Perne Infernal Guide and Recommended Team (Grand Hero Battle)

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

Perne Strategy Overview

Obtainable Unit	Perne
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	01/11/2024 - 01/18/2024

Initial Unit Placement

Infernal	Lunatic

Infernal Enemy Information

A Blue Mage		HP 54		Atk 54		Spd 38		Def 17		Res 41
		： Blárdeer+ ：- ： Iceberg					： Still Water 3 ： Odd Pulse Tie 3 ： Def/Res Ploy 3 ：-
B Axe Dragon		HP 62		Atk 60		Spd 33		Def 42		Res 26
		： Allied Axe+ ：- ： Bonfire					： Fury 3 ： Wyvern Flight 3 ： Guidance 4 ：-
C Perne		HP 70		Atk 56		Spd 53		Def 38		Res 23
		： Blade Royale ：- ： Dragon Fang					： Remote Sparrow ： Phys. Null Follow ： Joint Drive Spd ：-
D Green Thief		HP 56		Atk 47		Spd 45		Def 18		Res 37
		： Miasma Dagger+ ：- ： Lethality					： Sturdy Impact ： Mystic Boost 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ：-
E Sword Fighter		HP 63		Atk 44		Spd 32		Def 36		Res 24
		： Brave Sword+ ：- ： Moonbow					： Atk/Spd Clash 3 ： Lull Spd/Def 3 ： Atk/Spd Oath 4 ：-
F Cleric		HP 46		Atk 44		Spd 34		Def 25		Res 42
		： Panic+ ： Recover+ ： Light's Restraint					： Bonus Doubler 3 ： Poetic Justice ： Time's Pulse 3 ：-

Lunatic Enemy Information

A Blue Mage		HP 44		Atk 51		Spd 35		Def 15		Res 35
		： Blárdeer+ ：- ： Iceberg					： Still Water 3 ： Odd Pulse Tie 3 ： Res Ploy 3 ：-
B Perne		HP 61		Atk 52		Spd 48		Def 34		Res 21
		： Blade Royale ：- ： Dragon Fang					： Remote Sparrow ： Phys. Null Follow ： Joint Drive Spd ：-
C Green Thief		HP 46		Atk 43		Spd 41		Def 17		Res 34
		： Miasma Dagger+ ：- ： Lethality					： Sturdy Blow 2 ： Mystic Boost 3 ： Fatal Smoke 3 ：-
D Sword Fighter		HP 55		Atk 41		Spd 29		Def 33		Res 22
		： Brave Sword+ ：- ： Moonbow					： Atk/Spd Clash 3 ： Lull Spd/Def 3 ： Atk/Spd Oath 3 ：-
E Cleric		HP 40		Atk 41		Spd 31		Def 23		Res 38
		： Panic+ ： Recover+ ： Light's Restraint					： Bonus Doubler 3 ： Wrathful Staff 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ：-

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Perne 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 or a Galeforce strategy.

Position your units just below the danger area and prepare your team for the initiating turn. The enemies will not move until you either step into their threat range or you attack them first.

When you're ready, use a ranged unit to defeat the Sword Fighter, and then move that unit away to safety using skills like Reposition or post-combat effects like Canto. If using Reposition, bring along a refresher unit to also move the unit using Reposition away from the threat range of Perne and the Cleric.

The enemies will then move forward, allowing you to pick them off at your leisure. Prioritize defeating Perne first, as he is the only offensively threatening unit on this map.

Be aware that the Axe Fighter has Guidance 4 and can have his allies warp forward to reach your units if you aren't positioned properly!

Avoid using Cavalry units if possible, as the area is littered with trenches that hinder movement. However, if you have well invested Cavalry units, you can still use skills like Reposition or Smite to move them forward and avoid the trenches.

If you have Winter Edelgard and she is equipped with Galeforce, she can solo this map with ease. Position her below the Sword Fighter, and then engage, defeating theSword Fighter, Perne, and then retreating to safety. Only the Cleric will be able to reach her, and she should survive an attack from the Cleric. Use the next turn to clean up the rest of the map.

