Zeke Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Zeke - Past Unknown 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 Zeke.

Debut - Mythic Hero Battle - Ótr Featured Heroes
Legendary Eliwood [9.0/10]	Altina [9.0/10]	Valentian Palla [9.0/10]	Legendary Chrom [9.5/10]
Marianne [9.0/10]	Zeke [9.0/10]	Legendary Celica [9.0/10]	Legendary Byleth (M) [9.0/10]
Ótr [9.0/10]	Legendary Leif [9.0/10]	Shinon [9.0/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]

Zeke 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)

Zeke - Past Unknown: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Has a weapon with Distant Counter and a guaranteed follow-up attack ・Grants himself bonuses to his Atk and Def if an enemy unit has a【Penalty】active on them. ・Debuffs enemy units during combat and the start of the turn.

Zeke Skills at 5★

Holy Gradivus Might: 16　 Range: 1 Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. At start of combat, if unit's HP HP ≥ 25%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

Bonfire Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.

Atk/Def Catch 4 At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Def+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its 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).

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

Def/Res Menace At start of turn, if unit is within 4 spaces of a foe, inflicts Def/Res-6 on closest foes through their next actions and grants Def/Res+6 to unit for 1 turn.

Zeke Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (7)		★★★★★
Spd (5)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (8)		★★★★☆
Res (11)		★★★☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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+Atk/-Spd

The best IVs for Zeke are +Atk and -Spd. A +Atk IV will effectively raise this units' ability to deal damage. His Spd is not important as it is very unreliable. Additionally, Holy Gradivus can guarantee him follow-up attacks so forcing Spd into his kit is not needed at all. With all that said, Spd is the ideal bane for Zeke.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Zeke to 10. His Atk levels combined with the guaranteed follow-up attack from Holy Gradivus that is quite easy to trigger, will allow him to attain a decent level of offensive prowess.

If you prefer a full on tank Zeke, you can also go for +Res or +Def stats depending on your needs.

Zeke Best Builds

Arena Zeke

： Holy Gradivus ： Rally Atk/Def+ ： Aether ： -

： Bracing Stance 3 ： Lull Atk/Def 3 ： Def/Res Menace ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build designed to give Zeke the most points in the Arena while mainting his status as a good tank. Bracing Stance 3's Guard effect will stop enemy Special from triggering, while Aether will keep him healthy. You can also opt to give him the Mystic Boost 3 seal to keep him topped off and also run Blue Flame instead of Aether.

Budget Zeke

HOT
： Holy Gradivus ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Atk/Def Catch 4 ： Lull Atk/Def 3 ： Def/Res Menace ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build using Zeke's default skills. He works as a good tank aready and does not need a lot of investment for general use.

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Zeke Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
168
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	40	Rank: 400/1171
Spd	15	Rank: 1167/1171
Def	38	Rank: 128/1171
Res	35	Rank: 195/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	61	19	43	39	207
Lv.40 +10	45	45	19	43	39	191

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	56	15	38	35	184
5★ Lv.40	40	40	15	38	35	168

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	5	8	11	65

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Emblem Sigurd	41	48	37	47	17	190
Summer Hríd	40	47	27	47	24	185
Mycen	40	46	16	45	37	184
Alfred	40	45	25	43	27	180
Geoffrey	40	46	40	29	25	180
Jeralt	41	43	26	39	30	179
Duessel	41	39	18	39	31	168
Zeke	40	40	15	38	35	168
Fernand	45	41	26	32	23	167
Conrad	40	31	22	34	35	162
Fallen Berkut	40	35	17	35	30	157
Dimitri	40	36	29	34	18	157
Death Knight	40	35	25	30	27	157

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

Zeke Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Zeke Roles

Zeke - Past Unknown 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

Zeke 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.

Zeke Strengths

Guaranteed follow-up attack with Holy Gradivus!

Zeke and the bow fliers trade multiple blows!

Not only does Holy Gradivus give Zeke the Distant Counter effect, but as long as his HP is ≥ 25%, he will be able to perform a guaranteed follow-up attack.

This frees up his kit to other skills and will not need Quick Riposte 3 on either his B slot or as a Sacred Seal in order to have one-shot potential.

Atk/Def Catch, Lull Atk/Def 3, and Def/Res Menace create a huge stat gap

Atk/Def Catch checks for the following trigger conditions:

1. If foe's HP is 100%
2. If 【Penalty】 is active on foe.

If one of these trigger conditions are active, it grants Zeke +7 Atk/Def, and if both conditions are active it grants an additional +2 Atk/Def. This is a total of +9 Atk/Def.

The former condition can be easily met because Zeke has two skills that give debuffs to the enemy team - Lull Atk/Def 3 for debuffs during combat, and Def/Res Menace for debuffs at the start of the turn.

Zeke Weaknesses

Vulnerable to Null Follow-Up 3's effect

While Zeke's weapon guarantees him a follow-up attack most of the time, he will struggle against skills that prevent this such as Null Follow-Up 3.

This greatly lowers his one-shot potential and put him in a dangerous position. Be careful of which enemy unit he engages or gets engaged with!

Low Spd

Zeke has low style. This makes it very easy to score double attacks on Zeke so be wary of fast magic attackers! Additionally, it will significantly lower his damage against units with Spd-based damage reduction.

This does not suggest in anyway that Zeke is squishy. He will still be very bulky regardless if he is taking follow-up attacks.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Zeke 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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Zeke - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Lance	11	1	No Effect	5★
Holy Gradivus	16	1	Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. At start of combat, if unit's HP HP ≥ 25%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Glowing Ember	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	5★
Bonfire	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Catch 1	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+3 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its 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★
Atk/Def Catch 2	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its 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★
Atk/Def Catch 3	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its 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★
Atk/Def Catch 4	At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Def+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its 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★
Lull Atk/Def 1	Inflicts Atk/Def-1 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Def 2	Inflicts Atk/Def-2 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Def 3	Inflicts Atk/Def-3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Threat. Def/Res 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def/Res-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Threat. Def/Res 2	At start of turn, inflicts Def/Res-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	5★
Def/Res Menace	At start of turn, if unit is within 4 spaces of a foe, inflicts Def/Res-6 on closest foes through their next actions and grants Def/Res+6 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

Zeke as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Atk/Def Catch 4, Lull Atk/Def 3, or Def/Res Menace

Zeke can be used to inherit Atk/Def Catch 4, Lull Atk/Def 3, or Def/Res Menace.

You can get Atk/Def Catch 4 and Lull Atk/Def 3 from other units, and then fodder Zeke off for Def/Res Menace.

However, due to the rarity of these skills and the fact that you cannot inherit all 3 skills off of one copy, please think carefully before foddering him off!

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How to Get Zeke / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Zeke

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Zeke 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)	Patrick Seitz
Illustrator	Yamada Kotaro
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

Illustration

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Legendary Eliwood [9.0/10]	Altina [9.0/10]	Valentian Palla [9.0/10]	Legendary Chrom [9.5/10]
Marianne [9.0/10]	Zeke [9.0/10]	Legendary Celica [9.0/10]	Legendary Byleth (M) [9.0/10]
Ótr [9.0/10]	Legendary Leif [9.0/10]	Shinon [9.0/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]

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