Lyon

Default
Attack
Special
Injured

Red Tome

Analysis by raelet

Lyon - Shadow Prince
3-4 Grand Hero Battle Obtainable as a 3 - 4 Grand Hero Battle

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

152

HP 41

ATK 34

SPD 21

DEF 26

RES 30

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	9 9 11 11	3 3 5 5	3 3 5 5	7 7 9 9
Middle	19 19 21 21	10 10 12 12	4 4 6 6	4 4 6 6	8 8 10 10
High	20 20 22 22	11 11 13 13	5 5 7 7	5 5 7 7	9 9 11 11

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	9 18 11 20	2 2 4 4	2 2 4 4	7 7 9 9
Middle	18 18 20 20	10 19 12 11	3 3 5 2	3 3 5 5	8 8 10 10
High	19 19 21 21	11 20 13 22	4 4 6 6	4 4 6 6	9 9 11 11

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	8 14 10 16	2 2 4 4	2 2 4 4	6 6 8 8
Middle	18 18 20 20	9 15 11 17	3 3 5 5	3 3 5 5	7 7 9 9
High	19 19 21 21	10 16 12 18	4 4 6 6	4 4 6 6	8 8 10 10

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	37 37 39 39	31 31 33 33	18 18 20 20	22 22 24 24	26 26 28 28
Middle	41 41 43 43	34 34 36 36	21 21 23 23	26 26 28 28	30 30 32 32
High	44 44 46 46	37 37 39 39	24 24 26 26	29 29 31 31	33 33 35 35

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	35 35 37 37	29 38 31 40	16 16 18 18	20 20 22 22	25 25 27 27
Middle	38 38 40 40	32 41 34 43	19 19 21 21	23 23 25 25	28 28 30 30
High	41 41 43 43	35 44 37 46	22 22 24 24	26 26 28 28	31 31 33 33

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	34 34 36 36	27 33 29 35	15 15 17 17	19 19 21 21	23 23 25 25
Middle	37 37 39 39	30 36 32 38	18 18 20 20	22 22 24 24	26 26 28 28
High	40 40 42 42	33 39 35 41	21 21 23 23	25 25 27 27	29 29 31 31

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.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Average	Best	Worst	Best	Best

This unit requires use of Trait Fruits to get access to IVs

Skill Sets

Vessel for the King

Build by raelet

Recommended

	Naglfar (+Eff)	A	Bracing Stance 3 Alternate: Fort. Def/Res 3
	Reposition	B	Null C-Disrupt 3
	Moonbow Alternate: Sol	C	Pulse Smoke 3 Alternate: Atk Smoke 3
IVs	+ATK or +DEF or +RES / -HP	S	Distant Def 3 Alternate: Fort. Def Res 2

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Naglfar (+EFF)

Assist: Reposition / Player Preference

Special: Moonbow / Sol

Passive A: Bracing Stance / Mirror Stance / Fort. Def/Res

Passive B: Null C Disrupt

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Atk Smoke

Sacred Seal: Distant Def / Atk/Def Solo

This set allows Lyon to drastically bulk up his defenses and be a decent counter to enemy mages, staves, archers, and dagger units alike. With Null C-Disrupt in his B slot, Lyon counters Firesweep enemies as well as Dazzling staves, allowing him to take up a utility slot in any team composition.
With this set, Lyon basically functions as a poor-man's version of Fallen Lyon: lower stats, no damage mitigation, but the ability to free up his seal slot to run a skill like Distant Defense instead since he no longer requires equipping Quick Riposte
Unfortunately, the defensive effects of his Naglfar refine require his HP to be high - and given his average mixed bulk, it's likely that he'll lose some effectiveness after his first combat due to taking damage. Because of this, Sol is an option to help try and recoup some lost HP on his second attack.
Bracing Stance is Lyon's best A slot for ranged defense. This skill prevents enemies from charging their Specials on him and doing more damage, while also bulking up both of his defenses. It pairs nicely with Distant Def in his seal slot to give him +12/+12 to both defenses, while his Naglfar debuffs his opponent's Attack by -4.

Shadow Host (CC)

Build by raelet

	Naglfar (+Eff)	A	Close Counter Alternate: Close Foil
	Reposition	B	Lull Atk/Res 3 Alternate: Special Spiral 3
	Luna Alternate: Sol	C	Pulse Smoke 3 Alternate: Time's Pulse 3
IVs	+ATK or +DEF or +RES / -HP	S	Fort. Def Res 2 Alternate: Mystic Boost 3

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Naglfar (+EFF)

Assist: Reposition / Player Preference

Special: Luna / Sol

Passive A: Close Counter / Close Foil

Passive B: Lull Atk/Res / Special Spiral

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Time's Pulse

Sacred Seal: Fort. Def/Res / Mystic Boost

Lyon can also run a Close Counter build, though it doesn't allow him to stack his defensive stats quite as high. To counter this, he runs Lull Atk/Res in his Seal slot to work alongside his Naglfar tome, which ultimately debuffs his opponent's Atk/Res by -7.
Because he can't run a Guard Stance in his A slot, Lyon relies on Pulse Smoke to keep his opponents from triggering Specials on him.
He can also run a Time's Pulse/Special Spiral combination in order to trigger Sol on the first attack after his initial engagement. This will help in keeping his HP topped up for his prf weapon to retain effectiveness, but is somewhat tricky to get it to work properly.
Luna is a more nuclear option, which will activate on his second attack if his opponent doubles him. This drastically increases Lyon's KO potential, but carries the added risk of him being unable to keep up his Naglfar tome buff.
Mystic Boost is another option to try and keep his HP high, or you can simply run him with a healer.

Strengths

Workable Statline

At 34 Attack, 26 Defense and 30 Resistance, Lyon has a decent offensive power with a mix of physical and magical bulk. His statline has been powercrept even by underwhelming units, but to those who desperately want to use him, he's far from impossible to utilize.

Good Refine

Contrary to the phrasing in Naglfar's refine, the auto-followup only works in the Enemy Phase. This puts a pretty big damper on it, as it only really amounts to a glorified Quick Riposte. But... Quick Riposte is a staple skill of Lyon's, so having it in his weapon is still one of the best things any fan could have hoped for, as it frees up his B slot to run powerful skills such as Lull Atk/Res.

Weaknesses

Terrible Speed

Lyon's base Speed is terrible at 21, and will likely not save him from any sort of followups. Due to this, he must rely on his average mixed bulk to tank attacks, which can be dicey if he does not have weapon triangle advantage

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Flux Red Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Ruin Learns by default at 3 ★ Red Tome Users Only	100	2	6
Fenrir Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Red Tome Users Only	200	2	9
Naglfar 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

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Naglfar (+Eff) Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, inflicts Atk/Res-4 on foe during combat, and if unit's HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	400	2	14

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Retribution Boosts damage dealt to foe by 30% of damage dealt to unit. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	3
Vengeance Boosts damage dealt to foe by 50% of damage dealt to unit. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	3

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Resistance +1 Grants Res+1 Inheritable by all units.	30	A
Attack/Res 1 Grants Atk/Res+1. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	80	A
Attack/Res 2 Grants Atk/Res +2. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	160	A
Spur Res 1 Grants adjacent allies Res+2 during combat Inheritable by all units.	50	C
Drive Res 1 Grants allies within 2 spaces Res+2 during combat. Inheritable by all units.	120	C
Drive Res 2 Grants allies within 2 spaces Res+3 during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	240	C