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Cecilia

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Tier Rating

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Attack
Special
Injured

Green Tome

Analysis by Cecil

Cecilia - Etrurian General
3-4 Obtainable as a 3 - 4 only

Related Heroes

Winter Cecilia

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

144

HP 36

ATK 32

SPD 25

DEF 22

RES 29

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	1616	718	55	44	66
Middle	1717	819	66	55	77
High	1818	920	77	66	88

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	1515	714	44	33	66
Middle	1616	815	55	44	77
High	1717	916	66	55	88

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	15 15	6 12	4 4	33	55
Middle	1616	713	55	44	66
High	1717	814	66	55	77

Level 40 Stat Variations Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	3333	2940	2222	1919	2525
Middle	3636	3243	2525	2222	2929
High	4040	3546	2929	2525	3232

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	3131	2734	2020	1717	2424
Middle	3434	3037	2323	2020	2727
High	3737	3340	2626	2323	3030

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	3030	2531	1919	1616	2222
Middle	3333	2834	2222	1919	2525
High	3636	3137	2525	2222	2828

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	Average	Average	Average

Cecilia’s optimal sets are typical for an offensive mage. Like most units, she prefers to increase her attack at the cost of her defenses. However, speed is not important for her since it’s already low, and she prefers to cleanly one-shot foes.

Boons

+ATK: Attack is the best choice for Cecilia, powering up both her Blade and Raven sets.

Neutral

RES: Resistance is a stat Cecilia would prefer intact, as it helps her Ploy skills and overall magic survivability. If not running a Ploy skill, it can be reduced.
SPD: Cecilia is better as a one-shot mage due to her already poor 25 base speed. She’d prefer to keep it, but it can be reduced. The Raven set can reduce Speed safely.

Banes

-HP: HP is not a priority stat for Cecilia, but it’s more valuable than defense since it boosts her magical bulk.
-DEF: Defense is the worst stat Cecilia has, and it can be reduced safely. She already dies to all units with Distant Counter. However, it is important on the Raven set for tanking Bows.

Skill Sets

Blade (Offensive)

Recommended

	Gronnblade+	A	Death Blow 4 Alternate: Death Blow 3
	Reposition Alternate: Draw Back	B	G Tomebreaker 3
	Glimmer	C	Hone Cavalry
SP	2,025	S	Attack +3

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Preferred IV: +ATK / -DEF
Weapon: Gronnblade+
Assist: Reposition / Draw Back
Special: Glimmer / Draconic Aura
Passive A: Death Blow / Attack +3
Passive B: G Tomebreaker
Passive C: Hone Cavalry / Res Ploy / Atk Smoke
Sacred Seal: Attack +3 / Quickened Pulse

32 base attack might not seem like much for a one-shot build, but Cecilia makes up for the lack of raw attack with powerful Cavalry buffs. Her primary set sees her take on the role of an attacker with a Blade tome in hand. Unlike most mages, Cecilia’s low speed and powerful buffs lends her to a one-shot build.

Death Blow and Attack +3 give her more raw power when attacking. It’s assumed that Cecilia will be run on a Cavalry team making Hone Cavalry her optimal C slot skill. Running this is not mandatory however, and both Res Ploy and Atk Smoke are great secondary options for her on mixed teams or when she is not required to provide buffs.She takes G Tomebreaker to help with her matchups against other green mages, who can defeat her if they have the speed to double Cecilia.

Glimmer is the special of choice, scaling marvellously off her boosted attack. Draconic Aura is another option, but it comes with a long charge time when used with a Blade tome. It’s recommended to use Quickened Pulse if opting for the latter.

Raven (Anti-meta)

	Gronnraven+	A	Triangle Adept 3 Alternate: Triangle Adept 2
	Reposition Alternate: Draw Back	B	Bowbreaker 3
	Luna Alternate: Moonbow	C	Atk Smoke 3 Alternate: Hone Cavalry
SP	1,785	S	Distant Def 3

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Preferred IV: +ATK / -RES
Weapon: Gronnraven+
Assist: Reposition / Draw Back
Special: Luna / Moonbow
Passive A: Triangle Adept
Passive B: Bowbreaker
Passive C: Atk Smoke / Hone Cavalry
Sacred Seal: Distant Defense

While her first set sees to take on an offensive role, the Raven set is designed to let Cecilia handle specific problematic enemies, primarily Reinhardt and Brave Lyn. However it can be used to beat most blue mages or archers, and is an excellent build for PVE modes or Arena Assault.

The crux of this set is the Raven Tome/Triangle Adept combo, which grants Cecilia a 40% advantage against both blue and colorless units. Bowbreaker is also essential for stopping Brave Lyn from doubling her, and letting Cecilia double back in kind.

Distant Defense rounds out her defensive skills, giving Cecilia more padding against ranged foes. Her special of choice is Luna for chunking tanks once she’s defeated her primary targets. However, if a faster-charging special is desired, Moonbow is a good option. This Cecilia is more at home outside of Cavalry teams, so Atk Smoke is the most useful skill for general combat.

Introduction

Cecilia is a mounted green cavalry mage, and one of only a few in the entire game. She’s a reasonably versatile unit who can take on an offensive or defensive role, and be built to counter some top threats within the Arena. She’s a great unit in all modes and can excel in Arena Assault as a dedicated counter to specific matchups.

Statistically, her main claim to fame is a solid attack and resistance which forms the basis of her kit. High attack and low speed define her as a one-shot mage as opposed to the traditional high-speed mage archetype.

