This is a ranking page for the hero Zeiss - Ebon Bolt 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 Zeiss.
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
Zeiss Rating and Basic Information
| Overall Rating | 8.5/10 |
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| Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) | - (▶Reroll Ranking) |
| Ranking (including Inherit Skill) | B (▶FEH Tier List) |
Zeiss - Ebon Bolt: Basic Information
| Color / Weapon Type / Move Type | Blue/Lance/Flying |
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| Rarity | 4 Star3 Star |
| What Kind of Character Are They? | ・Free-to-play Lance Flier with good Def ・Reversal Lance+ grants bonus stats to unit and inflicts stat penalties onto foe equal to twice their visible bonuses. |
Zeiss Skills at 5★
Reversal Lance+ If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2 (calculates each stat penalty independently; example: if foe has +7 bonus to Atk, inflicts Atk-14, for a net penalty of Atk-7). |
Dragon Fang Boosts Atk by 50%. |
Atk/Def Clash 3 |
Air Orders 3 |
Zeiss Best IVs
Recommended IVs
| Stat | Superboon/Superbane | IV Recommendation |
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| HP (19) |  | ★★★★☆ |
| Atk (13) | | ★★★★★ |
| Spd (6) |  | ★★★☆☆ |
| Def (11) | | ★★★★☆ |
| Res (6) | | ★★☆☆☆ |
◯ = 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.
Neutral IVs by default!
As a hero obtainable only through Grand Hero Battle, Zeiss will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.
+Atk / -Res
The best IVs for Zeiss are +Atk and -Res. Zeiss's base 48 Atk is among the highest in the game, and due to him lacking exclusive skills to make him unique, he needs every point of Atk he can obtain to keep up with better metagame units.
Zeiss's Res is below average at only base 25 and should be the bane of choice as it won't change any of his matchups.
+Atk for a +10 merge
We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Zeiss up to +10 to ensure he can remain relevant against modern metagame-relevant foes.
Zeiss Best Builds
Physical Tank Zeiss
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This build maximizes physical bulk while retaliating with heavy damage using Ignis.
General Use / Budget Zeiss
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This budget build allows Zeiss to fulfill a physical tank role using skills available with Divine Codes.
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Zeiss Stats
Stat Rankings
| Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★) | ||
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| 193 | ||
| HP |
| Rank: 192/1173 |
| Atk |
| Rank: 2/1173 |
| Spd |
| Rank: 493/1173 |
| Def |
| Rank: 75/1173 |
| Res |
| Rank: 668/1173 |
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25Stat Values
Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| +10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses | 48 | 67 | 40 | 46 | 29 | 230 | Lv.40 +10 | 48 | 53 | 40 | 46 | 29 | 216 |
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| +HP Lv.40 +10 | 50 | 52 | 40 | 45 | 29 | 216 |
| +Atk Lv.40 +10 | 47 | 55 | 40 | 45 | 29 | 216 |
| +Spd Lv.40 +10 | 47 | 52 | 44 | 45 | 29 | 217 |
| +Def Lv.40 +10 | 47 | 52 | 40 | 49 | 29 | 217 |
| +Res Lv.40 +10 | 47 | 52 | 40 | 45 | 33 | 217 |
Stats at Lv 40
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| 5★- Adjusted for Skills | 43 | 62 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 207 |
| 5★ Lv.40 | 43 | 48 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 193 |
| 4★ Lv.40 | 40 | 46 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 181 |
| 3★ Lv.40 | 39 | 43 | 32 | 37 | 22 | 173 |
Initial Stats (with Skills)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| 5★ Lv.1 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 69 |
| 4★ Lv.1 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 62 |
| 3★ Lv.1 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 58 |
Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes
| Hero | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total |
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| 43 | 48 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 193 |
Phila | 38 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 40 | 183 |
Marcia | 41 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 177 |
Karin | 41 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 31 | 177 |
Seteth | 44 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 172 |
Sigrun | 37 | 32 | 36 | 28 | 34 | 167 |
Cynthia | 38 | 32 | 37 | 27 | 29 | 163 |
Thea | 37 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 162 |
Shigure | 40 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 162 |
Shanna | 39 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 29 | 158 |
Cordelia | 40 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 157 |
Clair | 37 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 156 |
ZeissNote: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.
Zeiss Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses
Zeiss Roles
| Zeiss - Ebon Bolt 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 |
Zeiss is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.
Zeiss Strengths
Reversal Lance+ inflicts variable penalties onto foe
Zeiss's inheritable Reversal Lance+ grants him Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat and inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res penalties onto his for equal to twice their current visible bonuses for each stat.
This in-combat Panic effect essentially reverses his foe's bonuses, inflicting enough penalties to offset the bonus and lower them further.
This effect stacks with the traditional 【Panic】, and when combined, inflicts massive debuffs to the foe's stats in combat.
Zeiss Weaknesses
Lack of Unique Skills
Zeiss suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.
Lance Flying units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Zeiss replaceable by better units.
Weak to Bows
As a flying unit, Zeiss takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.
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Should you Unlock Potential?
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We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Zeiss - Ebon Bolt!
We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Zeiss - Ebon Bolt from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Zeiss - Ebon Bolt is very useful as a bulky lance flier, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Zeiss - Ebon Bolt helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.
Unlock Potential Tier List
Zeiss - List of Skills
Weapons
| Skill Name | Might | Range | Effect | Learned At |
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Iron Lance | 6 | 1 | No Effect | 3★ |
Steel Lance | 8 | 1 | No Effect | 3★ |
Reversal Lance | 10 | 1 | If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2 (calculates each stat penalty independently; example: if foe has +7 bonus to Atk, inflicts Atk-14, for a net penalty of Atk-7). | 3★ |
Reversal Lance+ | 14 | 1 | If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of foe's stats x 2 (calculates each stat penalty independently; example: if foe has +7 bonus to Atk, inflicts Atk-14, for a net penalty of Atk-7). | 5★ |
Assists
This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.
Specials
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
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Dragon Gaze | (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%. | 3★ |
Dragon Fang | (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 50%. | 4★ |
Passives
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
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Atk/Def Clash 1 | If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 1. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 1.) | 3★ |
Atk/Def Clash 2 | If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 3. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 2.) | 4★ |
Atk/Def Clash 3 | If unit or foe initiates combat after moving to a different space, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Def during combat = X + 5. (X = number of spaces moved by whoever initiated combat; max 3.) | 5★ |
Air Orders 1 | At start of turn, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants the following status to adjacent flying allies for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." | 3★ |
Air Orders 2 | At start of turn, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants the following status to adjacent flying allies for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." | 3★ |
Air Orders 3 | At start of turn, grants the following status effect to adjacent flying allies for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." | 4★ |
Zeiss as a Source Hero
| Value of Skills | ★★★☆☆ |
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Zeiss comes with Reversal Lance+, Atk/Def Clash 3, and Air Orders 3 as inheritable options.
He is best used for bridge fodder for the rarer Atk/Def Clash 4 or Atk/Def Excel.
| List of Source Heroes | The Best Fodder Units |
Community Feedback
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How to Get Zeiss / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes
How to Get Zeiss
Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle
Zeiss is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.
Voice Actor and Illustrator Information
| Voice Actor (English) | Cory Yee |
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| Illustrator | HAGIYA Kaoru |
| Appears In | Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade |
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