Winter Hilda Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Hilda - Holiday Layabout 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 Winter Hilda.

Heroes With the Same Name
Hilda	Winter Hilda
Summer Hilda	Ascended Hilda

Focus - Double Special Heroes June 2021 Featured Heroes
Dheginsea [8.0/10]	Winter Altina [9.0/10]	Halloween Tiki (Young) [9.0/10]	Winter Hilda [8.5/10]
Winter Bernadetta [9.0/10]	New Year Peony [9.5/10]	Xane [8.0/10]	Winter Sephiran [8.5/10]

Winter Hilda Rating and Basic Information

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

Hilda - Holiday Layabout: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Armored
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Stronger when allies are nearby ・Makes it hard for foes to activate Specials ・Guarantees follow-up attacks and blocks enemy follow-ups in even-numbered turns

Winter Hilda Skills at 5★

Candy Cane+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Shove Range: 1 Push adjacent ally 1 space farther away.

Atk/Def Form 3 Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)

Even Follow-Up 3 If it is an even-numbered turn, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Winter Hilda Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (20)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (23)		★★★★☆
Spd (10)		★★★★★
Def (11)		★★★☆☆
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 Winter Hilda are +Atk and -HP. A +Atk IV is very helpful as it allows her to deal as much damage as possible. Since she is in the frontlines, we cannot say that HP is an unimporant stat, but since it can be made up for through upgrading her weapon, it can be safely taken as her bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Winter Hilda to 10. At +10 Merges, Hilda'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 his own. Follow-up attacks also speed up special activation.

This is under the assumption that you would not be running Even Follow-Up 3. In our DC Winter Hilda build, we have replaced this skill with Special Fighter 3 which is arguably superior skill that is fitting in more scenarios. If you will run Even Follow-Up 3, then by all means get a +Atk IV.

Winter Hilda Best Builds

DC Winter Hilda

HOT
： Flowing Lance+ ： Pivot ： Ignis ： -	： Distant Counter ： Special Fighter 3 ： Armor March 3 ： Spd/Res Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a standard Distant Counter build for Winter Hilda. It is much more expensive compared to the budget build. This is somewhat of an opposite build compared to her base kit. Instead of benefitting from being near allies, Flowing Lance+ requires Hilda to stay away from allies. This is why Rouse Atk/Def 3 and Spd/Res Solo 3 is also picked up as they have similar trigger conditions. Special Fighter 3 improves both offensive and defensive ends in both phases so it is a skill that easily fits in this build. Armor March 3, Pivot combined with Distant Counter are picked up to allow Hilda to easily land hits on the enemy team.

Budget Winter Hilda

： Candy Cane+ ： Shove ： Bonfire ： -

： Atk/Def Form 3 ： Even Follow-Up 3 ： Ward Armor ： Armor March 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Winter Hilda. Bonfire is a great special to have on her because it scales by stacking Def on her. The two other additions are Ward Armor and an Armor March 3 Sacred Seal. This means that this build will work best if she is with other armored units. Make sure said units are also carrying C skills like Hone Armor so that Hilda will get her share of buffs. The Sacred Seal is chosen because Hilda's main weakness is her armored movement.

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Winter Hilda Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
184
HP	44	Rank: 165/1171
Atk	39	Rank: 458/1171
Spd	38	Rank: 399/1171
Def	37	Rank: 156/1171
Res	26	Rank: 596/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	49	57	43	42	30	221
Lv.40 +10	49	43	43	42	30	207

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	44	53	38	37	26	198
5★ Lv.40	44	39	38	37	26	184
4★ Lv.40	41	36	36	35	24	172

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	20	23	10	11	7	71
4★ Lv.1	19	18	10	11	6	64

