Nifl Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Nifl - God of Ice 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 Nifl.

Heroes With the Same Name
Nifl	Summer Nifl

Remix - Legendary & Mythic Hero Remix: Hríd & Eir Featured Heroes
Hríd [8.5/10]	Múspell [9.0/10]	Naga [8.5/10]	Nifl [9.0/10]
Legendary Hector [9.0/10]	Yune [9.0/10]	Eir [8.5/10]	Fallen Edelgard [9.0/10]

Nifl 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)

Nifl - God of Ice: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Breath / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Inflicts debuffs to all stats on her foe ・Applies the Flash status to her opponent and all foes within 2 spaces ・Grants herself and allies within 2 spaces Spd/Res+4 and 30% damage reduction on foe's first attack

Nifl Skills at 5★

Frostbite Breath Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Spd +3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat, and also, after combat, if unit attacked, inflicts status preventing counterattacks on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. If foe's Range = 2. calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

Rally Def/Res+ Range: 1 Grants Def/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn.

AR-D Atk/Spd 4 If defending in Aether Raids, grants Atk/Spd+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures ≥ 5 structures grants +11; 4 grants +7; ≤ 3 grants +3. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)

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

Domain of Ice Grants Spd/Res+4 and the effect "reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%" to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Spd/Res+4 to unit and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.

Nifl Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (8)		★★★★★
Spd (10)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★★☆
Res (6)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Spd/-Res

We recommend a +Spd/-Res IV for Nifl. Her Spd is a superboon and she will benefit greatly from the increased Spd for her combat potential. Her HP is a superbane and her Res isn't significant enough to warrant investment, so we recommend taking her Res as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend taking +Atk as your boon of choice when building a +10 merged Nifl. Her Spd should be high enough to avoid follow-up attacks from speedy enemies, thus boosting her Atk is the best use of her additional stats through her boon.

Nifl Best Builds

Aether Raids Initiation Nifl

HOT
： Frostbite Breath ： - ： Moonbow ： -	： AR-D Atk/Spd 4 ： Windsweep 3 ： Domain of Ice ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build functions as an initial attacker for an AR Defense team, applying the Flash status to the enemy team and allowing Nifl's allies to safely engage their opponents. Not using an assist skill manipulates the AI to have Nifl engage first. Windsweep increases the chances of Nifl surviving combat, thereby allowing an allied refresher unit to give Nifl another action and have her reach the backline.

General Use Nifl

HOT
： Frostbite Breath ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： Lull Atk/Spd 3 ： Domain of Ice ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build maximizes Nifl's Atk and Spd stats to deal as much damage as possible, while relying on Domain of Ice to keep her alive. The dual Atk/Spd Solo skills can be replaced by other skills that boost her Atk and Spd, should positioning be a concern.

Arena Nifl

HOT
： Frostbite Breath ： Harsh Command+ ： Ruptured Sky ： -	： Atk/Spd Solo 4 ： S/D Near Trace 3 ： Domain of Ice ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is an Arena build with maximum scoring skills while not hindering performance.

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Nifl Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
167
HP	39	Rank: 778/1171
Atk	38	Rank: 510/1171
Spd	40	Rank: 309/1171
Def	27	Rank: 646/1171
Res	23	Rank: 836/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	44	59	48	31	27	209
Lv.40 +10	44	43	45	31	27	190

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	54	43	27	23	186
5★ Lv.40	39	38	40	27	23	167

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	24	13	8	6	68

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Aided Reginn	41	46	48	38	22	195
Spring Sylvain	40	47	45	32	21	185
Bridal Sharena	40	44	47	32	21	184
Isadora	38	43	46	32	25	184
Noah	40	45	45	31	18	179
Hardin	41	41	44	32	21	179
Brave Chrom	41	42	42	37	17	179
Sain	40	42	38	36	18	174
Brave Eirika	39	40	42	28	24	173
Summer Ashe	40	37	41	34	20	172
Spring Minerva	41	36	38	35	18	168
Nifl	39	38	40	27	23	167
Ingrid	37	35	40	28	27	167
Summer Ingrid	39	34	42	25	26	166
Perceval	38	32	37	28	27	162
Sirius	40	34	37	35	16	162
Brave Eliwood	40	37	35	32	18	162
Summer Cordelia	41	32	38	28	18	157

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

Nifl Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Nifl Roles

Nifl - God of Ice 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

Nifl is a close magical 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 Res stat.

