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*22 <small>(Part II)</small>

|height=177 cm (~5'9")

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|startingclass=[[Noble]]

'''Linhardt von Hevring''' (pronounced: {{IPA|'lɪnhɑrd vɒn 'hɛvɹɪŋ}}; Japanese: {{hl|リンハルト＝フォン＝ヘヴリング|Rinharuto fon hevuringu}} ''Linhardt von Hevring'') is a playable character appearing in {{FE16}}. He is a student at the Officers Academy and a member of the [[Black Eagles]].

Linhardt is the son of the Earl of Hevring. He and [[Caspar]] met each other in their youth and became friends. In 1180, Linhardt enrolls in the Officers Academy at [[Garreg Mach Monastery]] and joins the [[Black Eagles]], studying and fighting alongside them.

Linhardt is a starting playable character for the Black Eagles route and Cindered Shadows, a recruitable unit on the Blue Lions and Golden Deer routes and a recurring enemy should he not be poached during Part I.

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Linhardt is the quintessential healer of the [[Black Eagles]] and accordingly excels in a supportive role rather than a combat-oriented role. In being a healer, he has good growths in [[magic (stat)|magic]] and [[resistance]] and an excellent array of [[white magic|faith]] spells while having low growths in [[HP]] and [[strength]]; his [[defense]] growth is low but is surprisingly decent for a magic-focused unit. With a C-rank in faith, Linhardt gets the essential [[Physic]] spell which allows him to support when far from the frontlines, so as to not expose himself to a risk of dying. Since Linhardt starts with a D+ in faith, he can get access to Physic as early as [[Familiar Scenery|Chapter 2]] if you make his sole skill goal faith and give him tutoring in it, meaning he can excel as a support unit very early on. Upon achieving a B-rank, Linhardt gets [[Restore]] which allows him to cure the [[rattled]] status when allies get hit by enemy [[gambit]]s, enabling them to move again. And finally, with an A-rank, Linhardt gets access to the coveted [[Warp (staff)|Warp]] spell. Even in a casual playthrough, the Warp spell is immensely useful, especially in the late game of the Crimson Flower route which has a lot of difficult terrain that drastically slows down infantry and cavalry units. In addition to having a varied pool of support options, Linhardt's [[black magic|Reason]] spell list, while somewhat average compared to the other mages, is also quite good, consisting of [[Wind (tome)|Wind]], [[Cutting Gale]], [[Excalibur]], [[Fire (tome)|Fire]], and [[Bolganone]]. The wind spells are all comparatively [[weight (weapon)|lightweight]] and have high hit rates, the latter of which is boosted by Linhardt's good growths in [[dexterity]] and [[luck]], meaning that Linhardt can deal reliable chip damage in addition to healing allies. However, despite this, Linhardt still makes for a poor frontliner and should chip with the [[Caduceus Staff]] or [[Thyrsus]] equipped when possible as they boost his max range by one and two respectively, decreasing the chance he will be attacked on the enemy phase. Because Linhardt lacks any strengths or budding talents in weapons, he does not learn any unique [[combat art]]s, which prevents him from providing any reliable combat utility that does not involve magic spells, such as dealing high amounts of magic damage with [[sword]] arts ([[Hexblade]]/[[Soulblade]]). This also means that he cannot easily take advantage of acquiring a physical class certification just for a boost in his strength base in order to alleviate the weight of his spells and weapons. Another of Linhardt's weaknesses is the missed potential of his personal skill, [[Catnap]], which restores his HP by 10% when he uses the wait command. The skill is not worth activating as it heals two HP at base and will heal four HP at most which means the skill heals less than a [[vulnerary]]. Moreover, Linhardt will almost always have something better to do than simply waiting, whether it be healing an ally or using [[Draw Back]] or [[Reposition]] to adjust allies' positions. If for any reason Linhardt is equipped with any HP-based skills such as [[Vantage]] or the Defiant skills, the self healing can backfire against him if engaged in combat.

