Salem Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Salem - Dark Sage 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 Salem.

Salem Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Salem - Dark Sage: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill inflicts debuffs on enemy units that get stronger based on already existing penalties on them.

Salem Skills at 5★

Rauðrvulture+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently.

Glacies Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.

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.

Sabotage Atk 3 At start of turn, if any foe’s Res ≤ unit’s Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk-7 on that foe through its next action.

Salem Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (10)		★★★★☆
Spd (10)		★★★☆☆
Def (3)		★★☆☆☆
Res (10)		★★★★★

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

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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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Grand Hero Battle, Salem will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-Def

Salem's best IVs are +Atk and -Def. His Spd is in the middling range where increasing it by 3 may not be enough to fight against the fastest units in the metagame, thus we take an Atk boon to improve his offense as much as possible.

His Def is a dump stat and reducing it will not affect any of his hard matchups. Taking it as a bane is a safe choice.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Salem up to +10 for similar reasons above. His Spd is just not high enough to compete with the fastest units.

Salem Best Builds

General Use / Budget Salem

： Rauðrvulture+ ： Draw Back ： Glacies ： -

： Atk/Res Push 3 ： Sabotage Atk 3 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Mystic Boost 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Salem using him as a magical semi-tank. Mystic Boost recovers HP to negate the recoil from Atk/Res Push 3 and disables adaptive damage, allowing Salem to take hits from dragon units better.

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Salem Stats

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	50	36	18	38	183
5★ Lv.40	41	38	36	18	38	171
4★ Lv.40	38	36	34	16	35	159
3★ Lv.40	37	34	32	15	34	152

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	22	10	3	10	62
4★ Lv.1	16	18	10	2	9	55
3★ Lv.1	16	15	9	2	9	51

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nabata Tormod	40	43	45	25	30	183
Young Robin (M)	40	46	45	36	16	183
Hayato	39	43	45	24	31	182
Sage Nino	38	41	46	20	32	177
Rearmed Ophelia	39	44	36	25	32	176
Hugh	40	38	42	27	24	171
Pelleas	43	40	36	21	31	171
Salem	41	38	36	18	38	171
Ewan	38	37	33	23	35	166
Azelle	41	37	39	26	23	166
Miranda	38	36	35	21	36	166
Nyx	36	42	40	19	28	165
Brave Lysithea	40	40	39	21	25	165
Erk	45	35	39	19	27	165
Gharnef	38	30	34	27	23	152
Bridal Tharja	39	35	35	21	21	151
Morgan (M)	37	33	34	20	26	150
Tharja	39	32	34	23	20	148
Arvis	33	34	31	17	33	148
Katarina	34	32	34	15	32	147

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

Salem Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Salem Roles

Salem - Dark Sage 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

Salem is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he/she deals will be equivalent to his/her Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Salem Strengths

Rauðrvulture+ is a great inheritable tome

Salem has Rauðrvulture+ in his kit which is a great inheritable red tome.

This tome has the Plegian effect which penalizes his foe's Atk/Res by 5 plus any current penalty on each of those stats. Enemies stacked with penalties will take a lot of damage from one attack using this tome!

Red tomes haven't had much, and this tome is a great addition allowing offensive red tome units to have another weapon that fits their strengths.

Salem Weaknesses

Low Defense

Salem has a base Def stat of 18, which leaves him highly vulnerable to getting defeated in one hit by strong physical attackers.

Keep him away from physical damage weapons at all costs!

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Salem - Dark Sage!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Salem - Dark Sage from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Salem - Dark Sage is a very useful fast red tome infantry, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Salem - Dark Sage if your team lacks a strong fast red tome infantry.

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Salem - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Flux	4	2	No Effect	3★
Ruin	6	2	No Effect	3★
Rauðrvulture	8	2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently.	3★
Rauðrvulture+	12	2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty 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.	3★
Glacies	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.	4★

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.	3★
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.	3★
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.	4★
Sabotage Atk 1	At start of turn, if any foe’s Res ≤ unit’s Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk-3 on that foe through its next action.	3★
Sabotage Atk 2	At start of turn, if any foe’s Res ≤ unit’s Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk-5 on that foe through its next action.	4★
Sabotage Atk 3	At start of turn, if any foe’s Res ≤ unit’s Res-3 and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk-7 on that foe through its next action.	5★

Salem as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Salem has Rauðrvulture+, Atk/Res Push 3, and Sabotage Atk 3 as inheritable options.

Rauðrvulture+ is a great inheritable red tome, and Atk/Res Push 3 can be used as pre-inheritance for the rarer Atk/Res Push 4.

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How to Get Salem / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Salem

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Salem is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Paul Cartwright
Illustrator	Yoneko
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Illustration

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