Marni Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Marni - Pining for Praise 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 Marni.

Marni Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	S (▶FEH Tier List)

Marni - Pining for Praise: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Armored
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・An elite free-to-play unit easily mergeable through Heroic Grails. ・Praise-Piner Axe grants Def/Res+6 and "neutralizes foe's bonuses" to Marni and nearby allies, inflicts stat penalties on foe, grants Marni damage reduction based on Def, a Miracle effect, and post-combat healing.

Marni Skills at 5★

Praise-Piner Axe Might: 16　 Range: 1 Effective against flying foes. Grants Def+3. Calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Def/Res+6 and "neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat" to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def/Res = 5 + 15% of unit's Def at start of combat and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 15% of unit's Def during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit's HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with non-Special effects that allow unit to survive with 1 HP if foe's attack would reduce HP to 0). If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, restores 7 HP to unit after combat.

Ignis Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.

Atk/Def Prime 3 If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 3; max 7).

Wary Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Marni Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (21)		★★★★☆
Atk (16)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (11)		★★★★★
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, Marni will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Def / -Spd

The best IVs for Marni are +Def and -Spd. Marni's base Def is the highest in the game as of her release at base 50, raised to base 57 with a superboon and equipping Praise-Piner Axe. Marni can easily soak up physical hits and excel as a physical tank for her team.

Marni's Spd is lackluster at only base 20 and as a slow defensive unit, she does not need to invest in her Spd at all. It can be safely taken as a bane.

+Def for a +10 merge

We recommend +Def when merging Marni up to +10. With maximum investment or merges and dragonflowers, Marni can reach base 62 Def and fully wall off physical attackers.

For an Ascendant Floret investment, we recommend +Res for Marni on top of the Def boon. This will improve her overall bulk on both damage types and will cover for all types of foes.

Marni Best Builds

Near Save Wall Marni

HOT
： Praise-Piner Axe ： Pivot ： Escutcheon ： Emblem Marth	： Earthfire Boost 3 ： Shield Fighter ： D/R Twin N Save ： Def/Res Ideal 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Shield Fighter and Emblem Marth's ring to keep pre-charging Escutcheon and ensure that Marni can tank melee attacks for her team repeatedly.

Tank Marni

HOT
： Praise-Piner Axe ： Pivot ： Armored Blaze ： -	： Earthfire Boost 3 ： Weaving Fighter ： D/R Twin N Save ： Squad Ace BT 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build is also a Near Save tank build, but foregoes Shield Fighter for some knockout power using Armored Blaze.

Arena Max Score Far Save Marni

HOT
： Praise-Piner Axe ： Harsh Command+ ： Armored Beacon ： Emblem Ike	： Fireflood Boost 3 ： Weaving Fighter ： A/R Twin F Save ： Distant Counter (M) ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes Arena score with the Distant Counter (M) Sacred Seal, which leads to a Far Save build over a Near Save build.

Budget Marni

： Praise-Piner Axe ： Pivot ： Ignis ： -

： Sturdy Stance 3 ： Vengeful Fighter 4 ： A/D Near Save 3 ： Squad Ace BT 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a more affordable build for Marni using skills available from Divine Codes.

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Marni Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
205
HP	49	Rank: 20/1171
Atk	46	Rank: 45/1171
Spd	20	Rank: 1064/1171
Def	50	Rank: 1/1171
Res	40	Rank: 87/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	54	67	24	58	44	247
Lv.40 +10	54	51	24	55	44	228

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	49	62	20	53	40	224
5★ Lv.40	49	46	20	50	40	205
4★ Lv.40	46	44	18	48	37	193
3★ Lv.40	45	42	17	45	36	185

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	21	32	3	14	10	80
4★ Lv.1	20	27	2	11	9	69
3★ Lv.1	20	23	2	10	9	64

