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Cecilia - Etrurian General

3-4

Obtainable as a 3 - 4 only

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40
144
HP 36
ATK 32
SPD 25
DEF 22
RES 29

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation
5★
4★
3★
HP ATK SPD DEF RES
Low 16 7 5 4 6
Middle 17 8 6 5 7
High 18 9 7 6 8

Level 40 Stat Variations
5★
4★
3★
HP ATK SPD DEF RES
Low 33 29 22 19 25
Middle 36 32 25 22 29
High 40 35 29 25 32

IV Sets

Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.
HPATKSPDDEFRES

Skill Sets

Tornado Hold! (Defensive)

Build by Wecondo12
Recommended
Tome of Order (+Res)
Alternate: Tome of Order (+Def)
A Close Foil
Alternate: Mirror Stance (2 or 3)
Positional Assist B Lull Atk/Res 3
Alternate: Quick Riposte 3
Noontime C Pulse Smoke 3
IVs

+ATK or +RES

SQuick Riposte 3
Alternate: Mirror Stance 2

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Weapon: Tome Of Order(+RES/+DEF)

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Noontime

Passive A: Close Foil / Mirror Stance 2 or 3 / Steady Posture 3/ Atk/Spd Solo 4

Passive B: Lull Atk/Res / Lull Atk/Spd / Lull Spd/Res / Quick Riposte

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Preference

Sacred Seal:  Mirror Stance / Sturdy Stance / Quick Riposte

  • This build aims to maximize Cecilia’s durability to take ample advantage of her new exclusive weapon, the Tome Of Order, which grants her advantage against colorless units in addition to effective damage against fliers, giving her a plethora of advantageous matchups.
  • If one decides to invest in Cecilia’s Speed further for Aether Raids, Atk/Spd Solo 4 or Steady Posture 3 alongside a Speed asset and support from Peony can raise Cecilia’s Speed to reasonable levels, allowing her to both deny follow-up Attacks and get some of her own against slower opponents. Otherwise, Close Foil and Mirror Stance are her best options.
  • Lull skills are the premier B slot option for cavaliers, thanks to its powerful buff negation combined with a debuff to two of the enemy’s stats. Without Speed investment, Quick Riposte is a decent choice of sacred seal alongside a Lull skill, as Cecilia will be hard pressed to perform Follow-up attacks on most foes due to her low base Speed. Quick Riposte is also a solid budget B slot if Lulls are unavailable to you.
  • Pulse Smoke is one of Cecilia’s best C slot choices, as it enhances her ability to deny enemy special activations, although she can also make good use of other C slots such as Atk Smoke, depending on the team’s needs. Otherwise, defensive sacred seals or the Quick Riposte sacred seal(run alongside Lull Atk/Res) are solid options to round off her kit.

Tipping the sca…. Wrong unit. (TA Raven)

Build by Wecondo12
Tome of Order (+Eff) A Mirror Stance (2 or 3)
Alternate: Sturdy Stance (2 or 3)
Positional Assist B Lull Atk/Res 3
Alternate: Quick Riposte 3
Iceberg C Pulse Smoke 3
IVs

+ATK or +RES

SQuick Riposte 3
Alternate: Mirror Stance 2

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Tome Of Order(+Eff)

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Iceberg

Passive A: Mirror Stance 2 or 3 / Sturdy Stance 2 or 3

Passive B: Lull Atk/Res / Quick Riposte

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Preference

Sacred Seal:  Mirror Stance / Sturdy Stance / Quick Riposte

  • Cecilia can also function as a specialized counter to the plethora of dangerous Blue and Colorless foes present in Fire Emblem Heroes, such as Ophelia, Legendary Alm, and Legendary Chrom.
  • Cecilia’s refined Tome of order gives her inbuilt Triangle Adept, allowing her to run a different A slot in it’s place, such as Mirror Stance 3.
  • Lull skills alongside the Quick Riposte sacred seal remain Cecilia’s ideal option, although Quick Riposte in the B slot can be run to good effect on a budget.
  • The same goes for Pulse Smoke: while effective, other skills such as Atk Smoke can be used effectively in its place.

Strengths

Cavalry

Cecilia’s status as a cavalier grants her access to class exclusive buffs and high movement, which she can take ample advantage of as a ranged cavalier.

Tome of Order

Cecilia’s Tome of Order functions as a refinable Raventome with Flier effective damage, letting her serve as a powerful counter to colorless, blue, and flying units alike.

Weaknesses

Lackluster Speed/Defense

Thanks to her underwhelming base Speed of 25, Cecilia requires heavy Speed investment to consistently perform follow-up attacks, and in conjunction with her low base 22 Defense leaves her extremely vulnerable to fast physical foes who will have very little trouble performing follow-up attacks against her and often KO’ing her in a single round.

Weapon Skills

Weapons SP Rng. Mt.
Wind
Learns by default at 1 ★
Green Tome Users Only
50 2 4
Elwind
Learns by default at 3 ★
Unlocks at 2 ★
Green Tome Users Only
100 2 6
Gronnraven

Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.

Learns by default at 4 ★
Unlocks at 3 ★
Green Tome Users Only
200 2 7
Gronnraven+

Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.

Unlocks at 5 ★
Green Tome Users Only
300 2 11
Tome of Order

Effective against flying foes. Grants weapon- triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat.

Unlocks at 5 ★
Non-Inheritable skill.
400 2 14
Weapon Evolution
Weapon Upgrades
Weapon Upgrades

Support Skills

Support Skills Rng. SP
Rally Resistance

Grants Res+4 to target ally for 1 turn.

Learns by default at 4 ★
1 150

Passive Skills

Passive Skills SP Slot
Attack +1

Grants Atk+1.

Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 3 ★
30
A
Attack +2

Grants Atk+2.

Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 4 ★
60
A
Attack +3

Grants Atk+3.

Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 5 ★
120
A
Escape Route 1

If unit's HP ≤ 30%, unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally.

Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 1 ★
60
B
Escape Route 2

If unit's HP ≤ 40%, unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally.

Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 2 ★
120
B
Escape Route 3

If unit's HP ≤ 50%, unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally.

Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 4 ★
240
B

Other Info

Origin
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

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