Seliph Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Seliph - Heir of Light from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Seliph.

Heroes With the Same Name
Seliph	Legendary Seliph
Brave Seliph

Seliph Rating and Basic Information

Seliph - Heir of Light: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Powerful effect obtainable through the Weapon Refinery ・High Atk and Hp stats ・Can raise his allies' Spd

Seliph Skills at 5★

Tyrfing Might: 16　 Range: 1 If unit’s HP ≤ 50%, grants Def+4 during combat.

Rally Speed Range: 1 Grants Spd +4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.

HP +5 Grants +5 to max HP.

Brash Assault 3 If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 50%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

Resplendent Attire Available

Resplendent Attire has been released for Seliph. With their Resplendent Attire equipped, they will have a different appearance, have new voice clips, and additionally, gain +2 to all stats. If you really like Seliph or you want to make them stronger, you may want to buy a FEH pass and get the Resplendent Attire.

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Seliph Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (24)		★★★★★
Spd (7)		★★★☆☆
Def (8)		★★★★☆
Res (5)		★★★☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

When using an Ascendant Floret, we recommend getting the next superboon if it fits the hero. If not, consider what stat your hero needs most.

+Atk/-HP

The best IVs for Seliph are +Atk and -HP. A +Atk IV adds to his already high Atk stat. This allows Seliph to defeat many foes in one turn.

It is not worth trying to increase his low Spd as he can rely on Brash Assault for follow-up attacks. HP is slightly important to him as he will be tanking physical attacks but it is pretty high so he can afford to take a bane in it. You can argue that he can take a bane in Def instead as it is high as well, but it is a superbane so you will be losing more if you take the -IV in this stat.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Seliph to 10. Even if Res is a low stat, the refine for Divine Tyrfing remedies this, making him bulkier.

A +Atk IV will give Seliph even more firepower in order to potentially one-shot enemy units that he attacks.

Seliph Best Builds

Brash Seliph

： Tyrfing ： Reciprocal Aid ： Pavise ： -

： Armored Blow 3 ： Brash Assault 3 ： Threaten Atk 3 ： (Flexible) ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims to amplify the effects of Seliph's default skill Brash Assault 3 to take down enemies. Pavise and Armored Blow 3 will reduce the power of a foe’s counterattack, allowing him to reliably obliterate the foe with a follow-up attack.

DC Refined (Aether Raids Defense) Seliph

HOT
： Divine Tyrfing ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Distant Counter ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Infantry Pulse 3 ： Deflect Missile 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build is based around the refined version of Seliph's weapon skill Divine Tyrfing and is useful for making an Infantry Pulse team for use in Aether Raids Defense. You can also run Vantage 3 as his B skill but only if you have Distant Counter. If you don't have Distant Counter, you can use Steady Stance 3. With Deflect Missile 3, no Ninja Lyn can take you down!

Arena Refined Seliph

HOT
： Divine Tyrfing ： Rally Atk/Spd+ ： Blue Flame ： -	： R Duel Infantry 4 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Atk/Def Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build designed to give Seliph the most points in Arena. R Duel Infantry 4 will help with his scoring, while he has other premium skills that help him deal a lot of damage. Any dual Rally skill will do for his Assist, and you can replace Blue Flame with either Ruptured Sky or Aether if you are not using the Atk/Def Bond seal. If you opt for not using Atk/Def Bond, you can use Atk/Def Solo 3.

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Seliph Best Weapon Refine

Tyrfing's Evolution: Divine Tyrfing

Skill	Evolved Form	Hero
Tyrfing	Divine Tyrfing	Seliph

Divine Tyrfing's Effect: Grants Res +3. If in combat against foe using magic, unit receives 50% less damage from the first attack.

Effect of Seliph's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Divine Tyrfing	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 Grants Res+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat. If foe uses magic, reduces damage from magic foe's first attack by 50%. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. ：500　：200

We recommend Evolving into Divine Tyrfing and Getting the Special Effect Refine

After evolution, an upgrade to Divine Tyrfing is available. It adds a ton of Atk/Def to Seliph when at least at 50% HP or above. The special effect refine grants him another batch of Atk/Def and a guaranteed follow-up attack. This is a great upgrade to Seliph and improves both his defensive and offensive abilities.

This upgrade also makes Seliph a very tanky unit that is fit in Aether Raids teams as he will be tricky to take down. Divine Tyrfing's special refinement is also good in Aether Raids as it can cost the enemy an additional turn to defeat Seliph—a turn that can mean victory for your Aether Raids team.

Compared to the Tyrfing special effect discussed below, this upgrade is generally better as it is useful in more situations.

Effect of Seliph's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Tyrfing	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: +3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants: “If unit’s HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit’s HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP. (Once per combat. Does not stack.)” If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat. ：500　：200

We do not recommend the Special Effect Refine of Tyrfing

While the Miracle effect of Tyrfing seems useful at first, Divine Tyrfing is the superior weapon choice here for both general use and Aether Raids.

In an Aether Raids situation, even if Seliph survives a lethal it, the enemy team can have an extremely bulky unit as per the current meta that he cannot get through.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

About the Weapon Refinery

Seliph Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP	47	Rank: 42/1173
Atk	34	Rank: 836/1173
Spd	24	Rank: 980/1173
Def	30	Rank: 501/1173
Res	22	Rank: 899/1173

Note that the graph reflects the units stats without bonuses from resplendent attire.

