Table of Contents
Tier Rating
- Default
- Attack
- Special
- Injured
| Saias - Bishop of Flame |
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Hero Stats
Stat Variations
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | |||||
| Middle | 17 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| High |
| HP | ATK | SPD | DEF | RES | |
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| Low | |||||
| Middle | 36 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 34 |
| High |
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 |
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This unit has no access to IVs.
Skill Sets
Supportive Saias
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Wargod's Tome | A | Fury 3 |
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Draw Back | B | Swordbreaker 3 Alternate: B Tomebreaker 3 |
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Iceberg Alternate: Glacies |
C | Spd Ploy 3 |
| SP | 1765 | S | Def Ploy 3 |
- Weapon: Wargod's Tome
- Assist: Draw Back / Rally Def/Res / Rally Atk/Spd
- Special: Iceberg / Glacies
- Passive A: Fury
- Passive B: Swordbreaker / B Tomebreaker
- Passive C: Spd Ploy
- Sacred Seal: Def Ploy / Attack +3 / Resistance +3
Saias's standard team supporter set is the best choice for making use of Saias's unique strengths. It also happens to be cheap to build, making it a great general choice for fans of the unit or free players wanting to take advantage of his support abilities. This set sees him equip four Ploy skills to assail the enemy team with debuffs.
First and foremost, the Wargod's Tome combined with Spd Ploy and the Def Ploy Seal give Saias all four stat Ploy skills. Def Ploy can be replaced with Attack +3 for a more combat-oriented version if desired. Fury is a godsend for Saias, granting him an all-around stat boost that most importantly boosts his Attack and Resistance. With Fury, Saias, will have a massive 37 Resistance to activate his Ploys from.
Saias has 33 Speed with Fury, which is still not enough to double most swords he will encounter. Swordbreaker helps him achieve this end, and lets him reliably beat all swords in the game with his Ploy debuffs on them, save for a few specifics such as Fir. Iceberg hits like a truck and is reasonably easy to charge, especially if Saias fights a sword user with Distant Counter. As for his Assist skill, he can make great use of Draw Back as well as Dual Rally skills. Rally Def/Res is best if Saias is to be paired with tanky allies, and Rally Atk/Spd for offensively-inclined partners.
Offensive Saias
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Blárblade+ | A | Fury 3 |
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Draw Back | B | Chill Res 3 Alternate: Lancebreaker 3 |
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Iceberg | C | Spd Ploy 3 |
| SP | 1800 | S | Speed +3 |
- Weapon: Blárblade+
- Assist: Draw Back / Rally Def/Res / Rally Atk/Spd
- Special: Iceberg
- Passive A: Fury / Life and Death / Death Blow
- Passive B: Chill Res / Lancebreaker
- Passive C: Spd Ploy / Hone Atk/Spd / Spur Def/Res
- Sacred Seal: Speed +3 / Attack +3 / Res Ploy
Those looking to make the most out of Saias's stats will want to run a combative Blade set. It should be noted that many units, including some easily obtainable ones can run a Blárblade set better than Saias. This build is more for those who want to push the unit to his limit.
With only 30 Attack and 33 Speed, Saias will need some improvements to his offenses. Fury is the best choice since it improves Saias's Resistance, letting him run Ploy skills if he chooses. Life and Death is better if Ploy skills aren't important. Saias can be used either as a fast Blade tome user, or a OHKO variant. Death Blow and Attack +3 should be taken if Saias is attempting to run a OHKO set.
Chill Res gives Saias an extraordinary boost to his offenses and grants him some team support potential. Lancebreaker is his best budget choice, helping to defeat fast lances such as Nephenee and Azura, although it is a significant power downgrade from Chill Res. With Iceberg, Saias hits extremely hard and is a great choice considering Blárblade's Special charge penalty.
Spd Ploy gives Saias a way to support his team and also makes it easier for him to double opponents. A Dual Hone or Dual Spur skill is better if Saias opts for Life and Death. Choice of Sacred Seal comes down to whether a build highlighting Speed, Attack or team support is desired. Res Ploy is a decent choice if Chill Res is not available, and if Saias is running Fury.
Introduction
Saias is a hero from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, and appears in Fire Emblem Heroes as a blue tome user. Like his father, Saias bears a weapon capable of causing severe debuffs to enemies in all directions. Although he has decent Attack and Speed, he is best used in a support role for frontline units thanks to his debuff potential.
As is typical of most mages, Saias excels in Attack and Resistance but trades HP and Defense. Physically, he is frail and has much to fear from units bearing Distant Counter. While he can take the offensive with a Blade set, he pales in comparison to stronger mages with higher Attack and Speed.
What Saias has over other mages however, is being freely available and extremely cheap to build. Saias is a great addition to a f2p player's barracks, as he can provide solid support at a low cost.
