After a long time without posting anything I decided to write a small article dedicate to talk
about learning with kind of stuff you can do with Micaiah in Fire Emblem Heroes.
about learning with kind of stuff you can do with Micaiah in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Stats and signature skills
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| Official Micaiah Artwork by Chiko |
First of all, Micaiah let's start with some numbers, assuming neutral stats, Micaiah has this stat spread.
HP: 35
Atk: 35
Spd: 28
Def: 18
Res: 35
Micaiah is slow-ish (at least for the current standart), with some noteworthy strenghts (Atk and Res) and weakness (HP and Def) in her other stats.
Micaiah has stat similar to characters like Deirdre or Summer!Leo but as a blue unit, so that makes her already a very bulky unit against magic, but that is just the beginning, Micaiah allow herself to separate from these two thanks to the niches her signature skills gives to her, and Micaiah has two of them.
The first one it's her Prf Weapon: Thani.
Thani it's one of the weapon with the largest description ever made, the weapon essencially has three (four if you count each effective as its own) skills; (and like the other weapon of this kind, it has 14 base Power)
- Flat +3 Res
- Effective damage against Armor Units and Cavalry Units
- Damage reduced (30%) in the first hit from ranged (Magic, Staff, Bows and Daggers) enemy units of the previously mentioned movement types
This weapon it's Micaiah main draw and important part of her appeal as a unit, it allows Micaiah to endure damage (specially magical) to levels it would look impossible under normal circunstances; I'll go to the calculations later.
And of course, her effective damage makes her a excellent unit to deal with cavalry and armor, even in many cases being able to one-shot them.
The second signature skill it's Sacrifice.
Sacrifice it's (at least in this moment) the only Prf Assist in the game; it works in a similar way to Micaiah's Sacrifice in Radiant Dawn: Allow Micaiah to gift her heal to other units; unlike Ardent Sacrifice, it can gift any amount of heal; and unlike Reciprocal Aid, isn't a literal HP exchange; making Micaiah able to heal even units with bigger HP than her.
Sacrifice also has the "Harsh Command" effect (convert debuffs in buffs) alongside the heal transfer; making this skill into one of the most versatile assists in the game.
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Now it begins the fun stuff, using Micaiah's strenghts against the enemy's, for this test we'll use Micaiah's vanilla skill set (Her Signature Skills, Distant Def 3, Guard 3 and Drive Atk 3), and using different different seals depending the circunstances.
First, we'll start with the most logical utility of Micaiah: One-Shoting Armor Knight and Cavalry.
Micaiah has a 49 Base Atk with Thani; the effective damage work with multipliers (x1.5 to be specific); that gives Micaiah a effective damage of:
49 x 1.5 = 73.5 (73 rounded down).
Now we'll do some experiments using some FEH Duel Simulators.
https://andu2.github.io/FEH-Mass-Simulator/
https://kagerochart.com/damage-calc
Let's begin with "Micaiah Vanilla vs Vanilla everyone".
When Micaiah decides to initiate she can one shot the following units:
HP: 35
Atk: 35
Spd: 28
Def: 18
Res: 35
Micaiah is slow-ish (at least for the current standart), with some noteworthy strenghts (Atk and Res) and weakness (HP and Def) in her other stats.
Micaiah has stat similar to characters like Deirdre or Summer!Leo but as a blue unit, so that makes her already a very bulky unit against magic, but that is just the beginning, Micaiah allow herself to separate from these two thanks to the niches her signature skills gives to her, and Micaiah has two of them.
The first one it's her Prf Weapon: Thani.
Thani it's one of the weapon with the largest description ever made, the weapon essencially has three (four if you count each effective as its own) skills; (and like the other weapon of this kind, it has 14 base Power)
- Flat +3 Res
- Effective damage against Armor Units and Cavalry Units
- Damage reduced (30%) in the first hit from ranged (Magic, Staff, Bows and Daggers) enemy units of the previously mentioned movement types
This weapon it's Micaiah main draw and important part of her appeal as a unit, it allows Micaiah to endure damage (specially magical) to levels it would look impossible under normal circunstances; I'll go to the calculations later.
And of course, her effective damage makes her a excellent unit to deal with cavalry and armor, even in many cases being able to one-shot them.
The second signature skill it's Sacrifice.
