Aelfric

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Red Tome

Aelfric - Custodian Monk
3-4 Grand Hero Battle Obtainable as a 3 - 4 Grand Hero Battle

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

171

HP 43

ATK 40

SPD 31

DEF 20

RES 37

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	9 21 11 23	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6	8 8 10 10
Middle	19 19 21 21	10 22 12 24	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	9 9 11 11
High	20 20 22 22	11 23 13 25	8 8 10 10	6 6 8 8	10 10 12 12

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	9 9 11 11	5 5 7 7	3 3 5 5	8 8 10 10
Middle	18 18 20 20	10 10 12 2	6 6 8 2	4 4 6 6	9 9 11 11
High	19 19 21 21	11 11 13 13	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	10 10 12 12

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	8 8 10 10	5 5 7 7	3 3 5 5	7 7 9 9
Middle	18 18 20 20	9 9 11 11	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6	8 8 10 10
High	19 19 21 21	10 10 12 12	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	9 9 11 11

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	40 40 42 42	37 49 39 51	28 28 30 30	17 17 19 19	34 34 36 36
Middle	43 43 45 45	40 52 42 54	31 31 33 33	20 20 22 22	37 37 39 39
High	46 46 48 48	44 56 46 58	34 34 36 36	23 23 25 25	40 40 42 42

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	37 37 39 39	35 35 37 37	25 25 27 27	15 15 17 17	32 32 34 34
Middle	40 40 42 42	38 38 40 40	28 28 30 30	18 18 20 20	35 35 37 37
High	43 43 45 45	42 42 44 44	31 31 33 33	21 21 23 23	38 38 40 40

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	36 36 38 38	33 33 35 35	24 24 26 26	14 14 16 16	30 30 32 32
Middle	39 39 41 41	36 36 38 38	27 27 29 29	17 17 19 19	33 33 35 35
High	42 42 44 44	39 39 41 41	30 30 32 32	20 20 22 22	36 36 38 38

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Average	Best	Average	Average	Best

Skill Sets

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Build by Wecondo12

Recommended

	Unity Blooms+ (+Res) Alternate: Rauðrserpent+ (+Res)	A	Atk/Res Unity Alternate: Distant Def (3 or 4)
	Positional Assist	B	Null C-Disrupt 3 Alternate: Quick Riposte 3
	Noontime Alternate: Iceberg	C	Pulse Smoke 3
IVs	+ATK or +RES / -DEF	S	Mystic Boost 3 Alternate: Mirror Stance 2

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Unity Blooms(+Res) / Rauðrserpent(+Res)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Noontime / Iceberg

Passive A: Atk/Res Unity / Distant Def 3 or 4 / Mirror Stance 2 or 3

Passive B: Null C-Disrupt / Lull Atk/Res / Quick Riposte

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Preference

Sacred Seal: Mystic Boost / Mirror Stance

Aelfric is Pelleas but with 5 less Speed and 5 more Resistance. There’s….. Not much more to say about him than that, sadly. He’s your average bad Red Tome Ghb and there’s very little reason to use him over more powerful options, such as Lysithea. With that said, he can function reasonably well as a superunit given enough investment.
Your usual Enemy phase A slot fare will do Aelfric just as much good as it does other comparable enemy phase tomes. Atk/Res Unity, Distant Def 4, and Mirror Stance 3 all enhance Aelfric’s Enemy Phase performance to a similar degree, although Atk/Res Unity is preferable if it’s available.
Null C-Disrupt and Lull Atk/Res are Aelfric’s best B slot options, Null C-Disrupt making him a solid counter to Staff using units thanks to his great Resistance, and Lull Atk/Res giving him a bigger stat swing and buff negation to work with. Of course, for those who have not been blessed by the gacha gods(or just don’t want to spend orbs on Aelfric) Quick Riposte is a serviceable budget option as well.
Pulse Smoke slows down enemy special triggers, but Aelfric’s C slot can be replaced with cheaper alternatives if necessary.
Finally, Mystic Boost or a stat boosting sacred seal such as Mirror Stance both compliment Aelfric well by either giving him self sustain or more stats during Enemy Phase.

Strengths

Great Attack and Resistance

Just like many other recently released generics, Aelfric’s strongest point is his statline. With a massive base 40 Attack and 37 Resistance, he’ll have no trouble dishing out damage and tanking magic.

Weaknesses

Middling Speed/Terrible Defense

Aelfric has 5 less Speed compared to the recently released Pelleas, which may not seem like a very big deal. However, it makes Aelfric just slow enough to be much more vulnerable to follow-up attacks than Pelleas is, especially without Speed investment. Aelfric also suffers from similarly low Defense, meaning physical foes can easily make short work of Aelfric.

Lacks a Niche

Aelfric is easily outclassed by other Red mage options such as Lysithea, Male Morgan, and Fallen Julia, and investing in him is difficult to justify because of his lack of a niche compared to other options. Even inheritable weaponry cannot save him, as at the time of writing, Inheritable Red Tomes are among some of the weakest compared to other weapon types.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Fire Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Red Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Elfire Learns by default at 2 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Red Tome Users Only	100	2	6
Rauðrrabbit During unit's first combat in player phase or enemy phase, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit and restores 7 HP to unit after combat. Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 4 ★ Red Tome Users Only	200	2	8
Rauðrrabbit+ During unit's first combat in player phase or enemy phase, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit and restores 7 HP to unit after combat. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Red Tome Users Only	300	2	12

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Rauðrrabbit+ (+Atk) During unit's first combat in player phase or enemy phase, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	+2	350	2	13
Rauðrrabbit+ (+Spd) +2During unit's first combat in player phase or enemy phase, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	+2	350	2	12
Rauðrrabbit+ (+Def) +3 During unit's first combat in player phase or enemy phase, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	+2	350	2	12
Rauðrrabbit+ (+Res) +3 During unit's first combat in player phase or enemy phase, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	+2	350	2	12

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Chilling Wind Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Res. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	4
Glacies Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit's Res. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	4

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Atk/Res Push 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Res+3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	60	A
Atk/Res Push 2 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Res+4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	120	A
Atk/Res Push 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Res+5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	A
Threaten Res 1 At start of turn, inflicts Res-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 1 ★	50	C
Threat. Def/Res 1 At start of turn, inflicts Def/Res-3 on foes within 2 spaces of unit through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 2 ★	100	C
Threat. Def/Res 2 At start of turn, inflicts Def/Res-4 on foes within 2 spaces of unit through their next actions. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	200	C