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Azura (Young)

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Azura (Young) - Young Songstress

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40
140
HP 36
ATK 33
SPD 29
DEF 17
RES 25

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation
5★
4★
HP ATK SPD DEF RES
Low 13 6 4 3 5
Middle 14 7 5 4 6
High 15 8 6 5 7

Level 40 Stat Variations
5★
4★
HP ATK SPD DEF RES
Low 32 30 26 13 22
Middle 36 33 29 17 25
High 39 36 32 20 29

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.
HPATKSPDDEFRES

This unit requires use of Trait Fruits to get access to IVs.

Skill Sets

Savage Songstress (Offensive)

Build by
Recommended
Book of Shadows A Fury 3
Alternate: Spd/Res Bond 3
Sing B Guard 3
Alternate: Wings of Mercy 3
Moonbow C Atk Tactic 3
Alternate: Spur Def/Res 2
IVs

+SPD / -HP or -DEF

SAtk/Def Bond 3

Show Explanation/Analysis
  • Weapon: Book of Shadows
  • Assist: Sing

  • Special: Moonbow

  • Passive A: Fury / Spd/Res Bond

  • Passive B: Guard / Wings of Mercy

  • Passive C: Atk Tactic / Odd Atk Wave / Even Atk Wave / Spur Def/Res

  • Sacred Seal: Atk/Def Bond

Azura’s best set optimises her for combat, enabling her to take the offensive against blue and green units. With this build, she can pick or choose whether she wants to fight or Sing, and be effective at both. It also leverages as much stat gain as possible to level the playing field between her and her opponent. With one or two exceptions, this set is rather cheap to build and also serves as Azura’s best budget choice.

The Book of Shadows is perfect for Azura, as it offsets a large part of her statistical penalty. Fury performs best in A slot, while Atk/Def Bond works very well in her seal slot, and shares the same activation condition as her Book of Shadows does. Moonbow is the best choice of Special, scaling well with Azura’s relatively low Attack.

Guard is one of the most important parts of this build, as it stops opponents from activating their Specials against Azura. Being so frail, she stands little chance at surviving enemy Specials. Wielding Guard greatly extends her survivability. The HP loss from Fury combined with Guard isn’t a problem, as Azura is usually only strong enough to beat one opponent per round anyway. If you’re looking for a budget choice, Wings of Mercy will give her a mobility boost and let her reach wounded allies much easier.

Atk Tactic or Odd/Even Atk Wave are her best C slot skills. Tactics are better in mixed teams, otherwise go for Odd Atk Wave. If she’s paired up with defensive units, Spur Def/Res works wonders and is a very good option for her.

Supportive Singer (Full Support)

Build by
Dancer's Ring+ (+Spd)
Alternate: Book of Shadows
A Fury 3
Alternate: Triangle Adept 3
Sing B Geyser Dance 2
Alternate: Wings of Mercy 3
Moonbow C Atk Tactic 3
Alternate: Breath of Life 3
IVs

+SPD / -HP or -DEF

SBreath of Life 3

Show Explanation/Analysis
  • Weapon: Dancer’s Ring+ (+Spd) / Book of Shadows

  • Assist: Sing

  • Special: Moonbow

  • Passive A: Fury / Triangle Adept

  • Passive B: Geyser Dance / Wings of Mercy

  • Passive C: Atk Tactic / Odd Atk Wave / Even Atk Wave / Breath of Life

  • Sacred Seal: Gale Dance / Breath of Life

Are you the kind of person who wonders why people bother to build refresher units offensively? Then this set is for you, as it maximises Azura’s ability to support allies with Sing. Thanks to Dance skills, Azura can boost up to three of her Sing target’s stats at once. This is a highly modular build, with many different choices based on user preference.

Dancer’s Ring is chosen for its Breath of Life effect, which enables Azura to take on a healing role if she chooses to attack her enemies. However, the Book of Shadows works well as a budget option. As for her A slot Skill Fury is the best general performer, but Triangle Adept is a very safe alternative that allows Azura to fight some colorless units well.

