Validar Infernal Guide and Recommended Team (Grand Hero Battle)

This is a guide to clearing the Infernal and Lunatic maps for Validar: Fell Architect in Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). To see strategy for defeating Validar, enemy information, as well as the best units and party to use, read on!

Validar Strategy Overview

Obtainable Unit	Validar
Recommended Level	Lv.40
Difficulty	Infernal Lunatic Hard
Conditions	Condition 1: All 4 units must survive. Condition 2: You cannot use Light's Blessing
Dates Active	12/08/2023 - 12/15/2023

Initial Unit Placement

Infernal	Lunatic

Infernal Enemy Information

A Validar		HP 67		Atk 72		Spd 18		Def 33		Res 57
		： Grimleal Text ：- ： Glacies					： Still Water 4 ： Brash Assault 4 ： Fatal Smoke 4 ：- ：-
B Troubadour		HP 41		Atk 50		Spd 23		Def 17		Res 50
		： Gravity+ ： Restore+ ： Fireflood Balm+					： Still Water 3 ： Guard 3 ： Atk/Res Ploy 3 ：- ：-
C Axe Cavalier		HP 57		Atk 52		Spd 27		Def 31		Res 33
		： Firesweep Axe+ ：- ： Ruptured Sky					： Atk/Spd Clash 4 ： Poison Strike 3 ： Panic Ploy 3 ：- ：-
D Bow Cavalier		HP 60		Atk 48		Spd 23		Def 27		Res 25
		： Brave Bow+ ：- ： Moonbow					： Fireflood Boost 3 ： Lull Spd/Def 3 ： Pulse Smoke 3 ：- ：-
E Lance Fighter		HP 68		Atk 55		Spd 40		Def 39		Res 27
		： Vulture Lance+ ：- ： Miracle					： Fury 3 ： Gambit 4 ： Canto Control 3 ：- ：-
F Green Mage		HP 54		Atk 50		Spd 38		Def 22		Res 33
		： Gronnvulture+ ：- ： Flare					： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： Mag. Null Follow ： Time's Pulse 3 ：- ：-

Lunatic Enemy Information

A Validar		HP 58		Atk 67		Spd 17		Def 30		Res 53
		： Grimleal Text ：- ： Glacies					： Still Water 4 ： Brash Assault 4 ： Fatal Smoke 4 ：- ：-
B Troubadour		HP 36		Atk 47		Spd 21		Def 15		Res 46
		： Gravity+ ： Restore+ ： Fireflood Balm+					： Still Water 3 ： Guard 3 ： Atk Ploy 3 ：- ：-
C Axe Cavalier		HP 49		Atk 49		Spd 24		Def 28		Res 30
		： Firesweep Axe+ ：- ： Ruptured Sky					： Atk/Spd Clash 3 ： Poison Strike 3 ： Panic Ploy 3 ：- ：-
D Lance Fighter		HP 55		Atk 50		Spd 37		Def 36		Res 25
		： Vulture Lance+ ：- ： Miracle					： Fury 3 ： Gambit 3 ： Canto Control 3 ：- ：-
E Green Mage		HP 44		Atk 46		Spd 35		Def 20		Res 30
		： Gronnvulture+ ：- ： Flare					： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ：- ：-

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Validar Strategy

Use Player Phase Strategies

This map has no refresher enemies and all the enemies are grouped up together, with one enemy within striking distance on turn one, making this a great map for a Hit-and-Run strategy.

A ranged cavalry unit can reach and attack the Lance Fighter on turn one, potentially defeating him right away. After defeating the Lance Fighter, use refresher assists and movement assists like Reposition or Draw Back to pull your units to safety, away from the danger area.

The enemies will then approach you, but are unable to reach any of your units. You can then use the next few turns to pick them off at your leisure.

Alternatively, you can use a Galeforce strategy to clear the map on the first turn, preventing Validar from inflicting his various debuffs onto your team.

Set up your initiator unit with recoil skills and begin your assault on the Lance Fighter. Use skills that generate additional actions, such as Duo Skills or refresher assists, and continue attacking until your initiator unit falls into the Wings of Mercy range. Your other allies can then warp in and clear the rest of the map from there.

Tank Strategies are also viable

Tank strategies are also viable on this map, but require careful teambuilding as both Validar and the Troubadour can easily inflict multiple debuffs onto your entire team. Once your entire team is riddled with 【Penalty】 statuses, Validar can hit hard with Grimleal Text and potentially defeat even your dedicated tank unit.

If you have Freyr, he excels on this map by neutralizing all 【Penalty】 effects on your team on both phases using Dream Deliverer, rendering Validar useless. With Freyr on your team, just proceed with your enemy phase strategy as if you're dealing with generic enemies, as none of them will hit hard enough to break through your tanks.