Sacrifice it's (at least in this moment) the only Prf Assist in the game; it works in a similar way to Micaiah's Sacrifice in Radiant Dawn: Allow Micaiah to gift her heal to other units; unlike Ardent Sacrifice, it can gift any amount of heal; and unlike Reciprocal Aid, isn't a literal HP exchange; making Micaiah able to heal even units with bigger HP than her.
Sacrifice also has the "Harsh Command" effect (convert debuffs in buffs) alongside the heal transfer; making this skill into one of the most versatile assists in the game.
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Now it begins the fun stuff, using Micaiah's strenghts against the enemy's, for this test we'll use Micaiah's vanilla skill set (Her Signature Skills, Distant Def 3, Guard 3 and Drive Atk 3), and using different different seals depending the circunstances.
Basic No. 1: What kind of stuff is Micaiah capable of OHKO or ORKO with minimal investment? (like a Atk+ Seal using a Neutral Micaiah without merges)
First, we'll start with the most logical utility of Micaiah: One-Shoting Armor Knight and Cavalry.
Micaiah has a 49 Base Atk with Thani; the effective damage work with multipliers (x1.5 to be specific); that gives Micaiah a effective damage of:
49 x 1.5 = 73.5 (73 rounded down).
Now we'll do some experiments using some FEH Duel Simulators.
https://andu2.github.io/FEH-Mass-Simulator/
https://kagerochart.com/damage-calc
Let's begin with "Micaiah Vanilla vs Vanilla everyone".
When Micaiah decides to initiate she can one shot the following units:
- Abel
- Zephiel (with a relevant 13 Damage overkill)
- Spring Alfonse
- Zelgius (with a big 20 Damage Overkill)
- Spring Xander
- Xander (26 damage overkill is painful)
- Arden (ended up getting double attacked anyway)
- Ursula
- Winter Tharja (even considering the Candelabra buffs, isn't enough to survive)
- Sully
- Stahl (Being Ruby Sword User makes overkilling quite easy with a massive 35 leftover damage)
- Siegbert (with a quite big 30 Damage overkill)
- Seth (Like Stahl)
- Black Knight (essencially the same results that Zelgius)
- Valentine Roy
- Brave Roy (quite a massive 25 Damage overkill)
- Roderick
- Cain (a 24 damage overkill)
- Reinhardt
- Winter Robin
- Peri
- Oscar
- Spring Catria
- Olwen
- Mathilda (Micaiah's damage is so much even for Res Tanks unless they're properly prepared).
- Valentine Lyn
- Brave Lyn (this is important to remember for Basic No.2)
- Luke (a 24 damage overkill)
- Paladin Chrom (a incredible 26 damage overkill, he won't survive even with his ability activated)
- L'Arachel
- Clive
- Frederick (having bad res and spd is bad against Micaiah)
- Legendary Ephraim
- Eliwood
- Eldigan (20 damage overkill)
- Mage Eirika (a 26 damage overkill)
- Effie
- Draug (19 damage overkill)
Additionally, she can also ORKO some other units with their basic skill set (Adult Tiki, Sophia, Selena, Berkut, Sanaki, Palla, Lukas, Hinata, Henry, Hana, Lyon and Gordin).
Adding a Atk +3 Sacred Seal gives Micaiah some additional wins (Gwendolyn, Hardin, Elincia, Ike, Jagen, Halloween Jakob, Lucina/Masked Marth, Ogma, Olivia, Saizo, Soleil, Tharja, Ayra and Athena).
Micaiah without a doubt it's a excellent unit dealing with the kind of units she is supposed to defeat; the power of Thani is quite incredible.
Disclaimer: The units that doesn't have overkill damage showed is because a Distant Defense Seal and/or a +Res Nature would save them, so don't be over confident fighting against them.
PD: Don't try to one shot Sigurd (even if his color, Resistence and Movement Type said the opposite) unless you're a overwhelmingly prepared to destroy him in one hit, the Tyrfing's effect is essencially a counter to Thani's power.
TL;DR: Vanilla Micaiah can one shot Blue/Colorless Cavalry/Armor Units with at maximum of 73 (or 78 with Atk+3 Seal) Magical Bulk (HP + Res) as you saw; she can one shot Green Cavalry/Armor Unit with at maximum of 59 (or 63 with Atk+3 Seal) Magical Bulk; and finally, she can one shot Red Cavalry/Armor Units with at maximum of 88 (or 93 with a Atk+3 Seal) Magical Bulk (which is a lot).
