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Synergistic support pairings?

So we all know about common meme pairings like Hector/Zephiel, Eirika/Valter, Lucina/BLucina, Ike/BIke (all of which pair pretty nicely tbh), or even ones that don't, like Lucina/Masked Marth, Ike/Black Knight which I'm sure is coming soon, etc. But what about pairings specifically to augment characters' in-game performance? I have plenty of good units, but at a loss as to which way is best to pair many of them up. Starting off with a few I've done already:

Ephraim/Nino: This one is obvious. Eph gives her +13 with Sieg+Hone Spd+Rally Def/Res or Rally Def+Fortify Res 1 seal, THEN gives her the support bonus further enhancing her nuking potential. He also enjoys her bonus to further solidify his ability to clear/soften reds for her.

Elincia/Cherche or Minerva: mutual Goad Fliers is what I'm running on them, and whichever green partner you give Elincia serves to clear or significantly weaken blues, as with them gone she can clear entire maps with either a brute force deathblow build or +spd quad.

Lukas/Celica: A pairing I just created, my Lukas has a Blue BIke/Steady Breath build, and he nukes basically every non-green melee unit that attacks him on the enemy phase. That's where Celica comes in, as she's a player phase nuke that wipes every single green off the face of the earth. He also really appreciates all 4 buffs an S support gives, and since my Celica is +atk she loves the +2 spd in particular, and both run movement assists to help each other out. Didn't play Valentia so I don't know if this is thematically appropriate or not.

Sophia/Fae: An anti-meta pairing, my Raventome Bowbreaker Sophia sharts on Lyn, Bridelia, and any other bow users, plus most greens including green mages, Hector and BIke. My Fae isn't fully geared (just need to finish grinding feathers to give her Lightning Breath+), but she's a hard Reinhardt counter who can also function as solidly anti-blue, both freeing the rest of the team slots to not have to worry about the top 2 meta defining threats, and leaving only reds to be accounted for (easy enough). Sophia uses 3 out of the 4 stats buffed by ally support, and Fae utilizes all 4. It's also another thematically appropriate pairing, but that's mostly by accident :)

Ike/Soren: I've spoken about this before, but Raventome Soren takes out the main 2 threats to Ike (shakier on Brave Bow users, even with Bowbreaker), while Ike is strong enough to defeat or at least draw with virtually every non-blue. Also, obviously conceived of largely for the OTP husbando factor, otherwise Boey runs TA Gronnraven better.

What pairings have you guys found that synergize well? Some other units I'm wondering about in particular are Sonya, Julia, Delthea, BIke, BLucina, BRoy, Tharja besides Ephraim, etc.

Asked by CASantos1 year 3 months ago
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I like how you brought Ephraim and Nino, because I was actually considering pairing them up after getting Ephraim recently. I think I'll get around to it eventually, but I haven't been taking advantage of the new support system, with the exception of reaching S-rank Summoner Support with BLyn.

Edit: Someone apparently put these two together, thought I'd toss it in for humor.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FireEmblemHeroes/comments/721hd5/his_armor_blushes/

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On the topic of Lyn, she was the first unit I S Supported with another, that unit being Reinhardt (cancerous, I know). Since I run Goad Cavalry on mine, the potential +6/+6 offenses, especially when I have a Brave Bow+ equipped is just... Yeah.

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I would actually run Robin over Sophia with Fae, as he can stop sword users from killing Fae

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There's also a really broken pair, Brave Lyn and Reinhardt. They can support each other with the stat boost and hone buff. They are player phase monsters. Can basically solo some lunatic maps. Julia and Ryoma/Ike could work well since Ryoma/Ike has problems with Reinhardt and Nowi. Julia pretty much can patch up his weakness. Sonya works too, but Julia is better because of Naga. Ryoma/Ike could also work with Delta because of Dark aura and her weakness to greens.

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I have Mae and Hector. Mae will still get +2 in her stats due to Owl Tome, and two more points since Hector is beside her, so she gains a significant boost.

Mae has Draw Back and Hector has Pivot. It's a way for them to both position themselves better. Hector can take the front, and if both need to draw back, then may can drag Hector back, and Hector can Pivot away as well.

Mae will exterminate most red mages, and red threats in general, and Hector can jump in and take care of any greens Mae Might have trouble doing.

I also thought about giving Mae Ardent Sacrifice or Reciprocal Aid. Mae can reach Desperation, while Hector can retain his QR2 ability blessed by Armads, which would be a win for both.

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