If you have Elimine, equip her with the Phantom Res 3 Sacred Seal and position her on the same column as Validar. Her Staff of the Saint can shut down Grimleal Text, rendering Validar useless. The Troubadour can still trigger Atk/Res Ploy 3 though, so prepare accordingly.

If you have neither of these units, equip your tank with as much bulk as possible, even foregoing damage if you have to, in order to withstand attacks from multiple foes. Bring along a dedicated offensive unit with post-combat movement and use that unit to burst down Validar as soon as possible, then retreat back to the safety of your other units.

Best Units for Validar

Player Phase Units

Unit Name
Summer Edelgard	Sword Armored Regal Sunshade attacks twice and can easily defeat most enemies in one combat. Raging Storm can grant an extra action post-combat.
Legendary Veronica	Red Tome Cavalry Enclosing Dark has great offensive power, prevents foe's counterattacks, and can follow-up before a foe's first attack. Enclosure has a short cooldown and disables non-Special damage reduction.
Brave Gullveig	Blue Tome Flying The Cycle's Turn grants a Canto effect, allowing Gullveig to reposition herself after her action. Gold Unwinding grants another action post-combat. Flared Sparrow creates Divine Veins that hinder movement for enemy ranged units and deal pre-combat damage to foes when they enter combat.
Reginn	Sword Cavalry Pre-charged Seiðr Shell allows her to deal high damage on her first attack. Has Canto from turn 1-4 due to her weapon, letting her hit and run.
Brave Chrom	Lance Cavalry Accelerated Special trigger and cooldown lets him charge up his Special quickly. A Fate Changed! allows a Reposition effect while retaining his action.
Ótr	Axe Cavalry Pre-charged Brutal Shell allows him to deal high damage on his first attack. Has Canto from turn 1-4 due to his weapon, letting him hit and run.
Ninja Sanaki	Red Tome Cavalry Great nuking power with Radiant Scrolls. Flared Mirror creates Divine Veins that hinder movement for enemy ranged units and deal pre-combat damage to foes when they enter combat. Duo Skill grants another action post-combat.
Ninja Laegjarn	Blue Bow Flying Great nuking power with Flamefrost Bow. Duo Skill grants another action post-combat.
Ninja Corrin (F)	Green Tome Cavalry Great nuking power with Ninjutsu Scrolls. S/R Far Trace 3 allows retreat after combat. Duo Skill grants another action post-combat.
Ninja Lyn	Colorless Dagger Flying Great nuking power with Tailwind Shuriken. Duo Skill grants another action post-combat.
Legendary Leif	Colorless Bow Cavalry Njörun's Zeal II grants another action post-combat.

Tank Units

Unit Name
Summer Edelgard	Sword Armored Regal Sunshade attacks twice and can easily defeat most enemies in one combat. Raging Storm can grant an extra action post-combat.
Brave Hector	Lance Armored Can retaliate at any distance. Weapon refine is loaded with effects that vastly improve his offense and defense. Can neutralize penalties inflicted on him.
Ascended Idunn	Blue Breath Armored Guaranteed follow-up attack. Weapon is comparable to Brave Hector's refined Maltet. Can neutralize penalties inflicted on her.
Brave Edelgard	Axe Armored High mobility for an armored unit. Incredibly sturdy with refined Flower Hauteclere and Black Eagle Rule granting multiple defensive effects.
Brave Corrin (F)	Colorless Breath Armored Has five sources of damage reduction on her base kit. 【Divine Vein (Stone)】 creates defensive terrain for your units. A/S Far Save 3 protects allies from ranged attacks.

Support Units

Unit Name
Elimine	Staff Flying Grants damage reduction and can shut down "At start of turn" effects of foes in cardinal directions.
Halloween Flayn	Staff Cavalry Kitty-Cat Parasol grants Special cooldown charges, 30% damage reduction, and "neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk" to nearby allies and can double as an offensive unit with high Atk and a guaranteed follow-up attack.
Flayn	Staff Flying Grants damage reduction and healing.
Brave Lucina	Lance Infantry Grants bonus stats and Special acceleration to nearby allies during combat.
Corrin (M)	Sword Infantry A budget support that grants bonus stats to his Ally Support during combat.
Summer Hilda	Staff Flying Grants Atk+6 and Special acceleration to nearby allies during combat.
Seiðr	Green Tome Cavalry Future-Focused can forcefully end a foe's turn, allowing you to play around the strongest foe.

Recommended Dancer Units

New Year Peony	Green Tome Flying Gentle Dream provides stat and mobility bonuses. Duo Skill grants an adjacent ally an extra action.
Peony	Blue Tome Flying Gentle Dream provides stat and mobility bonuses.
Legendary Azura	Blue Tome Flying Prayer Wheel and Gray Waves II combine to grant an ally stat and mobility bonuses.
Hatari Azura	Green Tome Cavalry Dancing Flames and Gray Waves combine to grant an ally stat and mobility bonuses. S/R Far Trace 3 allows retreat after combat or using Gray Waves.

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