Hephaistion

Pretender

Hephaistion

★★★★

Earth

Introduction

Hephaistion is a 4-star servant in Fate/Grand Order with the Earth attribute. Hephaistion's class is Pretender.

Other servants in Fate/Grand Order with the Earth attribute: Abigail Williams, Abigail Williams (Summer), Achilles, Aesc the Rain Witch, Aesc the Savior, Altria Pendragon and 132 more.

Hephaistion's banners

All banners
  • 23 March 2026 to 30 March 2026"Ordeal Call New Duties Unlocked: Part 6" Lady Avalon Pickup Summon
  • 5 October 2025 to 12 October 2025"Pilgrimage Festival: Part 5" Sima Yi (Reines) Pickup Summon
  • 10 January 2024 to 31 January 2024Revival: Lady Reines's Case Files - Plus Episode Pickup Summon

Profile

Hephaistion is voiced by You Taichi in Japanese. Minedi Sakamoto drew her.

Stories

7
Character details

History remembers Hephaistíon as Iskandar, the King of Conquerors', most beloved confidant and retainer. This...is not that Hephaistíon.

She is a mysterious mage from the Age of Gods who pledged unending loyalty to Iskandar, but at the same time hated the king and his army more than anyone else.

Profile 1

Height/Weight: 168cm, 58kg

Origin: History, "Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files"

Region: Macedonia

Alignment: Neutral-Balanced

Sub-Attribute: Earth

Gender: Female

Usually, you'd expect to see the real Hephaistíon summoned instead of her.

Profile 2

The younger sister of the real Hephaistíon. Iskandar's mother, Olympias, knew that her son would need both a confidant he could trust to always remain loyal, and a mage who would protect him from curses. The real Hephaistíon was the former, and this woman was the latter.

Profile 3

This woman was raised by Olympias to be not only a great mage, but Iskandar's magecraft body double, and so was never given a name of her own. This lack of a name allowed her to use magecraft to fully become Iskandar, drawing any and all curses aimed at him to herself instead.

In consequence of her many deceptive traps and the many times she acted as his proxy, stories about her were apparently mixed in with later tellings of Iskandar's legends.

Profile 4

Usually, when a Servant is summoned, they retain either no memories at all of their past summonings, or at best, little more than faint trace impressions of previous summonings. But for some reason, this woman remembers everything from her last summoning. This is also why she prefers to be called Faker.

He Too Is Iskandar (False): A

This skill rises from her service as Iskandar's body double, and allows her to imitate both his Noble Phantasm and his skills. While the imitated skills are all one rank lower than the originals, she's also able to transform their abilities.

Rapid Words of Divine: B

She is a powerful mage from the Age of Gods, and is able to cast powerful, complex spells with only a single phrase.

Nameless's Blessing: EX

A skill unique to her, since she truly lacks a name. Enables her to draw damage directed at those she's accepted as her Master towards herself, whether it from be sword, spell, or curse. As long as she has time to plan ahead, she can also greatly reduce the damage before it reaches her.

Profile 5

『Hecatic Wheel』

Rank: C+~A+

NP Type: Anti-Army

Range: 2 - 100

Maximum Targets: 100

Wheel of the Demonic Heavens

While she lived, Iskandar himself entrusted her with his Noble Phantasm, the Wheel of Divine Majesty. But rather than having a Divine Beast pull it, it's said she summoned a dragon made entirely from bones. While this Noble Phantasm is lower ranked compared to both the original Wheel of Divine Majesty and the Distant Bucephalus it uses, she can also use magecraft to help it turn precisely and even steer itself. She can further infuse it with her Master's magical energy to boost its rank for a brief time.

Additional profile

Trace remnants of Mnemosyne, the Autonomic Observational Existence Verification System developed by Chaldea some time ago, are mixed into her Spirit Origin. While these remnants make up only a tiny percentage of her overall being, they are sufficient to place her in the Pretender class and to alter some of her stats and skills.

Territory Creation: EX

A skill inherited from Mnemosyne. As an Autonomic Observational Existence Verification System, she is essentially an entire workshop unto herself. Thanks to the remnants of Mnemosyne, she can replicate the full functionality of a workshop within herself.