Another interesting fun facts:
- Winter Tharja fails to survive to Vanilla Micaiah Atk+3 (which it would be product of the Seal skill or +Atk Boon) even at Level 40+10 with +Res Refinement unless she gets additional Res from other origins (like a Res Boon, Spurs, Fortify, Distant Defense, etc).
- Unless their builds and team composition are focused HEAVILY around resistence, is impossible for Zelgius, Black Knight, and Arden to survive a Vanilla Micaiah Atk+3; Zephiel would survive with a bit less effort.
TL;DR: Vanilla Micaiah can one shot Blue/Colorless Cavalry/Armor Units with at maximum of 73 (or 78 with Atk+3 Seal) Magical Bulk (HP + Res) as you saw; she can one shot Green Cavalry/Armor Unit with at maximum of 59 (or 63 with Atk+3 Seal) Magical Bulk; and finally, she can one shot Red Cavalry/Armor Units with at maximum of 88 (or 93 with a Atk+3 Seal) Magical Bulk (which is a lot).
Another interesting fun facts:
- Winter Tharja fails to survive to Vanilla Micaiah Atk+3 (which it would be product of the Seal skill or +Atk Boon) even at Level 40+10 with +Res Refinement unless she gets additional Res from other origins (like a Res Boon, Spurs, Fortify, Distant Defense, etc).
- Unless their builds and team composition are focused HEAVILY around resistence, is impossible for Zelgius, Black Knight, and Arden to survive a Vanilla Micaiah Atk+3; Zephiel would survive with a bit less effort.
Basic No. 2: What kind of stuff is Micaiah capable of survive? (Vanilla Micaiah without merges, seals vary)
The second main utilily Micaiah has it's enduring ranged threats (mostly cavalry and armor), thanks to Thani's other effect (alongside the plain Res+3 effect): 30% damage reduction in the first hit against Ranged Cavalry/Armor Units.
For example, we have a blue cavalry mage with 60 Total Damage, Micaiah uses her 38 Res to decrease the damage to 22... but isn't actually the true damage, because Micaiah's Thani will make her only receive the 70% of that damage... which ended up being: 15 actual damage.
To help with this work, Vanilla Micaiah has two very nice defensive abilities: Guard 3; the ability that slows down the enemy's special charge, and Distant Defense 3; The anti ranged ability, additional Def/Res +6 against ranged enemies when they initiate the fight.
At basic vanilla level, Micaiah it's capable of overwhelm (at least with their basic builds) these people's attempt to defeat her.
- Pretty much any red mage, that includes the non Cavalry/Armor ones (not even vanilla Lilina and vanilla Celica are able to scratch her)
- The Staff Users in general (not many of them have specially great offenses anyway)
- Shigure and pretty much any blue mage with a Base Atk below 29
- Olwen
- Reinhardt
- Ursula
- Valentine Lyn
- Bride Caeda/Shiida
- Spring Lucina
- Summer Corrin
She also deals nicely with many other blue and green mages, like Tailtu, Spring Catria, L'Arachel, Inigo, Oliver, F!Morgan, Mae, Gunnthra, Cecilia, Valentine Lilina Halloween Henry, Merric, Boey, and other units of that kind.
Fighting against Speedy Green Mages can be dangerous, but most of the time she will survive.
Some funny and relevant things Vanilla Micaiah Lv 40+0 is able to survive are:
- A Reinhardt Lv 40+10 with: Atk Boon, Death Blow 3, Atk+3 Seal (because Guard 3 negates Moonbow charge) and Hone Cavalry Buffs.
(If Reinhardt for some reason also has Goad Cavalry buffs, you can survive him if Micaiah has +3 Res, so, it's very unlikely Reinhardt kills her unless he's using some weird built like Desperation + Brash Assault).
- A hit from Brave Lyn Lv 40+10 with your typical Brave Lyn Build (Mulagir, Swift Sparrow 2) and even having: Atk+3 Seal, Atk Boon, Hone Cavalry Buffs, and Goad Cavalry Buffs.
