Zeiss Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Zeiss - Ebon Bolt 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 Zeiss.

Zeiss Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Zeiss - Ebon Bolt: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Flying
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Free-to-play Lance Flier with good Def ・Reversal Lance+ grants bonus stats to unit and inflicts stat penalties onto foe equal to twice their visible bonuses.

Zeiss Skills at 5★

Reversal Lance+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2 (calculates each stat penalty independently; example: if foe has +7 bonus to Atk, inflicts Atk-14, for a net penalty of Atk-7).

Dragon Fang Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts Atk by 50%.

Atk/Def Clash 3 If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 5. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 3.)

Air Orders 3 At start of turn, grants the following status effect to adjacent flying allies for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces."

Zeiss Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★★☆
Atk (13)		★★★★★
Spd (6)		★★★☆☆
Def (11)		★★★★☆
Res (6)		★★☆☆☆

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

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Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Grand Hero Battle, Zeiss will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk / -Res

The best IVs for Zeiss are +Atk and -Res. Zeiss's base 48 Atk is among the highest in the game, and due to him lacking exclusive skills to make him unique, he needs every point of Atk he can obtain to keep up with better metagame units.

Zeiss's Res is below average at only base 25 and should be the bane of choice as it won't change any of his matchups.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Zeiss up to +10 to ensure he can remain relevant against modern metagame-relevant foes.

Zeiss Best Builds

Physical Tank Zeiss

HOT
： Arcane Qiang ： Reposition ： Ignis ： -	： Earthfire Boost 3 ： Guard Bearing 4 ： Breath of Life 4 ： Squad Ace BT 3 ： Soaring Echo

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes physical bulk while retaliating with heavy damage using Ignis.

General Use / Budget Zeiss

： Reversal Lance+ ： Reposition ： Dragon Fang ： -

： Atk/Def Clash 3 ： Guard Bearing 4 ： Air Orders 3 ： Atk/Def Clash 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build allows Zeiss to fulfill a physical tank role using skills available with Divine Codes.

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Zeiss Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
193
HP	43	Rank: 192/1184
Atk	48	Rank: 2/1184
Spd	36	Rank: 493/1184
Def	41	Rank: 75/1184
Res	25	Rank: 668/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	67	40	46	29	230
Lv.40 +10	48	53	40	46	29	216

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	62	36	41	25	207
5★ Lv.40	43	48	36	41	25	193
4★ Lv.40	40	46	33	39	23	181
3★ Lv.40	39	43	32	37	22	173

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	27	6	11	6	69
4★ Lv.1	18	23	5	11	5	62
3★ Lv.1	18	20	5	10	5	58

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Vaida	40	47	37	47	23	194
Zeiss	43	48	36	41	25	193
Phila	38	37	42	26	40	183
Marcia	41	37	41	32	26	177
Karin	41	37	42	26	31	177
Seteth	44	36	36	32	24	172
Sigrun	37	32	36	28	34	167
Cynthia	38	32	37	27	29	163
Thea	37	31	35	31	28	162
Shigure	40	33	37	27	25	162
Shanna	39	30	35	25	29	158
Cordelia	40	35	35	22	25	157
Clair	37	26	36	24	33	156

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

Zeiss Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Zeiss Roles

Zeiss - Ebon Bolt 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

Zeiss is a close physical attacker (range = 1). 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.

Zeiss Strengths

Reversal Lance+ inflicts variable penalties onto foe

Zeiss's inheritable Reversal Lance+ grants him Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res penalties onto his for equal to twice their current visible bonuses for each stat.

This in-combat Panic effect essentially reverses his foe's bonuses, inflicting enough penalties to offset the bonus and lower them further.

This effect stacks with the traditional 【Panic】, and when combined, inflicts massive debuffs to the foe's stats in combat.

Zeiss Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Zeiss suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Lance Flying units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Zeiss replaceable by better units.

Weak to Bows

As a flying unit, Zeiss takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.

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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Zeiss - Ebon Bolt!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Zeiss - Ebon Bolt from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Zeiss - Ebon Bolt is very useful as a bulky lance flier, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Zeiss - Ebon Bolt helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Zeiss - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	3★
Reversal Lance	10	1	If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2 (calculates each stat penalty independently; example: if foe has +7 bonus to Atk, inflicts Atk-14, for a net penalty of Atk-7).	3★
Reversal Lance+	14	1	If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2 (calculates each stat penalty independently; example: if foe has +7 bonus to Atk, inflicts Atk-14, for a net penalty of Atk-7).	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Dragon Gaze	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%.	3★
Dragon Fang	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 50%.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Clash 1	If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 1. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 1.)	3★
Atk/Def Clash 2	If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 3. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 2.)	4★
Atk/Def Clash 3	If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 5. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 3.)	5★
Air Orders 1	At start of turn, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants the following status to adjacent flying allies for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces."	3★
Air Orders 2	At start of turn, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants the following status to adjacent flying allies for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces."	3★
Air Orders 3	At start of turn, grants the following status effect to adjacent flying allies for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces."	4★

Zeiss as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Zeiss comes with Reversal Lance+, Atk/Def Clash 3, and Air Orders 3 as inheritable options.

He is best used for bridge fodder for the rarer Atk/Def Clash 4 or Atk/Def Excel.

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How to Get Zeiss / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Zeiss

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Zeiss is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Cory Yee
Illustrator	HAGIYA Kaoru
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Illustration

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