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This is a ranking page for the hero Cath - Caper Captain 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 Thief Cath.

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Thief Cath Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) B
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Cath - Caper Captain: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Blue IconBlue / Blue Tome IconBlue Tome / Cavalry IconCavalry
Rarity
5 Star Icon5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill grants Atk/Spd bonuses, steals foe's bonuses, and has a unique Canto effect.

Thief Cath Skills at 5★

Blue TomeLofty Leaflet
Might: 14　 Range: 2
Enables 【Canto (Unit 3x3)】.
Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, deals damage = 15% of unit's Spd, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty independently.
【Canto (Unit 3x3)】
After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move to a space within 3 rows and 3 columns centered on unit. (Once per turn. Cannot attack or assist. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger after the granted action. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Granted movement treated as Warp movement.)
Assist Skill IconDraw Back
Range: 1
Unit moves 1 space away from target ally, who moves to unit’s former position.
Atk/Spd Push 4Atk/Spd Push 4
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+7, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit.
Atk/Res Snag 3Atk/Res Snag 3
If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or target's unit, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of both unit and target through their next actions.
Blue Feud 3Blue Feud 3
If in combat against a blue foe, disables skills of all foes, excluding foe in combat, and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat. During combat, disables skills of all blue foes, excluding foe in combat.

Thief Cath Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (17) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (7) Attack Boon ★★★★☆
Spd (13) Spd Boon ★★★★★
Def (4) No Def IV ★☆☆☆☆
Res (5) No Res IV ★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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/-Def

The best IVs for Thief Cath are +Spd and -Def. Her Spd is a superboon and boosts her already very high Spd stat even further to guarantee she outspeeds her foes.

Her Def is a dump stat and is a safe bane to take without altering any of her matchups.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Thief Cath to +10 for similar reasons above.

+Atk can also be used to boost her damage further if Spd isn't a concern.

Thief Cath Best Builds

General Use / Budget Thief Cath

Weapon Skill Icon： Lofty Leaflet
Assist Skill Icon： Draw Back
Special Skill Icon： Moonbow
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Atk/Spd Push 4
Passive Skill B： Atk/Res Snag 3
Passive Skill C： Blue Feud 3
Sacred Seal Icon： Blade Session 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build using Thief Cath's base kit. It functions well on its own already. The C slot is flexible depending on team needs.

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Thief Cath Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
162
HP
HP 39 39
 Rank: 778/1322
Atk
Atk 37 37
 Rank: 584/1322
Spd
Spd 43 43
 Rank: 182/1322
Def
Def 21 21
 Rank: 912/1322
Res
Res 22 22
 Rank: 899/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 44 56 51 25 26 202
Lv.40 +10 44 42 48 25 26 185

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10		 46 41 47 25 26 185
+Atk
Lv.40 +10		 43 45 47 25 26 186
+Spd
Lv.40 +10		 43 41 51 25 26 186
+Def
Lv.40 +10		 43 41 47 28 26 185
+Res
Lv.40 +10		 43 41 47 25 29 185

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 39 51 46 21 22 179
5★ Lv.40 39 37 43 21 22 162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 17 21 16 4 5 63

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
 HP
 Atk
 Spd
 Def
 Res
 Total
Lorenz Icon Lorenz
42 48 45 23 27 185
Heimdallr Icon Heimdallr
42 49 16 29 49 185
Bruno Icon Bruno
40 45 48 22 30 185
Fallen Ursula Icon Fallen Ursula
40 43 47 17 27 174
Rearmed Reinhardt Icon Rearmed Reinhardt
41 46 45 22 20 174
Tea Sigurd Icon Tea Sigurd
40 46 31 35 16 168
Summer Tharja Icon Summer Tharja
40 45 44 19 20 168
Hapi Icon Hapi
40 42 26 16 39 163
Bridal Lilina Icon Bridal Lilina
39 44 22 16 42 163
Spring Delthea Icon Spring Delthea
36 43 40 16 28 163
New Year Reginn Icon New Year Reginn
37 38 40 23 24 162
Thief Cath Icon Thief Cath
39 37 43 21 22 162
Valentine Valentine's Veronica
40 36 38 21 22 157
Selena Icon Selena
40 39 39 16 23 157
Ursula Icon Ursula
35 29 32 19 30 145
Reinhardt Icon Reinhardt
38 32 23 27 25 145
L L'Arachel
33 33 31 17 31 145
Spring Catria Icon Spring Catria
36 32 35 18 23 144
Groom Pent Icon Groom Pent
37 33 34 19 21 144
Olwen Icon Olwen
34 26 34 20 30 144
Valentine Valentine's Soren
37 35 33 14 25 144

