Thief Cath Builds and Best IVs

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.

Heroes With the Same Name
Cath	Thief Cath

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Thief Leila [9.0/10]	Thief Cath [9.0/10]	Thief Sothe [8.5/10]	Thief Nina [9.0/10]

Thief Cath Rating and Basic Information

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

Cath - Caper Captain: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Tome / Cavalry
Rarity	5 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★

Lofty 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.)

Draw Back Range: 1 Unit moves 1 space away from target ally, who moves to unit’s former position.

Atk/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 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 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)		★★★☆☆
Atk (7)		★★★★☆
Spd (13)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (5)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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.

+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

： Lofty Leaflet ： Draw Back ： Moonbow ： -

： Atk/Spd Push 4 ： Atk/Res Snag 3 ： Blue Feud 3 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

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	39	Rank: 778/1171
Atk	37	Rank: 584/1171
Spd	43	Rank: 182/1171
Def	21	Rank: 912/1171
Res	22	Rank: 899/1171

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

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

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'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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Cath - Caper Captain Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Cath - Caper Captain only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Cath - Caper Captain if a 4 Star version is released!

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Thief Cath - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Thunder	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elthunder	6	2	No Effect	5★
Thoron	9	2	No Effect	5★
Lofty 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
Draw 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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

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	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

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