Zeiss Infernal Guide and Recommended Team (Grand Hero Battle)

This is a guide to clearing the Infernal and Lunatic maps for Zeiss: Ebon Bolt in Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). To see strategy for defeating Zeiss, enemy information, as well as the best units and party to use, read on!

Zeiss Strategy Overview

Obtainable Unit	Zeiss
Recommended Level	Lv.40
Difficulty	Infernal Lunatic Hard
Conditions	Condition 1: All 4 units must survive. Condition 2: You cannot use Light's Blessing
Dates Active	11/15/2024 - 11/22/2024

Initial Unit Placement

Infernal	Lunatic

Infernal Enemy Information

A Cleric		HP 46		Atk 50		Spd 34		Def 20		Res 47
		： Sunlight+ ： Rehabilitate+ ： Earthfire Balm+					： Still Water 3 ： Mystic Boost 3 ： Def/Res Ploy 3 ：- ：-
B Bow Fighter		HP 63		Atk 57		Spd 42		Def 26		Res 13
		： Firesweep Bow+ ：- ： Deadeye					： Verge of Death ： Spd/Def Tempo 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ：- ：-
C Green Mage		HP 52		Atk 50		Spd 38		Def 22		Res 33
		： Gronnblade+ ：- ： Draconic Aura					： Atk/Spd Ideal 3 ： Resonance 3 ： Incite Atk/Spd ：- ：-
D Zeiss		HP 74		Atk 69		Spd 40		Def 45		Res 28
		： Reversal Lance+ ：- ： Dragon Fang					： Atk/Def Clash 4 ： Aerobatics 3 ： Air Orders 4 ：- ：-
E Sword Dragon		HP 62		Atk 55		Spd 30		Def 43		Res 23
		： Allied Sword+ ： Rally Up Def+ ： Bonfire					： Atk/Def Clash 3 ： Flow Flight 3 ： Guidance 4 ：- ：-
F Lance Knight		HP 81		Atk 58		Spd 17		Def 51		Res 21
		： Slaying Lance+ ：- ： Aegis					： Bracing Stance 3 ： Hardy Fighter 3 ： D/R Far Save 3 ：- ：-

Lunatic Enemy Information

A Bow Fighter		HP 55		Atk 51		Spd 36		Def 26		Res 14
		： Firesweep Bow+ ：- ： Deadeye					： Life and Death 3 ： Spd/Def Tempo 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ：- ：-
B Green Mage		HP 44		Atk 47		Spd 35		Def 20		Res 30
		： Gronnblade+ ：- ： Draconic Aura					： Atk/Spd Ideal 3 ： Resonance 3 ： Rouse Atk/Spd 3 ：- ：-
C Zeiss		HP 65		Atk 64		Spd 36		Def 41		Res 25
		： Reversal Lance+ ：- ： Dragon Fang					： Atk/Def Clash 4 ： Aerobatics 3 ： Air Orders 4 ：- ：-
D Sword Dragon		HP 49		Atk 51		Spd 27		Def 36		Res 21
		： Allied Sword+ ： Rally Up Def+ ： Bonfire					： Atk/Def Clash 3 ： Flow Flight 3 ： Guidance 3 ：- ：-
E Lance Knight		HP 66		Atk 54		Spd 16		Def 43		Res 19
		： Slaying Lance+ ：- ： Aegis					： Bracing Stance 2 ： Hardy Fighter 3 ： D/R Far Save 3 ：- ：-

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Zeiss Strategy

Use Player Phase Strategies

This map has no reinforcements, no refresher enemies, and no enemies with movement assists, making it the ideal situation for a Hit and Run composition.

The enemies will not move forward until you step onto their threat range or you engage in combat first.

To begin, position your units on the first turn. When ready, use a ranged unit with magic damage to defeat the Lance Knight. Despite him having D/R Far Save 3 and Hardy Fighter 3 with Aegis, his low Res stat leaves him vulnerable to heavy nukers.

Upon defeating the Lance Knight, use movement assists like Reposition to get your units to safety. The other enemies will then approach, but be unable to attack.

Pick off the foes one by one, retreating past the danger area after each attack.

Be aware of various warping skills equipped by the enemies such as Zeiss with Aerobatics 3 and Air Orders 4, and the Sword Dragon with Guidance 4.

Tank Strategies are also viable

Tank strategies are also viable on this map as there are no enemy units that are too threatening, except for Zeiss himself. However, since his nuking power is tied to Dragon Fang, and it starts off at only 1 cooldown, it is possible to tank his initial attack and then defeat him on the counterattack before he can trigger Dragon Fang.

The enemies do not move until you either attack them or you step into their threat ranges, giving you ample time to set up.

The tanking strategy for this map is quite simple. To start, bait the Cleric first on the lowest tile in the danger area. She will warp forward with the assistance of the Sword Dragon's Guidance 4.

After the enemies have all advanced, move your tank unit forward and keep the support units behind him/her. Use the choke point created by the unbreakable walls to funnel the enemies onto your tank unit and defeat them one at a time.

