Merric

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Merric - Wind Mage
3-4 Obtainable as a 3 - 4 only

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Merric

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

148

HP 43

ATK 26

SPD 32

DEF 28

RES 19

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Resplendent Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	6 20 8 22	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	3 3 5 5
Middle	19 19 21 21	7 21 9 23	8 8 10 10	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6
High	20 20 22 22	8 22 10 24	9 9 11 11	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7

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

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	5 11 7 13	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6	2 2 4 4
Middle	18 18 20 20	6 12 8 14	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7	3 3 5 5
High	19 19 21 21	7 13 9 15	8 8 10 10	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6

Level 40 Stat Variations

Resplendent Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	40 40 42 42	23 37 25 39	29 29 31 31	24 24 26 26	16 16 18 18
Middle	43 43 45 45	26 40 28 42	32 32 34 34	28 28 30 30	19 19 21 21
High	46 46 48 48	30 44 32 46	35 35 37 37	31 31 33 33	22 22 24 24

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	37 37 39 39	22 31 24 33	27 27 29 29	22 22 24 24	14 14 16 16
Middle	40 40 42 42	25 34 27 36	30 30 32 32	25 25 27 27	17 17 19 19
High	43 43 45 45	28 37 30 39	33 33 35 35	28 28 30 30	20 20 22 22

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	36 36 38 38	20 26 22 28	25 25 27 27	21 21 23 23	13 13 15 15
Middle	39 39 41 41	23 29 25 31	28 28 30 30	24 24 26 26	16 16 18 18
High	42 42 44 44	26 32 28 34	31 31 33 33	27 27 29 29	19 19 21 21

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
Worst	Best	Best	Average	Worst

Skill Sets

The Dark Side (AR-D Infantry Pulse Support)

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	Dark Excalibur (+Eff)	A	Sturdy Impact Alternate: Mirror Impact
	Reposition	B	Sudden Panic 3 Alternate: Special Spiral 3
	Moonbow Alternate: Bonfire	C	Infantry Pulse 3 Alternate: Time's Pulse 3
IVs	+ATK / - SPD	S	Death Blow 3 Alternate: Quickened Pulse

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Preferred IV: +ATK / -SPD

Weapon: Dark Excalibur (+Eff)

Assist: Reposition / Positional Assist

Special: Moonbow / Bonfire

Passive A: Sturdy Impact / Mirror Impact / Death Blow

Passive B: Sudden Panic / Special Spiral

Passive C: Infantry Pulse / Time's Pulse

Sacred Seal: Death Blow / Quickened Pulse

Merric's main usage in the current meta is mostly as an Infantry Pulse support member, who can pulse his allies while debuffing his foes and threatening enemies with a pre-charged Bonfire or Moonbow.
For a highly invested, resplendent merged Merric then the Bonfire variant will do more damage - for most low budget Merric users, then Moonbow is likely a safer bet. Consider that at 28 base Defense (40 with Resplendent and Sturdy Impact) Merric adds 14-20 damage. In order for Moonbow to outdamage Bonfire, he must be facing an enemy with a minimum of 42 Res. This is actually the norm for most tanks and superunits these days, so if in doubt, just use Moonbow. This also means that you won't need to sacrifice expensive fodder like Time's Pulse to him.
If you anticipate using Merric for longer than a single combat, you can also use Special Spiral, which refreshes his Special after every use, giving him infinite Moonbows. This is actually very useful for Merric, as his base Attack is so low that any non-Special attack will just feel like a pea shooter.

