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This is a ranking page for the hero Sakura - Loving Priestess 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 Sakura.

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Sakura - Loving Priestess Icon Sakura


Sakura Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 7.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) Unranked
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) C
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Sakura - Loving Priestess: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill inflicts an Atk penalty on foes after attacking
・Has an excellent recovery skill
・Can buff her allies' Def stat

Sakura Skills at 5★


Might: 12  Range: 2
After combat, inflicts Atk -7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Range: 2
Restores HP = 50% of Atk. (Minimum of 8 HP. )

Cooldown Count = 1
When healing an ally with a staff, grants Res +4 to all allies for 1 turn.

At start of turn, grants Def+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.

Sakura Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (17) HP Superboon ★★★☆☆
Atk (6) Attack Bane ★★☆☆☆
Spd (8) Spd Bane ★★★★☆
Def (5) Def Boon ★★★★★
Res (8) Res Bane ★★★☆☆

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

See the IV Checker for All Units 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/-Atk

The best IVs for Sakura are +Def and -Atk. A +Def IV helps her balance her defensive stats. This is ideal for maximum survivability. Her Atk is very low and is unreliable so you can take it as a bane. We recommend inheriting skills like Savage Blow 3 for Sakura to have a source of constant fixed damage instead of relying on her mediocre Atk stat.

Sakura Best Builds

Gravity Abuse Sakura

HOT
Weapon Skill IconGravity+
Assist Skill IconReturn+
Special Skill IconMiracle
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This allows Sakura tools to kite with Gravity+. Taking double Savage Blow 3 adds to her utility by inflicting AoE damage to the crippled enemy team.

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Sakura Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
148
HP
HP 36 36
Rank: 1053/1171
Atk
Atk 28 28
Rank: 1127/1171
Spd
Spd 30 30
Rank: 805/1171
Def
Def 24 24
Rank: 791/1171
Res
Res 30 30
Rank: 387/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 41 44 35 28 35 183
Lv.40 +10 41 32 35 28 35 171

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
44 32 34 28 34 172
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
40 35 34 28 34 171
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
40 32 37 28 34 171
+Def
Lv.40 +10
40 32 34 32 34 172
+Res
Lv.40 +10
40 32 34 28 37 171

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 36 40 30 24 30 160
5★ Lv.40 36 28 30 24 30 148
4★ Lv.40 34 25 28 22 28 137
3★ Lv.40 33 24 26 21 26 130

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 17 6 8 5 8 44
4★ Lv.1 16 5 8 4 8 41
3★ Lv.1 16 5 7 4 7 39

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
38 41 46 21 36 182
38 45 31 17 47 178
42 46 23 26 40 177
40 41 35 27 34 177
40 37 35 25 39 176
40 34 41 23 38 176
47 30 36 23 35 171
37 36 32 24 36 165
44 34 27 21 36 162
40 32 29 24 37 162
43 32 34 23 30 162
44 32 35 23 27 161
39 33 30 22 33 157
41 33 32 23 28 157
Sakura Icon Sakura
36 28 30 24 30 148
33 30 31 21 33 148
36 27 34 19 32 148
39 32 25 22 30 148
39 26 25 28 30 148
37 32 30 13 35 147
43 21 26 32 25 147
42 24 23 22 36 147

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

Sakura Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Sakura Roles

Sakura - Loving Priestess Roles
Close Physical AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged Magic ImageRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
No Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter Recovery ImageRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Sakura 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.

Sakura Strengths

AoE Atk debuff

Fear+ inflicts -7 Atk on target unit and all other foes within 2 spaces of said unit. This lowers the enemy's damage output. This in turn directly improves Sakura and her team's ability to survive blows from enemy units.

Can Easily Heal Distant Allies

Sakura move 2 squares a turn as she is an infantry unit that. She can learn Physic+, which can heal allies 2 tiles away. Therefore, Sakura can heal allies up to 4 squares away from her starting position making her a great healer in some situations.

Not likely to be instantly taken out

Her defensive statline of 30 Spd 24 Def 30 Res allows her to be somewhat durable. This makes it less likely for her to be taken out with one attack unlike other staff healers whom are very vulnerable to one type of damage source.

Sakura Weaknesses

Average stats

Sakura sports a balanced statline which is generally good, but it makes it hard for her to specialize and fit in very specific niches. She's good as a general all-purpose healer, but you may want to invest in her and take-up a specialized build so that she will be able to fill niches more easily.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? C Rank Icon

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Sakura - Loving Priestess!

We cannot recommend you to Unlock Potential to make Sakura - Loving Priestess a 5 Star Hero. Sakura - Loving Priestess is difficult to make use of except under specific conditions. Unless Sakura - Loving Priestess is a favorite character of yours or you have excess Hero Feathers to spare, we recommend you pass on Unlocking their Potential.

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Sakura - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
10 2 Restricted to units that use a Staff. 3★
5 2 After combat, inflicts Atk -6 on targeted foe through its next action. 3★
12 2 After combat, inflicts Atk -7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. 5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
1 Restores 5 HP. 3★
1 Restores 10 HP. 3★
2 Restores 8 HP. Rng 2. 4★
2 Restores HP = 50% of Atk. (Minimum of 8 HP. ) 5★

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, restores an additional 10 HP to target ally. 3★
(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, grants Res +4 to all allies for 1 turn. 3★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
At start of turn, grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn. 3★
At start of turn, grants Def+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn. 4★
At start of turn, grants Def+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn. 5★

Sakura as a Source Hero

Sakura Avatar

Value of Skills ★★☆☆☆

Inheriting Physic+

Sakura can be used to inherit the skill Physic+. However, this skill is only available from Sakura at 5★.

How to Get Sakura / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Sakura

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Sakura 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)
Brianna Knickerbocker
Illustrator Fuzichoco (藤ちょこ)
Appears In

Illustration

Quotes: Special Triggered

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

It’s all me!
Don’t come any closer!
Excuse me!
Sorry about this!

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

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

Oh! Thank you so very much for checking up on me, {Summoner}.
I’m doing well, but may I tell you something? When I first got here, I wasn’t sure how to act around you.
They call you a Great Hero, so I thought I should respect such a great person by keeping my distance.
But then I got to know you. You’re so kind and put everyone at ease—most of all, me.
It’s almost like you’ve become a part of my family. I mean, here we are now, simply chatting.
S-so now...I have s-something to ask you. Would you consider thinking of m-me…
as a friend?
What? You already do? Why, that’s wonderful! I am so glad you summoned me into your life.
I promise to help you any way that I can...friend!

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