Medeus Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Medeus - Earth-Dragon King 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 Medeus.

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Medeus Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	S (▶FEH Tier List)

Medeus - Earth-Dragon King: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Colorless Breath / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Atk/Res bonuses, inflicts Atk/Res penalties, denies follow-up attacks, and neutralizes out-of-combat damage to unit and nearby allies. ・Exclusive B skill grants a guaranteed follow-up attack and substantial damage reduction. ・Hinders enemy Canto mobility with Canto Control 3.

Medeus Skills at 5★

Shadow Breath Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Atk+3. At start of turn, grants Atk/Res+6 and 【En Garde】 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. 【En Garde】 Neutralizes damage outside of combat (from skills like Poison Strike, structures like Bolt Tower, etc.) except damage dealt by area-of-effect Specials.

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

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.

Assured Rebirth If unit's Res > foe's Res, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials by percentage = number of staff or dragon allies within 3 spaces of unit x 20, and also, if unit's Res > foe's Res, difference between stats x 4 (max 40%; total max 60%).

Canto Control 3 If foe within 4 spaces of unit triggers Canto, inflicts 【Canto Control】 on that foe. 【Canto Control】 Limits the number of spaces target can move with Canto through their next action. If target's Range = 1, target can move 1 space when Canto triggers. If target's Range = 2, target's action ends when Canto triggers.

Medeus Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (11)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (12)		★★★★☆
Res (10)		★★★★★

◯ = 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 Medeus are +Atk and -Spd. His Atk stat sits at a very high base 44 and boosting it will yield better results.

+Res or +Def may also be used when a tanking strategy is preferred.

His Spd is an unsalvageable dump stat and should be the bane of choice.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Medeus up to +10. His Atk is among the highest in the entire game and boosting it gives him an edge above other heroes.

Medeus Best Builds

Premium Frontline Support Medeus

HOT
： Shadow Breath ： Swap ： Escutcheon ： -	： Bracing Stance 3 ： Assured Rebirth ： Canto Control 3 ： Def/Res Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims to have Medeus support the team with Canto Control and act as a frontline tank. Bracing Stance provides defensive stats and a Guard effect. This build functions well in stall and Catria Ball teams.

Budget Support Medeus

： Shadow Breath ： Swap ： Escutcheon ： -

： Def/Res Ideal 4 ： Assured Rebirth ： Canto Control 3 ： Drive Atk 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build also acts as a support, but with budget and/or base kit skills instead. A good option for using Medeus without much investment.

Distant Storm Medeus

HOT
： Shadow Breath ： Swap ： Iceberg ： -	： Distant Storm ： Assured Rebirth ： Joint Drive Atk ： Warding Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build focuses on tanking and defeating foes on retaliation. Distant Storm's recoil is nullified by En Garde, making it superior to Distant Counter. Warding Breath provides Res and Special acceleration to trigger Iceberg immediately. Distant Stance may be used instead if the additional Res is necessary.
Don't forget that Distant Storm's Atk bonus is active on both phases!

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Medeus Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
183
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	44	Rank: 152/1171
Spd	18	Rank: 1090/1171
Def	38	Rank: 128/1171
Res	43	Rank: 47/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	68	22	43	47	225
Lv.40 +10	45	49	22	43	47	206

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	63	18	38	43	202
5★ Lv.40	40	44	18	38	43	183

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	37	11	3	12	10	73

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Myrrh	50	47	16	48	45	206
Brave Corrin (F)	42	40	46	37	40	205
Summer Alear (F)	39	42	47	32	38	198
Legendary Alear (M)	40	41	46	30	41	198
Rearmed Robin (F)	43	41	44	35	33	196
Bridal Tiki (Adult)	42	42	26	40	45	195
Halloween Robin (M)	46	43	21	43	37	190
Fallen Rhea	46	43	18	40	43	190
Rhea	40	44	16	42	46	188
Medeus	40	44	18	38	43	183
Halloween Naga	38	42	31	35	37	183
Legendary Corrin (F)	41	38	40	34	29	182
Fallen Tiki (Young)	45	36	34	37	28	180
Flame Tribe Múspell	40	43	26	41	30	180
Spring Myrrh	40	38	25	40	35	178
Summer Nifl	39	38	43	28	26	174
Duma	48	40	21	34	31	174
Fallen Corrin (F)	43	35	37	31	27	173
Mila	41	37	17	40	37	172
Legendary Robin (F)	40	32	35	30	25	162

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

Medeus Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Medeus Roles

Medeus - Earth-Dragon King 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

Medeus is a close magic attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he/she deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Medeus Strengths

Shadow Breath is a powerful weapon with multiple useful effects

Medeus comes with his unique Shadow Breath. It has multiple effects that can impact combat heavily, assuming he meets the conditions to trigger these effects.

