Winter Altina Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Altina - Cross-Time Duo 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 Altina.

Heroes With the Same Name
Altina	Winter Altina
Nabata Altina

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 Altina Rating and Basic Information

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

Altina - Cross-Time Duo: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn Harmonized Hero ・Access to a one-turn Vantage through Harmonized Skill ・Weapon grants Distant Counter and a dual-phase Brave effect・Powerful Special skill

Winter Altina Skills at 5★

Ragnell·Alondite Might: 10　 Range: 1 Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. Inflicts Spd-5. Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat).

Twin Blades Cooldown Count = 2 Boosts damage by 40% of unit's Res. Disables non-Special skills that "reduce damage by X%."

Atk/Res Unity If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Res+5 and bonus to Atk/Res during combat = current penalty on each of those stats x 2 (Example: If unit has -7 penalty to Atk, grants Atk+19, for a net bonus of Atk+12.) Calculates each stat bonus independently.

Null C-Disrupt 3 Neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.

Atk/Res Oath 3 At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit for 1 turn.

Winter Altina's Harmonized Skill Effect

Harmonized Skill

Grants 【Resonance: Blades】 to unit and allies from the same titles as unit. Grants 【Vantage】 to unit. 【Respnance: Blades】 Grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat for 1 turn. 【Vantage】 If foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack for one turn. (Harmonized Skills can be used by tapping the Harmonized button. This skill can be used only once per map. Harmonized Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.) (Harmonized Skills can be used by tapping the Harmonized button. Harmonized Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.)

Resonance Effect

Radiant Dawn / Path of Radiance
Increases scores in Resonant Battles.

Winter Altina Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (20)		★★★★★
Spd (0)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (11)		★★★☆☆
Res (11)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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/-Spd

Winter Altina's best IVs are +Atk and -Spd. With her low Spd of only 18, Winter Altina does not get follow-up attacks this way, but instead relies on her exclusive weapon, which always grants her an extra attack. Since this is the case, the ideal stat to maximize would be Atk, so that you can increase her damage output.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Winter Altina to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. The higher Altina's Atk stat is, the more damage she will deal. This will help her in taking out enemies without taking damage and more importantly, Vantage sweeping with her Harmonized Skill.

Winter Altina Best Builds

Budget Winter Altina

HOT
： Ragnell·Alondite ： Reposition ： Twin Blades ： -	： Atk/Res Unity ： Null C-Disrupt 3 ： Atk/Res Oath 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Winter Altina's base kit is pretty complete, so you don't need much investment to begin with. As she will be taking enemy phase damage whenever her active Vantage is not up, it is best to get a Sacred Seal that gives her a balance of both offense and defense. Our choice is Atk/Def Solo 3 as she already has great Res. This will allow her to take damage from a wide range of foes. It also works well with the trigger conditions of her other skills.

Galeforce Attacker Winter Altina

： Ragnell·Alondite ： Reposition ： Galeforce ： -

： Heavy Blade 4 ： Lull Atk/Def 3 ： Time's Pulse 3 ： Atk/Def Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build utilizes Altina's high attack stat and her weapon's brave effect to activate Galeforce in one round. Heavy Blade 4 and Time's Pulse 3 provide the special acceleration needed to activate Galeforce as fast as possible.

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Winter Altina Best Weapon Refine

Effect of Winter Altina's Refined Weapon

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Ragnell·Alondite	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. Inflicts Spd-5. Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat and Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and neutralizes bonuses on foe's Atk/Def during combat. ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Ragnell·Alondite

Refined Ragnell·Alondite grants Atk/Res+5 and Special cooldown charge acceleration during combat and also neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk and Def.

This refine provides additional offensive firepower with the stat swings and the Special cooldown charge acceleration ensures that Winter Altina can activate Twin Blades in every combat.

