Rath Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Rath - Wolf of Sacae 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 Rath.

New Heroes - The Dread Isle Featured Heroes
Nils [8.5/10]	Fiora [9.0/10]	Rath [8.5/10]	Leila [9.0/10]

Rath Rating and Basic Information

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

Rath - Wolf of Sacae: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Bow / Cavalry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A mobile bow unit with a large attack radius ・Can gain a Spd and Res bonus ・Can lower the foe's Def stat

Rath Skills at 5★

Slaying Bow+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).

Glimmer Cooldown Count = 2 Boosts damage dealt by 50%.

Spd/Res Form 3 Grants Spd/Res+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)

Def Smoke 3 After combat, inflicts Def -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Rath Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (19)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
Res (5)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Spd and -HP

Rath's best IVs are +Spd and -HP. A +Spd IV will make Rath more useful, as he will be able to gain follow-up attacks on a lot more foes. HP is the Stat he needs the least, so it is an ideal bane stat.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

If you are building a +10 merged Rath, we recommend a +Spd IV. With 10 merges and a +Spd IV, his Spd reaches 42, transforming him into a very speedy unit. If you are equipping him with a Brave Bow or you just want to focus on the amount of damage he deals per attack, +Atk is a better option for an asset.

Rath Best Builds

Brave Rath

HOT
： Brave Bow+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Fury 4 ： Lull Spd/Def 3 ： Joint Hone Spd ： Brazen Atk/Spd 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A Brave Bow+ set for Rath that explores opportunities for quad hits. This is possible thanks to his high Spd stat.

Firesweep Rath

： Firesweep Bow+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

： Life and Death 4 ： Poison Strike 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a standard Firesweep build for Rath that allows him to deal tons of chip damage against foes.

Budget Rath

： Slaying Bow+ ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -

： Spd/Res Form 3 ： Lancebreaker 3 ： Def Smoke 3 ： Swift Sparrow 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is simply a budget build for Rath. With this, he will be able to consistently score Glimmer activations thanks to the follow-up attacks he will be scoring. Though cheap, this is very powerful against Lance units thanks to Lancebreaker 3.

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Rath Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Rath's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Sacaen-Wolf Bow	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Sacaen-Wolf Bow

The refine effect of Sacaen-Wolf Bow not only grants Rath extra Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 but also helps him make guaranteed follow-up attacks, while ignoring any effects that penalize his Special cooldown charge. This ultimately enables him to land his Specials freely, making him a much more reliable bow unit to deploy on the field.

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Rath Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
156
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	33	Rank: 898/1171
Spd	35	Rank: 557/1171
Def	23	Rank: 826/1171
Res	24	Rank: 761/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	50	39	28	28	191
Lv.40 +10	46	38	39	28	28	179

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	45	35	23	24	168
5★ Lv.40	41	33	35	23	24	156
4★ Lv.40	38	31	32	22	22	145
3★ Lv.40	37	29	31	20	21	138

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	19	7	8	5	56
4★ Lv.1	16	15	6	8	4	49
3★ Lv.1	16	14	6	7	4	47

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Brave Bernadetta	40	45	48	24	28	185
Fogado	38	45	47	25	30	185
Ashe	39	44	47	27	28	185
Astrid	38	39	41	32	26	176
Valentine's Leo	37	45	31	16	45	174
Spring Bernadetta	39	43	47	20	25	174
Bridal Anna	38	43	46	22	25	174
Summer Shamir	40	43	46	25	20	174
Sedgar	41	36	39	27	24	167
Python	38	32	35	31	20	156
Rath	41	33	35	23	24	156
Wolt	40	34	34	25	17	150
Sue	36	32	38	23	20	149

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

Rath Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Rath Roles

Rath - Wolf of Sacae 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

Rath is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). 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.

Rath Strengths

Cavalry green bow unit

Since cavalry units can travel three spaces, and bow units have a range of two spaces, units like Rath can threaten foes from up to four spaces away. Except for the times when forests or terrain blocks their path, this type of unit has no issue quickly closing the distance and taking down far away enemies.

Gains a buff with nearby allies

The A skill Spd/Res Form will give him a Spd/Res bonus equal to the number of allies within 2 spaces +1. Since he just needs nearby allies to trigger this effect, it is both easy to use and highly effective.

Inflicts a penalty on the foe's Def

The C Skill Def Smoke will cast a Def penalty on nearby foes after combat. This will allow Rath to take out a foe while lowering the Def nearby foe, allowing another ally to swoop in and finish that foe off.

Rath Weaknesses

Weak to cavalry effective weapons

Rath is a cavalry unit, so he will take 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons, like the ones used by Brave Micaiah or Caeda. Be sure that he stays out of the range of foes with these weapons.
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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Rath - Wolf of Sacae!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Rath - Wolf of Sacae from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Rath - Wolf of Sacae is a very useful attack phase bow, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Rath - Wolf of Sacae if your team lacks a strong attack phase bow.

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Rath - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	4★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	4★
Slaying Bow	8	2	Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	4★
Slaying Bow+	12	2	Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	5★
	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Night Sky	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	4★
Glimmer	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Spd/Res Form 1	Grants Spd/Res+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces; max 3.)	4★
Spd/Res Form 2	Grants Spd/Res+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces + 2; max 5.)	4★
Spd/Res Form 3	Grants Spd/Res+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)	4★
Def Smoke 1	After combat, inflicts Def -3 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	4★
Def Smoke 2	After combat, inflicts Def -5 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	4★
Def Smoke 3	After combat, inflicts Def -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★

Rath as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Def Smoke

Rath can be used to inherit Def Smoke 3. However, if you manage to pull a 5 Star unit and you have no particular use for this skill, we recommend leveling and building this unit instead.

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How to Get Rath

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Rath 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)	Jacob Craner
Illustrator	Shimomura Watari
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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