Summer Lyon

Default
Attack
Special
Injured

Limited

Infantry

Red Sword

Analysis by raelet

Summer Lyon - Sunlit Prince
4-5 Obtainable as a 4 - 5 only

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

181

HP 42

ATK 42

SPD 21

DEF 37

RES 39

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	11 25 13 27	5 5 7 7	8 8 10 10	8 8 10 10
Middle	18 18 20 20	12 26 14 28	6 6 8 8	9 9 11 11	9 9 11 11
High	19 19 21 21	13 27 15 29	7 7 9 9	10 10 12 12	10 10 12 12

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	11 21 13 23	4 4 6 6	8 8 10 10	7 7 9 9
Middle	17 17 19 19	12 22 14 12	5 5 7 2	9 9 11 11	8 8 10 10
High	18 18 20 20	13 23 15 25	6 6 8 8	10 10 12 12	9 9 11 11

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	39 39 41 41	39 53 41 55	18 18 20 20	34 34 36 36	36 36 38 38
Middle	42 42 44 44	42 56 44 58	21 21 23 23	37 37 39 39	39 39 41 41
High	45 45 47 47	46 60 48 62	24 24 26 26	40 40 42 42	43 43 45 45

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	36 36 38 38	37 47 39 49	16 16 18 18	32 32 34 34	33 33 35 35
Middle	39 39 41 41	40 50 42 52	19 19 21 21	35 35 37 37	36 36 38 38
High	42 42 44 44	44 54 46 56	22 22 24 24	38 38 40 40	40 40 42 42

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	Average	Average

Skill Sets

A Castle of Dreams (Defensive)

Build by raelet

	Coral Saber+ (+Def)	A	Sturdy Stance 3 Alternate: Distant Storm
	Positional Assist	B	Atk/Def Bulwark 3 Alternate: Lull Atk/Def 3
	Bonfire Alternate: Noontime	C	Atk/Def Menace Alternate: Joint Drive Atk
IVs	+ATK -SPD	S	Atk/Def Form 3 Alternate: Steady Breath

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Coral Saber (+DEF)

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Bonfire / Ignis / Noontime

Passive A: Sturdy Stance / Distant Storm / Atk/Def Ideal / Atk/Def Solo

Passive B: Atk/Def Bulwark / Lull Atk/Def / Vantage

Passive C: Atk/Def Menace / Joint Drive Attack / Pulse Smoke

Sacred Seal: Atk/Def Form / Steady Breath

The existence of Coral Saber, coupled with Summer Lyon's excellent statline, makes him an extremely flexible tank. While the meta has shifted away from 'omni-tanks' due to the existence of Save Skills, Summer Lyon is more than capable of running defensive Distant Counter builds.
Still, Sturdy Stance is his best choice of A slot when paired with a Far Save tank. This gives him more stats and the additional Guard effect compared to a Distant Counter skill.
Atk/Def Bulwark was made for melee specialists like Lyon - it not only reduces his foe's Attack and Defense by -4, but heals him after combat and allows him to defend his squishier allies behind him by preventing foes from moving past him.
- Atk/Def Bulwark in practice is even better than it seems on paper: this skill grants Lyon access to his supports in ways that other skills cannot - freely stacking units like Flayn, Muspell, or Kaden behind him or around him without risk of them being sniped by a ranged unit or danced melee or unit buffed by Legendary Sigurd's range increase
Lull Atk/Def can also work on more of a budget - this skill comes by default on Lyon and still works quite well on him
For his C and S slots, Atk and Def boosting skills are definitely helpful, with Atk/Def Menace being his best in slot to both increase his own defenses and debuff his foe.
Atk/Def Form further pads his stats in a defensive ball type strategy, but you could also utilize Steady Breath quite well on him
- With Bonfire, Steady Breath brings it to 1 CD when he's initiated on, meaning that he'll be able to retaliate twice with his Coral Sword and activate Bonfire on the second hit
- Ignis requires him getting hit twice, which with his Speed should be easy - and then retaliating in his final hit with a huge Ignis strike
- This leaves him a bit more vulnerable than stacking with Atk/Def Form though, as his stats are still slightly reduced

Strengths

Minmaxed Statline

Lyon takes his stat concept of High Attack/High Bulk/Low Speed from his previous iterations and improves even more on them, with extremely high Attack and high Defense and Resistance
Because he is now a melee unit, he benefits from increased Base Stat Total from his counterparts, giving him more stat points to work with and outclassing his other versions in every single stat (even Speed!)
With a Superboon in Attack, Summer Lyon can hit 46 Attack before factoring in a weapon

Good Base Kit/Availability

Summer Lyon comes with arguably the best inheritable sword he could possibly use in the form of Coral Saber
Lull Atk/Def is also good on him, and allows him to be built for relatively cheaply if looking for a quick investment for an Arena or AR bonus

Weaknesses

No Prf Weapon

After Summer Claude rocked FEH fans with his prf weapon and prf B slot, it's a bit disappointing that Lyon has neither
He unfortunately breaks the trend of Lyon alts having prfs and WTA effectiveness against colorless units
This isn't all bad news - his Coral Saber's effect is better than a lot of early-gen prfs

No Significant Reason To Invest

While Summer Lyon isn't a bad unit by any means, he doesn't bring anything incredible to the table and faces stiff competition from other sword infantry units
Even in his arguably-best role as a melee specialist, Scáthach will perform similarly while costing fewer orbs - the two of them share the same Attack stat, with Scáthach having higher Speed and Defense - the two stats that matter more in a melee specialist role. Lyon will fare better against dragons and magical attacks, making him a slightly better all-around tank, but Scáthach is available in the general summoning pool, whereas Lyon is a limited unit and orbs must be spent specifically to get him

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Iron Sword Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Only Inheritable by Sword Units.	50	1	6
Steel Sword Learns by default at 2 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Only Inheritable by Sword Units.	100	1	8
Coral Saber If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Only Inheritable by Sword Units.	200	1	10
Coral Saber+ If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Only Inheritable by Sword Units.	300	1	14

Available Rearmed Weapons
Arcane Devourer (+Def)
Arcane Devourer (+Res)
Arcane Devourer (+Atk)
Arcane Devourer (+Spd)
Arcane Devourer
Arcane Éljúðnir (+Res)
Arcane Éljúðnir (+Spd)
Arcane Éljúðnir (+Def)
Arcane Éljúðnir (+Atk)
Arcane Éljúðnir

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Coral Saber+ (+Atk) If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	+5	350	1	16
Coral Saber+ (+Spd) +3If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	+5	350	1	14
Coral Saber+ (+Def) +4 If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	+5	350	1	14
Coral Saber+ (+Res) +4 If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	+5	350	1	14

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
New Moon Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	3
Moonbow Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	2

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Atk/Def Ideal 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+3 to unit during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). Excludes Flying and Cavalry Units Unlocks at 1 ★	60	A
Atk/Def Ideal 2 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). Excludes Flying and Cavalry Units Unlocks at 2 ★	120	A
Atk/Def Ideal 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance). Excludes Flying and Cavalry Units Unlocks at 4 ★	240	A
Lull Atk/Def 1 Inflicts Atk/Def-1 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. Excludes Armor and Flying units. Unlocks at 3 ★	60	B
Lull Atk/Def 2 Inflicts Atk/Def-2 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. Excludes Armor and Flying units. Unlocks at 4 ★	120	B
Lull Atk/Def 3 Inflicts Atk/Def-3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	B