Pirate Surtr Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Surtr - Pirate of Red Sky 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 Surtr.

Heroes With the Same Name
Surtr	Pirate Surtr

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 Surtr Rating and Basic Information

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

Surtr - Pirate of Red Sky: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Has great bulk and is very good in the enemy phase ・Inflicts debuffs on foe and reduces damage taken from follow-up attacks ・Inflicts visible debuffs on foes and applies buffs on himself

Pirate Surtr Skills at 5★

Sea-Sear Lance Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 75%.

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

Def/Res Ideal 4 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Def/Res+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% and 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants an additional Def/Res+2 to unit during combat.

Crafty Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 25% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Surtr's Portent At start of turn, if unit is within 4 spaces of a foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on closest foes through their next actions and grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit for 1 turn.

Pirate Surtr Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (21)		★★★★☆
Atk (12)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (11)		★★★★★
Res (10)		★★★★☆

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

See the IV Checker for All Units

Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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 Pirate Surtr are +Atk and -Spd. Pirate Surtr has the highest base Atk in the game (as of August 2021); investing in his Atk will prove to be beneficial in clearing maps. +Def or +Res are also useful IVs to improve his overall bulk. His Spd is a dump stat and is beyond salvageable despite being a Superboon, thus it is safe to take as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Pirate Surtr to +10 for similar reasons. +Def or +Res are also good options when looking to maximize bulk instead of raw attacking power.

Pirate Surtr Best Builds

Budget Physical Tank Pirate Surtr

HOT
： Sea-Sear Lance ： Pivot ： Bonfire ： -	： Def/Res Ideal 4 ： Crafty Fighter 3 ： Surtr's Portent ： Mystic Boost 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build retains Def/Res Ideal 4 to maximize Surtr's enemy phase bulk in lieu of having Distant Counter. Mystic Boost seal helps keep Surtr within the HP threshold for both Crafty Fighter and Def/Res Ideal.

Distant Counter Tank Pirate Surtr

HOT
： Sea-Sear Lance ： Pivot ： Bonfire ： -	： Distant Counter ： Crafty Fighter 3 ： Surtr's Portent ： Mystic Boost 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build foregoes stat buffs on Surtr's A slot to allow him to counterattack at any range with Distant Counter. Mystic Boost seal keeps Surtr in the Crafty Fighter threshold.

Pirated Gustav Pirate Surtr

： Sea-Sear Lance ： Swap ： Bonfire ： -

： Close Def 4 ： Crafty Fighter 3 ： D/R Near Save 3 ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Valentine's Gustav & Pirate Surtr's weapon are identical. Their stats are identical too so Pirate Surtr can run D/R Near Save 3 as effectively as Valentine's Gustav! Besides the color differences, the difference will be minimal! Of course you can also run other Save skills, but D/R Near Save is your best bet for Pirate Surtr. Steady Breath accelerates his Special cooldown charges to be able to activate Bonfire every time Surtr attacks.

Source Heroes for All Skills

Pirate Surtr Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
186
HP	45	Rank: 107/1171
Atk	45	Rank: 95/1171
Spd	16	Rank: 1139/1171
Def	44	Rank: 43/1171
Res	36	Rank: 170/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	50	66	20	49	40	225
Lv.40 +10	50	50	20	49	40	209

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	45	61	16	44	36	202
5★ Lv.40	45	45	16	44	36	186

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	21	28	3	11	10	73

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Fjorm	43	42	47	35	40	207
Ascended Amelia	45	46	46	37	33	207
Bors	51	47	34	48	25	205
Valentine's Ephraim	47	48	17	48	41	201
Winter Edelgard	46	47	17	47	44	201
Ninja Zelgius	49	47	16	47	42	201
Vigarde	46	47	30	44	29	196
Gilliam	47	44	21	48	35	195
Cervantes	50	45	31	44	25	195
Pirate Surtr	45	45	16	44	36	186
Gatrie	47	42	17	44	35	185
Winter Hilda	44	39	38	37	26	184
Benny	48	35	23	44	34	184
Valentine's Rudolf	46	43	21	41	29	180
Forsyth	47	40	20	39	33	179
Fallen Hardin	45	34	28	36	32	175
Valentine's Eliwood	47	38	32	29	29	175
Brave Hector	48	37	22	39	28	174
Kjelle	47	40	22	37	28	174
Winter Ephraim	45	41	23	36	29	174
Winter Robin	45	35	34	35	25	174
Valbar	49	35	25	38	26	173
Picnic Lukas	51	37	21	42	22	173
Gwendolyn	49	30	24	38	28	169
Effie	50	40	22	33	23	168

