Spring Maria Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Maria - Sunny Smile 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 Spring Maria.

Heroes With the Same Name
Maria	Spring Maria
Fallen Maria

Special Heroes - Hop-and-Go-Seek Featured Heroes
Spring Delthea [9.0/10]	Spring Maria [9.0/10]	Spring Sonya [9.5/10]	Spring Henry [8.5/10]

Spring Maria Rating and Basic Information

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

Maria - Sunny Smile: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Flying
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill neutralizes flying weaknesses, grants +5 to all stats, has bonus damage and damage reduction that scales with Def, and heals unit and allies after combat ・Neutralizes follow-up negation and adds extra bonus damage and damage reduction with Flow Flight

Spring Maria Skills at 5★

Pastel Poleaxe Might: 16　 Range: 1 Grants Def+3. Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, deals damage = 20% of unit's Def, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and restores 7 HP to unit and allies within 2 spaces after combat.

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

Atk/Def Push 4 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def +7, but if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit after combat.

Flow Flight 3 If unit initiates combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat, and also, if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-10, deals damage during combat = 70% of difference between Def stats (unit's Def minus doe's Def) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 70% of that difference. (Excluding area-of-effect Specials. Min: 0, max: 7.)

Spring Maria Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★☆☆☆☆
Atk (11)		★★★☆☆
Spd (12)		★★★★★
Def (10)		★★★★★
Res (3)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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/-HP

Spring Maria's best IVs are +Spd/-HP. Spd improves her combat potential and helps her win Spd checks from Flow Flight 3.

Her HP is among the lowest in the entire game and reducing it will not impact her matchups, thus it is the bane of choice.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Spring Maria to +10 for similar reasons as above. +Atk is also an option if opting for more damage over outspeeding foes.

Spring Maria Best Builds

Impact Spring Maria

HOT
： Pastel Poleaxe ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Steady Impact ： Flow Flight 3 ： Spd/Def Rein 3 ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build utilizes Spring Maria's speed and bulk to be a tanky offensive option. Steady Impact denies an enemy follow-up attack while Flow Flight provides bonus damage and damage reduction that stacks with Pastel Poleaxe.

General Use / Budget Spring Maria

： Pastel Poleaxe ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -

： Atk/Def Push 4 ： Flow Flight 3 ： Spd Smoke 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Spring Maria using most of her base kit. Spd Smoke allows her to win the Spd checks to activate Flow Flight consistently.

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Spring Maria Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
177
HP	35	Rank: 1109/1171
Atk	37	Rank: 584/1171
Spd	40	Rank: 309/1171
Def	40	Rank: 92/1171
Res	25	Rank: 668/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	40	58	45	47	29	219
Lv.40 +10	40	42	45	44	29	200

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	35	53	40	43	25	196
5★ Lv.40	35	37	40	40	25	177

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	27	12	13	3	71

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Halloween Anna	40	44	47	31	27	189
Rosado	40	43	46	44	16	189
Hoshidan Summer Mia	38	42	47	27	35	189
Ninja Cherche	43	44	20	44	32	183
Thórr	40	44	19	41	34	178
Spring Maria	35	37	40	40	25	177
Jill	40	39	40	36	17	172
Fallen Morgan (F)	40	39	17	41	35	172
Bridal Catria	40	40	41	28	23	172
Spring Fir	39	35	41	28	24	167
Hel	40	38	41	30	18	167

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

Spring Maria Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Spring Maria Roles

Maria - Sunny Smile 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

Spring Maria is a melee 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.

Spring Maria Strengths

Pastel Poleaxe functions well in both phases

Spring Maria's unique weapon Pastel Poleaxe has multiple effects that work in both phases, ensuring she stands victorious in combat.

Below is a summary of its effects:

1	Grants Def+3
2	Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses
3	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to Spring Maria, if her HP ≥ 25%
4	Deals damage equal to 20% of Spring Maria's Def, if her HP ≥ 25%
5	Provides damage reduction equal to 20% of Spring Maria's Def, if her HP ≥ 25%
6	Restores 7 HP to Spring Maria and her nearby allies, if her HP ≥ 25%

Flow Flight 3 also provides bonus damage and damage reduction

Spring Maria also comes with a new flier-exclusive B skill, Flow Flight 3.

This skill neutralizes effects that prevent Maria's follow-up attacks, and upon winning a Spd check, deals bonus damage and provides damage reduction, both equal to 70% of the difference between her Def minus her foe's Def.

The bonus damage and damage reduction both stack with the effects of Pastel Poleaxe as well!

However, take note that they stack multiplicatively and no additively.

Spring Maria Weaknesses

Weak to bows

As a flying unit, Spring Maria takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.

This weakness is removed if Spring Maria is wielding her Pastel Poleaxe.

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Maria - Sunny Smile Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Maria - Sunny Smile only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Maria - Sunny Smile if a 4 Star version is released!

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Spring Maria - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Axe	11	1	No Effect	5★
Pastel Poleaxe	16	1	Grants Def+3. Neutralizes "effective against flying" bonuses. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, deals damage = 20% of unit's Def, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and restores 7 HP to unit and allies within 2 spaces after combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Spd/Def	1	Grants Spd/Def +3 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn.	5★
Rally Spd/Def+	1	Grants Spd/Def +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
Atk/Def Push 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Def+3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Push 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Def+4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Push 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Def+5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Push 4	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Def +7, but if unit attacked, deals 5 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Flow Flight 1	If unit initiates combat and unit's HP = 100% at start of combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat, and also, if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-10, deals damage during combat = 30% of difference between Def stats (unit's Def minus foe's Def) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 30% of that difference. (Excluding area-of-effect Specials. Min: 0, max: 3.)	5★
Flow Flight 2	If unit initiates combat and unit's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat, and also, if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-10, deals damage during combat = 50% of difference between Def stats (unit's Def minus foe's Def) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 50% of that difference. (Excluding area-of-effect Specials. Min: 0, max: 5.)	5★
Flow Flight 3	If unit initiates combat, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat, and also, if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd-10, deals damage during combat = 70% of difference between Def stats (unit's Def minus doe's Def) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 70% of that difference. (Excluding area-of-effect Specials. Min: 0, max: 7.)	5★

Spring Maria as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Spring Maria has Rally Spd/Def+, Atk/Def Push 4 and Flow Flight 3 as notable inheritance options.

Among these options, Flow Flight 3 is the rarest as it is only available from Spring Maria (as of March 2022). The other skills are available elsewhere.

Through pre-inheritance, it is possible to obtain multiple skills from one copy of Spring Maria!

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How to Get Spring Maria / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Spring Maria

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Spring Maria 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)	Wendee Lee
Illustrator	hanekoto
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

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