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Valentine Faye - Drawn Heartstring |
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Related Heroes
Hero Stats
Stat Variations
HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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Low | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Middle | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
High | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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Low | 40 | 36 | 20 | 32 | 35 |
Middle | 43 | 40 | 23 | 35 | 38 |
High | 46 | 43 | 27 | 38 | 42 |
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 |
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Skill Sets
[N]ice [T]anking [R]eturns (Defensive)
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Short Bow+ (+Def) Alternate: Guard Bow+ (+Def) |
A | Close Counter Alternate: Distant Def 4 |
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Swap Alternate: Pivot |
B | Special Fighter 3 |
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Noontime Alternate: Glacies |
C | Pulse Smoke 3 Alternate: Atk Smoke 3 |
IVs | +ATK or +DEF or +RES | S | Fierce Stance 3 Alternate: Quick Riposte 3 |
Preferred IV: +ATK or +DEF or +RES
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In addition to Attack, Faye also appreciates a boost to her overall bulk in order to reduce damage taken.
Weapon: Short Bow (+Def/Res) / Guard Bow (+Def/Res)
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In addition to increasing her damage output, the +10 damage upon Special activation that Short Bow provides also boosts the amount healed when paired with a Special such as Noontime.
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Guard Bow also makes for a solid defensive option by granting Faye a boost to her defensive stats when attacked at range.
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The most productive boosts to give Faye when refining her weapon are to further boost her overall bulk with +Def or +Res.
Assist: Swap/Pivot
Special: Noontime / Glimmer / Glacies
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Noontime makes for the overall strongest option when it comes to sustainability by allowing Faye to immediately recover lost HP when paired with Special Fighter.
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For a purely offensive choice, Glimmer also has the benefit of activating upon every single counterattack, allowing for quick OHKOs while Glacies trades a shorter cooldown for a lot more raw power on every second attack.
Passive A: Close Counter / Distant Def 4
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Close Counter is a highly coveted skill for this set, as it grants Faye much greater coverage by allowing her to retaliate against melee opponents.
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At the cost of being able to retaliate against melee opponents, one can also choose to run Distant Defense 4 to greatly reduce damage taken from opponents that attack at range. Not only does this grant Faye a significant boost to her Def and Res when attacked at range, it also nullifies her opponent’s visible buffs.
Passive B: Special Fighter
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When Faye is above 50% HP, Special Fighter accelerates the cooldown of Faye’s Special per attack (similar to Breath skill) and prevents her opponent from activating their own Special (similar to Guard). This pairs best with even-numbered Specials such as Noontime, ensuring that Faye is able to activate her Special on each counter-attack.
Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Atk Smoke / Def Smoke / Flexible
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Smoke skills such as Pulse Smoke are very effective when taking on multiple opponents. Pulse Smoke is particularly effective in reducing the damage of opponents around the target after combat by slowing down the activation of their Special. However, a simple stat debuffer such as Atk Smoke also does well to accomplish this while Def Smoke allows Faye to deal additional damage to inflicted opponents.
Sacred Seal: Fierce Stance / Quick Riposte / Distant/Close Def / Atk Smoke
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Fierce Stance pairs well with healing Specials such as Noontime. By boosting the damage that Faye is able to do, it also allows her to gain more health upon Special activation.
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Quick Riposte is essential in allowing Faye to perform any sort of follow-up attack during the Enemy Phase. However, it is preferable that Faye simply OHKOs opponents that would otherwise pose a problem when doubling her
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Both Distant Defense and Close Defense also make for solid Sacred Seal options by reducing the damage taken from ranged and melee opponents respectively when initiated on.
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If not already being utilized in the C slot, Atk Smoke can also be run in the Sacred Seal slot.
Bullet for my Valentine (Offensive)
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Brave Bow+ Alternate: Monstrous Bow+ (+Atk) |
A | Death Blow 4 |
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Swap Alternate: Pivot |
B | Bold Fighter 3 |
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Ignis Alternate: Bonfire |
C | Armor March 3 Alternate: Joint Hone Atk |
IVs | +ATK | S | Sturdy Blow 2 |
Preferred IV: +ATK
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Since this build takes a purely offensive approach in dealing as much damage as possible on initiation, an asset in Attack is the most desirable nature that Faye can receive.
Weapon: Brave Bow+ / Budding Bow (+Atk) / Monstrous Bow (+Atk)
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Brave Bow is the premier in pure damage dealing when combined with Bold Fighter by guaranteeing a quadruple attack on initiation as well as rapidly accelerating the cooldown of Faye’s Special.
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For a safer approach, Faye’s inherent Budding Bow acts as a mini Sturdy Impact skill by granting her a moderate boost to Atk/Def while also preventing her opponent from making a follow-up Attack on retaliation.
