Ascended Merric Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Merric - Wind Pontifex 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 Ascended Merric.

Heroes With the Same Name
Merric	Young Merric
Ascended Merric

Ascended Merric Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	S (▶FEH Tier List)

Merric - Wind Pontifex: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Tome / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants bonus stats, a Null Follow-Up effect, damage reduction on foe's first attack, and Special cooldown acceleration before unit's first attack and first follow-up attack. ・Exclusive Special pierces through damage reduction, grants Canto to unit and heals 20 HP to unit and all allies.

Ascended Merric Skills at 5★

Tender Excalibur Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit (X = 9, -3 x number of allies with HP ≤ 40%; min 0), neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack and Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first follow-up attack during combat.

Sacred Wind Cooldown Count = 2 When Special triggers, boosts damage by 40% of unit's Spd and neutralizes foe's "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills. After combat, if unit's Special triggered, restores 20 HP to unit and all allies (healing does not stack if triggered more than once per combat; HP restored to allies even if unit's HP reaches 0) and grants 【Canto (1)】 to unit for 1 turn.

Remote Sparrow If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+7 during combat and reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 30%.

Seal Spd/Res 3 Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foe and additional penalty to foe's Spd/Res = 6 - current penalty on each of those stats during combat (min 0; calculates each stat penalty independently; still inflicts penalty on foe even if foe triggers an effect that neutralizes penalties during combat). If penalty is active on foe's Spd or Res, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). After combat, inflicts Spd/Res-6 on foe through its next action.

Incite Atk/Spd At start of turn, if number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 2, grants Atk/Spd+6 and 【Incited】 to unit for 1 turn. If number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Spd+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).

Ascended Merric Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (13)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★★☆☆☆
Res (5)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 / -Res

The best IVs for Ascended Merric are +Spd and -Res. Spd is a superboon and boosting it allows Merric to maximize his ability to create follow-up attacks, allowing him to trigger Sacred Wind multiple times in one combat.

Ascended Merric's Res is lackluster at only base 20 and can be safely taken as a bane as it won't change any of his matchups against foes that deal magic damage.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Ascended Merric up to +10 to ensure he can create follow-up attacks against his foes.

Ascended Merric Best Builds

Offensive Ascended Merric

HOT
： Tender Excalibur ： Reposition ： Sacred Wind ： -	： Flared Sparrow ： Occultist's Strike ： Incite Atk/Spd ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build loads up on offensive stats to allow Ascended Merric to burst down his foes quickly with pre-combat damage and frequent Sacred Wind triggers.

Desperation Ascended Merric

HOT
： Tender Excalibur ： Reposition ： Sacred Wind ： -	： Flared Sparrow ： Desperation 4 ： Incite Atk/Spd ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Desperation 4 allows Ascended Merric to make his follow-up attack before his foe can counterattack. However, his foe might not even be able to counterattack after succumbing to repeated Sacred Wind triggers.

Budget Ascended Merric

： Tender Excalibur ： Reposition ： Sacred Wind ： -

： Remote Sparrow ： Seal Spd/Res 3 ： Incite Atk/Spd ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Ascended Merric's base kit already works well as an offensive unit, and can be ran right out of the box with good success.

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Ascended Merric Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
173
HP	41	Rank: 321/1089
Atk	43	Rank: 138/1089
Spd	46	Rank: 27/1089
Def	23	Rank: 748/1089
Res	20	Rank: 918/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	62	51	27	24	210
Lv.40 +10	46	48	51	27	24	196

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	57	46	23	20	187
5★ Lv.40	41	43	46	23	20	173

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	27	7	4	5	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.

Ascended Merric Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ascended Merric Roles

Merric - Wind Pontifex 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

Ascended Merric 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.

Ascended Merric Strengths

Tender Excalibur grants Null Follow-Up and Special skipping

Ascended Merric's Tender Excalibur deals effective damage against flying foes and grants Ascended Merric Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, bonus Atk/Spd based on the number of wounded allies nearby, a Null Follow-Up effect, and 30% damage reduction on his foe's first attack.

More importantly, if Ascended Merric is equipped with a Special skill that can trigger during his attacks, Tender Excalibur grants Ascended Merric Special cooldown count -1 before his first attack and another Special cooldown count -1 before his first follow-up attack during combat.

With Tender Excalibur's accelerated Special trigger and Sacred Wind's low 2 cooldown, this combo means all of Ascended Merric's attacks will trigger Sacred Wind!

Sacred Wind pierces through damage reduction and heals all allies

Ascended Merric's exclusive Special Sacred Wind has a low 2 cooldown, neutralizes his foe's non-Special damage reduction effects, and boosts his damage by 40% of his Spd whenever it triggers.

After combat, if Ascended Merric triggered Sacred Wind, the entire team heals 20 HP (no matter where they are) and he is granted 【Canto (1)】 for one turn.

When paired with Tender Excalibur, this Special is nearly guaranteed to be triggered in every combat, making Ascended Merric a fantastic support unit capable of healing multiple allies at once.

Ascended Merric Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Ascended Merric 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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Ascended Merric - 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 Excalibur	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit (X = 9, -3 x number of allies with HP ≤ 40%; min 0), neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack and Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first follow-up attack during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Night Sky	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★
Glimmer	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★
Sacred Wind	(Cooldown Count = 2) When Special triggers, boosts damage by 40% of unit's Spd and neutralizes foe's "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills. After combat, if unit's Special triggered, restores 20 HP to unit and all allies (healing does not stack if triggered more than once per combat; HP restored to allies even if unit's HP reaches 0) and grants 【Canto (1)】 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Darting Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 2	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Remote Sparrow	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+7 during combat and reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 30%.	5★
Seal Spd 1	Inflicts Spd -3 on foe through its next action after combat.	5★
Seal Spd/Res 1	Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foe through its next action after combat.	5★
Seal Spd/Res 2	Inflicts Spd/Res -5 on foe through its next action after combat.	5★
Seal Spd/Res 3	Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foe and additional penalty to foe's Spd/Res = 6 - current penalty on each of those stats during combat (min 0; calculates each stat penalty independently; still inflicts penalty on foe even if foe triggers an effect that neutralizes penalties during combat). If penalty is active on foe's Spd or Res, inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack). After combat, inflicts Spd/Res-6 on foe through its next action.	5★
Rouse Atk/Spd 1	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+2 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Spd 2	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Spd 3	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 for 1 turn.	5★
Incite Atk/Spd	At start of turn, if number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 2, grants Atk/Spd+6 and 【Incited】 to unit for 1 turn. If number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Spd+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★

Ascended Merric as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Ascended Merric has Remote Sparrow, Seal Spd/Res 3, and Incite Atk/Spd as inheritance options.

Incite Atk/Spd should be the priority skill to acquire, followed by Remote Sparrow. Seal Spd/Res 3 is not worth inheriting onto other units.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Yuri Lowenthal
Illustrator	Yoshiro Ambe
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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