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nemesis	43	39	23	37	34	176
Spring Bartre	46	40	26	35	25	172
Tobin	46	31	27	33	26	163
Laslow	44	35	26	30	22	157
Hinata	47	32	24	36	18	157
Seliph	47	34	24	30	22	157
Alfonse	43	35	25	32	22	157

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Seliph Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Seliph Roles

Seliph - Heir of Light Roles
Close-Physical	Ranged-Physical	Close-Magic	Ranged-Magic
Physical Wall	Magic Wall	Effective Weapon	Movement Assist
Exclusive Skill	All-Range Counter	Recovery	Refresher
Legendary	Mythic	Duo / Harmonized	Resplendent

Seliph is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Seliph Strengths

Strong Weapon Upgrade Choices

Seliph can choose from an upgraded Tyrfing or evolve it into a Divine Tyrfing as his upgrade choices. Both make him bulkier and hard to take out making him a great unit in Aether Raids. To read more about these two weapons, click here!

Access to a powerful special effect refine

Seliph has access to a powerful special effect refine if he chooses to get Divine Tyrfing. It improves both his offensive and defensive ability. You can read more about it in the weapon refine section. Said section also discusses Tyrfing's special effect refine.

High Physical Durability

Seliph's HP and Def sit at 47 and 30 respectively. This allows him to survive huge amounts of punishment. However, his Spd is very low so high Spd attackers might be able to take him out. If you are able to patch his susceptibility to follow-up attacks somehow, he can make for a great tank. A good option is giving him Null Follow-Up 3 to prevent opponents from having a guaranteed follow-up attack on him!

Seliph Weaknesses

Low Res and Spd

Seliph's Res only sits at 2 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for magic users to take him out. Be mindful of Seliph's positioning in relation to magical units that can easily take him out.

Additionally, his Spd is very low as well. Many high-Spd attackers can take him out with a follow-up attack. If you are in a competitive game mode like Aether Raids, always be mindful of your foes' stats in relation to your units.

Needs Investment to be Competitive

Seliph's base kit is rather outdated and he will have a hard time dealing with newer units in modes such as the Arena. If you plan to use him competitively, we strongly recommend using the Inherit Skill feature to boost his power before doing so. Some build recommendations can be found here!

Seliph Team and Counters

Teammates for Seliph

Legendary Azura	Peony	New Year Alfonse	Sonya
Thrasir	New Year Peony	Eir	Bramimond

Flexible Unit That Can Fit in Any Team

Seliph can fit in a wide variety of teams as he can mostly take care of himself.

He can be paired with those that can boost his firepower even more, like Legendary Eliwood's Bonus Doubler effect on his Ardent Durandal or any of the dancers above.

Full Infantry Pulse Teams (Aether Raids Defense)

Seliph can be a good candidate to inherit Infantry Pulse 3, as he can take lots of punishment with his Divine Tyrfing refine and due to his high HP.

He works well if you're building a full Infantry Pulse team for Aether Raids defense. Teammates like Sonya, Bramimond, Thrasir, and Seiros can all have their Special charged by Turn 1 if most of them have Infantry Pulse 3 in their kits!

However, be careful if you want to invest in this type of team as it completely shuts down when faced with a team that has Pulse Smoke 3.

Seliph Counters

Brave Hector	Brave Dimitri	Petrine	Legendary Dimitri
Seiros	Shinon	Young Innes	Fallen Edelgard

Bulky Units

While Seliph can take less damage due to his refine, he will struggle against extremely bulky units like Brave Hector or Fallen Edelgard.

Fallen Edelgard can use her extra action provided by her kit to take him down over the course of a turn, while Brave Hector is just extremely tanky.

Legendary and Brave Dimitri both have damage reduction in their kits. Paired with their color advantage, Seliph will have a difficult, if not near impossible chance to punch through.

Tanky Units That Target His Res

Units like Petrine and Seiros sport high Def and both their weapons target Seliph's Res, which is his lower stat.

Other tanky blue dragons should work just as well, such as Legendary Tiki or a highly invested Nowi.

Deadeye Users

Deadeye is an extremely powerful Special that allows the unit that has it to ignore any damage reduction skills their target has.

Shinon has this as a Special, while Young Innes has this effect on his weapon. Both are good candidates as counters for Seliph, as they ignore his Divine Tyrfing refine's effect.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Seliph - Heir of Light!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Seliph - Heir of Light from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Seliph - Heir of Light is a very useful Aether Raid defense, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Seliph - Heir of Light if your team lacks a strong Aether Raid defense.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Seliph - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	3★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	3★
Tyrfing	16	1	If unit’s HP ≤ 50%, grants Def+4 during combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Speed	1	Grants Spd +4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.	3★

Specials

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
HP +3	Grants +3 to max HP.	3★
HP +4	Grants +4 to max HP.	3★
HP +5	Grants +5 to max HP.	4★
Brash Assault 1	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 30%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	3★
Brash Assault 2	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 40%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	4★
Brash Assault 3	If unit initiates combat against a foe that can counter and unit’s HP ≤ 50%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★

Seliph as a Source Hero

Not Recommended for Skill Inheritance

Seliph does not posess any skills that are worth inherting onto another unit. Thus, we recommend training and building him instead. In the event that you get multiple copies of Seliph, you should just create a merged unit off of the one with the best IVs.

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How to Get Resplendent Seliph / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Seliph

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	3/10/2022 - 3/24/2022

Resplendent Seliph can be obtained by buying a FEH Pass. After the distribution period has ended, they can also be purchased by FEH pass subscribers.

Feh Pass Benefits and Special Features

Illustrations

Illustrator		hou
Attire		Askr

How to Get Seliph / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Seliph

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Seliph is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Illustration

Quotes: Special Triggered

Special Triggered Quotes are voice lines that play upon activating a Special attack.

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue become available when a hero attains Lv. 40 at 5★ rarity.

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