Lex

Weapon: Goddess Axe

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Luna / Sol

Passive A: Distant Foil / Sturdy Stance 2 or 3 / Distant Counter

Passive B: Lull Atk/Def

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Preference

Sacred Seal: Mystic Boost / Atk/Def Solo / Mirror Stance / Distant Def

• Lex finally joins Fire Emblem Heroes as one of the best options for an Axe cavalier available, especially considering his low rarity.
• Lex’s Goddess Axe is the main source of his power, giving him guaranteed follow-up Attacks on either phase and a considerable Defense boost, at the cost of a Speed and Resistance penalty. While the Speed penalty is fairly meaningless as Lex is already unlikely to perform follow-up attacks against most foes due to his low base Speed, Lex’s terrible Resistance severely hampers his defensive prowess against magic users.
• Because of his severe magic weakness, Distant Foil is a decent option over Distant Counter for once, giving Lex more Attack and Defense while giving him the ability to counterattack Daggers and Bows, enemies that Lex will have significantly less trouble taking hits from. He can also opt for a Stance skill such as Sturdy Stance, but this forsakes his ability to counterattack at range entirely, which isn’t ideal. Distant Counter can also work, but one would need to invest considerably in Lex’s Resistance so he doesn’t get slaughtered by the first mage he sees.
• Lull Atk/Def is one of Lex’s best B slot options for general defensive purposes, giving him a stat advantage on both phases and buff negation for the foe’s Attack and Defense.
• Pulse Smoke is a standard C slot choice for Enemy Phase units, but budget options such as Atk Smoke work equally well.
• Finally, Lex can make good use of most typical defensive sacred seals(Mystic Boost, Stances, Distant Def, etc), and which is used is largely up to preference.

Weapon: Goddess Axe

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Luna

Passive A: Distant Counter

Passive B: Vantage

Passive C: Def Smoke / Joint Drive Atk / Preference

Sacred Seal: Atk/Def Solo / Fierce Stance

• Lex is a great user of Vantage due to his dual phase brave weapon. Coupled with his high Attack, Lex can take out swarms of foes before they can even move, although Lex has great difficulty setting up against mage filled team compositions.
• Distant Counter and Vantage are necessary to give Lex the ability to counterattack as many foes as possible and attack first when his health is less than 75% respectively.
• Def Smoke reduces the Defense of foes within 2 spaces by 7 after combat, giving Lex another boost to his Enemy Phase damage output. Joint Drive Atk is a more expensive alternative that serves a similar purpose, although it also gives Lex some supportive utility.
• Finally, Atk/Def Solo and Fierce Stance both boost Lex’s Attack further, although Atk/Def Solo also gives Lex some extra defense at the cost of a positioning requirement, while Fierce Stance is only active during Enemy Phase, but is otherwise unconditional.