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Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH)

Legacy Axe: Best Fodder, Best Units to Inherit

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Here you can see how to get Legacy Axe, a weapon skill in Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Check out Legacy Axe, Legacy Axe's effects, units with Legacy Axe, as well as Inherit Skill Information!

Legacy Axe Effect and Basic Information

Basic Information

Skill
Legacy Axe
Type
Mt 16 Range 1
Effect Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 and neutralizes penalties during combat.
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; if number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat ≥ 3, value is treated as 14), neutralizes penalties on unit, unit deals +X × 5 damage (max 25; X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses + number of 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat penalties; excluding area-of-effect Specials), grants Special cooldown count-Y before unit's first attack, and grants Special cooldown count-Y before unit's first follow-up attack during combat (Y = 50% of the number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat, rounded down before first attack and up before follow-up attack), 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).
Required SP 400
Sacred Seal None

Skill Family

Legacy Axe Fire Emblem Heroes FEHLegacy Axe

Legacy Axe Rating

Rating 9.5/10.0 Ranking S Rank

Inherit Skill Restrictions for Legacy Axe

Units able to Inherit Legacy Axe

Inheritable? Move Type that can Inherit this Skill
No -
Weapon Type that can Inherit this Skill
-

Units who have Legacy Axe as Fodder

Hero Name Learns At
FEH icon Groom Seliph 5★

Which Units Should Inherit?

This skill is present in builds for the heroes listed below. Check out their pages to find out how to use this skill with these heroes!

This skill cannot be Inherited!

Legacy Axe is an Exclusive Skill, so it cannot be learned through Inherit Skill.

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