"Ask Fire Emblem Heroes Questions and Get Them Answered Here" Thread

[Sias]

11 hours ago, XRay said:

For mages, then definitely Moonbow. Eating a magic counter and then activate a Special in the first round of combat is very important. If you run Heavy Blade, then I would go with Luna.

Draconic Aura is better against units with low Resistance, but units with Low Res usually do not need a strong Special (or any Special in some cases) to kill them. HP tanking is not really a thing in this game, so I would focus more on Def/Res tanks, and Luna will usually crush their Defense or Resistance.

Unless there is a specific unit that you need to kill that Draconic Aura can but Luna cannot or if the calculator shows Draconice Aura having better overall results, I would go with Luna since it is a little more applicable against more units.

I usually run either Heavy Blade or Quickened Pulse on the characters in question, so I don't think that Moonbow is necessarily ideal. So what I did was to run the calculations about the damage of Luna vs DA for each character one time without buffs, once at 4/4/0/0 and once at 6/6/0/0 for the horses.

The results are that DA always gets more wins on Linde and S!Elise, is generally better on Roderick (equal only at 4/4/0/0) and the superior choice for Mulagir!BH!Lyn with attack buffs, but worse if she doesn't have buffs or uses a Brave Bow.

[Ginko]

5 hours ago, Ice Dragon said:

I started nothing.

Oh, really? Said by the one who always quote me first everytime. Trying to get my attention when there is no point to quote me because I only quote to questioner here. If there is an option to ignore you as "ignored user", I won't response up until now. Because you starting to quote me with non-sense. Comparing to other creative intention when you quote other people , not me.

[Xenomata]

@Ginko I'd hate to butt in, but you do realize you have the option of saying nothing, right?

You can just read the response, say "whatever", and move on without provoking anyone or anything. I won't speak for @Ice Dragon, but it's not like anyone expects a response with every post they make. Dude'll probably forget how this banter even began when he wakes up in the morning. What you are doing now runs a risk of breaking forum conduct in fact, so I'd just not even bother responding if you are that bothered by it.

Edited March 3, 2018 by Xenomata

[XRay]

8 minutes ago, Sias said:

I usually run either Heavy Blade or Quickened Pulse on the characters in question, so I don't think that Moonbow is necessarily ideal. So what I did was to run the calculations about the damage of Luna vs DA for each character one time without buffs, once at 4/4/0/0 and once at 6/6/0/0 for the horses.

The results are that DA always gets more wins on Linde and S!Elise, is generally better on Roderick (equal only at 4/4/0/0) and the superior choice for Mulagir!BH!Lyn with attack buffs, but worse if she doesn't have buffs or uses a Brave Bow.

Moonbow-Speed +3 is generally better than Luna-Heavy Blade if you do not need the scoring. Doubling is generally more important than activating a higher cool down Special.

I am not sure which calculator you are using, but Luna and Draconic Aura both give the same results. I am using arcticsilverfox's calculator.

Linde +Atk
Aura
Life and Death, Desperation
Heavy Blade
4/4/0/0
Player Phase [Luna] 131:25:68
Player Phase [Draconic Aura] 131:25:68
Player Phase [Luna, Enemies +Spd with Fury overwrite] 97:36:91
Player Phase [Draconic Aura, Enemies +Spd with Fury overwrite] 97:36:91

NS!Elise +Atk
Hibiscus Tome [Spd]
Life and Death, Desperation
Heavy Blade
4/4/0/0
Player Phase [Luna] 176:22:26
Player Phase [Draconic Aura] 176:22:26
Player Phase [Luna, Enemies +Spd with Fury overwrite] 138:33:53
Player Phase [Draconic Aura, Enemies +Spd with Fury overwrite] 138:33:53

If the enemy got Fortify Resistance buffs, then Luna will perform better by a few kills. Moonbow-Heavy Blade with Desperation active outperforms Luna/Draconic since it can be activated during every round of combat, and Moonbow also sometimes outperform both during first round of combat as since Luna/Draconic Aura-Heavy Blade will not activate the Special against enemies that cannot counter.

[Thienphu]

Hi,
I have a +def/-atk fallen Robin and a Hardin fodder. How good is brazen def/res on fallen Robin? And how good is bold fighter on Robin?

[Shiki]

@Ice Dragon
In the JP version of Heroes does the schedule say "New Heroes" or "Special Heroes" for the March banner? If it is the former it would mean it isn't a Seasonal banner, right?

EDIT:

12 minutes ago, Thienphu said:

Hi,
I have a +def/-atk fallen Robin and a Hardin fodder. How good is brazen def/res on fallen Robin? And how good is bold fighter on Robin?

