Odin

Remember when I said that H! Nowi was laslow's best support? Well, I was wrong. She may be really good support for the unit, but maybe I understimated Odin's capabilities due to his lack of stats and not having an effect like the one Nowi's grimoire has. However, we are not going to talk about what Odin lacks (stats basically) and we are going to talk about why Odin is Laslow's best partner in crime.

Odin's grimoire is what makes this unit be such a wrecking ball. He has the effect of atk/spd link built in his tome, which works great with Laslow's blade, but not only that, his refine allows him to boost his attack in combat based on the ammount of buffs the unit has (basically, a blade tome effect). Due to this, we'll run him with Def/res link, to have an omnyboost in any skill, but also with his prf A skill, bonus doubler, This allows him to turn his weak atk stat into quite a nuker level atk.

As for his C skill, I have decided to run Atk/Res menace (though my original plan was to run him with inf. hexblade, I felt that since Laslow will be supported also by H!Nowi, it would work better if he was the one running Sorcery blade as a seal).

And for his seal, Distant Def 3 is a good option for him, after all, he will be always adjacent to Laslow to trigger his Sorcery blade, meaning he might have trouble with the enemy ranged units. This will give him +6 def/res against those units (unluckily, that will not be doubled by the bonus doubler since it's a battle bonus, or to put it other way, non-visible buff).

Odin needs to stay alive to support Laslow, as such, he needs a way to keep himself healthy. Sol is his best bet (because let's face it, he won't be able to survive for an aether probably, unless he gets more boosts from other units like H!Nowi or any link skilled partner). And for his assist skill, any positional assist you see fit works, but depending on which positional assist you run, you'll be forced to change your playstyle to fit with the build.

I call this one the Chad Odin build. Thanks to his weapon and B Skill, he gets to have Spectrum Link for the most part and him with Pivot not only gives him those bonuses but also puts him into battle easier. The A slot is interchangeable but since his attack is kind of sucky, Bonus Doubler would help for offense as well as Life and Death. Though Close Counter is also an option for enemy/mixed-phase. Res Smoke is to help ensure he can kill and the seal is Atk/Spd 2 to get both of those up. He retains Blue Flame from his old days as a lightning fast swordsman for extra crit bonuses, though Glimmer could also fit here as well and is probably more reliable anyway.

Odin's refined grimoire is now easier than ever to utilize, as Def/Res link is available for free from tempest trials Sigrun, so here's an optimal support build that is now much lower cost.

The weapon is obvious: refined odin's grimoire. This gives Odin more Mt, no cooldown penalty on specials, and Atk/Spd link. This is half of a combo with his B slot that gives him and one target +6 to all stats.

For the support skill, swap and reposition are both good, and are up to personal preference. It is important to take a movement skill here, though, as his kit depends on it, so keep that in mind.

For his special, moonbow is fine and doesn't really need altered, although glimmer and luna are both options.

His A skill is fury, which helps shore up his lackluster stats, and compounds with his link skills to give him +9 to all stats after a buff. Fury 4 is optional, and honestly not that necessary for Odin, so spend it somewhere else. Brazen Atk/Spd is worth considering for even more patches to odin's offenses, but fury will suit him better more often than not, as it combines offense and defense.

For Odin's B, this is the crux of his build: Def/Res link combos with his weapon refine to grant Odin and one ally +6 to all stats when either of them use a movement assist on each other. This is NOT restricted to movement types like hone skills, and Odin can grant full +6 buff to all stats at once to any other unit in the game, making him a support unit that is nearly unmatched for versatility. This is honestly the only reason to use him, so no other B slot should be considered; and since it is now available for free from tempest trials Sigrun, there's never been a better time to build an Odin.

For his C, there are a few other support options, the best of which support nearby infantry. Inf. Hexblade can grant nearby infantry allies some extra atk/speed and adaptive damage, while Infantry Pulse can lower infantry allies' special cooldowns as long as their HP is less than Odin's. Odin has pretty good HP, so this isn't hard to accomplish. If you want another way to lower friendly infantry units' cooldowns, Infantry Rush is another good choice, as it gives infantry units within 2 spaces heavy blade. The easiest of these to acquire is infantry pulse, so go with that on a budget. Really though, there are a number of support options here, such as drive skills, so go with what your team needs.

For his seal, Atk/Spd bond is a solid choice to patch up his offense, as he will be near allies often to fulfill his support role anyway. Brazen Atk/Spd is another option that has different activation requirements but does a similar job. Close or Distant Def are both other options to improve survivability if that's more of a concern, but this build wants the option to use Odin offensively if the need arises, as even though his base Atk is garbage, he deals 24 true damage due to his bladetome after his link skills have buffed him, so he's not a complete slouch in combat.

All in all, Odin is pretty easy to build on a budget now, and should be considered as a supporter on any team that could use a free +6 omni-buff to one of their units.

(This Odin is currently 40+2 with 5 Dragonflowers)

Odin was once considered one of the worst units in FEH, due to his very low attack, with it being the 2nd lowest in the game. However, with his refinement, which was introduced back in September of 2018, he has turned into a potential force to be reckoned with.

Let's face it: His base kit isn't that great. Defiant Atk is okay, since Odin has pretty good HP, but there are way better A skills for him to learn. R. Tomebreaker is something that he can benefit from, if going up against a unit that has a base speed higher than his (34 without a boon or a bane), and if the unit doesn't kill him. There are better B skills for him to learn, since without R. Tomebreaker, he can still double a good amount of red units.

For his skills, I recommend:
- Refining his Grimoire for Atk/Spd Link 3 (+Eff)
- Bonus Doubler as an A skill (From Nah or Legendary Roy)
- Def/Res Link 3 from Bridal Sanaki or Summer Laevatein
- Distant Guard 3 From Laegjarn, Legendary Lucina, Caineghis, or Summer Lyn
- Atk/Spd 2 Seal

Refining his Grimoire for Atk/Spd Link 3 is better than refining it for any other stat, because when skills like Swap, Reposition, Smite, Shove, Pivot, etc, are used on him, or if he (Odin) uses any of those passive skills, Odin and the unit that used the passive skill on him will get Atk/Spd+6 for that turn. If he has Def/Res Link, He'll get a boost in those stats as well (Def/Res+6) when a passive skill is used on him, or if he uses a passive skill on a unit. Bonus Doubler is triggered when the Link Skills are active on him, which gives him Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 DURING COMBAT, ALONG SIDE THE OTHER BONUSES. Distant Guard is there to help protect allies that are near him, since they will gain Def/Res+4 during combat, if the allies are within 2 spaces of Odin. Since he's heavily reliant as a support unit, I gave him Distant Guard because it is more so used as a support skill. For the Seal, I gave him Atk/Spd 2 because I felt like the seal would make him into more of a potent force.

You've come a long way from being one of the weakest units, to being one of the best support units that isn't a healer. Congrats, Odin.

This is a pretty standard Odin build, and it really synergizes well with the newly minted Nah. Odin’s Link skills activate Nah’s bonus doubler, while Nah’s native Infantry Breath helps Odin Fire off more specials. Infantry Breath’s requirement of having an ally adjacent makes Blue Flame a no brainer for Odin, further helping him rack up much needed damage. Spur stacking will further help Odin and his allies, but Spur Att/Spd is preferred in his ally’s seal slot, as Odin needs all the Attack and Speed he can get.