Ninian Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Ninian - Oracle of Destiny 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 Ninian.

Heroes With the Same Name
Bridal Ninian	Ninian
Fallen Ninian	Legendary Ninian

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Brave Roy [8.5/10]	Ninian [8.0/10]	Brave Lyn [8.5/10]

Ninian Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Ninian - Oracle of Destiny: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Breath / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Equipped with a refresher skill ・Can raise the Def/Res of other dragon units ・Total stats are rather low

Ninian Skills at 5★

Light Breath+ Might: 13　 Range: 1 Grants adjacent allies Def/Res +4 through their next actions after any combat this unit initiates.

Dance Range: 1 Enables target to take another action. Cannot be used on units with Sing or Dance.

Escape Route 3 Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 50% to warp adjacent to any ally.

Fortify Dragons At start of turn, grants Def/Res+6 to adjacent dragon allies for 1 turn.

Resplendent Attire Available

Resplendent Attire has been released for Ninian. 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 Ninian or you want to make them stronger, you may want to buy a FEH pass and get the Resplendent Attire.

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Ninian Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (18)		★★★★☆
Spd (7)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★☆☆☆
Res (5)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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 Ninian are +Spd and -HP. A higher Spd stat allows Ninian to deal with less follow-up attacks from foes, increasing her survivability. She can afford a bane in HP, as it is naturally high, and her Res is a superbane so HP, is her best bet for a bane.

Ninian Best Builds

Refined - Water Breath Ninian

HOT
： Water Breath+ ： Dance ： Aether ： -	： Bracing Stance 3 ： Chill Spd 3 ： Infantry Pulse 3 ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This set combines the qualities of a support and a combat unit. Think of her as a support in the player phase, and a unit that can take and deal damage back in the enemy phase. If you don't prefer to use Aether, you can replace it with Sol or Noontime. You can also replace Infantry Pulse 3 with something else if you won't use IP3.

Refined - Sword Slayer Ninian

： Lightning Breath+ ： Dance ： Luna ： -

： Triangle Adept 3 ： Swordbreaker 3 ： Fortify Dragons ： Close Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

In addition to her refreshing capabilities, this kit allows her to pick off sword units that will be at a great disadvantage to her. She will still be mainly support, but her ability to match up with sword units make her team more flexible.

Refined - Lightning Breath Ninian

HOT
： Lightning Breath+ ： Dance ： Noontime ： -	： Swift Stance 3 ： Wings of Mercy 3 ： Cross Spur Atk ： Swift Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a support build for Ninian using Lightning Breath+ to counterattack regardless of range. Stacking Swift Stance will increase both her Res and Spd, making her a good enough magic tank, while Wings of Mercy 3 and Cross Spur Atk serve to support her teammates.

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Ninian Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
149
HP	42	Rank: 228/1089
Atk	24	Rank: 974/1089
Spd	33	Rank: 555/1089
Def	23	Rank: 678/1089
Res	27	Rank: 435/1089

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

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total'
Resplendent Base Stats With Skills	49	43	40	30	33	195
Resplendent Base Stats	49	30	40	30	33	182
Resplendent +HP	51	30	39	29	33	182
Resplendent +Atk	48	34	39	29	33	183
Resplendent +Spd	48	30	42	29	33	182
Resplendent +Def	48	30	39	32	33	182
Resplendent +Res	48	30	39	29	36	182

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40 +Skills	44	39	35	25	29	172
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40	44	26	35	25	29	159

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv.1	18	20	9	8	7	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Halloween Nils	44	35	41	21	35	176
Fallen Ninian	45	27	40	23	36	171
Nils	45	31	35	26	25	162
Phina	40	35	37	26	23	161
Soiree Berkut	41	36	23	37	24	161
Silvia	40	27	36	17	30	150
Olivia	36	28	33	27	26	150
Performing Azura	35	32	34	20	28	149
Azura	36	31	33	21	28	149
Lene	35	28	35	23	28	149
Ninian	42	24	33	23	27	149

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

Ninian Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ninian Roles

Ninian - Oracle of Destiny 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

Ninian 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 his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Ninian Strengths

Excellent Dragon Support

Ninian is the only dragonstone refresher-assist unit so far. Because of this, she is able to fill specific niches in your teams. She also makes a strong candidate for being a support unit in an all-dragon party because of her access to Fortify Dragons.

Buff Adjacent Allies' Def/Res

Light Breath+ grants +4 Def/Res to adjacent allies after Ninian attacks. It is quite hard to utilize because of its range, so you need to strategize properly in order to utilize this skill. This makes Ninian a great unit to pair-up with blade tome users like Tharja and Nino, as the effects of Light Breath+ will increases both their defensive and offensive abilities.