Oblivion Negation: EX

A skill that seems superficially similar to Oblivion Correction. It is, however, anything but. Thanks to the system named after Mnemosyne, the Greek god of memory, whenever this woman is summoned via Chaldea's summoning system, she can perfectly recall almost detail of her previous summonings.

Stats

  • HP285th11,168
  • ATK196th9,879
  • Star generation48th19.8%
  • Star absorption212th98
  • Death rate48th17.2%
  • NP gain per hit243rd0.59%
  • NP gain when hit3%

At level 80. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Fate/Grand Order roster, and the place is out of every servant with that stat, lowest first for Death rate.

HP and ATK by level

  • HP
  • ATK

Level 80 is the natural cap for a 4-star; 100 takes 10 Holy Grails and 120 another 20 grails plus Servant Coins, before Fou cards (up to 2,000 HP and 2,000 ATK) and Craft Essences.

Cards and generation

Command cardsQuickArtsArtsBusterBuster
Arts hits
3 (16/33/51%)
Extra hits
5 (6/13/20/26/35%)
Quick hits
3 (16/33/51%)
Buster hits
3 (16/33/51%)
Star generation
19.8%
Star absorption
98
Death rate
17.2%
Party cost
12
NP gain per hit (Arts / Quick / Buster / Extra)
0.59% / 0.59% / 0.59% / 0.59%
NP gain when hit
3%

Skills

3
  • He Too Is Iskandar (False) A

    Skill 1
    Level

    Increase Arts Card (3 turns) & Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns) & gain advantage against (Caster) class (3 turns) for yourself

    Arts Up (self, 3 turns)
    30%
    Buster Up (self, 3 turns)
    30%
    Cooldown
    6 turns
  • Rapid Words of Divine B

    Skill 2
    Level

    Significantly increase your NP Gauge

    NP Gain (self)
    120%
    Charge Gain (self)
    2
    Cooldown
    7 turns
  • Nameless's Blessing EX

    Skill 3
    Level

    Apply Target Focus (1 turn) & greatly increase DEF (1 turn) & increase NP Gain (1 turn) for yourself + Absorb Curse from all allies excluding yourself [Demerit]

    Target Focus Up (self, 1 turn)
    300%
    Target Focus Up (self, 1 turn)
    300%
    DEF Up (self, 1 turn)
    50%
    NP Gain Up (self, 1 turn)
    30%
    Charge Gain (self)
    1
    Cooldown
    5 turns

Noble Phantasm

Arts

Hecatic Wheel

Rank C+~A+ · Anti-Army · 4 hits
NP level
Overcharge

Increase NP Strength (1 turn) <effect increases with Overcharge> for yourself + Deal significant damage & decrease Arts Card Resistance (3 turns) & decrease Buster Card Resistance (3 turns) for a single enemy

NP Strength Up (self, 1 turn, by Overcharge)
10%
Damage (one enemy)
1500%
Arts Resist Down (one enemy, 3 turns)
10%
Buster Resist Down (one enemy, 3 turns)
10%

Class and append skills

Independent Action B (EX)
Class skill

Increase your Critical Strength

Critical Up
12%
Diversion Tactic B
Class skill

Increase Critical Resistance & C. Star Drop Rate for yourself

Critical Resistance Up
10%
Resistance Up when C. Star Drops
10%
C. Star Drop Rate Up
10%
Critical Rate Up
10%
Territory Creation EX
Class skill

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness

Arts Up
12%
???
Class skill

Increase NP Strength for yourself

NP Strength Up
10%
Extra Attack Boost
Append skill 1

Increase Extra Attack Card's effectiveness by 50% for yourself

Extra Attack Up30% at level 1, 50% at level 10
Load Magical Energy
Append skill 2

Begin battle with NP charged at 20% for yourself

NP Gain10% at level 1, 20% at level 10
Anti-Lancer (ATK Up)
Append skill 3

Increase ATK against [Lancer] class by 30% for yourself

ATK Up (Anti-Lancer)20% at level 1, 30% at level 10
Special Attack Boost
Append skill 4

Increase Critical Strength by 30% for yourself

Critical Up20% at level 1, 30% at level 10
Skill Reload
Append skill 5

Apply a state that "reduces skill cooldown by 1 after using it" (1 time <2 times at Lv. 6-9, 3 times at Lv. 10>, goes into effect only 1 time per skill)