The Forgotten Tank (AR-O)

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	Excalibur (+Eff)	A	Distant Def (3 or 4) Alternate: Bracing Stance 3
	Reposition	B	Null C-Disrupt 3 Alternate: Null Follow-Up 3
	Noontime	C	Joint Drive Atk Alternate: Joint Drive Res
IVs	+SPD / - DEF	S	Distant Def 3

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Weapon: Excalibur (+EFF)

Assist: Reposition / Reciprocal Aid

Special: Noontime

Passive A: Distant Def / Bracing Stance

Passive B: Null C Disrupt / Null Follow-Up

Passive C: Joint Drive Atk / Joint Drive Res / Joint Drive Spd

Sacred Seal: Distant Def

This is a build which heavily relies on having a Near Save armor unit, which allows Merric to take the sole responsibility of tanking ranged foes.
Again, this build relies on a heavy investment, both in merges and in skill inheritance. However, Merric's Slaying tome (Excalibur, not Dark Excalibur) allows him to consistently retaliate with the Noontime Special, granting him additional healing.
As an added bonus, if his partner is a magic or staff user, Merric gains an additional +5 to both his Attack and Speed
Null C Disrupt allows Merric to retaliate against pesky staff users, while Null Follow-Up helps him vs slow mages with auto followups who would otherwise eviscerate his Res.
Note that Merric is not necessarily the best unit to run this build on, but due to his Slaying tome, he can make it work with some success

Strengths

Multiple options

With the weapon forging update, Merric now can choose between dealing bonus damage to fliers with a unique refine option or dealing bonus damage upon Special activation while also granting him Special cooldown reduction. This gives him build variety and both help to patch up his lackluster Attack.

High HP

Merric has a decent HP bulk and a slaying tome, which grants him the ability to seamlessly fit into teams with Infantry Pulse, where he charges his allies while being pre-charged himself. His high HP also allows him to run skills like Sudden Panic.

Weaknesses

Poor Attack

Merric's 26 base Attack isn't doing him any favors in the damage department, and he hits less hard than many of his green mage counterparts. Unless he's dealing bonus damage (vs fliers or on Special activation) or going up against blue units, his damage is rather pitiful.

Jack of all trades

Merric's stats are all middling at best and he is outclassed in his niches by most other green mages. His high HP and mediocre Speed works alongside his passable Defense and Resistance stats to make him respectably tanky, but more specialized units can achieve this with higher stats in almost all regards.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Wind Green Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Elwind Learns by default at 3 ★ Green Tome Users Only	100	2	6
Rexcalibur Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Green Tome Users Only	200	2	9
Excalibur Effective against flying units. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.	400	2	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Dark ExcaliburGrants +10 to damage when Special triggers.	400	2	14

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Excalibur (+Eff) Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1) If unit is within 2 spaces of a magic or staff ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat		400	2	14
Excalibur (+Atk) Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1)	+2	400	2	15
Excalibur (+Spd) +2Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1)	+2	400	2	14
Excalibur (+Def) +3 Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1)	+2	400	2	14
Excalibur (+Res) +3 Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1)	+2	400	2	14

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Dark Excalibur (+Eff) Grants +10 to damage when Special triggers. At the start of turn 1, grants Special Cooldown count-2.		400	2	14
Dark Excalibur (+Atk) Grants +10 to damage when Special triggers.	+2	400	2	15
Dark Excalibur (Def+) +3 Grants +10 to damage when Special triggers.	+2	400	2	14
Dark Excalibur (Res+) +3 Grants +10 to damage when Special triggers.	+2	400	2	14
Dark Excalibur (Spd+) +2Grants +10 to damage when Special triggers.	+2	400	2	14

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Rising Wind Before combat this unit initiates, foes in an area near target take damage equal to (unit's Atk minus foe's Def or Res). Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	150	4
Growing Wind Before combat this unit initiates, foes in a wide area around the target take damage equal to (unit's Atk minus foe's Def or Res). Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	300	4

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
HP +3 Grants +3 to max HP. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	40	A
HP +4 Grants +4 to max HP. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	80	A
HP +5 Grants +5 to max HP. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	160	A
Spur Res 1 Grants Res+2 to adjacent allies during combat. Inheritable by all units.	50	C
Spur Res 2 Grants Res+3 to adjacent allies during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	100	C
Spur Res 3 Grants Res+4 to adjacent allies during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	200	C

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Origin	Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

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Green Tome

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Skill Sets

The Dark Side (AR-D Infantry Pulse Support)

The Forgotten Tank (AR-O)

Strengths

Multiple options

High HP

Weaknesses

Poor Attack

Jack of all trades

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