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

Thief Cath Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Thief Cath Roles

Cath - Caper Captain 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
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

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

Thief Cath Strengths

Lofty Leaflet grants bonuses, steals enemy bonuses, deals true damage, and has a unique Canto mechanic

Thief Cath Attack Fire Emblem Heroes FEH

Thief Cath's Lofty Leaflet is a great offensive weapon which boosts Cath's Atk and Spd, steals her foe's bonuses by granting them to Cath and applying equal penalties to her foe, deals true damage based on Spd, and has 【Canto (Unit 3x3)】.

This is a new Canto mechanic only found on Thief Cath as of August 2022. It allows her to retreat to any space within 3 rows and 3 columns centered on her.

【Canto (Unit 3x3)】is a sidegrade to 【Canto (2)】. Both of them allow retreating 2 spaces, and each have their own advantages over the other.

Very High Spd

Thief Cath's base 43 Spd increases to 47 with a superboon, and her Lofty Leaflet grants an additional +3. After merges and dragonflowers, she can have a Spd stat of 55, without other supplemental bonuses like A skills, Sacred Seals, or summoner support.

This makes Thief Cath one of the fastest units in the entire game. She can take advantage of this by winning Spd checks and ensuring she isn't doubled.

Thief Cath Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Thief Cath takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take him/her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Thief Cath - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
Blue TomeThunder
4 2 No Effect 5★
Blue TomeElthunder
6 2 No Effect 5★
Blue TomeThoron
9 2 No Effect 5★
Blue TomeLofty Leaflet
14 2 Enables 【Canto (Unit 3x3)】.
Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, deals damage = 15% of unit's Spd, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty independently.
【Canto (Unit 3x3)】
After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move to a space within 3 rows and 3 columns centered on unit. (Once per turn. Cannot attack or assist. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger after the granted action. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Granted movement treated as Warp movement.)		 5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
Assist SkillDraw Back
 1 Unit moves 1 space away from target ally, who moves to unit’s former position. 5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Atk/Spd Push 1 IconAtk/Spd Push 1
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. 5★
Atk/Spd Push 2 IconAtk/Spd Push 2
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. 5★
Atk/Spd Push 3 IconAtk/Spd Push 3
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. 5★
Atk/Spd Push 4 IconAtk/Spd Push 4
 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+7, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit. 5★
Atk/Res Snag 1 IconAtk/Res Snag 1
 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or target's unit, inflicts Atk/Res-2 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of both unit and target through their next actions. 5★
Atk/Res Snag 2 IconAtk/Res Snag 2
 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or target's unit, inflicts Atk/Res-4 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of both unit and target through their next actions. 5★
Atk/Res Snag 3 IconAtk/Res Snag 3
 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or target's unit, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of both unit and target through their next actions. 5★
Blue Feud 1 IconBlue Feud 1
 If in combat against a blue foe, disables skills of all foes, excluding foe in combat. During combat, disables skills of all blue foes, excluding foe in combat. 5★
Blue Feud 2 IconBlue Feud 2
 If in combat against a blue foe, disables skills of all foes, excluding foe in combat, and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-2 on foe during combat. During combat, disables skills of all blue foes, excluding foe in combat. 5★
Blue Feud 3 IconBlue Feud 3
 If in combat against a blue foe, disables skills of all foes, excluding foe in combat, and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe during combat. During combat, disables skills of all blue foes, excluding foe in combat. 5★

Thief Cath as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★☆☆

Thief Cath has Atk/Spd Push 4, Atk/Res Snag 3, and Blue Feud 3 as inheritance options.

Only Atk/Spd Push 4 is a valuable option, and it is found on multiple other units as well.

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How to Get Thief Cath

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Thief Cath 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)		 Antonia Flynn
Illustrator Pukyunosuke
Appears In
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Illustration

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