Nifl Strengths

Frostbite Breath applies the Flash status to an AoE

Frostbite Breath is an amazing weapon for combat, debuffing enemies with Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 and applying the Flash status to both the enemy and all foes within 2 spaces. Nifl doesn't need to survive to apply the Flash status; as long as she attacks in combat, the status is applied to the AoE. This makes Nifl one of the best initiation units in the entire game, allowing the rest of her team to safely follow up on her initial attack and clear the map of enemies.

Domain of Ice provides damage reduction to Nifl and her nearby allies

Domain of Ice is a unique skill to Nifl. It grants Spd/Res+4 and a 30% damage reduction effect to allies within 2 spaces, and to Nifl herself if she is within 2 spaces of an ally. This greatly helps her team survive high damaging attacks, and it helps her survive her foe's first attack so she can retaliate and apply the Flash status debuff from her weapon as well!

Nifl Weaknesses

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Nifl takes 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons like Falchion, Divine Breath, and Ífingr. While Nifl has damage reduction in her kit, an attack from a dragon-effective weapon such as these will deal a lot of damage, if not knock out Nifl entirely.

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Nifl also takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons such as the wolf tomes (Keen Rauðrwolf+, Keen Blárwolf+, and Keen Gronnwolf+) and several unique weapons like Thani, Light of Dawn, and Bunny Fang. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

Prone to Trenches

Nifl's cavalry movement of 3 is amazing, but it leaves her unable to cross trenches. Her kit prefers her to attack first in order for her allies to take advantage of the Flash debuff, but trenches may get in the way and force her to take an alternate route to her enemies. Be wary of movement restrictions before engaging the enemies!

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Nifl - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	5★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	5★
Flametongue	11	1	No Effect	5★
Frostbite Breath	16	1	Grants Spd +3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe during combat, and also, after combat, if unit attacked, inflicts status preventing counterattacks on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. If foe's Range = 2. calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Resistance	1	Grants Res+4 to an adjacent ally until the end of turn.	5★
Rally Def/Res	1	Grants Def/Res +3 to an adjacent ally until the end of turn.	5★
Rally Def/Res+	1	Grants Def/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn.	5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
AR-D Atk/Spd 1	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Atk/Spd+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +4; 4 grants +3; 3 grants +2; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	5★
AR-D Atk/Spd 2	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Atk/Spd+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +7; 4 grants +5; 3 grants +3; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	5★
AR-D Atk/Spd 3	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Atk/Spd+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures: ≥5 structures grants +10; 4 grants +7; 3 grants +4; ≤2 grants +1. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	5★
AR-D Atk/Spd 4	If defending in Aether Raids, grants Atk/Spd+X during combat. (Calculates X based on number of your defensive structures ≥ 5 structures grants +11; 4 grants +7; ≤ 3 grants +3. Destroyed defensive structures are not counted.)	5★
Lull Atk/Spd 1	Inflicts Atk/Spd-1 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Spd (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Spd 2	Inflicts Atk/Spd-2 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Spd (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Lull Atk/Spd 3	Inflicts Atk/Spd-3 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Spd (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★
Domain of Ice	Grants Spd/Res+4 and the effect "reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30%" to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Spd/Res+4 to unit and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.	5★

Nifl as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Inherit AR-D Atk/Spd 4, Rally Def/Res+, or Lull Atk/Spd 3

Nifl can be used to inherit AR-D Atk/Spd 4, Rally Def/Res+, or Lull Atk/Spd 3. From these options, AR-D Atk/Spd 4 is the rarest, as Nifl is the only hero with this skill (As of July 2021).

Take note that you can inherit multiple skills from one Nifl if you pre-inherit other skills first. For example, by giving your unit Rally Def/Res from a Roderick source, you can inherit Rally Def/Res+ and Lull Atk/Spd 3 from one Nifl!

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How to Get Nifl

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Nifl is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

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

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Anairis Quiñones
Illustrator	Suzuhito Yasuda
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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Hríd [8.5/10]	Múspell [9.0/10]	Naga [8.5/10]	Nifl [9.0/10]
Legendary Hector [9.0/10]	Yune [9.0/10]	Eir [8.5/10]	Fallen Edelgard [9.0/10]

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