Mikoto Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Mikoto - Caring Mother 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 Mikoto.

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Ares [8.0/10]	Mikoto [8.5/10]	Fallen Tiki (Young) [9.0/10]

Mikoto Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Mikoto - Caring Mother: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon can prevent foes from counterattacking ・Gains a powerful buff when HP drops to 80% ・Can grant the effects of Heavy Blade 3 to nearby infantry units

Mikoto Skills at 5★

Flash+ Might: 11　 Range: 2 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts status on target and foe within 2 spaces of target preventing counterattacks through their next action.

Martyr+ Range: 1 Restores HP = damage dealt to unit +50% of Atk. (Minimum of 7 HP) Restores HP to unit = half damage dealt to unit.

Miracle Cooldown Count = 5 If unit’s HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit’s HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP.

Brazen Atk/Res 3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≤ 80%, grants Atk/Res+7 during combat.

Infantry Rush 3 Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Atk ≥ foe’s Atk +1, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"

Mikoto Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (5)		★★★☆☆
Res (7)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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/-Res

The best IVs for Mikoto are +Spd and -Res. Improving her Spd means that she can both avoid follow-up atacks and score follow-up attacks of her own easily. Balanced defenses is ideal for survivability so taking a bane in Res is ideal. However, she be a decent magic tank especially if she is in Brazen range so get rid of the bane as much as possible by merging!

Mikoto Best Builds

Support Mikoto

HOT
： Doting Staff ： Rescue+ ： Windfire Balm+ ： -	： HP/Atk 2 ： Sudden Panic 3 ： Infantry Pulse 3 ： HP/Atk 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Mikoto as a support unit that can function from far ranges. Canto Control granted by refining her Doting Staff prevents foes from retreating with Canto effects, while Sudden Panic forces her foes to be wary with their positioning in order to avoid getting debuffed. Infantry Pulse lowers the Special cooldown of her infantry allies; you may replace this skill with another supportive skill if you wish.

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Mikoto Best Weapon Refine

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Doting Staff	SP: 400
Might: 14　Range: 2　HP: Foe cannot counterattack. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts status on target and foes within 2 spaces of target preventing counterattacks through their next actions. If foe within 4 spaces of this unit triggers Canto, inflicts 【Canto Control】 on that foe. 【Canto Control】 Limits the number of spaces target can move with Canto through their next action. If target's Range = 1, target can move 1 space when Canto triggers. If target's Range = 2, target's action ends when Canto triggers. ：500　：200

We heavily recommend the Special Effect Refine for Doting Staff

Mikoto's new unique weapon Doting Staff only has one refine option, and it's a potentially gamebreaking one.

Flash+ is already one of the best staves in the game, and Doting Staff is an improved version which also grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat.

The special effect refine further improves the weapon by applying 【Canto Control】 to nearby foes that trigger Canto. This effect is not present anywhere else (as of March 2022) and severely neuters units that rely heavily on Canto for their survival such as Reginn and Yuri.

Canto is a very common effect in the metagame; fielding a counter to it will greatly increase your chances of winning.

Use Doting Staff's special effect refine. You won't regret it.

Mikoto Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
151
HP	38	Rank: 875/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	32	Rank: 730/1171
Def	20	Rank: 955/1171
Res	26	Rank: 596/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	43	51	37	24	30	185
Lv.40 +10	43	40	37	24	30	174

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	38	46	32	20	26	162
5★ Lv.40	38	35	32	20	26	151

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	9	8	5	7	45

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Tina	44	43	46	19	31	183
Fallen Maria	37	44	45	16	35	177
Sara	35	40	37	16	37	165
Silque	39	33	23	35	31	161
Loki	42	33	35	16	25	151
Mikoto	38	35	32	20	26	151

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

Mikoto Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Mikoto Roles

Mikoto - Caring Mother 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

Mikoto is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). 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.