Improves Durability of Dragons

Ninian's C skill, Fortify Dragons grants +6 Def/Res to dragon units at the start of the turn. This means that Ninian can improve dragonstone users' defenses even without the effects of Light Breath+. This makes Ninian a great unit to pair-up with powerful dragonstone counterattackers such as Idunn and Legendary Tiki.

Warp to Allies Using Escape Route

Escape Route 3 allows Ninian to warp to spaces adjacent to any ally. This is perfect for her, since she has low defenses. We recommend warping to allies that Ninian can use Dance on so that they can protect her.

This skill is perfect for modes like Grand Hero Battles where losing a unit means defeat or modes like Arena where losing units means a decreased score.

Ninian Weaknesses

Low Durability

Ninian has low survivability stats. If Ninian is attacked, there is a high possibility that she will be taken out. Always be mindful of Ninian's positioning in relation to the enemies who pose a threat to her in the enemy phase.

Low Offensive Performance

Ninian's offensive power is low, as she is mainly used as a refresher-assist support. If you want to improve her firepower so that she can be a last resort offensive option, a good idea would be to inherit Lightning Breath+ onto her so that she can counterattack ranged units. Triangle Adept is also a good skill for her A slot, which helps her deal with the dragon-effective Falchion users.

Ninian Teammates and Counters

Teammates for Ninian

Idunn	Tharja	Tiki (Young)	Tailtiu
Legendary Tiki (Young)	Myrrh	Nino	Fallen Robin (M)
Kana (F)	Legendary Robin (F)

Ninian is a versatile character with a refresher-assist skill so, she can technically fit well in every party. However, she shines most when she is able to be with dragon allies that can utilize her Fortify Dragons skill.

Specific Dragonstone Users

Myrrh and Kana (F) have access to Hone Dragons and Goad Dragons respectively. This means that if they are in a team with Ninian, they can buff each other up as they are all dragonstone units. Additionally, Myrrh benefits from Fortify Dragons as her Great Flame depends on her having a high Def stat.

Strongly consider both these units when making an all-dragon team with Ninian. It still has room for 1 more dragonstone unit of your choice, for 4 hero maps of course, who will benefit greatly from the skills of these three dragonstone buffers.

Frail Blade Tome Users

Nino and Tharja can benefit greatly from Light Breath+, as their weapons will allow them to generate offensive buffs using the stats they get from its effects. This means that Ninian can greatly boost the effectiveness of these two units. Ninian can also use dance on them so that they can take out more units in one phase.

Ninian Counters

Alm	Legendary Tiki (Young)	Nino	Deirdre
Cherche	Julia

Because Ninian has low durability, she can be taken out even by red units. Make sure to never put her in a compromising position as her presence as a refresher-assist unit with buffs is very important for her team.

Characters with Dragon-Effective Weapons such as Falchion

Always be mindful of Ninian's position in relation to enemies with dragon-effective weapons such as Falchion even if they possess the red attribute. However, Ninian can also take them out if she has inherited Triangle Adept 3.

On the other hand, anti-dragon green units like Julia and Deidre are Ninian's worst matchups, as she can not really do anything against them when alone.

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Ninian - Oracle of Destiny Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Ninian - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	5★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	5★
Light Breath	9	1	Grants adjacent allies Def/Res +4 through their next actions after any combat this unit initiates.	5★
Light Breath+	13	1	Grants adjacent allies Def/Res +4 through their next actions after any combat this unit initiates.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Dance	1	Enables target to take another action. Cannot be used on units with Sing or Dance.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Escape Route 1	Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 30% to warp adjacent to any ally.	5★
Escape Route 2	Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 40% to warp adjacent to any ally.	5★
Escape Route 3	Enables unit whose own HP ≤ 50% to warp adjacent to any ally.	5★
Fortify Def 1	At start of turn, grants Def+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Fortify Def 2	At start of turn, grants Def+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★
Fortify Dragons	At start of turn, grants Def/Res+6 to adjacent dragon allies for 1 turn.	5★

Ninian as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Fortify Dragons

Ninian can be used to inherit the skill Fortify Dragons. However, Ninian is a refresher-assist unit that fit in many dragon-centric teams. We recommend training and investing in her instead.

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How to Get Resplendent Ninian / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Ninian

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	05/25/2023 - 06/09/2023

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

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Illustrations

Illustrator		Naruse Uroko
Attire		Nifl

How to Get Ninian / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Ninian

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Ninian 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)	Brianna Knickerbocker
Illustrator	Kippu (切符)
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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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Brave Roy [8.5/10]	Ninian [8.0/10]	Brave Lyn [8.5/10]

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