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This is a ranking page for the hero Saizo - Hoshido's Flame 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 Saizo.

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Ninja Saizo Rating and Basic Information

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

Saizo - Hoshido's Flame: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Blue IconBlue / Lance IconLance / Infantry IconInfantry
Rarity
5 Star Icon5 Star 4 Star Icon4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill attacks twice, grants warping to allies within 2 spaces, and grants bonus stats during combat.

Ninja Saizo Skills at 5★

Lance IconKumo Naginata+
Might: 9　 Range: 1
Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces. If unit initiates combat, unit attacks twice. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat.
Special Skill IconGrowing Flame
Cooldown Count = 4
Before combat this unit initiates, foes in a wide area around target take damage equal to (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res).
Atk/Def Solo 3Atk/Def Solo 3
If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 during combat.
Def Smoke 3Def Smoke 3
After combat, inflicts Def -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Ninja Saizo Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (15) HP Superbane ★★☆☆☆
Atk (11) Attack Boon ★★★★☆
Spd (12) Spd Bane ★★★★★
Def (12) Def Bane ★★★★★
Res (6) Res Boon ★★☆☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

See the IV Checker for All Units Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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.

Neutral IVs by default!

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

+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for Ninja Saizo are +Spd and -Res. Boosting Spd improves his already high Spd stat and allows him to avoid follow-up attacks from the fastest metagame units.

His Res is lackluster and can be safely taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Ninja Saizo up to +10 to ensure he won't receive follow-up attacks from fast metagame units.

Ninja Saizo Best Builds

General Use / Budget Ninja Saizo

Weapon Skill Icon： Kumo Naginata+
Assist Skill Icon： Reposition
Special Skill Icon： Bonfire
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Atk/Def Bond 3
Passive Skill B： Lancebreaker 3
Passive Skill C： Def Smoke 3
Sacred Seal Icon： Atk/Def Bond 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build aimed at making Ninja Saizo a decent offensive unit with high Def while only using budget skills. His base kit's Solo skills do not synergize well with Kumo Naginata+, hence, we opt for Bond skills instead.

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Ninja Saizo Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
193
HP
HP 37 37
 Rank: 972/1322
Atk
Atk 41 41
 Rank: 343/1322
Spd
Spd 45 45
 Rank: 119/1322
Def
Def 45 45
 Rank: 32/1322
Res
Res 25 25
 Rank: 668/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 42 54 50 50 29 225
Lv.40 +10 42 45 50 50 29 216

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10		 44 45 49 49 29 216
+Atk
Lv.40 +10		 41 49 49 49 29 217
+Spd
Lv.40 +10		 41 45 52 49 29 216
+Def
Lv.40 +10		 41 45 49 52 29 216
+Res
Lv.40 +10		 41 45 49 49 33 217

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 37 50 45 45 25 202
5★ Lv.40 37 41 45 45 25 193
4★ Lv.40 34 38 43 43 23 181

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 15 20 12 12 6 65
4★ Lv.1 14 16 12 12 5 59

