Valentian Catria Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Catria - Mild Middle 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 Valentian Catria.

Heroes With the Same Name
Catria	Spring Catria
Valentian Catria	Bridal Catria
Wind Tribe Catria

Valentian Catria Rating and Basic Information

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

Catria - Mild Middle Sister: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Flying
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Exclusive weapon can tack on additional damage ・Gains a large buff when there is an adjacent ally. ・Grants a buff to the Spd of nearby allies

Valentian Catria Skills at 5★

Astra Blade Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Atk+3. If unit's Atk > foe's Def, deals damage = 50% of unit's Atk minus foe's Def.

Harsh Command+ Range: 1 Neutralizes target ally's penalties (from skills like Panic, Threaten, etc.) and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, etc.) that last through ally's next action. Converts any penalties on target ally into bonuses.

Atk/Spd Bond 4 If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Spd during combat.

Aerobatics 3 Unit can move to a space adjacent to any infantry, armored, or cavalry unit within 2 spaces.

Spd Tactic 3 At start of turn, grants Spd +6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2.

Valentian Catria Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (27)		★★★★★
Spd (10)		★★★★☆
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
Res (7)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Atk/-HP

The best IVs for Valentian Catria are +Atk and -HP. A +Atk IV adds to her already high Atk stat. Astra Blade's effects also rely on Valentian Catria having a high Atk stat. This justifies this IV choice even further. Additionally, her Atk is a superboon meaning, she will gain a total of +4 Atk once she hits Lv.40. Her HP is of less importance so it is safe to take it as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Sword Catria to 10. At +10 Merges, Valentian Catria's Atk will reach such high levels that pushing it up higher is a waste. At this point, it would be better to opt with a +Spd IV instead to help her take less follow-up attacks and allow her to make some follow-up attacks on her own.

Valentian Catria Best Builds

Budget Valentian Catria

： Astra Blade ： Reposition ： Luna ： -

： Atk/Spd Bond 4 ： Aerobatics 3 ： Spd Tactic 3 ： Atk/Spd Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build aims to increase Catria's offensive prowess with minimal investment. The Atk/Spd Bond 3 seal works together with her native Atk/Spd Bond 4 skill to boost her offensive stats. Aerobatics ensures that she is adjacent to an ally to keep her bond skills active. Her native Spd Tactic 3 may be used, but if it won't be active due to team composition, a Spur or Drive skill is a great budget alternative.

General Use / Arena Valentian Catria

HOT
： Astra Blade ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Heavy Blade 4 ： Dive-Bomb 3 ： Atk/Spd Rein 3 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build aims to abuse Catria's raw damage output through the true damage added by Astra Blade and Heavy Blade 4. Dive Bomb allows Catria to attack twice consecutively and activate Moonbow with the aid of Heavy Blade's special cooldown acceleration. Atk/Spd Rein 3 works double duty in this build to help her win the stat check on Astra Blade and get a follow-up attack through outspeeding. Blade Session 3 provides the best attack and speed increase in the seal slot. You may replace Reposition with her native Harsh Command+ and Moonbow with Ruptured Sky if you want to maximize her score in Arena.

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Valentian Catria Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Valentian Catria's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Astra Blade	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Grants Atk+3. If unit's Atk > foe's Def, deals damage = 50% of unit's Atk minus foe's Def. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. Unit can move to a space within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and an additional Atk+X to unit and inflicts Def-X on foe during combat (X = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat x 2; max 8). ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Astra Blade

Refined Astra Blade grants bonus stats, inflicts a Def penalty onto Catria's foe, and allows warping to tiles within 2 spaces of any nearby ally.

These effects make Valentian Catria a very mobile hero capable of dealing significant damage to her foes, and is definitely worth investing into.

