This is a ranking page for the hero Lyon - Esteemed Royals from the game Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn the best IVs (Individual Values), best builds (Inherit Skill), weapon refinement, stats at Lv 40, and more for Valentine's Lyon.
| Heroes With the Same Name | |
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Lyon | Fallen Lyon |
Young Lyon | Summer Lyon |
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List of Contents
- Rating and Basic Information
- Best IVs
- Best Builds
- Stats
- Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses
- Should you Unlock Potential?
- List of Skills
- Community Feedback
- How to Obtain / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes
- Related Guides
| Special Heroes - May This Last Featured Heroes | |||
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| Valentine's Selena [8.5/10] | Valentine's Ephraim [9.0/10] |  Valentine's Lyon[9.9/10] | Valentine's Myrrh [9.5/10] |
Valentine's Lyon Rating and Basic Information
| Overall Rating | 9.9/10 |
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| Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) | S (▶Reroll Ranking) |
| Ranking (including Inherit Skill) | SS (▶FEH Tier List) |
Lyon - Esteemed Royals: Basic Information
| Color / Weapon Type / Move Type | Green/Green Tome/Cavalry |
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| Rarity | 5 Star |
| What Kind of Character Are They? | ・Weapon skill grants Canto, deals pre-combat damage based on foe's Atk, grants Atk/Def/Res bonuses to unit and cuts foe's non-Special damage reduction in half. ・Exclusive A skill grants Atk/Def/Res bonuses to unit, denies foe's counterattacks, and inflicts status that ends action of nearby foe at the start of their next turn. ・Duo Skill inflicts status that ends action of foes in cardinal directions at the start of their next turn. |
Valentine's Lyon Skills at 5★
Tender Vessel Enables 【Canto (1)】. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, deals damage to foe = X% of foe's Atk as combat begins (if unit has weapon-triangle advantage or if unit's Res > foe's Res, X = 40; otherwise, X = 20; activates only when unit can attack in combat; effects that reduce damage "during combat" do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), grants Atk/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def/Res during combat = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
Iceberg Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res. |
Gray Illusion |
Occultist's Strike |
Incite Atk/Res 【Incited】 If unit initiates combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of spaces from start position to end position of unit during combat (max 3; that turn only). |
Valentine's Lyon's Duo Skill Effect
| Duo Skill |
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| Inflicts the following status on foes in cardinal directions of unit through their next actions: "after start-of-turn skills trigger, action ends immediately" (for foes who have not yet taken an action in Summoner Duels, instead of inflicting this effect, ends their action immediately). (Duo Skills can be used once per map by tapping the Duo button. Duo Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.) |
Standard Effect 1
| Duel |
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| If unit is 5★ and level 40 and unit's stats total less than 205, treats unit's stats as 205 in modes like Arena. (Higher-scoring opponents will appear. Stat total calculation excludes any values added by merges and skills.) |
Valentine's Lyon Best IVs
Recommended IVs
| Stat | Superboon/Superbane | IV Recommendation |
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| HP (17) |  | ★★★☆☆ |
| Atk (8) |  | ★★★★★ |
| Spd (3) | | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Def (4) | | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Res (16) | | ★★★★★ |
◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws
| See the IV Checker for All Units | Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs |
When using an Ascendant Floret, we recommend getting the next superboon if it fits the hero. If not, consider what stat your hero needs most.
+Res / -Spd
The best IVs for Valentine's Lyon are +Res and -Spd. Res is a superboon and boosts Lyon's base Res up to base 50, improving his capacity to win the Res checks of both Tender Vessel and Gray Illusion.
Spd is Lyon's best bane, as Lyon's Spd is abysmal at only base 16 which is among the lowest in the entire game. Lyon will not be able to outspeed his foes no matter how much you invest into him, and is better off focusing on improving his nuking power to defeat his foes in one hit or simply rendering them useless by ending their turns.
+Res for a +10 merge
We recommend +Res when merging Valentine's Lyon up to +10 to maximize the chances of Lyon winning his Res checks.
