Thea

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Thea - Stormy Flier
4-5 Obtainable as a 4 - 5 only

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

162

HP 37

ATK 31

SPD 35

DEF 31

RES 28

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

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

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	3 3 5 5	10 10 12 12	6 6 8 8	4 4 6 6
Middle	17 17 19 19	4 4 6 2	11 11 13 2	7 7 9 9	5 5 7 7
High	18 18 20 20	5 5 7 7	12 12 14 14	8 8 10 10	6 6 8 8

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	34 34 36 36	28 42 30 44	32 32 34 34	28 28 30 30	24 24 26 26
Middle	37 37 39 39	31 45 33 47	35 35 37 37	31 31 33 33	28 28 30 30
High	41 41 43 43	34 48 36 50	38 38 40 40	34 34 36 36	31 31 33 33

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	32 32 34 34	25 25 27 27	30 30 32 32	26 26 28 28	22 22 24 24
Middle	35 35 37 37	28 28 30 30	33 33 35 35	29 29 31 31	25 25 27 27
High	38 38 40 40	31 31 33 33	36 36 38 38	32 32 34 34	28 28 30 30

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	Best	Worst	Average

Thea is an all rounder with decent stats in all areas, but does not excel one way or the other. Whether she is built offensively or defensively, Thea relies on her Attack and Speed to secure KO’s. She is gifted with decent mixed defenses which is a rarity among fliers and gives her an edge over offensive fliers such as Cordelia and Tana. This also means there is no perfect flaw for Thea, as every stat is important for her in some way. It is recommended to try and merge her at least once to remove her flaw.

Assets

+ATK: Thea relishes the chance to increase her attack, as base 31 is low and she lacks a personal weapon to give her an advantage over other lance fliers.
+SPD: Speed is important for Thea on both phases, but primarily helps her offensively.

Neutral

RES: Thea shouldn’t reduce her Resistance, as it enables her to counter mages offensively using a set with Distant Counter. It also protects Thea from debuffs applied through Ploy skills.
HP: HP is important only because it affects both Thea’s magical and physical bulk.

Flaws

-DEF: Defense is still important for Thea, but still remains her least important stat. If using Thea’s full defensive set, she should opt for a Resistance or HP flaw instead.

Skill Sets

Stormy Support (All-Rounder)

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Recommended

	Wagasa+ (+Spd)	A	Distant Counter Alternate: Fury (3 or 4)
	Rally Up Atk+	B	Chill Spd 3 Alternate: Chill Atk 3
	Glimmer Alternate: Moonbow	C	Def Tactic 3 Alternate: Hone Fliers
IVs		S	Res Tactic 3

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Stormy Support (Mixed Phase Support)

Preferred Asset/Flaw: +ATK / -DEF
Weapon: Wagasa+ (+Spd)
Assist: Rally Up Atk+ / Reposition / Swap
Special: Glimmer / Moonbow
Passive A: Distant Counter / Fury
Passive B: Chill Spd / Chill Atk
Passive C: Def Tactic / Res Tactic / Hone Fliers / Guidance
Sacred Seal: Res Tactic / Def Tactic / Atk/Spd Bond / Guidance / Iote’s Shield / Atk/Spd 2

This build transforms Thea into a unit with varied strengths and enables her to take the field offensively, defensively, or as a support. This build has many variations from its optimal setting, and it is recommended to use the appropriate alternative skills for the job. This is not a set and forget build, it should be tweaked and changed for different maps and modes.

Wagasa is Thea’s recommended weapon, granting her the effects of Chill Def. This helps to patch up her Attack while allowing her to support allies. A Speed refine is done to boost her offensive power, and help her score follow-up attacks while preventing them in kind. She combines this with Chill Spd to apply double debuffs. Chill Atk can also be used, but Chill Spd will directly benefit Thea much more.

Distant Counter allows Thea to handle mages quite well, although Fury is a great budget alternative that improves her melee capabilities. Fliers are very limited in A slot skills, and Fury remains one of the best for all-rounders like Thea. Glimmer should be taken with Distant Counter as it offers great scaling on mages. Moonbow is the best choice otherwise to help cut through defensive behemoths.