Bold Fighter is pretty silly on Robin due to his absurdly high Atk stat.
Though in your case I would rather try to capitalize on his stronger Def. Brazen Def/Res is ok but it's not necessarily optimal though since it requires him to take enough damage which in Arena can easily put him too low. There are better defensive A passives out there.

Edited March 3, 2018 by Zeratul

[Vaximillian]

8 minutes ago, Zeratul said:

In the JP version of Heroes does the schedule say "New Heroes" or "Special Heroes" for the March banner? If it is the former it would mean it isn't a Seasonal banner, right?

It says “New Heroes” for the March banner, the same as the banner currently known as the Fallen Heroes banner. It won’t be a seasonal banner.

Edited March 3, 2018 by Vaximillian

[Hilda]

27 minutes ago, Zeratul said:

@Ice Dragon
In the JP version of Heroes does the schedule say "New Heroes" or "Special Heroes" for the March banner? If it is the former it would mean it isn't a Seasonal banner, right?

EDIT:

Bold Fighter is pretty silly on Robin due to his absurdly high Atk stat.
Though in your case I would rather try to capitalize on his stronger Def. Brazen Def/Res is ok but it's not necessarily optimal though since it requires him to take enough damage which in Arena can easily put him too low. There are better defensive A passives out there.

Bold Fighter is the best skill for Grima/fallen Robin. steady breath Bold Fighter and Quick riposte seal and you have a killer machine on enemy and player phase... not sure who told you bold fighter would be silly on him.

 

[Shiki]

26 minutes ago, Vaximillian said:

It says “New Heroes” for the March banner, the same as the banner currently known as the Fallen Heroes banner. It won’t be a seasonal banner.

The english schedule says "New Heroes" that's why I was curious if the JP schedule says the same (since we all know how often the localization team messes up).

3 minutes ago, Hilda said:

Bold Fighter is the best skill for Grima/fallen Robin. steady breath Bold Fighter and Quick riposte seal and you have a killer machine on enemy and player phase... not sure who told you bold fighter would be silly on him.

"Silly" in the context of "being absurdly good".

[Vaximillian]

5 minutes ago, Zeratul said:

The english schedule says "New Heroes" that's why I was curious if the JP schedule says the same (since we all know how often the localization team messes up).

I linked the JP schedule and you can compare the “2/22~3/9” plate with the “3/9~3/22” plate. Both say “新英雄召喚イベント”, “New Heroes Summoning Event”.

[AgentOlive]

Hello everyone long time lurker first time poster. On my quest to plus 10 Camilla I got a random Hector on the new 4 star banner. And I decided to test my luck on the Love abounds banner and got LA Hector. Now my question is which Hector should I keep and which should I fodder to Camilla for distant counter? For reference my original Hector is plus res minus defense, and my Valentine Hector is plus speed minus attack.

[XandaXiloscient]

So I got "Lucky" and got 4 L!Ephraims, (I was trying to get S!Corrin to make a trio of flying mages) is there anyone that particularly wants his skills? Or should I just Merge them together and stick him on a Cavalier Emblem Team? And if the latter which iv set should I use? I have +Def/-Spd, +Spd/-Res, +HP/-Def, and +Spd/-HP.

[Ginko]

10 minutes ago, XandaXiloscient said:

So I got "Lucky" and got 4 L!Ephraims, (I was trying to get S!Corrin to make a trio of flying mages) is there anyone that particularly wants his skills? Or should I just Merge them together and stick him on a Cavalier Emblem Team? And if the latter which iv set should I use? I have +Def/-Spd, +Spd/-Res, +HP/-Def, and +Spd/-HP.

+Def/-Spd if you don't care with his Spd because he can perform double through his lance effect. He is more tanky with +Def boon.

 +Spd/-Res is also a good choice. After Hone Cavalry, he can prevent more double. -HP hurt his overall bulk on both physical and magical side. -Res is safer because most of time you won't let him tank magic anyways. +Hp/-Def is the weakest choice here.

[XRay]

3 hours ago, AgentOlive said:

Hello everyone long time lurker first time poster. On my quest to plus 10 Camilla I got a random Hector on the new 4 star banner. And I decided to test my luck on the Love abounds banner and got LA Hector. Now my question is which Hector should I keep and which should I fodder to Camilla for distant counter? For reference my original Hector is plus res minus defense, and my Valentine Hector is plus speed minus attack.

I would keep both. It is always better to have more units, especially during Arena Assault and Grand Hero Battles.

If you really want to fodder off of one of them, I would fodder regular Hector. LA!Hector is seasonal so he is pretty limited, whereas you can always summon another Hector again down the line.

