Katarina Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Katarina - Wayward One 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 Katarina.

Heroes With the Same Name
Katarina	Plegian Katarina

Focus - Heroes with Swift Sparrow Featured Heroes
Red Tome Eirika [8.0/10]	Katarina [7.5/10]	Flying Nino [8.0/10]

Katarina Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Katarina - Wayward One: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Becomes more powerful with an adjacent ally ・Can lower the Atk of several enemies, even from a distance ・Swift Sparrow increases her damage output

Katarina Skills at 5★

Reese's Tome Might: 14　 Range: 2 During combat, boosts unit’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res by number of adjacent allies ×2.

Glacies Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.

Swift Sparrow 2 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.

Atk Ploy 3 At start of turn, inflicts Atk-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.

Katarina Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★☆☆☆☆
Atk (16)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (5)		★★☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★★★

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

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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.

+Spd/-HP

The best IVs for Katarina are +Spd and -HP. Katarina's Spd stat is around 34 which is around average. A +Spd IV helps her outspeed alot of the units that are in this Spd range so this IV is extremely helpful for her. Her HP is of less importance so it is safe to take it as a bane.

Katarina Best Builds

Blade Katarina

： Rauðrblade+ ： Ardent Sacrifice ： Iceberg ： -

： Fury 4 ： Desperation 3 ： Atk Ploy 3 ： Heavy Blade 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A basic Blade tome set up for Katarina. Fury 4 gives her much needed stats and a mechanic to get her to Desperation 3 range. Heavy Blade 3 makes Special activations more frequent, and Atk Ploy 3 leverages her good Res stat to cripple foes. You can take other skills in the C slot too.

Refined - Debuff Katarina

HOT
： Reese's Tome ： Reposition ： Glacies ： -	： Swift Sparrow 3 ： Vantage 3 ： Atk Ploy 3 ： Def Ploy 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Katarina's special effect refine is basically Spd/Res ploy. By taking Atk Ploy 3, and Def Ploy 3, Katarina is a walking all-stat ploy that can both land damage and support her allies! Her A and B slots are very flexible, but taking Swift Sparrow 3 and Vantage 3 will give her balanced offenses in both phases. You can also take a Lull skill or Quick Riposte 3 if you prefer.

Breath of Life Katarina

： Reese's Tome ： Ardent Sacrifice ： Sol ： -

： Swift Sparrow 3 ： Renewal 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： Breath of Life 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a Breath of Life build for Katarina that makes use of sustain skills to provide heals for Katarina and her team.

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Katarina Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Katarina's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Reese's Tome	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: During combat, boosts unit’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res by number of adjacent allies × 2. At start of turn, inflicts Spd/Res-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Reese's Tome

We strongly recommend getting the special effect refine for Reese's tome. Katarina can easily take advantage of this because she has a very high Res stat. Additionally, it synergizes well with Atk Ploy 3. This synergy is discussed below. Click here to go to Katarina's Strengths and Weaknesses section!

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Katarina Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
147
HP	34	Rank: 948/1089
Atk	32	Rank: 765/1089
Spd	34	Rank: 491/1089
Def	15	Rank: 968/1089
Res	32	Rank: 232/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	39	50	39	19	37	184
Lv.40 +10	39	36	39	19	37	170

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	34	46	34	15	32	161
5★ Lv.40	34	32	34	15	32	147

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	16	8	5	8	54

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nabata Tormod	40	43	45	25	30	183
Young Robin (M)	40	46	45	36	16	183
Hayato	39	43	45	24	31	182
Sage Nino	38	41	46	20	32	177
Rearmed Ophelia	39	44	36	25	32	176
Hugh	40	38	42	27	24	171
Pelleas	43	40	36	21	31	171
Salem	41	38	36	18	38	171
Ewan	38	37	33	23	35	166
Azelle	41	37	39	26	23	166
Miranda	38	36	35	21	36	166
Nyx	36	42	40	19	28	165
Brave Lysithea	40	40	39	21	25	165
Erk	45	35	39	19	27	165
Gharnef	38	30	34	27	23	152
Bridal Tharja	39	35	35	21	21	151
Morgan (M)	37	33	34	20	26	150
Tharja	39	32	34	23	20	148
Arvis	33	34	31	17	33	148
Katarina	34	32	34	15	32	147

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

Katarina Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Katarina Roles

Katarina - Wayward One 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

Katarina is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Katarina Strengths

Amazing Stats

Besides her abysmal Def, Katarina boasts excellent base stats. If she is able to prevent herself from taking hits from physical units, she will be a powerhouse in every map you put her in to.

Offensive stats increase in player phase

With the A skill Swift Sparrow 2, Katarina gains Atk/Spd+4 when she initiates combat. This will make it easier for her to gain follow-up attacks, and allow her to deal even more damage, making it very versatile and easy to use.

Long-range stat debuff using Reese's Tome and Atk Ploy 3

Katarina can inflict a total debuff of -4 Spd/Res -5 Atk on foes in cardinal directions if her Res is more than in-range units. This comes from the combination of Atk Ploy 3 and her Reese's Tome if it is specially refined. A massive debuff with a very long range can not be underestimated. We strongly recommend getting the special refinement effect for Reese's Tome if you plan to use Katarina in the long run.

Katarina Weaknesses

Extremely Low Def

Katarina's Def only sits at 15 at Lv. 40. Be mindful of her positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take her out. Make use of her high firepower to take out priority enemy units before they can engage Katarina.

On the flipside, Katarina has decent Spd and Res. Under normal conditions, magic units would not pose much of a threat to her.

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Katarina - Wayward One Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Katarina - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elfire	6	2	No Effect	5★
Rauðrowl	6	2	During combat, unit’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies ×2.	5★
Rauðrowl+	10	2	During combat, unit’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies ×2.	5★
Reese's Tome	14	2	During combat, boosts unit’s Atk/Spd/Def/Res by number of adjacent allies ×2.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★
Glacies	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Death Blow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk +2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 1	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Swift Sparrow 2	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Atk Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts Atk-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Atk Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts Atk-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Atk Ploy 3	At start of turn, inflicts Atk-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★

Katarina as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Swift Sparrow 2 or Atk Ploy 3

Summer Ingrid can be used to inherit Swift Sparrow 2 or Atk Ploy 3. However, Katarina is only available at 5★ so please think carefully before fodderring her off.

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How to Get Katarina / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Katarina

Obtain Through Regular Summon

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

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Kira Buckland
Illustrator	kaya8
Appears In	Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Illustration

Quotes: Special Triggered

Special Triggered Quotes are voice lines that play upon activating a Special attack.

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue become available when a hero attains Lv. 40 at 5★ rarity.

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