Flora Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Flora - Cold as Ice 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 Flora.

Heroes With the Same Name
Flora	Picnic Flora

Focus - Heroes with Solo Skills Featured Heroes
Flora [7.5/10]	Lethe [8.5/10]	Fallen Corrin (F) [9.0/10]

Flora Rating and Basic Information

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

Flora - Cold as Ice: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Dagger / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Gains Def+20 when attacking a close-range foe ・Guaranteed follow-up attack if the foe counterattacks ・Can lower the Def of foes with lower Res than that of her own

Flora Skills at 5★

Hoarfrost Knife Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat and foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def+20 during combat, and if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.

Iceberg Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.

Atk/Res Solo 3 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +6 during combat.

Quick Riposte 3 If unit’s HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.

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

Flora Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (22)		★★★★★
Spd (6)		★★☆☆☆
Def (5)		★★★☆☆
Res (10)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Atk/-Spd

Flora's best IVs are hands down +Atk and -Spd. Her weapon allows her to score follow-up attacks on specific units and her Spd is very unreliable so its best to rely solely on Atk to take out foes. Because of this, Flora is best taking a bane in Spd.

Flora Best Builds

Arena Flora

： Hoarfrost Knife ： Rally Atk/Def+ ： Blue Flame ： -

： Swift Impact ： Special Spiral 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Atk/Spd Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims to give Flora the highest score possible in the Arena with her refined weapon. A budget option if you have no Ruptured Sky or Blue Flame (both will score the same while also having very low cooldowns), is to use Aether, however keep in mind that it will still take some time before Flora can trigger it. You can also opt for R Duel Infantry on her A slot to score more.

Refined Flora

HOT
： Hoarfrost Knife ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -	： Atk/Res Solo 3 ： Special Spiral 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Quickened Pulse ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a general build using Flora's refined weapon. Leaning into her Special acceleration, we'll take advantage of her weapon, Quickened Pulse, and Time's Pulse 3 for her to trigger it on the first turn. Afterwards, Special Spiral 3 will ensure she triggers it again and again whenever she attacks.

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Flora Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Flora's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Hoarfrost Knife	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat, grants Def+20 to unit during combat, and also, if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. 【Dagger 7】 If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Hoarfrost Knife

Hoarfrost Knife's refine gives Atk/Def-5 on Flora's target and will also apply Special cooldown charge -1 on them. This means that while Flora can trigger her Special sooner, her target will be unable to trigger their own.

We recommend getting this refine as Flora can potentially one-shot an enemy unit by debuffing them and also firing off her Special.

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Flora Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
151
HP	38	Rank: 714/1089
Atk	34	Rank: 647/1089
Spd	23	Rank: 840/1089
Def	18	Rank: 848/1089
Res	38	Rank: 69/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	43	53	27	22	43	188
Lv.40 +10	43	39	27	22	43	174

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	38	48	23	18	38	165
5★ Lv.40	38	34	23	18	38	151

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	22	6	5	10	59

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Kaze	34	30	36	17	34	151
Flora	38	34	23	18	38	151
Felicia	34	23	37	18	35	147
Halloween Sakura	33	32	34	14	34	147

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

Flora Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Flora Roles

Flora - Cold as Ice 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

Flora 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 her Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Flora Strengths

Huge Def buff when attacked by a melee foe

In addition to accelerating her special trigger and the normal dagger debuff effect, Hoarfrost Knife grants Flora +20 Def when she initiates combat against any melee foe. If said foe can counterattack, she makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. That is a huge buff that completely balances her defenses when attacking. This makes her a good match-up for dragonstone users that commonly have adapative damage that can exploit Flora's low Def.

Adaptive damage is when the enemy uses the lower of a foe's Def or Res. In Flora's case without Hoarfrost Knife, if she gets counterattacked by a unit with adaptive damage, she will most likely be taken out because her Def is at a pitiful 18.

Guaranteed Follow-up attacks against specific units

If Flora initiates combat against a foe who can counterattack, she makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. This means that she can score follow-up attacks on almost every ranged unit regardless of Spd. This also means the same for melee units that have weapons like Ragnell or Alondite

Solid Enemy Phase Capabilities

Flora has access to Quick Riposte 3 which means as long as she is at 70% HP or above, she will score a follow-up attack when attacked in the enemy phase. This means she has means of scoring follow-up attacks on both phases. This further justifies our recommendation for a +Atk IV!

Good Solo Unit

Atk/Res Solo 3 grants +6 to Atk/Res when Flora is not adjacent to allies. This adds to her offensive and defensive ability making her a good match-up to many magic-using foes.

Hoarfrost Knife's refine slows down Specials and debuffs enemy units

Hoarfrost Knife's refine activates when Flora initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally. She will inflict Atk/Def-5 on an enemy unit and will also inflict Special cooldown charge-1 on them per attack.

This means that not only can she potentially one-shot them because of her accelerated Special and the debuffs she's applying, but also take less damage due to slowing down her opponent's Special and decreasing their Atk.

Flora Weaknesses

Weak against ranged physical units in the enemy phase

Because the +20 Def is only granted in the player phase, Flora's Def only sits at 18 when attacked in the enemy phase. This makes her extremely vulnerable to dagger and bow users. Be mindful of this and keep her away from ranged physical units!

Weak against adaptive damage in the enemy phase

For the same reasons that she is weak to dagger and bow users, she will be weak to dragonstone users with adaptive damage in the enemy phase as well. Try to take them out in the player phase as to not to have threats against Flora in enemy phases!

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Flora - Cold as Ice Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Flora - Cold as Ice only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Flora - Cold as Ice if a 4 Star version is released!

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Flora - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Dagger	3	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Steel Dagger	5	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -3 on foe through its next action.	5★
Silver Dagger	7	2	After combat, inflicts Def/Res -5 on foe through its next action.	5★
Hoarfrost Knife	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If unit initiates combat and foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def+20 during combat, and if foe can counter, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	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★
Iceberg	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Res Solo 1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +2 during combat.	5★
Atk/Res Solo 2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +4 during combat.	5★
Atk/Res Solo 3	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res +6 during combat.	5★
Quick Riposte 1	If unit’s HP ≥ 90% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★
Quick Riposte 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 80% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★
Quick Riposte 3	If unit’s HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack.	5★
Def Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Def Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts Def-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★
Def Ploy 3	At start of turn, inflicts Def-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★

Flora as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Atk/Res Solo 3

Flora can be used to inherit the skill Atk/Res Solo 3. However, Flora is one of the few red dagger units in the game. This allows her to fill-in specific niches in your team compositions. We recommend training and building her instead.

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How to Get Flora / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Flora

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Flora 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)	Julie Ann Taylor
Illustrator	HAKO (羽公)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

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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Heroes from Focus - Heroes with Solo Skills
Flora [7.5/10]	Lethe [8.5/10]	Fallen Corrin (F) [9.0/10]

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