Winter Altina Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
176
HP	42	Rank: 263/1171
Atk	40	Rank: 400/1171
Spd	18	Rank: 1090/1171
Def	37	Rank: 156/1171
Res	39	Rank: 115/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	47	54	17	42	44	204
Lv.40 +10	47	44	22	42	44	199

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	42	50	13	37	39	181
5★ Lv.40	42	40	18	37	39	176

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	20	0	11	11	60

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Emblem Ike	41	47	18	45	42	193
Harken	41	46	32	46	27	192
Flame Tribe Rinkah	40	37	41	44	25	187
Gregor	40	44	37	43	23	187
Diamant	41	46	36	43	21	187
Scathach	43	42	30	43	24	182
Summer Lyon	42	42	21	37	39	181
Winter Altina	42	40	18	37	39	176
Itsuki	41	37	30	33	32	173
Eyvel	41	33	35	38	25	172
Shannan	43	38	36	37	18	172
Bridal Oboro	42	39	35	40	16	172
Summer Helbindi	44	36	18	37	33	168
Laevatein	39	37	31	34	22	163

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

Winter Altina Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Winter Altina Roles

Altina - Cross-Time Duo 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 Altina 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.

Access to a Harmonized Skill!

Winter Altina is one of the Harmonized heroes. They have access to a unique Harmonized Skill which is very similar to Duo Skills. You can activate Harmonized Skills by pressing the the Harmonized Skill button. Because this Harmonized unit features both Altina and Sanaki, they can qualify for bonus scores in all of the games where these two show up!

Winter Altina's Harmonized Skill Effect

Harmonized Skill

Grants 【Resonance: Blades】 to unit and allies from the same titles as unit. Grants 【Vantage】 to unit. 【Respnance: Blades】 Grants Atk/Spd+4 during combat for 1 turn. 【Vantage】 If foe initiates combat, unit can counterattack before foe's first attack for one turn. (Harmonized Skills can be used by tapping the Harmonized button. This skill can be used only once per map. Harmonized Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.) (Harmonized Skills can be used by tapping the Harmonized button. Harmonized Skills cannot be used by units deployed using Pair Up.)

Resonance Effect

Radiant Dawn / Path of Radiance
Increases scores in Resonant Battles.

Winter Altina Strengths

Exclusive weapon that can counter at any range and attack twice

Altina's weapon Ragnell·Alondite is not just another Distant Counter-built in weapon, but it also lets her attack twice even when the foe initiates combat. Therefore, she is capable of dealing massive damage both when initiating combat and when defending.

Exclusive skill nullifes damage reduction skills

Altina's Special Skill Twin Blades will boost damage by 40% of the foe's Res stat, and nullify any non-special skill that reduces the damage a unit takes. In particular, this will be good against weapon skills like the refined form of Urvan held by Brave Ike, who is commonly used in Aether Raids.

Damage reduction effects are growing to be a very common mechanic in the game. This makes this exclusive skill extra relevant.

Access to Vantage through her Harmonized skill

Winter Altina is not a true Altina alt without the Vantage sweeps! Instead of the classic B skill Vantage 3, Winter Altina's Vantage comes in the form of a Harmonized Skill. Its details are listed above.

Though it does not take up a slot in the B skill and it does not require an HP trigger, it is only available for 1 turn. This makes it hard to utilize in longer battles.

Neutralizes debuffs to Atk/Res and grants buffs to it

If Winter Altina is within 2 spaces of an ally, Atk/Res Unity grants her +5 Atk/Res and converts penalties on Atk/Res and turns them into bonuses. It is a pretty simple trigger condition and it is almost impossible to have trouble keeping it online.

This makes Winter Altina an effective unit in Aether Raids because debuffs are very common in that game mode. The more debuffs Altina gets, the stronger and bulkier she becomes. Plus the added Res will help her deal more damage with Twin Blades.

Winter Altina Weaknesses

Vantage is limited to her Harmonized Skill

Unlike the original Altina alt, Winter Altina's only access to Vantage is through her Harmonized Skill and this only lasts through 1 turn. This means that for longer battles, Winter Altina will not be able to Vantage sweep easily.

In addition, a structure in Aether Raids can also block Winter Altina from using her Harmonized Skill entirely so watch out for that.