Thea’s build opens up a lot when it comes to her C and Seal slot skills. Def and Res Tactic are recommended for her in mixed teams, while she should run Hone Fliers and Atk/Spd Bond or Atk/Spd 2 on a flier team. Guidance is great when she’s paired with armor, and Iote’s Shield is perfect (provided she has Distant Counter) if she’s needed to hande enemy archers. Rally Up Atk+ is best when she’s in a mixed team, but when used with Fliers she should take Reposition or Swap to assist with mobility.

Pure Defensive (Budget Tank)

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	Vanguard+ (+Res)	A	Fury 3 Alternate: Steady Posture 2
	Reposition Alternate: Swap	B	Lancebreaker 3
	Bonfire Alternate: Moonbow	C	Drive Spd 2 Alternate: Goad Fliers
IVs		S	Atk/Spd Bond 3

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Preferred Asset/Flaw: +ATK / -HP
Weapon: Vanguard+ (+Res)
Assist: Reposition / Swap
Special: Bonfire / Moonbow
Passive A: Fury / Steady Posture
Passive B: Lancebreaker
Passive C: Drive Spd / Goad Fliers
Sacred Seal: Atk/Spd Bond

This budget set takes advantage of Thea’s natural bulk to turn her into a wall with significant Defense and Resistance. This set is very effective at walling red and blue melee threats, and can be built using only skills inherited from units in the three and four star summoning pool.

Vanguard is the lynchpin of this set, giving Thea a large boost to Defense and a modest Resistance increase. This serves to make her more resilient and powers up her Bonfire Special. Fury is the best budget defensive option, although her natural Steady Posture is a much weaker alternative.

Lancebreaker helps her counter enemy armor with Bold Fighter and ensure follow-up attacks on faster Lance users such as Nephenee and Subaki. Bonfire is the Special of choice as it hits extremely hard coming off Thea’s boosted defense. Moonbow is a good alternative which can be reliably triggered in one round, while Bonfire requires two.

Atk/Spd Bond in her seal slot gives her a much-needed Attack boost. The improvement to her Speed is vital as she has no guaranteed follow-ups (aside from against Lance users). Drive Spd is a cheap Skill with great support effects, although she can instead use Goad Fliers if fielded on a flier team. Reposition and Swap are interchangeable, and the final choice depends on personal preference.

Introduction

Thea hails from the snowy mountains of Ilia, and is a Lance flier as well as Shanna’s older sister! She is an offbeat unit who departs from the typical offensive flier stereotype, having a decent mix of HP, Defense, and Resistance. Thea’s build options are quite extensive with many options, particularly in her Seal slot.

Statistically she has no weaknesses, although her Attack is below average. She has great Speed which helps out her offensive ability, and frees her from relying on skills such as Quick Riposte to function well defensively. Her main advantage is her solid mixed defenses, which is a rarity among fliers (although Catria boasts better stats overall with the effect of Whitewing Lance active.

Thea’s main problem is the existence of other blue units with better statlines and personal weapons to give themselves a niche. Shanna, Cordelia, Tana, Shigure and (HS)Ryoma all far outclass Thea offensively, while she is outclassed defensively by blue armor and infantry who can wield powerful defensive skills Thea lacks access to (due to being a flier). Catria is a much better unit overall thanks to her personal weapon, and leaves Thea with very little niche.

Strengths

Decent mixed defenses

Thea’s main claim to fame is her solid mixed Defense and Resistance of 31/28 respectively. While many Lance fliers tend to excel in just one of these stats, Thea has a decent amount of both, which allow her to do a decent job of walling both physical and magical threats.

Good Speed

Thea’s most notable stat is Speed, at base 35 she can compete in terms of Speed with offensive fliers. This in turn makes her difficult to KO without Bold Fighter or a Brave Weapon. Her Speed is among her best assets, helping her no matter her build or role on the field.

