Let's talk about Gamepress' analysis on Walhart (and why you should stop sticking to the norm in builds)

Well, Wolf Berg and Flame Siegmund's effect have the same requirement, but they're fairly different. One gives +4 to stats and the other gives guaranteed follow-ups.

The only 'good' thing I can think of for Wolf Berg having innate Distant Counter is to give Walhart the ability to run a Vantage set. Get him to low HP, then proceed to Vantage-kill low HP/defense units with the additional attack buff from Wolf Berg.

Honestly, I prefer the stat buffs over innate Distant Counter. The last thing I needed was another unit with Distant Counter. He has a lot of attack and a lot of defense, so it's really not shocking that his weapon (along with various other weapons that didn't get the original effect) didn't get Distant Counter.

And yeah, I really don't understand the 2nd to last part. It was like the metaphorical cherry on top, but covered with absolute shit.

"He's not really good, but if there's ANY reason to promote him, it's because of his art."

LOL

I completely agree. And I’m about to go on a side tangent about King Chrom. It’s the same for him! Bad res. Can’t take hits from mages. If he can’t take hits from mages, why isn’t Bartre at the bottom of the tier list? King Chrom is strong, has decent Speed, great defense, and respectable Res. Why isn’t he at least Tier 3? Now, back to Walhart. He is much better than Xander and Camus IMO. You can give him DC and then he has his weapon bonus AND can Counter from far. Give him heavy blade at the seal. B and C can be flex. BAM. Walhart build that Xander and Camus can’t have.

I’m glad you put things into perspective at the end of your rant haha. GP is just a support website, so play the game in a way you enjoy it :)

Wow, his artwork is an advantage. What does that even mean and what's his artwork got to do with combat or building him?!

I honestly feel like Walhart can be a good unit even with mediocre stats. He's a glorified Frederick, yes, but he can be quite a beast on his own. Since Wolf Berg allows him to go full YOLO and gain stats for that he can be quite the challenge to face, even with magical units. I even created a setup for when i'll have him merged with both his copies (He should have 40 Def cause of Wolf Berg but the builder doesn't show that yet apparently). He can already deal with physical unit on his own, so making him a little bit tankier on the magical side with Distant Def 3 Seal he can be quite a nuisance

Agreed that you can and should build him if you like him, and he still has a niche to fill with the right build. But the tier placement seems fair compared to other axe cavalry. GP placed him in the same tier as freddy, who has very similar neutral stats but can boost and optimize with iv and merges. Only other higher axe cavalry is spring Alphonse who has a usable speed (with speed iv and merges) compared to Walhart who has no man's land speed that can't be dumped through iv. His unique weapon requires him to be unsupported by allies in the middle of enemy team, and even then the stat bonus does not make his speed usable for follow ups and therefore he has very little ORKO potential, which you would hope for out of this risky diving style. Basically high risk low reward. At least L! Ephraim gets a garunteed follow up, which will probably kill, and gives him the option of heavy blade galeforce, which mitigates the risk somewhat and gives him a viable playstyle (even then Ephraim is only tier 3 on GP).
TLDR build him if you like, he's not unusable
But the tier placement is fair relative to others of his class and colour
Doesn't have a really viable playstyle if using wolf berg
No iv and merges hurts a lot because his stats are poorly distributed (mainly speed)

It’s reason like this why I use the tier list for unit selections. I scroll to the bottom, look through the tier 6 and 7 list and pick from them instead of relying on top tier units to pull me through

Reading this drinking a good cup of ice coffee and been thinking, i wonder if any of these devs play FEH, ive already made walhart +1 5* and will main him in a cavalry team with some builds in mind making him better without DC. Out of teirs, he belongs at 3 at LEAST OR HIGHER.

I'm not even sure why I'm annoyed with GP, it's not like I expected much of them. But at least I wasn't the only one.

I feel like youtube and Q&A are better ways to find builds.

What I kinda feel is that GP, and some people, look at characters with obvious flaws and think they suck.
Sure Walhart gets blasted by mages, but 37 atk and 36 def alone are great enough.

Also, mobility in tanks seems to be underrated. Sure, tanks are enemy phase but mobility can keep a unit save.
And Walhart can use it to take down blue mages (and green/red ones with bonfire)