Hou (108 Stars) build — Suikoden STAR LEAP

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Hou (108 Stars) build collects build notes, tier position, skills, stats, teams, and related Suikoden STAR LEAP guides.

Hou

Adventurous Father

108 Stars

Water

Sword

Attack

High offensive ability. Annihilates enemies by
utilizing attributes they are weak to.

CV: Akio Otsuka

Review by

Akira

Content Creator

Tier position

DPS

See the full tier list

Limit Break priority

Free to get

Their pieces come from free sources, so this costs no pulls.

Analysis

An attacker that can deals a lot of damage after killing at least one enemy and stacking his massive P.ATK buffs. However, deal little to almost no damage without proper supports in contents with only one enemy or with only bosses that are really bulky meaning you have to time correctly for him to take the kill.

Pros

Has guts and self heal.

Get a lot of P.ATK buffs when killing enemies (3x).

Really fast and will get special often.

Has nice AoE to deal with multiple enemies.

Cons

Will be hard to kills enemies to get his P.ATK buffs in hardest contents like Phantoms battles.

Recommended gear

Rune

Power Rune

Accessory

Sword Bangle

Example teams

Sword team

Free to play

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Stats

Ranked among 108 Stars characters (52)

Stands out SPD #1 of 52 ATK #5 of 52 DODGE #3 of 52

Falls behind MDEF #52 of 52 HIT #42 of 52 MATK #38 of 52

HP 720

Average #27 of 52

SPD A+ 87

Highest #1 of 52

ATK 243

Top 10% #5 of 52

DEF 143

Below average #32 of 52

MATK 162

Below average #38 of 52

MDEF 89

Lowest #52 of 52

HIT D+ 69

Below average #42 of 52

DODGE A 84

Top 10% #3 of 52

Same stats ranked among the 57 Attack characters

HP #32 SPD #2 ATK #15 DEF #33 MATK #40 MDEF #55 HIT #42 DODGE #3

Stat Calculator

Bond Rank

Limit Break

Weapon

Armor

Ability Training

HP: 639
ATK: 229
DEF: 140
MATK: 153
MDEF: 86

Weak

Lightning +50%

Combat +50%

Resist

Fire −25%

Wisdom −25%

Limit Break

★	Requires	Unlocks
0	—	Starting state
1	175	Unique skill Lv. 2
2	175	Talent panel: Battle Instincts
3	175	Ougi Lv. 2
4	175	Basic stats +10% Normal attack Lv. 2
5	175	Ougi Lv. 3
6	175	Basic stats +10% Normal attack Lv. 3

Weapon

Rank	Lv.	ATK	Cost
War Sword —	—	—	—
War Sword G	5	+7	1,200
War Sword F	10	+15	2,400 3 2 2
War Sword E	15	+20	4,800 3 2 2
Great War Sword D	20	+25	12,000 3 3 2
Great War Sword C	25	+30	24,000 3 3 2 1
Great War Sword B	30	+35	48,000 20 7 3 1
Great War Sword A	35	+41	120,000 30 10 25 1
Mortal War Sword S	40	+48	240,000 18 25 25 1

Armor

Stage	Lv.	Head	Torso	Arm	Leg	DEF	MDEF
1	—	Headgear	Breastplate	Vambraces	Leg Guards	+9	+9
2	10	Hide Headgear	Hide Breastplate	Hide Vambraces	Hide Leg Guards	+22	+21
3	15	Bone Headgear	Bone Breastplate	Bone Vambraces	Bone Leg Guards	+28	+29
4	20	Bronze Headgear	Bronze Breastplate	Bronze Vambraces	Bronze Leg Guards	+36	+36
5	25	Iron Headgear	Iron Breastplate	Iron Vambraces	Iron Leg Guards	+44	+44
6	30	Silver Headgear	Silver Breastplate	Silver Vambraces	Silver Leg Guards	+52	+52
7	35	Ninja Headgear	Gold Breastplate	Gold Vambraces	Gold Leg Guards	+60	+60
8	40	Platinum Headgear	Platinum Breastplate	Platinum Vambraces	Platinum Leg Guards	+70	+70

Special effect armor

Same defence as the plain piece on the same stage.

