How to Recruit Zelkov: Best Class and Gifts

Zelkov is a recruitable character from Elusia in Fire Emblem Engage. Check out the best class, Emblems, skills, and voice actor of Zelkov, best gifts to give and raise the Support Level of Zelkov, stat growth, paired ending and romance, as well as how to recruit Zelkov here!

Zelkov Profile and Best Gifts

Zelkov Unit Overview

Zelkov	Nation	Elusia
	Base Class & Unit Type	Thief Covert
	Voice Actor	JP: Yu Taniguchi EN: David Matranga
	Birthday	August 2nd
	Princess Ivy's retainer. An enigmatic man who's always absorbed in intrigues of his own making.

Zelkov Tier Rating

Unit		Tier Rating
Zelkov	→	Great

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Zelkov Best Gifts

Loved Gifts	Sharp Chisel, Poetry Book, Elyos History, White Clover, Utility Knife, Sewing Kit, Sheep Wool, Landscape Art, Large Plate, Spirit Gem
Hated Gifts	Strong Perfume, Playing Cards, Lovely Candle, Horse Manure

Zelkov Likes and Dislikes

Likes	Crafting, reading, staying busy, cooking, graveyards, sewing, precise work, protecting children
Dislikes	Strong odors, parties, idleness, fairy tales, boredom, despair

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How to Recruit Zelkov

Chapter 11: Joins in the Latter Half of the Battle

Zelkov is recruited in Chapter 11: Retreat. He joins Alear and the rest of your party during the latter half of the battle together with Kagetsu and Ivy.
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Zelkov Best Class and Build

Recommended Classes

Class	Class Details
Wolf Knight	Proficiency: B A Variant Proficiencies: ・ B A ・ B ・ A Unlock Via: Master Seal
	Hobble If unit initiates combat with a knife, inflicts Mov-2 on foe for 1 turn.
Thief	Proficiency: S Unlock Via: Second Seal
	Pass Foes do not block this unit's movement.

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Recommended Skills

	Knife Precision 5 Grants Hit/Avo+15 when using a knife. Leif Bond Level 19
	Avoid +30 Grants Avo+30. Marth Bond Level 19

Zelkov's stat spread favors both Spd and Dex. Add Zelkov's considerable Def growth, and this means that he can function well as an evasion-based unit that can also take a hit or two.

Knife Precision 5 provdes him with a bonus to Hit, but more importantly, increases his Avo. Inherit Avoid +30 to further commit to evasion.

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Zelkov Base Stats and Growth

Zelkov Base Stats, Cap, and Growth Rate

Stat	Base	Cap	Stat Growth
HP	35	0	65
Str	15	0	35
Mag	3	-1	15
Dex	19	2	40
Spd	19	0	35
Def	14	0	35
Res	5	-1	15
Lck	7	1	25
Bld	9	0	10

Zelkov starts at level 17 upon obtaining.

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Zelkov Support Bonuses

	Hit+15
	Hit+15, Avo+5
	Hit+20, Avo+5
	Hit+30, Avo+5

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Zelkov Personal Skills

All Personal Skills

	Not Quite If foe initiates combat, inflicts Hit-10 on that foe during combat.

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Zelkov Best Emblem

Recommended Emblems

Leif

Marth

With Zelkov's high Dex and Spd growth rate, Leif and Marth can raise his Avo even further and make him a formidable offensive unit with high evasion.

Take advantage of Leif's Engage Attack to raise the chances of stronger enemies that Zelkov can't defeat with one hit.

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Zelkov Paired Ending and Romance

Pact Ring with Zelkov

After clearing Chapter 22, players unlock The Connector Paralogue and can subsequently unlock the Pact Ring. This essentially acts as Fire Emblem Engage's S-Rank Support and romance route.

Alear can then give the ring to Zelkov once they have attained an A-Rank in support to view a special cutscene, and unlock a page in the reference about the life they lived together.

Zelkov's Memento

A necklace hand made by Zelkov. He put a great deal of care into every facet of this masterpiece.

Apart from obtaining an exclusive ending with Zelkov after giving the Pact Ring, players can also head to Alear's room and check the small table next to their bed to find a memento from him.

While the memento serves no purpose in combat whatsoever unlike the Merc Whistle in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, it further contextualizes the paired ending selected by the player.

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Zelkov Ally Notebook Illustrations

Illustrations Per Support Level
Initial Illustration	C-Rank
B-Rank	A-Rank

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All Elusia Characters

Ivy	Zelkov	Kagetsu	Hortensia
Rosado	Goldmary	Anna	Lindon