Silas Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Silas - Loyal Knight 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 Silas.

Silas Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Silas - Loyal Knight: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Cavalry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon is effective on armored units ・Strong against physical attacks ・Can assist in moving heroes around with Reposition

Silas Skills at 5★

Sworn Lance Might: 16　 Range: 1 Effective against armored foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat.

Reposition Range: 1 Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.

Steady Stance 3 Grants Def +6 during combat when this unit is attacked.

Even Def Wave 3 At start of even-numbered turns, grants Def +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )

Silas Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★☆
Spd (5)		★★☆☆☆
Def (10)		★★★★★
Res (4)		★★★☆☆

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

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Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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.

+Def/-Spd

The best IVs for Brave Silas are +Def and -Spd. A +Def IV allows him to specialize in tanking physical attacks. With it, he can even survive blows from some green units. His Spd is pretty low and very unreliable so its fine to take a -Spd IV. For him to score follow-up attacks, you can just inherit a skill like Quick Riposte 3 onto him. Check out the builds section to know more!

+Def for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Def IV when merging Silas to 10. At +10 Merges, Silas's Def will reach 43. This makes him very tanky against all physical units. If you prefer a more offensive Silas, then you can rock a +Atk IV instead.

Silas Best Builds

Refined Silas

HOT
： Sworn Lance ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Close Def 4 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Close Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build takes advantage of the natural tankiness of the unit in tandem with Quick Riposte 3 to enable them to deal tons of damage in the enemy phase. If you cannot afford Atk/Def Menace, you can take Threat. Atk/Def 3 or anything that is similar in function. Bonfire will leverage the high amount of Def he will be able to stack.

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Silas Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Silas's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Sworn Lance	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Effective against armored foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def+5 during combat. If unit is within 3 spaces of support partner, or support partner's HP ≤ 80%, grants Atk/Def+7 to unit during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Sworn lance

Upgrading Sworn Lance for Silas is a no-brainer! First off, it keeps the armor effectiveness from its prerequisite Slaying Spear+, but it adds very accessible Atk/Def buffs! In addition, it also blocks enemy follow-up attacks. This makes him even bulkier by somehow patching his low Spd!

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Silas Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
156
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	24	Rank: 980/1171
Def	36	Rank: 204/1171
Res	21	Rank: 949/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	54	28	41	25	193
Lv.40 +10	45	40	28	41	25	179

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	49	24	36	21	170
5★ Lv.40	40	35	24	36	21	156
4★ Lv.40	37	33	22	34	19	145
3★ Lv.40	36	31	21	32	18	138

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	5	10	4	60
4★ Lv.1	17	19	4	10	3	53
3★ Lv.1	17	16	4	9	3	49

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Fallen Orson	43	38	28	36	23	168
Legendary Ephraim	43	36	27	33	18	157
Quan	44	37	29	31	16	157
Silas	40	35	24	36	21	156
Spring Xander	40	25	28	35	26	154
Berkut	43	34	22	31	24	154
Clive	45	33	25	32	19	154

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

Silas Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Silas Roles

Silas - Loyal Knight 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

Silas 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.

Silas Strengths

His weapons are strong against armored units

Silas' most powerful weapon, the Slaying Spear+ is effective against armored units. This weapon combined with his decent Atk stat and some invesment can make it easy for him to take out powerful red armored units like Winter Tharja and Zelgius.

Additional defensive ability with Steady Stance

His A slot skill Steady Stance 3 will give him Def +6 when the foe initiates combat. Unlike the related skills Close Def 3 and Distant Def 3, his Res stat will not increase, but having a guaranteed Def buff regardless of the weapon used is a huge plus. Silas already has an incredible Def stat, so Steady Stance helps to solidify him as a physical wall.

Can buff himself and nearby allies' Def

His default C skill Even Def Wave 3 grants Def +6 to unit and adjacent allies at the start of even-numbered turns. Wave skills provide buffs even to the user, despite being C-slot skills, which is a huge advantage to using them. Use the even-numbered turns buff to your advantage, and strike when the time is right!

A refined Sworn Lance gives tons of Atk/Def and blocks enemy follow-up attacks!

Sworn Lance's trigger conditions are very easy to meet, but their effects give tons of value to Silas:

• Silas can gain an upwards of +12 Atk/Def from Sworn Lance. This improves his combat ability especially against physical foes.
• Sworn Lance can also block follow-up attacks. The trigger condition for this effect is also very accessible!

Other benefits fo these effects include improving the damage from skills like Bonfire or Ignis, and improving his matchups against fast magic foes by being able to block follow-up attacks.

Silas Weaknesses

Low Res

Silas' Res only sits at 21 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for magic users to take him out. Be mindful of Silas' positioning in relation to magical units that can easily take him out. Use his high mobility to position him properly!

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Silas takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Ridersbane, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take him down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!
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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Silas - Loyal Knight!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Silas - Loyal Knight from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Silas - Loyal Knight is very useful as a support, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Silas - Loyal Knight helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Silas - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	4★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	4★
Slaying Spear	10	1	Effective against armored foes.	4★
Slaying Spear+	14	1	Effective against armored foes.	5★
Sworn Lance	16	1	Effective against armored foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat.

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Reposition	1	Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.	4★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Steady Stance 1	Grants Def +2 during combat when this unit is attacked.	4★
Steady Stance 2	Grants Def +4 during combat when this unit is attacked.	4★
Steady Stance 3	Grants Def +6 during combat when this unit is attacked.	4★
Even Def Wave 1	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Def +2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	4★
Even Def Wave 2	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Def +4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	4★
Even Def Wave 3	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Def +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	5★

Silas as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Even Def Wave 3

Silas can be used to inherit Even Def Wave 3. However, units with this skill are limited in number, so think carefully on which unit to fodder this skill off to.

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How to Get Silas / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Silas

Obtain Through Regular Summon

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

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Antony Del Rio
Illustrator	Meka (めか)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

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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