Taken out easily if she fails to take out her opponent

Winter Altina has an abysmally low Spd stat. Even the slowest of units can nail follow-up attacks against her. If high-powered units are able to land a counterattack on her or gets to attack her, this will surely lead to a follow-up that has a high chance of taking her out.

This is why you should increase her Atk stat as much as possible so that when she engages an enemy, they are sure to fall to to the Twin Blades. However, in the enemy phase, if Vantage is not up, she is quite defenseless. Make sure that she does not dive deep into enemy danger zones if the Vantage from her Harmonized Skill is not active!

Winter Altina Team and Counters

Teammates for Winter Altina

Brave Celica	Mirabilis	Plumeria	Naga
Peony	Flying Nino	Fallen Lyon	Triandra

Refresher-assist supports that can help her deal more damage

Winter Altina is mainly an offensive unit so those that grant her additional actions, and increase the damage she deals are great compliments to her. The Álfr are great examples of these.

Magical powerhouses, preferably those who are strong against blue units

Winter Altina needs a partner to cover foes whom she will have trouble dealing with as a red physical unit. Flying Nino, Brave Celica, and Fallen Lyon are good choices.

Naga

Naga is a great partner to Winter Altina when running her in Aether Raids. She is a magical blue unit who can cover some matchups for her. Additionally, she carries the exclusive Divine Fang that grants Winter Altina valuable dragon-effective damage.

Altina Counters

Hoshidan Summer Micaiah	Summer Byleth (F)	Brave Hector	Ophelia
Reinhardt	Roderick	Cynthia	Díthorba

Hoshidan Summer Micaiah

This Micaiah alt has access to Dawn Suzu which disables the Vantage effect allowing for easy hits on Winter Altina.

High-powered blue units

The blue units listed above can take out Winter Altina in one phase. You don't need very fast units to take her out as her Spd is very low. Unlike Mythic Altina.

Firesweepers, Windsweepers

Altina cannot proc Vantage on units she cannot land a counterattack on. This makes sweepers like Díthorba a counter to her. A unit like Summer Byleth (F) can be a counter too as she commonly runs Windsweep 3.

Hardy Bearing Sacred Seal

Hardy Bearing 3

This is for the same reason that Hoshidan Summer Micaiah is in this list. This useful, flexible Sacred Seal can be slapped onto any unit to neutralize the effects of Vantage.

Winter Altina's Vantage effect only comes in the form of a Harmonized Skill. Meaning, it is only active for 1 turn, and it cannot be used by the AI on defense.

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Winter Altina - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Sword	11	1	No Effect	5★
Ragnell·Alondite	10	1	Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. Inflicts Spd-5. Unit attacks twice (even if foe initiates combat).	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★
Iceberg	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★
Twin Blades	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage by 40% of unit's Res. Disables non-Special skills that "reduce damage by X%."	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Res Bond 1	Grants Atk/Res +3 to this unit during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.	5★
Atk/Res Bond 2	Grants Atk/Res +4 to this unit during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.	5★
Atk/Res Bond 3	Grants Atk/Res +5 to this unit during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally.	5★
Atk/Res Unity	If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Res+5 and bonus to Atk/Res during combat = current penalty on each of those stats x 2 (Example: If unit has -7 penalty to Atk, grants Atk+19, for a net bonus of Atk+12.) Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
Null C-Disrupt 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.	5★
Null C-Disrupt 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.	5★
Null C-Disrupt 3	Neutralizes status effects and disables skills that prevent counterattacks during combat.	5★
Atk/Res Oath 1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res+3 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Res Oath 2	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res+4 for 1 turn.	5★
Atk/Res Oath 3	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

Winter Altina as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inheriting Atk/Res Unity

Winter Altina can be used to inherit the skill Atk/Res Unity. However, since Winter Altina is a powerful special hero that you can only obtain from a special heroes banner, we recommend training and building her instead. Additionally, she is a Harmonized Hero that can lead your team in and out of Resonant Battles.

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How to Get Winter Altina

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Winter Altina 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)	Krizia Bajos with Sara Cravens
Illustrator	Kita Senri
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

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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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