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

[XRay]

18 minutes ago, eclipse said:

I'm not impressed by Amelia's attack.  If I wanted similar offensive values, I'd use Raven with a different weapon, who isn't stuck with one move on most days.

If it's a pure armor team, it might be a different story, thanks to Hone Armor bringing her speed up to par.  But at base, 34 Speed fails to double anything with 30 Speed or higher, which is a lot of things.  Then again, if it's a player-phase build, I'd run Swift Sparrow/Desperation.

Amelia only has two less attack compared to Hector, and one less compared to Zephiel. Amelia does not need a full armor team, she just needs an armor partner to tag along with her to activate armor march.

[eclipse]

2 minutes ago, XRay said:

Amelia only has two less attack compared to Hector, and one less compared to Zephiel. Amelia does not need a full armor team, she just needs an armor partner to tag along with her to activate armor march.

If anyone's tagging along with Amelia, it's Effie, whose kit is a weird mix of player phase and enemy phase.  Then again, if an armor needs to be next to Amelia to trigger it, her partner might as well have some form of Hone/Goad Armor anyway.  But as a standalone (which. . .I can see happening), I'd either do Swift Sparrow in the A slot or Windsweep in the B slot.  The extra stat points she has over Raven went into her defenses, so I don't see why she should take extra damage when attacking on player phase, especially since a lot of things have 30-33 speed at neutral.

[XRay]

4 minutes ago, eclipse said:

If anyone's tagging along with Amelia, it's Effie, whose kit is a weird mix of player phase and enemy phase.  Then again, if an armor needs to be next to Amelia to trigger it, her partner might as well have some form of Hone/Goad Armor anyway.  But as a standalone (which. . .I can see happening), I'd either do Swift Sparrow in the A slot or Windsweep in the B slot.  The extra stat points she has over Raven went into her defenses, so I don't see why she should take extra damage when attacking on player phase, especially since a lot of things have 30-33 speed at neutral.

Yeah, Effie is a good choice. She works better as a Player Phase unit, but she can still work very well as an enemy phase unit and Swap or Reposition Amelia back from enemy range. I think her Enemy Phase performance is better than Hector's, although that might be just due to Effie's blue color instead of stats. I think Hones will be better since the armor units will be practically Siamese twins. In the Arena, I think taking damage to kill more units is better than taking no damage and killing less units, since you are basically giving a damaged unit a 2 cooldown charge and they can unleash that Special on Amelia or another ally nearby.

[Kopikos]

Which Cordelia better in a flier team?

Quad/+spd/LnD/Desperation

Firesweep/+spd/LnD/Hit&Run

I guess in CC/SA mode, Luna procs is very helpful but just hate it when have to break formation to rescue a unit with desperation out. Or i can use moonbow instead and kiting with firesweep, what do you guys think?

 

[Zangetsu]

Which of my Reinhardt is worth promoting?

+Def,-Res

or

the one with no boon or bane?

[Astellius]

1 hour ago, Zangetsu said:

Which of my Reinhardt is worth promoting?

+Def,-Res

or

the one with no boon or bane?

I'd say go +Def, although, for Reinhardt, it's not going to matter a lot either way. But Reinhardt is reasonably bulky, so the +Def builds on that strength. He doesn't tank magic well, so Res is a good dump stat. With +Def, he should have no trouble tanking most swordies, and a fair number of lancers.

[eclipse]

4 hours ago, Kopikos said:

Which Cordelia better in a flier team?

Quad/+spd/LnD/Desperation

Firesweep/+spd/LnD/Hit&Run

I guess in CC/SA mode, Luna procs is very helpful but just hate it when have to break formation to rescue a unit with desperation out. Or i can use moonbow instead and kiting with firesweep, what do you guys think?

 

Quad Cordy with Luna will most likely kill her opponent, unless she ran into Beruka.  Firesweep may or may not have the same punch, and Luna isn't a guaranteed proc.

[DefyingFates]

Shouldn't we still be getting Orbs from the 6-month anniversary event? I haven't been getting any for a few days now... (maybe 4?)

