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Brave Byleth (M) Builds and Best IVs

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This is a ranking page for the hero Byleth - Anchor of Hope 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 Brave Byleth (M).

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Brave Byleth (M) Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) S
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Byleth - Anchor of Hope: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Sublime Creator has Distant Counter, supports allies from 3Rx3C, grants Byleth bonus stats, true damage, true DR, and post-combat healing.
・Prof's Guidance gives 2x SP, grants Byleth and nearby allies 【Prof's Guidance】 and 【Null Follow-Up】, and grants Byleth bonus stats, true damage, true DR, 50% DR shred, and a Potent Follow-Up attack.
・Sublime Heaven Style allows Byleth to attack from 3 spaces away, grants a Preempt Pulse effect and bonus true damage vs dragons and beasts.

Brave Byleth (M) Skills at 5★


Might: 16  Range: 1
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.
For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, neutralizes penalties on ally, and when ally deals damage to foe, restores 7 HP to ally during combat.
If unit is within 3 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 penalties on unit, unit deals +X × 5 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by X × 3 (excluding area- of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by an additional X × 3 when foe's attack triggers foe's Special (excluding area-of-effect Specials; X = number of Bonus effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses; max 5), and when unit deals damage to foe, restores 7 HP to unit during combat.
Unit can use the following 【Style】:
Sublime Heaven Style

Cooldown Count = 3
Boosts Special damage by 50% of unit's Spd when Special triggers.
If unit's or foe's Special is ready or if unit's or foe's Special triggered before or during this combat, and if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-4, reduces damage from foe's next attack during combat by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials).

At start of turn, and at start of enemy phase (except for in Summoner Duels), if unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants 【Prof's Guidance】 and 【Null Follow-Up】 to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn, and also, for unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.
If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+9 to unit, unit deals +7 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 7 (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if decreasing the Spd difference necessary to make a follow-up attack by 10 would allow unit to trigger a follow-up attack (excluding guaranteed or prevented follow-ups), triggers 【Potent Follow 100%】 during combat.
【Prof's Guidance】
While unit lives, unit gets 2x SP after combat or after using an Assist skill (only highest value applied; does not stack).
Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, any "reduces damage by X%" effect that can be triggered only once per combat by unit's equipped Special skill can be triggered up to twice per combat (excludes boosted Special effects from engaging; only highest value applied; does not stack), and grants Special cooldown count-1 after combat.

If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +7.
Reduces damage from area-of-effect Specials by 80% (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials).
Inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foe, deals damage = difference between Spd stats + 5 (max 15; excluding area-of-effect Specials; if unit's Spd < foe's Spd, treats Spd difference as 0), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Spd (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and neutralizes effects that prevent unit's counterattacks during combat.

At start of player phase or enemy phase, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 and 【Bulwark】 to unit for 1 turn.
If 【Bulwark】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 5 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before foe's first attack during combat.

Style Effect

Sublime Heaven Style
Unit can attack foes 3 spaces away (unit cannot attack adjacent foes).
Grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack during combat. If foe uses dragon or beast damage and unit's Special triggers, deals damage = 20% of unit's Atk (excluding area-of-effect Specials).
Cannot move through spaces within 3 spaces of foe that has triggered the【Bulwark】effect (does not apply if unit has a Pass skill). Unit suffers a counterattack if any of the following conditions are met: foe is armored with Range = 1 or foe can counterattack regardless of unit's range.
After-combat movement effects do not occur. Skill effect's Range is treated as 1. Once used, this Style cannot be used for two turns.
【Style】
Change Style using the Style button at the bottom of the screen.
A unit's Style is only active when that unit is taking an action. When unit is equipped with a skill that has a Style, unit will not be able to use skills like Duo Skills or Harmonized Skills. Style use is disabled when unit is deployed using Pair Up or when unit is equipped with multiple skills that have a Style.

Brave Byleth (M) Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (19) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (12) No Attack IV ★★★★★
Spd (9) Spd Boon ★★★★★
Def (10) No Def IV ★★★☆☆
Res (8) Res Bane ★★☆☆☆

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

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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.

+Spd / Res

The best IVs for Brave Byleth (M) are +Spd and -Res. As an Omnitank unit, Byleth's Spd is his most important stat, and should be invested into as much as possible.

