Sonya Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Sonya - Vengeful Mage 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 Sonya.

Heroes With the Same Name
Sonya	Spring Sonya
Rearmed Sonya

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Sonya Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Sonya - Vengeful Mage: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Exclusive weapon deals extra damage after a special ・Atk and Res increase when initiating combat ・Can inflict a penalty over several foes from a distance

Sonya Skills at 5★

Dark Excalibur Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants +10 to damage when Special triggers.

Moonbow Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.

Mirror Strike 2 Grants Atk/Res +4 during combat if unit initiates combat.

Res Ploy 3 At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.

Resplendent Attire Available

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

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Sonya Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (21)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (5)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

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

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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.

+Spd/-Def

The best IVs for Sonya are +Spd and -Def. Sonya has ways to increase her Atk stat and she possesses HUGE Raw Damage from Dark Excalibur's effect. Because of this, it is better to improve her Spd to get follow-up attacks that increase her overall damage, speeds-up her special activations and utilizes her high Atk stat! Her Def is very low and is of les importance so it is safe to take as her bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Sonya to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. With this IV, she will reach 38 Spd. It is quite below average especially at max merges, but if you are able to support her with allied buffs and some skills, she can consistenly nail follow-up attacks at this range.

If you are going for the Special Spiral Sonya build, go for a +Atk IV instead.

Sonya Best Builds

Special Spiral AoE Sonya

HOT
： Dark Excalibur ： Reposition ： Blazing Wind ： -	： Life and Death 4 ： Special Spiral 3 ： Odd Atk Wave 3 ： Heavy Blade 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims to repeatedly activate Blazing Wind to whittle down and eliminate opponents. Life and Death and Odd Atk Wave maximize Sonya's visible Atk stat to inflict the most AoE damage possible.

Desperation Sonya

： Dark Excalibur ： Draw Back ： Moonbow ： -

： Fury 4 ： Desperation 3 ： Joint Drive Spd ： Darting Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses the recoil from Fury 4 to activate Desperation and allow consecutive attacks for future engagements. Make sure to keep the unit alive after the first combat since they will be in exploitable HP ranges! Darting Blow 3 and Joint Drive Spd is taken to help secure the follow-up attack.

Special Spiral Sonya

HOT
： Dark Excalibur ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Death Blow 4 ： Special Spiral 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Death Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build pre-charges Glimmer with refined Dark Excalibur and keeps it active at all times through Special Spiral. Double Death Blow and Joint Drive Atk maximize Sonya's damage output.

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Sonya Best Weapon Refine

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Dark Excalibur

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Dark Excalibur	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Deals +10 damage when Special triggers. At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-2. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Dark Excalibur!

Dark Excalibur's refine reduces the cooldown of Sonya's Special by 2 at the start of Turn 1.

This means if she has a short cooldown Special like Moonbow or Ruptured Sky, she will immediately have it available.

With Special Spiral 3, she will always have her Special up and will be able to deal a lot of damage when she initiates combat.

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Sonya Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
147
HP	36	Rank: 865/1089
Atk	33	Rank: 708/1089
Spd	31	Rank: 628/1089
Def	15	Rank: 968/1089
Res	32	Rank: 232/1089

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	43	54	37	21	39	194
Resplendent Base Stats	43	40	37	21	39	180
Resplendent +HP	46	39	37	21	38	181
Resplendent +Atk	42	42	37	21	38	180
Resplendent +Spd	42	39	40	21	38	180
Resplendent +Def	42	39	37	25	38	181
Resplendent +Res	42	39	37	21	41	180

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40 +Skills	38	49	33	17	34	171
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40	38	35	33	17	34	157

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv.1	19	23	9	7	10	68

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Soren	36	33	33	17	29	148
Merric	43	26	32	28	19	148
Sonya	36	33	31	15	32	147

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

Sonya Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Sonya Roles

Sonya - Vengeful Mage 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

Sonya 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.

Sonya Strengths

Dark Excalibur is a high-powered weapon skill that has access to a special refine!

Dark Excalibur is a high-power weapon that adds +10 pure damage when Sonya activates a special skill.

Since it is pure damage, it cannot be reduced by Def or Res stats.

It also has access to a special effect refine that grants an effect similar to Time's Pulse 3 or Quickened Pulse.

If you invest the right skills into Sonya, she can be a reliable magic powerhouse that triggers her Special at every turn!

Can Debuff foes with Low Res

The C skill Res Ploy allows Sonya to debuff enemies who have lower Res than her.

This affects all enemies in Sonya's cardinal directions at the start of each turn. All magic users, including Sonya, can take advantage of this damage boost.

Since Sonya has a decent Res stat, she would not have much trouble applying this skill to a wide range of foes with some merges.

Mirror Strike 2 helps add more durability against magic units

Mirror Strike 2 further increases Sonya's ability to tank magic hits when she initiates combat because it grants a +4 Atk/Res bonus to her.

It helps a lot in defending counterattacks from enemies. If ever the opponent is set for a follow-up counterattack, the Res bonus is used twice making it very efficient in defending against said foes.

Sonya Weaknesses

Low Def

Sonya's Def only sits at 15 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for physical units to take her out.

Be mindful of Sonya's positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take her out.

Be wary of physical units with Distant Counter!

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Sonya - Vengeful Mage Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Sonya - Vengeful Mage only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Sonya - Vengeful Mage if a 4 Star version is released!

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Sonya - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Wind	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elwind	6	2	No Effect	5★
Rexcalibur	9	2	No Effect	5★
Dark Excalibur	14	2	Grants +10 to damage when Special triggers.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Warding Blow 1	Grants Res +2 during combat when unit initiates combat.	5★
Mirror Strike 1	Grants Atk/Res +2 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Mirror Strike 2	Grants Atk/Res +4 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Res Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts Res-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Res Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts Res-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Res Ploy 3	At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★

Sonya as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Res Ploy 3

Sonya can be used to inherit the skill Res Ploy 3. Do take note that this skill is available as a Sacred Seal. It might be wiser to use the seal instead as Sonya is a 5★ as of October 2020.

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How to Get Resplendent Sonya / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Sonya

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	08/25/2021 - 09/09/2021

Resplendent Sonya 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		PenekoR
Attire		Múspell

How to Get Sonya / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Sonya

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Sonya 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)	Tara Sands
Illustrator	Yura (由良)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

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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