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Hans Christian Andersen

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Tier
B

Caster
Max HP 8,484
HP Rank
Max ATK 5,758
ATK Rank
Base Atk1,021Base HP1,597
Max Atk 5,758 Max HP 8,484
Lvl 100 Atk 8,344 Lvl 100 HP 12,244
Lvl 120 Atk 9,827 Lvl 120 HP 14,399
NP per Hit (%) 1.66%
NP when Attacked (%) 3%
Star Absorption 48
Star Generation per Hit 10.8%

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Servant Skills

Human Observation A

Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Crit Damage + 10%13%16%19%22%25%28%31%34%40%
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

Available from the start

Human Observation A++

Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 turns).
Applies buffs to all party members depending on individual allies' alignments:
- [Good]: Increase Critical Star Drop Rate (3 turns).
- [Balanced]: Increase NP Gain (3 turns).
- [Evil]: Increase NP Strength (3 turns).
- [Other Alignments]: Increase Critical Strength (3 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Crit Damage + 20% 23% 36% 29% 32% 35% 38% 41% 44% 50%
Star Drop Rate + (Good) 30% 32% 34% 36% 38% 40% 42% 44% 46% 50%
NP Gain + (Balanced) 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20%
NP Damage + (Evil) 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20%
Crit Damage + (Other Alignments) 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20%
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

Upgrades after Rank Up 2. (Not available, ETA 7/2025)

Rapid Casting E

Increase own NP Gauge.

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Lvl12345678910
NP + 50%52.5%55%57.5%60%62.5%65%67.5%70%75%
CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

Unlocks after 1st Ascension


Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

The Little Mermaid's Love EX

Gain Critical Stars every turn for one ally (3 turns).
Increase NP Gauge every turn for one ally (3 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Star Regen + 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15
NP Regen + 5% 5.5% 6% 6.5% 7% 7.5% 8% 8.5% 9% 10%
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

Upgrades after Rank Up Quest 1.

Append Skills

Anti-Alter Ego (ATK Up)

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Alter Ego] class enemies.

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Lvl12345678910
Special ATK +20%21%22%23%24%25%26%27%28%30%

Class Skills

Territory Creation D

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 4%.

Item Construction C

Increase debuff chance by 6%.

Noble Phantasm

Märchen Meines Lebens C

Random chance to increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Random chance to increase DEF for all allies (3 turns).
Restore HP per turn for all allies (3 turns).

<Overcharge>

ATK effect increased (3 turns).
DEF effect increased (3 turns).
HP Restoration effect increased (3 turns).

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Märchen Meines Lebens

A Story Just For You

Rank Classification Hit-Count
C Anti-Personnel
Effect

Random chance to increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Random chance to increase DEF for all allies (3 turns).
Restore HP per turn for all allies (3 turns).

Level 1 2 3 4 5
60% 70% 75% 77.5% 80%
Overcharge Effect

ATK effect increased (3 turns).
DEF effect increased (3 turns).
HP Restoration effect increased (3 turns).

Charge 100% 200% 300% 400% 500%
20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Märchen Meines Lebens (Upgrade 1) C+

(Upgrade via Interlude Quest 1)

Random chance to increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Random chance to increase DEF for all allies (3 turns).
Restore HP per turn for all allies (3 turns).
Random chance to increase C. Star Drop Rate for all allies (3 turns).

<Overcharge>

ATK effect increased (3 turns).
DEF effect increased (3 turns).
HP Restoration effect increased (3 turns).
C. Star Drop Rate effect increased (3 turns).

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Märchen Meines Lebens (Upgrade 1)

A Story Just For You

Rank Classification Hit-Count
C+ Anti-Personnel
Effect

Random chance to increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Random chance to increase DEF for all allies (3 turns).
Restore HP per turn for all allies (3 turns).
Random chance to increase C. Star Drop Rate for all allies (3 turns).

Level 1 2 3 4 5
60% 70% 75% 77.5% 80%
Overcharge Effect

ATK effect increased (3 turns).
DEF effect increased (3 turns).
HP Restoration effect increased (3 turns).
C. Star Drop Rate effect increased (3 turns).