Valentine's Lyon Best Builds
Offensive / Budget Valentine's Lyon
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Valentine's Lyon's base kit already excels as an offensive magic attacker with high Res. Atk/Res Catch synergizes well with his kit after debuffs are applied.
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Valentine's Lyon Stats
Stat Rankings
| Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★) | ||
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| 174 | ||
| HP |
| Rank: 750/1136 |
| Atk |
| Rank: 3/1136 |
| Spd |
| Rank: 1104/1136 |
| Def |
| Rank: 671/1136 |
| Res |
| Rank: 8/1136 |
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Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| +10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses | 44 | 66 | 20 | 30 | 51 | 211 | Lv.40 +10 | 44 | 52 | 20 | 30 | 51 | 197 |
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| +HP Lv.40 +10 | 46 | 51 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 197 |
| +Atk Lv.40 +10 | 43 | 55 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 198 |
| +Spd Lv.40 +10 | 43 | 51 | 23 | 30 | 50 | 197 |
| +Def Lv.40 +10 | 43 | 51 | 20 | 33 | 50 | 197 |
| +Res Lv.40 +10 | 43 | 51 | 20 | 30 | 54 | 198 |
Stats at Lv 40
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| 5★- Adjusted for Skills | 39 | 61 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 188 |
| 5★ Lv.40 | 39 | 47 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 174 |
Initial Stats (with Skills)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| 5★ Lv.1 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 62 |
Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes
| Hero | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 47 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 174 |
Ascended Merric | 41 | 43 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 173 |
Seiðr | 39 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 40 | 169 |
Sage Ursula | 40 | 42 | 46 | 18 | 22 | 168 |
Letizia | 38 | 40 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 163 |
Ninja Corrin (F) | 38 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 162 |
Winter Bernadetta | 39 | 36 | 40 | 19 | 23 | 157 |
Summer Sylvain | 42 | 32 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 152 |
Halloween L'Arachel | 39 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 151 |
Summer Selena | 36 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 23 | 150 |
Picnic Leo | 37 | 33 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 146 |
Green Tome Olwen | 34 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 27 | 145 |
Valentine's Lilina | 34 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 145 |
Gunnthrá | 37 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 145 |
Valentine's Mist | 36 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 23 | 144 |
Cecilia | 36 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 144 |
Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.
Valentine's Lyon Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses
Valentine's Lyon Roles
| Lyon - Esteemed Royals Roles | |||
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| Close-Physical | Ranged-Physical | Close-Magic | Ranged-Magic |
| Physical Wall | Magic Wall | Effective Weapon | Movement Assist |
| Exclusive Skill | All-Range Counter | Recovery | Refresher |
| Legendary | Mythic | Duo / Harmonized | Resplendent |
Valentine's Lyon is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.
Valentine's Lyon Strengths
Tender Vessel deals pre-combat damage and has other useful effects
Valentine's Lyon comes with an exclusive weapon in Tender Vessel. This green tome grants 【Canto (1)】 and deals unmitigated pre-combat damage based on his foe's Atk stat and whether Lyon wins a Res check or has weapon-triangle advantage against his foe. The pre-combat damage cannot be reduced and is a fantastic way of wearing down his foes before his high Atk stat finishes them off.
Tender Vessel also grants Lyon Atk/Def/Res+5 and bonus Atk/Def/Res equal to 20% of his Res at start of combat, and also cuts the effectiveness of his foe's non-Special damage reduction skills in half.
Combining the pre-combat damage effect with Lyon's offenses almost always ensures that his foes will fall in one attack.
Gray Illusion prevents counterattacks and ends turns
Valentine's Lyon's main power comes from his exclusive A skill Gray Illusion. This skill grants Lyon Atk/Def/Res+9 during combat and prevents his foes from counterattacking him if he wins a Res check.
More importantly, if Lyon initiates combat, Gray Illusion inflicts a status effect on the foe with the highest Spd within 3 spaces which ends their next turn immediately at the start of the next turn. This skill is basically Fomortiis's Nightmare but on offense, and can be leveraged easily by attacking in way where the end turn effect is triggered on the most threatening enemy.