Since Linhardt has some of the best faith spells in the game and is ill-suited for the frontlines in terms of stats and weapon proficiencies, Linhardt is best following a magical promotion path. The path best suited to capitalize on Linhardt's support capabilities is [[Monk]] to [[Priest]], ending at [[Bishop]]. If you want Linhardt to solely heal your units and avoid combat as much as possible, it is preferable to stop at Bishop instead of moving on to the master tier classes as the Bishop provides the pinnacle of White Magic support; Linhardt is somewhat more limited when it comes to promoting to master tier classes due to the fact that his offensive growths and skill proficiencies are slightly lackluster compared to the other units geared towards magic; the only master class that completely lines up with his skill proficiencies is the [[Gremory]], but that class is unavailable to him due to being locked to female units. As such, the only magical master-tier classes that he has available to him are [[Holy Knight]], [[Dark Knight]], and [[Mortal Savant]]. The Holy Knight simply has worse support capabilities than the Bishop as it lacks [[White Magic Heal +10]] and [[White Magic Uses x2]] in exchange for [[White Tomefaire]] which only boosts the heavy and low-might [[Nosferatu]] for Linhardt. Moreover, Linhardt simply does not need seven movement or [[Canto]] in a supportive role due to him having Physic, which by the endgame will have such a massive range that it practically renders the poor movement of infantry mages irrelevant. If you want Linhardt to sacrifice his supportive capabilities for high mobility and combat prowess, the Dark Knight is superior to Holy Knight since it gives Linhardt [[Black Tomefaire]], which boosts nearly all of his offensive magic save for Nosferatu. The Mortal Savant is an inferior version of Dark Knight, having similar class modifiers while having lower movement, lacking Canto, and giving Linhardt an insignificant boost to his strength growth in the final stage of the game and inherent [[Swordfaire]] which is equally useless outside of magic swords such as [[Levin Sword]]s, considering Linhardt is poor viability on the frontlines and in melee combat as well as his low strength. If you do want to make Linhardt into a Dark Knight for the endgame then it is better to promote him into a [[Mage]], in order to obtain [[Fiendish Blow]], rather than a Priest for the Intermediate tier.

Linhardt is one of the characters added to the game in the [[Night and Day]] update, and became available for summoning by players on March 5, 2021. Only one variation of Linhardt is currently available in ''Heroes'', based on his ''Three Houses'' Part I incarnation.

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! colspan="4" style="background: none" | Skill set

! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 60%" colspan="2" | Skill

! style="width: 20%" | Rarity

! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 20%" | [[SP]] cost

| [[File:Is feh skill weapon.png|24px]]

| [[Assault]]

| {{star|3}}

| 50 SP

| [[File:Is feh skill weapon.png|24px]]

| [[Pain (staff)|Pain]]

| {{star|3}}

| 150 SP

| [[File:Is feh skill weapon.png|24px]]

| {{star|5}}

| 300 SP

| [[File:Is feh skill assist.png|24px]]

| [[Heal]]

| colspan="2" | Innate

| [[File:Is feh skill assist.png|24px]]

| [[Mend]]

| colspan="2" | Innate

| [[File:Is feh skill assist.png|24px]]

| {{star|3}}

| 200 SP

| [[File:Is feh skill assist.png|24px]]

| [[Physic+]]

| {{star|5}}

| 300 SP

| [[File:Is feh skill special.png|24px]]

| {{star|3}}

| 200 SP

| [[File:Is feh skill special.png|24px]]

| [[Imbue]]

| {{star|3}}

| 50 SP

| [[File:Is feh renewal 1.png|24px]]_{{{color|blue|B}}}

| {{star|3}}

| 60 SP

| [[File:Is feh renewal 2.png|24px]]_{{{color|blue|B}}}

| {{star|3}}

| 120 SP

| [[File:Is feh renewal 3.png|24px]]_{{{color|blue|B}}}

| {{star|4}}

| 240 SP

| [[File:Is feh distant guard 1.png|24px]]_{{{color|green|C}}}

| {{star|3}}

| 60 SP

| [[File:Is feh distant guard 2.png|24px]]_{{{color|green|C}}}

| {{star|4}}

| 120 SP

| [[File:Is feh distant guard 3.png|24px]]_{{{color|green|C}}}

| {{star|5}}

| 240 SP

! colspan="4" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px; border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" |

