Micaiah Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Micaiah - Priestess of Dawn 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 Micaiah.

Heroes With the Same Name
Micaiah	Hoshidan Summer Micaiah
Brave Micaiah	Bridal Micaiah
Legendary Micaiah	Summer Micaiah
Attuned Micaiah

Focus - Heroes with Drive Atk Featured Heroes
Leif [8.0/10]	Micaiah [9.0/10]	Quan [7.5/10]

Micaiah Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Micaiah - Priestess of Dawn: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon is effective on armored and cavalry foes ・Distant Def comes in very handy ・Can raise the Atk of her allies

Micaiah Skills at 5★

Thani Might: 14　 Range: 2 Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Res+3. If armored or cavalry foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, reduces damage from foe’s first attack by 30%.

Sacrifice Range: 1 Converts penalties on target into bonuses. Restores target’s HP = unit’s current HP-1. Unit’s HP reduced by amount restored.

Distant Def 3 If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.

Guard 3 If unit’s HP ≥ 80% at start of combat, enemy is inflicted with Special cooldown charge -1. (If using similar skill, only highest value applied. )

Drive Atk 2 Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +3 during combat.

Resplendent Attire Available

Resplendent Attire has been released for Micaiah. 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 Micaiah or you want to make them stronger, you may want to buy a FEH pass and get the Resplendent Attire.

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Micaiah Best IVs and Stats at Lv. 40

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
151
HP	35	Rank: 1109/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	28	Rank: 863/1171
Def	18	Rank: 1024/1171
Res	35	Rank: 195/1171

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

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total'
Resplendent Base Stats With Skills	41	55	34	24	44	198
Resplendent Base Stats	41	41	34	24	41	181
Resplendent +HP	45	41	34	24	41	185
Resplendent +Atk	41	44	34	24	41	184
Resplendent +Spd	41	41	37	24	41	184
Resplendent +Def	41	41	34	27	41	184
Resplendent +Res	41	41	34	24	44	184

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40 +Skills	37	51	30	20	40	178
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40	37	37	30	20	37	161

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv.1	18	25	8	7	14	72

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★★
Spd (6)		★★★★☆
Def (5)		★★★☆☆
Res (12)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Atk/-HP

The best IVs for Micaiah are +Atk and -HP. Since she has a 1.5x damage multiplier against 2 kinds of units, taking a +Atk stat is best for her as it maximizes said multiplier. Her HP is of less importance so it can be safely taken as her bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Micaiah to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. With a huge raw Atk stat, she can take lots of cavalry and armored foes with 1 blow! If you prefer a more durable Micaiah, you can go for a +Res IV instead.

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Hestia	40	45	31	23	43	182
Veyle	39	46	30	21	46	182
Legendary Deirdre	40	43	32	19	43	177
Young Mark	40	44	27	20	46	177
Riev	43	39	25	23	40	170
Sonia	40	35	24	32	35	166
Marianne	36	41	32	17	39	165
Legendary Julia	40	39	28	19	36	162
Brunnya	42	35	31	21	33	162
New Year Alfonse	41	38	17	35	30	161
Micaiah	35	35	28	18	35	151
Ophelia	38	37	33	20	23	151

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

Micaiah Best Builds

Desperation Micaiah

： Thani ： Sacrifice ： Glimmer ： -

： Death Blow 4 ： Desperation 3 ： Res Ploy 3 ： Brash Assault 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Micaiah scores follow-up attacks through the Brash Assault 3 Sacred Seal. If you have her +Eff refine, then you do not need to pick this build up since you can already score follow-ups using said effect.

Healer Micaiah

： Thani ： Sacrifice ： Sol ： -

： Darting Blow 3 ： Renewal 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A niche healer build for Micaiah. Run this if you need a healer who can provide some offense too.

Budget Micaiah

： Thani ： Sacrifice ： Glimmer ： -

： Distant Def 3 ： Guard 3 ： Drive Atk 2 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Do not run Quick Riposte 3 if you have her +Eff refine as that is a much convenient way for Micaiah to nail follow-up attacks. You can run another Distant Def 3 or any other offensive Seal if you prefer more punch.

Offensive Micaiah

HOT
： Thani ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -	： Sturdy Impact ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Drive Atk 2 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build makes Micaiah a pure offensive unit. Taking the +Eff refine on Thani will ensure a follow up attack, better when paired with Null Follow-Up. Her C slot could be up to the team she is in and she can opt for Smoke skills if she is also playing a supportive role.

Aether Raids (Offense) Micaiah

HOT
： Thani ： Reposition ： Noontime ： -	： Mirror Stance 3 ： Null C-Disrupt 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Mirror Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build focuses on Micaiah's strengths as a check to the prevalent Cavline teams in Aether Raids. Mirror Stance 3 provides the necessary boosts for Micaiah to survive attacks from multiple ranged cavalry units while preventing opposing specials from activating due to the built-in Guard effect. Null C-Disrupt ensures Micaiah can retaliate and kill opposing staff users like Brave Veronica and Nanna. Noontime is used to heal Micaiah and increase her survivability, as she is expected to tank multiple units in one round.