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

Pirate Surtr Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Pirate Surtr Roles

Surtr - Pirate of Red Sky 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 Surtr 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 Surtr Strengths

Sea-Sear Lance synergizes with his kit

The debuff and other elements of his kit and be observed in this image.

Pirate Surtr's kit revolves around boosting himself and debuffing his opponent whenever he is attacked.

His weapon not only accelerates his Special, it inflicts Atk/Def -6 on enemies during combat and reduces their damage if they are able to double him.

Debuffs enemy units with Surtr's Portent!

Surtr's new C skill inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on the closest enemy units if he's within 4 spaces of one of them.

He'll also grant himself Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, further increasing his bulk.

Powerful enemy phase skills that synergize with Surtr's Portent!

Pirate Surtr's kit revolves around boosting himself and debuffing his opponent whenever he is attacked.

His other skills make the mechanic more viable as they increase his ability to take attacks in the enemy phase:

• Def/Res Ideal 4 grants Def/Res+9 when he has an existing buff on him or if he has full HP.
• Crafty Fighter inflicts Special Cooldown charge -1 on enemy units and grants him a guaranteed follow-up attack when they initiate combat.

In most situations, attacking him is a punishment as he will give massive debuffs and make himself so bulky no one will be able to get a hit in on him.

Pirate Surtr Weaknesses

No Distant Counter and Armor Unit

As an armored unit, Pirate Surtr is restricted by his movement, but this could be remedied if paired with a team using Armor March 3.

Alternatively, you can always give him the Armored Boots Sacred Seal.

Without Distant Counter built into his kit, he has no way to retaliate against enemy units who can just chip away at his HP by kiting him.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Pirate Surtr takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Slaying Hammer+ or Thani.

Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

Heroes with Effective Skills

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?	Cannot Unlock Potential

Surtr - Pirate of Red Sky Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Surtr - Pirate of Red Sky only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Surtr - Pirate of Red Sky if a 4 Star version is released!

Unlock Potential Tier List

Pirate Surtr - 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★
Sea-Sear Lance	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, and also, if foe can make a follow-up attack, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 75%.	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
Def/Res Ideal 1	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Def/Res+3 to unit during combat.	5★
Def/Res Ideal 2	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Def/Res+4 to unit during combat.	5★
Def/Res Ideal 3	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Def/Res+5 to unit during combat.	5★
Def/Res Ideal 4	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Def/Res+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% and 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants an additional Def/Res+2 to unit during combat.	5★
Crafty Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 75% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Crafty Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Crafty Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 25% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Surtr's Portent	At start of turn, if unit is within 4 spaces of a foe, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on closest foes through their next actions and grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

Pirate Surtr as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Pirate Surtr carries both Def/Res Ideal 4 and Crafty Fighter 3 as good skills available to inherit to other heroes. While both of these are good skills, they aren't worth foddering off a copy of Pirate Surtr. Crafty Fighter 3 is available on other heroes and as a Divine Code, and Def/Res Ideal 4 isn't exactly the best A skill to inherit.

• List of Source Heroes
• The Best Fodder Units

How to Get Pirate Surtr / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Pirate Surtr

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Pirate Surtr 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.

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	-
Illustrator	so-taro
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

Illustration

FEH: Related Guides

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

See All Blue Heroes

▶︎Return to the Blue Heroes Page

All Types of Blue Weapons

Close-Range	Ranged
Lance	Blue Tome
Blue Breath	Blue Dagger
Blue Beast	Blue Bow