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Tier Rating
- Default
- Attack
- Special
- Injured
| Cordelia - Knight Paragon |
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Related Heroes
Hero Stats
Stat Variations
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Middle | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| High | 19 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | 36 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 22 |
| Middle | 40 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 25 |
| High | 43 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 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. |
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES |
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Speed is her best boon, being the best help towards her optimal Firesweep Build. Doubling foes is more important than hitting harder, as most of her damage comes in the second hit. However Attack is her second best choice, and just as good as Speed when it comes to Brave Lance builds. In comparison, the rest of her stats don’t matter at all.
Boons
- +SPD: Her most useful boon which gives her the most versatility. +SPD Cordelia can reach 38 Speed, which helps her to get Firesweep doubles or Brave Lance quads.
- +ATK: Her second best boon, +ATK makes her Brave weapon pack more of a punch with an additional 6 damage per initiation
Neutral
- DEF: Ideally, she should never take a hit from the enemy, which makes her already-low defenses worthless. However, if she must suffer an enemy attack, allowing her to keep neutral Defense would be in your best interests.
Banes
- -HP: HP is useless on Cordelia, as she does not want to be attacked. HP is worth offloading more then Defense in case she's ever attacked twice.
- -RES: Another stat that doesn't really matter much on her most effective builds.
Skill Sets
Offensive (Firesweep)
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Firesweep Lance+ | A | Heavy Blade 3 Alternate: Life and Death 3 |
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Reposition | B | Chill Spd 3 Alternate: Swordbreaker 3 |
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Galeforce Alternate: Moonbow |
C | Fortify Fliers Alternate: Goad Fliers |
| SP | 2,445 | S | Quickened Pulse |
- Preferred IV: +SPD / -HP or -RES
- Weapon: Firesweep Lance+
- Assist: Reposition / Flexible
- Special: Galeforce / Moonbow
- Passive A: Heavy Blade / Life and Death / Swift Sparrow
- Passive B: Chill Spd / Swordbreaker / Hit and Run
- Passive C: Fortify Fliers / Ward Fliers / Goad Fliers
- Sacred Seal: Quickened Pulse / Heavy Blade / Guidance
Cordelia's premiere offensive option is Firesweep. This is the set which allows her to quickly kill two enemy units in the very first turn, provided she can reach the enemy team (generally done through repositions). Unfortunately, the legendary '1 turn Galeforce' relies on Heavy Blade in her A slot and Quickened Pulse in her seal slot, meaning that a sacrificial Ike is in order if you want to unleash her full potential. If that kind of sacrifice is too much for you then your typical Life and Death or Swift Sparrow will perform just fine.
Heavy Blade is also dependent on her Attack, meaning that she's less likely to proc it at her base 50 attack. Therefore, this build should only be attempted if you have some way of increasing her Attack- be it through Support, Goad Fliers, Hone Fliers, merge levels, or even a basic Hone Attack.
Galeforce is reliant on 1 turn Galeforce procs- if you'd like more damage or are unwilling to give her a Heavy Blade A slot, then you may want to take a look at Moonbow instead. With Quickened Pulse, Moonbow will activate on her second attack for bonus damage. If you're going for more sustained fights then Heavy Blade as a seal might be more of an option, as it will allow Moonbow to activate on every other hit, rather than every third hit.
Ensuring doubles is absolutely vital for this build, and nothing helps her to ensure doubles like Chill Spd in her B slot, which reduces her fastest opponent's Speed by 7, essentially granting Cordelia +7 Speed every time she engages with the fastest opponent on the enemy team. For a more budget option, Cordelia can take Swordbreaker instead, since the units she has the most trouble doubling are sword units such as Ayra, Mia, and Hana. Hit and Run is an option to retreat if you're not using Galeforce- running Hit and Run with Galeforce is questionable as it positions you further away from the enemy team and limits your second-turn capabilities if you wanted to go on the offensive again.
Your choice of C slot is variable, though Cordelia absolutely does not need defensive buffs, so she's happy to freely give them out to her more tanky teammates in return for a valuable Hone or Goad fliers from them. Alternatively, you can stack Goad Fliers across your entire team for a large Atk/Spd boost.
