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Ferox Chrom Builds and Best IVs

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This is a ranking page for the hero Chrom - Pivotal Blow 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 Ferox Chrom.

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Ferox Chrom Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) S
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) S
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Chrom - Pivotal Blow: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Gladiator Bow inflicts Exposure, Discord, and Null Miracle upon assist use and grants Chrom bonus stats, true damage, a Desperation effect, and neutralizes foe's Atk/Def bonuses.
・Conquering Fate grants Change of Fate to Chrom and target ally, and grants Chrom bonus stats and true damage during combat.

Ferox Chrom Skills at 5★


Might: 14  Range: 2
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
Effective against flying foes.
If a Rally or movement Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Atk/Def-7, 【Exposure】, 【Discord】, and a penalty that neutralizes non-Special "if foe would reduce unit's HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP" effects on closest foes to both unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally after movement and foes within 2 spaces of those foes through their next actions.
If unit initiates combat or unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit (X = number of Bonus effects and Penalty effects active on unit × 2, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties + 10% of unit's Def at start of combat + 5), neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def, and unit deals +Y × 5 damage during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials; Y = number of Bonus effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses; max 5), and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe's next attack.

Range: 1
Moves target ally to opposite side of unit. Grants another action to unit, inflicts 【Isolation】 on unit and Pair Up cohort, grants 【Change of Fate】 to unit and target ally for 1 turn, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit and target ally, and grants any Bonus active on unit to target ally, and any active on target ally to unit (once per turn; granted bonuses exclude stat bonuses inverted by Panic).
【Change of Fate】
Enables 【Canto (2)】.
Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and unit deals damage = 3 × the total of the number of Bonus and Penalty effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, during combat (max 15; including area-of-effect Specials).

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).

If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+8 and Def+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).

If a Rally or movement Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk/Def+6, 【Empathy】, and "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials)" to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn, and grants Special cooldown-1 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally once per turn.
Allies on the map with 【Empathy】 active deal +7 damage during combat (excluding area-of- effect Specials).
Inflicts Atk/Def/Res-4 on foe and unit deals +X+7 damage during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials; X = highest total Atk+Def bonuses among unit and allies with 【Empathy】 active).

At start of turn, if unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit.
Grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = unit's maximum Special cooldown count value + 2. If unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value after combat, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit.

Ferox Chrom Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (18) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (10) Attack Boon ★★★★★
Spd (10) Spd Bane ★★★☆☆
Def (12) No Def IV ★★★★★
Res (5) 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.

+Atk / -Res

The best IVs for Ferox Chrom are +Atk and -Res. Atk is a superboon and brings up Chrom's Atk from base 49 to base 53, allowing him to hit harder and utilize his high damage output to defeat enemies in one hit.

Ferox Chrom's Res is a clear dump stat and can be safely taken as a bane as it will not change any of his matchups against enemies that deal magic damage.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Ferox Chrom up to +10 for similar reasons above.

Ferox Chrom Best Builds

Nuke Ferox Chrom

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Special Skill IconAstra
Attuned Skill Icon: -
Updated on 09/05/2025

How to Use, Explanation

Ferox Chrom is a heavy nuke unit that requires support to be maximized. Using Conquering Fate, he makes for a great ballista unit using Emblem Lyn ring. Astra is the preferred Special to deal burst damage against a target foe, ensuring they are defeated in combat.

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Ferox Chrom Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
199
HP
HP 40 40
Rank: 541/1322
Atk
Atk 49 49
Rank: 5/1322
Spd
Spd 43 43
Rank: 244/1322
Def
Def 49 49
Rank: 3/1322
Res
Res 18 18
Rank: 1185/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 45 68 47 54 22 236
Lv.40 +10 45 54 47 54 22 222

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
47 53 47 53 22 222
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
44 57 47 53 22 223
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
44 53 50 53 22 222
+Def
Lv.40 +10
44 53 47 56 22 222
+Res
Lv.40 +10
44 53 47 53 25 222

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 40 63 43 49 18 213
5★ Lv.40 40 49 43 49 18 199

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 18 24 10 12 5 69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
40 46 48 19 46 199
Ferox Chrom Icon Ferox Chrom
40 49 43 49 18 199
40 46 48 29 31 194
41 47 47 30 28 193
40 46 48 34 25 193
39 43 46 30 24 182
41 37 42 16 36 172
40 38 42 27 24 171
41 40 40 25 24 170
42 37 38 25 24 166
40 37 37 26 22 162
42 30 25 26 31 154
35 32 37 16 31 151
36 31 36 21 27 151
36 32 36 27 20 151
36 35 35 19 22 148
40 32 33 25 18 148
34 30 37 19 28 148
35 33 34 14 31 147

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

Ferox Chrom Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ferox Chrom Roles

Chrom - Pivotal Blow Roles
Close Physical AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical Attack ImageRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement AssistImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No 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

Ferox Chrom 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.