Reduce Cooldown after Skill Use1 at level 1, 1 at level 10

Ascensions and costumes

4
  • Hephaistion, ascension 1
    Ascension 1
  • Hephaistion, ascension 2
    Ascension 2
  • Hephaistion, ascension 3
    Ascension 3
  • Hephaistion, ascension 4
    Ascension 4

Materials

Ascension

  • Ascension 1Materials: Proof of Hero x8Void's Dust x8QP: 50,000 QP
  • Ascension 2Materials: Meteor Horseshoe x8Forbidden Page x8QP: 150,000 QP
  • Ascension 3Materials: Eternal Gear x8Shell of Reminiscence x8QP: 500,000 QP
  • Ascension 4Materials: Scarab of Wisdom x8Mysterious Divine Wine x8QP: 1,500,000 QP

2,200,000 QP for all four ascensions.

Skill enhancement (one skill)

  • Level 1 to 2Materials: Proof of Hero x8QP: 100,000 QP
  • Level 2 to 3Materials: Void's Dust x8QP: 200,000 QP
  • Level 3 to 4Materials: Meteor Horseshoe x10QP: 600,000 QP
  • Level 4 to 5Materials: Forbidden Page x10QP: 800,000 QP
  • Level 5 to 6Materials: Shell of Reminiscence x10QP: 2,000,000 QP
  • Level 6 to 7Materials: Primordial Lanugo x12QP: 2,500,000 QP
  • Level 7 to 8Materials: Mysterious Divine Wine x12QP: 5,000,000 QP
  • Level 8 to 9Materials: Egg of Truth x12QP: 6,000,000 QP
  • Level 9 to 10Materials: Crystallized Lore x1QP: 10,000,000 QP

27,200,000 QP to take one skill from 1 to 10, 81,600,000 QP for all three. Append skills share the same table for their levels, paid in the same materials plus Servant Coins to unlock.

Append skill enhancement (one skill)

  • Level 1 to 2Materials: Evil Bone x8QP: 100,000 QP
  • Level 2 to 3Materials: Phoenix Feather x8QP: 200,000 QP
  • Level 3 to 4Materials: Tearstone of Blood x10QP: 600,000 QP
  • Level 4 to 5Materials: Fool's Chain x10QP: 800,000 QP
  • Level 5 to 6Materials: Lamp of Evil-Sealing x10QP: 2,000,000 QP
  • Level 6 to 7Materials: Heart of the Foreign God x12QP: 2,500,000 QP
  • Level 7 to 8Materials: Divine Leyline Spiritron x12QP: 5,000,000 QP
  • Level 8 to 9Materials: Scale of Fantasy x12QP: 6,000,000 QP
  • Level 9 to 10Materials: Crystallized Lore x1QP: 10,000,000 QP

Palingenesis (Holy Grails)

  • 1Level cap: 85QP: 5,000,000 QP
  • 2Level cap: 90QP: 6,000,000 QP
  • 3Level cap: 92QP: 7,000,000 QP
  • 4Level cap: 94QP: 8,000,000 QP
  • 5Level cap: 96QP: 9,000,000 QP
  • 6Level cap: 98QP: 10,000,000 QP
  • 7Level cap: 100QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 8Level cap: 102QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 9Level cap: 104QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 10Level cap: 106QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 11Level cap: 108QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 12Level cap: 110QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 13Level cap: 112QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 14Level cap: 114QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 15Level cap: 116QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 16Level cap: 118QP: 12,000,000 QP
  • 17Level cap: 120QP: 0 QP

Each summon of this servant gives 30 Servant Coins.

Bond

  • 12,000Bond 2: 19,000Bond 3: 25,000Bond 4: 27,500Bond 5: 300,000Bond 6: 630,000Bond 7: 940,000Bond 8: 1,230,000Bond 9: 1,516,000Bond 10: 2,606,000

Total bond points to reach each level.

