Merrin Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Merrin - Suave Knight 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 Merrin.

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Merrin 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)

Merrin - Suave Knight: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants unit and ally 50% damage reduction piercing and 【Bonus Doubler】 whenever a movement Assist is used by/on unit, grants unit an extra action upon using a movement Assist, grants unit bonus stats, a Null Follow-Up effect, and damage reduction based on active 【Bonus】 effects.

Merrin Skills at 5★

Suave Blade Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If a Rally or movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials)" and 【Bonus Doubler】 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. If a Rally or movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit, grants another action to unit (once per turn). If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 5 + number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit x 3 (max 14), 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 number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, x 3 during combat (max 15; excluding area-of-effect Specials; "first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).

Reposition Range: 1 Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.

Spd/Def Link 4 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+6 and 【Canto (1)】 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. Inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foe and unit deals +X damage during combat (X = highest total Spd+Def bonuses among unit and allies with 【Canto (1)】 active; excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Even Atk Wave N At start of turn, grants Atk+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. If unit's Atk ≥ foe's Atk-6, unit deals +5 damage during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, when unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 5 HP to unit (triggers even if 0 damage is dealt). If it is an even-numbered turn, grants Atk+6 to unit during combat.

Merrin Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (10)		★★★★★
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (12)		★★★☆☆
Res (6)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 Merrin are +Spd and -Res. Merrin's Spd is among the highest in the game at base 47, and she can utilize that Spd to create follow-up attacks against her foes and prevent faster foes from creating follow-up attacks against her. Suave Blade's innate Null Follow-Up effect ensures that follow-up attacks are based on a Spd check, which Merrin excels at.

Merrin's Res is her least important stat as with her low HP and Res, she will fall in one round of combat against any decent magical attacker. It can be safely taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Merrin up to +10 to maximize her high Spd stat to both create and prevent follow-up attacks with the aid of Suave Blade's Null Follow-Up effect.

Merrin Best Builds

Offensive Merrin

HOT
： Suave Blade ： Reposition ： No Quarter ： -	： Flared Sparrow ： Assassin's Strike ： Alarm Atk/Spd ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is an offensive build for Merrin. Alarm Atk/Spd provides bonuses that are doubled with Suave Blade and also regains the mobility lost by unequipping Spd/Def Link 4.

General Use / Budget Merrin

： Suave Blade ： Reposition ： Luna ： -

： Atk/Spd Clash 4 ： Spd/Def Link 4 ： Even Atk Wave N ： Atk/Spd Clash 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a semi-budget build using Merrin's base kit along with skills obtainable from Divine Codes.

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Merrin Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
190
HP	39	Rank: 759/1147
Atk	45	Rank: 81/1147
Spd	47	Rank: 4/1147
Def	36	Rank: 195/1147
Res	23	Rank: 815/1147

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	44	66	51	41	27	229
Lv.40 +10	44	50	51	41	27	213

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	61	47	36	23	206
5★ Lv.40	39	45	47	36	23	190

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	26	8	12	6	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Merrin	39	45	47	36	23	190
Forde	40	45	45	37	18	185
Wind Tribe Dagr	41	45	46	30	22	184
Bridal Lapis	41	42	47	30	24	184
Brave Seliph	40	43	41	37	18	179
Young Eliwood	39	45	46	29	20	179
Fallen Chrom	41	45	46	29	18	179
Summer Shez (F)	40	46	45	30	18	179
Tea Ayra	40	44	46	32	17	179
Legendary Nanna	40	39	42	27	25	173
Reginn	38	36	40	30	24	168
Legendary Seliph	41	41	17	37	26	162
Siegbert	41	34	35	31	16	157
Brave Roy	38	32	34	26	24	154

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

Merrin Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Merrin Roles

Merrin - Suave Knight 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

Merrin 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.

Merrin Strengths

Suave Blade grants buffs and an extra action upon using a movement assist

Merrin's Suave Blade grants her an extra action whenever she uses a movement Assist skill, similar to the unique assists of Chrom variants.

Suave Blade also grants Merrin and one ally 【50% damage reduction piercing】 and 【Bonus Doubler】 whenever either of them use a movement Assist on each other.

In combat, Suave Blade grants Merrin Atk/Spd/Def/Res bonuses equal to 5 plus the number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns of Merrin (capped at Atk/Spd/Def/Res+14), a Null Follow-Up effect, and damage reduction equal to 3x the number of non-stat 【Bonus】 effects active on Merrin.

Suave Blade allows mobility to be used prior to attacking and influences combat based on 【Bonus】 effects, making Merrin a versatile unit.

Merrin Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Merrin 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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Merrin - 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★
Suave Blade	16	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If a Rally or movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X%' skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials)" and 【Bonus Doubler】 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. If a Rally or movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit, grants another action to unit (once per turn). If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 5 + number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit x 3 (max 14), 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 number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit, excluding stat bonuses, x 3 during combat (max 15; excluding area-of-effect Specials; "first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Reposition	1	Moves adjacent ally to opposite side of unit.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Spd/Def Link 1	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+2 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	5★
Spd/Def Link 2	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+4 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	5★
Spd/Def Link 3	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+6 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	5★
Spd/Def Link 4	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Spd/Def+6 and 【Canto (1)】 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn. Inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foe and unit deals +X damage during combat (X = highest total Spd+Def bonuses among unit and allies with 【Canto (1)】 active; excluding area-of-effect Specials).	5★
Even Atk Wave 1	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk +2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	5★
Even Atk Wave 2	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk +4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	5★
Even Atk Wave 3	At start of even-numbered turns, grants Atk +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent. )	5★
Even Atk Wave N	At start of turn, grants Atk+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. If unit's Atk ≥ foe's Atk-6, unit deals +5 damage during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, when unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 5 HP to unit (triggers even if 0 damage is dealt). If it is an even-numbered turn, grants Atk+6 to unit during combat.	5★

Merrin as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Merrin comes with Spd/Def Link 4 and Even Atk Wave N as inheritable options.

It is possible to acquire both skills using one copy of Merrin by inheriting the pre-requisite skills first.

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How to Get Merrin

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Merrin is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Event Name	Focus
New Heroes: Aided Reginn & Attuned Timerra New Heroes Summon	Attuned Timerra Fogado Merrin Aided Reginn Starts：09/17/2024 Ends：10/03/2024

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Cristina "Vee" Valenzuela
Illustrator	Tantan
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Engage

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