Valentine's Lyon Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Lyon - Esteemed Royals 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 Valentine's Lyon.

Heroes With the Same Name
Lyon	Fallen Lyon
Young Lyon	Summer Lyon
Valentine's Lyon

Valentine's Lyon Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.9/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	S (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	SS (▶FEH Tier List)

Lyon - Esteemed Royals: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Tome / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Canto, deals pre-combat damage based on foe's Atk, grants Atk/Def/Res bonuses to unit and cuts foe's non-Special damage reduction in half. ・Exclusive A skill grants Atk/Def/Res bonuses to unit, denies foe's counterattacks, and inflicts status that ends action of nearby foe at the start of their next turn. ・Duo Skill inflicts status that ends action of foes in cardinal directions at the start of their next turn.

Valentine's Lyon Skills at 5★

Tender Vessel Might: 14　 Range: 2 Enables 【Canto (1)】. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, deals damage to foe = X% of foe's Atk as combat begins (if unit has weapon-triangle advantage or if unit's Res > foe's Res, X = 40; otherwise, X = 20; activates only when unit can attack in combat; effects that reduce damage "during combat" do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), grants Atk/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def/Res during combat = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Iceberg Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.

Gray Illusion If unit initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def/Res+9 to unit during combat, and if unit's Res > foe's Res, foe cannot counterattack. If unit initiates combat, after combat, inflicts the following status on foes with the highest Spd within 3 spaces of target foe (excluding target) through their next actions: "after start-of-turn skills trigger, action ends immediately" (for foes who have not yet taken an action in Summoner Duels, instead of inflicting this effect, ends their action immediately).

Occultist's Strike If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foe as combat begins (effects that reduce damage during combat do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), inflicts Spd/Res-4 on foe during combat, and deals damage = 20% of foe's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Incite Atk/Res At start of turn, if number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 2, grants Atk/Res+6 and 【Incited】 to unit for 1 turn. If number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Res+3 to unit during combat. 【Incited】 If unit initiates combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of spaces from start position to end position of unit during combat (max 3; that turn only).

Valentine's Lyon's Duo Skill Effect

Duo Skill

Inflicts the following status on foes in cardinal directions of unit through their next actions: "after start-of-turn skills trigger, action ends immediately" (for foes who have not yet taken an action in Summoner Duels, instead of inflicting this effect, ends their action immediately). (Duo Skills can be used once per map by tapping the Duo button. Duo Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.)

Standard Effect 1

Duel
If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 205, treats unit's stats as 205 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.)

Valentine's Lyon Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (8)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (4)		★★☆☆☆
Res (16)		★★★★★

◯ = 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.

+Res / -Spd

The best IVs for Valentine's Lyon are +Res and -Spd. Res is a superboon and boosts Lyon's base Res up to base 50, improving his capacity to win the Res checks of both Tender Vessel and Gray Illusion.

Spd is Lyon's best bane, as Lyon's Spd is abysmal at only base 16 which is among the lowest in the entire game. Lyon will not be able to outspeed his foes no matter how much you invest into him, and is better off focusing on improving his nuking power to defeat his foes in one hit or simply rendering them useless by ending their turns.

+Res for a +10 merge

We recommend +Res when merging Valentine's Lyon up to +10 to maximize the chances of Lyon winning his Res checks.

Valentine's Lyon Best Builds

Offensive / Budget Valentine's Lyon

HOT
： Tender Vessel ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -	： Gray Illusion ： Occultist's Strike ： Incite Atk/Res ： Atk/Res Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Valentine's Lyon's base kit already excels as an offensive magic attacker with high Res. Atk/Res Catch synergizes well with his kit after debuffs are applied.

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Valentine's Lyon Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
174
HP	39	Rank: 690/1089
Atk	47	Rank: 2/1089
Spd	16	Rank: 1038/1089
Def	26	Rank: 619/1089
Res	46	Rank: 4/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	44	66	20	30	51	211
Lv.40 +10	44	52	20	30	51	197

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	61	16	26	46	188
5★ Lv.40	39	47	16	26	46	174