Bond 10 Craft Essence: What She's Held in Trust

Increase your NP Strength by 30% + Restore NP Gauge by 10% for all allies excluding yourself when you are defeated only if [servantName 2800200] (Pretender) is equipped with this Craft Essence

Voice lines

70
Home (23)
Bond Level 1
What? You say I look like Alexander? Well that's no surprise. There's even a legend that Hephaistíon was also Iskandar. Well, the circumstances are a little different for me...
Bond Level 2
I briefly mentioned this when I was summoned, but I am not the real Hephaistíon. I am an imposter borrowing my older brother's name, which probably caused me to be assigned to this class. I'm sure there will come a time for me to tell you about it.
Bond Level 3
I guess it's about time I told you. I was Iskandar's body double. I used magecraft techniques to take on the role, so my gender didn't matter. The name Hephaistíon is also a borrowed name. Originally I had no name....I was a nobody.
Bond Level 4
Let me confess something to you: I actually remember things from my previous summoning. I don't know if that will happen again next time I'm summoned, but it's given me a chance to reflect on a lot of things. Ah yes, I have come to realize that there were things I was able to do BECAUSE I was a nobody, and I've learned to be proud of myself. It was thanks to meeting you, and also that man without a heart.
Bond Level 5
All right, you've shown me your resolve. You're coming with me! I think I'll enjoy beating up those traitors with you!
Conversation 1
I'm just sitting around here. Come on, let's get going.
Conversation 2
What do I think about our Master and Servant relationship? Long as you're giving decent orders, I'll obey. Otherwise, I'll do things my own way. If your orders get real bad, I'll just have to void our contract.
Conversation 3
Master... Ah yes, I suppose I should call you that, but I want you to forgive me for not doing so. No, it's not your fault. I just feel obligated to say this. I'll still get my job done, so don't worry too much about it.
Likes
It's much better to have dreams and ambitions in your life. In fact, they should be the kind of things that make others burst into laughter when they hear. So in that sense there's nothing wrong with your dream, since you talk about humanity and whatnot. And you'll get no complaint from me, long as there's good booze around.
Dislikes
Betrayal is the one thing I will not tolerate. That includes anyone who'd double-cross their friends. In the name of Dionysus, I won't let them keep drawing breath, even if they flee to the ends of the earth.
About the Holy Grail
I do indeed have a wish to make upon the Holy Grail. I would wish to delay the time of my older brother's and my deaths. You're wondering if there's even a point in doing that? Of course there is. That way, we would have been able to die for our king.
Conversation 4
Lord...Iskandar... Apologies. I ask that you not ask me to face the King of Conquerors. Why? Partly because I am ashamed to meet him, even if he has forgiven me. But one day, I shall...
Conversation 5
I didn't think it was true, but I see that perverse Lord is here too. He looks pissy, as usual. Be careful. A man like that is the sort likely to stir up trouble for the whole world.
Conversation 6
Gray? I didn't think she would be here in Chaldea too. Well then, I'll put her through some training. I've always thought she had the potential to become a good warrior.
Conversation 7
The successor for the Department of Modern Magecraft? Come on now, there's too many of those in Chaldea! ...You're not going to tell me the Grand Puppeteer's here too, are you!?
Conversation 8
I don't believe this... I never imagined I'd ever get a chance to meet the King of Conquerors at that age... Now hold on, Alexander! That's enough of the Protection of Zeus for now!
Conversation 9
I see...so that's what the other Pretender is like...
Conversation 10
The name Emiya does ring a bell to me. The circumstances may be different, but you were called Faker at one point too.
Conversation 11
Albion? You're THAT Albion? How is it possible for a giant labyrinth I once traveled through to turn into a Tam Lin? Oh, I see... I guess that would make it possible...
Conversation 12