Below is a summary of these effects:

Condition(s)	Effect
Always	Grants Atk+3.
At start of turn	Grants Atk/Res+6 and 【En Garde】 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn.
If foe initiates combat or If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat	Inflicts Atk/Res-6 on foe during combat.
If foe initiates combat or If foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat	Foe cannot make a follow-up attack.
If foe's Range = 2	Calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

【En Garde】 neutralizes damage outside of combat (from skills like Poison Strike, structures like Bolt Tower, etc.) except damage dealt by area-of-effect Specials.

This includes self-recoil skills like Push skills, Fury, or even ally damage skills like Valentine's Líf's Þjálfi!

Assured Rebirth grants a follow-up attack and damage reduction

Medeus also comes with an exclusive B skill in Assured Rebirth.

This skill grants Medeus a guaranteed follow-up attack as long as his Res is higher than his foe's.

It also grants damage reduction based on two factors:

• number of staff or dragon allies within 3 spaces of unit
• difference between Medeus' Res and his foe's Res

Each factor can grant up to 40% damage reduction, and combined can grant a maximum of 60% damage reduction.

Canto Control protects against post-combat mobility

Medeus also has a new inheritable C skill in Canto Control 3.

This skill reduces the amount of spaces a foe within 4 spaces of Medeus can move post-combat when triggering a Canto effect. Melee foes can move 1 space, while ranged foes cannot move at all.

Canto is very powerful and commonly used in all competitive game modes. Access to Canto Control will heavily disrupt opponents and reduce their number of viable combat options.

Medeus Weaknesses

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Medeus takes 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons like Sealed Falchion or Divine Mist, and one round of combat from this type of weapon is sure to take him down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

Heroes with Effective Skills

Low Spd

Medeus is cursed with an abysmal Spd stat of 18. He is reliant on Shadow Breath negating enemy follow-up attacks and Assured Rebirth granting him his own follow-up attack.

Enemies with follow-up negation skills such as Null Follow-Up 3 will take advantage of his poor Spd and attack him twice while only taking one hit in return.

Reliance on conditional effects

Medeus is also dependent on triggering the conditions for both Shadow Breath and Assured Rebirth to maximize his combat potential.

Enemies with damage reduction piercing effects like Deadeye will take full advantage of this and put a heavy dent onto Medeus. Even with his impressive bulk, he will be vulnerable to getting knocked out.

【En Garde】 shuts off low HP strategies

【En Garde】prevents post-combat damage from harming Medeus and his allies.

While beneficial against chip damage compositions that rely on Bolt Tower or Savage Blow effects, this can also impact the team negatively if not careful with teambuilding.

Heroes that rely on self-recoil from skills like Fury 4 will not be able to bring themselves down to Desperation range or become a beacon for Wings of Mercy.

Ensure that your team is not reliant upon these strategies before fielding Medeus.

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Medeus - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	5★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	5★
Flametongue	11	1	No Effect	5★
Shadow Breath	16	1	Grants Atk+3. At start of turn, grants Atk/Res+6 and 【En Garde】 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. 【En Garde】 Neutralizes damage outside of combat (from skills like Poison Strike, structures like Bolt Tower, etc.) except damage dealt by area-of-effect Specials.	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★
Glacies	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.	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★
Assured Rebirth	If unit's Res > foe's Res, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials by percentage = number of staff or dragon allies within 3 spaces of unit x 20, and also, if unit's Res > foe's Res, difference between stats x 4 (max 40%; total max 60%).	5★
Canto Control 1	If foe within 2 spaces of unit triggers Canto, inflicts 【Canto Control】 on that foe. 【Canto Control】 Limits the number of spaces target can move with Canto through their next action. If target's Range = 1, target can move 1 space when Canto triggers. If target's Range = 2, target's action ends when Canto triggers.	5★
Canto Control 2	If foe within 3 spaces of unit triggers Canto, inflicts 【Canto Control】 on that foe. 【Canto Control】 Limits the number of spaces target can move with Canto through their next action. If target's Range = 1, target can move 1 space when Canto triggers. If target's Range = 2, target's action ends when Canto triggers.	5★
Canto Control 3	If foe within 4 spaces of unit triggers Canto, inflicts 【Canto Control】 on that foe. 【Canto Control】 Limits the number of spaces target can move with Canto through their next action. If target's Range = 1, target can move 1 space when Canto triggers. If target's Range = 2, target's action ends when Canto triggers.	5★

Medeus as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Canto Control 3. That is all.

In all seriousness, this skill is enough to warrant a full 5 star rating for Medeus as Skill Inheritance fodder. Canto is very powerful and used in all competitive game modes.

Having access to Canto Control neuters these heroes heavily. A Hit and Run strategy becomes almost obsolete.

Def/Res Ideal 4, while good, should not be the main reason you fodder off a copy of Medeus.

If necessary, use a copy of Valentine's Lissa to inherit Def/Res Ideal 3 first, and then fodder off Medeus for Def/Res Ideal 4 and Canto Control 3 at the same time.

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How to Get Medeus

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Medeus is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Mythic Hero Summoning event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Dennis Hull
Illustrator	Daisuke Izuka
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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