Brave Lysithea Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Lysithea - Earnest Seeker 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 Brave Lysithea.

Heroes With the Same Name
Lysithea	Brave Lysithea
Winter Lysithea	Tea Lysithea

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Legendary Eliwood [9.0/10]	Sothis [9.0/10]	Brave Lysithea [9.0/10]	Legendary Tiki (Young) [9.0/10]
Legendary Azura [9.5/10]	Apotheosis Anna [8.5/10]	Hel [9.0/10]	Freyja [9.0/10]
Triandra [9.0/10]	Legendary Leif [9.0/10]	Legendary Corrin (F) [9.0/10]	Shinon [9.0/10]

Brave Lysithea Rating and Basic Information

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

Lysithea - Earnest Seeker: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon provides guarantee follow-up attacks and helpful offensive effects ・Multiple buffs and debuffs to ensure a high Spd difference between Lysithea's team and enemy team

Brave Lysithea Skills at 5★

Dark Spikes T Might: 14　 Range: 2 Effective against cavalry foes. Grants Spd +3. At the start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd +6 during combat. If unit's HP < 100% and unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.

Moonbow Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.

Atk/Spd Push 4 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+7, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit.

Lull Spd/Res 3 Inflicts Spd/Res -3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

Hone Spd 4 At start of turn, grants Spd+7 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.

Brave Lysithea Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (24)		★★★★★
Spd (12)		★★★★☆
Def (4)		★★☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Atk/-Def

The best IVs for Lysithea are +Atk and -Def. A +Atk IV adds to her best asset, her very high Atk stat. Dark Spikes T also benefits greatly from a +Atk stat since it allows Lysithea a lot of follow-up attacks. Take note that her Atk is a superboon. Her Spd is also a superboon so you it is a good pick for an IV as well. Her Def is very low and of is less importance so you can safely take it as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Brave Lysithea to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. At +10 Merges, her Atk stat will reach 62 which is very high. This allows her to one-shot a wide range of units with minimal set-up.

Brave Lysithea Best Builds

Premium Brave Lysithea

HOT
： Dark Spikes T ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Unity ： Special Spiral 4 ： Time's Pulse 4 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium build taking advantage of the best skills to make Brave Lysithea hit as hard as possible. Atk/Spd Unity reverses debuffs and works well with the Orders effect of refined Dark Spikes T. Special Spiral 4 neutralizes damage reduction effects and charges up her Special after every combat.

AoE Special Brave Lysithea

HOT
： Dark Spikes T ： Reposition ： Blazing Wind ： -	： Life and Death 4 ： Special Spiral 4 ： Rouse Atk/Spd 4 ： Life and Death 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build takes advantage of Brave Lysithea's high attack and speed to spam area-of-effect Specials. Special Spiral ensures that Blazing Wind is available for every combat.

Budget Brave Lysithea

HOT
： Dark Spikes T ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Push 4 ： Lull Spd/Res 3 ： Hone Spd 4 ： Swift Sparrow 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Brave Lysithea. Her default kit is already functional on its own and allows her to hit hard even with little investment.

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Brave Lysithea Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Brave Lysithea's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Dark Spikes T	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Effective against cavalry foes. Grants Spd+3. At the start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd+6 during combat. If unit's HP < 100% and unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, grants the following status to unit for 1 turn and deals 1 damage to unit: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat and Special cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Dark Spikes T

Refined Dark Spikes T accelerates Brave Lysithea's Special cooldown, grants the Formation/Orders bonus, grants Atk/Spd buffs in-combat and a Heavy Blade effect, and more importantly, deals 1 damage to Brave Lysithea allowing her guaranteed follow-up attack condition to be met easily.

This refine makes her a powerhouse offensive unit capable of breaking down most enemy units in the game, and is worth using if you need a strong red mage nuker.

Brave Lysithea Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
165
HP	40	Rank: 419/1088
Atk	40	Rank: 222/1088
Spd	39	Rank: 243/1088
Def	21	Rank: 756/1088
Res	25	Rank: 545/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	59	47	25	29	205
Lv.40 +10	45	45	44	25	29	188

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	54	42	21	25	182
5★ Lv.40	40	40	39	21	25	165

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	24	12	4	8	66

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nabata Tormod	40	43	45	25	30	183
Young Robin (M)	40	46	45	36	16	183
Hayato	39	43	45	24	31	182
Sage Nino	38	41	46	20	32	177
Rearmed Ophelia	39	44	36	25	32	176
Hugh	40	38	42	27	24	171
Pelleas	43	40	36	21	31	171
Salem	41	38	36	18	38	171
Ewan	38	37	33	23	35	166
Azelle	41	37	39	26	23	166
Miranda	38	36	35	21	36	166
Nyx	36	42	40	19	28	165
Brave Lysithea	40	40	39	21	25	165
Erk	45	35	39	19	27	165
Gharnef	38	30	34	27	23	152
Bridal Tharja	39	35	35	21	21	151
Morgan (M)	37	33	34	20	26	150
Tharja	39	32	34	23	20	148
Arvis	33	34	31	17	33	148
Katarina	34	32	34	15	32	147

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

Brave Lysithea Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Brave Lysithea Roles

Lysithea - Earnest Seeker 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

Brave Lysithea 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.

