How to Use Dragonflowers | Best Units to Give Dragonflowers To

A guide on how to use Dragonflowers for Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH). Read on to learn how to obtain Dragonflowers and which units you should use them on.

Dragonflower Effects

Raising Hero Stats

Types of Dragonflowers
Red Dragonflower (Infantry)	Yellow Dragonflower (Cavalry)	Green Dragonflower (Armored)	Blue Dragonflower (Flying)

Dragonflowers can increase the stats of your Heroes. These are divided into 4 types of colors for each type of unit: Red for Infantry, Yellow for Cavalry, Green for Armored, and Blue for Flying.

Amount of Upgrades Depends on Date Added In

Unit Type	Max. Enhancements	Max. Dragonflowers Required
Characters implemented after August 17, 2022	5 times	600 (for 5 times)
Characters implemented after August 18, 2021	10 times	1,200 (for 10 times)
Characters implemented after August 18, 2020	15 times	1800 (for 15 times)
Characters implemented after August 18, 2019	20 times	2,400 (for 20 times)
Infantry units implemented before version 3.2.0	25 times	2,660 (for 25 times)

The maximum number of times that you can strengthen a Hero depends on their unit type and implementation date. Infantry units initially could be enhanced 25 times, while the Armored, Cavalry, and Flying units can be enhanced 20 times. Recently implemented units after the August 2022 update can be enhanced up to 5 times.

Enhancing Hero Stats

Each enhancement increases HP, ATK, SPD, DEF, and RES by 1 for the first 5 times. The order of stats enhanced varies depending on the unit's Level 1 base stats as a 5★ unit.

This can greatly enhance the Hero's combat performance, but keep in mind that the sequence of stat increases is the same as how they increase after an Unlock Potential is performed.

Does not Affect Area Rating

Remember that using Dragonflowers does not increase the Hero's Area Rating, which means that this function is purely for stat enhancements.

Inheriting Enhancement Upon Unlock Potential

The highest value of Dragonflower stat enhancements will carry over once an Unlock Potential is performed.

Best Units to Give Dragonflowers To

Units that utilize every stat

Recommended Heroes
Brave Hector	Ascended Idunn	Brake Ike	Ascended Fjorm

Units that utilize every stat, such as tanks with passable or high Spd, make great use of Dragonflowers. These units all improve with extra stats and can potentially survive key attacks and defeat enemies they otherwise wouldn't be able to.

Units with Skills that Attack Twice

Recommended Heroes
Summer Edelgard	Reinhardt	Ninja Corrin (F)	Ninja Lyn

Heroes that have skills that allow for attacking more than once are also recommened characters for receiving Dragonflower enhancements, since they can potentially deal more damage than single-attack Heroes.

How to Get Dragonflowers

Clear Heroic Ordeals

Dragonflowers can be cleared by participating in Heroic Ordeals in the Story Missions. Each Heroic Ordeal has a set map and victory objectives for both the target hero and their partner. Take note that Dragonflowers can only be obtained once per character.

Partner with a Unit Covering Bad Matchups

Since you only need to defeat 2/4 of the units in a Heroic Ordeal with the unit you chose, you can have another unit paired with you that will make taking out a bad matchup easier. For example, in a red unit's Ordeal, bringing a green unit to take out the blue foe will make things a lot easier.

Use Refreshers If Possible

These Heroic Ordeal maps are not that difficult, but clearing them can be made easier if you use Refresher units with skills like Dance.

Weaken the Foes to Take Them Out Easier

Dancers and healers are good for an ally to pair with for Hero Ordeals, but also units that can deal chip damage (such as dagger units), or tanks that can absorb damage while weakening foes (Surtr is excellent at this) will be really good for taking down foes with weaker units, such as staff users.

Newer Heroes Get More Dragonflowers

• Heroes added in Story Book 2 give 2 Dragonflowers
• Heroes added in between Book 2 and 3 give 8 Dragonflowers
• Heroes released after Book 3 give 40 Dragonflowers.

The maximum number of obtainable Dragonflowers depends on how recent the unit was implemented in the game. Keep in mind that maps that have the largest number of Dragonflower drops also have stronger enemies (level 40, as opposed to level 35 for Book 2~3 units and level 30 for pre-Book 2 units).

Events

Dragonflowers can also be obtained from events like Mjolnir's Strike, Aether Raids and more. It's recommended to clear as much of these events as possible to get more bonuses.

Events that reward Dragonflowers
Aether Raids	Aether Resort
Allegiance Battles	Resonant Battles
Mjolnir Strike	Arena and Arena Assault

Dragonflower Summary

While there are a number of ways to obtain Dragonflowers, keep in mind that these are limited in number. Choose carefully on which Hero to use them on once you have enough.

Useful Links

Useful Information and Guides

Building Units

Building Your Heroes
Level Grinding | How to Level Up Fast	How to Gain SP Quickly
How to Use Inherit Skill	Merge Allies Guide
Heroes You Should Unlock Potential For	Which Heroes Should You Send Home?
When Should You Unlock Potential?	How to Use the Training Tower
Trait Fruits: How to Change IVs	How to use Dragonflowers
How to Get Divine Codes	How to Grind Summoner Support
How to Increase Ally Support	General Tips for Building Units

Building Specific Roles

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Heroes with Refresher Skills	List of Staff Users
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Five Things to Know Before Starting	Reroll Tier List
Hero Building	Beginner's Guide
List of All Skills	How to Get Free Orbs
My Summoner Guide	Should I Merge or Fodder Off Units?

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