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This is a ranking page for the hero Rhea - Loving Matriarch 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 Rhea.

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Rhea Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) A
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) A
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Rhea - Loving Matriarch: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill grants bonus stats, a guaranteed follow-up attack, damage reduction, and a Guard effect.
・Exclusive B skill grants additional damage reduction.

Rhea Skills at 5★


Might: 16  Range: 1
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, inflicts Special cooldown charge-1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and reduces damage from foe's follow-up attack by 30% of unit's Res during combat. (For standard weapons, "follow-up attack" means the second strike. For weapons that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the third and fourth strikes). If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

Cooldown Count = 2
Boosts damage dealt by 50%.

If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Res+7 to unit during combat, and also, if foe's attack can trigger foe's Special and unit's Res ≥ foe's Res +5 during combat, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.)

If unit's Res > foe's Res, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials by percentage = difference between stats x 6 (max 60%) for this unit's first combat in player phase and enemy phase and percentage = difference between stats x 4 (max 40%) for this unit's second combat or later. If dragon or beast ally is on your team (excluding unit), restores 7 HP to unit at start of turn and after combat.

Rhea Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (18) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (11) Attack Bane ★★★★★
Spd (3) Spd Bane ★☆☆☆☆
Def (7) No Def IV ★★★★☆
Res (16) Res Boon ★★★★★

◯ = 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.

+Res / -Spd

The best IVs for Rhea are +Res and -Spd. Her Res is a superboon and is the basis for the damage reduction effects of Revealing Breath and True Dragon Wall. Raising her Res vastly improves her defensive prowess.

Her Spd is a clear dump stat and is the obvious bane to take.

+Res for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Res when merging Rhea up to +10 as it is her most important stat and impacts her effectiveness the most.

Rhea Best Builds

General Use / Budget Rhea

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Special Skill IconGlimmer
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This build fills in Rhea's missing slots with skills that can help her be much more effective on combats. Atk Smoke 4 will help her negate foe's follow-ups, while Distant Counter will help her counter regardless of foe's range.

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Rhea Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
188
HP
HP 40 40
Rank: 489/1184
Atk
Atk 44 44
Rank: 152/1184
Spd
Spd 16 16
Rank: 1139/1184
Def
Def 42 42
Rank: 68/1184
Res
Res 46 46
Rank: 11/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 45 65 21 46 51 228
Lv.40 +10 45 49 21 46 51 212

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
47 48 20 46 50 211
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
44 51 20 46 50 211
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
44 48 23 46 50 211
+Def
Lv.40 +10
44 48 20 49 50 211
+Res
Lv.40 +10
44 48 20 46 54 212

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 40 60 16 42 46 204
5★ Lv.40 40 44 16 42 46 188

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 18 27 3 7 16 71

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
50 47 16 48 45 206
42 40 46 37 40 205
39 42 47 32 38 198
40 41 46 30 41 198
43 41 44 35 33 196
42 42 26 40 45 195
46 43 21 43 37 190
46 43 18 40 43 190
Rhea Icon Rhea
40 44 16 42 46 188
40 44 18 38 43 183
38 42 31 35 37 183
41 38 40 34 29 182
45 36 34 37 28 180
40 43 26 41 30 180
40 38 25 40 35 178
39 38 43 28 26 174
48 40 21 34 31 174
43 35 37 31 27 173
41 37 17 40 37 172
40 32 35 30 25 162

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

Rhea Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Rhea Roles

Rhea - Loving Matriarch Roles
Close Physical AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic Attack ImageClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic Wall ImageMagic 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

Rhea is a close magic attacker (range = 1). 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.

Rhea Strengths

Revealing Breath is a great defensive weapon

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Rhea's exclusive weapon Revealing Breath is packed with effects that allow Rhea to excel defensively while also providing a nice offensive spark.

This colorless dragonstone grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 and a guaranteed follow-up to Rhea during combat, applies a Guard effect onto her foe during combat, and also reduces damage from her foe's follow-up attack by 30% of her Res.

In combination with Atk/Res Scowl 4 which grants bonus Atk/Res and de-pulses her foe prior to combat and True Dragon Wall which grants additional damage reduction and healing, Rhea becomes a formidable tank unit capable of withstanding most attacks.

True Dragon Wall grants massive damage reduction and provides healing

Rhea has her exclusive B skill True Dragon Wall similar to her Fallen counterpart.

This skill is an improved version of Dragon Wall 3, increasing the damage reduction to 60% of the Res difference on the first combat Rhea enters per phase, and 40% of the Res difference for subsequent combats. This skill also heals Rhea 7 HP at the start of each turn and after each combat.

With True Dragon Wall, Rhea is well equipped to survive combat and sustain herself throughout multiple engagements.

Rhea Weaknesses

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Rhea takes 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons like Sealed Falchion or Divine Mist, and one blow from this type of weapon will deal significant damage. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Rhea - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 5★
8 1 No Effect 5★
11 1 No Effect 5★
16 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, inflicts Special cooldown charge-1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and reduces damage from foe's follow-up attack by 30% of unit's Res during combat. (For standard weapons, "follow-up attack" means the second strike. For weapons that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the third and fourth strikes). If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%. 5★
(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%. 5★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Res+2 to unit during combat, and also, if foe's attack can trigger foe's Special and unit's Res ≥ foe's Res+15 during combat, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.) 5★
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Res+4 to unit during combat, and also, if foe's attack can trigger foe's Special and unit's Res ≥ foe's Res+12 during combat, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.) 5★
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Res+6 to unit during combat, and also, if foe's attack can trigger foe's Special and unit's Res ≥ foe's Res+9 during combat, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.) 5★
If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Res+7 to unit during combat, and also, if foe's attack can trigger foe's Special and unit's Res ≥ foe's Res +5 during combat, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.) 5★
If unit's Res > foe's Res, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials by percentage = difference between stats x 6 (max 60%) for this unit's first combat in player phase and enemy phase and percentage = difference between stats x 4 (max 40%) for this unit's second combat or later. If dragon or beast ally is on your team (excluding unit), restores 7 HP to unit at start of turn and after combat. 5★

Rhea as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★☆☆

Rhea has Atk/Res Scowl 4 as the only good inheritable skill in her kit.

This is a new skill line; you will need to inherit the entire line using a copy of Rhea.

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How to Get Rhea / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Rhea

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Rhea is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor
(English)
Cherami Leigh
Illustrator ZONOTAIDA
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2 Twztid13 10 months

I've only been playing since December, FWIW.

1 Twztid13 10 months

I'm not sure why a budget build has atk smoke 4 in it I have over 170 5* units (& hundreds more 4* & 3* units), but not a single hero with that skill. I have a few with atk smoke 3, but that's not the same, obviously.

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