This is a very unique effect that can be incredibly oppressive if used correctly. Enemies cannot threaten your units if they can't act in the first place.
Valentine's Lyon Weaknesses
Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons
Valentine's Lyon takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, and one blow from this type of weapon will deal significant damage. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!
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Should you Unlock Potential?
| Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? | Cannot Unlock Potential |
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Lyon - Esteemed Royals Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!
Lyon - Esteemed Royals only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Lyon - Esteemed Royals if a 4 Star version is released!
Unlock Potential Tier List
Valentine's Lyon - List of Skills
Weapons
| Skill Name | Might | Range | Effect | Learned At |
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Wind | 4 | 2 | No Effect | 5★ |
Elwind | 6 | 2 | No Effect | 5★ |
Rexcalibur | 9 | 2 | No Effect | 5★ |
Tender Vessel | 14 | 2 | Enables 【Canto (1)】. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, deals damage to foe = X% of foe's Atk as combat begins (if unit has weapon-triangle advantage or if unit's Res > foe's Res, X = 40; otherwise, X = 20; activates only when unit can attack in combat; effects that reduce damage "during combat" do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), grants Atk/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def/Res during combat = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). | 5★ |
Assists
This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.
Specials
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
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Chilling Wind | (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res. | 5★ |
Iceberg | (Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res. | 5★ |
Passives
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
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Gray Illusion | If unit initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Def/Res+9 to unit during combat, and if unit's Res > foe's Res, foe cannot counterattack. If unit initiates combat, after combat, inflicts the following status on foes with the highest Spd within 3 spaces of target foe (excluding target) through their next actions: "after start-of-turn skills trigger, action ends immediately" (for foes who have not yet taken an action in Summoner Duels, instead of inflicting this effect, ends their action immediately). | 5★ |
Poison Strike 1 | If unit initiates combat, deals 4 damage to foe after combat. | 5★ |
Poison Strike 2 | If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foe after combat. | 5★ |
Poison Strike 3 | If unit initiates combat, deals 10 damage to foe after combat. | 5★ |
Occultist's Strike | If unit initiates combat, deals 7 damage to foe as combat begins (effects that reduce damage during combat do not apply; will not reduce foe's HP below 1), inflicts Spd/Res-4 on foe during combat, and deals damage = 20% of foe's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials). | 5★ |
Rouse Atk/Res 1 | At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +2 to unit for 1 turn. | 5★ |
Rouse Atk/Res 2 | At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +4 to unit for 1 turn. | 5★ |
Rouse Atk/Res 3 | At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +6 to unit for 1 turn. | 5★ |
Incite Atk/Res | At start of turn, if number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 2, grants Atk/Res+6 and 【Incited】 to unit for 1 turn. If number of allies adjacent to unit ≤ 1, grants Atk/Res+3 to unit during combat. 【Incited】 If unit initiates combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = number of spaces from start position to end position of unit during combat (max 3; that turn only). | 5★ |
Valentine's Lyon as a Source Hero
| Value of Skills | ★★★★★ |
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Valentine's Lyon has Occultist's Strike and Incite Atk/Res as inheritable options.
Valentine's Lyon is a very powerful unit; think carefully before using him as inheritance fodder.
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Community Feedback
How would you rate Valentine's Lyon?
Top tier hero. Must summon. 88
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Summon if you need his/her hero archetype. 2
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Summon if you like this hero. 6
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Summon for his/her Skill Inheritance options. 1
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How to Get Valentine's Lyon / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes
How to Get Valentine's Lyon
Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!
Valentine's Lyon is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.
Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.
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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information
| Voice Actor (English) | Mark P. Whitten with Kira Buckland |
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| Illustrator | azu - taro |
| Appears In | Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones |
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Special Heroes: May This Last
| Heroes from Special Heroes - May This Last | |||
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| Valentine's Selena [8.5/10] | Valentine's Ephraim [9.0/10] | Valentine's Lyon [9.9/10] | Valentine's Myrrh [9.5/10] |
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