How to Recruit Hortensia: Best Class and Gifts

Hortensia is a recruitable character from Elusia in Fire Emblem Engage. Check out the best class, Emblems, skills, and voice actor of Hortensia, best gifts to give and raise the Support Level of Hortensia, stat growth, paired ending and romance, as well as how to recruit Hortensia here!

Hortensia Profile and Best Gifts

Hortensia Unit Overview

Hortensia	Nation	Elusia
	Base Class & Unit Type	Wing Tamer Flying
	Voice Actor	JP: Hina Kino EN: Amber Connor
	Birthday	June 3rd
	A mischievous, spoiled princess of Elusia. She is nonetheless devoted to her family and friends.

Hortensia Tier Rating

Unit		Tier Rating
Hortensia	→	Excellent

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Hortensia Best Gifts

Loved Gifts	Strong Perfume, Quality Kerchief, Sun Visor, Lupine Flower, Flower Wreath, Cute Apron, Bear Carving, Fine Quill Pen, Antler Earrings, Landscape Art, Lovely Candle, Spirit Gem
Hated Gifts	Tea Leaves, Training Weights, Muscle Balm, Butterfly Net, White Clover, Fishing Bait, Spicy Seasonings, Field Guide, Large Plate, Bandages, Horse Manure

Hortensia Likes and Dislikes

Likes	Fashion, cute things, flowers, family, friends, being told she's cute, luxury goods.
Dislikes	Cooking, spicy food, exercise, bugs, sunburns, being apart from her family, anyone cuter than she is.

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How to Recruit Hortensia

Chapter 14: Joins After the Battle

Hortensia is recruited in Chapter 14: The Battle for Solm. She joins Alear and the rest of your party after finishing the chapter.

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Hortensia Best Class and Build

Recommended Classes

Class	Class Details
Sleipnir Rider	Proficiency: B S Unlock Via: Master Seal
	World Tree When a unit uses a staff, may not consume a use. Trigger %=Dex.

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Recommended Skills

	Healing Light When unit heals an ally with a staff, unit also recovers HP=50% of the amount healed. Micaiah Bond Level 5
	Silence Ward Grants immunity to silence. Micaiah Bond Level 7
	Canter+ Unit can move 3 spaces after acting. Sigurd Bond Level 13
	Staff Mastery 5 Grants Hit+30 when using a staff. Staves also heal an additional 15 HP. Micaiah Bond Level 17

Hortensia's personal skill and mobility as a Flying unit allow her to provide support over a large area while keeping a safe distance.

Healing Light provides her with a way to sustain herself when healing allies. Couple that with Staff Mastery 5 to further increase her supporting capabilities.

Silence Ward will protect Hortensia from being crippled by Silence. Canter+ acts as both an evasive option and a way for her to get to her next destination faster.

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Hortensia Base Stats and Growth

Hortensia Base Stats, Cap, and Growth Rate

Stat	Base	Cap	Stat Growth
HP	27	0	40
Str	5	-2	20
Mag	12	0	20
Dex	21	0	35
Spd	19	1	50
Def	6	-3	25
Res	23	3	55
Lck	17	2	50
Bld	5	0	0

Hortensia starts at level 19 upon obtaining.

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Hortensia Support Bonuses

	Hit+10, Avo+5
	Hit+10, Crit+3, Avo+5
	Hit+10, Crit+3, Avo+10
	Hit+10, Crit+3, Avo+20

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Hortensia Personal Skills

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	Big Personality When unit uses a healing staff, grants range +1

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Hortensia Best Emblem

Recommended Emblems

Micaiah

Celica

Byleth

Hortensia naturally has great bonuses when utilizing staves. As such, Micaiah can be the perfect compliment if you want to play Hortensia as a healer. Silence Ward ensures that Hortensia will never get hobbled by Silence, while Healing Light and Staff Mastery amplify her heals and make her more survivable.

Celica allows Hortensia to transition into an offensive role as opposed to a defensive one. Offensive skills like Resonance, Tome Precision, and Mag + push Hortensia's damage significantly.

Hortensia's Flying movement makes Byleth's easier to utilize, as she can position herself properly before using Instruct or Goddess Dance.

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Hortensia Paired Ending and Romance

Pact Ring with Hortensia

After clearing Chapter 22, players unlock The Connector Paralogue and can subsequently unlock the Pact Ring. This essentially acts as Fire Emblem Engage's S-Rank Support and romance route.

Alear can then give the ring to Hortensia once they have attained an A-Rank in support to view a special cutscene, and unlock a page in the reference about the life they lived together.

Hortensia's Memento

The cutest ribbon Hortensia could find. Given to me as proof that our friendship is special to her.

Apart from obtaining an exclusive ending with Hortensia after giving the Pact Ring, players can also head to Alear's room and check the small table next to their bed to find a memento from her.

While the memento serves no purpose in combat whatsoever unlike the Merc Whistle in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, it further contextualizes the paired ending selected by the player.

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Hortensia Ally Notebook Illustrations

Illustrations Per Support Level
Initial Illustration	C-Rank
B-Rank	A-Rank

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All Elusia Characters

Ivy	Zelkov	Kagetsu	Hortensia
Rosado	Goldmary	Anna	Lindon