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Winter Bernadetta Builds and Best IVs

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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 - Frosty Shut-In Icon Winter Bernadetta

Winter Bernadetta Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) B
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) A
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Bernadetta - Frosty Shut-In: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Refined Hrist has built-in 【Canto (Rem.; Min 1)】 and an accelerated Special trigger, deals 1 damage and grants 【Paranoia】 and "Special cooldown charge +1 per attack" to Bernadetta and nearby allies at the start of each turn, grants Bernadetta Atk/Spd bonuses, two instances of bonus true damage, damage reduction on foe's first attack, and a Null Follow-Up effect.

Winter Bernadetta Skills at 5★


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%.

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

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

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

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) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (22) No Attack IV ★★★★☆
Spd (13) Spd Boon ★★★★★
Def (4) No Def IV ★★★☆☆
Res (6) No Res IV ★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Spd/-Res

The best IVs for Winter Bernadetta are +Spd and -Res. As mainly an offensive unit, Winter Bernadetta will find additional Atk or Spd very helpful. It will also help her prevent her foe's follow-up attacks, making them reliant on a Spd check.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Spd IV when merging Winter Bernadetta to +10 to maximize her Spd stat and improve her follow-up attack capabilities.

Winter Bernadetta Best Builds

Offensive Winter Bernadetta

HOT
Weapon Skill IconHrist
Special Skill IconGlimmer
Attuned Skill IconLull Echo
Updated on 05/07/2025

How to Use, Explanation

This offensive build uses refined Hrist and premium offensive skills to deal maximum damage.

Budget Winter Bernadetta

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

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build using Bernadetta's base kit to function as an offensive unit.

Source Heroes for All Skills

Winter Bernadetta Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Winter Bernadetta's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
SP: 400
Might: 14 Range: 2 HP:
Grants Spd+3. At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants 【Paranoia】 and "Special cooldown charge +1 per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack)" to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn, and deals 1 damage to unit and those allies.
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≤ 99% or if Penalty is active on unit, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd = 10% of unit's Spd at start of combat + 6, deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes).
Enables 【Canto (Rem.; Min 1)】.
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1).
If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit, deals damage = damage dealt to unit × 2, + 5 (max 21; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat.
Arena Medal:500 Divine Dew:200

We heavily recommend the Special Effect Refine for Hrist

Refined Hrist now has built-in 【Canto (Rem.; Min 1)】 and an accelerated Special trigger, deals 1 damage and grants 【Paranoia】 and Special cooldown charge +1 per attack to Bernadetta and nearby allies at the start of each turn, grants Bernadetta Atk/Spd+6, an extra Atk/Spd bonus equal to 6 + 10% of her Spd, bonus true damage equal to 5 + 2x the damage already dealt to Bernadetta (max 21), bonus true damage equal to 20% of her Spd, 30% damage reduction on foe's first attack, and a Null Follow-Up effect.

This weapon refine is amazing and is absolutely worth using Divine Dew on.

Winter Bernadetta Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
157
HP
HP 39 39
Rank: 778/1322
Atk
Atk 36 36
Rank: 666/1322
Spd
Spd 40 40
Rank: 309/1322
Def
Def 19 19
Rank: 989/1322
Res
Res 23 23
Rank: 836/1322

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

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
46 40 44 23 27 180
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
43 43 44 23 27 180
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
43 40 48 23 27 181
+Def
Lv.40 +10
43 40 44 26 27 180
+Res
Lv.40 +10
43 40 44 23 30 180

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
40 46 49 28 22 185
39 47 16 26 46 174
41 43 46 23 20 173
39 43 30 17 40 169
40 42 46 18 22 168
38 40 16 35 34 163
38 41 40 23 20 162
Winter Bernadetta Icon Winter Bernadetta
39 36 40 19 23 157
42 32 35 27 16 152
39 36 34 22 20 151
36 37 37 17 23 150
37 33 21 27 28 146
34 30 35 19 27 145
37 31 33 19 25 145
34 35 30 20 26 145
36 32 25 22 29 144
36 34 34 17 23 144

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 AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged Magic ImageRanged-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 RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

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

Refined Hrist grants 【Paranoia】 to Bernadetta and allies and is loaded with offensive effects

Winter Bernadetta's refined Hrist is a loaded weapon with multiple effects that swing combat in her team's favor.

Refined Hrist now has built-in 【Canto (Rem.; Min 1)】 and an accelerated Special trigger, and grants 【Paranoia】 and Special cooldown charge +1 per attack to Bernadetta and nearby allies at the start of each turn.

【Paranoia】 is a rare status effect that grants Atk+5 and a Desperation effect if the user has less than max HP, and also grants a Vantage effect if the user has less than max HP and the foe has either the same Range as the user or 3 or more 【Penalty】 effects applied to them.

In combat, refined Hrist grants Bernadetta Atk/Spd+6, an extra Atk/Spd bonus equal to 6 + 10% of her Spd, bonus true damage equal to 5 + 2x the damage already dealt to Bernadetta (max 21), bonus true damage equal to 20% of her Spd, 30% damage reduction on foe's first attack, and a Null Follow-Up effect.

Having two instances of bonus true damage adds up, and when combined with the Desperation effect from 【Paranoia】, can allow Bernadetta to nuke down her foe with ease.

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!

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

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Winter Bernadetta - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
4 2 No Effect 5★
6 2 No Effect 5★
9 2 No Effect 5★
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
(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%. 5★
(Cooldown Count = 2) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 30% during combat. 5★

Passives

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

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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.

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.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor
(English)
Erica Mendez
Illustrator Tobi
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2 Anonymous Anonymous@Game8 almost 5 years

Hey Jota, good day! Thank you for pointing this out. This is a mistake on our part.

1 JotaFPR JotaFPR almost 5 years

In the best builds, is it really suppose for us to get Rouse Atk/Def 3?? I say this since in the budget build it also says Rouse Atk/Def 3, and usually budget builds go for the hero abilities and winter Bernie has Rouse Atk/Spd 3, and Rouse Atk/Def 3 is quite rare since only 3 heroes have it.

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