Rearmed Sothe Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Sothe - Dawning Zephyr 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 Rearmed Sothe.

Heroes With the Same Name
Sothe	Thief Sothe
Rearmed Sothe

New Heroes - New Heroes: Attuned Micaiah & Rearmed Sothe Featured Heroes
Edward [9.0/10]	Attuned Micaiah [9.5/10]	Leonardo [8.0/10]	Rearmed Sothe [9.5/10]

Rearmed Sothe Rating and Basic Information

Sothe - Dawning Zephyr: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Dagger / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants a Time's Pulse effect, grants bonus stats, damage reduction on foe's first attack, and a Null Follow-Up effect. ・Exclusive Special skill grants damage reduction to unit, neutralizes foe's non-Special percentage-based damage reduction skills, and deals damage equal to foe's HP -1.

Rearmed Sothe Skills at 5★

Arcane Tempest Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit (X = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat, - 4; min 5, max 14), reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% ("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 Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. Effect:【Dagger 7】

Bane Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe's Def/Res stats as if reduced by 40% when Special triggers. When Special triggers, neutralizes foe's "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills, and also, if damage dealt prior to damage reduction calculation < foe's HP - 1, sets damage before damage reduction as foe's HP - 1 (excluding certain foes, such as Røkkr). If unit's or foe's Special is ready or triggered before or during this combat, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 30% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials).

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.)

Potent Disarm Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe during combat. If decreasing the Spd difference necessary to make a follow-up attack by 25 would allow unit to trigger a follow-up attack (excluding guaranteed or prevented follow-ups), triggers 【Potent Follow X%】 during combat (if unit cannot perform follow-up and attack twice, X = 80; otherwise, X = 40). While attacking in Aether Raids, if unit ends movement on a space with a Bolt Trap or a Heavy Trap, cancels trap's effect; if unit ends movement on a space with a Hex Trap, reduces trap's trigger condition by 10 HP. 【Potent Follow X%】 Triggers an additional follow-up attack immediately after unit's standard follow-up attack and deals damage = X% of unit's normal attack damage (if unit cannot make a follow-up attack, this effect triggers when the standard follow-up attack would occur; this effect is treated like a follow-up attack, so effects like "reduce damage by X%" still apply, but this effect is not affected by effects that prevent follow-ups or "attacks twice" effects; only highest value applied; does not stack).

Atk/Spd Pledge At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 and "Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack)" to unit for 1 turn. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat.

Rearmed Sothe Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (21)		★★★★☆
Atk (13)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
Res (3)		★★☆☆☆

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

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 Rearmed Sothe are +Spd and -Res. Sothe's Spd is among the highest in the game at base 47, and boosting it with a superboon increases it to base 51. Improving Sothe's Spd through his superboon and equipped skills maximizes the chances of him creating a follow-up attack against his foes.

Rearmed Sothe's Res is his least important stat and can be safely taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Rearmed Sothe up to +10 to ensure he can create a follow-up attack against most foes.

Rearmed Sothe Best Builds

Desperation Rearmed Sothe

HOT
： Arcane Tempest ： Draw Back ： Bane ： -	： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Desperation 4 ： Atk/Spd Pledge ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Desperation to attack consecutively, having Bane reduce Sothe's foe's HP to 1, and then immediately attacking again to defeat his foe before they can counterattack.

General Use / Budget Rearmed Sothe

： Arcane Tempest ： Draw Back ： Bane ： -

： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Potent Disarm ： Atk/Spd Pledge ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Rearmed Sothe's base kit is good enough to perform offensively, bursting down his foes with Bane.

Source Heroes for All Skills

Rearmed Sothe Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
188
HP	43	Rank: 177/1111
Atk	43	Rank: 157/1111
Spd	47	Rank: 1/1111
Def	30	Rank: 461/1111
Res	25	Rank: 631/1111

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Attuned Nino	38	44	47	26	33	188
Rearmed Sothe	43	43	47	30	25	188
Ninja Heather	41	42	47	27	30	187
Legendary Shez (F)	40	43	44	31	25	183
Legendary Yuri	41	44	47	24	26	182
Yuri	40	39	43	26	29	177
Volke	40	41	43	28	25	177
Rennac	39	37	42	34	25	177
Ascended Joshua	41	39	43	29	25	177
Cath	41	36	43	27	30	177
Julian	40	38	38	33	18	167
Leila	40	36	41	23	26	166
Ylgr	38	33	38	22	20	151
Sothe	39	36	33	22	21	151
Jaffar	41	26	33	25	22	147

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

Rearmed Sothe Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Rearmed Sothe Roles

Sothe - Dawning Zephyr 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

Rearmed Sothe is a ranged physical 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 Def stat.

Rearmed Sothe Strengths

Arcane Tempest has built-in Time's Pulse and other useful effects

Rearmed Sothe's inheritable Arcane weapon Arcane Tempest has an accelerated Special trigger and built-in Time's Pulse 3, ensuring Bane is ready to fire at the start of each turn.

In combat, Arcane Tempest grants Rearmed Sothe bonus Atk/Spd/Def/Res up to +14, 30% damage reduction on his foe's first attack, and a Null Follow-Up effect if he wins a Spd check against his foe.