|}

==Personality and character==

Linhardt hates constraints and loves his own freedom. His disinterest in most things that he learns in class at the Officers Academy, including martial training and diplomacy, tend to come off as laziness. However, when he reads something in the library or finds out something about someone, he pursues that knowledge almost obsessively until he gets bored. This can result in Linhardt digging into people's secrets; he is likely one of the only individuals to discern [[Flayn]]'s origin and identity, among other things. He has particular interest in Crestology and fishing, but he has strong, if theoretical, knowledge about a variety of topics. As a result, he can provide advice to others about how to go about a certain task, but tends not to phsyically assist with that task. He and [[Caspar]] are close friends despite their differing personalities due to the close political and personal relationships between their fathers.

{{main|Linhardt/Supports}}

Linhardt abandoned his inherited position in favor of a carefree life at Garreg Mach Monastery. There he spent his days at ease, wiling away the hours at the fishing pond or in his private study. After his passing, a treasure trove of documents was unearthed, revealing the key discoveries he had made during his many years of Crest research.

'''Byleth, Wandering Flame/Ruler of Dawn & Linhardt, Sleepy Crest Scholar''' (''Silver Snow'', ''Verdant Wind'')<br>

'''Byleth, Guardian of Order & Linhardt, Sleepy Crest Scholar''' (''Azure Moon'')<br>

'''Byleth, Wings of the Hegemon & Linhardt, Ragamuffin Sage''' (''Crimson Flower'')<br>

'''Linhardt, Sleepy Crest Scholar & Bernadetta, Eternal Loner''' (''Silver Snow'', ''Azure Moon'', ''Verdant Wind'')<br>

'''Linhardt, Sleepy Crest Scholar & Bernadetta, Eternal Loner''' (''Crimson Flower'')<br>

'''Linhardt, Sleepy Crest Scholar & Catherine, Guardian of Zanado''' (''Silver Snow'' if Byleth has an A or S-support with Rhea, ''Azure Moon'')<br>

'''Linhardt, Sleepy Crest Scholar & Catherine, Free Knight''' (''Silver Snow'' if Byleth does not have A or S-support with Rhea, ''Verdant Wind'')<br>

===Death/retreat quotes===

{{main|Linhardt/Quotes (Heroes)}}

Linhardt is currently featured on two cards in {{TCGCipher}}.

{{Flavor Text

|game1={{title|Three Houses}}<br><small>(White Clouds, Crimson Flower)</small>

|english1=Heir to House Hevring

|japanese1=ヘヴリング伯爵家の嫡子

|game2={{title|Three Houses}}<br><small>(Non-Crimson Flower Part II)</small>

|english2=Former heir to House Hevring

|japanese2=ヘヴリング伯爵家を出奔した元嫡子

* Linhardt is the only playable character who lacks any character-specific [[Combat art]]s (such as [[Soulblade]], [[Deadeye]], etc.). This is likely due to the fact that he does not have any strengths or budding talents in swords, lances, axes, bows, or brawling.

|jap-name={{h|リンハルト＝フォン＝ヘヴリング|Rinharuto fon Hevuringu}}

|jap-mean=Linhardt von Hevring

===''Heroes'' artwork===

FEH Linhardt Hevring's Heir 01.png|Linhardt: Hevring's Heir as he appears in {{title|Heroes}}.

FEH Linhardt Hevring's Heir 02.png|Linhardt: Hevring's Heir as he appears in {{title|Heroes}}.

FEH Linhardt Hevring's Heir 02a.png|Linhardt: Hevring's Heir as he appears in {{title|Heroes}}.

FEH Linhardt Hevring's Heir 03.png|Linhardt: Hevring's Heir as he appears in {{title|Heroes}}.

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