Charge 100% 200% 300% 400% 500%
20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

Assorted Info

ID 33
Cost 4
Gender Male
Growth S
Inst. Death Chance 30.00%
Damage Distribution Quick 33,67
Damage Distribution Arts 100
Damage Distribution Buster 100
Damage Distribution Extra 12,25,63
Damage Distribution NP

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Interlude Quests

Quest Requirements Reward
Interlude
Chapter Completion: London

Ascension: 2

Bond: 3

Rank Up 1
Chapter Completion: Fuyuki

Ascension: 4

Bond: 0

Skill 3 Upgrade

Rank up 2 (ETA: 7/2025)
Chapter Completion: Fuyuki

Ascension: 4

Bond: 0

Skill 1

✔ = Available ✖ = Unavailable

Ascension Materials

StageCostMaterials
2
15,000
3
45,000
4
150,000
Max
450,000

Skill Enhancement Materials

LevelCostMaterials
1 → 2 20,000
2 → 3 40,000
3 → 4 120,000
4 → 5 160,000
5 → 6 400,000
6 → 7 500,000
7 → 8 1,000,000
8 → 9 1,200,000
9 → 10 2,000,000

Append Skill Materials

LevelCostMaterials
1 → 2 20000
2 → 3 40000
3 → 4 120000
4 → 5 160000
5 → 6 400000
6 → 7 500000
7 → 8 1000000
8 → 9 1200000
9 → 10 2000000

Total Materials Required

Ascension
Skill
Append Skill
Asc + Skill
Total

Costume Dress Materials

Costume Cost Materials
April Fool's 0

Bond CE

Bond Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bond Pts Req. 4,500 20,000 2,500 2,500 10,500 80,000 330,000 260,000 250,000 300,000
To My Dear Friend

When equipped to Hans Christian Andersen only,
Increase Debuff Resist of all allies by 30% while on the field.

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Overview

“Of course I have no combat capabilities. I am, at my core, completely useless.”

The foul-mouthed author of the Little Mermaid may be a fan-favorite in terms of personality, but his stellar in-game performance earns him just as many fans. Bringing a plethora of powerful team support abilities, Andersen is a high-value Arts Servant who can fit in numerous setups and vastly improve the performance of the team well beyond what his rarity would suggest.

Andersen’s universal buffs perform well for any team, as his Noble Phantasm Märchen Meines Lebens provides three fundamental buffs that every Servant appreciates: Attack Up, Defense Up and Healing per Turn, as well as Critical Star Generation post-Interlude. However, he fits particularly well in Critical-based and Arts-based team compositions. With Human Observation providing a party-wide Critical Damage buff with excellent uptime, and Innocent Monster granting passive Star Generation, Hans can serve as a pivot for most Critical Damage Dealers to function seamlessly. After his rank up quest, his third skill additionally grants up to 10% NP Gauge per turn for 3 turns, totaling 30% NP Gauge for an ally, which can help facilitate an ally's Noble Phantasm for either damage, stalling, or support purposes.

Meanwhile, Rapid Casting ensures NP is highly accessible. With a triple Arts deck, an Arts Noble Phantasm and fantastic NP generation rate, Hans can also bring much-needed consistency, sustain and prominent NP spamming potential to any Arts teams. Even better, after his future Rank Up, Andersen’s Innocent Monster loses its Defense demerit and gains a powerful targetable NP generation per turn buff that truly cements his place as one of the best Supports in the game.

However, Andersen does have some apparent flaws that can hurt his usability. For one, his survivability is quite mediocre. His low rarity stats and the self-inflicted Defense debuff from Innocent Monster make him extremely frail if the Defense buff on his Noble Phantasm fails to trigger. Furthermore, his offensive potential is almost nonexistent, owing to his poor Attack stat and non-damaging Noble Phantasm. Last but not least, aside from the healing, each component of his Noble Phantasm has a chance to fail to trigger, meaning in some crucial situations Masters won’t receive the full benefits of his NP.