His Res is his least important stat and can be safely taken as a bane as it won't impact any of his matchups.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Brave Byleth (M) up to +10 to ensure he keeps up with all the fast metagame units.

Brave Byleth (M) Best Builds

Premium Omnitank Brave Byleth (M)

HOT
Special Skill IconArchrival
Attuned Skill Icon: -
Updated on 08/22/2025

How to Use, Explanation

This is the premium Omnitank build, using Archrival to double Scowl Byleth's foes while also using its high cooldown to power up Laguz Loyalty. Fatal Smoke is used to neutralize Miracle effects.

Budget Omnitank Brave Byleth (M)

Special Skill IconGust
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -
Updated on 08/15/2025

How to Use, Explanation

Brave Byleth's base kit already works well right out of the box. Emblem Eirika Ring grants a brave effect which leads to the most damage, but isn't necessary to have him excel.

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Brave Byleth (M) Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
204
HP
HP 41 41
Rank: 372/1322
Atk
Atk 47 47
Rank: 51/1322
Spd
Spd 48 48
Rank: 2/1322
Def
Def 38 38
Rank: 159/1322
Res
Res 30 30
Rank: 449/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 46 68 52 43 34 243
Lv.40 +10 46 52 52 43 34 227

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
48 51 52 42 34 227
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
45 54 52 42 34 227
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
45 51 56 42 34 228
+Def
Lv.40 +10
45 51 52 45 34 227
+Res
Lv.40 +10
45 51 52 42 37 227

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 41 63 48 38 30 220
5★ Lv.40 41 47 48 38 30 204

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 19 28 9 10 8 74

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
40 48 49 31 36 204
41 46 49 37 31 204
40 47 48 36 33 204
Brave Byleth (M) Icon Brave Byleth (M)
41 47 48 38 30 204
41 46 48 38 31 204
40 47 48 35 29 199
41 44 48 35 31 199
40 46 48 34 31 199
40 46 47 35 31 199
40 44 48 36 31 199
42 45 47 32 33 199
45 46 46 40 21 198
46 44 47 36 24 197
41 45 47 33 27 193
40 46 45 35 27 193
42 43 47 37 24 193
40 44 45 34 30 193
41 43 46 31 32 193
40 43 46 43 21 193
42 43 47 35 25 192
40 46 46 31 25 188
40 44 47 32 25 188
43 43 46 28 28 188
41 41 45 29 32 188
42 44 46 34 21 187
40 44 45 33 25 187
40 41 45 29 32 187
43 43 43 33 25 187
40 43 46 32 26 187
40 39 43 32 28 182
41 41 43 32 25 182
40 41 40 35 26 182
43 37 42 32 28 182
40 43 41 36 22 182
40 40 43 34 25 182
41 40 41 36 23 181
44 38 41 36 22 181
40 36 43 30 28 177
43 37 42 30 24 176
43 39 41 30 23 176
40 37 40 30 25 172
40 35 40 23 34 172
41 36 37 32 26 172
41 36 40 30 25 172
41 35 42 31 23 172
42 33 41 29 23 168
40 34 40 33 21 168

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

Brave Byleth (M) Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Brave Byleth (M) Roles

Byleth - Anchor of Hope Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Brave Byleth (M) is a close physical attacker (range = 1). 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.

Brave Byleth (M) Strengths

Sublime Creator supports allies and grants Sublime Heaven Style

Brave Byleth (M) Attack

Brave Byleth (M)'s Sublime Creator has built-in Distant Counter and grants allies within 3 rows and 3 columns Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, penalty neutralization, and 7 HP post-combat healing.

In combat, Sublime Creator neutralizes Byleth's stat penalties and grants Byleth up to Atk/Spd/Def/Res+14, up to +25 bonus true damage, up to +15 true damage reduction, another +15 true damage reduction on foe's triggered specials, and 7 HP post-combat healing.

More importantly, Sublime Creator enables the use of Sublime Heaven Style.

Sublime Creator is a powerful and complete weapon, given a large power budget by having multiple effects that modern weapons have and adding on an extra Style effect.

Sublime Heaven Style

Brave Byleth (M)'s Sublime Heaven Style allows him to attack foes three spaces away, and he can only be counterattacked by melee Armored foes or if the foe has a Close or Distant Counter effect.

