Maria Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Maria - Minerva's Sister 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 Maria.

Heroes With the Same Name
Maria	Spring Maria
Fallen Maria

Maria Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	7.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	Unranked (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Maria - Minerva's Sister: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Can convert a foe's bonuses from Hone/Fortify skills into penalties ・Can heal allies from a distance ・Can raise allies' Res

Maria Skills at 5★

Panic+ Might: 11　 Range: 2 After combat, if unit attacked, bonuses on target and foes within 2 spaces of target become penalties through their next actions.

Physic+ Range: 2 Restores HP = 50% of Atk. (Minimum of 8 HP. )

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

Fortify Res 3 At start of turn, grants Res+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.

Maria Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (5)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★★★☆☆
Res (10)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 Maria are +Spd and -Res. A higher Spd stat allows Maria to prevent follow-up attacks against her increasing her survivability. This is great for her team because Maria's presence as a support is very important. It is unwise to lower her Def even further and since she can afford a bane in Res anyway, it is the best bane you can take.

Maria Best Builds

Gravity Maria

： Gravity+ ： Physic+ ： Miracle ： -

： Atk/Spd Bond 4 ： Wrathful Staff 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： Savage Blow 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A Gravity+ set for Maria. Make sure to get the Dazzling upgrade too! Double Savage Blow 3 is taken to deal big AoE damage after combat. The A slot is very flexible, but make sure to take something that increases the damage Maria can deal. Miracle is taken to protect her while she is in the front of battle.

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Maria Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
148
HP	36	Rank: 1053/1171
Atk	27	Rank: 1140/1171
Spd	34	Rank: 624/1171
Def	19	Rank: 989/1171
Res	32	Rank: 307/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	41	42	39	23	37	182
Lv.40 +10	41	31	39	23	37	171

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	36	38	34	19	32	159
5★ Lv.40	36	27	34	19	32	148
4★ Lv.40	34	24	32	17	30	137
3★ Lv.40	33	23	30	16	28	130

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	5	8	4	10	44
4★ Lv.1	16	4	8	3	10	41
3★ Lv.1	16	4	7	3	9	39

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Yuliya	38	41	46	21	36	182
Young Lucius	38	45	31	17	47	178
Cornelia	42	46	23	26	40	177
Elice	40	41	35	27	34	177
Dwyer	40	37	35	25	39	176
Nyna	40	34	41	23	38	176
Hatari Xane	47	30	36	23	35	171
Natasha	37	36	32	24	36	165
Summer Rhys	44	34	27	21	36	162
Lena	40	32	29	24	37	162
Emmeryn	43	32	34	23	30	162
Eremiya	44	32	35	23	27	161
Mercedes	39	33	30	22	33	157
Brady	41	33	32	23	28	157
Sakura	36	28	30	24	30	148
Serra	33	30	31	21	33	148
Maria	36	27	34	19	32	148
Lachesis	39	32	25	22	30	148
Lissa	39	26	25	28	30	148
Lucius	37	32	30	13	35	147
Azama	43	21	26	32	25	147
Wrys	42	24	23	22	36	147

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

Maria Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Maria Roles

Maria - Minerva's Sister 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

Maria 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.

Maria Strengths

Convert enemy bonuses into penalties

Panic+ convers bonuses into penalties on target unit and all other foes within 2 spaces of said unit. This lowers enemy units' overall performance. This in turn directly improves Maria and her team's ability to swoop in and get knock-outs on the enemy team!

This staff is a great counter to blade tome units like Tharja and Nino whose playstyle is to stack as much bonuses as possible to improve their damage.

Can Easily Heal Distant Allies

Maria move 2 squares a turn as she is an infantry unit that. She can learn Physic+, which can heal allies 2 tiles away. Therefore, Maria can heal allies up to 4 squares away from her starting position making her a great healer in some situations.

Can buff her allies through Fortify Res 3!

Maria's skill Fortify Res will increase her allies' resistance stat. Simply starting next to Maria will insure a rather decent Res buff of +4 to boost your defense against those mages and dragons.

Maria Weakesses

Low Def

As mentioned in the IV section, Maria has a very mediocre Def stat. This makes her very vulnerable even against less powerful physical units. Please be mindful of her positioning in relation to units that can make quick work of her.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Do Not Recommend Unlocking Potential for Maria - Minerva's Sister!

We cannot recommend you to Unlock Potential to make Maria - Minerva's Sister a 5 Star Hero. Maria - Minerva's Sister is difficult to make use of except under specific conditions. Unless Maria - Minerva's Sister 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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Maria - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Assault	10	2	Restricted to units that use a Staff.	3★
Panic	7	2	After combat, bonuses on targeted foe become penalties through its next action.	3★
Panic+	11	2	After combat, if unit attacked, bonuses on target and foes within 2 spaces of target become penalties through their next actions.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Heal	1	Restores 5 HP.	3★
Mend	1	Restores 10 HP.	3★
Physic	2	Restores 8 HP. Rng 2.	4★
Physic+	2	Restores HP = 50% of Atk. (Minimum of 8 HP. )	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.	3★
Imbue	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, restores an additional 10 HP to target ally.	3★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Fortify Res 1	At start of turn, grants Res+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	3★
Fortify Res 2	At start of turn, grants Res+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	4★
Fortify Res 3	At start of turn, grants Res+4 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	5★

Maria as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★☆☆☆

Inheriting Physic+ or Miracle

Maria can be used to inherit the skills Physic+ and Miracle. Take note that you can only inherit the former at 5★ and the latter at 3★.

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How to Get Maria / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Maria

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Maria 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)	Wendee Lee
Illustrator	kaya8
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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.

FEH: Related Guides

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Close-Range	Ranged
Colorless Breath	Colorless Dagger
Colorless Beast	Colorless Bow
Colorless Tome	Staff