Rune Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Rune - Source of Wisdom 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 Rune.

New Heroes - Book IX: Rune and More Featured Heroes
Attuned Hector [9.5/10]	Uther [8.5/10]	Rearmed Leila [9.5/10]	Rune [9.0/10]

Rune Rating and Basic Information

Rune - Source of Wisdom: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Colorless Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Oðr of Creation grants 【Empathy】 and a warping effect to Rune and nearby allies, neutralizes penalties on Rune, grants Rune bonus stats, bonus true damage, and offensive Tempo during combat. ・Font of Wisdom inflicts Atk/Spd/Res penalties onto multiple foes both in an out of combat, grants Rune bonus true damage, damage reduction on first attack, and 50% damage reduction piercing.

Rune Skills at 5★

Oðr of Creation Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of player phase or enemy phase, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants 【Empathy】 and "unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces" to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit × 3, + 5 (max 14), neutralizes unit's penalties, deals +X damage (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses, × 5; max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. 【Empathy】 Grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of types of 【Bonus】 effects, excluding stat bonuses, and 【Penalty】 effects, excluding stat penalties, active on player team and enemy team during combat (max 7).

Flare Cooldown Count = 3 If unit's HP ≥ 70% when Special triggers, boosts damage by 60% of foe's Res. If unit's HP < 70% when Special triggers, boosts damage by 40% of foe's Res and restores 30% of unit's maximum HP.

Sly Mirror If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+8 and Res+10 to unit and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat, and also, if number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit ≥ 2, excluding stat bonuses, or if number of 【Penalty】 effects active on foe ≥ 2, excluding stat penalties, unit deals +5 damage during combat (including when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special; excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials).

Font of Wisdom At start of player phase or enemy phase, inflicts Atk/Spd/Res-7 on foes that are within 2 spaces of another foe through their next actions. Inflicts Atk/Spd/Res-5 on foe, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Res = highest penalty on each stat between target and foes within 2 spaces of target (calculates each stat penalty independently), deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).

Pulse Up：Ploy At start of turn, grants Special cooldown count-1. At start of player phase or enemy phase, if any foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit have Res less than unit's Res+5, inflicts 【Ploy】 and 【Exposure】 on those foes through their next actions.

Rune Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (15)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (12)		★★★★★
Spd (11)		★★★☆☆
Def (6)		★★☆☆☆
Res (9)		★★★★★

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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.

+Res / -Def

The best IVs for Rune are +Res and -Def. Rune's Res is among the highest in the game at base 48, raised to base 52 with a superboon. Boosting Res improves Rune's magic tanking capabilities as well as his damage output with Font of Wisdom's true damage effect.

Rune's Def is his least important stat and can be safely taken as a bane.

+Res for a +10 merge

We recommend +Res when merging Rune up to +10 to boost both his bulk and his damage output at the same time.

Rune Best Builds

General Use / Budget Rune

HOT
： Oðr of Creation ： Draw Back ： Flare ： -	： Sly Mirror ： Font of Wisdom ： Pulse Up：Ploy ： Still Water 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Rune's base kit is already good enough to provide both offense and support at the same time. We opted for Still Water to boost Rune's Res check on Pulse Up：Ploy while also boosting damage output.

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Rune Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
188
HP	37	Rank: 979/1179
Atk	47	Rank: 15/1179
Spd	35	Rank: 559/1179
Def	21	Rank: 919/1179
Res	48	Rank: 1/1179

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Rune	37	47	35	21	48	188
Brave Robin (F)	40	45	47	30	26	188
Arlen	41	42	45	38	17	183
Fallen Veyle	40	47	16	32	47	182
Laurent	39	46	30	24	43	182
Valentine's Robin (F)	42	41	16	39	42	180
Elffin	37	20	47	28	46	178
Summer Ymir	38	45	18	35	41	177
Legendary Guinivere	37	39	45	16	40	177
New Year Askr	40	42	16	42	37	177
Arval	40	44	27	23	43	177
Gotoh	40	42	14	38	42	176
Hoshidan Summer Leo	37	46	27	18	46	174
Gullveig	37	45	47	27	18	174
Brave Byleth (F)	39	41	43	26	24	173
Tea Lysithea	38	46	46	20	22	172
Ascended Celica	40	43	42	21	25	171
Tine	38	42	42	23	26	171
Young Soren	36	42	34	16	43	171
Niime	36	42	33	17	43	171
Legendary Micaiah	38	42	31	19	41	171
Brave Marianne	38	40	41	17	35	171
Kiran	41	35	35	28	28	167
Ashera	37	35	39	15	40	166
Xane	47	30	34	25	30	166
Summer Micaiah	38	42	30	16	37	163
Bramimond	39	40	27	21	35	162
Winter Lysithea	38	42	40	19	23	162
Bridal Micaiah	39	39	20	19	38	155

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

Rune Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Rune Roles

Rune - Source of Wisdom 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

Rune is a ranged magic 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 Res stat.