Mikoto Strengths

Doting Staff improves upon Flash+ and neuters Canto effects

Mikoto's new unique weapon Doting Staff is an improved version of Flash+ that increases Mt and buffs Atk/Spd during combat.

Additionally, when refined, this weapon greatly neuters Canto effects by restricting their post-combat movement.

AoE counterattack disable

Flash+ disables counterattacks through the next action on target unit and all other foes within 2 spaces of said unit. This lowers the enemy's damage output. This in turn directly improves Mikoto and her team's ability to survive the next turn. This makes Mikoto a great check to powerful counterattacking enemy phase units such as Legendary Tiki (Young) and Idunn

Can tank magic attacks with high defense and Martyr+

Mikoto's decently high Spd and Brazen-boosted Res are comparable to that of a standard magic unit. Therefore, you can use his Res to situate her as somewhat of a magic wall, and then restore a ton of HP to allies after her HP has decreased. This is a particular strength of Mikoto not available to many other staff units.

Gets a huge bonus to Atk and Res

Mikoto's A skill Brazen Atk/Res 3 will give her Atk/Res+7 in combat when her HP gets below 80%. This wil make it easier for her to damage enemies and further increase her high Res stat, allowing her to safely combat magic attackers.

Can speed up the special cooldown of infantry units

Mikoto's C skill Infantry Rush 3 will give all infantry allies within two spaces the effect of Heavy Sword 3. In an all infantry team, this is a powerful skill for allowing all allies' specials to trigger.

Mikoto Weaknesses

Average Spd stat

Mikoto's Spd at Lv. 40 is 32. That is certainly not bad, but it would be better if you invest some resources onto Mikoto to improve it. We recommend inherting skills like Atk/Spd Bond 3 or Speed +3 onto Mikoto to improve her Spd.

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Mikoto - Caring Mother Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

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Mikoto - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Assault	10	2	Restricted to units that use a Staff.	5★
Flash	7	2	After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts status on foe preventing counterattacks through its next action.	5★
Flash+	11	2	After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts status on target and foe within 2 spaces of target preventing counterattacks through their next action.	5★
Doting Staff	14	2	Foe cannot counterattack. If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit during combat. After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts status on target and foes within 2 spaces of target preventing counterattacks through their next actions.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Heal	1	Restores 5 HP.	5★
Reconcile	1	Restores 7 HP each to target and this unit.	5★
Martyr	1	Slows Special trigger (cooldown count+1). Restores X HP to target (X = damage dealt to unit + 7). Restores Y HP to unit (Y = half damage dealt to unit).	5★
Martyr+	1	Restores HP = damage dealt to unit +50% of Atk. (Minimum of 7 HP) Restores HP to unit = half damage dealt to unit.	5★

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Miracle	(Cooldown Count = 5) If unit’s HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit’s HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP.	5★
Imbue	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, restores an additional 10 HP to target ally.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Brazen Atk/Res 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≤ 80%, grants Atk/Res+3 during combat.	5★
Brazen Atk/Res 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≤ 80%, grants Atk/Res+5 during combat.	5★
Brazen Atk/Res 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≤ 80%, grants Atk/Res+7 during combat.	5★
Infantry Rush 1	Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Atk ≥ foe’s Atk +5, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"	5★
Infantry Rush 2	Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Atk ≥ foe’s Atk +3, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"	5★
Infantry Rush 3	Infantry allies within 2 spaces gain: "If unit’s Atk ≥ foe’s Atk +1, grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )"	5★

Mikoto as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Flash+

Mikoto can be used to inherit the skill Flash+. It is a powerful staff that prevents enemies from counterattacking. It might be a good idea to inherit it onto your favorite staff character.

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How to Get Mikoto / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Mikoto

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Mikoto 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)	Marisha Ray
Illustrator	Ito Misei (伊藤未生)
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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Ares [8.0/10]	Mikoto [8.5/10]	Fallen Tiki (Young) [9.0/10]

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