Due to being a cavalry mage she has a very low stat total which comes at the cost of her speed and defense. Cecilia is threatening at range, but an easy target for foes who can close the distance or hit on her weak defense. She is also arguably worse than Gunnthrá, a Legendary Hero with the same movement type, color, and weapon type as well as a unique weapon and B slot skill.

Strengths

Great attack and resistance.

Cecilia’s two best stats are her attack and resistance. High attack is what defines Cecilia as an offensive mage and enables her to reach 51 with an attack boon. 29 resistance isn’t all that high amongst mages, but is still plenty and is enough to let Cecilia opt for Ploy skills in her C slot if she desires.

Counter to common Arena threats.

Being a green mage means Cecilia is a natural counter to Reinhardt, and with the correct build she can tank and KO Brave Lyn as well. These are two extremely common and potent threats in the Arena and only a few units can boast being able to beat both.

Weaknesses

Low speed and defense.

Cecilia has 25 base speed and 22 base defense. This makes her very susceptible to physical damage, especially from faster units who can double her. Low defense also makes her weaker to dragons and a potential target for enemy Gunnthrá’s Chilling Seal.

Outclassed by Gunnthrá.

It’s true that Cecilia has slightly higher attack, defense and resistance, but Gunnthrá’s extra eight speed more than makes up for any other statistical differences. Gunnthrá also comes with an excellent unique weapon and B slot skill in Chilling Seal. While there are some things that Cecilia does better (such as her Raven build) there is little reason to use Cecilia over Gunnthrá when one has the choice.

Team Options

Cecilia’s two builds both have different team options. Her Blade build relies heavily on Cavalry class buffs while her Raven build does not depend on such buffs and can be used in a wide variety of teams.

Cavalry: Blade Cecilia is right at home with team members such as Brave Lyn, Reinhardt, and Sigurd. They help cover her weaknesses, tank damage, and grant her the buffs she needs to sweep.
Red and Blue Melee: Raven Cecilia is used as an anti-Rein and Brave Lyn unit. She’s great at covering for allies such as Vanguard Ike, Zelgius, Ayra, Lucina, and Olivia who otherwise cannot handle them on their own.
Fliers: Most fliers have trouble with Brave Lyn + Reinhardt, so Cecilia can support allies such as Tana, Elincia, Cordelia, and Est with ease.

Counters

Her counters change wildly depending on her build. However no matter the set, she dies easily to physical damage and must be kept safe from even some blue units that deal physical damage.

Red units with Distant Counter: Raven Cecilia is easily cut down by units such as Ike, Ryoma, and Zelgius due to having Triangle Adept. The Blade set is able to OHKO some of these units depending on boon/bane and skill build.
Green Mages: It’s quite common for mages such as Nino, Julia, and Soren to run G Tomebreaker. This means that Cecilia will often lose to faster mages who can double her and sometimes trigger a Special.
Cancel Affinity: This is more about a skill than a specific unit, but it is commonly seen on Bridal Cordelia, Brave Lyn, and Innes. She does not have the requisite defense to survive Brave Bow wielding archers with Cancel Affinity.

User Submitted Builds

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Cecilia build by Hugthug12 09-09

Gronnblade+	A	Death Blow 3
Draw Back	B	Escape Route 3
Moonbow	C	Fortify Cavalry

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I got no horse emblem without her. Really though, she made me build the team, so pull a 5* version of her and go to town.

Everything else checks out, just make sure to change the answers a bit, just like I did.

',:^)

Cecilia build by trippingbears 09-05

Dark Excalibur	A	Life and Death 3
Reposition	B	Desperation 3
Moonbow	C	Fortify Cavalry

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Imperfect IVs (+Spd / -Atk), Merged (+1) Cecilia takes up Sonya's Tome and h*cks things up. Just wait for the +Spd / -Def Merge (coming soon?)

Recommended Seals: Spd +1

Cecilia build by Enchants 09-04

Gronnblade+	A	Darting Blow 3
Reposition	B	G Tomebreaker 3
Draconic Aura	C	Fortify Cavalry

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The key for having a non mediocre build Cecilia is give her speed. Whether it from IVs, the (a) skill and/or seal. The more speed the better.

Cecilia already has a naturaly high attack. Together with blade tome, your not lacking in damage whatsoever. All you need to do is to give her speed as much as you can.

With +spd IVs, she gains 4 points. And if you combine it with darting blow, speed seal, hone cavalry buff, she'll reach 42 speed. Even more with goad buffs.

>> https://imgur.com/a/4pQ8T << This is Cecilia and shes a legitimate threat.

So stop building her wrong.

Thanks for reading.

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Wind Learns by default at 1 ★ Green Tome Users Only	50	2	4
Elwind Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Green Tome Users Only	100	2	6
GronnravenGrants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Green Tome Users Only	200	2	7
Gronnraven+Grants weapon-triangle advantage against colorless foes, and inflicts weapon-triangle disadvantage on colorless foes during combat. Unlocks at 5 ★ Green Tome Users Only	300	2	11

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Support Skills

Support Skills	Rng.	SP
Rally ResistanceGrants Res+4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★	1	150

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Attack +1Grants Atk+1. Unlocks at 3 ★ Inheritable by all units.	30	A
Attack +2Grants Atk+2. Unlocks at 4 ★ Inheritable by all units.	60	A
Attack +3Grants Atk+3. Unlocks at 5 ★ Inheritable by all units.	120	A
Escape Route 1Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 30% to warp adjacent to any ally. Unlocks at 1 ★ Inheritable by all units.	60	B
Escape Route 2Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 40% to warp adjacent to any ally. Unlocks at 2 ★ Inheritable by all units.	120	B
Escape Route 3Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 50% to warp adjacent to any ally. Unlocks at 4 ★ Inheritable by all units.	240	B