Ninja Zelgius Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Zelgius - Ninja Knight 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 Ninja Zelgius.

Heroes With the Same Name
Zelgius	Ninja Zelgius

Ninja Zelgius 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)

Zelgius - Ninja Knight: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill attacks twice, inflicts Atk penalties onto foe during combat, grants Atk bonuses and damage reduction during combat and post-combat healing. ・Exclusive Special deals massive damage and grants damage reduction.

Ninja Zelgius Skills at 5★

Scarlet Spear Might: 11　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+X to unit and inflicts Atk-X on foe during combat (X = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat, - 2; min 6; max 16), reduces damage from attacks by 30% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.

Lightless Luna Cooldown Count = 3 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 80% when Special triggers. If unit's or foe's Special is ready or triggered before or during this combat, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Distant D/R Solo Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+5 to unit during combat.

Special Fighter 4 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 40%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), reduces the effect of 【Deep Wounds】 by 50% during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores HP = 30% of damage dealt (excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Assault Troop 3 At start of turn, if unit's HP = 100% or any foe is within 3 columns or 3 rows centered on unit, grants 【Charge】 to unit for 1 turn. 【Charge】 Unit can move up to 3 spaces in any cardinal direction. (Cannot move through foes, terrain that blocks movement, or effects of skills like Obstruct. Granted movement treated as Warp movement.)

Ninja Zelgius Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (21)		★★★★★
Atk (17)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (10)		★★★★★
Res (9)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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/-Spd

The best IVs for Ninja Zelgius are +Atk and -Spd. Atk is a superboon and boosting it greatly improves Zelgius' damage output, especially with Scarlet Spear attacking twice.

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

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Ninja Zelgius up to +10 to maximize his damage output, improving his chances of defeating enemies in one round of attacks.

Ninja Zelgius Best Builds

Dual Phase Ninja Zelgius

HOT
： Scarlet Spear ： Swap ： Lightless Luna ： -	： Distant D/R Solo ： Special Fighter 4 ： Assault Troop 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Ninja Zelgius' base kit is already good enough. We opted for Atk/Def Solo in the Sacred Seal slot to improve his offenses while retaining his excellent bulk.

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Ninja Zelgius Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
201
HP	49	Rank: 16/1089
Atk	47	Rank: 1/1089
Spd	16	Rank: 999/1089
Def	47	Rank: 3/1089
Res	42	Rank: 27/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	54	63	20	52	46	235
Lv.40 +10	54	52	20	52	46	224

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	49	58	16	47	42	212
5★ Lv.40	49	47	16	47	42	201

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	21	28	3	10	9	71

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Ephraim	47	48	17	48	41	201
Ninja Zelgius	49	47	16	47	42	201
Winter Edelgard	46	47	17	47	44	201
Vigarde	46	47	30	44	29	196
Cervantes	50	45	31	44	25	195
Gilliam	47	44	21	48	35	195
Pirate Surtr	45	45	16	44	36	186
Gatrie	47	42	17	44	35	185
Benny	48	35	23	44	34	184
Winter Hilda	44	39	38	37	26	184
Valentine's Rudolf	46	43	21	41	29	180
Forsyth	47	40	20	39	33	179
Valentine's Eliwood	47	38	32	29	29	175
Fallen Hardin	45	34	28	36	32	175
Brave Hector	48	37	22	39	28	174
Winter Robin	45	35	34	35	25	174
Winter Ephraim	45	41	23	36	29	174
Kjelle	47	40	22	37	28	174
Valbar	49	35	25	38	26	173
Picnic Lukas	51	37	21	42	22	173
Gwendolyn	49	30	24	38	28	169
Effie	50	40	22	33	23	168

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

Ninja Zelgius Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ninja Zelgius Roles

Zelgius - Ninja Knight 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

Ninja Zelgius 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.

Ninja Zelgius Strengths

Scarlet Spear attacks twice and improves overall bulk

Ninja Zelgius comes with Scarlet Spear, an exclusive lance that attacks twice, creates an Atk swing equal to 25% of foe's Atk -2, grants 30% damage reduction, and heals Zelgius for 7 HP after combat.

This weapon is a great mix of both offense and defense, with the brave attack triggering Lightless Luna immediately with Special acceleration and both the damage reduction and post-combat healing improving Ninja Zelgius' survivability.

Lightless Luna deals massive damage and grants damage reduction

Ninja Zelgius improves upon his original Black Luna with his new Lightless Luna. This exclusive Special skill reduces his foe's Def/Res by 80% and grants him 40% damage reduction on his foe's next attack.

Black Luna was already powerful enough, and Lightless Luna straight up power creeps its predecessor.

Ninja Zelgius Weaknesses

Low Spd

Ninja Zelgius has an abysmal Spd stat of 16 and no way to prevent his foe's follow-up attacks. He will get doubled in almost every combat he participates in and be reliant on his overall bulk to survive engagements.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Ninja Zelgius takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Slaying Hammer+, Randgríðr, or Thani, 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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Ninja Zelgius - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Lance	11	1	No Effect	5★
Scarlet Spear	11	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+X to unit and inflicts Atk-X on foe during combat (X = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat, - 2; min 6; max 16), reduces damage from attacks by 30% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and restores 7 HP to unit after 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%.	5★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	5★
Lightless Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 80% when Special triggers. If unit's or foe's Special is ready or triggered before or during this combat, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials).	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant D/R Solo	Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+5 to unit during combat.	5★
Special Fighter 4	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 40%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), reduces the effect of 【Deep Wounds】 by 50% during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores HP = 30% of damage dealt (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	5★
Special Fighter 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 90%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Des not stack. )	5★
Special Fighter 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 70%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	5★
Special Fighter 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	5★
Assault Troop 1	At start of turn, if any foe is in cardinal directions of unit, grants【Charge】to unit for 1 turn. 【Charge】 Unit can move up to 3 spaces in any cardinal direction. (Cannot move through foes, terrain that blocks movement, or effects of skills like Obstruct. Granted movement treated as Warp movement.)	5★
Assault Troop 2	At start of turn, if any foe is within 3 columns or 3 rows centered on unit, grants【Charge】to unit for 1 turn. 【Charge】 Unit can move up to 3 spaces in any cardinal direction. (Cannot move through foes, terrain that blocks movement, or effects of skills like Obstruct. Granted movement treated as Warp movement.)	5★
Assault Troop 3	At start of turn, if unit's HP = 100% or any foe is within 3 columns or 3 rows centered on unit, grants 【Charge】 to unit for 1 turn. 【Charge】 Unit can move up to 3 spaces in any cardinal direction. (Cannot move through foes, terrain that blocks movement, or effects of skills like Obstruct. Granted movement treated as Warp movement.)	5★

Ninja Zelgius as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Ninja Zelgius has Distant D/R Solo, Special Fighter 4, and Assault Troop 3 as valuable inheritance options.

It is possible to acquire two skills at the same time with pre-inheritance.

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How to Get Ninja Zelgius

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Ninja Zelgius 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)	Robert Clotworthy
Illustrator	HAGIYA Kaoru
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

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