Edited August 20, 2017 by DefyingFates

[Vaximillian]

2 minutes ago, DefyingFates said:

Shouldn't we still be getting Orbs from the 6-month anniversary event? I haven't been getting any for a few days now... (maybe 4?)

We shouldn’t, the round ran out. Every round (half-year celebration part 1, starter support, half-year celebration part 2) contains 20 orbs but lasts longer than 10 days so that more people can get those 20 orbs per round, the window is wider. (copied from my own post earlier on this very page)

[DefyingFates]

26 minutes ago, Vaximillian said:

We shouldn’t, the round ran out. Every round (half-year celebration part 1, starter support, half-year celebration part 2) contains 20 orbs but lasts longer than 10 days so that more people can get those 20 orbs per round, the window is wider. (copied from my own post earlier on this very page)

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...in my defense, I was panicking and only read the second half of the page, though now I see that two of you answered the question asked at the very top.

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...shh.

[Leif]

I pulled enough Reinhardts to get a +4 merged bonus on my Base [+ATK/-SPD] Reinhardt. I pulled another one with [+ATK/-HP]. Should I have Reinhardt with a -HP bane or stick with my -SPD bane? He hits so hard on my blade tome cavalry team and doubles Lance units that his speed doesn't matter. The extra bulk is nice too. 

 

[XRay]

47 minutes ago, Leif said:

I pulled enough Reinhardts to get a +4 merged bonus on my Base [+ATK/-SPD] Reinhardt. I pulled another one with [+ATK/-HP]. Should I have Reinhardt with a -HP bane or stick with my -SPD bane? He hits so hard on my blade tome cavalry team and doubles Lance units that his speed doesn't matter. The extra bulk is nice too.

I would keep all +Atk Reinhardts and not merge them until you have 3 or 4 of them. I would put them on your defense teams for easy wins.

[Rafiel's Aria]

I'm wondering if I should work on training my +ATK or +DEF Lukas. They're both -SPD, and I'd eventually like to 5 star him to add to my pantheon of pretty. From what I've seen, +DEF is crazy insane, and Ignis hits like a truck, but I also recently acquired an extra 5 star Cordelia who could potentially give him Brave Lance+...

[Zeo]

Is there worth to building a +SPD/-HP Barst? I just pulled him a while ago and he was Reposition fodder at first glance but my only Axe Prospects for Promoting are Anna and Legion and I only have 3 greens I can use as you know. Anna and Legion take priority but I could save him for later.

[Arcanite]

1 hour ago, Rafiel's Aria said:

I'm wondering if I should work on training my +ATK or +DEF Lukas. They're both -SPD, and I'd eventually like to 5 star him to add to my pantheon of pretty. From what I've seen, +DEF is crazy insane, and Ignis hits like a truck, but I also recently acquired an extra 5 star Cordelia who could potentially give him Brave Lance+...

Well I guess it, like, depends on what you want or need.

Do you need a brave lance of awesomeness or like, a super T H I C C counter killer for your roster?

[mcsilas]

2 hours ago, Rafiel's Aria said:

I'm wondering if I should work on training my +ATK or +DEF Lukas. They're both -SPD, and I'd eventually like to 5 star him to add to my pantheon of pretty. From what I've seen, +DEF is crazy insane, and Ignis hits like a truck, but I also recently acquired an extra 5 star Cordelia who could potentially give him Brave Lance+...

I've got a +Def/-Spd and Ignis QR works great. It really helps that he can be such a wall when I need him to block the enemy (also my style is enemy phase anyway). Also I guess it's cheaper than getting the SP for a new weapon.

Brave Lance sounds good too but I find it's better on units with more mobility like Fliers or Cavalry. Effie works because she has high Attack and Wary Fighter- Lukas unfortunately isn't a knight and won't be protected by Wary Fighter to offset the drop in Speed.

@Zeo Maybe a Silver Axe+, Bonfire and a breaker? Still weird Gunter is the only one with Silver Axe+ to inherit though. Legion's Axe and Slaying Axe has slightly less might if you don't want to feather a Gunter. If you had a spare, Melon Crusher sounds nice.

Otherwise Emerald Axe if you want to be even more specialised.

edit: @Zeo Otherwise maybe make him a semi-Raven with Desperation and Life and Death offsetting the speed penalty of Brave? 