Tank Strategies are also viable

Tank strategies are also viable on this map as long as you can withstand Perne's attacks with your tank unit. A Far Save unit with appropriate support can easily soak up multiple attacks and defeat this map with ease.

If you have a Far Save unit, bait on the right side of the map using a unit that can defeat the Sword Fighter, and have the Far Save unit just behind them. The right side enemies will move forward to their deaths, allowing you to clean up the left side of the map afterwards.

If you do not have a Far Save unit, bring a physically bulky Blue unit and bait on the right side of the map. This unit should be able to survive the hits from Perne and the Sword Fighter.

Avoid visible bonuses, as the Cleric carries Panic+ to reverse them and weaken your tank units!

Best Units for Perne

Player Phase Units

Unit Name
Winter Edelgard	Lance Armored Black Yule Lance creates 【Divine Vein (Flame)】 tiles, grants Special cooldown charges pre-combat, and cuts the effectiveness of enemy damage reduction skills. Raging Tempest grants mobility and one additional action after combat. Inheriting Galeforce can grant a third action per turn.
Summer Edelgard	Sword Armored Regal Sunshade's brave effect can quickly eliminate enemies. Raging Storm can grant one additional action after combat. Inheriting Galeforce can grant a third action per turn.
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 Corrin (F)	Green Tome Cavalry Ninjutsu Scrolls' brave effect can quickly defeat enemies. Duo Skill grants herself an additional action.
Ninja Laegjarn	Blue Bow Flying Flamefrost Bow's brave effect can quickly defeat enemies. Duo Skill grants herself an additional action.
Ninja Lyn	Colorless Dagger Flying Tailwind Shuriken's brave effect can quickly defeat enemies. Duo Skill grants herself an additional action.
Fallen Chrom	Sword Cavalry Arcane Devourer grants bonus Special charges and Special cooldown acceleration, allowing an easy Galeforce trigger. Fate Unchanged... allows repositioning an ally to safety and using the extra action for Fallen Chrom to retreat to safety himself.
Brave Chrom	Lance Cavalry Geirdriful grants bonus Special charges and Special cooldown acceleration, allowing an easy Galeforce trigger. A Fate Changed! allows repositioning an ally to safety and using the extra action for Brave Chrom to retreat to safety himself.
Brave Gullveig	Blue Tome Flying Gold Unwinding grants herself an additional action after combat. Flared Sparrow leaves behind 【Divine Vein (Flame)】 terrain, softening up enemies for future engagements.
Brave Eirika	Lance Cavalry Moonlight Bangle grants Canto for mobility. Binding Reginleif allows her to defeat her foes in one round.
Reginn	Sword Cavalry Lyngheiðr grants Canto for mobility. Seiðr Shell is pre-charged and can defeat an enemy quickly.

Tank Units

Unit Name
Winter Byleth (M)	Sword Armored Holy Yule Blade decays foe's Specials and grants multiple stat bonuses. Supreme Heaven deals bonus damage against dragons and beasts and also grants additional damage reduction.
Brave Corrin (F)	Colorless Breath Armored Multiple damage reduction effects and the 【Divine Vein (Stone)】 effect paired with high Spd allow her to survive multiple engagements.
Brave Hector	Lance Armored Guaranteed follow-up attack Weapon refine makes him a very powerful tank.
Ascended Idunn	Blue Breath Armored Guaranteed follow-up attack. Weapon is comparable to Brave Hector's refined Maltet. Can neutralize penalties inflicted on her.
Halloween Duma	Red Breath Armored Can retaliate at any distance with Distant Ferocity. Woeful Upheaval deals chip damage, has a Far Save effect, and gives damage reduction.
Tiki (Adult)	Red Breath Infantry A budget option that can fulfill the tank role to bait on turn one. A red unit is used here to help mitigate damage from the right side of the map, as she will not have color disadvantage against all the enemies on that side.
Nowi	Blue Breath Infantry A budget option that can fulfill the tank role to bait on turn one. A blue unit is used here to help mitigate damage from the left side of the map, as she will not have color disadvantage against all the enemies on that side.

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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