Ferox Chrom Strengths

Gladiator Bow inflicts penalties and provides combat bonuses

Ferox Chrom's Gladiator Bow has multiple effects that impact his combat as well as inflict penaties on his foes.

Condition(s) Effect
Always Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1)
Always Effective against flying foes
Ferox Chrom or his ally uses a Rally or movement Assist targeting the other unit Inflicts Atk/Def-7, 【Exposure】, 【Discord】, and 【Null Miracle】 on the closest foes to both Chrom and the ally, and to foes within 2 spaces of those foes
Ferox Chrom initiates combat
OR
Ferox Chrom is within 2 spaces of an ally
Grants Ferox Chrom Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X (X = twice the number of non-stat Bonus and Penalty effects active on Chrom, + 10% of Chrom's Def, +5)
Ferox Chrom initiates combat
OR
Ferox Chrom is within 2 spaces of an ally
Neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def
Ferox Chrom initiates combat
OR
Ferox Chrom is within 2 spaces of an ally
Grants Ferox Chrom up to +25 bonus true damage (based on number of Bonus effects active on Chrom and his foe)
Ferox Chrom initiates combat Grants Ferox Chrom a Desperation effect

Gladiator Bow has multiple offensive effects that amplify Ferox Chrom's damage output, making him one of the hardest hitting nukes in the game.

Conquering Fate grants 【Change of Rate】 and copies bonuses

Ferox Chrom's Conquering Fate exclusive assist is a modified Reposition that also inflicts 【Isolation】 onto Chrom (and his pair-up cohort, if any) and grants 【Change of Fate】, Special cooldown count -1 to Chrom and the target ally, and also copies each other's 【Bonus】 effects and grants them to both units.

【Change of Fate】 is a new Bonus effect that grants 【Canto (2)】 , Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to the affected unit, and up to +15 bonus true damage based on the number of non-stat Bonus and Penalty effects active on the affected unit.

Conquering Fate is one of the best assists in the game, capable of both mobility and support. Duplicating Bonus effects for both Chrom and his target ally mid-turn is a very powerful effect and can be abused in teambuilding by bringing units that grant different Bonus effects to ensure maximum effectiveness.

Ferox Chrom Weaknesses

Low Res

Ferox Chrom's abysmal 18 Res leaves him vulnerable to enemy units that target his Res stat. Additionally, he lacks a true damage reduction effect to mitigate incoming damage.

Keep him away from mages, Staff units, and units with adaptive damage to ensure his survival!

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Ferox Chrom - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
4 2 Effective against flying units. 5★
6 2 Effective against flying units. 5★
9 2 Effective against flying units. 5★
14 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
Effective against flying foes.
If a Rally or movement Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Atk/Def-7, 【Exposure】, 【Discord】, and a penalty that neutralizes non-Special "if foe would reduce unit's HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP" effects on closest foes to both unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally after movement and foes within 2 spaces of those foes through their next actions.
If unit initiates combat or unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit (X = number of Bonus effects and Penalty effects active on unit × 2, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties + 10% of unit's Def at start of combat + 5), neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def, and unit deals +Y × 5 damage during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials; Y = number of Bonus effects active on unit and foe, excluding stat bonuses; max 5), and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe's next attack.
5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
1 Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit. 5★
1 Moves target ally to opposite side of unit. Grants another action to unit, inflicts 【Isolation】 on unit and Pair Up cohort, grants 【Change of Fate】 to unit and target ally for 1 turn, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit and target ally, and grants any Bonus active on unit to target ally, and any active on target ally to unit (once per turn; granted bonuses exclude stat bonuses inverted by Panic).
【Change of Fate】
Enables 【Canto (2)】.
Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit and unit deals damage = 3 × the total of the number of Bonus and Penalty effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, during combat (max 15; including area-of-effect Specials).
5★

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(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). 5★
(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). 5★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Grants Def +2 during combat if unit initiates the attack. 5★
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +2 during combat. 5★
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat. 5★
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+8 and Def+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★
If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot etc. ) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk\Def +2 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. 5★
If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot etc. ) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk\Def +4 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. 5★
If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot etc. ) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk\Def +6 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. 5★
If a Rally or movement Assist skill is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk/Def+6, 【Empathy】, and "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials)" to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn, and grants Special cooldown-1 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally once per turn.
Allies on the map with 【Empathy】 active deal +7 damage during combat (excluding area-of- effect Specials).
Inflicts Atk/Def/Res-4 on foe and unit deals +X+7 damage during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials; X = highest total Atk+Def bonuses among unit and allies with 【Empathy】 active).
5★
At the start of every third turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1. 5★
At the start of every second turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1. 5★
At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1. 5★
At start of turn, if unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit.
Grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = unit's maximum Special cooldown count value + 2. If unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value after combat, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit.
5★

Ferox Chrom as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★★★

Ferox Chrom has Sly Sturdy Blow, Atk/Def Favor, and Time Pulse Arms as inheritable options.

All of these skills are quite good and worth using for your favorite units.

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How to Get Ferox Chrom

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Ferox Chrom is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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