Offensive (Brave)
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Brave Lance+ | A | Death Blow 4 Alternate: Life and Death 3 |
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Reposition | B | Hit and Run Alternate: Drag Back |
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Moonbow Alternate: Luna |
C | Fortify Fliers Alternate: Goad Fliers |
| SP | 1,800 | S | Quickened Pulse |
- Preferred IV: +SPD or +ATK / -HP or -RES
- Weapon: Brave Lance+
- Assist: Reposition / Flexible
- Special: Moonbow / Luna
- Passive A: Life and Death / Death Blow / Swift Sparrow
- Passive B: Hit and Run / Chill Spd / Drag Back
- Passive C: Fortify Fliers / Ward Fliers / Goad Fliers
- Sacred Seal: Quickened Pulse / Heavy Blade / Speed +3
A slightly cheaper but still very effective set. Brave Cordelia can be built to attack 2x or 4x, depending on your IVs and flier buffs. If you're using a +ATK Cordelia, then Death Blow/Moonbow/Quickened Pulse gives consistent upfront damage, allowing her to dish out big numbers on her first attack. A Heavy Blade seal should be considered for more regular Moonbow procs if you have flier buffs or if you're confident in her Attack numbers (she will hit 52 Attack unbuffed with Death Blow, 58 Attack with Hone Fliers buff).
If using a +SPD Cordelia, then Life and Death/Luna/Speed+3 is also an option. This raises her Speed to a natural 41 with her Brave Lance, allowing her to quad most slower units and activate a guaranteed Luna. This only improves with flier buffs, as she'll be capable of reaching 47 Speed.
The rest of her set is similar to her Firesweep build in utility, as she can incorporate Chill Spd to try and ensure quad attacks, or simply utilize Hit and Run to retreat back into her team after she's finished off an enemy unit.
Offensive (Slaying)
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Slaying Lance+ (+Spd) | A | Swift Sparrow 2 Alternate: Life and Death 3 |
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Reposition | B | Desperation 3 |
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Galeforce | C | Fortify Fliers Alternate: Goad Fliers |
| SP | 1,685 | S | Heavy Blade 3 |
- Preferred IV: +SPD / -HP or -RES
- Weapon:Slaying Lance (+Spd)
- Assist: Reposition / Flexible
- Special: Luna / Galeforce
- Passive A: Swift Sparrow / Life and Death
- Passive B: Desperation
- Passive C: Fortify Fliers / Ward Fliers / Goad Fliers
- Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade
Cordelia is also capable of utilizing a Slaying Lance build for something of a pseudo-brave set in utility. The idea here is to knock Cordelia into Desperation range in her first engagement, and then for every initiation afterward, she attacks twice, proccing her Heavy Blade seal for Luna damage on every initiation that she can double and proc Heavy Blade.
She doesn't have a retreat option with this build, so it's up to her teammates to get her out if she dives into enemy range, but this set allows for her to push for high Speed, high damage engagements which ultimately do more damage than the previous two builds, albeit at the cost of some survivability.
Introduction
Cordelia has long been the benchmark for melee physical attackers. In a meta where offensive units have traditionally been ranged units, Cordelia stands as one of the exceptions, alongside her flying brethren. Being able to fly lets her enjoy unparalleled movement and easily-applied class buffs, which can further her utility as a player phase nuking unit.
Her Speed and Attack combined can allow for some ruthless combinations, particularly when swapping out her weapon- Cordelia can run a myriad of builds well, the most notable being her Firesweep set. However, she can also keep her native Brave Lance for potential quads, or pick up Slaying Lance, Deft Harpoon, or even utilize Slaying Spear or Ridersbane if you're having issues with armor or cavalry emblem.
While her defenses aren't stellar, her high Speed generally means that she only needs to take one hit per exchange- this hit can proc a favorable Desperation, which can allow for pseudo-brave weapon utility while maintaining higher damage and additional effects. And finally, it's impossible to discuss Cordelia without talking about her top tier Firesweep set- with this set, she can easily wipe two enemy units off the map in turn one.
Strengths
Stellar offensive stats
Cordelia is tied with Tana and Elincia for having the highest offensive spread in the game on a flier. 35/35 attack and Speed enable a number of builds on her, many of which incorporate high-Speed player phase nuking.
This allows her to cut through foes easily, even other blues, and she can apply free damage to high-Defense greens with her Firesweep set if you need assistance in taking them down.
Flying class and weapon type give her strong offensive options.
Being able to fly is huge for Cordelia. She can soar over water, forests and mountains. This gives her a lot of extra attacking opportunities that melee units don’t normally have.
It also means she can use Hit and Run more effectively, as it is very likely she will be able to retreat backwards. She can also make use of the powerful Firesweep Lance, and take advantage of Flying class buffs. Thanks to their unrestricted aerial movement, Flying class buffs are very easy to apply compared to others.
Weaknesses
Weak defenses
Cordelia has relatively poor defenses and is unsuitable for receiving attacks. Her kit is designed to kill an enemy unit before they can retaliate- and if she can't, she's in trouble.