Weaknesses

Lacks Attack compared to other units

At base 31, Thea’s attack stat is underwhelming compared to other units. She can find it tough to cut through high Defense enemies, and means she relies heavily on her Speed to get follow-up attacks to get KO’s.

Cannot access many good defensive skills

By nature of being a flier, Thea cannot use many good defensive skills. This makes her weaker in comparison to many Infantry/Armor tanks, who can use Breath skills and Wrath. She also lacks a personal weapon with defensive advantages unlike Florina and Tana.

User Submitted Builds

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Thea build by TheaLover 11-04

	Slaying Lance+ (+Spd)	A	Swift Sparrow 3
	Harsh Command+	B	Desperation 3
	Galeforce	C	Atk Smoke 3
S	Heavy Blade 3

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Galeforce Swift Sparrow 3 Heavy Blade Thea poggers

Attack attack = More attack attack

This is the best strategie, i am soo fuckin intelligent and flier emblem is not cancer

Thea build by TheaLover 11-04

	Barrier Lance+ (+Spd)	A	Distant Counter
	Rally Spd/Def+	B	Mystic Boost 3
	Aether	C	Joint Hone Spd
S	Close Def 3

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I love Thea soo much, and my love for her will make this guide the best.

IVS> +Spd or +Hp
Speed for Thea is important to double the fastest units in game, 43 base spd with +1 DF is perfect and completly decent
HP makes Thea more bulk and give her the ability to utilize Panic Ploy.

Weapon: Berkut/Barrier or Vanguard
Defensive builds for Thea is the right path, choosing +7 res or def depends what type of enemies Thea will fight.
I prefer Berkut/Barrier because Thea defence is pretty good and +7 res will work for tank dragons.

Assist: Rally+ or Reposition

Special: Aether or Ignis/Glacies

A slot: DC or Steady Stance 4
Defensive bulk really needs DC, if your objective is tank every sword based, choose SS4 to prevent specials

B slot: Guard or Mystic Boost
Thea defence is good enough to run guard, mystic boost is good to prevent clerics and heals Thea HP to Panic Ploy strategies.
Chills skills helps too

C slot: Spd skills based or Panic Ploy
Joint Hone Spd or Odd/Even Spd Wake are excellent for Thea double the enemies she will fight, Panic Ploy or Atk Smoke are good skills too.

Sacred Seal: Close/Distant Defence or Panic Ploy
The defence skill will be based on which weapon Thea runs, always alternating, if you choose Vanguard, equip distant defence, if are Barrier/Berkut, use Close defence.
Chills seals or Panic Ploy are good chooses as well

If you read this far, i really want you to make Thea the happiEST girl in your barracs! She is the perfect waifu...
Sorry for my bad english because are not my primaly language, i hope everyone understand what i meaning to say here.
May Naga Bless Us

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Iron Lance Lance Users Only	50	1	6
Steel Lance Lance Users Only	100	1	8
VanguardIf foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat. Lance Users Only	200	1	10
Vanguard+If foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Lance Users Only	300	1	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Vanguard+ (+Atk) If foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat.	+5	350	1	16
Vanguard+ (+Def) +4 If foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat.	+5	350	1	14
Vanguard+ (+Res) +4 If foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat.	+5	350	1	14
Vanguard+ (+Spd) +3If foe initiates combat, grants Def+7 during combat.	+5	350	1	14

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Glowing EmberBoosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Def. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	4
IgnisBoosts damage dealt by 80% of unit's Def. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	4

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Darting Stance 1Grants Spd+2 during combat when this unit is attacked. Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	50	A
Steady Posture 1If foe initiates combat, grants Spd/Def+2 during combat. Inheritable by all units.	120	A
Steady Posture 2If foe initiates combat, grants Spd/Def+4 during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	240	A
Seal Spd 1After combat, foe suffers Spd-3 through its next action. Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	40	B
Seal Spd/Def 1Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foe through its next action after combat. Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	B
Seal Spd/Def 2Inflicts Spd/Def -5 on foe through its next action after combat. Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units. Unlocks at 5 ★	200	B