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
 HP
 Atk
 Spd
 Def
 Res
 Total
Ferox Marth Icon Ferox Marth
40 46 49 38 31 204
Haitaka Icon Haitaka
43 48 46 38 28 203
Summer Lapis Icon Summer Lapis
41 45 48 35 30 199
Bridal Larcei Icon Bridal Larcei
40 45 48 35 31 199
Jehanna Ike Icon Jehanna Ike
41 47 47 36 28 199
Attuned Timerra Icon Attuned Timerra
40 34 47 47 31 199
Tea Felix Icon Tea Felix
41 47 48 38 24 198
Mozu Icon Mozu
40 44 46 41 27 198
Hoshidan Summer Lucia Icon Hoshidan Summer Lucia
41 42 46 30 34 193
Summer Goldmary Icon Summer Goldmary
40 44 46 47 16 193
Jarod Icon Jarod
42 46 44 34 27 193
Attuned Caeda Icon Attuned Caeda
40 42 47 30 34 193
Ninja Saizo Icon Ninja Saizo
37 41 45 45 25 193
Halloween Timerra Icon Halloween Timerra
37 41 46 46 23 193
Flame Tribe Lyn Icon Flame Tribe Lyn
39 38 44 34 32 187
Hatari Karla Icon Hatari Karla
41 40 42 31 28 182
Ninja Corrin (M) Icon Ninja Corrin (M)
41 40 38 35 28 182
Fallen Dimitri Icon Fallen Dimitri
40 42 40 38 17 177
Legendary Dimitri Icon Legendary Dimitri
40 41 41 37 18 177
Summer Norne Icon Summer Norne
42 37 39 31 27 176
Summer Ogma Icon Summer Ogma
44 38 38 35 21 176
Ninja Navarre Icon Ninja Navarre
41 39 42 31 23 176
Brave Dimitri Icon Brave Dimitri
41 40 36 40 19 176
Nótt Icon Nótt
40 41 40 28 27 176
Geese Icon Geese
46 38 35 32 21 172
Kris (F) Icon Kris (F)
40 37 40 30 25 172
Apotheosis Anna Icon Apotheosis Anna
38 35 40 28 31 172
Fjorm Icon Fjorm
39 30 31 30 34 164
Sharena Icon Sharena
43 32 32 29 22 158
Summer Robin (F) Icon Summer Robin (F)
35 32 34 28 29 158
Bridal Charlotte Icon Bridal Charlotte
46 36 32 24 19 157
Brave Lucina Icon Brave Lucina
41 34 36 27 19 157

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

Ninja Saizo Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ninja Saizo Roles

Saizo - Hoshido's Flame Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-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

Ninja Saizo 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 Saizo Strengths

Kumo Naginata+ allows warping and attacks twice

Ninja Saizo's inheritable weapon Kumo Naginata+ allows warping to any space adjacent to a nearby ally, attacks twice if Saizo initiates combat, and grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat.

While not exactly the most stacked weapon, Kumo Naginata+ has enough effects to be a reliable source of offense.

Ninja Saizo Weaknesses

Weak Magical Bulk

Ninja Saizo suffers from terrible magical bulk with his base 37 HP and base 25 Res. An attack from almost any magical attacker can bring him down easily.

Keep Ninja Saizo away from enemies that deal magic damage to ensure his survival.

Lack of Unique Skills

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

Lance Infantry units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Ninja Saizo replaceable by better units.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? B Rank Icon

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Saizo - Hoshido's Flame!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Saizo - Hoshido's Flame from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Saizo - Hoshido's Flame is very useful as a fast physical tank, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Saizo - Hoshido's Flame helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Ninja Saizo - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
LanceIron Lance
6 1 No Effect 3★
LanceSteel Lance
8 1 No Effect 3★
LanceKumo Naginata
6 1 Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces. If unit initiates combat, unit attacks twice. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. 3★
LanceKumo Naginata+
9 1 Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces. If unit initiates combat, unit attacks twice. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. 5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Special SkillRising Flame
 (Cooldown Count = 4) Before combat this unit initiates, foes in an area near target take damage equal to (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res). 3★
Special SkillGrowing Flame
 (Cooldown Count = 4) Before combat this unit initiates, foes in a wide area around target take damage equal to (unit’s Atk minus foe’s Def or Res). 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Atk/Def Solo 1 IconAtk/Def Solo 1
 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+2 during combat. 3★
Atk/Def Solo 2 IconAtk/Def Solo 2
 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat. 4★
Atk/Def Solo 3 IconAtk/Def Solo 3
 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Def+6 during combat. 5★
Def Smoke 1 IconDef Smoke 1
 After combat, inflicts Def -3 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. 3★
Def Smoke 2 IconDef Smoke 2
 After combat, inflicts Def -5 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. 3★
Def Smoke 3 IconDef Smoke 3
 After combat, inflicts Def -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. 4★

Ninja Saizo as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★☆☆

Ninja Saizo has Kumo Naginata+, Atk/Def Solo 3, and Def Smoke 3 as inheritable options.

We recommend you merge up your copies of Ninja Saizo instead.

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Community Feedback

How would you rate Ninja Saizo?

Top tier hero. Must promote and merge. 21
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Promote if you need his/her archetype. 3
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Promote to 5 stars if you like this hero. 9
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Summon for his/her Skill Inheritance options. 0
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How to Get Ninja Saizo / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Ninja Saizo

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Ninja Saizo 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)		 Ben Diskin
Illustrator Clover K.
Appears In
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

Illustration

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