If she wields a Firesweep Lance, she will be unable to counterattack at all. Cordelia will sometimes need support from allies in retreating post-combat. However, Hit and Run combined with her excellent mobility allow her to mitigate most of the problem.
All of this generally means that she's a poor Enemy Phase unit and will not be able to reliably tank for you.
Team Options
Counters
Cordelia is adept at handling many threats, but due to her poorer defensive stats and her reliance on Player Phase utility, it's easy to catch her off guard.
- Steady Breath Users: Particularly axe users, these, such as Brave Ike, Sheena and Amelia can survive her attacks with ease.
- Debuffers: Cordelia's lower defensive stats leads her to being debuffed by ploy users easily, particularly from Gunnthra, Lute, Arvis, and users who may equip Chill Spd.
- Archers: Bridal Cordelia, Halloween Jakob, and Brave Lyn are a menace as always, threatening KO's on Cordelia's low Defense.
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Slaying Lance+ (+Spd) | A | Flashing Blade 3 |
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Reposition | B | Desperation 3 |
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Galeforce | C | Spd Ploy 3 |
| S | Quickened Pulse | ||
Whichever skill is listed first is best. Whatever is listed last is the last option. Whenever I do a build, I will base everything off of a 5 star level 40 base stat. And, as usual, it’s best +10 everything if u can. Most people cannot, so don’t worry.
Preferred IVs: +Attack or +Speed and -HP, -Def, or -Res.
Weapon: Slaying Lance+ Renfined with + speed or attack, Slaying Lance, Killing Lance +, Killing Lance, Brave Lance, Firesweep Lance.
Slaying Lance is the best as it will speed up the cooldown of Galeforce, and it has the highest might.(+14 attack) Refined with +speed she’s preeeetttyy good. Refined with +attack depends on wether you want Cordelia to have heavy blade or flashing blade.
Assist: I don’t care about this part, just give her reposition.
Skill: Galforce, or ather.
Really, the whole build is built around Galeforce, and she comes with it, so, yeah. But ather works as well, tho it’s harder to get.
A slot: Flashing Blade, or Heavy Blade.
Flashing is better if u decide to superbuff her speed, but heavy is better if u superbuff her attack. BUT, those ARE preeetty hard to get skills, and these builds WILL BE kinda expensive at times.
B slot: Desperation, Brash Assult, Hit and Run, Wings of Mercy, Escape Route
Desperation helps her bring her cooldown one OR TWO more turns, thanks to flashing/heavy blade. Brash Assult also will work, and it potentially does the same thing. Hit and Run is okay because Cordelia is fragile, and needs to get away ASAP. But, she’ll usually one shot units thanks to her cooldown seals and skills and weapons, and she’ll get another turn from Galeforce. And if she’s in trouble, then use a dancer! Wings of Mercy is really average, but let’s her get away as well. Escape Route is even worse, but still kinda works, since Cordelia’s not supposed to get hit.
C slot: Speed Ploy, Speed Smoke, Threaten Speed, Defense Ploy, Defense Smoke if there is even such a skill, and Threaten Defense.
Speed Ploy will let her double enemies and works pretty will. Same with Defense Ploy. Cordelia will hit harder.
Sacred Seal: Quickened Pulse, Speed +3, Attack +3, depending on preference.
Quickened Pulse will bring her CD down a turn permanatley, and the + speed/attack will help her, depending on which blade passive u have. (Heavy Blade = +attack, Flashing Blade = +speed.)
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Brave Lance+ | A | Life and Death 3 |
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Reposition | B | Drag Back |
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Galeforce | C | Goad Fliers |
| S | Quickened Pulse | ||
My Cordelia is usually used on a Flier Emblem team with Elincia (who she is partnered with) and NY Azura.
Quickened Pulse allows for her Galeforce to activate quicker.
Life and Death 3 allows for her to pack a great punch, with Brave Lance+ allowing her to pack it twice. Sadly, this lowers her Bulk which isn't great to begin with.
Drag Back allows her to run away from enemies after attacking and gets her closer to one of her teammates.
Goad Fliers allows her to buff her teammates.
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Brave Lance+ | A | Life and Death 3 |
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Reposition | B | Hit and Run |
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Galeforce | C | Hone Fliers |
| S | Initiate Seal Spd 3 | ||
I use this setup for Cordelia in my Flier Emblem team, but with minor adjustments it can be used outside of flier teams.
