Frederick

Maximum Power

With this build your making use of a +spd nature. **If you have another boon you can use that too, you only need to replace desperation with vantage/renewal.** If Slaying Axe+ is a too expensive choice, you could also use Hammer+ because it has the same might, the only difference is that SA+ gives you a cooldowncount +1 and Hammer+ is effective against armored units. If you really don't want to run Fury, you can replace it by atk/spd +2 or spd +3 or darting blow or swift sparrow.

This set allows Frederick to be a super-offensive unit, but also to be enormously tanky against physical attacks. Slaying Axe+(spd) is preferred to boost the high attack of frederick with its 14 mt. but also to give frederick more spd so he doesn't get doubled by most units and can double a lot himself without the help of a Brave Axe+, so his attack and spd doesn't get decreased. For the A slot Frederick prefers Fury 3, because of his big HP-pool and so he can get quicker in the desperation/vantage range ánd to boost his spd and attack to even higher levels. For the B slot you can choose desperation if you have a spd boon or darting blow in your a slot, but with another boon vantage or renewal suits him better. His C slot is quite flexible; you can run threaten spd for more doubles, fortify/hone cavalry for your horse emblem-team or something else that fits your team the most.

Frederick stats lines allows him to be a good damage dealer or physical wall given the proper equipment , this build is focus on boosting his defense without sacrificing his offensive presence on both enemy and player face.

Fury improves his overall performance ,´ is a cant go wrong´ as long you kept in mind that he will need consistent healing for quick riposte sake`s.

Quick riposte make wonders letting go nuke against the blues and greens and even some physical reds on enemy phase, if they are fast enough to double, then the it will go as follow:

Enemy attacks>Frederick responses>Enemy again>Frederick activates Luna
With Close defense as the S skill ,his already decent defense almost hits the 50 without any sort of buffs, meaning he wont go down easily and will most likely take down physical blues and greens going his way; if the enemy cant double, then you have Luna charged up for the next turn.

Slaying hammer is meant to increase Frederick coverage while keeping a good source of damage regardless of who initiates the battle , slaying axe is a good option too but it might affect the tempo of his special activation, since Luna will be ready to use on 2 turns it means that on quick riposte retaliation he may overkill the enemy and reset the charge without taking much advance of it, this can be fixed by piking a 4 turns charges special ,since it will go down on 3 thanks to the weapon properties , but keep in might that a Hammerderick with Luna is an Armour worst nightmare since they good defense gets cuts off by a half and will have to take on his over 50`s attack.

C spot is flexible , Frederick does well both in and out of Calvary teams, horse emblem skills are preferred only if he has at less one partner so they can buff each other, in case you wont use other Calvary in the squad, a few advises:

-His hp, while decent, is not high enough for a consistent use of panic ploy
-The Threats skills decently , no greatly, why? Frederick non-existent resistance and below average speed means he need to be careful baiting more than he can chew into his range, also remember that this skills work only on 2 spaces, so either you use on archers or physical enemies that, unless they are red, are gonna be really damage after the battle;over killing it when you can act again. No, don't even think of baiting mages.

-because of the above, smoke skills are better since they let you decrease the stats of distant foes without having to engage them directly , but its not very available and wont change Frederick performance vastly.

The most destructive duelist I've built for Horse Emblem, Frederick shatters any green and blue unit unlucky enough to have low Def or HP with a combined Brave Axe+ and Fire Boost. While the usual consensus is for Death Blow to be taken over Fire Boost, the latter allows Frederick to be a relevant threat during the enemy phase as well as the player phase- especially when paired with a strong Recover+ healer.

Drag Back is taken to preserve his HP after finishing combat so that the enemy team cannot rush in to take him out, alluding to guerrilla tactics and keeping the Polite Knight safer from harm. The HP+5 Sacred Seal allows Fire Boost to activate more often, especially in the current meta.

4* +3. Defensive build to suit my personal IVs. Atk and Spd are also good banes, preferably at 5* for the latter due to a +4 boon. If working with an Atk/Spd boon Frederick, a different strategy can be employed (see below).

With Atk boon, Brave Axe +, Death Blow, and Drag Back become much more viable options. Similar build and playstyle to Cherche.

With Spd boon, Renewal can be used to add to his overall longevity, and his weapon and special would be most effective as Hammer+ and Bonfire, respectively. This would allow him to naturally double his foes (under the normal conditions of Cavalry buffs) while at the same time gaining effectiveness against armoured units and a periodic heal.

A fairly typical Brave Axe build for the best axe cavalry. Attack +3 is used over Death Blow in part because of availability and cost, but also because Frederick is capable of taking a melee hit easily and Death Blow wouldn't aid in that scenario. Fury is only partially effective, so to speak, since his Speed and Resistance are so low that +3 would be irrelevant.