Nils Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Nils - Bright Bard 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 Nils.

Heroes With the Same Name
Nils	Halloween Nils
Ice Tribe Nils

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Legendary Julia [9.0/10]	Nils [8.5/10]	Gunnthrá [9.0/10]	Legendary Hector [9.0/10]
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Nils 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)

Nils - Bright Bard: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Breath / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・A dragon unit with a refresher assist ・Can grant an ally additional movement while simultaneously debuffing foes ・Can slow down the foe's special cooldown

Nils Skills at 5★

Frost Breath Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Res +3. At start of turn or when Play is used, inflicts ATk/Spd/Def/Res -4 on closest foe within 4 spaces of unit through their next action. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of Foe's Def or Res.

Play Range: 1 Grants another action to target ally. (That turn only. Does not stack. Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance).

HP/Def 2 Grants HP +4, Def +2.

Even Pulse Tie 3 At start of even-number turns, if foe with the lowest HP has its Special ready and unit's HP ≥ that foe's HP +1, inflicts Special cooldown count +2 on that foe. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown).

Infantry Pulse 3 At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP < unit's HP. (Stacks with similar skills.)

Nils Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★☆
Spd (9)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★★★☆☆
Res (9)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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 and -Res

Nils's best IVs are +Spd and -Res. +Spd will allow Nils to get more follow-up attacks, while reducing the number he takes from his foes. On the other hand, -Res is the most likely the safest option for a flaw stat on this hero.

Since it will increase the effectiveness of his B and C skills, +HP is a good IV as well. If you mainly intend to use Nils for support, +HP will be beneficial to your party.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

If you are building a +10 merged Nils, we recommend +Spd. With a Spd boon and 10 merges, Nils's Spd stat will reach 42, allowing him to get follow-up attacks on even more foes. Once again, if you want to increase the effectiveness of his default B and C skills, +HP is a solid option as well.

Nils Best Builds

DC Nils

HOT
： Frost Breath ： Play ： Aether ： -	： Distant Counter ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Def/Res Oath 3 ： Distant Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a very offensive build that has minimal support capabilities other than Frost Breath and Play. His other skills set him up to be a decent enemy phase threat. Think of him as a refresher-support in the player phase, but a brawler in the enemy phase!

Triangle Support Nils

： Frost Breath ： Play ： Moonbow ： -

： Triangle Adept 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Spd Tactic 3 ： Atk Tactic 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a hybrid build that provides Nils both support and offense capabilities (Frost Breath, Moonbow, and Quick Riposte 3 mainly takes care of this). It is quite simple, and no pieces are expensive. This makes it a great alternative to Nils' base kit that relies on him to win HP checks.

Budget Nils

： Frost Breath ： Play ： Moonbow ： -

： HP/Def 2 ： Even Pulse Tie 3 ： Infantry Pulse 3 ： HP/Def 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A simple budget build for Nils that makes use of his whole base kit. Just add Moonbow to help him deal more damage when he needs to. For the Sacred Seal slot, it is very flexible. Assuming that you have your better Seals on your core units, you can just take HP/Def 2 to help activate his default B & C skills.

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Nils Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
162
HP	45	Rank: 107/1171
Atk	31	Rank: 1030/1171
Spd	35	Rank: 557/1171
Def	26	Rank: 700/1171
Res	25	Rank: 668/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	49	51	39	30	36	205
Lv.40 +10	50	36	40	30	29	185

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	45	47	35	26	28	181
5★ Lv.40	45	31	35	26	25	162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	23	9	4	9	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Nils	40	35	43	30	40	188
Halloween Nils	44	35	41	21	35	176
Fallen Ninian	45	27	40	23	36	171
Nils	45	31	35	26	25	162
Rafiel	38	28	35	20	41	162
Soiree Berkut	41	36	23	37	24	161
Phina	40	35	37	26	23	161
Silvia	40	27	36	17	30	150
Olivia	36	28	33	27	26	150
Performing Azura	35	32	34	20	28	149
Lene	35	28	35	23	28	149
Ninian	42	24	33	23	27	149
Azura	36	31	33	21	28	149

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

Nils Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Nils Roles

Nils - Bright Bard 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

Nils is a close magic attacker. Therefore, the damage he deals is equal to his Atk minus the foe's Res when the effects of the weapon triangle are not considered.

Nils Strengths

Inflicts penalties while refreshing ally movement

Nils's weapon skill Frost Breath will inflict -4 to all stats of a nearby foe at the start of the turn and when Play is used. This means he can inflict a penalty on a foe, have an ally take them down, use Play to refresh that unit and debuff another foe, and subsequentially take that unit down. This makes it very easy to make use of Nils as your team's support and refresher unit.

B Skill slows down foe's cooldown count

The B Skill Even Pulse Tier will inflict special cooldown count +2 on an enemy whose special is ready. As long as the conditions of the skill are met, this skill can be triggered regardless of Nils's position on the map, and it is particularly strong against foes like Ophelia in Aether Raids, as well as other units with a quick cooldown.

Speeds up the special cooldown of allied infantry

The C skill Infantry Pulse will reduce the cooldown count of infantry units at the start of the first turn. This will work on all allies whose HP is lower than Nils's, and it stacks with other similar skills, meaning it can be paired with Heavy Blade or Breaker weapons.

Nils Weaknesses

Weak to dragon effective weapons

Since Nils is a dragon unit, he will take 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons, such as the ones used by Legendary Julia and Fallen Tiki. Be sure to keep him away from foes with this type of weapon.

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Nils - Bright Bard Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Nils - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	5★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	5★
Flametongue	11	1	No Effect	5★
Frost Breath	16	1	Grants Res +3. At start of turn or when Play is used, inflicts ATk/Spd/Def/Res -4 on closest foe within 4 spaces of unit through their next action. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of Foe's Def or Res.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Play	1	Grants another action to target ally. (That turn only. Does not stack. Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance).	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
HP +3	Grants +3 to max HP.	5★
HP/Def 1	Grants HP +3, Def +1.	5★
HP/Def 2	Grants HP +4, Def +2.	5★
Even Pulse Tie 1	At start of even-number turns, if foe with the lowest HP has its Special ready and unit's HP ≥ that foe's HP+5, inflicts Special cooldown count+2 on that foe. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.)	5★
Even Pulse Tie 2	At start of even-number turns, if foe with the lowest HP has its Special ready and unit's HP ≥ that foe's HP+3, inflicts Special cooldown count+2 on that foe. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown.)	5★
Even Pulse Tie 3	At start of even-number turns, if foe with the lowest HP has its Special ready and unit's HP ≥ that foe's HP +1, inflicts Special cooldown count +2 on that foe. (Cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown).	5★
Infantry Pulse 1	At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP ≤ unit's HP-5. (Stacks with similar skills.)	5★
Infantry Pulse 2	At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP ≤ unit's HP-3. (Stacks with similar skills.)	5★
Infantry Pulse 3	At the start of turn 1, grants Special cooldown count-1 to all infantry allies on team with HP < unit's HP. (Stacks with similar skills.)	5★

Nils as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Even Pulse Tie

Nils can be used to inherit Even Pulse Tie 3. However, he is a very useful refresher unit with excellent exclusive skills, so we recommend leveling and building Nils before foddering or merging any duplicates.

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How to Get Nils / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Nils

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Nils 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)	Khoi Doh
Illustrator	Kippu
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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