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As if Faye didn’t already kill Halloween Jakob enough with her strictly superior stat spread, she can also do well to take his weapon. Monstrous Bow can be particularly useful on Defense, as it allows Faye to disrupt the opposing team applying the Panic status to her target as well as any other enemies within 2 spaces.
Assist: Swap/Pivot
Special: Ignis / Bonfire / Moonbow / Ruptured Sky
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The combination of a high base stat and skills that further increase it such as Sturdy Blow make Defense-scaling Specials such as Bonfire and Ignis the perfect choices for Faye. The toss-up between the two lies in whether or not you are using the Brave Bow, as a Special with a cooldown of 4 such as Ignis will activate in a single round of combat with it equipped while any other weapons demands a Special with a cooldown of 3 such as Bonfire.
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Alternatively, one can choose to combine the Brave Bow with Specials that have a cooldown of 2 such as Moonbow and Ruptured Sky for an activation upon every second strike. This gives Faye the potential to activate her Special twice in a single round of combat.
Passive A: Death Blow
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For her A skill, Faye’s native Death Blow gives her all she needs by providing the strongest possible boost to Attack upon initiation.
Passive B: Bold Fighter
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Bold Fighter is an core aspect of this set, as the guaranteed follow-up attack as well as Special cooldown acceleration when initiating greatly increase Faye’s offensive power.
Passive C: Armor March / Joint Hone Atk / Panic Smoke / Flexible
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Armor March is incredibly useful in offsetting Faye’s poor movement as an armored unit. This is especially important when utilizing an offensive set.
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Joint skill buffs such as Join Hone Atk greatly benefit both Faye as well as any adjacent allies by granting both a significant stat boost at the start of turn.
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If not already using the Monstrous Bow weapon, Panic Smoke can be used in the C slot to emulate the effect.
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The C skill can otherwise be replaced as needed to suit the team.
Sacred Seal: Sturdy Blow
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The Sturdy Blow Sacred Seal makes for a good cherry on top by further boosting Faye’s key stats on initiation.
Strengths
Stellar Attack
With a standout base value of 40, Faye hits incredibly hard with her raw Attack alone, granting her consistently high damage output in both Player and Enemy Phase.
Fantastic Mixed Bulk
Sporting an incredible 35 Defense and 38 Resistance at base, Faye does well in tanking both physical and magical attacks.
Armored
Being an armored unit comes with several benefits including but not limited to having a much higher BST compared to other class types as well as access to class-exclusive skills such as Bold Fighter and Special Fighter.
Weaknesses
Very low Speed
Faye’s low Speed makes her highly susceptible to getting doubled which can greatly increase the amount of damage she takes as well as allowing her opponent to charge their Special.
Poor movement
Faye’s class type limits her movement to only one tile. This makes her reliant on assist skills such as Pivot or team support through the use of Armor March to quickly move across the map.
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Spendthrift Bow+ (+Def) | A | Close Counter |
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Pivot | B | Special Fighter 3 |
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Noontime | C | Threat. Atk/Def 3 |
S | Close Def 3 |
Credit for this build goes to モノクトパス (sp?). I was just the poor shmuck who couldn't defeat this monster even with my full arena team ganging up on it.
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Candlewax Bow+ (+Def) | A | Brazen Def/Res 3 |
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Reciprocal Aid | B | Bold Fighter 3 |
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Aether | C | Atk Smoke 3 |
S | Brazen Atk/Def 3 |
(A/N This is My Astra/Anima season Valentines Faye. You might want to take 1 off of all her stats, due to me also including her flowers in them. And another thing, her Atk is WITHOUT her bow)
Weapon:
So, the main bulk of her comes from her bow, Candlewax Bow +. Candlewax Bow brings her Def up from 36 all the way to 42 and her Res from 43 to 46. Candlewaxs effect is fury, freeing up her A slot, though if your fine with loosing it, fury could work in her A slot. The 6 chip damage you take after combat will help with her A slot skill and her seal.
Special:
Aether is VERRY important here, as it stops Fayes hp from dropping low enough for slight damage (eg 4-5 damage) from finishing her off. the chance of you healing out oh her A slot and Seal is high, but you are most likely going to either not heal out of it, or have Candlewaxs effect chip you back into it.