Overall, it cannot be denied that Andersen is a highly useful Servant, even with his flaws. His sheer versatility and competency are particularly amazing in many high difficulty situations, which warrants him a slot in any Masters’ rosters.

Gameplay Tip

Andersen’s Noble Phantasm greatly benefits from additional Overcharge levels, as all of the buffs it provides scale extremely well with Overcharge. To take advantage of this, it is highly recommended to consider using Andersen’s Noble Phantasm after another Servant’s Noble Phantasm to raise his Overcharge level.

This is particularly potent in Arts-based team, as using multiple Noble Phantasms during a turn occurs more frequently, and partly explains why Andersen is valued so highly in Arts-based set-ups. Do note that some Servants have even more valuable Overcharge effects, such as Tamamo no Mae, so it is up to the discretion of Masters to pick the right chain.

Masters can also raise Overcharge levels through Craft Essences such as Demonic Boddhisattva (albeit one time only) or Thomas Edison’s Concept Improvement skill, although these options are considerably more niche.

Strengths

Strong Support Potential for Critical-Based Teams

Andersen can serve as a multifunctional enabler for Critical Damage Dealers, bringing three highly desirable buffs to Critical-Based Teams: Critical Damage, Critical Star Generation and Passive Star Generation. All of his buffs also have fantastic uptime, with Innocent Monster and Human Observation only having 2 turns of downtime.

Good NP Generation

With a whopping 1.66% NP gen per hit in a triple Arts deck, a two hit Quick card, and a three hit Extra card, Andersen’s base NP generation is already fantastic. In addition, due to such a high NP generation per hit, starting any chain with an Arts card will improve that NP generation even more.. His performance is further improved by his Rapid Casting skill, providing an outstanding 75% NP charge instantly on a 6 turn cooldown when maxed. Using his Noble Phantasm repeatedly should not be a problem for Andersen, and with his Noble Phantasm being Arts as well, he acts as an excellent facilitator in Arts-based teams. Finally, after his Rank Up, Andersen even gains access to another way to boost NP gauges .

Strong Sustained Team Support

Most of Andersen’s team support effects are characterized by excellent uptime. Be it from his skills or his Noble Phantasm, they all last for 3 turns. Furthermore, with how easy it is for him to use his Noble Phantasm continuously, the buffs his NP grants can often be stacked, especially in Arts teams. With his Rank Up 3rd skill upgrade, he additionally enhances this stability by providing additional NP Gauge regeneration to a single ally. All in all, long fights are where Andersen can shine the most.

Weaknesses

Mediocre Survivability

Due to his low HP pool and the Defense demerit from his Innocent Monster skill, Andersen can be quite fragile under certain situations. After all, the sharp-tongued author has no hard survivability tools to avoid powerful Noble Phantasms or Critical Hits from bosses. The Defense buff and Healing over Time component on his Noble Phantasm do alleviate this issue somewhat, especially considering the spammable nature of his Noble Phantasm, but the defense buff can fail to trigger at a key moment. Generally Hans prefers access to some additional protection from other allies.

It is worth noting that after a future Rank Up, Innocent Monster no longer inflicts the Defense demerit. However, until then, Masters should time his Innocent Monster skill carefully to avoid a situation where he might get one-shot from a stray critical hit or focus fire.

Insignificant Damage Output

With a fully supportive skillset, non-damaging Noble Phantasm and poor base Attack, it is not a surprise that Andersen’s damage output is incredibly weak, even against Assassin or Berserker enemies. It is highly preferable that his cards only be used to facilitate Arts chains for the team to avoid losing too much damage.

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill Priority
Human Observation A

Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 turns).

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Crit Damage + 10%13%16%19%22%25%28%31%34%40%
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Rapid Casting E

Increase own NP Gauge.