Strengths
Excellent team support abilities
Saias wields the Wargod's Tome, a unique weapon that grants him the effects of Atk Ploy 2 and Res Ploy 2.
This means he is one of only a handful of units who can use the four main Ploy skills at once.
This is the primary strength of Saias, as he can be a great benefit to allies just by standing on the field. The debuffs he applies to foes are significant enough to swing many battles in the player's favor.
Solid Attack and Resistance
33 Attack and 34 Resistance give Saias the stats he needs to do his job.
With Fury, he reaches a decent 50 Attack, enough to defeat common red enemies, especially considering they are likely to be debuffed by his 37 Resistance.
Base 34 Resistance is especially noteworthy since he relies on it heavily in order to activate his Ploy effects.
Easy to get and cheap to build
Available as a Grand Hero Battle, Saias is available to free players and can be upgraded to five stars for 20,000 feathers.
The skills he requires for his team support set are all available on units at four stars. This makes Saias an excellent choice of unit to invest into.
Weaknesses
Physically frail
Saias's main statistical disadvantage is having low Defense and HP.
This makes him very easy to defeat with physical damage such as from Bows, Daggers or units with Distant Counter.
Bad Speed tier
Saias sits at 30 Speed, one of the worst Speed tiers for a mage.
This is because he is too slow to defeat faster blue mages who can double and kill him.
Many of the mages slower than him run B Tomebreaker to guarantee beating faster ones, meaning they will also double and KO Saias.
Because Saias does not run a Blade tome, he cannot reliably OHKO most sword-users and must run Swordbreaker instead.
Limited merge potential and cannot get boon/bane sets
The biggest limiter on his potential is his status as a Grand Hero Battle unit.
Saias has access to limited merges. He also can't get boon/bane sets to optimize his stats, giving him a disadvantage compared to units who can.
Team Options
Counters
When compared to other mages, Saias has a below average combat potential. His low Speed does not lend him well to dueling mages, and frail physical bulk means he fears nearly all sources of physical damage. Saias is handily beaten by all Green and most Blue units who commonly wield Distant Counter.
- Blue mages: Most of them can double him with high Speed or beat him with B Tomebreaker. Many have enough Resistance to avoid getting hit by his Ploy skills. Lute, Linde, Mae, L'Arachel and Reinhardt all counter Saias. Micaiah deserves special mention, as not only does she beat Saias, she can use Sacrifice to turn his debuffs into buffs on one ally.
- Distant Counter tanks: Green units are very commonly seen with Distant Counter as a way to handle blue mages such as Saias. Their high Attack stat and type advantage are enough to KO Saias with ease. Hector, Fallen Robin(M), Myrrh, Winter Chrom and Dorcas are examples of such units.
- Berkut's Lance wielders: Berkut's Lance is a weapon that makes a unit much tougher against mages. It is commonly run with Distant Counter and seen on units such as Florina, Effie and Clair.
- Anti-mage units: Units with extremely high Resistance are commonly build to specially counter mages. Felicia, Faye and Niles all have extraordinarily high Resistance and the right skills to take down Saias with ease.
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Wargod's Tome | A | Fury 3 |
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Ardent Sacrifice | B | Desperation 3 |
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Glacies | C | Spd Ploy 3 |
| S | Brash Assault 3 | ||
As Saias has quite poor speed compared to most units in the modern meta, I like to run the Desperation & Brash Assault combo, with Ardent Sacrifice (or Reciprocal Aid) as an enabler. Almost every unit that can counter-attack is totally melted. Iceberg or Glacies can be used for the special, but I've gone with Glacies in order to occasionally kill some res tank green mages.
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Blárowl+ (+Res) | A | Fury 3 |
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Reposition | B | Lancebreaker 3 |
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Glacies | C | Spd Ploy 3 |
| S | Atk/Spd Bond 3 | ||
Here's a simple budget offensive Saias build for those people who already have Arvis, see Saias and his chubby little ringless fingers and go "Pfft, what do I need this sh*t for?" Hopefully should be good enough for both phases should you keep him by teammates to take advantage of Blarowl and Atk/Spd Bond. Saias is sick and tired of Kiran's bullsh*t sending him out to debuff people while he's over there in the corner doin' whatever, so he's f*ckin' pissed. He's got Fury 3, but not Fury 4, 'cuz who the bloody hell's got Angry Dad sitting around that they can just fodder for a build like this? You also got Lancebreaker for those pesky little Donnels, Abels, Subakis runnin' around eatin' all your corn. Just give 'em the ol' budget Saias and then send him home, because this build is garbage anyway.
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Juicy Wave+ | A | Fury 3 |
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Draw Back | B | Chill Atk 3 |
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Iceberg | C | Spd Ploy 3 |
| S | Squad Ace D 3 | ||
(Stats are shown with a Spd Refined Juicy Wave+ at +2 merge.)