A slot/Seal:
Brazen Def/Res 3 and Brazen Atk/Def. Cause Faye will take chip damage from Candlewax Bow, Ive taken on the opportunity to use it as an advantage, rather than a disadvantage. If Faye is below 80% of her max hp, she gains +7 Atk, +14 Def and +7 Res during combat. If Brazen Def/Res was a seal, Id of put it as her Seal, however Ive decided that i would use Atk/Def, so she gains that little bit of an extra edge against melee units. (swords, axes, lances)
B slot:
we are keeping bold fighter, as it helps Aether charge, and if she initiates, its a guaranteed follow up Attack (unless null follow up or something like that is present)
C slot:
Most of the time Faye initiates, she gets the kill, but she also leaves herself vulnerable. Atk Smoke will help weaken damage she takes, but dropping all of her foes Atk by 7. Atk Smoke is also verry low cost, because Kaze exists (at 4 stars, he has Atk Smoke 3).
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Spendthrift Bow+ | A | Bracing Stance 3 |
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Pivot | B | Vengeful Fighter 3 |
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Aether | C | Def Ploy 3 |
S | Chill Atk 3 |
Enemy Phase combat
Weapon : Spendthrift Bow+ (+Def/+Res)
Support : any support skills except Ardent Sacrifice
Special : Aether @ Ignis @ Glacies
A : Bracing Stance 3 @ Distant Def 4
B : Vengeful Fighter 3
C : Def Ploy 3 @ Atk Ploy @ Armor March
S : Chill Atk 3 @ Atk Smoke 3 @ Panic Smoke 3 @ Renewal 3
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Spendthrift Bow+ | A | Close Counter |
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Swap | B | Special Fighter 3 |
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Moonbow | C | Odd Def Wave 3 |
S | Armored Boots |
This set I'll never be able to make but probably the tankiest theory-craft idea I've thought of.
Spendthrift Bow+ (+Def) grants +7 Atk while debuffing opponents by -7atk, granting her an effective +7 atk/def/res. The setup also mitigates Spendthrift Bow+'s big downside - the +2 Cooldown Count.
Assist doesn't reflect this set, though Ardent Sacrifice/Reciprocal Aid are not preferred due to Faye wanting to stay above 50% to keep Special Fighter working.
Special is Moonbow to enable her to chip through the tankiest units. Thanks to Spendthrift Bow's +2 Cooldown Count, this special will always have no charge after combat, meaning it will only proc in the enemy phase thank to Special Fighter, unless Faye can somehow get guaranteed follow-up. The other 2-turn specials Glimmer and Daylight are also useful in specific situations if wanted.
Close Counter is a must as Faye is more effective in the Enemy Phase, so enabling her to counter even close-range fighters is a huge boon.
Special Fighter is a must in order for Faye to be able to proc her specials while also preventing opponents abusing her low speed in order to charge their own. Thanks to Spendthrift Bow+'s Attack Debuff and Special Fighter's Special Charge reduction, opponents gain almost no benefit from attacking her while Close Counter will enable her to fire her special whenever attacked. However, she becomes more vulnerable below 50% HP as she can no longer fire of specials (unless they have desperation) and the opponent will also be charging their specials.
Odd Defense Wave is picked to help boost her weaker physical bulk as all close-range fighters will be targeting that (Dragons through adaptive damage) and overall boosts her bulk, which is needed to keep Special Fighter in-tact. Attack Smoke can also be used against groups of opponents to boost her tanking ability on both even and odd turns, while Defense Smoke grants her more power. If in an armour-emblem team, Home Armour also works as a good support skill.
For Sacred Seal, Armoured Boots is picked to enable her to get into the action as soon as possible. For longer battles, Renewal can be used to keep her HP high by restoring it every 2 turns. Enemy-phase defensive skills like Fierce Stance/Close Defense can also help with her tanking ability even further if needed.
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Budding Bow+ | A | Death Blow 4 |
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Pivot | B | Bold Fighter 3 |
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Bonfire | C | Even Atk Wave 3 |
S | Attack/Def +2 |
Seeing as she had an ATK bane I focused on giving her skills that would increase her ATK. So instead of letting her run Armor March I gave her Even ATK Wave to help out wether she's attacking or being attacked.
Weapon Skills
Weapons | SP | Rng. | Mt. |
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50 | 2 | 4 |
![]() Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.
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100 | 2 | 6 |
![]() Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.
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200 | 2 | 8 |
![]() Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.
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300 | 2 | 12 |
Special Skills
Passive Skills
Passive Skills | SP | Slot |
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Unlocks at 2 ★ |
50 | A |
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Unlocks at 3 ★ |
100 | A |
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Unlocks at 4 ★ |
200 | A |
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Unlocks at 5 ★ |
300 | A |
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Unlocks at 3 ★ |
60 | B |
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Unlocks at 4 ★ |
120 | B |
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Unlocks at 5 ★ |
240 | B |
![]() Only inheritable by armor units.
Unlocks at 1 ★ |
60 | C |
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Unlocks at 2 ★ |
120 | C |
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Unlocks at 4 ★ |
240 | C |
Other Info
Origin |
Fire Emblem Echoes
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