However, it's even more impressive the fact she can survive the Quad Build version of Brave Lyn +10 (Change the weapon for Brave Bow+ and remove the Goad Cavalry Buffs because they aren't that common in Brave Build Based Team Compositions); just using the Deflect Missile 3... That would sound obvious for the fact that seal is an Anti-Brave Bow... but the impressive thing about this, is the fact that Micaiah isn't exactly a physical wall (in fact quite the opposite).
And Micaiah just improves these insane feats with merges. (Neutral Micaiah Lv 40+10 with Deflect Missile 3 survives the Death Blow 3 version of the previous build even with Goad Cavalry Buffs).
Dealing with Halloween Jakob Lv 40+10 with his dangerous "Brave and Bold" Skill-Set can be a harder deal, but not a impossible one if you have enough support to one shot him before he is able to active Ignis (Bold Fighter is a dangerous treat to anything that isn't another Armor Knight)
Some funny and relevant things Vanilla Micaiah Lv 40+0 is able to survive are:
- A Reinhardt Lv 40+10 with: Atk Boon, Death Blow 3, Atk+3 Seal (because Guard 3 negates Moonbow charge) and Hone Cavalry Buffs.
- A hit from Brave Lyn Lv 40+10 with your typical Brave Lyn Build (Mulagir, Swift Sparrow 2) and even having: Atk+3 Seal, Atk Boon, Hone Cavalry Buffs, and Goad Cavalry Buffs.
However, it's even more impressive the fact she can survive the Quad Build version of Brave Lyn +10 (Change the weapon for Brave Bow+ and remove the Goad Cavalry Buffs because they aren't that common in Brave Build Based Team Compositions); just using the Deflect Missile 3... That would sound obvious for the fact that seal is an Anti-Brave Bow... but the impressive thing about this, is the fact that Micaiah isn't exactly a physical wall (in fact quite the opposite).
And Micaiah just improves these insane feats with merges. (Neutral Micaiah Lv 40+10 with Deflect Missile 3 survives the Death Blow 3 version of the previous build even with Goad Cavalry Buffs).
Dealing with Halloween Jakob Lv 40+10 with his dangerous "Brave and Bold" Skill-Set can be a harder deal, but not a impossible one if you have enough support to one shot him before he is able to active Ignis (Bold Fighter is a dangerous treat to anything that isn't another Armor Knight)
Basic No. 3: Micaiah's best Friends (good teammates) and Micaiah's worst enemies (her counters).
Counters:
- Micaiah dislike fighting against physical units in general, character with overwhelming physical power and speed will destroy her, even if they have color disadvantage (like Mia and Ayra)
- Green Physicals with Distant Counter, powerful counter attacks and usually have Quick Riposte; don't try to fight them unless you can overwhelm them somehow.
- Brave Melee units are able to defeat her quite easy (like Cordelia or Elincia)
- Some of the most powerful green mages like Nino are able to defeat her with some investment, and Micaiah in general has disadvantage against them even with her overwhelming magical capabilities (unless they're Cavalry/Armor Units).
- Dragons, specially if they have any of their refinements (every breath refinement has the effect to do damage to the ranged units using their lowest defensive stat, in Micaiah's case, that would be her poor 18 Def)
- Other units designed to be anti-magical; like Innes, Halloween Sakura (she in particular is very likely to have Kitty Paddle+, a weapon that can OHKO Micaiah) or Felicia (the refinement version of her Prf weapon obliterates magic units in general if they don't have Guard).
Good Teammates:
- Fighting against Cavalry and Armor Units makes Micaiah utilities essencial, having a dancer like Olivia can help trivialize this kind of team compositions.
- Physical Distant Counter Units, units that can fight against Micaiah common threats like some of the previously mentioned Halloween Sakura and Innes; like Zelgius (a red one like him also has the advantage of dealing against green units). Dragons with refinements can also work thanks to their anti ranged ability, like Adult Tiki.
- Micaiah is a unit that will take tons of damage; whether she is tanking ranged hits or healing other units; a Healer can be very useful in long battles if you don't have the skills to take advantage of having low heal.
Well... that ended up longer than expected. I hope you enjoyed this article; in the future I'll publish the next part, talking about other build options outside her basic vanilla set.
See you later!
- Troykv (The Dawn's Historian and Micaiah4Smash Main Admin)