Sublime Heaven Style also grants Byleth a Preempt Pulse effect and grants him bonus true damage equal to 20% of his Atk whenever he is attacking a dragon or beast foe.

However, Sublime Heaven Style does have some slight drawbacks. Byleth cannot move through spaces within 3 spaces of foes with the 【Bulwark】 effect, and Sublime Heaven Style can only be used once every two turns.

Sublime Heaven Style is best saved for the right foe, as attacking from three spaces away is a huge benefit.

Prof's Guidance buffs allies and grants multiple other effects

Brave Byleth (M)'s exclusive A skill Prof's Guidance grants 【Prof's Guidance】 and 【Null Follow-Up】 to himself and allies within 3 spaces at the start of each turn and each enemy phase.

【Prof's Guidance】 is a new status effect that doubles SP gain per action and grants the affected unit Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, the Twin effect, and Special cooldown count -1 after combat.

In combat, Prof's Guidance grants Byleth Atk/Spd/Def/Res+9, +7 bonus true damage, +7 bonus true damage reduction, a 50% damage reduction piercing effect, and a Potent Follow-Up effect.

Prof's Guidance is another complete skill, granting bonus stats, true damage, true damage reduction, and other effects that all add up to make one powerful A skill that is always worth using. The bonus SP effect also makes Byleth the ideal hero to bring to game modes where farming is beneficial.

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Brave Byleth (M) Weaknesses

Saturation

Brave Byleth (M) is yet another Sword Infantry Omnitank unit in a game filled with similar archetype units.

While he has his niches and strengths that make him stand out, notably Sublime Heaven Style, it may be difficult to find room for him on a team due to many other units fulfilling a similar role.

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Brave Byleth (M) - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 5★
8 1 No Effect 5★
11 1 No Effect 5★
16 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.
For allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, neutralizes penalties on ally, and when ally deals damage to foe, restores 7 HP to ally during combat.
If unit is within 3 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 penalties on unit, unit deals +X × 5 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by X × 3 (excluding area- of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by an additional X × 3 when foe's attack triggers foe's Special (excluding area-of-effect Specials; X = number of Bonus effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses; max 5), and when unit deals damage to foe, restores 7 HP to unit during combat.
Unit can use the following 【Style】:
Sublime Heaven Style
5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%. 5★
(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%. 5★
(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts Special damage by 50% of unit's Spd when Special triggers.
If unit's or foe's Special is ready or if unit's or foe's Special triggered before or during this combat, and if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-4, reduces damage from foe's next attack during combat by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials).
5★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
At start of turn, and at start of enemy phase (except for in Summoner Duels), if unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants 【Prof's Guidance】 and 【Null Follow-Up】 to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn, and also, for unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.
If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+9 to unit, unit deals +7 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 7 (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if decreasing the Spd difference necessary to make a follow-up attack by 10 would allow unit to trigger a follow-up attack (excluding guaranteed or prevented follow-ups), triggers 【Potent Follow 100%】 during combat.
【Prof's Guidance】
While unit lives, unit gets 2x SP after combat or after using an Assist skill (only highest value applied; does not stack).
Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, any "reduces damage by X%" effect that can be triggered only once per combat by unit's equipped Special skill can be triggered up to twice per combat (excludes boosted Special effects from engaging; only highest value applied; does not stack), and grants Special cooldown count-1 after combat.
5★
If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 2 (max 20%). Neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit. 5★
If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 3 (max 30%). Neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit. 5★
If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 4 (max 40%). Neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit. 5★
If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +7.
Reduces damage from area-of-effect Specials by 80% (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials).
Inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foe, deals damage = difference between Spd stats + 5 (max 15; excluding area-of-effect Specials; if unit's Spd < foe's Spd, treats Spd difference as 0), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Spd (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and neutralizes effects that prevent unit's counterattacks during combat.
5★
At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 for 1 turn. 5★
At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+4 for 1 turn. 5★
At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 for 1 turn. 5★
At start of player phase or enemy phase, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 and 【Bulwark】 to unit for 1 turn.
If 【Bulwark】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 5 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before foe's first attack during combat.
5★

Brave Byleth (M) as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★★★

Brave Byleth (M) has Gust, Null C-Avoid, and Atk/Spd Faith as inheritable options.

We recommend prioritizing Null C-Avoid as it is his best skill for inheritance purposes.

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