1 hour ago, XandaXiloscient said:

So I got "Lucky" and got 4 L!Ephraims, (I was trying to get S!Corrin to make a trio of flying mages) is there anyone that particularly wants his skills? Or should I just Merge them together and stick him on a Cavalier Emblem Team? And if the latter which iv set should I use? I have +Def/-Spd, +Spd/-Res, +HP/-Def, and +Spd/-HP.

Enemy Phase melee units that do not need to tank ranged attacks would like Sturdy Stance. It is better than Fury since it gives you 1 more Atk/Def and 3 less Spd (often times, you want your Enemy Phase unit to be as slow as possible to activate a Special), as well as not having recoil damage.

Personally, I rather just merge. I would pick [+Spd, -Res] or [+Spd, -HP]. I lean towards -Res, but -HP helps him reach Desperation range faster if you have trouble achieving 75% HP thresholds.

LL!Ephraim
Flame Siegmund, Moonbow
Death Blow, Solar Brace
Enemies +Spd, Fury overwrite
Player Phase [+Spd, -Res] 193:13:18
Player Phase [+Spd, -HP] 193:13:18
Player Phase [+Def, -Spd] 193:16:15
Player Phase [+HP, -Def] 194:17:13
Player Phase [+Spd, -Res, Heavy Blade] 196:13:15
Player Phase [+Spd, -HP, Heavy Blade] 196:13:15
Player Phase [+Def, -Spd, Heavy Blade] 196:16:12
Player Phase [+HP, -Def, Heavy Blade] 197:17:10

LL!Ephraim
Flame Siegmund, Moonbow
Death Blow, Desperation
Heavy Blade
HP=30
Enemies +Spd, Fury overwrite
Player Phase [+Spd, -Res] 197:17:10
Player Phase [+Spd, -HP] 197:17:10
Player Phase [+Def, -Spd] 196:22:6
Player Phase [+HP, -Def] 197:23:4

Based on the calculator, I assume Flame Siegmund works like Follow-Up Ring, so Ephraim can also run a dual phase build if you choose.

LL!Ephraim +Spd -Res
Flame Siegmund, Moonbow
Fury, Desperation
Heavy Blade
Enemies +Spd, Fury Ovewrite
Enemy Phase [Melee Enemies only] 85:23:22
Player Phase [HP=30] 190:15:19

Just make sure Ephraim does not have a lot of allies around or else Flame Siegmund does not work.

On 3/1/2018 at 8:08 AM, Poimagic said:

I don’t have a L!Ephriam myself, but I’m asking for those who have him. Can his Siegmund’s effect activate during enemy phase? Cause I was reading the effect and no where does it state that it has a phase limitation. 

I checked it on the calculator and it does activate during Enemy Phase. Flame Siegmund basically has Follow-Up Ring build into it, but only if Ephraim is surrounded.

Edited March 3, 2018 by XRay

[Shiki]

7 hours ago, Vaximillian said:

I linked the JP schedule and you can compare the “2/22~3/9” plate with the “3/9~3/22” plate. Both say “新英雄召喚イベント”, “New Heroes Summoning Event”.

Oh , I missed your edit. My bad. Seems like they're not going to release any Seasonal till Easter.
Now, will IS still condemn Thracia or can Leif finally join Heroes?

[Jingle Jangle]

Any advice in improving the performance of the game? I got a new phone today with 1.4 gb  of ram yet my previous phone of 1gb played the game better. I need some help.

[mcsilas]

So I went thought my main account's barracks and my best Nowi seems to be +Def/-Spd (the other is +Atk/-Def which is...weird)

I think +Def/-Spd is good for Steady Breath builds right?

Thing is, I need more Steady Breath fodder. So should I still promote the +Def/-Spd or wait for another one? Or would Steady Stance still be okay? Although the -Spd will make her be doubled a lot and I guess without Steady Breath's cooldown effect maybe it's not as good?

What would other alternatives for A slot be? Fury/TA I guess?

edit:  Also what's a better nature for Priscilla? +Res/-Def or +HP/-Def? Should she be focusing more on specialising her Res or just having more HP to receive attacks?

Edited March 4, 2018 by mcsilas

[Forseti Spaghetti]

What are some good Fallen Robin builds? I pulled a Fallen Robin recently and I would like to know some good builds.

[mothmanex]

So I have 2 extra B!Ike. Which are the best steady breath users? Is Fae better with Warding or Steady breath?

Also, my highest merge units are B!Ike (+10), F!Celica (+5), Tana (+5), Ninian (+6). Which blue unit is best to focus to get +10 via feathers? Currently I'm trying to get my Soleil to +10 and Fae (going to get her to 5* today).