Where this set comes alive is in its choice of B, C and seal slots. Geyser Dance combined with Gale Dance allow Azura to buff an allies’ Speed, Defense and Resistance. And combined with an Attack buff in her C slot, she can provide buffs to all stats. Wings of Mercy is a very good alternative, especially if acquiring the rare Geyser Dance skill isn’t possible. Wings of Mercy is also better if you want to use Azura on your Arena or Aether Raid defense teams.

Atk Tactic or Odd/Even Atk Wave are her best C slot skills. Tactics are better in mixed teams, otherwise go for Odd Atk Wave. If she’s paired up with defensive units, Spur Def/Res works wonders and is a very good option for her. One option she has is to double down on Breath of Life, taking it in her C slot skill and seal to total +21 HP restored to allies. However, buffing Skills are still recommended, as they’re more reliable.

Strengths

Great at support teams, due to Sing.

Azura is one of a lucky few units with access to Sing or Dance. Sing allows Azura to sacrifice her turn in order to refresh another unit who has already acted that turn. It enables some powerful strategies and for many, makes battles easier. Having Sing also makes her a good filler fourth unit, when the other three slots are filled with core team members.

High Attack for a refresher unit.

Base 33 Attack is nothing to write home about, especially for a unit unable to get an Attack boon. But in Azura’s case, she’s already providing value through Sing: Her combat potential is just icing on the cake. The Book of Shadows is a great tome for her, helping to alleviate her statistical penalties and fight on even ground. Azura can build offensively to smash foes, although she’ll need some buff support to perform well.

Weaknesses

Low stat total weakens combat potential.

Azura’s most obvious weakness is her low stat total compared to other units. Her stats total 140, almost 40 points lower than Legendary Tiki or Halloween Myrrh. She simply lacks the raw stats to scrap with other units on an even footing. Azura’s 17/25 Defense and Resistance isn’t nearly enough to survive common neutral damage. And while she can fight well when supported, the same support offered to other mages will still produce better results. On Azura’s combat set, she must dedicate many Skills to offsetting this weakness.

Can fulfill two roles, but not on the same turn.

Azura’s biggest claim to fame is her dual role as both refresher and ranged attacker. The problem with this, is that Azura needs to use her turn to do both of these things. If Azura uses Sing on her turn, she won’t be able to initiate combat, and vice versa. Building her to fight on the enemy phase is also not a good idea due to her poor HP, Defense and Resistance.

Weapon Skills

Weapons SP Rng. Mt.
Wind
Green Tome Users Only
50 2 4
Elwind
Green Tome Users Only
100 2 6
Rexcalibur
Learns by default at 4 ★
Green Tome Users Only
200 2 9
Book of Shadows

Grants Spd+3. If unit is adjacent to an ally, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat.

Learns by default at 5 ★
Non-Inheritable skill.
400 2 14
Weapon Evolution
Weapon Upgrades
Weapon Upgrades

Support Skills

Support Skills Rng. SP
Sing

Enables target to take another action. Cannot be used on units with Sing or Dance

Learns by default at 4 ★
1 150

Passive Skills

Passive Skills SP Slot
Spd/Res Bond 1

Grants Spd/Res+3 to this unit during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.

Inheritable by all units.
60
A
Spd/Res Bond 2

Grants Spd/Res+4 to this unit during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.

Inheritable by all units.
120
A
Spd/Res Bond 3

Grants Spd/Res+5 to this unit during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.

Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 5 ★
240
A
Torrent Dance 1

If Sing or Dance is used, target also granted Res+3.

Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
50
B
Torrent Dance 2

If Sing or Dance is used, grants Res+4 to target.

Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
100
B
Torrent Dance 3

If Sing or Dance is used, grants Res+5 to target.

Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
Unlocks at 5 ★
200
B

Other Info

Origin
Fire Emblem Heroes

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