Alfonse

Check this out, realest ones: Iceman Alfonse. He's finally here. He's got the potential to reach a nice 44 Res while having 62 attack. He's the real iceman, don't sleep on this boi. When he's taken just a lick of damage, he'll jump up 6 tiers in the blink of an eye. I'd like to see your silly "blue mage nukes" take a chunk out of this thicc boi. You can't, it's impossible. If you think this isn't optimal, just wait and see. I bet you Gamepress will be on my doorstep asking to use this set. I'll probably say yes.

Anyways, I should explain what everything is there for. Folkvangr (I'm not putting the accent) is Res refined for those 4 juicy points of Res, and the innate Brazen Atk/Def effect synergizes well with the iceman's repertoire. Reposition is just a really good skill, and it even works with Def/Res Link. Iceberg is what makes him the iceman in the first place, and at full power they hit harder than that iceberg hit the Titanic. You'll know what I'm talking about if you're a real one. Brazen Atk/Res syncs up with his weapon's effect for extra power all around. Def/Res Link is what makes this all work, because +6 to his already e x t r a t h i c c defenses will rock worlds. Even Spd Wave can improve his awful Spd marginally. It still sucks, just not as much. Fortress Res 3 is just +5 Res. Nobody cares.

All in all, Alfonse is the realest of icemen, and you cannot go wrong with this set. Well, unless you didn't get any of the fodder you need, in which case, sucks to be you. Guess you'll never taste the power of the iceman.

This Alfonse build aims to capitalize on the very powerful Brazen Atk/Def 3 effect Fólkvangr gains after refinement with the new update. Sporting a good defense value of 41, 45 on enemy initiation, and 52 if under 80% health, Alfonse can take hits from axes and swords, especially with swordbreaker in the B slot. This build mainly looks to take just enough damage to get put under 80% from enemy initiation, and hit back with a massive Ignis. The Triangle Adept refinement can be used in place of a +Def refinement to improve his effectiveness against greens, though it reduces the nuking potential of Ignis and his bulk against reds, and possibly even blues.
(Though it is not shown, Fortress Def is used in the seal slot)

An alternative build can use Guard in the B slot and Quick Riposte in the Seal slot. That will reduce his defense by 5, however will give him a more favorable matchup against units who fire off specials in one combat, such as Karla.

A fairly low cost build that makes Alfonse a tough physical wall in Brazen range. Savage Blow could be replaced with Atk Smoke to help his survivability or Def Smoke if you feel like making this cost more. Consider replacing Quick Riposte with Close Defence for a better wall.

Once he gets into Brazen range, he has +14 atk/def, bringing him to a solid 65/50 atk/def with the refine. The efficiency refine is not really worth grabbing unless it fits into your team, since Alfonse has respectable attack.

This build is meant to make Alfonse into a big threat in Arena as a bonus unit with the upcoming changes.

Starting off with his new refine, He is getting Brazen Atk/Def in all of them, so Def is the best option here, as it will increase his defense to 36 and he becomes capable of tanking some hits combining it with his solid 48 HP after the refine.

Assist skill can be anything wou want, as it does not influence anything on the rest of the build.

Now its where he gets interesting,when hit for the first time he'll take some damage putting him into double Brazen range, and he reaches a staggering 50 Defense, and a amazing 65 Atk. Also, he'll be in Wrath Range, meaning his Special will have +10 flat damage on top of it, making the last part of this build really important. With his low speed, he won't be able to double his opponent and thus his Moonbow will be charged to the next turn, where he'll be on Wrath range. The next turn, you can kill off a enemy just by using his empowered Moonbow, and you'll have a enemy team Atk Smoked, making his enemy phase devastating from this point on, and having a Moonbow proc every enemy engagement on you.

My man Alfonse finally got a refine, which means a hell of a lot of new sets for this bad boy. This set right here is for dealing with all your Green and Red problems in Arena. Fólkvangr (Triangle Adept) is an amazing weapon, giving him the Brazen Atk/Def 3 effect and the Triangle Adept effect, allowing him to become a physical tank of unknown proportions when under 80% HP. The reason I chose Close Def 3 over Steady Breath was to deal with green dragon units such as Myrrh and Fae, who Alfonse can easily take on with his abilities. The rest of the build is fairly simple: Swordbreaker to deal with Reds, Quick Riposte to deal with speedy units, and Bonfire for a 3 turn special that takes advantage of his powerful refined weapon. If you’re going for max arena score, replace Close Def with Steady Breath (or Warding Breath if you feel Fólkvangr’s passive gives enough Def) and run Aether for recovery. Swordbreaker can also be replaced by Wrath to give specials a bit more of a kick, but it leaves Alfonse vulnerable to units such as Karla, Mia, and Ayra.