Pirate Naesala Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Naesala - Sea's Shadow 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 Pirate Naesala.

Heroes With the Same Name
Naesala	Pirate Naesala

Debut - Perilous Seas Featured Heroes
Pirate Naesala [9.0/10]	Pirate Surtr [9.0/10]	Pirate Hinoka [9.0/10]	Pirate Vika [8.5/10]

Pirate Naesala Rating and Basic Information

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

Naesala - Sea's Shadow: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Beast / Flying
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Debuffs enemies and ignores follow-up negation ・Can make a follow-up attack before foes can counterattack ・Has extra mobility with Near Trace and denies enemy mobility with Stall Ploy

Pirate Naesala Skills at 5★

Crossbones Claw Might: 14　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts Spd/Def-6 on foe and neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. If unit is not adjacent to an ally and unit initiates combat while transformed, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit transforms, grants Atk+2.

Glimmer Cooldown Count = 2 Boosts damage dealt by 50%.

Atk/Spd Solo 4 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +7 during combat.

S/D Near Trace 3 Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)

Stall Ploy 3 At start of turn, inflicts 【Stall】 on foes in cardinal directions with HP < unit's HP. 【Stall】 If unit has "unit can move 1 extra space", converts that effect into "restricts movement to 1 space" through its next action.

Pirate Naesala Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★★
Spd (13)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
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 Pirate Naesala are +Spd and -Res. Pirate Naesala needs to win Spd checks to create follow-up attacks, which are performed consecutively due to Crossbones Claw. Since he is a melee attacker, his Def is a higher priority than his Res, thus having Res as his bane is preferable despite being a superbane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Pirate Naesala to +10 for similar reasons. +Atk is also a fine option if you are investing further into his Spd with his A and seal slots.

Pirate Naesala Best Builds

General Use / Budget Pirate Naesala

HOT
： Crossbones Claw ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： S/D Near Trace 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build utilizes double Atk/Spd Solo skills to allow Naesala to engage, kill, and then retreat back with S/D Near Trace. Atk Smoke 3 debuffs enemies to help patch Naesala's poor defenses during enemy phase.

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Pirate Naesala Stats

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	47	58	48	27	29	209
Lv.40 +10	47	44	48	27	29	195

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	42	53	43	23	25	186
5★ Lv.40	42	39	43	23	25	172

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	13	8	3	65

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Flame Tribe Mordecai	48	43	29	43	24	187
New Year Elm	41	40	45	27	31	184
Embla	41	43	44	31	24	183
New Year Keaton	48	41	24	43	20	176
Bridal Nailah	40	35	41	31	25	172
Pirate Vika	41	34	40	17	40	172
Pirate Naesala	42	39	43	23	25	172
Freyja	40	38	44	24	22	168
Pirate Tibarn	42	41	30	36	18	167
Tibarn	41	38	31	34	18	162
New Year Lethe	41	35	41	27	18	162
Naesala	39	32	38	24	29	162
Ranulf	40	30	37	33	17	157
Yarne	40	35	33	32	17	157
Kaden	38	32	36	25	25	156

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

Pirate Naesala Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Pirate Naesala Roles

Naesala - Sea's Shadow 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

Pirate Naesala 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.

Pirate Naesala Strengths

Huge player phase bonuses

Naesala has huge boosts from his skills when he's initiating combat and transformed so he should start fights whenever possible! The bonuses are as follows:

1. Inflicts Spd/Def-6 from his weapon
2. Nullifies effects that prevent him from following up attacks
3. Allows him to make a follow-up attack before the foe can counterattack
4. Atk/Spd+7 due to Atk/Spd Solo 4
5. Inflicts Spd/Def-3 from S/D Near Trace 3

Stall Ploy counters extra movement!

Pirate Naesala debuts with a new C skill, Stall Ploy 3.

At the start of turn, it debuffs units with extra movement skills in his cardinal directions and more HP than him and forces them to move only 1 space instead.

This is a powerful skill as it counters units with Odd Tempest, Even Tempest, and a unit like Legendary Sigurd.

Pirate Naesala Weaknesses

Locked in the player phase

While his weapon and A skill gives massive firepower, the drawback is that Naesala suffers from a weak enemy phase. He needs to initiate to get the Desperation effect on his weapon, and is left with little to defend himself with.

Because of the lack of Distant Counter, he's also vulnerable in the enemy phase, especially against ranged enemy units as he cannot retaliate.

Weak to bows

As a flying unit, Pirate Naesala takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep him out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.
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Low HP stat

Pirate Naesala also has a low HP stat which makes him an awkward carrier of his skill Stall Ploy 3. He has just enough HP to affect Legendary Sigurd, but that may change depending on outside factors such as Mythic heroes or HP boosting skills.

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Naesala - Sea's Shadow Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Naesala - Sea's Shadow only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Naesala - Sea's Shadow if a 4 Star version is released!

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Pirate Naesala - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Hatchling (Flier)	4	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit transforms,	5★
Fledgling (Flier)	6	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit transforms,	5★
Adult (Flier)	9	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit transforms,	5★
Crossbones Claw	14	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts Spd/Def-6 on foe and neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. If unit is not adjacent to an ally and unit initiates combat while transformed, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit transforms, grants Atk+2.	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★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Solo 1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 3	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +6 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 4	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +7 during combat.	5★
S/D Near Trace 1	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-1 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)	5★
S/D Near Trace 2	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-2 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)	5★
S/D Near Trace 3	Enables【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)	5★
Stall Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts 【Stall】 on foes in cardinal directions with HP < unit's HP-5. 【Stall】 If unit has "unit can move 1 extra space", converts that effect into "restricts movement to 1 space" through its next action.	5★
Stall Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts 【Stall】 on foes in cardinal directions with HP < unit's HP-3. 【Stall】 If unit has "unit can move 1 extra space", converts that effect into "restricts movement to 1 space" through its next action.	5★
Stall Ploy 3	At start of turn, inflicts 【Stall】 on foes in cardinal directions with HP < unit's HP. 【Stall】 If unit has "unit can move 1 extra space", converts that effect into "restricts movement to 1 space" through its next action.	5★

Pirate Naesala as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Pirate Naesala carries multiple skills that are worth giving to other units:

1. Atk/Spd Solo 4 is a great skill for offensive units that prioritize not being adjacent to other allies
2. S/D Near Trace 3 is an amazing skill for added mobility after combat
3. Stall Ploy 3 is unique to Pirate Naesala (as of August 2021) and is a niche skill that can be utilized against specific foes like Legendary Sigurd

Through pre-inheriting, it is possible to use one copy of Pirate Naesala to inherit both Atk/Spd Solo 4 and another skill tree in his kit.

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How to Get Pirate Naesala

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Pirate Naesala 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)	Lucien Dodge
Illustrator	Clover.K
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

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