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NP + 50%52.5%55%57.5%60%62.5%65%67.5%70%75%
CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
Innocent Monster D

Gain Critical Stars every turn (3 turns).
Decrease own DEF by 14% (3 turns). [Demerit]

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Lvl12345678910
Stars + 3455667889
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

All of Andersen’s skills should be leveled, as they scale extremely well per level, provide excellent support, are cheap, and benefit immensely from a lower cooldown. It is worth noting that after his Rank Up, his Innocent Monster skill will gain a significant upgrade, which pushes its value to rival his two other skills in term of priority.

  • Human Observation is excellent in any Crit-based team with its strong values and great duration. In most circumstances, it should be leveled after Rapid Casting, but if Masters prefer to run Crit-based team frequently, then it is worth prioritizing Human Observation for more damage.

  • Rapid Casting is a very simple but high-value NP battery skill. As most of Hans’ support comes from his Noble Phantasm, leveling this skill is a must. Generally, this skill takes the most priority as it scales very well with levels, and the reduced cooldown greatly improves Andersen’s NP spamming capacity.

  • At base, Innocent Monster is still a great skill for many Crit-based teams, providing a decent but not too impactful Star Generation for 3 turns at the cost of Hans’ durability. In the current landscape of the game, 9 Critical Stars per turn at max level is on the low side, and the defense demerit makes using it liberally dangerous. However, after his future Rank Up Quest, it gains an extremely potent targetable NP battery buff on an excellent uptime and no longer inflicts a demerit on him, turning this skill into a highly valuable skill for any team.

Craft Essence Recommendation

Andersen’s Craft Essence choices should focus on improving either his support capacity or survivability. As his cards are used solely to facilitate chains, he heavily benefits from passive generation stats, namely Passive NP Generation / Passive Star Generation. To immediately kick start his Noble Phantasm, Masters can also go for Starting NP Gauge, but past the first Noble Phantasm, these Craft Essences are essentially wasted and are not recommended for long battles. Craft Essences that grant him protection in the form of Invulnerability or possess high HP stats, are also strong options to help him stay on the field for longer. Last but not least, Healing Received / Healing Power are non-conventional choices that can help the team sustain better when used in conjunction with his Noble Phantasm.

  • Prisma Cosmos / A Fragment of 2030: Prisma Cosmos is the best Craft Essence possible to facilitate NP spamming on a Support, while A Fragment of 2030 provides a perfect addition to his Crit-based team support capacity.

  • Fox’s Night Dream / Chocolatier / His Rightful Place: These Craft Essences grant a mixture of Star Generation and NP generation that can help extend Andersen’s sustain .

  • Volumen Hydrargyrum: A very powerful defensive option for Andersen at the start of combat. Its effect and high amount of HP stats provide much-needed survivability to the otherwise frail Caster.

  • Devilish Bodhisattva: For short battles, the boost from Overcharge is pretty significant and can provide the immediate boost in performance a quest might need. 

  • Gentle Affection / Bitter Black / Maid in Halloween / School of Chaldea: A more unconventional approach to picking a Craft Essence for Andersen, providing him with either Healing Power or Healing Received can work well in prolonged battles where sustain is desirable.

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Other Info

Release Date Game Launch
AKA/Alias/Nicknames Little DIO
Country/Place of Origin Denmark
Illustrator Arco Wada
Seiyuu (CV) Takehito Koyasu
Series Fate/EXTRA CCC

Parameters

STR
E
END
E
AGL
E
MP
EX
LUK
E
NP
C

Profile

Character Info

One of the world's great three fairy tale authors.
"The Little Mermaid" and "The Little Match Girl" were known throughout the world.
Born in 1805, he died in 1875 from liver cancer.
He's known as one of the great three authors now, but during his life he suffered constant setbacks with frustrations and failure.

Profile 1

Height/Weight: 146cm, 39kg
Origin: History
Region: Denmark
Alignment: Lawful-Balanced
Gender: Male
"I know a fad when I see one!
At any rate, it's an easy way to finish a manuscript!"

Profile 2

He is a pessimistic, gloomy poet.
Because he hated his adult life, he takes the form of his younger self when he is summoned as a Servant.
"That's because I had the most talent when I was a kid!"
At least that's what he would desperately try to say.

