Metodey Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Metodey - Shrewd Braggart 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 Metodey.

Metodey Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Metodey - Shrewd Braggart: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Dagger / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A high Spd Dagger Infantry unit with a modern-day statline. ・Weapon skill grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit and bonus Atk/Spd based on bonuses and penalties.

Metodey Skills at 5★

Gainful Dagger+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, × 2, + 5). Effect: 【Dagger 7】

Blazing Flame Cooldown Count = 4 Before combat this unit initiates, foes in an area near target take damage equal to 1. 5x (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res).

Sorcery Blade 3 At start of combat, if unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.

Poison Strike 3 If unit initiates combat, deals 10 damage to foe after combat.

Metodey Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (13)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (9)		★★★☆☆
Res (7)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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, Metodey will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for Metodey are +Spd and -Res. Metodey's base 47 Spd, raised to 51 with a superboon, is among the highest in the game. He can utilize his Spd to create follow-up attacks and prevent his foe's follow-up attacks.

Metodey's Res is below average and can be taken as a bane as it is his least important stat.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Metodey up to +10 to ensure he keeps up with all the fast metagame foes.

Metodey Best Builds

Offensive Nuke Metodey

HOT
： Arcane Tempest ： Draw Back ： Lethality ： Emblem Marth	： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Special Spiral 4 ： Creation Pulse ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims to trigger Lethality quickly to burst down enemies, with Special Spiral 4 to recycle Lethality for the next combat.

General Use / Budget Metodey

： Gainful Dagger+ ： Draw Back ： Blazing Flame ： -

： Sorcery Blade 3 ： Poison Strike 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build aims for out-of-combat damage using an area-of-effect Special, Poison Strike, and Savage Blow.

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Metodey Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
192
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	43	Rank: 207/1171
Spd	47	Rank: 7/1171
Def	35	Rank: 244/1171
Res	26	Rank: 596/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	60	51	40	30	227
Lv.40 +10	46	48	51	40	30	215

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	55	47	35	26	204
5★ Lv.40	41	43	47	35	26	192
4★ Lv.40	38	41	44	33	24	180
3★ Lv.40	37	39	42	31	23	172

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	25	8	9	7	66
4★ Lv.1	16	21	7	9	6	59
3★ Lv.1	16	18	7	8	6	55

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Metodey	41	43	47	35	26	192
Ninja Noire	38	44	47	36	26	191
Summer Clanne	38	40	46	19	45	188
Patty	40	41	45	37	24	187
Perne	44	43	45	34	21	187
Colm	43	36	41	24	32	176
Gangrel	45	32	38	24	27	166
New Year Eir	39	31	36	24	34	164
Kronya	44	31	39	22	26	162
Chad	45	30	37	26	23	161
Legault	39	31	38	24	19	151
Jakob	39	29	31	25	24	148
Gaius	42	29	36	22	19	148
Kagero	31	35	32	22	28	148

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

Metodey Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Metodey Roles

Metodey - Shrewd Braggart 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

Metodey is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). 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.

Metodey Strengths

A free unit with competitive Spd

Metodey is a Grand Hero Battle unit with base 47 Spd (51 with a superboon). This makes him an easily mergeable unit that can keep up with all the fast metagame foes, even with his lack of an exclusive weapon.

However, he will need significant investment to simply be on par with the fast metagame foes, as his lack of any exclusive skills hold him back considerably.

Gainful Dagger+ grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】

Metodey's inheritable Gainful Dagger+ grants him grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 at the start of each turn.

In combat, Gainful Dagger+ grants Metodey Atk/Spd bonuses based on the number of non-stat【Bonus】 effects active on Metodey and non-stat 【Penalty】 effects active on his foe.

This is a good inheritable weapon which can shine with proper setup.

Metodey Weaknesses

Redundancy

Metodey is quite good for being a free unit. However, being a speedy Colorless Dagger Infantry unit, he shares the exact same archetype as Perne, another free unit.

Perne is superior to Metodey due to his access to Blade Royale, an exclusive weapon. WIth Blade Royale, Perne even ties Metodey's Spd after boons and investment despite the former's age, which is crucial for high Spd units in order to generate and prevent follow-up attacks.

Unless you like Metodey as a character or you are relying on an Arcane Tempest build, we recommend using your Heroic Grails to invest on Perne instead.

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Metodey - Shrewd Braggart!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Metodey - Shrewd Braggart from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Metodey - Shrewd Braggart is very useful as a high Spd Dagger infantry, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Metodey - Shrewd Braggart helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Metodey - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	3★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	3★
Gainful Dagger	8	2	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, × 2, + 5). Effect: 【Dagger 5】	3★
Gainful Dagger+	12	2	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, × 2, + 5). Effect: 【Dagger 7】	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Rising Flame	(Cooldown Count = 4) Before combat this unit initiates, foes in an area near target take damage equal to (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res).	3★
Blazing Flame	(Cooldown Count = 4) Before combat this unit initiates, foes in an area near target take damage equal to 1. 5x (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res).	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Sorcery Blade 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100% and unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.	3★
Sorcery Blade 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50% and unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.	4★
Sorcery Blade 3	At start of combat, if unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.	5★
Poison Strike 1	If unit initiates combat, deals 4 damage to foe after combat.	3★
Poison Strike 2	If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foe after combat.	3★
Poison Strike 3	If unit initiates combat, deals 10 damage to foe after combat.	4★

Metodey as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Metodey comes with Gainful Dagger+, Sorcery Blade 3, and Poison Strike 3 as inheritable options.

Unless you need Gainful Dagger+ for another dagger unit, we recommend you avoid summoning additional copies of Metodey from the Heroic Grail shop.

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How to Get Metodey / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Metodey

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Metodey 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)	Todd Haberkorn
Illustrator	Akira Egawa
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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