Riev

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Riev Artwork of Riev from The Sacred Stones. A heretic and general in Grado's army. He's also known as Blood Beryl.

Gender Male Race Human Title(s) Blood Beryl Starting class Bishop Appearance(s) The Sacred Stones

“	Heh heh heh... Humans will never conquer darkness. The guardian of light, Rausten, will drown in a never-ending night.	”	— Riev

Riev (Japanese: アーヴ Irv) is a character in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He was once a bishop of Rausten, but Pontifex Mansel exiled him for worshiping the Demon King. Riev then traveled to Grado, where he quickly became one of the army's Imperial Generals. He appears as a boss twice near the end of the game, but can be recruited as a special character in the Creature Campaign mode.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

See also: Last Hope and Darkling Woods (chapter)

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Boss Ch. 19/20, Easy/Normal Boss Ch. 19, Difficult Boss Ch. 20, Difficult Playable, Creature Campaign

Bishop Level 16/17 Affinity

Stats Max HP 49 Luck 9 Magic 14 Defense 16 Skill 21 Resistance 18 Speed 19 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory Aura* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- S -- A

Bishop Level 16 Affinity

Stats Max HP 50~52 Luck 10~11 Magic 15~16 Defense 16~17 Skill 21~23 Resistance 19~20 Speed 19~20 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory Aura Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- S -- A

Bishop Level 17 Affinity

Stats Max HP 50~53 Luck 10~12 Magic 15~17 Defense 16~18 Skill 21~24 Resistance 19~21 Speed 19~21 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory Aura Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- S -- A

Bishop Level 17 Affinity

Recruitment: Defeat 200 or more enemies in a single run of the Tower of Valni in Creature Campaign Stats Growth Rates Max HP 49 Luck 9 Magic 14 Defense 16 Skill 21 Resistance 18 Speed 19 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6 Max HP 75% Luck 15% Magic 45% Defense 20% Skill 50% Resistance 45% Speed 40% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Aura Purge Blue Gem Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- S -- A

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Creature Campaign analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

While most of the post-game characters are generally superfluous relative to the main campaign army, Riev stands out as a fantastic unit that can make going through the Lagdou Ruins far more comfortable. While his base magic is low, Slayer combined with the fact that all enemies are monster units means he always hits for effective damage, essentially buffing his attack power to absurd levels. In addition, he also has outstanding bulk, surpassing that of all other possible Bishops in the player's army, which allows him to tank attacks in ways the others could only hope to. He starts with S Light, giving him S rank bonuses immediately, and A staves which allows him to use all but Latona, including Warp. Ivaldi is not recommended since its 2x multiplier overrides Slayer's 3x multiplier. His only true weakness is his middling constitution, which can make using the heavier Light tomes very difficult. Even then, he still has enough for plenty of dodging and following up, and more than a few enemies are very slow.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Riev is one of the characters added to the game in the Calling of Blood update, and was made available to players in the sixty-third Grand Hero Battle, which initially ran from January 8, 2022 with no end date announced. Only one variation of Riev is currently available in Heroes, based on his The Sacred Stones incarnation.

Starting stats

★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 9/10/11 Speed 4/5/6 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 36/39/42 Attack 32/35/38 Speed 19/22/25 Defense 17/20/23 Resistance 33/36/39 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Ellight -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 4/5/6 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 9/10/11 Maximum HP 37/40/43 Attack 34/37/40 Speed 20/23/26 Defense 18/21/24 Resistance 35/38/42 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Shine -- Chilling Wind

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 18/19/20 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 5/6/7 Defense 3/4/5 Resistance 9/10/11 Maximum HP 40/43/46 Attack 36/39/42 Speed 22/25/29 Defense 20/23/27 Resistance 37/40/44 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Argent Aura -- Chilling Wind

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Light	★★★	★★★	50
	Ellight	★★★	★★★	100
	Shine	★★★	★★★★	200
	Argent Aura	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Chilling Wind	★★★	★★★★	100
	Glacies	★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Res Ideal 1	★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Res Ideal 2	★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Res Ideal 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Savage Blow 1	★★★	—	50
C	Savage Blow 2	★★★	—	100
C	Savage Blow 3	★★★★	—	200

Personality

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Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Heh heh heh... One Sacred Stone remains. Once it is destroyed, darkness will consume the world. What will you do? Will you cower in fear? Heh heh heh...	”	— In Chapter 19.

“	Grr... Your eyes annoy me... Why do you not despair? Why do you not surrender?	”	— In Chapter 20.

“	Heh heh heh. The young lady of Rausten... The more cruel and gruesome your death, the more that cur Mansel would weep, am I right? And that would make me so very, very happy.	”	— Against L'Arachel.

Death quotes

“	Heh heh heh... No! No! It's been so long. I got carried away. I'd best stop and withdraw for now. Follow me. Come to Darkling Woods... The Demon King awaits your pleasure...	”	— Retreat quote in Chapter 19.

“	Heh heh heh... Even if you defeat me, you're too late to stop it. The one true demon...will rise...	”	— Riev, in Chapter 20.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Riev/Quotes (Heroes)

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Sacred Stones	A heretic and general in Grado's army. He's also known as Blood Beryl.	グラド帝国将軍の１人 【血碧石】の異名をもつ　異端の司祭
Heroes	A heretical priest shrouded in mystery. As one of Grado's six generals, he is known by the name Blood Beryl. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.	グラド帝国六将【血碧石】の名を授かった異端の司祭。 ルネス侵攻において登用され、素性は謎に包まれている。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム 聖魔の光石』）

Trivia

Screenshot of Riev's Chapter 20 appearance in the Japanese release of The Sacred Stones.

• In the international versions of the game, Riev's stats do not change between Chapter 19 and Chapter 20 (with the exception of Difficult mode). In the Japanese version, however, Riev gains a massive boost in Chapter 20, reaching the stat caps for all but Luck and Defense, and has 65 HP (in comparison, playable units have an HP cap of 60).
• In the Official Nintendo Power Guidebook for The Sacred Stones, Riev's base stats are mistakenly listed as those from the Japanese version of the game instead of the Western version.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Riev
Japanese	アーヴ	Officially romanized as Irv; of Celtic origin, meaning "green river".
Spanish	Riev	--
French	Riev	--
German	Riev	--
Italian	Riev	--
Portuguese	Riev	--
Traditional Chinese	亞維	Irv

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Bishop Light, staff*

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  Artwork of Riev from The Sacred Stones.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Riev: Blood Beryl from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Riev: Blood Beryl from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Riev: Blood Beryl from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Riev: Blood Beryl from Heroes.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.