Edited August 21, 2017 by mcsilas

[Zangetsu]

23 hours ago, Astellius said:

I'd say go +Def, although, for Reinhardt, it's not going to matter a lot either way. But Reinhardt is reasonably bulky, so the +Def builds on that strength. He doesn't tank magic well, so Res is a good dump stat. With +Def, he should have no trouble tanking most swordies, and a fair number of lancers.

Thanks for the answers

[Zeo]

3 hours ago, mcsilas said:

I've got a +Def/-Spd and Ignis QR works great. It really helps that he can be such a wall when I need him to block the enemy (also my style is enemy phase anyway). Also I guess it's cheaper than getting the SP for a new weapon.

Brave Lance sounds good too but I find it's better on units with more mobility like Fliers or Cavalry. Effie works because she has high Attack and Wary Fighter- Lukas unfortunately isn't a knight and won't be protected by Wary Fighter to offset the drop in Speed.

@Zeo Maybe a Silver Axe+, Bonfire and a breaker? Still weird Gunter is the only one with Silver Axe+ to inherit though. Legion's Axe and Slaying Axe has slightly less might if you don't want to feather a Gunter. If you had a spare, Melon Crusher sounds nice.

Otherwise Emerald Axe if you want to be even more specialised.

edit: @Zeo Otherwise maybe make him a semi-Raven with Desperation and Life and Death offsetting the speed penalty of Brave? 

@eclipse He's... interesting actually. The two of them can potentially be the same character.

Anna vs Barst.

Anna

• Life and Death 3
• Desperation 3
• Iceberg

Barst (Brave Axe+) (+SPD/-HP)

• Life and Death 3
• Escape Route 3
• Draconic Aura

Anna is 89-20-54 and Barst is 108-9-46. Anna gets an extra win with Desperation.

Their best respective numbers are Anna: 115-45-3 / Barst: 123-8-32 | That's assuming Anna is running Desperation and both her and Barst proc skills right away. Her Enemy Phase is superior as she can tank magic and is being doubled quite a bit less but her player phase is inferior to his, even while running Desperation. On top of that, if Barst is Running Escape Route (He doesn't really need Vantage or a Breaker honestly) he can teleport around just as much as her while still being superior without a different B skill. Also his Offense improves a bit more if he runs DB3 instead of LnD3 actually.

An interesting thing is that he's only slightly inferior to Raven on Offense and superior on Defense. I may actually consider building him. I've never pulled a Raven ever and who knows if he'll have the right nature. He has to be +ATK or +SPD to be superior. And only marginally. I'm gonna keep this Barst. I actually don't understand why Raven is so much higher on the tier list when they are... almost equal in efficiency.

[mcsilas]

7 minutes ago, Zeo said:

@eclipse He's... interesting actually. The two of them can potentially be the same character.

Anna vs Barst.

Anna

• Life and Death 3
• Desperation 3
• Iceberg

Barst (Brave Axe+) (+SPD/-HP)

• Life and Death 3
• Escape Route 3
• Draconic Aura

Anna is 89-20-54 and Barst is 108-9-46. Anna gets an extra win with Desperation.

Their best respective numbers are Anna: 115-45-3 / Barst: 123-8-32 | That's assuming Anna is running Desperation and both her and Barst proc skills right away. Her Enemy Phase is superior as she can tank magic and is being doubled quite a bit less but her player phase is inferior to his, even while running Desperation. On top of that, if Barst is Running Escape Route (He doesn't really need Vantage or a Breaker honestly) he can teleport around just as much as her while still being superior without a different B skill. Also his Offense improves a bit more if he runs DB3 instead of LnD3 actually.

An interesting thing is that he's only slightly inferior to Raven on Offense and superior on Defense. I may actually consider building him. I've never pulled a Raven ever and who knows if he'll have the right nature. He has to be +ATK or +SPD to be superior. And only marginally. I'm gonna keep this Barst. I actually don't understand why Raven is so much higher on the tier list when they are... almost equal in efficiency.

