Niles Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Niles - Cruel to Be Kind 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 Niles.

Heroes With the Same Name
Niles	Halloween Niles

Niles 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)

Niles - Cruel to Be Kind: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Bow / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Can buff his allies' Res stat ・Synergistic stat spread and special skill ・Rather low Atk stat

Niles Skills at 5★

Niles's Bow Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. If foe’s Def ≥ foe’s Res+5, deals +7 damage.

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

Warding Blow 3 Grants Res +6 during combat when unit initiates combat.

Spur Res 3 Grants adjacent allies Res +4 during combat.

Resplendent Attire Available

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

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Niles Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (20)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★★☆

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

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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/-Def

The best IVs for Niles are +Spd and -Def. A higher Spd stat allows Niles to prevent follow-up attacks against her and helps her make follow-up attacks on her own. This boosts both his offensive and survivability capabilities. His low Def is of less importance, so it is safe to take Def as a bane. Not to mention that his special effect refine also relies on his Spd. This further justifies our recommendation in getting a +Spd IV for Niles.

Niles Best Builds

Budget Niles

HOT
： Niles's Bow ： Draw Back ： Iceberg ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： Desperation 3 ： Odd Spd Wave 3 ： Darting Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A budget friendly build for Niles that maximizes his Atk/Spd stats. By maximizing his Atk/Spd, he can make good use of the flat damage provided by Nile's Bow. It also synergizes well with his spec. eff. refine which is a Flashing Blade effect. Said effect requires Niles to have decent Spd levels to run effectively.

Res Tank Niles

： Niles's Bow ： Draw Back ： Iceberg ： -

： Warding Stance 3 ： Cancel Affinity 3 ： Def Ploy 3 ： Distant Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This maximizes Niles' Res stat for him to easily deal with magic foes. Cancel Affinity 3 is taken to deal with Raven tome users. If you can afford it, take the special effect refine of his weapon.

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Niles Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Niles' Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Niles's Bow	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. If foe’s Def ≥ foe’s Res+5, deals +7 damage. If unit’s Spd > foe’s Spd, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per unit’s attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Niles's Bow

It grants the same effect as Flashing Blade 3. This is perfect for Niles as his regular attacks do not dish out that much damage. He heavily relies on his special attack to deal significant amounts of damage so boosting his ability to activate his special is perfect for him. It allows Niles to take advantage of his decent Spd stat.

Spd is a great stat to stack on Niles. Not only does it allow for more activations of Niles's Bow, but it also makes way for more follow-up atacks that speed up activating Iceberg even more.

Killer Bow+ Evolution:

Killer Bow+ can be evolved into Slaying Bow+ through the Weapon Refinery.

One of Nile's weapons can be evolved into a Slaying Bow+ and you can certainly go through this route. However, Niles's Bow is superior.

Weapon Refinery Tier List

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Niles Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
147
HP	37	Rank: 796/1089
Atk	25	Rank: 966/1089
Spd	34	Rank: 491/1089
Def	17	Rank: 870/1089
Res	34	Rank: 171/1089

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	44	45	41	23	41	186
Resplendent Base Stats	44	31	41	23	41	172
Resplendent +HP	47	31	40	23	40	173
Resplendent +Atk	43	35	40	23	40	173
Resplendent +Spd	43	31	43	23	40	172
Resplendent +Def	43	31	40	26	40	172
Resplendent +Res	43	31	40	23	43	172

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40 +Skills	39	41	36	19	36	171
Resplendent 5★ Lv 40	39	27	36	19	36	157
Resplendent 4★ Lv 40	37	25	34	17	34	147
Resplendent 3★ Lv 40	36	24	32	16	32	140

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Resplendent 5★ Lv.1	20	22	10	6	10	68
Resplendent 4★ Lv.1	19	12	10	5	10	56
Resplendent 3★ Lv.1	19	13	9	5	9	55

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Niles	37	25	34	17	34	147

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

Niles Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Niles Roles

Niles - Cruel to Be Kind 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

Niles is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). 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.

Niles Strengths

Weapon grants pure damage and speeds-up special cooldown

Niles's Bow gives him +7 pure damage when a foe's Def is significantly higher than their Res. This allows him to do a decent chunk of damage even on foes with high Def. It also has a special effect refine that grants him the effects of Flashing Blade 3! You can read more about Niles' weapon in the weapon refine section.

Res buffs for Niles and team

Warding Blow 3 grants +6 Res to Niles when attacked and Spur Res 3 grants adjacent allies +4 Res during combat. Both these skills ensure that your team will have better chances against magic based enemies.

Iceberg takes advantage of his high Res

Iceberg, Niles' special, has a long cooldown but it hits very hard as it adds 50% of Niles' Res to his damage. This it fitting for him since he already has high Res levels. This means that you can stack a ton of Res into Niles, building his bulk, but also be able to dish-out tons of damage!

Try to activate it in the enemy phase as Warding Blow 3 will grant him an additional +6 Res upon being attacked by the enemy. This is only ideal if the enemies are magical untis as Niles' physical bulk is very low.

Niles Weaknesses

Low Damage

Niles heavily relies on Iceberg and Niles's Bow's effects to deal damage instead of directly relying on Atk and Spd. This might be less advantageous for him as he might not be able to dish out damage reliably. Get to know his skill effects better and work around his strengths to use him effectively!

Low Def

Niles' Def only sits at 17 at Lv.40. This makes it easy for physical to take him out. Be mindful of Niles' positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take him out.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Niles - Cruel to Be Kind!

We cannot recommend you to Unlock Potential to make Niles - Cruel to Be Kind a 5 Star Hero. Niles - Cruel to Be Kind is difficult to make use of except under specific conditions. Unless Niles - Cruel to Be Kind is a favorite character of yours or you have excess Hero Feathers to spare, we recommend you pass on Unlocking their Potential.

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Niles - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	3★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	3★
Killer Bow	5	2	Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	3★
Killer Bow+	9	2	Effective against flying units. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	5★
Niles's Bow	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against flying foes. If foe’s Def ≥ foe’s Res+5, deals +7 damage.	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.	3★
Iceberg	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Warding Blow 1	Grants Res +2 during combat when unit initiates combat.	3★
Warding Blow 2	Grants Res +4 during combat when unit initiates combat.	3★
Warding Blow 3	Grants Res +6 during combat when unit initiates combat.	4★
Spur Res 1	Grants adjacent allies Res +2 during combat.	3★
Spur Res 2	Grants adjacent allies Res +3 during combat.	4★
Spur Res 3	Grants adjacent allies Res +4 during combat.	5★

Niles as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Inheriting Iceberg

Niles can be used to inherit the skill Iceberg. This is available at 4★ so even if you do not plan to use Niles in combat, it may be best to turn him into a Combat Manual instead of sending him home for feathers.

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How to Get Resplendent Niles / Illustrations / Quotes

How to Get Resplendent Niles

Obtain Via FEH Pass

Distribution Date	12/10/2020 - 12/25/2020

Resplendent Niles 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		Suekane Kumiko
Attire		Múspell

How to Get Niles / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Niles

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Niles 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

Voice Actor (English)	Michael Sinterniklaas
Illustrator	Yura (由良)
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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