Nowi Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Nowi - Eternal Youth 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 Nowi.

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Nowi Rating and Basic Information

Nowi - Eternal Youth: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Breath / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon allows her to counterattack at any range ・Powerful effect obtainable through the Weapon Refinery ・Can lower the foes' Res stat ・Boost stats and neutralizes penalties when at least 50% HP

Nowi Skills at 5★

Purifying Breath Might: 16　 Range: 1 Slows Special trigger (cooldown count+1). Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

Rally Defense Range: 1 Grants Def +4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.

Defense +3 Grants Def + 3.

Threaten Res 3 Inflicts Res -5 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions at the start of each turn.

Resplendent Attire Available

Resplendent Attire has been released for Nowi. With their Resplendent Attire equipped, they will have a different appearance, have new voice clips, and additionally, gain +2 to all stats. If you really like Nowi or you want to make them stronger, you may want to buy a FEH pass and get the Resplendent Attire.

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Nowi Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (17)		★★★☆☆
Spd (5)		★★★★☆
Def (6)		★★★★★
Res (5)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Def/-HP

The best IVs for Nowi are +Def and -HP. Nowi is a very powerful unit once Lightning Breath+ is upgraded to get the adaptive damage effect. This puts her damage output to respectable levels. The only thing you need to worry about is improving her bulk and a Def stat will definitely help with that.

If you prefer going with a Windsweep 3 build, you can go for +Spd IV instead. In both cases, her HP would not be of much importance so it is safe to take as a bane.

Nowi Best Builds

Refined - Quick Breath Nowi

HOT
： Purifying Breath ： Reposition ： Noontime ： -	： Fury 4 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Panic Ploy 3 ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Even without dragonflowers or meges, Nowi will be a ball of stats with this build thanks to Fury 4 and her spec. eff. ref. Purifying Breath's Special delay is remedied by Steady Breath and Quick Riposte 3. Panic Ploy 3, when activated will highlight Nowi's balanced stat spread even further! You can replace Fury with any skill that improves her battle potential in both phases, but be warned as Tier 4 Bond skills are a bit redundan when she has her spec. eff. refine.

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Nowi Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Nowi's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Purifying Breath	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: Slows Special trigger (cooldown count+1). Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. At start of combat, if units HP ≥ 50%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat and neutralizes unit's penalties. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Purifying Breath

Purifying Breath is a direct upgrade from the ever-staple Lightning Breath+ so its a no brainer that you would want to get the specially refined version. Though it does not get rid of the Special activation penalty, it grants Nowi mechanics that allow her to beef up with stats and neutralize her penalties as long as she has at least 50% HP. These are very important for her as she is a dual-phase dragon unit.

The trigger requirement is simple and pretty easy to use! To help meet the 50% HP requirement, you can go for healing specials such as Sol or Aether. If you do not prefer this, you can always rely on good old-fashioned staff units.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

About the Weapon Refinery

Nowi Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
163
HP	45	Rank: 100/1171
Atk	34	Rank: 802/1171
Spd	27	Rank: 850/1171
Def	30	Rank: 477/1171
Res	27	Rank: 519/1171

Note that the graph reflects the units stats without bonuses from resplendent attire.

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
Fallen Anankos	42	43	44	36	31	196
Ascended Idunn	45	43	26	43	38	195
Mythic Lumera	37	43	46	27	40	193
New Year Kana (F)	37	43	45	27	41	193
Halloween Corrin (F)	40	42	45	36	30	193
Legendary Fae	40	42	28	37	41	188
Halloween Sothis	40	36	42	31	34	183
Legendary Myrrh	40	39	25	42	36	182
Legendary Tiki (Young)	45	34	35	37	29	180
Seiros	40	42	18	37	40	177
Halloween Tiki (Young)	39	39	42	32	25	177
Fallen Corrin (M)	42	38	38	33	26	177
Lilith	39	36	41	27	30	173
Adrift Corrin (M)	42	35	35	31	24	167
Kana (M)	40	31	33	31	29	164
Nowi	45	34	27	30	27	163
Naga	37	30	36	33	26	162
Corrin (F)	41	27	34	34	21	157

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

Nowi Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Nowi Roles

Nowi - Eternal Youth 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

Nowi is a close magic attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage she deals will be equivalent to her Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Nowi Strengths

Lightning Breath has Distant Counter built-in

Lightning Breath+ allows Nowi to counterattack ranged units. Combined with her great defensive stats, this weapon makes her an excellent enemy phase unit.

