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Bernadetta Builds and Best IVs

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This is a ranking page for the hero Bernadetta - Eternal Loner 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 Bernadetta.

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Bernadetta Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) B
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Bernadetta - Eternal Loner: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill has the effect of Desperation built into it
・Can gain a large bonus to her Atk and Spd
・Can inflict a Spd/Def penalty on foes

Bernadetta Skills at 5★


Might: 14  Range: 2
Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if【Penalty】is active on unit or unit's HP < 100%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and if unit initiates combat, they can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.
【Penalty】
All effects lasting "on foe through its next action." Includes ones inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten & negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of skills like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Range: 1
Heals adjacent ally 10 HP. Unit loses 10 HP (but cannot reach 0 this way).

At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+7, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit.

Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat."

Bernadetta Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (16) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (22) No Attack IV ★★★★☆
Spd (8) Spd Boon ★★★★★
Def (5) No Def IV ★★☆☆☆
Res (7) Res Boon ★★★☆☆

◯ = 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 and -Def

Bernadetta's best IVs are +Atk and -Def. With her default skills, Bernadetta is capable of raising her Spd to pretty great heights, so you should focus on the damage output from each attack. Since she will usually want to avoid physical damage anyway, -Def is the ideal bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

If you want to build a +10 Merged Bernadetta, we recommend a +Atk IV. Atk +10 merges, her Atk stat will reach 53, allowing her to take out even more of her foes.

Bernadetta Best Builds

Offensive Bernadetta

HOT
Special Skill IconDeadeye
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This is an offensive build for Bernadetta. Escape Route 4 works very well with refined Persecution Bow's chip damage effect, allowing Bernadetta to warp around the map and pick off enemy units.

Budget Bernadetta

Special Skill IconMoonbow
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Bernadetta using her base kit. Ardent Sacrifice is used in tandem with refined Persecution Bow to set up an easy Wings of Mercy beacon unit.

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Bernadetta Best Weapon Refine

Bernadetta's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
SP: 400
Might: 14 Range: 2 HP:
Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if 【Penalty】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and also, if unit initiates combat, unit can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.
At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, deals 1 damage to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit. If unit initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit (X = damage dealt to unit as of start of combat × 2, + 5; max 15) and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).
Arena Medal:500 Divine Dew:200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Persecution Bow

Refined Persecution Bow grants Bernadetta a guaranteed follow-up attack, bonus Atk/Spd based on damage already dealt to Bernadetta at the start of combat, and bonus Special cooldown charges per attack.

More importantly, refined Persecution Bow deals 1 damage to Bernadetta and nearby allies at the start of each turn. This effect is similar to other versions of Bernadetta such as Winter Bernadetta and Spring Bernadetta and opens up more strategies to the player.

Bernadetta Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
156
HP
HP 38 38
Rank: 875/1322
Atk
Atk 32 32
Rank: 955/1322
Spd
Spd 38 38
Rank: 399/1322
Def
Def 22 22
Rank: 873/1322
Res
Res 26 26
Rank: 596/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 43 54 43 26 30 196
Lv.40 +10 43 37 43 26 30 179

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
46 36 42 26 30 180
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
42 39 42 26 30 179
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
42 36 46 26 30 180
+Def
Lv.40 +10
42 36 42 29 30 179
+Res
Lv.40 +10
42 36 42 26 34 180

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 38 49 38 22 26 173
5★ Lv.40 38 32 38 22 26 156

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 16 25 8 5 7 61

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
40 47 49 30 24 190
40 45 48 28 24 185
40 45 47 27 21 180
40 42 46 28 23 179
40 39 42 28 20 169
40 40 41 27 20 168
40 39 41 30 18 168
41 37 27 40 23 168
41 36 39 27 19 162
40 30 36 28 23 157
40 38 22 29 27 156
Bernadetta Icon Bernadetta
38 32 38 22 26 156
39 31 34 17 30 151
39 33 37 20 21 150
35 33 35 18 28 149
34 35 19 27 30 145

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

Bernadetta Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Bernadetta Roles

Bernadetta - Eternal Loner Roles
Close Physical AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical Attack ImageRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter Recovery ImageRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Bernadetta is a ranged physical 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 Def stat.

Bernadetta Strengths

Persecution Bow has built-in Desperation and grants extra Special cooldown charges

Bernadetta's weapon skill Persecution Bow has the effect of Desperation, which will trigger when her HP is less than 100%, or when a Penalty is active. This skill's effect is very easy to trigger, and having it in the weapon frees up her B slot for another skill.

When refined, Persecution Bow grants Bernadetta a guaranteed follow-up attack, bonus Atk/Spd based on damage already dealt to Bernadetta at the start of combat, and bonus Special cooldown charges per attack.

More importantly, refined Persecution Bow deals 1 damage to Bernadetta and nearby allies at the start of each turn. This effect is similar to other versions of Bernadetta such as Winter Bernadetta and Spring Bernadetta and opens up more strategies to the player.

Ardent Sacrifice can be used immediately on turn 1 with this refine, allowing the player to set up an easy Wings of Mercy beacon unit through quickly reducing a unit's HP by using Ardent Sacrifice on his/her allies.

Skills like Escape Route 4 are automatically active upon receiving the chip damage effect and can open up additional combat routes to knock out enemies that aren't normally in range.

Can lower enemy Spd/Def during combat

Bernadetta has the B skill Lull Spd/Def, which will inflict Spd/Def-3 on a foe and nullify any bonuses to those stats. This will further increase the bonuses she gets off of her Weapon and A skill, so her base toolkit has excellent synergy.

Bernadetta Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Bernadetta takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Ridersbane, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take her down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Bernadetta - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
4 2 Effective against flying units. 5★
6 2 Effective against flying units. 5★
9 2 Effective against flying units. 5★
14 2 Effective against flying foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of combat, if【Penalty】is active on unit or unit's HP < 100%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and if unit initiates combat, they can make a follow-up attack before foe can counterattack.
【Penalty】
All effects lasting "on foe through its next action." Includes ones inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten & negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of skills like Triangle Adept or Guard).
5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
1 Heals adjacent ally 10 HP. Unit loses 10 HP (but cannot reach 0 this way). 5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. 5★
At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. 5★
At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat. 5★
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+7, but after combat, if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit. 5★
Inflicts Spd/Def-1 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. 5★
Inflicts Spd/Def-2 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. 5★
Inflicts Spd/Def-3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. 5★
Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat." 5★
Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+3 during combat." 5★
Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat." 5★

Bernadetta as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★☆☆☆

Inheriting Atk/Spd Push

Bernadetta can be used to inherit Atk/Spd Push 4. However, she is a pretty strong unit on her own, so we recommend building and leveling her up before using a duplicate for fodder.

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    Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

    Voice Actor
    (English)
    Erica Mendez
    Illustrator Nekomochi
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