Halloween Nils Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Nils - Wandering Star 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 Halloween Nils.

Heroes With the Same Name
Nils	Halloween Nils
Ice Tribe Nils

Halloween Nils Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Nils - Wandering Star: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Breath / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・ Weapon skill grants Atk/Res bonuses to unit and inflicts Atk/Res penalties to foe during combat. ・ Free to play dragon refresher.

Halloween Nils Skills at 5★

Surprise Breath+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.

Play Range: 1 Grants another action to target ally. (That turn only. Does not stack. Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance).

Geyser Dance 2 If Sing or Dance is used, grants Def/Res +4 to target.

Hone Dragons At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd+6 to adjacent dragon allies for 1 turn.

Halloween Nils Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★★★★
Atk (7)		★★★☆☆
Spd (11)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★★☆☆☆
Res (9)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Tempest Trials, Halloween Nils will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd / -Def

The best IVs for Halloween Nils are +Spd and -Def. His Spd is at base 41 and is high enough to avoid follow-up attacks from the fast metagame units if invested into.

His Def is lackluster and can safely be taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Halloween Nils up to +10 for similar reasons above. It is his most important stat.

Halloween Nils Best Builds

General Use / Budget Halloween Nils

： Surprise Breath+ ： Play ： Moonbow ： -

： Spd/Res Bond 3 ： Wings of Mercy 3 ： Hone Dragons ： Ward Dragons ： -

How to Use, Explanation

A simple budget build for Halloween Nils. Spd/Res Bond helps his Res check on Surprise Breath+. We opted for Bond skills due to the nature of Wings of Mercy warping to tiles adjacent to allies.

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Halloween Nils Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
176
HP	44	Rank: 165/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	41	Rank: 260/1171
Def	21	Rank: 912/1171
Res	35	Rank: 195/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	49	53	46	25	40	213
Lv.40 +10	49	39	46	25	40	199

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	44	49	41	21	35	190
5★ Lv.40	44	35	41	21	35	176

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	21	11	4	9	61

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Nils	40	35	43	30	40	188
Halloween Nils	44	35	41	21	35	176
Fallen Ninian	45	27	40	23	36	171
Nils	45	31	35	26	25	162
Rafiel	38	28	35	20	41	162
Soiree Berkut	41	36	23	37	24	161
Phina	40	35	37	26	23	161
Silvia	40	27	36	17	30	150
Olivia	36	28	33	27	26	150
Performing Azura	35	32	34	20	28	149
Lene	35	28	35	23	28	149
Ninian	42	24	33	23	27	149
Azura	36	31	33	21	28	149

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

Halloween Nils Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Halloween Nils Roles

Nils - Wandering Star 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

Halloween Nils 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.

Halloween Nils Strengths

Surprise Breath+ creates large Atk/Res stat swings

Halloween Nils comes with a new inheritable breath weapon in Surprise Breath+. This weapon looks like it was left over from the previous Bite of Flame Special Heroes banner by dishing out penalties based on its wielder's stats. In this case, it grants Atk/Res+5 to the unit and inflicts Atk/Res penalties onto the foe equal to 20% of the unit's Res.

It is a decent inheritable breath weapon that functions well with above average or high Res units like Halloween Nils.

Free to Play Dragon Refresher

As a Tempest Trials unit, Halloween Nils can be acquired and merged up without spending orbs. He also has modern BST, making him a good option if you need another refresher unit on your barracks.

Halloween Nils Weaknesses

Terrible Def

Halloween Nils has a base Def of only 21, leaving him vulnerable to physical attackers. One hit is all it takes to remove him from the map, rendering his high Spd to avoid follow-up attacks near useless.

Keep him away from physical attackers to ensure his survival.

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Halloween Nils 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 him/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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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Nils - Wandering Star!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Nils - Wandering Star from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Nils - Wandering Star is a very useful dragon refresher, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Nils - Wandering Star if your team lacks a strong dragon refresher.

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Halloween Nils - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	3★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	3★
Surprise Breath	10	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	3★
Surprise Breath+	14	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat and inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Play	1	Grants another action to target ally. (That turn only. Does not stack. Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance).	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Torrent Dance 1	If Sing or Dance is used, grants Res +3 to target.	3★
Geyser Dance 1	If Sing or Dance is used, grants Def/Res +3 to target.	3★
Geyser Dance 2	If Sing or Dance is used, grants Def/Res +4 to target.	4★
Hone Spd 1	At start of turn, grants Spd+2 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	3★
Hone Spd 2	At start of turn, grants Spd+3 to adjacent allies for 1 turn.	4★
Hone Dragons	At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd+6 to adjacent dragon allies for 1 turn.	5★

Halloween Nils as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Halloween Nils has Surprise Breath+, Geyser Dance 2, and Hone Dragons as inheritable options.

Surprise Breath+ could be decent on a high Res dragon unit. None of the other skills are worth inheriting onto your other units.

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How to Get Halloween Nils / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Halloween Nils

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Halloween Nils is a limited time Hero who can be obtained as a reward for your score in the Tempest Trials. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Khoi Dao
Illustrator	Mikuro
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

Illustration

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