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This is a ranking page for the hero Zephiel - Winter's Crown 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 Winter Zephiel.

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Winter Zephiel Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) A
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) A
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Zephiel - Winter's Crown: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Recovers HP when attacking in battle
・Guaranteed follow-up attack when counterattacking
・Grants a bonus to ally Def and Res

Winter Zephiel Skills at 5★


Might: 14  Range: 1
When unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 5 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)

Cooldown Count = 4
Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.

If unit’s HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )

At start of turn, grants Def/Res+5 to ally with the highest Def+Res total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.)

Winter Zephiel Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (22) Normal HP ★★☆☆☆
Atk (24) No Attack IV ★★★★☆
Spd (4) No Spd IV ★☆☆☆☆
Def (8) Def Boon ★★★★★
Res (12) No Res IV ★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Def/-Spd

W!Zephiel's best IVs are +Def and -Spd. A +Def IV works best with W!Zephiels role as mixed tank. Res would be a good IV as well since it would increase Glacies' damage by a tiny bit too, but since Def is a superboon for him, you will get more stats from it in the long run. Spd is of less importance to him so it is the best bane he can take.

+Def for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Def IV when merging W!Zephiel to 10. At +10 Merges, W!Zephiel's Def will reach 46. If you prefer a unit that can withstand more magic attacks, you can go for a +Res IV instead. When going the +Res route, you can consider inheriting Distant Counter to be able to counterattack tome users.

Winter Zephiel Best Builds

Budget Winter Zephiel

Assist Skill IconPivot
Special Skill IconGlacies
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Winter Zephiel that expands upon his enemy phase ability. Think twice before starting fights in the player phase as he is pretty weak in said phase.

Defensive Savior Winter Zephiel

HOT
Assist Skill IconPivot
Special Skill IconPavise
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This defensive build is aimed at utilizing Near Save to protect allies from melee attacks. Atk/Def Unity is used due to penalties not being neutralized, thus we aim to reverse them instead.

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Winter Zephiel Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
179
HP
HP 48 48
Rank: 30/1171
Atk
Atk 38 38
Rank: 510/1171
Spd
Spd 19 19
Rank: 1075/1171
Def
Def 38 38
Rank: 128/1171
Res
Res 36 36
Rank: 170/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 53 57 23 42 41 216
Lv.40 +10 53 43 23 42 41 202

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
55 42 23 42 40 202
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
52 45 23 42 40 202
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
52 42 26 42 40 202
+Def
Lv.40 +10
52 42 23 46 40 203
+Res
Lv.40 +10
52 42 23 42 43 202

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 48 52 19 38 36 193
5★ Lv.40 48 38 19 38 36 179

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 22 24 4 8 12 70

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
47 46 18 45 46 202
48 46 31 48 27 200
40 42 46 41 27 196
42 37 42 38 31 190
46 45 17 43 39 190
47 41 26 39 27 180
Winter Zephiel Icon Winter Zephiel
48 38 19 38 36 179
45 37 38 35 19 174
46 36 33 38 21 174
48 34 34 35 18 169
50 30 32 39 18 169
60 36 16 41 16 169
55 35 16 38 24 168

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

Winter Zephiel Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Winter Zephiel Roles

Zephiel - Winter's Crown Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic Wall ImageMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
No Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

W!Zephiel 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.

W!Zephiel Strengths

Bellringer+ provides sustain

W!Zephiel's exclusive weapon, Bellringer+, heals him for 5 HP whenever he attacks an enemy regardless of who initiated the attack. It heals him even if he deals 0 damage. This helps him survive multiple attacks in the enemy phase.

Vengeful Fighter Guarantees Follow-Up Attacks and Accelerates Special

Provided that W!Zephiel's HP is at least 50%, he will make guaranteed follow-up attacks, and is granted special cooldown charge +1 per attack whenever the enemy attacks her. It is similar to the effect of Quick Riposte.

Vengeful Fighter 3 combined with W!Zephiel's kit and high defensive stats makes him a decent enemy phase unit. Make sure to pair him up with a healer for you to always meet the trigger condition.

W!Zephiel Weaknesses

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

W!Zephiel takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Armorslayer+, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take him/her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!
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Zephiel - Winter's Crown Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Zephiel - Winter's Crown only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Zephiel - Winter's Crown if a 4 Star version is released!

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Winter Zephiel - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 5★
8 1 No Effect 5★
10 1 When unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 5 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.) 5★
14 1 When unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 5 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.) 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res. 5★
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res. 5★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
If unit’s HP ≥ 90% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. ) 5★
If unit’s HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. ) 5★
If unit’s HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. ) 5★
At start of turn, grants Def/Res+1 to ally with the highest Def+Res total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.) 5★
At start of turn, grants Def/Res+3 to ally with the highest Def+Res total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.) 5★
At start of turn, grants Def/Res+5 to ally with the highest Def+Res total for 1 turn. (Excludes unit.) 5★

Winter Zephiel as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★★★

Inheriting Vengeful Fighter 3 or Def/Res Gap 3

W!Zephiel can be used to inherit the skills Vengeful Fighter 3 or Def/Res Gap 3 However, W!Zephiel is a powerful special hero whom you can only get from specific gachas. We recommend training and investing in him instead.

How to Get Winter Zephiel / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Winter Zephiel

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Winter Zephiel is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor
(English)
Taylor Henry
Illustrator Fujisaka Kimihiko (藤坂公彦)
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