Severa Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Severa - Secret Dreamer 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 Severa.

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Severa

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Severa [9.0/10]	Ratatoskr [9.0/10]	Rearmed Lucina [9.5/10]	Laurent [8.5/10]

Severa 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)

Severa - Secret Dreamer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill neutralizes non-Special damage reduction effects and charges up Special post-combat.

Severa Skills at 5★

Striving Sword Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat, - 4; max 14; min 5) and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and also, when unit's attack triggers unit's Special, neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and foe's attack triggers unit's Special, unit's next attack neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills (resets at end of combat). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 after combat.

Godlike Reflexes Cooldown Count = 3 If unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-4 and unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered during combat, deals damage = 15% of unit's Spd. When Special triggers, reduces damage from foe's attack by 40%. (Special triggers only if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-4.)

Atk/Spd Finish 4 If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials) and when unit deals damage during combat, restores 7 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)

Buffer 4 At the start of turn 1, if foe's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-2. Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe during combat. If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +7. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats x 5 (max 50%).

Severa Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (10)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (15)		★★★☆☆
Res (5)		★★☆☆☆

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

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+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for Severa are +Spd and -Res. Severa's Spd is among the highest in the game at base 47, raised to base 51 with a superboon. She can utilize her high Spd to protect herself against other speedy foes by preventing their follow-up attacks.

Severa's Res is below average and is a safe bane to take as it is her least important stat.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Severa up to +10 to retain her Spd advantage against her foes.

Severa Best Builds

Defensive Godsword Severa

HOT
： Striving Sword ： Reposition ： Godlike Reflexes ： -	： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Buffer 4 ： Spd Smoke 4 ： Null Follow-Up 3 ： Atk Oath Echo

How to Use, Explanation

Severa needs the Null Follow-Up 3 Sacred Seal to prevent enemies from utilizing guaranteed follow-up attacks or effects that deny Severa's follow-up attacks against her. Spd Smoke 4 debuffs the Spd of multiple foes and adds another layer of damage reduction to keep Severa healthy.

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Severa Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
193
HP	42	Rank: 263/1184
Atk	43	Rank: 207/1184
Spd	47	Rank: 7/1184
Def	37	Rank: 156/1184
Res	24	Rank: 761/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	47	64	51	42	28	232
Lv.40 +10	47	48	51	42	28	216

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	42	59	47	37	24	209
5★ Lv.40	42	43	47	37	24	193

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	26	8	15	5	72

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Aided Dagr	41	46	48	38	31	204
Brave Felix	40	47	48	35	29	199
Ogier	46	44	47	36	24	197
Severa	42	43	47	37	24	193
Brave Robin (M)	40	46	45	35	27	193
Inigo	40	44	45	34	30	193
Emblem Marth	41	45	47	33	27	193
Fallen Lloyd	41	43	46	31	32	193
Edward	40	43	46	43	21	193
Kagetsu	42	43	47	35	25	192
Lapis	41	41	45	29	32	188
Summer Fjorm	43	43	46	28	28	188
Fallen Byleth (F)	40	44	47	32	25	188
Felix	40	46	46	31	25	188
Alear (F)	40	43	46	32	26	187
Alear (M)	40	44	45	33	25	187
Ascended Fir	42	44	46	34	21	187
Lucia	40	41	45	29	32	187
Lumera	43	43	43	33	25	187
Ascended Mareeta	40	40	43	34	25	182
Galzus	40	43	41	36	22	182
Yen'fay	43	37	42	32	28	182
Priam	40	41	40	35	26	182
Malice	40	39	43	32	28	182
Brave Marth	41	41	43	32	25	182
Kamui	44	38	41	36	22	181
Flavia	41	40	41	36	23	181
Duo Eirika	40	36	43	30	28	177
Ninja Zihark	43	37	42	30	24	176
Catherine	43	39	41	30	23	176
Kris (M)	40	37	40	30	25	172
Say'ri	40	35	40	23	34	172
Young Marth	41	36	37	32	26	172
Larcei	41	36	40	30	25	172
Mareeta	41	35	42	31	23	172
Fallen Mareeta	42	33	41	29	23	168
Byleth (F)	40	34	40	33	21	168

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

Severa Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Severa Roles

Severa - Secret Dreamer 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

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

Severa Strengths

Striving Sword neutralizes non-Special damage reduction effects and charges up Special post-combat

Severa's Striving Sword grants bonus stats equal to 25% of her foe's Atk (up to +14) and slows down her foe's Special cooldown charges during combat.

Additionally, whenever Severa triggers her Special, her next attack neutralizes non-Special damage reduction effects, allowing her to deal significant damage against foes who are reliant on these effects. Non-Special damage reduction effects are quite common in the metagame, and Severa can easily shut those down.

Striving Sword also has a built-in Special Spiral effect which grants Severa Special cooldown count -2 after combat, allowing her to keep her Special ready at all times.

Severa Weaknesses

No Null Follow-Up effects in base kit

Severa lacks a Null Follow-Up effect in her base kit, allowing foes with guaranteed follow-up attacks to still attack twice. She also becomes vulnerable to effects that neutralize her follow-up attacks, negating the effectiveness of her high Spd stat.

To remedy this, either have external sources of the Null Follow-Up effect, or equip her with the Null Follow-Up 3 Sacred Seal.

Low Res

Severa's Res is below average at only base 24, which leaves her vulnerable to magic damage.

Keep her away from enemies that deal magic damage to sustain her throughout multiple combats.

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Severa - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	5★
Striving Sword	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat, - 4; max 14; min 5) and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and also, when unit's attack triggers unit's Special, neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and foe's attack triggers unit's Special, unit's next attack neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills (resets at end of combat). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 after combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Buckler	(Cooldown Count = 3) Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 30%.	5★
Escutcheon	(Cooldown Count = 2) Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 30%.	5★
Godlike Reflexes	(Cooldown Count = 3) If unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-4 and unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered during combat, deals damage = 15% of unit's Spd. When Special triggers, reduces damage from foe's attack by 40%. (Special triggers only if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-4.)	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Finish 1	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +1 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	5★
Atk/Spd Finish 2	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +1 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	5★
Atk/Spd Finish 3	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat. (Except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials.)	5★
Atk/Spd Finish 4	If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit's Special is ready or unit's Special triggered before or during this combat, deals +5 damage during combat (except when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials) and when unit deals damage during combat, restores 7 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)	5★
Shield Pulse 1	At the start of turn 1, if foe’s attack triggers Special, grants Special cooldown -1.	5★
Shield Pulse 2	At the start of turn 1, if foe’s attack triggers Special, grants Special cooldown -1. Unit takes 5 less damage when Special triggers.	5★
Shield Pulse 3	At the start of turn 1, if foe’s attack triggers Special, grants Special cooldown -2. Unit takes 5 less damage when Special triggers.	5★
Buffer 4	At the start of turn 1, if foe's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-2. Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe during combat. If a skill compares unit's Spd to a foe's or ally's Spd, treats unit's Spd as if granted +7. If unit's Spd > foe's Spd, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats x 5 (max 50%).	5★

Severa as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Severa has Godlike Reflexes, Atk/Spd Finish 4, and Buffer 4 as inheritable options.

All of these skills are great and are worth inheriting onto your favorite units.

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How to Get Severa

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Severa 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)	Julie Ann Taylor
Illustrator	Konfuzi Kokon
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

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