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Fjorm	43	42	47	35	40	207
Ascended Amelia	45	46	46	37	33	207
Bors	51	47	34	48	25	205
Valentine's Ephraim	47	48	17	48	41	201
Winter Edelgard	46	47	17	47	44	201
Ninja Zelgius	49	47	16	47	42	201
Vigarde	46	47	30	44	29	196
Gilliam	47	44	21	48	35	195
Cervantes	50	45	31	44	25	195
Pirate Surtr	45	45	16	44	36	186
Gatrie	47	42	17	44	35	185
Winter Hilda	44	39	38	37	26	184
Benny	48	35	23	44	34	184
Valentine's Rudolf	46	43	21	41	29	180
Forsyth	47	40	20	39	33	179
Fallen Hardin	45	34	28	36	32	175
Valentine's Eliwood	47	38	32	29	29	175
Brave Hector	48	37	22	39	28	174
Kjelle	47	40	22	37	28	174
Winter Ephraim	45	41	23	36	29	174
Winter Robin	45	35	34	35	25	174
Valbar	49	35	25	38	26	173
Picnic Lukas	51	37	21	42	22	173
Gwendolyn	49	30	24	38	28	169
Effie	50	40	22	33	23	168

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

Winter Hilda Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Winter Hilda Roles

Hilda - Holiday Layabout 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

Winter Hilda 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.

Winter Hilda Strengths

Candy Cane+ provides effects simply by being near allies

If Winter Hilda is simply within 2 spaces of an ally Candy Cane+;

• Grants Atk/Def +5 to Hilda during combat
• Inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack.

This improves her offense slightly, but it makes a great change to her defense as the Special-delaying effect against foes will allow Hilda and her team to take less damage from the enemy team.

Stronger with Allies Around—Massive Atk/Def bonuses

Atk/Def Form 3 increases Winter Hilda's Atk/Def by the number of allies within 2 spaces of Winter Hilda. Although the max value of the buff is only +7 Atk/Def, it is still a powerful and convenient buff that is easily triggered. Additionally, it stacks with Candy Cane+, making Winter Hilda's kit very straightforward and easy to use.

It also has a very similar trigger condition with Candy Cane+ so as long as you have allies nearby, you can secure a +12 Atk/Def bonus.

Very powerful skill effect in even-numbered turns!

Winter Hilda's Even Follow-Up 3, allows her to guarantee follow-up attacks in both phases. It also blocks enemy follow-up attacks. This is a very powerful effect, but it only works in even-numbered turns (e.g. 2nd, 4th, and so on). Since Winter Hilda is not at full power in odd-numbered phases, try to engage combat only in even-numbered turns.

This can be tricky to use in fast-paced game modes like Aether Raids and Resonant Battles. Turns are limited in these maps so it will be hard to utilize skills like this.

Winter Hilda Weaknesses

Weak in odd-numbered turns

Even Follow-Up 3's catch is that it does not work in odd-numbered turns. As mentioned, this makes her hard to utilize in fast-paced game modes. It also might not be smart to run Winter Hilda in auto-battle.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Winter Hilda takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Armorslayer+ or Hammer+, and one blow from these types of weapons 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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We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Hilda - Holiday Layabout!

We can say with confidence that you should use Unlock Potential to bring Hilda - Holiday Layabout from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Hilda - Holiday Layabout is a very useful speedy lance attacker, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Hilda - Holiday Layabout if your team lacks a strong speedy lance attacker.

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Winter Hilda - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	4★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	4★
Candy Cane	10	1	If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	4★
Candy Cane+	14	1	If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Shove	1	Push adjacent ally 1 space farther away.	4★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Form 1	Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces; max 3.)	4★
Atk/Def Form 2	Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces + 2; max 5.)	4★
Atk/Def Form 3	Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)	5★
Even Follow-Up 1	If it is an even-numbered turn and unit's HP = 100%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★
Even Follow-Up 2	If it is an even-numbered turn and unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★
Even Follow-Up 3	If it is an even-numbered turn, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★

Winter Hilda as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Candy Cane+ or Joint Drive Spd

Winter Hilda can be used to inherit Candy Cane+ or Even Follow-Up 3. However, Winter Hilda is a special hero that can provide armored firepower to your lineups. Please think carefully before fodderring her off.

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How to Get Winter Hilda / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Winter Hilda

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Winter Hilda is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Celeste Henderson
Illustrator	HAKO
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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Focus: Double Special Heroes June 2021

Heroes from Focus - Double Special Heroes June 2021
Dheginsea [8.0/10]	Winter Altina [9.0/10]	Halloween Tiki (Young) [9.0/10]	Winter Hilda [8.5/10]
Winter Bernadetta [9.0/10]	New Year Peony [9.5/10]	Xane [8.0/10]	Winter Sephiran [8.5/10]

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