tank Fargus

HOT
Special Skill IconBonfire
Emblem Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This build allows Fargus to soak physical damage for the team. The sustain from both Finish and Bulwark allows Fargus to restore HP after every combat to remain healthy throughout multiple engagements. Atk Smoke 4 provides bonuses to trigger Atk/Def Ideal while also denying follow-up attacks to help keep Fargus healthy.

General Use / Budget Fargus

Special Skill IconBonfire
Emblem Icon: -
Passive Skill BRenewal 3
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build using Fargus as a physical tank. Renewal provides sustain, restoring HP frequently to keep Atk/Def Ideal active.

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Fargus Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
193
HP
HP 43 43
Rank: 192/1184
Atk
Atk 47 47
Rank: 11/1184
Spd
Spd 31 31
Rank: 770/1184
Def
Def 40 40
Rank: 92/1184
Res
Res 32 32
Rank: 307/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 48 67 35 45 37 232
Lv.40 +10 48 51 35 45 37 216

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
50 51 35 44 36 216
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
47 55 35 44 36 217
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
47 51 38 44 36 216
+Def
Lv.40 +10
47 51 35 48 36 217
+Res
Lv.40 +10
47 51 35 44 39 216

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 43 63 31 40 32 209
5★ Lv.40 43 47 31 40 32 193
4★ Lv.40 40 44 28 38 30 180
3★ Lv.40 39 42 27 36 28 172

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 19 24 9 10 10 72
4★ Lv.1 18 18 8 10 10 64
3★ Lv.1 18 15 8 9 9 59

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
40 48 38 48 25 199
42 46 30 45 30 193
Fargus Icon Fargus
43 47 31 40 32 193
42 47 16 42 46 193
40 47 17 47 42 193
45 46 20 47 35 193
46 45 31 40 30 192
46 47 33 42 24 192
48 43 33 36 21 181
47 42 24 37 31 181
46 41 36 30 23 176
47 41 30 36 19 173
47 37 27 40 21 172
46 33 32 30 17 158
43 32 29 30 24 158
49 36 25 33 13 156

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

Fargus Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Fargus Roles

Fargus - Badon Buccaneer Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Fargus 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.

Fargus Strengths

Corsair Cleaver improves mobility and has multiple in-combat effects

Fargus comes with his own exclusive axe in Corsair Cleaver. This versatile axe grants Atk/Def+6 and the Orders warping buff to Fargus and all allies within 3 spaces of Fargus at the start of each turn.

In combat, Corsair Cleaver grants Fargus Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes effects that slow down his Special cooldown charges and effects that speed up his foe's Special cooldown charges.

Corsair Cleaver can provide both support and in-combat effects, making it a great weapon for a modern day unit.

Fargus Weaknesses

Middling Spd

Fargus has the unfortunate dilemma of having an average Spd stat; not enough to prevent follow-up attacks against modern day speedy units, but too much against slow, bulky units.

It is better to simply ignore his Spd stat and focus on improving his other stats.

Should you Unlock Potential?

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We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Fargus - Badon Buccaneer!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Fargus - Badon Buccaneer from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Fargus - Badon Buccaneer is a very useful mobile axe physical tank, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Fargus - Badon Buccaneer if your team lacks a strong mobile axe physical tank.

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Fargus - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 3★
8 1 No Effect 3★
11 1 No Effect 3★
16 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 and "unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces" to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%. 3★
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 50%. 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
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★
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★
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★
At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP ≤ unit's HP-5. (Stacks with similar skills.) 3★
At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP ≤ unit's HP-3. (Stacks with similar skills.) 4★
At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP < unit's HP. (Stacks with similar skills.) 5★

Fargus as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★☆☆

Fargus has Atk/Def Ideal 3 and Infantry Pulse 3 as inheritable options.

We recommend you merge your Fargus copies instead.

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Community Feedback

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Top tier hero. Must promote and merge. 9
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Promote if you need his/her archetype. 1
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Promote to 5 stars if you like this hero. 11
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Summon for his/her Skill Inheritance options. 0
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How to Get Fargus / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Fargus

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Fargus 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)
Cambron McKinney
Illustrator Soeda Ippei
Appears In

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Comment

2 twztid13 28 days

I take that back, actually. Because i haven't had anyone with infantry pulse 3, i didn't realize it only works on the 1st turn. If it worked every turn, it would be very useful, still, IMO. I was thinking the tier 3 version could still help me, but i was wrong.

1 twztid1328 days

I feel like his inheritance is better than 3*, at least IMO. I've been waiting forever to get infantry pulse fodder. I've been playing since Christmas 2023, & i only have Tina that has this skill. I know there are divine codes with it, but only 2 in normal 5 (on a row i don't plan/need to unlock, & it takes 2400 for ced). i don't want to spend tier 5 on old manuals, so didn't look beyond the 400 column on those). Infantry pulse 3 is useful to help unlock more skills from heroes w inf pulse 4.

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