Young Merric Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Merric - Changing Winds 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 Young Merric.

Heroes With the Same Name
Merric	Young Merric
Ascended Merric

Focus - Double Special Heroes (October 2020) Featured Heroes
Young Marth [8.5/10]	Bridal Oboro [8.0/10]	Spring Narcian [7.5/10]	Rafiel [8.5/10]
Young Merric [9.0/10]	Bridal Nailah [9.0/10]	Bridal Micaiah [9.0/10]	Summer Mia [9.0/10]

Young Merric Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	S (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	S (▶FEH Tier List)

Merric - Changing Winds: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Exclusive weapon that prevents follow-up attacks ・Special skill that heals unit and allies ・Prevents physical enemies from counterattacking

Young Merric Skills at 5★

Winds of Change Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1). Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if a bonus granted by a skill like Rally or Hone is active on unit or if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Spd +5 and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.

Righteous Wind Cooldown Count = 2 Boosts damage by 30% of unit's Spd. Restores 10 HP to unit and all allies after combat. (Healing does not stack if triggered more that once per combat. GP restored to allies even if unit's HP reaches 0.)

Swift Sparrow 3 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+6, Spd+7 during combat.

Windsweep 3 If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, or dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 1, foe can’t counterattack.

Distant Guard 3 Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses bow, dagger, magic or staff, grants Def/Res +4 during combat."

Young Merric Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (22)		★★★★☆
Spd (11)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★☆☆☆
Res (3)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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/-Res

The best IVs for Young Merric are +Spd and -Res. A higher Spd stat allows Merric to get a ton of follow-up attacks on his foes. Additionally, his Spd is a superboon so you should take advantage of that as he can reach an amazing 45 Spd stat with it. With his low defensive stats, no bane would be best, but a -Res IV will make his Def and Res balanced.

Young Merric Best Builds

Budget Young Merric

： Winds of Change ： Reposition ： Righteous Wind ： -

： Swift Sparrow 3 ： Windsweep 3 ： Distant Guard 3 ： Swift Sparrow 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This simple budget build for Young Merric aims to maximize his Spd. Spd does lots of things for him. It increases damage through Righteous Wind, protects him from follow-up attacks, allows him to score follow-up attacks, and allows him to trigger Windsweep 3.

Pulse Young Merric

HOT
： Winds of Change ： Reposition ： Righteous Wind ： -	： Atk/Spd Push 4 ： Windsweep 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Swift Sparrow 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build ditches the native Distant Guard 3 for a more offensive Time's Pulse 3. Said skill synergizes with his weapon and the rest of his kit for rapid Righteous Wind activations. This makes Merric very deadly in the player phase, but very frail in the enemy phase so be wary!

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Young Merric Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Young Merric's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Winds of Change	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. If【Bonus】is active on unit or if unit's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat, and deals damage = 15% of unit's Spd (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit, neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat, and also, when unit's Special triggers, neutralizes foe's "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials) during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Winds of Change

The new refine effect of Winds of Change helps Young Merric to ignore damage reduction effects from foes, avoid cooldown charge penalties, and remove Spd/Res debuffs that affect his bonuses. He gets all these buffs simply by initiating combat or having nearby allies within 2 spaces.

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Young Merric Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
162
HP	41	Rank: 296/1089
Atk	34	Rank: 647/1089
Spd	41	Rank: 138/1089
Def	21	Rank: 756/1089
Res	25	Rank: 545/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	53	46	25	29	199
Lv.40 +10	46	39	46	25	29	185

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	48	41	21	25	176
5★ Lv.40	41	34	41	21	25	162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	22	11	6	3	61