Profile 3

Innocent Monster: D
Regardless of one's will or appearance, one will be represented as a distortion of the truth based on their reputation instead.
In Andersen's case, this takes the form of "Curses of the Readers."
His many readers believe him to be cold-blooded and heartless after reading one of his many tales.
As a result, he has the same wounds that the main characters in his stories have.

Profile 4

Human Observation: A
A skill which allows understanding through observing people.
It's not just normal observation. He can deduce the lifestyles of people he doesn't even know the name of, including their life histories and likes/dislikes.
This skill also requires unparalleled ability to memorize everything.
Andersen is knkown to be a pessimist, not because he rejects everything, but because he understands everything.
He may be only capable of telling stories, but that's why, more than anyone, there's sincerity in his tales.

Profile 5

[Märchen Meines Lebens]
Rank: C
NP Type: Anti-Personnel
A Story Just For You.
A manuscript of Andersen's autobiography, "The True Story of My Life."
By writing an observed target's ideal way of living and being into a book, he can enhance the observed target into their "Ideal Self."
That is, if he ever finishes the book.

Profile 6

He remained single throughout his life even after his fame.
According to one theory, there was an individual he grew fond of, but due to his pride and a complex about his own appearance, he was never able to act on those feelings.
He died at 70 from liver cancer.
It is said he died holding a letter from his first love that he always kept with him.

Voice Lines

Battle Start 1 Time for work? Right then, I'll take my break.
Battle Start 2 Don't set your expectations too high.
Skill 1 Wonderful. I'll embellish it a tad.
Skill 2 Gerda's tears, melt this heart.
Command Card 1 Yes, quite.
Command Card 2 Good, good.
Command Card 3 Now then.
Noble Phantasm Card This is the deadline, huh... Well then.
Attack 1 Hah!
Attack 2 Boring.
Attack 3 Seriously?
Extra Attack I cannot bring myself to look at such a mess!
Noble Phantasm Allow me to pen the story of your life.
I will call it...
"Märchen Meines Lebens!"
Damage 1 I saw it just seconds before the deadline!
Damage 2 Nghh?!
Incapacitated 1 This is hard to put words to...
Incapacitated 2 I am much averse to physical labor...
Victory 1 Finished already? Well this won't suffice...
Victory 2 Well that's that. Time for a break.
Level up I don't seem to have grown in height at all!
Ascension 1 There certainly are all sorts of cultures, jeez.
Ascension 2 My writing hand does seem to move faster.
Ascension 3 Enough with all the work! Give me a break!
Ascension 4 Done! This is just what I imagined as the perfect workplace for myself!
Why do you look so surprised? As a writer, I must keep up with the trend!
Bond Level 1 Enough boasting. Get to work. That way I can kick back!
Bond Level 2 I'm sure you've noticed by now, but I hate people. Don't even bother asking why.
Bond Level 3 Love and passion are both humanities greatest faults and saving graces... But not this time.
Whoever is behind this must be a monster without love, yet with more dreams than others.
Bond Level 4 Hmm. You know, I get everything I want the moment I want them.
You must really be good at your work, Master.
Bond Level 5 Allow me to write your story.
It'll be written for kids, but, sometimes a youthful adventure is nice.
Conversation 1 Not going out to fight are we? I need something to write about.
Conversation 2 Go on. Work me as much you like, Master.
Conversation 3 You are the publisher and I am the author. Is there any relationship better than this?
Conversation 4 Well, well if it isn't the great theater master with the turbulent career.
Has anyone told you your life is much more dramatic than any of your plays?
Likes Heaven? Why that's the instant work is over, you fool!
Dislikes Hell? Why that's the whole work day, you monster!
About the Holy Grail The Holy Grail? No one is actually going to wish for happiness for all. If you're gonna stew over lies like that, I'd rather a nice warm stew.
During an Event There's an event going on. Be sure to get right on it.
Birthday Happy birthday! Why don't you treat me to a pint?
Summon I am a third-rate servant, Andersen.
Just throw me in the corner of a bookshelf.

Valentine's CE

Availability

Non-Limited - Available in the general summoning pool.
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