Sakura Builds and Best IVs

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 Rating and Basic Information

Sakura - Loving Priestess: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
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★

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

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

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

Fortify Def 3 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)		★★★☆☆
Atk (6)		★★☆☆☆
Spd (8)		★★★★☆
Def (5)		★★★★★
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+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
： Gravity+ ： Return+ ： Miracle ： -	： Atk/Res Solo 4 ： Wrathful Staff 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： -

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	36	Rank: 1018/1160
Atk	28	Rank: 1092/1160
Spd	30	Rank: 775/1160
Def	24	Rank: 761/1160
Res	30	Rank: 370/1160

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
Yuliya	38	41	46	21	36	182
Young Lucius	38	45	31	17	47	178
Cornelia	42	46	23	26	40	177
Elice	40	41	35	27	34	177
Dwyer	40	37	35	25	39	176
Nyna	40	34	41	23	38	176
Hatari Xane	47	30	36	23	35	171
Natasha	37	36	32	24	36	165
Summer Rhys	44	34	27	21	36	162
Lena	40	32	29	24	37	162
Emmeryn	43	32	34	23	30	162
Eremiya	44	32	35	23	27	161
Mercedes	39	33	30	22	33	157
Brady	41	33	32	23	28	157
Sakura	36	28	30	24	30	148
Serra	33	30	31	21	33	148
Maria	36	27	34	19	32	148
Lachesis	39	32	25	22	30	148
Lissa	39	26	25	28	30	148
Lucius	37	32	30	13	35	147
Azama	43	21	26	32	25	147
Wrys	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	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

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?

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
Assault	10	2	Restricted to units that use a Staff.	3★
Fear	5	2	After combat, inflicts Atk -6 on targeted foe through its next action.	3★
Fear+	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
Heal	1	Restores 5 HP.	3★
Mend	1	Restores 10 HP.	3★
Physic	2	Restores 8 HP. Rng 2.	4★
Physic+	2	Restores HP = 50% of Atk. (Minimum of 8 HP. )	5★

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Imbue	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, restores an additional 10 HP to target ally.	3★
Still-Water Balm	(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
Fortify Def 1	At start of turn, grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	3★
Fortify Def 2	At start of turn, grants Def+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	4★
Fortify Def 3	At start of turn, grants Def+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★

Sakura as a Source Hero

Inheriting Physic+

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

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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.

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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