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
New Year Kvasir	40	45	47	21	30	183
Brave Soren	40	45	34	16	47	182
Rearmed Sonya	38	47	32	20	45	182
Ascended Ced	43	45	46	22	26	182
Citrinne	38	46	27	22	44	177
Heiðr	38	45	45	29	20	177
Legendary Robin (M)	40	45	30	31	31	177
Bastian	40	44	28	20	45	177
Céline	37	41	44	17	38	177
Tea Tailtiu	39	42	44	21	31	177
Young Ilyana	40	41	30	18	42	171
Arthur	40	42	41	30	18	171
Limstella	41	39	23	32	36	171
Gatekeeper	41	37	17	40	36	171
Legendary Byleth (M)	40	39	41	25	21	166
Pent	40	38	39	19	30	166
Luthier	43	37	36	20	30	166
Orochi	40	40	24	24	37	165
Asbel	40	36	42	21	26	165
Thrasir	40	33	39	23	27	162
Legendary Celica	40	38	38	18	28	162
Young Merric	41	34	41	21	25	162
Ced	37	35	39	19	31	161
Lugh	37	35	36	17	31	156
Lewyn	38	34	37	17	25	151
Yune	38	33	27	15	37	150

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

Young Merric Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Young Merric Roles

Merric - Changing Winds 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

Young Merric is a ranged magic 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 Res stat.

Young Merric's Strengths

Winds of Change Prevents Follow-up Attacks

Young Merric's exclusive weapon, the Winds of Change accelerates Young Merric's special cooldown by 1 everytime he attacks. If Young Merric is boosted by a skill like Rally or Hone, or if his HP is more than or equal to 50%, it grants +5 Atk/Spd and neutralizes effects that guarantee follow-up attacks against Young Merric like G Tomebreaker and Wary Fighter.

Powerful Special with Righteous Wind

Young Merric's special skill, Righteous Wind boosts Young Merric's attacks by 30% and heals him and all allies after combat. I's strength lies on its low cooldown counter of 2. Combined with Winds of Change, Young Merric is able to constantly heal allies and deal damage to foes.

Young Merric's Weaknesses

Poor defensive stats

Young Merric has a Def of 21 and Res of 24 (with no IVs). Although Windsweep will allow him to avoid physical attackers who can counterattack, if they are able to attack him, they will do a ton of damage. On top of this, he will still be counterattacked by magic attackers, and with his low Res, he likely won't survive it. Only engage in combat with magic attackers when the foe's defeat is ceratin, and keep Merric safe in the enemy phase.

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Merric - Changing Winds Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

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Young Merric - 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★
Winds of Change	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1). Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if a bonus granted by a skill like Rally or Hone is active on unit or if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Spd +5 and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks 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%.	5★
Glimmer	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★
Righteous Wind	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage by 30% of unit's Spd. Restores 10 HP to unit and all allies after combat. (Healing does not stack if triggered more that once per combat. GP restored to allies even if unit's HP reaches 0.)	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Darting Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 2	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 3	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+6, Spd+7 during combat.	5★
Windsweep 1	If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 5, foe can’t counterattack.	5★
Windsweep 2	If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 3, foe can’t counterattack.	5★
Windsweep 3	If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, or dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 1, foe can’t counterattack.	5★
Distant Guard 1	Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses bow, dagger, magic or staff, grants Def/Res +2 during combat."	5★
Distant Guard 2	Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses bow, dagger, magic or staff, grants Def/Res +3 during combat."	5★
Distant Guard 3	Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses bow, dagger, magic or staff, grants Def/Res +4 during combat."	5★

Young Merric as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Mirror Swift Sparrow 3 and Windsweep 3

Young Merric can be used to inherit the skills Swift Sparrow 3 and Windsweep 3. However, Young Merric is pretty a powerful unit. We recommend that you train and build him instead.

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How to Get Young Merric

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Young Merric 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)	Yuri Lowenthal
Illustrator	Mayo
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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Young Marth [8.5/10]	Bridal Oboro [8.0/10]	Spring Narcian [7.5/10]	Rafiel [8.5/10]
Young Merric [9.0/10]	Bridal Nailah [9.0/10]	Bridal Micaiah [9.0/10]	Summer Mia [9.0/10]

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