[Ginko]

2 hours ago, mcsilas said:

So I went thought my main account's barracks and my best Nowi seems to be +Def/-Spd (the other is +Atk/-Def which is...weird)

I think +Def/-Spd is good for Steady Breath builds right?

Thing is, I need more Steady Breath fodder. So should I still promote the +Def/-Spd or wait for another one? Or would Steady Stance still be okay? Although the -Spd will make her be doubled a lot and I guess without Steady Breath's cooldown effect maybe it's not as good?

What would other alternatives for A slot be? Fury/TA I guess?

edit:  Also what's a better nature for Priscilla? +Res/-Def or +HP/-Def? Should she be focusing more on specialising her Res or just having more HP to receive attacks?

About Nowi, It's depend on what you want to focus. She can be speedy with +Spd boon combine with Fury and +Spd weapon forge. She can be tanky with Steady Breath and can always stay high on HP with Aether. TA will make her useful in more niche. 

In mean time, You can go with Fury build. It's cheap but very useful to inflate her overall stat. Pick low cooldown speacial like Moonbow,Glimmer, and Bonfire up to your preference. Personally, I'm addicted with her Fury build so I don't plan to give her Steady Breath so soon. Because her speed is high enough to survive Nino and other middle tier green units with no problem.

For Priscilla, I would prefer +Res/-Def. +HP increase her overall tankiness. I assume that you want her to be magic tank.Other suggestion would be +Atk boon. It increase her healing potency if you need a strong healing coming along with her offensive prowess.

Edited March 4, 2018 by Ginko

[Ice Dragon]

1 hour ago, HeyThatsMyCookie said:

What are some good Fallen Robin builds? I pulled a Fallen Robin recently and I would like to know some good builds.

Enemy phase:

Expiration
Reposition / Swap
Bonfire / Ignis / Aether
Steady Breath / Warding Breath / Steady Stance 3 / Warding Stance 3 / Close Def 3 / Distant Def 3 / Fury 3 / Sturdy Stance 2 / Fierce Stance 3 / Svalinn Shield
Vengeful Fighter 3
[flexible] / Ward Dragons / Ward Armor / Armor March 3
[flexible] / Armored Boots / Close Def 3 / Distant Def 3

Mixed phase:

Expiration
Reposition / Swap
Bonfire / Ignis / Aether
Steady Breath / Warding Breath
Bold Fighter 3
[flexible] / Ward Dragons / Ward Armor / Armor March 3
Quick Riposte 3

Player phase:

Expiration
Reposition / Swap
Bonfire / Aether
Death Blow 3
Bold Fighter 3
[flexible] / Ward Dragons / Ward Armor / Armor March 3
[flexible] / Armored Boots / Attack +3

[Zangetsu]

So I'm about give Mia the water blessing, but before I do that, I just want to be clear if I got everything what a blessing does.

 

• Increase stats whatever season it is
• Double SP

 

Anything else I'm missing?

Edited March 4, 2018 by Zangetsu

[Vaximillian]

8 minutes ago, Zangetsu said:

Anything else I'm missing?

The stats are only increased when both conditions are satisfied: 1) the corresponding legendary hero is in team, 2) the season element matches.

SP is doubled always.

[Zangetsu]

1 minute ago, Vaximillian said:

The stats are only increased when both conditions are satisfied: 1) the corresponding legendary hero is in team, 2) the season element matches.

SP is doubled always.

Alright, thanks a lot for the answer.

[Astellius]

2 hours ago, mothmanex said:

So I have 2 extra B!Ike. Which are the best steady breath users? Is Fae better with Warding or Steady breath?

Also, my highest merge units are B!Ike (+10), F!Celica (+5), Tana (+5), Ninian (+6). Which blue unit is best to focus to get +10 via feathers? Currently I'm trying to get my Soleil to +10 and Fae (going to get her to 5* today).

Steady Breath is especially strong on most of the dragons (e.g., Adult Tiki, Nowi, Fae, Myrrh w/Lightning Breath), as most are excellent enemy phase units. They have a built-in distant counter, along with a need to accelerate a special's cooldown.

As for Steady Breath vs. Warding Breath on Fae, really, both are great for her, and so I'd say that's more a matter of how you want to build her and what role you want her to occupy. She's pretty flexible in that regard. Perhaps others could offer more insight on that, but there's good arguments for either.

For a blue unit to +10 via feathers, I'd say Nowi is one of the strongest options right now, and has good synergy with Fae and Ninian, due to the Dragon Emblem passive skills. Dragons are quite powerful in the current meta. Reinhardt also continues to be one of the strongest units in the game as well. You could also consider Cordelia or Effie.

Hope that helps!