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Micaiah Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Micaiah's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Thani	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Res+3. if foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat. At start of combat, if units HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Res+5 during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Thani

The special effect for Thani grants +5 Atk/Res to Micaiah and guarantees her a follow-up attack provided that she is at least at 50% HP or above. Not only is it a powerful effect especially against magic users, but it takes away the need for a skill like Quick Riposte 3.

In our Budget Micaiah build, we usually recommend a Quick Riposte 3 Sacred Seal, but if you are able to specially refine Thani, you can go for other Sacred Seals such as Death Blow 3! This increases Micaiah's overall power.

Make sure to partner her up with healers to always meet the trigger condition.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

About the Weapon Refinery

Micaiah Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Micaiah Roles

Micaiah - Priestess of Dawn 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

Micaiah is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Micaiah Strengths

Thani is strong against both armored and cavalry units

Thani deals effective damage against both armored and cavalry foes. This grants Micaiah many favorable match-ups! As seen above, she can easily deal with the dreaded Idunn in most situations.

In addition, Thani reduces the damage she takes from ranged armored and cavalry foes by 30%!

Access to a special effect refine!

Thani has access to a special effect refine that provides her not only with extra stats, but it also guarantees follow-up attacks as well! Read more about it in the weapon refine section.

Unique assist skill in Sacrifice!

Micaiah's Sacrifice converts the penalties on an ally into bonuses and restores their HP by an amount relating to Micaiah's current HP.

This multi-effect skill is very helpful and can save your team in many situations! When playing Micaiah, keep in mind that you have a skill like Sacrfice—a skill that can turn the tide of battle when used with the proper timing.

Strong Against Ranged Attacks

Distant Def 3 grants Micaiah +6 Def/Res in combat if she is attacked by ranged foes. This means that she is a good match-up against foes who use daggers, bows, tomes and staves.

This completely stacks with the damage reduction effects of Thani.

Slows Enemy Specials

Guard 3 inflicts special cooldown charge -1 per attack if Micaiah's HP ≥ 80% at the start of combat. This allows Micaiah and her allies to take less damage from enemies. This skill is also very helpful in Grand Hero Battles where delaying enemy specials is very important as enemy specials in those maps are very powerful.

Additionally, this makes Micaiah a great match-up for units running set-ups that make specials very quick to trigger such as Slaying Edge+ or Brave Sword as the weapon skill and slapping Sacred Seals such as Flashing Blade and Quickened Pulse for quick Moonbow or Glimmer activations

Micaiah Weaknesses

Low Def

Micaiah's Def only sits at 18 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for physical units to take her out. Be mindful of Micaiah's positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take her out.

Should you Unlock Potential for Micaiah?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?	Cannot Unlock Potential

Micaiah - Priestess of Dawn Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Micaiah - Priestess of Dawn only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Micaiah - Priestess of Dawn if a 4 Star version is released!

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Micaiah - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Light	4	2	No Effect	5★
Ellight	6	2	No Effect	5★
Shine	9	2	No Effect	5★
Thani	14	2	Effective against armored and cavalry foes. Grants Res+3. If armored or cavalry foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, reduces damage from foe’s first attack by 30%.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Ardent Sacrifice	1	Heals adjacent ally 10 HP. Unit loses 10 HP (but cannot reach 0 this way).	5★
Sacrifice	1	Converts penalties on target into bonuses. Restores target’s HP = unit’s current HP-1. Unit’s HP reduced by amount restored.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Def 1	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.	5★
Distant Def 2	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	5★
Distant Def 3	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.	5★
Guard 1	If unit’s HP  = 100% at start of combat, enemy is inflicted with Special cooldown charge -1. (If using similar skill, only highest value applied. )	5★
Guard 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 90% at start of combat, enemy is inflicted with Special cooldown charge -1. (If using similar skill, only highest value applied. )	5★
Guard 3	If unit’s HP ≥ 80% at start of combat, enemy is inflicted with Special cooldown charge -1. (If using similar skill, only highest value applied. )	5★
Spur Atk 1	Grants adjacent allies Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Drive Atk 1	Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Drive Atk 2	Grants allies within 2 spaces Atk +3 during combat.	5★

Micaiah as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Distant Def 3

Micaiah can be used to inherit the skill Distant Def 3. However, Micaiah is a powerful Blue Tome unit with strong weapon skills, so we recommend training your first copy of Micaiah first without foddering her off.

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• The Best Fodder Units

How to Get Resplendent Micaiah / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Micaiah

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	04/10/2021 - 04/25/2021

Resplendent Micaiah 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		sachie
Attire		Hel

How to Get Micaiah / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Micaiah

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Micaiah 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

Voice Actor (English)	Veronica Taylor
Illustrator	Chiko (チーコ)
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

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.

FEH: Related Guides

Focus: Heroes with Drive Atk

Heroes from Focus - Heroes with Drive Atk
Leif [8.0/10]	Micaiah [9.0/10]	Quan [7.5/10]

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