Stefan (Lion-Branded Ally)



Stefan is a character appearing in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.

Stefan is a Sword/Infantry unit in Fire Emblem Heroes.

Stats
38/34/39/28/24

Skills
Sword: Vague Kati (Mt 16) - Grants Def+3. At start of battle, if (unit's Atk+Spd+Def+5) > (foe's Atk+Spd+Def) and foe is Laguz or uses sword, lance, or axe, grants Special cooldown+1 and inflicts Special cooldown charge-1 on foe. If (unit's Atk+Spd+Def) ≥ (foe's Atk+Spd+Def+5) and unit's attack triggers special, grants Special cooldown+1 and inflicts Special cooldown charge-1 on foe per unit's attack. (Only highest values applied. Does not stack.)

Special: Lion Astra (CD: 4) - Boosts damage dealt by 150%. If unit is adjacent to 2+ allies (including 1 Laguz ally and 1 sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, magic, or staff ally) and unit's follow-up attack triggers Special, boosts damage dealt by 300% instead.

Assist: Shove Away

A: Critical Spd 3 - Grants Spd+2. At start of battle, if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd+5, grants Atk+4 during combat.

B: Phantom Stat - If a skill compares exactly 1 of unit's stats to foe's or ally's stat(s), treats unit's stat as if granted +5. (SP 240. Requires Phantom Atk/Spd 1, Phantom Atk/Def 1, Phantom Atk/Res 1, Phantom Spd/Def 1, Phantom Spd/Res 1, or Phantom Def/Res 1.)

Design
Stefan has the same HP as he first appears with in Path of Radiance.

Vague Katti's Def+3 effect is ported from the original. As well, its Might is equal to the averaged might of its two appearances in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn (12 and 20, respectively). Vague Katti's other effects are synergistic with Stefan's highest stats and the Def+3 effect.

Stefan's special, Lion Astra, is similar to the effect of Astra as it appears in the series when not "nerfed" - prior to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, the skill always amounted to at least 5 attacks at full power (100% * 5 = 500%). The skill was first nerfed for Path of Radiance, where the skill when activating would amount to 5 attacks at half power (5 * 50% = 250%), which is roughly equal to the effect in Heroes, 100% (regular damage) + 150% (special damage) equaling 250%. The skill would return to the regular amount of damage for Radiant Dawn, but thereafter in the series the damage would always be halved. Within Heroes, if Lion Astra gets the heightened damage, the damage amounts to 500% (100% + 100% + 300%).