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	22	3	4	16	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Lyon	39	47	16	26	46	174
Ascended Merric	41	43	46	23	20	173
Seiðr	39	43	30	17	40	169
Sage Ursula	40	42	46	18	22	168
Letizia	38	40	16	35	34	163
Ninja Corrin (F)	38	41	40	23	20	162
Winter Bernadetta	39	36	40	19	23	157
Summer Sylvain	42	32	35	27	16	152
Halloween L'Arachel	39	36	34	22	20	151
Summer Selena	36	37	37	17	23	150
Picnic Leo	37	33	21	27	28	146
Gunnthrá	37	31	33	19	25	145
Green Tome Olwen	34	30	35	19	27	145
Valentine's Lilina	34	35	30	20	26	145
Cecilia	36	32	25	22	29	144
Valentine's Mist	36	34	34	17	23	144

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

Valentine's Lyon Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentine's Lyon Roles

Lyon - Esteemed Royals 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

Valentine's Lyon 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.

Valentine's Lyon Strengths

Tender Vessel deals pre-combat damage and has other useful effects

Valentine's Lyon comes with an exclusive weapon in Tender Vessel. This green tome grants 【Canto (1)】 and deals unmitigated pre-combat damage based on his foe's Atk stat and whether Lyon wins a Res check or has weapon-triangle advantage against his foe. The pre-combat damage cannot be reduced and is a fantastic way of wearing down his foes before his high Atk stat finishes them off.

Tender Vessel also grants Lyon Atk/Def/Res+5 and bonus Atk/Def/Res equal to 20% of his Res at start of combat, and also cuts the effectiveness of his foe's non-Special damage reduction skills in half.

Combining the pre-combat damage effect with Lyon's offenses almost always ensures that his foes will fall in one attack.

Gray Illusion prevents counterattacks and ends turns

Valentine's Lyon's main power comes from his exclusive A skill Gray Illusion. This skill grants Lyon Atk/Def/Res+9 during combat and prevents his foes from counterattacking him if he wins a Res check.

More importantly, if Lyon initiates combat, Gray Illusion inflicts a status effect on the foe with the highest Spd within 3 spaces which ends their next turn immediately at the start of the next turn. This skill is basically Fomortiis's Nightmare but on offense, and can be leveraged easily by attacking in way where the end turn effect is triggered on the most threatening enemy.

This is a very unique effect that can be incredibly oppressive if used correctly. Enemies cannot threaten your units if they can't act in the first place.

Valentine's Lyon Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Valentine's Lyon takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, 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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Valentine's Lyon - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Wind	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elwind	6	2	No Effect	5★
Rexcalibur	9	2	No Effect	5★
Tender Vessel	14	2	Enables 【Canto (1)】. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, deals damage to foe = X% of foe's Atk as combat begins (if unit has weapon-triangle advantage or if unit's Res > foe's Res, X = 40; otherwise, X = 20; activates only when unit can attack in combat; effects that reduce damage "during combat" do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), grants Atk/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def/Res during combat = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% 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
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★
Iceberg	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Gray Illusion	If unit initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def/Res+9 to unit during combat, and if unit's Res > foe's Res, foe cannot counterattack. If unit initiates combat, after combat, inflicts the following status on foes with the highest Spd within 3 spaces of target foe (excluding target) through their next actions: "after start-of-turn skills trigger, action ends immediately" (for foes who have not yet taken an action in Summoner Duels, instead of inflicting this effect, ends their action immediately).	5★
Poison Strike 1	If unit initiates combat, deals 4 damage to foe after combat.	5★
Poison Strike 2	If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foe after combat.	5★
Poison Strike 3	If unit initiates combat, deals 10 damage to foe after combat.	5★
Occultist's Strike	If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foe as combat begins (effects that reduce damage during combat do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), inflicts Spd/Res-4 on foe during combat, and deals damage = 20% of foe's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	5★
Rouse Atk/Res 1	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +2 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Res 2	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +4 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Res 3	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +6 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Incite Atk/Res	At start of turn, if number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 2, grants Atk/Res+6 and 【Incited】 to unit for 1 turn. If number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Res+3 to unit during combat. 【Incited】 If unit initiates combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of spaces from start position to end position of unit during combat (max 3; that turn only).	5★

Valentine's Lyon as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Valentine's Lyon has Occultist's Strike and Incite Atk/Res as inheritable options.

Valentine's Lyon is a very powerful unit; think carefully before using him as inheritance fodder.

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How to Get Valentine's Lyon

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Valentine's Lyon 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)	Mark P. Whitten with Kira Buckland
Illustrator	azu - taro
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

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