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Young Soren - Hushed Voice

5

Obtainable as a 5 only

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40
171
HP 36
ATK 42
SPD 34
DEF 16
RES 43

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation
5★
HP ATK SPD DEF RES
Low 16 11 7 2 9
Middle 17 12 8 3 10
High 18 13 9 4 11

Level 40 Stat Variations
5★
HP ATK SPD DEF RES
Low 33 39 31 12 39
Middle 36 42 34 16 43
High 40 46 37 19 46

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

“.........” (Offense)

Build by Wecondo12
Recommended
Adroit War Tome A Mirror Impact
Alternate: Still Water 4
Positional Assist B Atk/Res Tempo 3
Alternate: Lull Spd/Res 3
Iceberg C Time's Pulse 3
Alternate: Canto Control 3
IVs

+ATK or +RES or +SPD / -DEF

SAtk/Res Solo 3
Alternate: Blade Session 3

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Adroit War Tome

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Iceberg

Passive A: Mirror Impact / Still Water 4 / Atk/Res Solo (3 or 4) / Atk/Spd Boosting A Slot

Passive B: Atk/Res Tempo / Lull Spd/Res / Mystic Boost / Watersweep

Passive C: Time’s Pulse / Canto Control / Preference

Sacred Seal: Atk/Res Solo / Blade Session / Atk/Spd Solo / Swift Sparrow / Mystic Boost
 

  • With the addition of Atk/Res Tempo, Young Soren becomes much more potent on Player Phase as it becomes significantly more difficult for the foe to prevent his Special activations thanks to Tempo’s Guard negation. 
  • Soren’s Adroit War Tome is what makes him a considerable threat on either phase, giving him a flat +6 boost to his Attack and Resistance in addition to effects that occur based on how much higher Soren’s Resistance is than his foe’s. 1 higher and he gains an automatic follow-up attack, 5 higher and he negates the counterattacks of physical foes, and 10 higher lets him negate half of the foe’s non special damage reduction.
  • Soren will want to stack as much Attack and Resistance as possible to maximize the effectiveness of his exclusive weapon. However he can also opt for some Speed in order to win Speed checks against foes that possess Follow-up negation, making Speed boosting seals a good choice on him.
  • The aforementioned Atk/Res Tempo is by and far Young Soren’s best B slot skill at the time of writing thanks to negating Guard and similar cooldown reduction effects, however he can make use of other B slot skills as well. Lull Spd/Res gives him buff negation which can be helpful in modes such as Arena or against foes who rely on buff stacking such as Legendary Marth. Mystic Boost gives Soren some after combat healing in addition to negating Adaptive damage, while Watersweep lets Soren negate counterattacks from Magic based foes, although he’ll need more Speed investment to make use of it since it reverts his combat back to a Speed check.

A Whistle in the Silence (Defensive)

Build by Wecondo12
Adroit War Tome A Atk/Res Unity
Alternate: Still Water 4
Positional Assist B Atk/Res Tempo 3
Iceberg C Pulse Smoke 3
Alternate: Canto Control 3
IVs

+ATK or +RES / -DEF

SMystic Boost 3
Alternate: Distant Def 3

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Adroit War Tome

Assist: Positional Assist / Preference

Special: Iceberg

Passive A: Atk/Res Unity / Mirror Stance 3 / Still Water 4

Passive B: Atk/Res Tempo / Lull Atk/Res / Sabotage Atk

Passive C: Pulse Smoke / Canto Control / Preference

Sacred Seal: Mystic Boost / Mirror Stance / Distant Def

  • Soren can function reasonably well on Enemy Phase, albeit he’ll make less extensive use of his weapon’s effects as most of them are related to Player Phase.
  • Atk/Res Unity is Soren’s best A slot option as it gives him a sizeable boost to Attack and Resistance while giving him a safety net against stat debuffs. Still Water 4 is a noteworthy alternative as it raises his visible Resistance, thereby increasing the effectiveness of Soren’s Sabotage skills.
  • Atk/Res Tempo is Soren's preferred B slot as it allows Soren to negate the foe’s incombat cooldown acceleration skills such as Heavy Blade while debuffing the foe’s Attack and Resistance by 3. For a more support based set, he can use a Sabotage skill in his B slot alongside Still Water. Lull Atk/Res is also a useable option if Buff Stacking foes are a concern.
  • Mystic Boost is Soren’s best sacred seal as it gives him some much needed post combat healing and negates Adaptive damage, enabling him to take Dragons on with ease. Aside from Mystic Boost, stat boosting sacred seals such as Mirror Stance and Distant Def are Soren’s best sacred seal options.

Strengths

Adroit War Tome

In addition to a flat +6 boost to his Attack and Resistance, Young Soren’s Adroit War Tome gives him several powerful effects based on how much higher his Resistance is than his foe’s:

  • One point higher nets Soren an Automatic follow-up Attack.
  • Five points higher lets Soren negate the counterattacks of physical foes when he initiates.
  • Ten points higher lets Soren negate 50% of the foe’s non Special damage reduction.

Altogether these effects make for a unit that’s a devastating force on either phase as long as he can get his weapon’s effects off, which isn’t a difficult task considering his massive Resistance stat.
 

Incredible Resistance and Attack

Young Soren’s Resistance and Attack stats are exceptional at base 43 and 42 respectively, and he’ll have no trouble dishing out damage and activating his exclusive weapon as a result.

Weaknesses

Terrible Defense

On Player Phase Soren’s low defense is less problematic, but if a Physical foe manages to initiate on him, he’ll almost certainly be KO’d in a single round of combat.

Weapon Skills

Weapons SP Rng. Mt.
Stone
Learns by default at 1 ★
Unlocks at 1 ★
Colorless Tome Only
50 2 4
Elstone
Learns by default at 2 ★
Unlocks at 2 ★
Colorless Tome Only
100 2 6
Atlas (Weapon)
Learns by default at 4 ★
Unlocks at 3 ★
Colorless Tome Only
200 2 9
Adroit War Tome

Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Res+6 to unit during combat and the following effects will occur based on the value of unit's Res minus foe's Res: If ≥ 1, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. If ≥ 5, if foe uses sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage, foe cannot counterattack. If ≥ 10, reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% (example: a foe with a "reduce damage by 45%" skill would reduce damage by 23% instead).

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

Special Skills

Special Skills SP Turns
Chilling Wind

Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Res.

Learns by default at 4 ★
Unlocks at 3 ★
Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
100 4
Iceberg

Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Res.

Unlocks at 4 ★
Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
200 3

Passive Skills

Passive Skills SP Slot
Warding Blow 1

If unit initiates combat, grants Res+2 during combat.

Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
Unlocks at 2 ★
50
A
Mirror Strike 1

If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Res+2 during combat.

Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
Unlocks at 3 ★
120
A
Mirror Strike 2

If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Res+4 during combat.

Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
Unlocks at 4 ★
240
A
Mirror Impact

If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+6, Res+10 during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Excludes Armor, Cavalry, and Staff Units
Unlocks at 5 ★
300
A
Time's Pulse 1

At the start of every third turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.

Infantry Units Only
Unlocks at 1 ★
60
C
Time's Pulse 2

At the start of every second turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.

Infantry Units Only
Unlocks at 2 ★
120
C
Time's Pulse 3

At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.

Infantry Units Only
Unlocks at 4 ★
240
C

Other Info

Origin
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

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