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This is a ranking page for the hero Ferdinand - Highborn Sipper 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 Tea Ferdinand.

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Tea Ferdinand 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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Ferdinand - Highborn Sipper: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill grants Canto, Atk/Spd bonuses, and neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks.

Tea Ferdinand Skills at 5★


Might: 12  Range: 2
Enables 【Canto (1)】.
If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.

Range: 1
Grants Spd/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn.

If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, or dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 1, foe can’t counterattack.

Inflicts Spd/Res-4 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.

Tea Ferdinand Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (18) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (12) Attack Boon ★★★★☆
Spd (12) Spd Bane ★★★★★
Def (4) No Def IV ★★☆☆☆
Res (3) Res Bane ★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 Tea Ferdinand are +Spd and -Def. Tea Ferdinand's base 45 Spd is high enough to keep up with fast metagame units and should be boosted as much as possible to help him both offensively, by generating follow-up attacks, and defensively, by preventing his foes from outspeeding him.

Tea Ferdinand's Def is abysmal at only base 21 and is a safe bane to take. No amount of investment will protect him against physical damage.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Tea Ferdinand to +10 as it is his best stat by far.

Tea Ferdinand Best Builds

Offensive Tea Ferdinand

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

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes Tea Ferdinand's offenses while retaining Windsweep to attack safely.

General Use / Budget Tea Ferdinand

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

How to Use, Explanation

This is a similar build to the one above, except using base kit and budget skills available to most players.

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Tea Ferdinand Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
173
HP
HP 40 40
Rank: 489/1171
Atk
Atk 42 42
Rank: 279/1171
Spd
Spd 45 45
Rank: 119/1171
Def
Def 21 21
Rank: 912/1171
Res
Res 25 25
Rank: 668/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 45 59 50 25 29 208
Lv.40 +10 45 47 50 25 29 196

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
47 46 49 25 29 196
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
44 50 49 25 29 197
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
44 46 52 25 29 196
+Def
Lv.40 +10
44 46 49 28 29 196
+Res
Lv.40 +10
44 46 49 25 32 196

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 40 54 45 21 25 185
5★ Lv.40 40 42 45 21 25 173
4★ Lv.40 37 40 43 19 22 161

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 18 24 12 4 3 61
4★ Lv.1 17 20 12 3 2 54

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
40 47 16 30 46 179
40 45 46 22 25 178
38 46 25 20 44 173
Tea Ferdinand Icon Tea Ferdinand
40 42 45 21 25 173
37 41 29 30 31 168
39 39 42 25 22 167
40 42 41 23 20 166
40 39 41 19 22 161
36 37 28 17 37 155
35 36 30 16 33 150
38 35 36 16 25 150
38 33 27 15 37 150
36 33 38 17 25 149
38 38 16 31 26 149
39 35 25 30 19 148

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

Tea Ferdinand Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Tea Ferdinand Roles

Ferdinand - Highborn Sipper 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
No 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

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

Tea Ferdinand Strengths

Teatime Set+ is a good offensive tome

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Tea Ferdinand's inheritable weapon Teatime Set+ grants 【Canto (1)】, Atk/Spd+5 during combat and neutralizes effects that prevent his follow-up attacks if he outspeeds his foe.

This is a good weapon for speedy green tome units, as it allows them to maximize their Spd stats as well as utilize skills like Windsweep 3 and Watersweep 3 to attack safely.

Tea Ferdinand Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

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

Offensive flying tome units are defined by their unique effects, and lacking an exclusive effect of his own makes Tea Ferdinand replaceable by better units.

Weak to Bows

As a flying unit, Tea Ferdinand 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 Recommend You Unlock Potential for Ferdinand - Highborn Sipper!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Ferdinand - Highborn Sipper from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Ferdinand - Highborn Sipper is a very useful speedy tome flier, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Ferdinand - Highborn Sipper if your team lacks a strong speedy tome flier.

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Tea Ferdinand - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
4 2 No Effect 3★
6 2 No Effect 3★
8 2 Enables 【Canto (1)】.
If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.
3★
12 2 Enables 【Canto (1)】.
If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.
5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
1 Grants Res+4 to an adjacent ally until the end of turn. 3★
1 Grants Spd/Res+3 to an adjacent ally until the end of the the turn 4★
1 Grants Spd/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn. 5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 5, foe can’t counterattack. 3★
If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 3, foe can’t counterattack. 3★
If unit initiates attack, no follow-up occurs. Against foe with sword, lance, axe, bow, or dagger, or beast damage, if unit’s Spd - foe’s Spd ≥ 1, foe can’t counterattack. 4★
Inflicts Spd/Res-2 on foes within 2 spaces during combat. 3★
Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foes within 2 spaces during combat. 4★
Inflicts Spd/Res-4 on foes within 2 spaces during combat. 5★

Tea Ferdinand as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★★☆

Tea Ferdinand has Teatime Set+, Rally Spd/Res+, and Spd/Res Rein 3 as good inheritance options.

All of these skills are good choices for inheritance onto your favorite units.

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Top tier hero. Must promote and merge. 2
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How to Get Tea Ferdinand / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Tea Ferdinand

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Tea Ferdinand 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)
Ricco Fajardo
Illustrator Sainosuke
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