Sylvain Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Sylvain - Consummate Flirt 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 Sylvain.

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Summer Sylvain	Sylvain
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Sylvain Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	B (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Sylvain - Consummate Flirt: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants bonus Atk/Def to unit and nearby allies.

Sylvain Skills at 5★

Allied Axe+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.

Moonbow Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.

Atk/Def Catch 3 At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Spur Atk/Def 2 Grants adjacent allies Atk/Def +3 during combat.

Sylvain Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (11)		★★★★★
Spd (11)		★★★☆☆
Def (7)		★★★☆☆
Res (4)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 / -Res

The best IVs for Sylvain are +Atk and -Res. Atk is his best stat at base 44 and should be boosted as much as possible to compensate for his average Spd preventing him from reliably making follow-up attacks.

His Res is lackluster and is a clear bane to take as it will not impact any of his matchups.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Sylvain up to +10 as it is his best stat. If investing into Spd with multiple rare skills, +Spd can be taken, but be aware that he will not be able to compete with the fastest units in the metagame.

Sylvain Best Builds

Arcane Sylvain

HOT
： Arcane Downfall ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Atk/Def Catch 4 ： A/D Near Trace 3 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Atk/Def Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium build for Sylvain focusing on maximizing his Atk and Def to become a reliable offensive unit on the field.

Budget Sylvain

： Allied Axe+ ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Atk/Def Catch 3 ： Chill Def 3 ： Spur Atk/Def 2 ： Atk/Def Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Sylvain, allowing him to be an effective unit with enough offense to do damage.

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Sylvain Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
179
HP	40	Rank: 489/1184
Atk	44	Rank: 152/1184
Spd	35	Rank: 557/1184
Def	37	Rank: 156/1184
Res	23	Rank: 836/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	63	40	41	27	216
Lv.40 +10	45	49	40	41	27	202

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	58	35	37	23	193
5★ Lv.40	40	44	35	37	23	179
4★ Lv.40	37	42	33	34	21	167

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	25	11	7	4	65
4★ Lv.1	17	21	11	6	3	58

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Felicia	41	43	47	35	24	190
Brave Alfonse	41	46	16	47	40	190
Young Frederick	41	46	28	47	23	185
Winter Dimitri	41	47	46	32	19	185
Rearmed Lucina	40	43	47	31	23	184
Summer Ephraim	41	47	16	44	31	179
Sylvain	40	44	35	37	23	179
Spring Karla	40	45	47	24	22	178
Legendary Xander	40	42	41	35	17	175
Fallen Gustav	40	41	25	38	30	174
Summer Dimitri	40	42	40	35	17	174
Groom Roy	39	38	42	30	25	174
Ótr	41	41	17	40	35	174
Summer Seth	40	40	38	31	24	173
Summer Caeda	39	33	42	26	28	168
Spring Saleh	41	37	36	26	28	168
Lex	45	36	30	38	19	168
Plegian Kris (M)	41	37	37	31	22	168
Groom Zelot	41	37	25	39	25	167
Pirate Veronica	38	39	19	36	29	161
Groom Marth	40	31	36	30	20	157
Walhart	41	37	27	36	16	157
Spring Alfonse	41	35	33	30	18	157
Titania	37	28	34	25	30	154
Frederick	43	35	25	36	14	153
Gunter	43	32	24	33	18	150

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

Sylvain Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Sylvain Roles

Sylvain - Consummate Flirt 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

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

Sylvain Strengths

Sylvain is a great merge project to have!

As a demote, Sylvain will be highly accessible to players who plan to merge him up fast. He also comes with a good base kit that you can further improve to see him at his best potential. For instance, Sylvain has Atk/Def Catch 3 which you can upgrade to Atk/Def Catch 4 depending on availability.

Sylvain is also decent support as Allied Axe+ and Spur Atk/Def 2 boost his allies' Def, giving them extra bulk during combat by simply being adjacent to them.

Sylvain Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Sylvain takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, 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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Lack of Unique Skills

Sylvain suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Axe Cavalry units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Sylvain replaceable by better units.

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Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Sylvain - Consummate Flirt!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Sylvain - Consummate Flirt from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Sylvain - Consummate Flirt is very useful as a modern Axe cavalry, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Sylvain - Consummate Flirt helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Sylvain - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	3★
Allied Axe	10	1	Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	3★
Allied Axe+	14	1	Grants Atk/Def+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	3★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Catch 1	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+3 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	3★
Atk/Def Catch 2	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	4★
Atk/Def Catch 3	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Spur Def 1	Grants adjacent allies Def +2 during combat.	3★
Spur Atk/Def 1	Grants adjacent allies Atk/Def +2 during combat.	3★
Spur Atk/Def 2	Grants adjacent allies Atk/Def +3 during combat.	4★

Sylvain as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Sylvain has Allied Axe+ and Atk/Def Catch 3 as good inheritable options.

He is the first demote on the regular summoning pool to have Atk/Def Catch 3, making it easier for anyone who plans to pass down Atk/Def Catch 4 and any other skills from units who have it like Fallen Gustav and Zeke, for example.

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How to Get Sylvain

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Sylvain 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)	Joe Brogie
Illustrator	argon
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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