While the in-combat effects are nothing Special compared to modern weapons, the built-in Time's Pulse 3 effect is key as it pre-charges Bane, which is the most important part of Rearmed Sothe's kit.

Bane heavily damages foe and grants damage reduction

Rearmed Sothe's exclusive Special skill Bane has a base cooldown of 2, reduced to 1 with Arcane Tempest's slaying effect, and pre-charged with Arcane Tempest's Time's Pulse 3 effect.

Bane reduces his foe's Def/Res stats by 40% and neutralizes his foe's non-Special percentage-based damage reduction effects. Bane also grants Sothe 30% damage reduction on his foe's attack if either Sothe's or his foe's Special is ready or triggered before or during this combat.

More importantly, Bane sets the damage dealt by Rearmed Sothe's attack as (foe's HP - 1), essentially dropping his foe down to 1 HP if they do not have true damage reduction on their kit. This effect is activated whenever the damage Sothe would normally deal prior to damage reduction calculation is less than (foe's HP - 1).

If Rearmed Sothe's attack can kill his foe in one hit, then Bane's set damage effect does not trigger and his foe is defeated instead.

Due to Bane being pre-charged at the start of each turn, Rearmed Sothe's first attack either kills his foe or lowers their HP to 1 (or a low enough number if his foe has true damage reduction), and then his follow-up attack finishes them off. This makes Rearmed Sothe one of the best offensive units in the entire game capable of bursting down the sturdiest of tanks.

Rearmed Sothe Weaknesses

Average Bulk

Rearmed Sothe's defensive stats are quite average at base 43 HP, 30 Def, and 25 Res.

While Sothe's offensive potential is amazing, he is vulnerable to a counterattack if he cannot burst his foe down on his first attack.

Be careful when attacking foes with high Atk, as they can potentially defeat Sothe in one hit.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Sothe - Dawning Zephyr Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Sothe - Dawning Zephyr only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Sothe - Dawning Zephyr if a 4 Star version is released!

Unlock Potential Tier List

Rearmed Sothe - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Silver Dagger	7	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -5 on foe through its next action.	5★
Arcane Tempest	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit (X = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat, - 4; min 5, max 14), reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% ("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 Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. Effect:【Dagger 7】	5★

Assists

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	5★
Bane	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res stats as if reduced by 40% when Special triggers. When Special triggers, neutralizes foe's "reduces damage by X%" effects from foe's non-Special skills, and also, if damage dealt prior to damage reduction calculation < foe's HP - 1, sets damage before damage reduction as foe's HP - 1 (excluding certain foes, such as Røkkr). If unit's or foe's Special is ready or triggered before or during this combat, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 30% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials).	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★
Disarm Trap 1	While attacking in Aether Raids, if unit ends movement on a space with a Bolt Trap or a Heavy Trap and that trap's level ≤ 1, cancels trap's effect.	5★
Disarm Trap 2	While attacking in Aether Raids, if unit ends movement on a space with a Bolt Trap or a Heavy Trap and that trap's level ≤ 3, cancels trap's effect.	5★
Disarm Trap 3	While attacking in Aether Raids, if unit ends movement on a space with a Bolt Trap or a Heavy Trap, cancels trap’s effect.	5★
Potent Disarm	Inflicts Spd/Def-4 on foe during combat. If decreasing the Spd difference necessary to make a follow-up attack by 25 would allow unit to trigger a follow-up attack (excluding guaranteed or prevented follow-ups), triggers 【Potent Follow X%】 during combat (if unit cannot perform follow-up and attack twice, X = 80; otherwise, X = 40). While attacking in Aether Raids, if unit ends movement on a space with a Bolt Trap or a Heavy Trap, cancels trap's effect; if unit ends movement on a space with a Hex Trap, reduces trap's trigger condition by 10 HP. 【Potent Follow X%】 Triggers an additional follow-up attack immediately after unit's standard follow-up attack and deals damage = X% of unit's normal attack damage (if unit cannot make a follow-up attack, this effect triggers when the standard follow-up attack would occur; this effect is treated like a follow-up attack, so effects like "reduce damage by X%" still apply, but this effect is not affected by effects that prevent follow-ups or "attacks twice" effects; only highest value applied; does not stack).	5★
Atk/Spd Oath 1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Spd Oath 2	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+4 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Spd Oath 3	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Spd Pledge	At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 and "Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack)" to unit for 1 turn. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat.	5★

Rearmed Sothe as a Source Hero

Rearmed Sothe has Arcane Tempest, Atk/Spd Finish 4, Potent Disarm, and Atk/Spd Pledge as inheritable options.

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

Additionally, as a Rearmed Hero, Rearmed Sothe does not disappear from your barracks upon using him as inheritance fodder.

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Obtain Through Regular Summon

Rearmed Sothe is a limited time Rearmed Hero who can be pulled from their debut banner or focus banners. They do not appear in regular summons.

Event Name	Focus
New Heroes: Attuned Micaiah & Rearmed Sothe New Heroes Summon	Edward Leonardo Rearmed Sothe Attuned Micaiah Starts：06/07/2024 Ends：06/29/2024

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