Saias' stats aren't usually seen by many as very impressive; his speed is quite low even for a mage who relies on his ploys, and his lack of IVs don't exactly help matters either. So, what's a man to do?
Well, with a mixed drink from a certain wyvern riding beach goer, this. This is what he can do.
This is a pretty basic Fury/Desperation set that can also debuff exceedingly well. Juicy Wave frees up his B slot and is refineable so he can run Chill Atk to help disable a particularly nasty enemy, and Fury/Squad Ace D in junction with that bring his sad 31 speed up to an impressive 39. If he gets speed ploy off on an enemy, they need to be at an effective 49 speed in order to get a double on him, and as he gets knocked into lower HP brackets, he'll be able to start firing off Icebergs left and right.
Another idea for the set is Chill Spd, ensuring that the foe needs an effective 51 speed to continue to get a double on him after the chill.
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Wargod's Tome | A | Close Counter |
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Rally Def/Res | B | Quick Riposte 3 |
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Moonbow | C | Spd Ploy 3 |
This may seem pretty week on defense, but it really isn't and I'll explain.
With Wargods tome and with Spd Ploy activating, he has atk/res ploy 2 with spd ploy 3 active, totalling his stats at:
Hp/Atk/Spd/Def/Res
36/53/35/24/38
This is when the ploys activate, which is easy to setup with some well placed bait. This is further supported by his allies, one of which I mention being Katarina on all accounts, as she covers his weakness and works best with some support as well. She gives him def/res rally skills, ally support, and Chill spd on other enemies, further debuffing his enemies. As such, lets replace the Spd Ploy debuff with Chill Spd, and lets add the rally skill, and ally support:
Hp/Atk/Spd/Def/Res
36/55/37/29/43
In short, he becomes much harder to kill, and can in turn retaliate. Also keep in mind that this is without taking more support from other units, including more drives or spurs. And this solidifies the whole unique build thing for him. As I'm sure no one has built him.
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Blessed Bouquet+ (+Def) | A | Close Counter |
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Harsh Command | B | Watersweep 3 |
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Aether | C | Atk Smoke 3 |
| S | Phantom Spd 3 | ||
Okay I know it looks like it won't work (and you're probably right) but I just wanted to be more creative. BEFORE EVERYTHING, KNOW THAT SAIAS SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A FIRE BLESSING.
Anyway, this is supposed to be a defensive, anti-Manakete build. The strategy behind it is that Saias would initiate combat (he should probably be on a defensive tile when performing this action) with a Manakete without it counterattacking. You see, this is when Watersweep 3 and Phantom Speed 3 come into play (if Saias has enough speed of course). After combat Atk Smoke 3 will activate, inflicting the enemy (and other enemies within two spaces) with -7 attack. The Blessed Bouquet's effect will activate after that, giving Saias 5 points of Defense and Resistance. Enemy Phase! Manakete will attack Saias. Blessed Bouquet's effect will kind of sheild Saias and Atk Smoke 3 should soften the blow. Defensive tile helps too.
Weapon Skills
| Weapons | SP | Rng. | Mt. |
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LightBlue Tome Users Only
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50 | 2 | 4 |
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Ellight Learns by default at 3 ★ Blue Tome Users Only
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100 | 2 | 6 |
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Shine Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Blue Tome Users Only
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200 | 2 | 9 |
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Wargod's TomeAt start of turn, inflicts Atk/Res-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit's Res through their next actions.
Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.
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400 | 2 | 14 |
Special Skills
| Special Skills | SP | Turns |
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| Chilling WindBoosts damage dealt by 50% of unit's Res.
Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
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100 | 4 |
| GlaciesBoosts damage dealt by 80% of unit's Res.
Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.
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200 | 4 |
Passive Skills
| Passive Skills | SP | Slot |
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Escape Route 1Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 30% to warp adjacent to any ally.
Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 3 ★ |
60 | B |
Escape Route 2Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 40% to warp adjacent to any ally.
Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 4 ★ |
120 | B |
Escape Route 3Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 50% to warp adjacent to any ally.
Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 5 ★ |
240 | B |
Spd Ploy 1At start of turn, all foes in cardinal directions with Res 1 or more lower than unit suffer Spd-3 until the end of foe's next action.
Inheritable by all units.
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60 | C |
Spd Ploy 2At start of turn, all foes in cardinal directions with Res 1 or more lower than unit suffer Spd-4 until the end of foe's next action.
Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 3 ★ |
120 | C |
Spd Ploy 3At start of turn, all foes in cardinal directions with Res 1 or more lower than unit suffer Spd-5 until the end of foe's next action.
Inheritable by all units.
Unlocks at 4 ★ |
240 | C |
Other Info
| Origin |
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
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