Summer Mercedes Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Mercedes - Unfussed Basker 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 Summer Mercedes.

Heroes With the Same Name
Mercedes	Summer Mercedes

Focus - Double Special Heroes January 2022 Featured Heroes
Bridal Shanna [8.5/10]	Summer Mercedes [7.5/10]	Bridal Juno [8.0/10]	Summer Ogma [8.5/10]
Pirate Hinoka [9.0/10]	Scion Larcei [9.0/10]	Summer Hilda [9.0/10]	Summer Freyja [9.0/10]

Summer Mercedes Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Mercedes - Unfussed Basker: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Peachy Parfait+ greatly increases her Res, lowers foe's Res, neutralizes foe's buff to Res stat and adds it to her own. ・B skill both inflicts debuffs to foes and grants a Canto effect to Mercedes. ・Great natural mobility and reach! This is further enhanced by Canto.

Summer Mercedes Skills at 5★

Peachy Parfait+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Res+5 to unit and inflicts Res-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has Res bonus, grants bonus to unit's Res and inflicts penalty on foe's Res during combat = current bonus on foe's Res. Calculates each stat bonus independently.

Iceberg Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.

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

A/R Far Trace 3 Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】. Inflicts Atk/Res-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.

Summer Mercedes Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★★☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★★
Spd (8)		★☆☆☆☆
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/-Spd

The best IVs for Summer Mercedes are +Atk and -Spd. Summer Mercedes's Spd is already very low and she can safely take it as a bane.

Her Atk, however, is high so increasing it can increase her overall firepower and one-shot potential.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Mercedes to 10. This is for the same reasons as above and at this point, she will reach 56 Atk. You can also take a +Res IV if you would like to build her as a magic tank.

Summer Mercedes Best Builds

Arena Summer Mercedes

HOT
： Unity Blooms+ ： Rally Spd/Def+ ： Blue Flame ： -	： R Duel Cavalry 4 ： A/R Far Trace 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Atk/Res Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes Arena scoring while retaining Mercedes' magic tanking prowess. Blue Flame and Atk/Res Bond encourage Mercedes to be adjacent to an ally to maximize their effects. They can be replaced by Ruptured Sky and Mirror Stance 2 respectively.

General Use Summer Mercedes

HOT
： Unity Blooms+ ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -	： Atk/Res Unity ： A/R Far Trace 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Mirror Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes Mercedes' resistance to allow her to tank as much magic damage as possible. Peachy Parfait+ may be used instead of Unity Blooms+ instead if you anticipate the opponent to use buffs.

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Summer Mercedes Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP	38	Rank: 875/1171
Atk	39	Rank: 458/1171
Spd	25	Rank: 938/1171
Def	17	Rank: 1050/1171
Res	38	Rank: 127/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	43	56	29	21	43	192
Lv.40 +10	43	44	29	21	43	180

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	38	51	25	17	38	169
5★ Lv.40	38	39	25	17	38	157

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	21	8	4	8	57

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ninja Tharja	45	46	47	20	21	179
Summer Gullveig	40	46	47	24	17	174
Kvasir	40	44	47	17	26	174
Ninja Sanaki	40	47	24	16	47	174
Valentine's Selena	40	45	46	20	22	173
Sage Linde	37	44	45	16	27	169
Legendary Veronica	38	42	45	19	25	169
Groom Robin (M)	40	46	35	23	24	168
Bridal Cecilia	40	41	25	18	38	162
Arete	41	36	27	20	34	158
Valentine's Líf	39	39	25	30	25	158
Legendary Lilina	39	42	21	16	40	158
Summer Mercedes	38	39	25	17	38	157
Spring Severa	39	37	40	24	17	157
Valentine's Titania	35	30	33	17	30	145
Leo	39	29	22	25	30	145
Red Tome Eirika	36	31	35	20	22	144

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

Summer Mercedes Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Summer Mercedes Roles

Mercedes - Unfussed Basker 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

Summer Mercedes 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.

