Halloween Dorcas Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Dorcas - Pumpkin Smasher 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 Halloween Dorcas.

Heroes With the Same Name
Halloween Dorcas	Dorcas

Halloween Dorcas Rating and Basic Information

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

Dorcas - Pumpkin Smasher: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Armored
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Can increase an opponent's special cooldown count ・Gains an Atk/Def buff when the foe initiates combat ・Unit and foe are prevented from gaining a follow-up attack

Halloween Dorcas Skills at 5★

Hack-o'-Lantern+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )

Swap Range: 1 Swap places with an adjacent ally.

Sturdy Stance 2 If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat.

Wary Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Halloween Dorcas Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (23)		★★★☆☆
Atk (25)		★★★★★
Spd (6)		★★☆☆☆
Def (9)		★★★★☆
Res (6)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Tempest Trials, Halloween Dorcas will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-Spd

The best IVs for Halloween Dorcas are +Atk and -Spd. Dorcas does not rely on follow-up attacks to deal damage as he has Wary Fighter 3, even if you're going to get a skill like Vengeful Fighter 3, stacking Spd will still not be relevant. This makes Atk very valuable as it increases Dorcas' damage in multiple kits. As discussed, Spd is not of importantce to Dorcas so you can safely take it as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Halloween Dorcas to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. At this point, Dorcas can take out a wide range of enemies in one hit.

Halloween Dorcas Best Builds

Distant Stance Halloween Dorcas

HOT
： Hack-o'-Lantern+ ： Swap ： Sol ： -	： Distant Stance ： Slick Fighter 3 ： A/R Far Save 3 ： Bracing Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build for H!Dorcas using Distant Stance. A/R Far Save lets him tank damage for his allies. Bracing Stance also ups his defenses.

Dual Phase Tank Halloween Dorcas

HOT
： Hack-o'-Lantern+ ： Swap ： Noontime ： -	： Atk/Def Ideal 4 ： Slick Fighter 3 ： A/D Near Save 3 ： Mystic Boost 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build makes H!Dorcas a tank that works well in both player and enemy phase. Taking the +Def refine of Hack-o'-Lantern+' will increase his overall bulk and increase the damage of his Special. Atk/Def Ideal will increase his defenses, while Slick Fighter gives him a guaranteed follow-up attack. A/D Near Save will allow him to tank damage for his allies, while Noontime and Mystic Boost give him sustain to keep Atk/Def Ideal active.

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Halloween Dorcas Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
173
HP	49	Rank: 20/1171
Atk	41	Rank: 343/1171
Spd	25	Rank: 938/1171
Def	37	Rank: 156/1171
Res	21	Rank: 949/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	54	60	29	42	25	210
Lv.40 +10	54	46	29	42	25	196

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	49	55	25	37	21	187
5★ Lv.40	49	41	25	37	21	173
4★ Lv.40	46	39	23	35	19	162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	23	25	6	9	6	69
4★ Lv.1	22	21	5	9	5	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Black Knight	43	44	44	35	30	196
Ludveck	46	44	32	45	28	195
Ascended Fjorm	43	39	41	31	36	190
Valentine's Lucina	41	39	42	37	31	190
Winter Lissa	43	33	30	35	34	175
Picnic Felicia	43	30	37	30	35	175
Brave Ephraim	46	38	27	37	26	174
Halloween Dorcas	49	41	25	37	21	173
Amelia	47	34	34	35	23	173
Sheena	45	30	25	36	33	169

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

Halloween Dorcas Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Halloween Dorcas Roles

Dorcas - Pumpkin Smasher 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

Halloween Dorcas is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Halloween Dorcas Strengths

Slows Enemy Specials

Hack-o'-Lantern+ inflicts special cooldown charge -1 per attack. This allows Halloween Dorcas and his allies to take less damage from enemies. This skill is also very helpful in Grand Hero Battles where delaying enemy specials is very important as enemy specials in those maps are very powerful.

Additionally, this makes Halloween Dorcas a great match-up for units running set-ups that make specials very quick to trigger such as Slaying Edge+ or Brave Sword as the weapon skill and slapping Sacred Seals such as Flashing Blade and Quickened Pulse for quick Moonbow or Glimmer activations.

Sturdy Stance Improves Physical Durability

Sturdy Stance 2 grants Dorcas +4 to Atk/Def whenever the foe initiates combat. This allows Halloween Dorcas to be a decent solo unit in the enemy phase, but look out for units with Armorslayer+. Do not let those units initiate on Dorcas.

This skill works well with other enemy phase skills like Vengeful Fighter 3 and Quick Riposte 3. Check out the builds section to find out more.

Halloween Dorcas Weaknesses

Armored movement!

Halloween Dorcas enjoys the high stats of an armored unit, but this means that he suffers from armored movement as well. Without the use of proper Sacred Seals like Armored Boots and skills like Armored March 3, he will be crippled by very limited movement. It will be most likely that the enemy will get to him first before he is able to initiate. However, this is where Sturdy Stance 2 and Wary Fighter 3 kicks-in so do not be worried if Dorcas gets initiated upon.

You can also make use of a skill like Ground Orders 3

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Halloween Dorcas takes 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons like Falchion or Naga, and one blow from these types of weapons is sure to take him 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 Unlocking Potential for Dorcas - Pumpkin Smasher!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Dorcas - Pumpkin Smasher from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Dorcas - Pumpkin Smasher is very useful as a axe-wielding armored ace, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Dorcas - Pumpkin Smasher helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Halloween Dorcas - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	4★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	4★
Hack-o'-Lantern	10	1	Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	4★
Hack-o'-Lantern+	14	1	Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Swap	1	Swap places with an adjacent ally.	4★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Fierce Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk+2 during combat.	4★
Sturdy Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +2 during combat.	4★
Sturdy Stance 2	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat.	4★
Wary Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★
Wary Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★
Wary Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	5★

Halloween Dorcas as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Sturdy Stance 2 and Hack-o’-Lantern+

Halloween Dorcas can be used to inherit the skills Sturdy Stance 2 and Hack-o’-Lantern+. However, you can only acquire him from Tempest Trials or from using Heroic Grails, so think carefully before foddering him off.

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How to Get Halloween Dorcas / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Halloween Dorcas

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Halloween Dorcas is a limited time Hero who can be obtained as a reward for your score in the Tempest Trials. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Kirk Thornton
Illustrator	Soeda Ippei (添田一平)
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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