Valentian Catria Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
166
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	38	Rank: 510/1171
Spd	36	Rank: 493/1171
Def	27	Rank: 646/1171
Res	24	Rank: 761/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	62	41	31	28	208
Lv.40 +10	46	43	41	31	28	189

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	57	36	27	24	185
5★ Lv.40	41	38	36	27	24	166

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	27	10	8	7	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Thea	39	43	47	27	39	195
Glen	43	45	34	47	20	189
Nabata Juno	38	43	46	35	27	189
Legendary Elincia	40	45	47	23	34	189
Fee	37	40	45	26	40	188
Syrene	37	39	45	21	41	183
Ninja Haar	44	42	24	44	28	182
Tanith	41	36	40	32	28	177
Thief Rickard	38	38	42	33	25	176
Valentian Palla	41	42	21	41	28	173
Annand	37	35	39	27	34	172
Ashnard	43	37	21	35	31	167
Young Caeda	36	33	42	25	30	166
Altina	42	38	20	30	36	166
Valentian Catria	41	38	36	27	24	166
Summer Fiora	40	32	37	26	28	163
New Year Hríd	42	38	19	36	27	162
Bridal Sigrun	35	31	38	27	31	162
Laegjarn	41	32	36	36	17	162
Legendary Ryoma	41	34	39	28	20	162
New Year Camilla	40	33	35	31	23	162
New Year Gunnthrá	38	34	37	27	26	162
Palla	42	31	31	28	26	158
Elincia	35	34	36	24	27	156
Caeda	36	25	37	24	34	156

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

Valentian Catria Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentian Catria Roles

Catria - Mild Middle 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

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

Valentian Catria Strengths

Exploits Low Def Units

If Catria's Atk > foe's Def, Astra Blade deals additional damage calculated by half the resulting value of Catria's Atk minus foe's Def. This is a powerful effect that exploits units with low Def such as F!Julia. Because of this effect, inheriting skills like Death Blow 4 onto Sword Catria will significantly increase her damage on low Def foes.

Atk/Spd Bond Increases Offensive Power

Atk/Spd Bond 4 increases Valentian Catria's Atk and Spd by +7 and neutralizes penalties in those stats if she is adjacent to an ally. Since it is an in-combat buff, it stacks with other combat buffs, so it is good to pair with units that have skills like Atk Tactic or Spur Def.

Turn Debuffs into Bonuses

Harsh Command+ is a very powerful assist skill that not only neutralizes penalties on an ally, but it also converts them into bonuses. This skill is a tide turner in battles and especially useful in Aether Raids, where debuffs are coming not only from enemy heroes, but defensive structures as well.

Valentian Catria Weaknesses

Weak to bows

As a flying unit, Valentian Catria takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.
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Valentian Catria - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	5★
Astra Blade	16	1	Grants Atk+3. If unit's Atk > foe's Def, deals damage = 50% of unit's Atk minus foe's Def.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Harsh Command	1	Converts penalties on target into bonuses.	5★
Harsh Command+	1	Neutralizes target ally's penalties (from skills like Panic, Threaten, etc.) and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, etc.) that last through ally's next action. Converts any penalties on target ally into bonuses.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Bond 1	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+3 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Bond 2	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Bond 3	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Bond 4	If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Atk/Spd during combat.	5★
Aerobatics 1	If unit’s HP  = 100%, unit can move to a space adjacent to any infantry, armored or cavalry unit within 2 spaces.	5★
Aerobatics 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 50%, unit can move to a space adjacent to any infantry, armored or cavalry unit within 2 spaces.	5★
Aerobatics 3	Unit can move to a space adjacent to any infantry, armored, or cavalry unit within 2 spaces.	5★
Spd Tactic 1	At start of turn, grants Spd +2 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2.	5★
Spd Tactic 2	At start of turn, grants Spd +4 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2.	5★
Spd Tactic 3	At start of turn, grants Spd +6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2.	5★

Valentian Catria as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Atk/Spd Bond 4

Valentian Catria can be used to inherit the skill Atk/Spd Bond 4. However, Sword Catria is a powerful unit. We recommend training and investing in her instead of fodderring her off. Please take note that this is a very rare skill. Be careful who you fodder this skill onto.

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How to Get Valentian Catria / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Valentian Catria

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Valentian Catria 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)	Connor Kelley
Illustrator	かかげ
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

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