I've got a +Atk Barst that I was planning too build someday as well, but those are some interesting numbers. (My Ravens are +Res which is a weird bane, one of them being -Spd, so Barst may be more beneficial)

[bethany81707]

11 minutes ago, Zeo said:

An interesting thing is that he's only slightly inferior to Raven on Offense and superior on Defense. I may actually consider building him. I've never pulled a Raven ever and who knows if he'll have the right nature. He has to be +ATK or +SPD to be superior. And only marginally. I'm gonna keep this Barst. I actually don't understand why Raven is so much higher on the tier list when they are... almost equal in efficiency.

Rarity bias. Barst is a 3-4* pull most people just use to slap Reposition onto somebody without a second thought- such a character being good on their own merits?

Might also be the same thing holding Clive's perception back. He is Blue Eldigan, right?

[tumut]

How exactly does the AI work with ardent sacrifice and reciprocal aid?

[Arthur97]

I'm looking to expand my roster of green five stars (as it is my lowest color other than colorless), but I can't really decide on who would be a good addition. I currently have Chrom, Tiki, Cherche, and Nino at five star (plus two Spring Camillas that I rarely use) so I would thing a mage would be good, but I only have Merric and Soren to promote (and Fae as a dragon). For axes, I have Anna, Legion, Bartre, Raven, Hawkeye, Frederick, and Michalis at four star. Any thoughts?

Edited August 21, 2017 by Arthur97

[Bartozio]

9 minutes ago, Arthur97 said:

I'm looking to expand my roster of green five stars (as it is my lowest color other than colorless), but I can't really decide on who would be a good addition. I currently have Chrom, Tiki, Cherche, and Nino at five star (plus two Spring Camillas that I rarely use) so I would thing a mage would be good, but I only have Merric and Soren to promote (and Fae as a dragon). For axes, I have Anna, Legion, Bartre, Raven, Hawkeye, Frederick, and Michalis at four star. Any thoughts?

Soren could serve as a second Nino, which can be quite usefull for things like Arena Asault and the like. Fae can also be made pretty useful as a Reinhardt counter, although I'm not sure how good she is besides that (I've heard she's pretty good, but never tried it myself).

As for axes, Legion and Raven are considered the best users of a Brave Axe, so they are always good choices. Fredrick is cool on horse emblem, although Cecilia is generally a better pick for the green spot. Anna is inferior to Legion and Raven in my opinion, but she's a bonus unit and required for several quests, so investing in her is never a bad idea. Finally, Michealis is pretty good as a counter killer.

In short, I'd advice you to go with Soren or Fae if you're willing to invest a little in them. Raven and Anna might be cheaper options though, who are still pretty good.

[Arthur97]

27 minutes ago, Bartozio said:

Soren could serve as a second Nino, which can be quite usefull for things like Arena Asault and the like. Fae can also be made pretty useful as a Reinhardt counter, although I'm not sure how good she is besides that (I've heard she's pretty good, but never tried it myself).

As for axes, Legion and Raven are considered the best users of a Brave Axe, so they are always good choices. Fredrick is cool on horse emblem, although Cecilia is generally a better pick for the green spot. Anna is inferior to Legion and Raven in my opinion, but she's a bonus unit and required for several quests, so investing in her is never a bad idea. Finally, Michealis is pretty good as a counter killer.

In short, I'd advice you to go with Soren or Fae if you're willing to invest a little in them. Raven and Anna might be cheaper options though, who are still pretty good.

Think I may end up go with Anna. I do kind of want to get special weapon characters to five star plus arena. That, and I'm not too froggy about Raven and Soren in particular.

I do have a three star Cecilla though, but I lack a Reinhardt for a good horse Emblem team.

Edited August 21, 2017 by Arthur97

[GuiltyLove]

I CANT DOUBLE POST BUT NO ONE HAS POSTED IN THE GHB THREAD

I NEED HELP ASAP

1 minute ago, GuiltyLove said:

Is this winnable?

Catria ORKO's the red cav

Camilla ORKO's the green cav

Corrin + Catria kills Valter

Corrin + Camilla definitely kills Valter but I haven't committed

Palla ORKOs the green cav

Palla DOES NOT ORKO the red infantry mage

Catria cannot survive a Luna from Valter