Summer Nifl Builds and Best IVs

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

Heroes With the Same Name
Nifl	Summer Nifl

Special Heroes - Taken by the Tide Featured Heroes
Summer Lyon [8.5/10]	Summer Thórr [9.5/10]	Summer Eirika [9.0/10]	Summer Nifl [9.0/10]

Summer 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 - Tropical Ice God: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Colorless Breath / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・ Weapon skill accelerates Special, grants buffs, neutralizes skills that prevent follow-up attacks, and prevents an enemy's counterattacks if unit has more Spd. ・ Exclusive C skill grants buffs and reduces damage from an enemy's first attack to unit and allies.

Summer Nifl Skills at 5★

Chilled Breath Might: 16　 Range: 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 during combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and also, if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd+5, foe cannot counterattack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

Glimmer Cooldown Count = 2 Boosts damage dealt by 50%.

Atk/Spd Catch 4 At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

S/R Near Trace 3 Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】

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.

Summer Nifl Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (10)		★★★★☆
Spd (13)		★★★★★
Def (6)		★★☆☆☆
Res (4)		★★★☆☆

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

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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 Summer Nifl are +Spd and -Res. Summer Nifl's speed is among the highest in the entire game, especially with a superboon. Boosting it further retains that edge against the competition.

Her Res is below average and reducing it further does not change her matchups. Thus, it is a safe bane to take.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Summer Nifl to +10 for similar reasons above.

Summer Nifl Best Builds

General Use / Budget Summer Nifl

HOT
： Chilled Breath ： Reposition ： Glimmer ： -	： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： S/R Near Trace 3 ： Domain of Ice ： Blade Session 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Summer Nifl's base kit is good enough to use immediately. Simply add a movement Assist and an offensive Sacred Seal and you're good to go.

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Summer Nifl Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
174
HP	39	Rank: 778/1171
Atk	38	Rank: 510/1171
Spd	43	Rank: 182/1171
Def	28	Rank: 600/1171
Res	26	Rank: 596/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	44	59	48	32	30	213
Lv.40 +10	44	43	48	32	30	197

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	39	54	43	28	26	190
5★ Lv.40	39	38	43	28	26	174

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	26	13	6	4	66

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Myrrh	50	47	16	48	45	206
Brave Corrin (F)	42	40	46	37	40	205
Summer Alear (F)	39	42	47	32	38	198
Legendary Alear (M)	40	41	46	30	41	198
Rearmed Robin (F)	43	41	44	35	33	196
Bridal Tiki (Adult)	42	42	26	40	45	195
Halloween Robin (M)	46	43	21	43	37	190
Fallen Rhea	46	43	18	40	43	190
Rhea	40	44	16	42	46	188
Medeus	40	44	18	38	43	183
Halloween Naga	38	42	31	35	37	183
Legendary Corrin (F)	41	38	40	34	29	182
Fallen Tiki (Young)	45	36	34	37	28	180
Flame Tribe Múspell	40	43	26	41	30	180
Spring Myrrh	40	38	25	40	35	178
Summer Nifl	39	38	43	28	26	174
Duma	48	40	21	34	31	174
Fallen Corrin (F)	43	35	37	31	27	173
Mila	41	37	17	40	37	172
Legendary Robin (F)	40	32	35	30	25	162

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

Summer Nifl Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Summer Nifl Roles

Nifl - Tropical Ice God 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

Summer Nifl is a close magic attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he/she deals will be equivalent to his/her Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Summer Nifl Strengths

Chilled Breath has multiple effects that make Summer Nifl an amazing offensive unit

Summer Nifl's Chilled Breath is a powerful offensive weapon that makes her player phase scary.

It grants her Atk/Spd+6, a Null Follow-Up effect, prevents foes from counterattacking if she wins a Spd check, and adaptive damage against ranged foes.

With her kit and stat spread, player phase is the way to go when using Summer Nifl.

Synergistic Base Kit

Summer Nifl also comes with Atk/Spd Catch 4, S/R Near Trace 3, and her original version's unique skill Domain of Ice.

All of these skills help Summer Nifl deal more damage and win the Spd check for Chilled Breath. S/R Near Trace 3 and Domain of Ice also has good synergy by allowing her to position herself post-combat for Domain of Ice to affect the most allies possible.

Summer Nifl Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Summer Nifl takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, 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!

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Summer Nifl takes 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons like Sealed Falchion or Divine Mist, 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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Nifl - Tropical Ice God Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Summer 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★
Chilled Breath	16	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 during combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and also, if unit's Spd ≥ foe's Spd+5, foe cannot counterattack. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Night Sky	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★
Glimmer	(Cooldown Count = 2) Boosts damage dealt by 50%.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Catch 1	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 2	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 3	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 4	At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
S/R Near Trace 1	Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Res-1 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)	5★
S/R Near Trace 2	Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Res-2 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)	5★
S/R Near Trace 3	Enables 【Canto (Rem. +1)】. Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foe during combat. 【Canto (Rem. +1)】 After an attack, Assist skill, or structure destruction, unit can move spaces = any movement not already used that turn + 1. (If unit used a movement skill that warped them, its remaining movement is 0.) (Unit moves according to movement type. Once per turn, cannot attack or assist. Only highest value applied. Does not stack. After moving, if a skill that grants another action would be triggered (like with Galeforce), Canto will trigger again. Unit's base movement has no effect on movement granted. Cannot warp (using skills like Wings of Mercy) a distance greater than unit's remaining movement +1.)	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★

Summer Nifl as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Summer Nifl has Atk/Spd Catch 4 and S/R Near Trace 3 as inheritable options.

She introduces S/R Near Trace 3 into the game. With the lack of Near Trace skills that affect Res, consider using this skill for inheritance for your favorite dragon units.

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How to Get Summer Nifl

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Summer Nifl 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)	Anairis Quiñones
Illustrator	Suzuhito Yasuda
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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Summer Lyon [8.5/10]	Summer Thórr [9.5/10]	Summer Eirika [9.0/10]	Summer Nifl [9.0/10]

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