Ah, so you're Da Vinci... No, don't worry about it. But...yeah... All I want to say is that I wish you good health as long as fate allows.
Conversation 13
We may be fighting on the same side now, but I am never going to forgive you for the things that happened in the Wars of the Diadochi.
During an Event
Hey, looks like there's a festival or something. Let's head out.
Birthday
Your birthday!? I can't believe you of all people've managed to survive this long. Well, I'm in a good mood right now. I'll train you thoroughly today. Come on, we're heading to the simulator. Don't dawdle!
Growth (7)
Level up 1
Huh. So this is that leveling up thing. [id 2800200_0_G011]I see, so that's how it works.
Level up 2
I kind of like this. Gimme more.
Level up 3
You sure are generous.
Ascension 1
Ascension...this takes me back. [id 2800200_0_G031]Ah, you didn't hear that. It's not worth talking about.
Ascension 2
I was originally raised to be a mage, [delay 4.0]which is why I'm so picky about how I look. [id 2800200_0_G021]What? You want me to teach your magecraft? [id 2800200_0_G022]I'd steer clear. You're not suited for it.
Ascension 3
This armor is...I see. [delay 3.7]I didn't realize this was buried so deep within my Spirit Origin. [id 2800200_0_G041]This is armor that was worn by soldiers who serve god, [id 2800200_0_G042]though I rarely wore it in battle... [id 2800200_0_G043]Ah yes...but I will use this manifestation to fight for you.
Ascension 4
So this completes my Spirit Origin as a Pretender, huh? [id 2800200_0_G051]It's a bit different from me when I was alive, [delay 3.3]but that is actually giving me a sense of accomplishment. [id 2800200_0_G052]Fufu...[delay 2.0]you shall be rewarded for helping me to reach this state. [id 2800200_0_G053]Prepare yourself, okay?
First summon (1)
Summon
I've come to answer your summons. My name is Hephaistíon... Hey! What the hell!? Why do I remember everything!? You are... Ohhh, okay. I get it. Just put this down to the weirdness of my class. I am Hephaistíon, or someone pretending to be them. My class is Pretender... But if you don't mind, I'd rather you call me Faker.
Event (36)
Battle Start 1
Nice. I smell a battle coming.
Battle Start 2
I'll be their opponent.
Battle Start 3
My name is Hephaistíon! ...Let's just leave it at that.
Battle Start 4
I dedicate this battle to my king and older brother.
Skill 1
I hear the sound of waves.
Skill 2
O Dionysus!
Skill 3
My Mystic Eyes.
Skill 4
I have no name.
Command Card 1
Got it, got it.
Command Card 2
Leave it to me.
Command Card 3
Not bad.
Noble Phantasm Card 1
Bring forth the false name!
Noble Phantasm Card 2
O Hecate, guide me.
Noble Phantasm Card 3
Good, I'm getting warmed up!
Noble Phantasm Card 4
Ah! Give me your magical energy!
Attack 1
Zeyah!
Attack 2
Toh!
Attack 3
Seeei!
Attack 4
Zeus!
Attack 5
Aellō!
Attack 6
Come, my dragon!
Extra Attack 1
O Mystic Eyes! Come on, brace yourselves!
Extra Attack 2
Don't move! This is the end for you!
Extra Attack 3
Too slow! AALALALALALALALAI!
Extra Attack 4
Don't squirm. I'll trample you!
Damage 1
Ahhhhhh!!!
Damage 2
Kngh!
Damage 3
This is...nothing...!
Damage 4
Argh!
Incapacitated 1
Sorry. I'm leaving the rest to you...!
Incapacitated 2
Oh, how I wanted to return to that battlefield...
Incapacitated 3
Brother, I shall join you...
Victory 1
I dedicate this victory to the King of Conquerors!
Victory 2
I've done a soldier's work. Satisfied?
Victory 3
I'm sure my older brother would have done it better.
Victory 4
Is the celebratory wine ready?
My Room (3)
Noble Phantasm {0}
My name is Hephaistíon! [id 2800200_0_B051]I am the most trusted retainer of Iskandar, the King of Conquerors! [id 2800200_0_B052]Now destroy them...Hecatic Wheel!
Noble Phantasm {0}
Ah, O great King of Conquerors! [id 2800200_0_B801]Allow me to borrow your treasure for a brief moment! [id 2800200_0_B802]Trample them down! Hecatic Wheel!
Noble Phantasm {0}
My name is a lie. My body is a shadow. [id 2800200_0_B811]But these falsehoods are my pride. [delay 3.0]Once more, I hold these reins in my hands! [id 2800200_0_B812]Shatter them! Hecatic Wheel! [id 2800200_0_B813][AccelerationOnly Hecatic Wheel!]

Voiced by You Taichi. Illustrated by Minedi Sakamoto.

Art

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