Rune Strengths

Oðr of Creation has both offense and support

Rune's exclusive tome Oðr of Creation grants 【Empathy】 and a warping effect to Rune and nearby allies at the start of player and enemy phase.

【Empathy】 is a new positive status effect that grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res bonuses to the affected unit based on the number of types of non-stat 【Bonus】 and 【Penalty】 effects active on the player and enemy teams, capped at Atk/Spd/Def/Res+7.

In combat, Oðr of Creation grants up to Atk/Spd/Def/Res+14 based on the number of allies within 3 rows and 3 columns, neutralizes Rune's penalties, and grants Rune up to +25 bonus true damage (based on the number of 【Bonus】effects active on Rune and his foe), and an offensive Tempo effect.

Oðr of Creation provides support with the 【Empathy】 and warping effects while also retaining significant nuking power with the bonus stats and true damage effects.

Font of Wisdom has multiple offensive effects

Rune's exclusive B skill Font of Wisdom inflicts Atk/Spd/Res-7 on all foes that are within 2 spaces of another foe at the start of player and enemy phase. This effect covers the entire map regardless of distance, making Rune a powerful debuffer unit.

In combat, Font of Wisdom inflicts Atk/Spd/Res-5 on Rune's foe and inflicts additional Atk/Spd/Res penalties based on the highest penalty on each stat between the target foe and foes within 2 spaces of the target foe, and grants Rune bonus true damage equal to 20% of his Res, a 50% damage reduction piercing effect, and 7 true damage reduction on his foe's first attack during combat.

Font of Wisdom easily racks up Atk/Spd/Res penalties onto multiple foes, allowing Rune to deal maximum damage to crippled foes while also softening up his foes for his allies to burst through.

Rune Weaknesses

Reliance on 【Bonus】 and 【Penalty】 effects

Rune's kit is reliant on non-stat 【Bonus】 effects active on himself and 【Penalty】 effects active on his foes.

While the 【Bonus】 effects can be set up with proper teambuilding, some metagame foes have ways to neutralize or cleanse away 【Penalty】 effects active on their teams.

Rune will be completely reliant on his true damage effects against these foes.

Low Physical Bulk

Rune's physical bulk is quite low, having only base 37 HP and base 21 Def. Any physical attack from a halfway decent foe can bring him down in one hit.

Keep Rune away from foes that deal physical damage to ensure his survival.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Rune - Source of Wisdom Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Rune - Source of Wisdom only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Rune - Source of Wisdom if a 4 Star version is released!

Unlock Potential Tier List

Rune - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Stone	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elstone	6	2	No Effect	5★
Atlas	9	2	No Effect	5★
Oðr of Creation	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of player phase or enemy phase, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants 【Empathy】 and "unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces" to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit × 3, + 5 (max 14), neutralizes unit's penalties, deals +X damage (X = number of【Bonus】effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses, × 5; max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. 【Empathy】 Grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of types of 【Bonus】 effects, excluding stat bonuses, and 【Penalty】 effects, excluding stat penalties, active on player team and enemy team during combat (max 7).	5★

Assists

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Daylight	(Cooldown Count = 3) Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt.	5★
Noontime	(Cooldown Count = 2) Restores HP = 30% of damage dealt.	5★
Flare	(Cooldown Count = 3) If unit's HP ≥ 70% when Special triggers, boosts damage by 60% of foe's Res. If unit's HP < 70% when Special triggers, boosts damage by 40% of foe's Res and restores 30% of unit's maximum HP.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Warding Blow 1	Grants Res +2 during combat when unit initiates combat.	5★
Mirror Strike 1	Grants Atk/Res +2 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Mirror Strike 2	Grants Atk/Res +4 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Sly Mirror	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+8 and Res+10 to unit and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat, and also, if number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit ≥ 2, excluding stat bonuses, or if number of 【Penalty】 effects active on foe ≥ 2, excluding stat penalties, unit deals +5 damage during combat (including when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special; excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials).	5★
Font of Wisdom	At start of player phase or enemy phase, inflicts Atk/Spd/Res-7 on foes that are within 2 spaces of another foe through their next actions. Inflicts Atk/Spd/Res-5 on foe, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Res = highest penalty on each stat between target and foes within 2 spaces of target (calculates each stat penalty independently), deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).	5★
Time's Pulse 1	At the start of every third turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Time's Pulse 2	At the start of every second turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Time's Pulse 3	At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Pulse Up：Ploy	At start of turn, grants Special cooldown count-1. At start of player phase or enemy phase, if any foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit have Res less than unit's Res+5, inflicts 【Ploy】 and 【Exposure】 on those foes through their next actions.	5★

Rune as a Source Hero

Rune has Flare, Sly Mirror, and Pulse Up：Ploy as inheritable options.

It is possible to acquire all three of these skills with one copy of Rune by inheriting the prerequisite skills first.

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How to Get Rune / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Rune

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Rune is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Mythic Hero Summoning event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Event Name	Focus
Book IX: Rune and More New Heroes Summon	Rearmed Leila Uther Attuned Hector Rune Starts：12/05/2024 Ends：12/26/2024

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