Saul Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Saul - Loving Shepherd 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 Saul.

Heroes With the Same Name
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Saul Rating and Basic Information

Saul - Loving Shepherd: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill prevents recovery during combat and inflicts 【Deep Wounds】 and deals 7 damage to target foe and nearby foes.

Saul Skills at 5★

Incurable+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 Foe cannot recover HP during or after combat. After combat, if unit attacked, deals 7 damage to and inflicts 【Deep Wounds】 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit's HP cannot be healed through its next action.

Restore+ Range: 1 Restores HP = 50% of Atk. (Minimum of 8 HP. ) Neutralizes ally’s penalties (from skills like Panic, Threaten, etc. ) and negative status effects (preventing counteratttacks, restricting, movement, etc. ) that last through ally’s next action.

Heavenly Light Cooldown Count = 2 When healing an ally with a staff, all other allies recover 10 HP.

Distant Def 3 If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.

Drive Res 2 Grants allies within 2 spaces Res +3 during combat.

Saul Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (15)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (12)		★★★★☆
Spd (9)		★★★★★
Def (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (12)		★★★★☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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.

+Spd/-Def

The best IVs for Saul are +Spd and -Def. He has a decently high Spd which allows him to effectively use modern staff skills like Poetic Justice and Dazzling Shift.

We recommend a -Def bane for Saul as it is his superbane and no amount of invesement will salvage his lack of physical bulk.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Saul up to +10. Spd is his most important stat and it should be boosted as much as possible.

Saul Best Builds

Premium Offense Saul

HOT
： Incurable+ ： Return+ ： Holy Pressure ： -	： Atk/Spd Finish 4 ： Dazzling Shift ： Time's Pulse 4 ： Atk/Spd Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This premium build allows Saul to make offensive hits while having the option to run back to safety with Dazzling Shift.

General Use / Budget Saul

： Incurable+ ： Restore+ ： Heavenly Light ： -

： Atk/Spd Ideal 3 ： Lull Spd/Res 3 ： Atk/Spd Oath 3 ： Atk/Spd Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Saul that maximizes his Spd stat for better offense.

Source Heroes for All Skills

Saul Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
177
HP	37	Rank: 939/1165
Atk	40	Rank: 368/1165
Spd	44	Rank: 139/1165
Def	16	Rank: 1065/1165
Res	40	Rank: 76/1165

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Pandreo	40	43	40	18	47	188
Safy	38	47	31	21	46	183
Young Emmeryn	40	47	25	23	47	182
Saul	37	40	44	16	40	177
August	40	40	17	32	43	172
Linhardt	39	34	25	30	38	166
Mist	39	27	28	20	34	148
Genny	32	35	25	21	34	147

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Saul Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Saul Roles

Saul - Loving Shepherd Roles
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

Saul 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.

Saul Strengths

Incurable+ denies healing

Incurable+ allows Saul to inflict 【Deep Wounds】on enemies which prevents them from restoring HP from any source. This is a good way to cripple enemies with built-in healing skills like Ganglot and Rearmed Robin (F).

It also an accessible version of Serpentine Staff+, making Saul a great inhertance unit if you are not planning to use him.

Saul Weaknesses

Terrible Physical Bulk

Saul currently has one of the worst Def stat out of all the staff units, making him incapable of surviving any physical hits. With 16 Def base stat, Saul will definitely lose in any physical combat he engages with.

Lack of Unique Skills

Saul suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Staff units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive skill makes Saul replaceable by better units.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Saul - Loving Shepherd!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Saul - Loving Shepherd from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Saul - Loving Shepherd is very useful as a modern healer, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Saul - Loving Shepherd helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Saul - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Assault	10	2	Restricted to units that use a Staff.	3★
Incurable	8	2	Foe cannot recover HP during or after combat. After combat, if unit attacked, deals 7 damage to and inflicts 【Deep Wounds】 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit's HP cannot be healed through its next action.	3★
Incurable+	12	2	Foe cannot recover HP during or after combat. After combat, if unit attacked, deals 7 damage to and inflicts 【Deep Wounds】 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target. 【Deep Wounds】 Unit's HP cannot be healed through its next action.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Heal	1	Restores 5 HP.	3★
Reconcile	1	Restores 7 HP each to target and this unit.	3★
Restore	1	Restores 8 HP. (Minimum of 8 HP. ) Neutralizes ally’s penalties (from skills like Panic, Threaten, etc. ) and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, etc,) that last though ally’s next action.	3★
Restore+	1	Restores HP = 50% of Atk. (Minimum of 8 HP. ) Neutralizes ally’s penalties (from skills like Panic, Threaten, etc. ) and negative status effects (preventing counteratttacks, restricting, movement, etc. ) that last through ally’s next action.	5★

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Imbue	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, restores an additional 10 HP to target ally.	3★
Heavenly Light	(Cooldown Count = 2) When healing an ally with a staff, all other allies recover 10 HP.	3★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Def 1	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.	3★
Distant Def 2	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	4★
Distant Def 3	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.	5★
Spur Res 1	Grants adjacent allies Res +2 during combat.	3★
Drive Res 1	Grants allies within 2 spaces Res +2 during combat.	3★
Drive Res 2	Grants allies within 2 spaces Res +3 during combat.	4★

Saul as a Source Hero

Saul has Incurable+, Heavenly Light, Distant Def 3, and Drive Res 2 as good inheritance options.

We recommend focusing on Incurable+ due to its limited availability.

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How to Get Saul / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Saul

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Saul is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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