Liberator's Bandana Head · Stage 5+ Liberator's DEF Ball

[If your HP is at 100% or more] • Temporarily increase ATK by 2.5%

Ascension

Step	Level cap	Cost
1	25	20
2	30	24
3	35	30
4	40	30
5	45	25
6	50	35

Bond Rank Rewards

Bond points 20
Reward

50
Fantasy Stones
Course to serve
- Pot-au-feu Soup Ingredients ◆ or better
Bond points 124
Reward

Base stats +5%
Course to serve
- Pork Cutlet Main Ingredients ◆ or better
- Grilled Beef Main Ingredients ◆◆ or better
Bond points 384
Reward

Support ability learned Valor
Course to serve
- Grilled Sausage Salad Ingredients ◆◆◆ or better
- Seared Boar Meat Salad Ingredients ◆◆◆ or better
- Bear Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆ or better
Bond points 1,830
Reward

Base stats +5%
Course to serve
- Pot-au-feu Soup Ingredients ◆◆◆◆ or better
- Pork Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆ or better
- Grilled Beef Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆ or better
Bond points 4,235
Reward

Bond Charm - Adventurous Father

[At all times]
・Increase PDEF of target attribute allies by 5.0%
Attribute: Water
Course to serve
- Chicken Soup Soup Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better
- Grilled Corn Salad Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better
- Pork Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better
- Bear Steak Main Ingredients ◆◆◆◆◆ or better

A charm is worn by the party rather than by the character it comes from. Six can be equipped at once.

Every dish and every menu

Passives

ガウ！！！！

Unique Skill

[When you defeat an enemy] (Usable x1)
• Increase PATK by 150%

All 2 levels

Lv. 1

[When you defeat an enemy] (Usable x1)
• Increase PATK by 100%
Lv. 2 1★ Limit Break

[When you defeat an enemy] (Usable x1)
• Increase PATK by 150%

Leader Skill

[At all times]
Increase HP, PATK, & PDEF of matching tag allies by 15%
Tag:

Village Guard

Talent Tree

A panel opens once the panel it is joined to has been taken. Each one has its own level requirement and its own materials, and a skill panel is upgraded a rank at a time.

Battle Instincts

2★ Limit Break

WEAK Heavy Strike

Special WEAK Offensive

Lv. 20

Resolve

Lv. 30

Battle Instincts

2★ Limit Break

[Each time you defeat enemies] (Usable x3)
• Increase ATK by 30% each time

WEAK Heavy Strike

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 35%

All 4 levels

Rank C

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 20%
Rank B Requires Lv. 30

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 25%

2

2

2

1
Rank A Requires Lv. 40

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 30%

3

3

4

1
Rank S Requires Lv. 50

[When you inflict damage with a WEAK attribute attack]
• Temporarily increase damage inflicted by 35%

10

10

10

1

Special WEAK Offensive

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 25%

All 4 levels

Rank C Requires Lv. 20

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 17.5%

1

1

1

1
Rank B Requires Lv. 30

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 20%

2

2

2

1
Rank A Requires Lv. 40

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 22.5%

3

4

3

1
Rank S Requires Lv. 50

[When you perform a WEAK attribute attack using a special] (Usable x1)
• Increase ATK by 25%

10

10

10

1

Resolve

[When damage would KO you] (Usable x1)
• Survive the attack with 1 HP
• Recover 50% HP

All 4 levels

Rank C Requires Lv. 30

[When damage would KO you] (Usable x1)
• Survive the attack with 1 HP
• Recover 35% HP

2

2

2

1
Rank B Requires Lv. 30

[When damage would KO you] (Usable x1)
• Survive the attack with 1 HP
• Recover 40% HP

2

2

2

1
Rank A Requires Lv. 40

[When damage would KO you] (Usable x1)
• Survive the attack with 1 HP
• Recover 45% HP

4

3

3

1
Rank S Requires Lv. 50

[When damage would KO you] (Usable x1)
• Survive the attack with 1 HP
• Recover 50% HP

10

10

10

1

Ability Training

Panel	Bonus	Lv.	Cost
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +5, MATK +3	—	2
Ability Training (Body)	HP +20	—	2
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +12, PDEF +1, MDEF +1	—	2
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +3, MATK +2	Lv. 20	6 1
Ability Training (Body)	HP +11	Lv. 20	6 1
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +5, PDEF +1, MDEF +1	Lv. 20	6 1
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +3, MATK +2	Lv. 30	8 1
Ability Training (Body)	HP +10	Lv. 30	8 1
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +6, PDEF +1, MDEF +1	Lv. 30	8 1
Ability Training (Full Offense)	PATK +3, MATK +2	Lv. 40	13 1
Ability Training (Body)	HP +11	Lv. 40	13 1
Ability Training (Full Defense)	HP +6	Lv. 40	13 1