Fargus Builds and Best IVs

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)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Fargus - Badon Buccaneer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
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★

Corsair Cleaver 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.

Dragon Fang Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts Atk by 50%.

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.

Infantry Pulse 3 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)		★★★★☆
Atk (8)		★★★★★
Spd (9)		★★★☆☆
Def (10)		★★★★☆
Res (10)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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, 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
： Corsair Cleaver ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Atk/Def Finish 4 ： Atk/Def Bulwark 3 ： Atk Smoke 4 ： Atk/Def Ideal 3 ： Death Blow Echo

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

： Corsair Cleaver ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Atk/Def Ideal 3 ： Renewal 3 ： Infantry Pulse 3 ： Atk/Def Ideal 3 ： -

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	43	Rank: 192/1171
Atk	47	Rank: 11/1171
Spd	31	Rank: 770/1171
Def	40	Rank: 92/1171
Res	32	Rank: 307/1171

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

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
Ninja Diamant	40	48	38	48	25	199
Wind Tribe Fuga	42	46	30	45	30	193
Fargus	43	47	31	40	32	193
Nabata Altina	42	47	16	42	46	193
Young Lissa	40	47	17	47	42	193
Summer Dedue	45	46	20	47	35	193
Summer Donnel	46	45	31	40	30	192
Summer Vaike	46	47	33	42	24	192
Basilio	48	43	33	36	21	181
Balthus	47	42	24	37	31	181
Summer Caspar	46	41	36	30	23	176
Vyland	47	41	30	36	19	173
Groom Hinata	47	37	27	40	21	172
Barst	46	33	32	30	17	158
Arthur (Fates)	43	32	29	30	24	158
Bartre	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	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

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?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

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
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	3★
Silver Axe	11	1	No Effect	3★
Corsair Cleaver	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
Dragon Gaze	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%.	3★
Dragon Fang	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 50%.	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★
Infantry Pulse 1	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★
Infantry Pulse 2	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★
Infantry Pulse 3	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

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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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	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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