Summer Shez (M) Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Shez - Mercenary Shade 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 Summer Shez (M).

Heroes With the Same Name
Shez (M)	Shez (F)
Legendary Shez (F)	Summer Shez (F)
Summer Shez (M)

Summer Shez (M) Rating and Basic Information

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

Shez - Mercenary Shade: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Flying
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill enables Canto, attacks twice, and deals bonus true damage.

Summer Shez (M) Skills at 5★

Surfer's Spade Might: 11　 Range: 1 Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Grants Spd+5. Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice). Deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)

Luna Cooldown Count = 3 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.

Atk/Spd Solo 3 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +6 during combat.

Chill Def 3 At the start of each turn, inflicts Def -7 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def through its next action.

Summer Shez (M) Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★☆
Spd (14)		★★★★★
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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Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Tempest Trials, Summer Shez (M) will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

The best IVs for Summer Shez (M) are +Spd and -Res. His Spd is competitive with the fastest metagame units due to his Spd superboon and is also used for Surfer's Spade's true damage. Boosting Spd improves his overall combat potential the most.

+Atk is also a good option, due to the brave attacks provided by Surfer's Spade

Shez's Res is below average and is a safe bane to take as it will not impact any of his matchups.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend Spd when merging Summer Shez (M) up to +10 as it is his best IV, improving combat performance and protecting him against potential follow-up attacks by faster foes.

Summer Shez (M) Best Builds

Premium Offensive Summer Shez (M)

HOT
： Surfer's Spade ： Reposition ： Ruptured Sky ： -	： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： Dive-Bomb 3 ： Atk/Spd Oath 4 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This offensive build maximizes Atk/Spd boosting skills to ensure Shez deals the most damage. Dive-Bomb 3 allows consecutive attacks, allowing Shez to knock out his foe before they can counterattack.

General Use / Budget Summer Shez (M)

： Surfer's Spade ： Reposition ： Luna ： -

： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： Chill Def 3 ： Spd Smoke 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build uses Shez as an offensive unit with his base kit. Spd Smoke 3 reduces his foe's Spd, preventing them from creating follow-up attacks against him.

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Summer Shez (M) Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
183
HP	41	Rank: 296/1089
Atk	44	Rank: 42/1089
Spd	44	Rank: 44/1089
Def	31	Rank: 361/1089
Res	23	Rank: 687/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	60	54	35	27	222
Lv.40 +10	46	49	49	35	27	206

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	55	49	31	23	199
5★ Lv.40	41	44	44	31	23	183

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	20	19	7	4	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Bridal Say'ri	40	44	46	28	26	184
Rearmed Ingrid	38	44	47	30	25	184
Chloé	36	38	40	28	42	184
Caeldori	39	40	44	30	31	184
Winter Cordelia	40	44	43	33	23	183
Summer Shez (M)	41	44	44	31	23	183
Vanessa	39	40	43	27	34	183
Legendary Caeda	39	38	43	27	31	178
Valentian Est	35	41	38	25	37	176
Farina	39	36	38	30	30	173
Young Tana	40	39	41	29	23	172
Erinys	39	37	41	32	23	172
Díthorba	43	35	38	23	33	172
Tsubasa	39	32	40	26	30	167
Fiora	38	32	38	21	37	166
Sumia	39	30	39	29	25	162
Hostile Springs Ryoma	40	35	36	28	23	162
Spring Marisa	42	33	38	28	21	162
Bridal Tanith	37	34	36	33	21	161
Hinoka	41	35	32	25	24	157
Tana	36	34	36	25	25	156

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

Summer Shez (M) Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Summer Shez (M) Roles

Shez - Mercenary Shade 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

Summer Shez (M) 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.

Summer Shez (M) Strengths

Surfer's Spade attacks twice with true damage

Summer Shez (M) wields an exclusive sword in Surfer's Spade. This weapon is fairly straightforward, granting bonus Spd, brave attacks, and true damage equal to 20% of Shez's Spd.

It also grants Summer Shez (M) 【Canto (Rem. +1)】, allowing for post-combat mobility.

Summer Shez (M) Weaknesses

Does not come with Swift Slice

Unlike his female counterpart, Summer Shez (F), Summer Shez (M) does not come with Swift Slice.

The lack of effective damage impacts Summer Shez (M) greatly, as his performance will be reliant on his stats even more.

However, this does open up his A slot to other skills such as Atk/Spd Catch 4, providing the stats he needs to perform in battle.

Subpar Magical Bulk

Summer Shez (M) only has a base HP of 41 and a base Res of 23, leaving him prone to magic damage.

Outside of skill inheritance, Summer Shez (M) also does not have a way to prevent follow-up attacks or reduce incoming damage to help mitigate this weakness.

Keep him away from foes that deal magic damage to ensure his survival.

Weak to Bows

As a flying unit, Summer Shez (M) takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.

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We can say with confidence that you should use Unlock Potential to bring Shez - Mercenary Shade from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Shez - Mercenary Shade is a very useful speedy offensive flier, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Shez - Mercenary Shade if your team lacks a strong speedy offensive flier.

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Summer Shez (M) - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	3★
Silver Lance	11	1	No Effect	3★
Surfer's Spade	11	1	Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Grants Spd+5. Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice). Deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	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★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Solo 1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	3★
Atk/Spd Solo 2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	4★
Atk/Spd Solo 3	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +6 during combat.	5★
Chill Def 1	At the start of each turn, inflicts Def -3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def through its next action.	3★
Chill Def 2	At the start of each turn, inflicts Def -5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def through its next action.	3★
Chill Def 3	At the start of each turn, inflicts Def -7 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def through its next action.	4★

Summer Shez (M) as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Summer Shez only has Atk/Spd Solo 3 and Chill Def 3 as inheritable options.

Neither of these skills are worth inheriting. We recommend merging up Summer Shez (M) instead.

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How to Get Summer Shez (M) / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Summer Shez (M)

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Summer Shez (M) is a limited time Hero who can be obtained as a reward for your score in the Tempest Trials. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Damien Haas
Illustrator	Nishiki Areku
Appears In	Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

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