Summer Mercedes Strengths

Steals foe's bonuses to Res through Peachy Parfait+

Buffs are granted to Summer Mercedes upon initiating, but Peachy Parfait+ doesn't stop there! The debuff to the foe can be seen too.

Peachy Parfait+ can do the following if Mercedes initiates combat, or if foe's HP ≥ 75% in the enemy phase:

1. Grants Res +5 to Mercedes
2. Inflicts Res -5 to the foe
3. Grants any Res bonuses from foe to Mercedes
4. Erases the buff from foe!

This ensures Mercedes hits harder, as a Res reduction on the foe means bigger damage for her. It also makes her tankier if she is against a magical foe. It also turns the tide of battle ifs he is able to score a battle with a foe with a huge Res buff and her Iceberg triggers.

Creates a huge gap between her Res and the opponents' stats

Summer Mercedes has the A slot skill Atk/Res Push 4, which grants Atk/Res +7 so long as her HP is at or above 25%. It will inflict damage on Mercedes after battle, but considering a higher Atk can lead to her knocking out the opponent, the effect is well worth it.

Additionally, A/R Far Trace 3 automatically applies an Atk/Res -3 to all enemies within 2 spaces of Mercedes. This is effectively a +3 Atk/Res boost when fighting against magic units so it can be said that Mercedes can gain an upwards of +10 Atk/Res just by meeting Atk/Res Push 4's trigger condition!

Don't forget the effects of Peachy Parfait discussed above! Massive Res levels mean monstrous hits from Iceberg.

A/R Far Trace 3 Enables Canto

【Canto (Rem.)】allows Summer Mercedes to move again after performing an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction.

This will allow her to reposition herself to safety after attacking, or if she's low health, will allow her to move closer to the enemy team and allies with Wings of Mercy 3 can swoop in to her side for surprise attacks.

Summer Mercedes Weaknesses

Low Def makes her fragile

Mercedes has very low Def, which will make her vulnerable to physical damage units. Be careful when she's within range of these types of units and move her to safety!

Low Spd makes her easy to double

In addition to her low Def, Summer Mercedes also has low Spd, which makes her very easy to double. Nothing in her kit also enables her to have a guaranteed follow-up attack, so she will need to choose her targets carefully.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Summer Mercedes 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 her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Summer Mercedes - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elfire	6	2	No Effect	5★
Peachy Parfait	8	2	At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Res+5 to unit and inflicts Res-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has Res bonus, grants bonus to unit's Res and inflicts penalty on foe's Res during combat = current bonus on foe's Res. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
Peachy Parfait+	12	2	At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Res+5 to unit and inflicts Res-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has Res bonus, grants bonus to unit's Res and inflicts penalty on foe's Res during combat = current bonus on foe's Res. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★
Iceberg	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Res Push 1	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Res+3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Res Push 2	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Res+4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Res Push 3	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Res+5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Res Push 4	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Res+7, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit.	5★
A/R Far Trace 1	Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】. Inflicts Atk/Res-1 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.	5★
A/R Far Trace 2	Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】. Inflicts Atk/Res-2 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.	5★
A/R Far Trace 3	Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】. Inflicts Atk/Res-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.	5★

Summer Mercedes as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

The following skills have good inheritance value:

• Peachy Parfait+
• A/R Far Trace 3
• Atk/Res Push 4

Though we do not recommend fodderring off Summer Mercedes unless you have multiple copies, the best way to make good use of a copy is get Atk/Res Push 3 from another unit so that you can get Atk/Res Push 4 and another skill line of choice from one copy of Mercedes.

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How to Get Summer Mercedes / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Summer Mercedes

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Summer Mercedes 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)	Dorothy Fahn
Illustrator	Kippu
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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Heroes from Focus - Double Special Heroes January 2022
Bridal Shanna [8.5/10]	Summer Mercedes [7.5/10]	Bridal Juno [8.0/10]	Summer Ogma [8.5/10]
Pirate Hinoka [9.0/10]	Scion Larcei [9.0/10]	Summer Hilda [9.0/10]	Summer Freyja [9.0/10]

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