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Þjazi	49	50	18	47	42	206
Marni	49	46	20	50	40	205
Valentine's Vigarde	51	45	26	47	31	200
Young Hector	47	45	16	47	41	196
Murdock	47	45	23	45	35	195
Dedue	50	45	17	45	28	185
Valentine's Gustav	49	41	18	46	31	185
Brave Edelgard	46	45	16	43	35	185
Legendary Edelgard	45	42	17	39	36	179
Mamori	43	37	24	42	33	179
Surtr	50	39	17	40	33	179
Flame Emperor	50	40	25	37	26	178
Legendary Hector	47	40	23	38	26	174
Winter Chrom	51	40	19	35	29	174
Valentine's Greil	47	41	18	38	30	174
Valentine's Hector	50	38	21	40	24	173
Hector	52	36	24	37	19	168

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

Marni Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Marni Roles

Marni - Pining for Praise 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

Marni is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Marni Strengths

Praise-Piner Axe is a great defensive weapon

Marni's exclusive Praise-Piner Axe has built-in flier effectiveness and adaptive damage, allowing Marni to contribute offensively despite her role as a tank unit.

Praise-Piner Axe grants Marni and nearby allies Def/Res+6 and neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat at the start of each turn, providing bulk to both herself and her allies at the same time.

In combat, if Marni's foe initiates or has HP ≥ 75%, Praise-Piner Axe inflicts stat penalties onto Marni's foe, grants Marni damage reduction equal to 15% of her Def, and has a built-in Miracle effect, ensuring that Marni can withstand at least one attack every combat.

Praise-Piner Axe also grants Marni 7 HP post-combat healing, allowing her to recycle the Miracle effect over and over again if her foe cannot attack her twice in combat.

Easily mergeable top tier unit

Marni can be fully merged through Heroic Grails, allowing players to fully merge her up to +10 without spending orbs.

Players can easily obtain a fully merged Marni and compete with fully merged top tier units which mostly require spending thousands of orbs to obtain.

When building Marni as a Savior Tank, she can maximize the additional bulk provided through investment and withstand attacks from most units in the game.

Marni Weaknesses

Low Spd

Marni's low base 20 Spd leaves her reliant on effects that prevent follow-up attacks such as her base kit's Wary Fighter 3.

Enemies with Null Follow-Up effects will be able to attack twice and potentially leave a huge dent on Marni's bulk using their Specials.

Make sure you equip skills that hinder foe's Special triggers to ensure Marni's survival!

Vulnerable to Brave attacks and Null Miracle effects

Marni is reliant on surviving combat with her overall bulk, and relying on Praise-Piner Axe's built-in Miracle effect as a failsafe whenever she has taken too much damage.

Brave attacks can brute force through the Miracle effect and any follow-up denial skill equipped such as Weaving Fighter, while Null Miracle effects can bypass Praise-Piner Axe and knock out Marni directly.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Marni takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Randgríðr, and one blow from this type of weapon will deal significant damage. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Highly Recommend You Unlock Potential for Marni - Pining for Praise!

We can say with confidence that you should use Unlock Potential to bring Marni - Pining for Praise from 4 Stars to 5 Stars as soon as possible. Marni - Pining for Praise is a very strong unit that can carry maps in multiple game modes, so we highly recommend you Unlock Potential for Marni - Pining for Praise.

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Marni - 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★
Praise-Piner Axe	16	1	Effective against flying foes. Grants Def+3. Calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Def/Res+6 and "neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat" to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def/Res = 5 + 15% of unit's Def at start of combat and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 15% of unit's Def during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit's HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP (once per combat; does not stack with non-Special effects that allow unit to survive with 1 HP if foe's attack would reduce HP to 0). If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	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.	3★
Ignis	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Prime 1	If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 1; max 3).	3★
Atk/Def Prime 2	If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 1; max 5).	4★
Atk/Def Prime 3	If 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, × 2, + 3; max 7).	5★
Wary Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	3★
Wary Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	3★
Wary Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★

Marni as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Marni comes with Atk/Def Prime 3 and Wary Fighter 3 as inheritable options.

She can be used as bridge fodder for the rarer Atk/Def Prime 4.

However, Marni is an easily mergeable elite unit. We recommend merging her up and using her in competitive game modes instead.

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How to Get Marni / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Marni

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Marni 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)	Sarah Williams
Illustrator	Idenshi Hina
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Engage

Illustration

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