Winter Bernadetta Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In 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 Bernadetta.

Heroes With the Same Name
Bernadetta	Winter Bernadetta
Spring Bernadetta	Brave Bernadetta

Winter Bernadetta Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	B (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Tome / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・High-powered green tome cavalry unit ・Can inflict 1 HP damage to allied team—helpful in some situations and in activating Hrist ・Hrist provides Atk/Spd bonus and damage reduction

Winter Bernadetta Skills at 5★

Hrist Might: 14　 Range: 2 Grants Spd+3. At start of turn, if unit's HP = 100% and unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, deals 1 damage to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit. If unit's HP < 100% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%.

Moonbow Cooldown Count = 2 Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.

Atk/Spd Solo 4 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +7 during combat.

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

Rouse Atk/Spd 3 At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 for 1 turn.

Winter Bernadetta Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (22)		★★★★☆
Spd (13)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★★★☆☆
Res (6)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

See the IV Checker for All Units

Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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/-Res

The best IVs for Winter Bernadetta are +Atk and -Res. As mainly an offensive unit, Winter Bernadetta will find additional Atk very helpful. It will also help her activate the Heavy Blade 3 Sacred Seal we recommend you run in the Desperation Winter Bernadetta build.

If you want to take advantage of her only superboon, you can get a +Spd IV instead.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Winter Bernadetta to 10. Her Spd is already elite at this point so raising Atk is a better option in raising her overall damage. However, you can still go for a +Spd IV if you really want to.

Winter Bernadetta Best Builds

Offensive Winter Bernadetta

HOT
： Hrist ： Reposition ： Ruptured Sky ： -	： Flared Sparrow ： Occultist's Strike ： Incite Atk/Spd ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is the standard offensive build for modern ranged cavalry units, stacking pre-combat damage with Flared Sparrow and Occultist's Strike to soften enemies before going in with the killing blows.

Budget Winter Bernadetta

： Hrist ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Lull Spd/Res 3 ： Rouse Atk/Spd 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is simply a budget build that slaps the standard Reposition while stacking Atk/Spd skills to be a reliable offensive option.

Source Heroes for All Skills

Winter Bernadetta Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP	39	Rank: 778/1171
Atk	36	Rank: 666/1171
Spd	40	Rank: 309/1171
Def	19	Rank: 989/1171
Res	23	Rank: 836/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	44	55	48	23	27	197
Lv.40 +10	44	41	45	23	27	180

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	50	43	19	23	174
5★ Lv.40	39	36	40	19	23	157

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	22	13	4	6	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Lyon	39	47	16	26	46	174
Ascended Merric	41	43	46	23	20	173
Seiðr	39	43	30	17	40	169
Sage Ursula	40	42	46	18	22	168
Letizia	38	40	16	35	34	163
Ninja Corrin (F)	38	41	40	23	20	162
Winter Bernadetta	39	36	40	19	23	157
Summer Sylvain	42	32	35	27	16	152
Halloween L'Arachel	39	36	34	22	20	151
Summer Selena	36	37	37	17	23	150
Picnic Leo	37	33	21	27	28	146
Green Tome Olwen	34	30	35	19	27	145
Valentine's Lilina	34	35	30	20	26	145
Gunnthrá	37	31	33	19	25	145
Valentine's Mist	36	34	34	17	23	144
Cecilia	36	32	25	22	29	144

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

Winter Bernadetta Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Winter Bernadetta Roles

Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In 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 Bernadetta is a ranged magic 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 Res stat.

Winter Bernadetta Strengths

Can inflict damage on allies!

This might be seem like a weakness, but Hrist deals damage to allies at the start of a turn if Bernadetta is at 100% HP. Since -1 HP is negligible, it can be safely used to setup allies that have trigger conditions that require them to have less than 100% HP.

Units that Benefit from Hrist
Brave Lysithea [9.0/10]	Exalt Chrom [8.0/10]	Brunnya [8.5/10]	Bernadetta [9.0/10]

It can also counter weapons like Summer Lyn's Deep-Blue Bow as it grants +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res to Lyn if she initiates combat on a foe with 100% HP.

Though this can also counter allies that require full HP to trigger skills so watch out. Be aware of your whole team's skill effects.

Massive Atk/Spd boost through base skills

• Hrist grants +6 Atk/Spd in combat if Bernadetta's HP < 100%. This is easily met through the self-damage of Hrist.
• Atk/Spd Solo 4 grants +7 Atk/Spd in combat if Winter Bernadetta is not adjacent to allies.
• Rouse Atk/Spd 3 grants +6 Atk/Spd to Winter Bernadetta if she is not adjacent to allies at the start of the turn.
• Lull Spd/Res 3 effectively works as +3 Atk/Spd

All of this add up to +22 Atk/Spd just by meeting very simple trigger conditions. This means she will hit very hard and score frequent follow-up attacks. Because Moonbow only has a cooldown of 2, Winter Bernadetta can activate Moonbow everytime she nails a follow-up attack provided she gets hit by a counterattack and survives it. Because of this massive Spd boost, she is sure to nail a bunch of follow-up attacks which means a bunch of Moonbow activations too!

Possesses a defense mechanic in Hrist

On top of Hrist's offensive effects, it also reduces damage from the foe's first attack by 30%. This is a lot and since Winter Bernadetta has high Spd, you would not be taking much second attacks anyway. This helps with her defensive end as she does not have much defense to begin with besides her high Spd.

Winter Bernadetta Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Winter Bernadetta takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Ridersbane or Rauðrwolf+, 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!

Heroes with Effective Skills

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?	Cannot Unlock Potential

Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In if a 4 Star version is released!

Unlock Potential Tier List

Winter Bernadetta - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Wind	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elwind	6	2	No Effect	5★
Rexcalibur	9	2	No Effect	5★
Hrist	14	2	Grants Spd+3. At start of turn, if unit's HP = 100% and unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, deals 1 damage to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit. If unit's HP < 100% at start of combat, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Moonbow	(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Solo 1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 3	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +6 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 4	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +7 during combat.	5★
Lull Spd/Res 1	Inflicts Spd/Res -1 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Spd/Res 2	Inflicts Spd/Res -2 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Spd/Res 3	Inflicts Spd/Res -3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Spd/Res (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Rouse Atk/Spd 1	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+2 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Spd 2	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit for 1 turn.	5★
Rouse Atk/Spd 3	At start of turn, if unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 for 1 turn.	5★

Winter Bernadetta as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Atk/Spd Solo 4, Lull Spd/Res 3 or Rouse Atk/Spd 3

Winter Bernadetta can be used to inherit Atk/Spd Solo 4, Lull Spd/Res 3 or Rouse Atk/Spd 3. However, Winter Bernadetta can provide some firepower in your cavalry lineups so think carefully before fodderring her off. Additionally, she is a special hero and this means she is only available from specific banners.

If you are able to inherit Atk/Spd Solo 3 from another unit, you can inherit Atk/Spd Solo 4 and another skill chain from Winter Bernadetta.

• List of Source Heroes
• The Best Fodder Units

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

How to Get Winter Bernadetta

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Winter Bernadetta 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.

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Erica Mendez
Illustrator	Tobi
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Illustration

FEH: Related Guides

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]

See All Green Heroes

▶︎Return to the Green Heroes Page

All Types of Green Weapons

Close-Range	Ranged
Axe	Green Tome
Green Breath	Green Dagger
Green Beast	Green Bow