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Lv. 40 Stats: HP - 42/45/48 Atk - 30/33/36 Spd - 27/30/33 Def - 24/28/31 Res - 19/22/25 Total: 157~158 Introduction Alm, a young boy from the quiet Ram Village, and later leader of the Zofian Resistance, was introduced into Heroes to advertise the game he stars in, Fire Emblem Echoes. He was released six days before Echoes hit the stores in Japan, so Heroes is technically the debut of this version of Alm. As the fourth Falchion user in the game, Alm was given rather balanced stats overall. He's not the lowest in anything among the four, nor is the best at anything in particular. While that would seem to make him a jack of all trades, the lack of defining traits unfortunately made him outclassed at every role. His 33/30 offenses leave much to be desired; his Attack stat is mediocre, and his Speed leaves him doubled by many offensive units, while not doubling many in return. His bulk is above average, but not enough to make him tanky, particularly since he is easily doubled. As such, his best options were to settle for being either a Falchion healer with Renewal, or a somewhat reusable Quick Riposte user, which limits his scope. However, with the Refinery update of 2/8, Alm is reborn. Alm's refined Falchion not only has a welcome HP +3 and Level 3 Renewal, but also the ability to do a Brave weapon attack when he is at 100% health, at the cost of taking 5 recoil damage post-combat. This is a groundbreaking upgrade; Alm now has a 16 Might Brave Sword (double the normal, 5 more than Amiti) with no Speed penalty, with a downside that is very easily mitigated by the Falchion's own self-healing. In addition, the Falchion's Dragon effectiveness combined with this new upgrade allows him to decimate even Blue Dragons, a very dominating enemy type that would have given him trouble before. Once a master of none, Alm is now very much a top dog in Player Phase offense. Sets "Don't worry, Celica." (Full offense) "Why won’t you attack?" (Mixed Phase) "So then... Will you stand with me?" (All-rounder) Things to look out for As Alm is now essentially a Brave Sword unit, he suffers some of those downfalls as well. The Deflect Melee Seal is still relatively rare as it is expensive to make, but it is possible that Deflect Melee Nowi/F!Corrin may appear to deal with Alm, who can ORKO a lot of their current builds. Be sure to check skills before attacking. Steady Breath sets can stop Alm from attacking into really bulky enemies, the most common being Black Knight and Brave Ike, who can retaliate with powerful Specials, especially if boosted by Wrath. Brave Ike is doubly a problem due to Urvan's triple Deflect, which lowers Alm's damage output regardless of which Phase Alm tries to deal with him. Estucheon or Pavise can be run to stop these units from killing Alm on the counter, at the cost of Special-based firepower, which may or may not be worth it depending on your lineup or tactics.