Groom Saul Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Saul - Minister of Love 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 Groom Saul.

Heroes With the Same Name
Groom Saul	Saul

Special Heroes - Bridal Grace Featured Heroes
Bridal Shanna [8.5/10]	Bridal Juno [8.0/10]	Bridal Catria [9.5/10]	Groom Saul [8.0/10]

Groom Saul Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	C (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Saul - Minister of Love: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Grants himself bonuses when 2 supported allies are within 3 spaces. ・Recovers allies' HP on odd-numbered turns. ・Possesses a skill to help score better in Arena with C Duel Cavalry 4

Groom Saul Skills at 5★

Observant Staff+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 If unit is within 3 spaces of two allies in a support-partner pair (excluding unit), grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 to unit during combat and neutralizes foe's bouses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

Return+ Range: 1 Restores HP = 50% of unit's Atk (min 8 HP) to target ally and target ally moves to opposite side of unit. If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)

Deluge Balm+ Cooldown Count = 1 When healing an ally with a staff, grants Spd/Res+6 to all allies for 1 turn.

C Duel Cavalry 4 Grants HP+5, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+2. If unit is 5★, lvl 40, a Legendary Hero or a Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 175, treats unit's stats as 175 in modes like Arena. If unit is 5★, lvl 40, not a Legendary Hero or Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 180, treats unit's stats as 180 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

Odd Recovery 3 At start of odd-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 20 HP to those units. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Groom Saul Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (15)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★☆
Spd (11)		★★★★★
Def (3)		★★☆☆☆
Res (5)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Res / -Def

The best IVs for Groom Saul are +Res and -Def. Groom Saul's base Atk and Spd aren't sufficient to compete with modern metagame units even with investment, thus, he has to rely on his above average Res to fulfill a magic tank role for his team.

Groom Saul's Def stat is abysmal at only base 16 and can be safely taken as a bane as he will fall in one hit to any decent physical attacker even through investment.

+Res for a +10 merge

We recommend +Res when merging Groom Saul up to +10 to improve his magical bulk and allow him to soak hits from enemy mages.

Groom Saul Best Builds

Trace Groom Saul

HOT
： Flash+ ： Return+ ： Deluge Balm+ ： -	： Atk/Spd Push 4 ： S/R Far Trace 3 ： Odd Recovery 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build takes advantage of the extra movement provided by S/R Far Trace 3. With the Dazzling refine on Flash+, he can attack without fearing a counterattack and retreat to safety. You can als opt to give him Wrathful Staff on his B slot to further increase his firepower.

Budget Groom Saul

： Observant Staff+ ： Return+ ： Deluge Balm+ ： -

： C Duel Cavalry 4 ： Renewal 3 ： Odd Recovery 3 ： Atk/Spd 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build a budget build aimed to give Groom Saul minimal skill inheritance. Groom Saul does not have any way to recover his own HP, so Renewal 3 works rather well to help with that. Alternatively, you can give him Live to Serve as a Sacred Seal in order to free up his B slot for other skills.

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Groom Saul Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
158
HP	37	Rank: 972/1184
Atk	33	Rank: 898/1184
Spd	37	Rank: 441/1184
Def	16	Rank: 1099/1184
Res	35	Rank: 195/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	42	51	42	20	40	195
Lv.40 +10	42	37	42	20	40	181

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	42	47	39	18	37	183
5★ Lv.40	37	33	37	16	35	158

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	15	11	11	3	5	45

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Hortensia	40	45	48	17	30	180
Halloween Flayn	38	46	26	18	46	174
Valentine's Elise	37	43	46	16	27	169
Groom Saul	37	33	37	16	35	158
Young L'Arachel	36	37	38	16	30	157
Forrest	39	32	26	19	35	151
Maribelle	34	35	33	16	27	145
Elise	30	32	32	19	32	145
New Year Laevatein	33	36	30	27	18	144
Spring Bruno	41	30	24	35	14	144
Veronica	36	32	36	21	19	144
Picnic Genny	35	36	24	14	34	143

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

Groom Saul Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Groom Saul Roles

Saul - Minister of Love 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

Groom Saul 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. However, as he uses a staff, his damage would normally be halved without a Wrathful Staff effect.

Groom Saul Strengths

Access to an all-stat boost when near support-partner pairs

The +6 buffs are seen above.

Observant Staff grants the following effects to Groom Saul when within 3 spaces of a support-partner pair:

• +6 Atk/Spd/Def Res to Saul
• Neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat.

Given the AoE, and with some planning, this effect is pretty easy to trigger. Aim to keep this on at all times to make sure Saul is at a stat advantage against his foes.