This is also present in her exclusive, specially refineable weapon, Purifying Breath.

Weapon upgrade grants her adaptive damage

Regardless of the weapon upgrade you choose for Lightning Breath+, it will grant Nowi adaptive damage against ranged foes. This further improves her ability as an enemy phase unit as it allows her to abuse ranged units that have imbalanced defenses such as Brave Lyn.

Against a unit like Brave Lyn, Nowi would normally have to go through her respectable 28 Res to deal damage. Because of adaptive damage, Nowi will instead use her 18 Def to calculate damage!

Again, this is also present in her exclusive, specially refineable weapon, Purifying Breath.

Possesses a Res debuff!

Threaten Res 3 inflicts -5 Res on foes within 2 spaces of Nowi at the start of each turn. This will be crippling to enemy units if Lightning Breath+'s adaptive damage targets a foe's already low Res stat.

Melee foes are not affected by Nowi's adaptive damage, so this skill directly increases Nowi's damage against said foes. Make sure to inflict this skill whenever Nowi can! She can take punishment as she is fairly sturdy so do not hesitate to position her deep in danger zones!

In the case of Brave Lyn, she will only rock a 13 Res if affected!

Her exclusive weapon is a more powerful version of Lightning Breath+

Purifying Breath, Nowi's exclusive weapon, possesses the same base effect of Lightning Breath+. However, it has 5 more Mt. and it also has access to a special effect refine. The refine makes Nowi an all-around better unit. Lightning Breath+ is of one the most sought for skills in the game and Nowi possessing an upgraded version speaks volumes for her potential as a unit! If she is one of your main units, this is definitely an upgrade that you should get as the value you will get from it long term will outweigh its cost.

Nowi Weaknesses

Lightning Breath+ makes specials hard to activate

Lightning Breath has Distant Counter built-in, but it slows Nowi's special trigger by 1. Because of this, we recommend inheriting skills that grants bonus cooldown charge such as the ones listed below to make-up for the higher special trigger.

• Fierce Breath
• Warding Breath
• Steady Breath

This limiting mechanic is also present in her exclusive weapon, Purifying Breath.

Low Spd

Nowi has somewhat low Spd. This makes her susceptible to follow-up attacks and makes it hard for her to score follow-up attacks. We suggest inheriting Quick Riposte 3 to allow her to score follow-up attacks in the enemy phase. You can also inherit a skill like Fury 4 to improve her overall statline.

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Nowi takes 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons like Falchion or Naga, and one blow from these types of weapons is sure to take her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!
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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Nowi - Eternal Youth!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Nowi - Eternal Youth from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Nowi - Eternal Youth is a very useful tank, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Nowi - Eternal Youth if your team lacks a strong tank.

Unlock Potential Tier List

Nowi - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	3★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	3★
Lightning Breath	7	1	Slows Special trigger (cooldown count+1). Unit can counterattack regardless of foe’s range.	3★
Lightning Breath+	11	1	Slows Special trigger (cooldown count+1). Unit can counterattack regardless of foe’s range.	5★
Purifying Breath	16	1	Slows Special trigger (cooldown count+1). Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Defense	1	Grants Def +4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.	3★

Specials

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Defense +1	Grants Def + 1.	3★
Defense +2	Grants Def + 2.	4★
Defense +3	Grants Def + 3.	5★
Threaten Res 1	Inflicts Res -3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions at the start of each turn.	3★
Threaten Res 2	Inflicts Res -4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions at the start of each turn.	3★
Threaten Res 3	Inflicts Res -5 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions at the start of each turn.	4★

Nowi as a Source Hero

Inheriting Lightning Breath+ and Threaten Res 3

Nowi can be used to inherit the skills Lightning Breath+ and Threaten Res 3. Lightning Breath+ can be inherited at 5★ and Threaten Res 3 at 4★.

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How to Get Resplendent Nowi / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Nowi

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	12/09/2021 - 12/24/2021

Resplendent Nowi can be obtained by buying a FEH Pass. After the distribution period has ended, they can also be purchased by FEH pass subscribers.

Feh Pass Benefits and Special Features

Illustrations

Illustrator		Kousei Horiguchi
Attire		Múspell

How to Get Nowi / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Nowi

Obtain Through Regular Summon

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

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

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

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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Focus: Countering Weapon Skills

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