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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

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Overall Rating 8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) -
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Salem - Dark Sage: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
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★


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.

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

At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100%, grants Atk/Res+5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.

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) Normal HP ★★★☆☆
Atk (10) No Attack IV ★★★★☆
Spd (10) No Spd IV ★★★☆☆
Def (3) No Def IV ★★☆☆☆
Res (10) No Res IV ★★★★★

◯ = 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.

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

Assist Skill IconDraw Back
Special Skill IconGlacies
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

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 Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
171
HP
HP 41 41
Rank: 342/1171
Atk
Atk 38 38
Rank: 510/1171
Spd
Spd 36 36
Rank: 493/1171
Def
Def 18 18
Rank: 1024/1171
Res
Res 38 38
Rank: 127/1171

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
40 46 45 36 16 183
40 43 45 25 30 183
39 43 45 24 31 182
38 41 46 20 32 177
39 44 36 25 32 176
Salem Icon Salem
41 38 36 18 38 171
40 38 42 27 24 171
43 40 36 21 31 171
38 37 33 23 35 166
38 36 35 21 36 166
41 37 39 26 23 166
45 35 39 19 27 165
36 42 40 19 28 165
40 40 39 21 25 165
38 30 34 27 23 152
39 35 35 21 21 151
37 33 34 20 26 150
33 34 31 17 33 148
39 32 34 23 20 148
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 AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged Magic ImageRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
No Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

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?

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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
4 2 No Effect 3★
6 2 No Effect 3★
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★
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
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res. 3★
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res. 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
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★
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★
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★
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★
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★
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

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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

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