Best Units for Zeiss

Player Phase Units

Unit Name
Brave Felix	Sword Infantry New Levin Sword accelerates Special by 2, opening up either area-of-effect spam or quick Galeforce. Lone Wolf can grant up to three actions in one turn.
Emblem Sigurd	Lance Cavalry Holy-War Spear grants Emblem Sigurd +2 movement (5 total), 【Canto (3)】, and bonus true damage. Override is an area-of-effect Special that grants an extra action after use.
Winter Edelgard	Lance Armored Black Yule Lance creates 【Divine Vein (Flame)】 tiles, grants Special cooldown charges pre-combat, and cuts the effectiveness of enemy damage reduction skills. Raging Tempest grants mobility and one additional action after combat. Inheriting Galeforce can grant a third action per turn.
Summer Edelgard	Sword Armored Regal Sunshade's brave effect can quickly eliminate enemies. Raging Storm can grant one additional action after combat. Inheriting Galeforce can grant a third action per turn.
Bridal Sharena	Lance Cavalry Incredibly mobile with United Bouquet granting movement+1 and Forever Yours granting 【Canto (Dist, +1; Max 4)】. Both Forever Yours and Duo Skill generate additional actions while refreshing Canto.
Summer Gullveig	Red Tome Cavalry Can act up to four times in one turn with Golden Sunlight, Time and Light, and her Duo Skill. Flared Sparrow leaves behind 【Divine Vein (Flame)】 terrain, softening up enemies for future engagements.
Ninja Sanaki	Red Tome Cavalry Great nuking power with Radiant Scrolls. Flared Mirror creates Divine Veins that hinder movement for enemy ranged units and deal pre-combat damage to foes when they enter combat. Duo Skill grants another action post-combat.
Ninja Corrin (F)	Green Tome Cavalry Ninjutsu Scrolls' brave effect can quickly defeat enemies. Duo Skill grants herself an additional action.
Ninja Laegjarn	Blue Bow Flying Flamefrost Bow's brave effect can quickly defeat enemies. Duo Skill grants herself an additional action.
Ninja Lyn	Colorless Dagger Flying Tailwind Shuriken's brave effect can quickly defeat enemies. Duo Skill grants herself an additional action.
Fallen Chrom	Sword Cavalry Arcane Devourer grants bonus Special charges and Special cooldown acceleration, allowing an easy Galeforce trigger. Fate Unchanged... allows repositioning an ally to safety and using the extra action for Fallen Chrom to retreat to safety himself.
Brave Chrom	Lance Cavalry Geirdriful grants bonus Special charges and Special cooldown acceleration, allowing an easy Galeforce trigger. A Fate Changed! allows repositioning an ally to safety and using the extra action for Brave Chrom to retreat to safety himself.
Gullveig	Colorless Tome Cavalry Quietus Gullveig and Time is Light grant herself additional actions after combat. Flared Sparrow leaves behind 【Divine Vein (Flame)】 terrain, softening up enemies for future engagements.
Reginn	Sword Cavalry Lyngheiðr grants Canto for mobility. Seiðr Shell+ is pre-charged and can defeat an enemy quickly.

Tank Units

Unit Name
Emblem Ike	Sword Infantry Emblem Ragnell neutralizes multiple penalties that affect his combat. Laguz Friend 4 provides strong damage reduction. Great Aether provides extra damage reduction and sustain to keep him healthy throughout multiple combats.
Ice Tribe Fjorm	Lance Armored Ice-Crystal Spear provides multiple defensive effects and a Null C-Disrupt effect. Dual Ice Mirrors and Shield Fighter work together to heavily mitigate damage from multiple ranged attacks and then reflect the damage back onto the enemy.
Winter Byleth (M)	Sword Armored Holy Yule Blade decays foe's Specials and grants multiple stat bonuses. Supreme Heaven deals bonus damage against dragons and beasts and also grants additional damage reduction.
Brave Corrin (F)	Colorless Breath Armored Multiple damage reduction effects and the 【Divine Vein (Stone)】 effect paired with high Spd allow her to survive multiple engagements.
Brave Hector	Lance Armored An older unit available on weekly revival banners that can keep up with modern metagame units if given investment. Neutralizes armor weakness, neutralizes penalties, prevents foe's follow-up attack and has a guaranteed follow-up attack.
Marni	Axe Armored A free-to-play unit available using Heroic Grails with a statline heavily focused on tanking. Praise-Piner Axe neutralizes foe's bonuses, grants damage reduction, and has post-combat healing to loop her built-in Miracle effect over and over again.
Brave Edelgard	Axe Armored High mobility for an armored unit. Incredibly sturdy with refined Flower Hauteclere and Black Eagle Rule granting multiple defensive effects.

Support Units

Unit Name
Elimine	Staff Flying Grants damage reduction and can shut down "At start of turn" effects of foes in cardinal directions.
Halloween Flayn	Staff Cavalry Kitty-Cat Parasol grants Special cooldown charges, 30% damage reduction, and "neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk" to nearby allies and can double as an offensive unit with high Atk and a guaranteed follow-up attack.
Flayn	Staff Flying Grants damage reduction and healing.
Brave Lucina	Lance Infantry Grants bonus stats and Special acceleration to nearby allies during combat.
Corrin (M)	Sword Infantry A budget support that grants bonus stats to his Ally Support during combat.
Summer Hilda	Staff Flying Grants Atk+6 and Special acceleration to nearby allies during combat.
Seiðr	Green Tome Cavalry Future-Focused can forcefully end a foe's turn, allowing you to play around the strongest foe.

Recommended Dancer Units

New Year Peony	Green Tome Flying Gentle Dream provides stat and mobility bonuses. Duo Skill grants an adjacent ally an extra action.
Peony	Blue Tome Flying Gentle Dream+ provides stat and mobility bonuses.
Legendary Azura	Blue Tome Flying Prayer Wheel and Gray Waves II combine to grant an ally stat and mobility bonuses.
Hatari Azura	Green Tome Cavalry Dancing Flames and Gray Waves combine to grant an ally stat and mobility bonuses. S/R Far Trace 3 allows retreat after combat or using Gray Waves.

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