Brave Lysithea Strengths

Guaranteed follow-up attack ahead of counterattack

Dark Spikes T is strong against cavalry foes and possesses all of the following effect:

If Lysithea's HP is 99% HP or below and she initiates combat, she makes a guaranteed follow-up attack ahead of the foe's counterattack. This means she attacks twice before the enemy can attack. She has a huge window of taking the enemy out even before they can deal damage to her.

The trigger condition is very easy to reach through Atk/Spd Push 4's damage!

A Slot Skill gives massive bonus to Atk/Spd

Brave Lysithea has the A slot skill Atk/Spd Push 4, which grants Atk/Spd+7 so long as her HP is at or above 25%. It will inflict damage on Lysithea after battle, but considering the massive offensive boost and the damage helps to trigger Dark Spikes T's effects anyway, it is very well worth it.

Combined with Dark Spikes T's Atk/Spd boost, Lysithea can reach an upwards of +14 Atk/Spd!

Casts penalties on enemy Spd and Res

Brave Lysithea has the B skill Lull Spd/Res 3, which will inflict Spd/Res-3 on a foe in combat, and nullify bonuses to those stats. This will increase her damage and rate of follow-up attacks, and it has the powerful property of nulliying Spd/Res buffs.

Brave Lysithea Weaknesses

Low Def

Brave Lysithea's Def only sits at 21 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for physical units to take her out. Be mindful of Brave Lysithea's positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take her out.

Brave Lysithea Team and Counters

Teammates for Brave Lysithea

Mirabilis	Peony	Brave Hector	Reyson
Triandra	Brave Ike	Brave Edelgard	Leanne

Refresher-assist units that can boost Brave Lysithea's offensive output

The Álfr, Peony, Triandra, Plumeria, Mirabilis, are examples of refresher-assist units that greatly boosts Brave Lysithea's damage output. They also possess flying movement, so they will never be out of Lysithea'sreach. It is always a good idea to pair Lilina with them especially in Aether Raids whether it would be on defense or offense. Some players find it hard to read defense units' behavior when refresh abilities are added into the mix.

Reyson or Leanne

Reyson and Leanne provide both heals and refreshes to Brave Lysithea so she can brawl it out in the frontlines for much longer.

Physical powerhouses, preferably those who are strong against blue units

Since Brave Lysithea is a magic unit, she would need some allies to cover units that are strong in absorbing magic damage. Some great ideas are Brave Edelgard,, Brave Ike, or Surtr.

Reyson can be a good choice too if you choose to run Triangle Adept 3 for the sole purpose of covering Lysithea's weakness against blue units.

For blue choices, Brave Hector sets the bar pretty high up for the the best pick.

Brave Lysithea Counters

Legendary Dimitri	Reinhardt	Cordelia	Brave Hector
Brave Dimitri	Brave Edelgard	Legendary Claude	Brave Claude

High-powered blue brawlers

Def is Lysithea's weaker stat so blue physical units can easily exploit her. Though her Spd is really good!

Brave Edelgard

Despite being a green unit, Brave Edelgard is strong enough to take on Lysithea. She is very common in competitive game modes, and her kit focuses on countering tome users like Lysithea. Watch out for her.

Reinhardt

Reinhardt is of the blue attribute, and while he has to go through Lysithea's decent Res, he can still take her out at good investment levels.

Res is Lysithea's better defensive stat, but it is still nothing special.

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Brave Lysithea - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Dark Spikes T	14	2	Effective against cavalry foes. Grants Spd +3. At the start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd +6 during combat. If unit's HP < 100% and unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Push 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Push 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Push 4	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+7, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit.	5★
Lull Spd/Res 1	Inflicts Spd/Res -1 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Spd/Res 2	Inflicts Spd/Res -2 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Spd/Res 3	Inflicts Spd/Res -3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Hone Spd 1	At start of turn, grants Spd+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Hone Spd 2	At start of turn, grants Spd+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Hone Spd 3	At start of turn, grants Spd+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Hone Spd 4	At start of turn, grants Spd+7 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★

Brave Lysithea as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Lull Spd/Res 3 or Atk/Spd Push 4

Brave Lysithea can be used to inherit Lull Spd/Res 3 or Atk/Spd Push 4. If you are able to inherit Atk Spd Push 3 from another unit, you can get both skills from Brave Lysithea! However, Brave Lysithea is a powerful hero that is worth being in your team. Please think very carefully before fodderring her off.

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How to Get Brave Lysithea / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Brave Lysithea

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Brave Lysithea 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)	Janice Roman Roku
Illustrator	Amagaitaro
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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