C Duel Cavalry 4 Raises your Arena score

C Duel Cavalry 4 is a special skill that treats the unit’s stats as 175 in the Arena, allowing your overall score to increase when using Groom Saul. It is usable by any colorless cavalry unit, so equip it and increase your score as you would like, but keep in mind that as an A slot skill it means you will lose the ability to useful, powerful A skills like Fury 4 or Death Blow 4.

Because it is an upgrade from C Duel Cavalry 3, it also gives Atk/Spd/Def/Res +2 on top of the original +5 HP.

Can Heal HP, reposition allies, apply buffs and neutralize penalties

With Return+, Groom Saul can heal and neutralize status conditions like Panic and Threaten in one turn.

Odd Recovery 3 also provides heals and neuralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of Groom Saul every start of odd-numbered turns. This makes Groom Saul a great unit in Aether Raids as debuffs are very common in that game mode and his mobility definitely helps him shine in this game mode.

Additionally, he also has the ability to boost allies' Spd/Res by +6 through Deluge Balm+.

High Res makes him a good tank against magic

Groom Saul comes with high Res, which will make him a good tank against units using magic. He can push his Res even higher because of the effects of Observant Staff+, though you will need to have him with two other allies that are in Ally Support in order to activate this.

Groom Saul Weaknesses

Observant Staff is a bit underwhelming

• It does not have the ability to buff Saul's allies
• It does not have a built-in Dazzling, or Wrathful effect

Though it is non-exclusive an can be fodderred off to other units! To fix the 2nd issue, Saul's B slot is unoccupied by default if you need a Dazzling or Wrathful effect.

Needs to be in a specific team composition in order to activate Observant Staff

While he's a good support, Groom Saul needs to be placed in a specifc team composition that includes two allies that are in Ally Support with each other in order to activate his weapon.

This makes him effective only in certain teams and he's not flexible to be on any team unless you give him another weapon.

Low Def makes him vulnerable against physical attacks

Groom Saul has very low Def, which means that units with high attack and use physical damage weapons will be able to defeat him easily.

Units like Ninja Lyn or Legendary Leif who have brave weapons are the most reliable in taking out Groom Saul.

But since he doesn't have Close Counter, any other physical damage melee unit should be able to deal with him.

C Duel Cavalry 4 is mainly for scoring purposes

While C Duel Cavalry 4 does give some nice stats, the A skill can be home to very powerful skills that are cornerstones for great builds. If you plan to use Groom Saul outside of the Arena, make sure to get him an A skill that allows him to perform better in maps.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Groom Saul takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Ridersbane or a Wolf weapon like Rauðrwolf+, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take him down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Groom Saul - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Observant Staff	8	2	If unit is within 3 spaces of two allies in a support-partner pair (excluding unit), grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 to unit during combat and neutralizes foe's bouses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Observant Staff+	12	2	If unit is within 3 spaces of two allies in a support-partner pair (excluding unit), grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 to unit during combat and neutralizes foe's bouses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Return	1	Restores 8 HP to target ally and target ally moves to opposite side of unit. If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)	5★
Return+	1	Restores HP = 50% of unit's Atk (min 8 HP) to target ally and target ally moves to opposite side of unit. If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)	5★

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Deluge Balm+	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, grants Spd/Res+6 to all allies for 1 turn.	5★
Deluge Balm	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, grants Spd/Res+4 to all allies for 1 turn.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
C Duel Cavalry 1	Grants HP+3. If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 160, treats unit's stats as 160 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
C Duel Cavalry 2	Grants HP+4. If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 165, treats unit's stats as 165 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
C Duel Cavalry 3	Grants HP+5. If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 170, treats unit's stats as 170 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
C Duel Cavalry 4	Grants HP+5, Atk/Spd/Def/Res+2. If unit is 5★, lvl 40, a Legendary Hero or a Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 175, treats unit's stats as 175 in modes like Arena. If unit is 5★, lvl 40, not a Legendary Hero or Mythic Hero, and unit's stats total less than 180, treats unit's stats as 180 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)	5★
Odd Recovery 1	At start of odd-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 5 HP to those units. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Odd Recovery 2	At start of odd-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 10 HP to those units. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Odd Recovery 3	At start of odd-numbered turns neutralizes any 【Penalty】 on allies within 2 spaces of unit and restores 20 HP to those units. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★

Groom Saul as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

All of Groom Saul's skills have inheritance value!

1. Observant Staff+ is a powerful weapon with proper planning.
2. Return+ is a useful assist skill that combines the properties of a heal and a movement-assist.
3. C Duel Cavalry 4 enables cavalry units to score better in the Arena.
4. Odd Recovery 3 is a good support skill perfect for healer units.

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How to Get Groom Saul

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Groom Saul 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)	Damien Haas
Illustrator	Saori Toyota
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

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