• Brave Lange+: Cordelia's base weapon. Even with the speed debuff, Cordelia's speed stat is good enough to quad most units
• Reposition: This has saved me countless times in my flier teams, especially my Corrin which I did a guide on. Great mobility. Ardent Sacrifice is used if running a quad set.
• Luna: Since Luna is a 3 turn cooldown, if Cordelia quads someone or will proc on the fourth hit (not like she'll need to because with buffs she does a lot of damage already.)
• Life and Death: Only reason it's not 3 is because I didn't want to promote a unit to 5* to use as fodder. Cordelia's defense stats are bad anyways so she isn't really affected by the stats loss. The Fortify Flier buff cancels the stats lost anyways. Cordelia isn't meant to be used as a bait
• Hit and Run: I used to think this skill was completely useless, why would you need to move away after combat if you kill your target. The answer is your don't want your unit to die, in Arena or Tempest Trials. Most defense teams you face in the Arena are teams with buff or movement assist skills so that their teams stay together making it hard to pick people off. With this skill and a reposition you can safely pick off enemy units and retreat for the next player phase to rebuff your fliers. Another option for Slot B if you are running a quad focused set is Desperation. When in this range she can attack four times in a row before her ppponent can answer back.
• Hone Fliers: Alreay provided an overview on flier buffs in my Cherche guide. Other option for C skill is Threaten Spd allowing her to Quad more units, works better with non flier teams.
Sacred Seal: Speed+1 helps in doubling opponents
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Firesweep Lance+ | A | Life and Death 3 |
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Reposition | B | Hit and Run |
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Galeforce | C | Goad Fliers |
| S | Heavy Blade 3 | ||
With Heavy Blade 3 being a seal now, you can run a galeforce firesweep lance build effectively. This build can run well on a non flier emblem team but really shines when paired with Hone and Goad Fliers. The C skill varies on what team you run her on.
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Slaying Lance+ (+Spd) | A | Fury 3 |
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Reposition | B | Desperation 3 |
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Draconic Aura | C | Fortify Fliers |
| S | Heavy Blade 2 | ||
Slaying Lance+ (+Spd) and Heavy Blade is the highlight of this build. With Cordelia's super high Atk and Spd (61/47 with Hone Fliers), she will almost always attack twice with Heavy Blade's effects, and as a result, her second hit will always trigger Draconic Aura, whether she's in Desperation mode or not. Galeforce is also a great special to consider, since she'll trigger it with just one round of combat. Another fun special is Dragon Fang, because it's possible to KO Hector with it! However, it'll only trigger if the enemy counterattacks when she's not in Desperation mode. Fury 3 can be swapped with Death/Darting blow if desired, and of course the C slot is flexible.
Weapon Skills
| Weapons | SP | Rng. | Mt. |
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Iron LanceLance Users Only
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50 | 1 | 6 |
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Steel Lance Learns by default at 3 ★ Lance Users Only
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100 | 1 | 8 |
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Brave LanceSpd-5. Attack twice when initiating combat.
Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Lance Users Only
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200 | 1 | 5 |
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Brave Lance+Spd-5. Attack twice when initiating combat. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Lance Users Only
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300 | 1 | 8 |
Special Skills
| Special Skills | SP | Turns |
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| Night SkyBoosts damage dealt by 50%.
Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
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100 | 3 |
| AstraBoosts damage dealt by 150%.
Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
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200 | 4 |
| GaleforceIf unit initiates combat, grants unit another action after combat. (Once per turn.) Unlocks at 5 ★ Inheritable by Sword, Lance, and Axe users only.
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500 | 5 |
Passive Skills
| Passive Skills | SP | Slot |
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Triangle Adept 1Gives Atk+10% if weapon-triangle advantage, Atk-10% if disadvantage.
Unlocks at 3 ★ Excludes Colorless Weapon Users.
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50 | A |
Triangle Adept 2Gives Atk+15% if weapon-triangle advantage, Atk-15% if disadvantage.
Unlocks at 4 ★ Excludes Colorless Weapon Users.
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100 | A |
Triangle Adept 3Gives Atk+20% if weapon-triangle advantage, Atk-20% if disadvantage.
Unlocks at 5 ★ Excludes Colorless Weapon Users.
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200 | A |
Pass 1Unit can pass through foes if its own HP ≥ 75%.
Inheritable by all units.
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50 | B |
Pass 2Unit can pass through foes if its own HP ≥ 50%.
Unlocks at 3 ★ Inheritable by all units.
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100 | B |
Pass 3Unit can pass through foes if its own HP ≥ 25%.
Unlocks at 4 ★ Inheritable by all units.
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200 | B |
Other Info
| Origin |
Fire Emblem: Awakening
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