Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH)

Winter Dorothea Builds and Best IVs

★ Latest Banner - New Heroes (Attuned Caeda & Ascended Merric)
☆ New Units - Attuned Caeda, Yuliya, Arlen, Ascended Merric
☆ Free Units - Castor

FEH Winter Dorothea Banner

This is a ranking page for the hero Dorothea - Yuletide Dancer 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 Dorothea.

Heroes With the Same Name
Dorothea - Yuletide Dancer Icon Winter Dorothea

Special Heroes - Holiday Handoff Featured Heroes
Winter Dorothea IconWinter Dorothea
[9.0/10]
Winter Cordelia IconWinter Cordelia
[9.5/10]
Winter Black Knight IconWinter Black Knight
[9.0/10]
Winter Annette IconWinter Annette
[8.5/10]

Winter Dorothea Rating and Basic Information

FEH Winter Dorothea Banner

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

Dorothea - Yuletide Dancer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill grants Atk/Spd buffs to unit.
・Using Sing grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 and a guaranteed follow-up attack to target ally.

Winter Dorothea Skills at 5★


Might: 14  Range: 2
Grants Spd+3. If Sing or Dance is used, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 and the following status to target ally for 1 turn: "If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack." At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat.

Range: 1
Enables target to take another action. Cannot be used on units with Sing or Dance

Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】.
Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foe during combat.
【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.

At start of turn, grants Spd+6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn and 【Null Follow-Up】 to infantry allies within 2 spaces. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤ 2.

Winter Dorothea Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (14) HP Superbane ★☆☆☆☆
Atk (8) Attack Bane ★★★★☆
Spd (11) Spd Boon ★★★★★
Def (3) Def Bane ★☆☆☆☆
Res (3) Res Bane ★★☆☆☆

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

See the IV Checker for All Units 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 Winter Dorothea are +Spd and -HP. Boosting Spd improves her combat potential through winning Spd checks, creating follow-up attacks and preventing them from her foes.

Her HP is abysmal at only base 36 with a superbane. If using an unmerged Winter Dorothea, investing Fury 4 onto her brings her into Wings of Mercy range after two combats.

+Spd for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Winter Dorothea up to +10 for similar reasons above. Spd is her most important stat and should be boosted as much as possible.

Winter Dorothea Best Builds

General Use / Budget Winter Dorothea

Assist Skill IconSing
Special Skill IconMoonbow
Emblem Icon: -
Passive Skill A IconFury 3
Attuned Skill Icon: -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Winter Dorothea. If you wish to invest into her, a better Atk/Spd A skill would improve her combat potential. We opted for Hardy Bearing in the Sacred Seal slot to have insurance against Vantage users.

Source Heroes for All Skills

Winter Dorothea Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
159
HP
HP 36 36
Rank: 865/1077
Atk
Atk 41 41
Rank: 173/1077
Spd
Spd 41 41
Rank: 138/1077
Def
Def 16 16
Rank: 914/1077
Res
Res 25 25
Rank: 545/1077

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses 41 46 46 20 29 182
Lv.40 +10 41 46 46 20 29 182

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
43 45 45 20 29 182
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
40 48 45 20 29 182
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
40 45 49 20 29 183
+Def
Lv.40 +10
40 45 45 23 29 182
+Res
Lv.40 +10
40 45 45 20 32 182

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 36 41 41 16 25 159
5★ Lv.40 36 41 41 16 25 159

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 14 8 11 3 3 39

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
HP
Atk
Spd
Def
Res
Total
44 37 41 22 24 168
Winter Dorothea Icon Winter Dorothea
36 41 41 16 25 159
37 37 39 16 23 152
38 38 18 16 37 147

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

Winter Dorothea Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Winter Dorothea Roles

Dorothea - Yuletide Dancer Roles
Close Physical AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged Magic ImageRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Winter Dorothea is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). 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.

Winter Dorothea Strengths

Sevenfold Gifts enhances Sing to buff allies

Winter Dorothea Attack Fire Emblem Heroes FEH

Winter Dorothea's Sevenfold Gifts grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 and a guaranteed follow-up attack to her target ally whenever she uses Sing.

This effect boosts her ally, allowing them to attack twice if they otherwise couldn't, and may allow them to defeat their enemies.

Sevenfold Gifts also gives Winter Dorothea Spd+3 and Atk/Spd+6 during combat, ensuring she isn't fully relegated to support.

Winter Dorothea Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Winter Dorothea 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!

Heroes with Effective Skills

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? Cannot Unlock Potential

Dorothea - Yuletide Dancer Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

Unlock Potential Tier List

Winter Dorothea - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
4 2 No Effect 5★
6 2 No Effect 5★
9 2 No Effect 5★
14 2 Grants Spd+3. If Sing or Dance is used, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 and the following status to target ally for 1 turn: "If unit initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack." At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6 to unit during combat. 5★

Assists

Skill Name Range Effect Learned At
1 Enables target to take another action. Cannot be used on units with Sing or Dance 5★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】.
Inflicts Spd/Res-1 on foe during combat.
【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.
5★
Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】.
Inflicts Spd/Res-2 on foe during combat.
【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.
5★
Enables 【Canto (Rem.)】.
Inflicts Spd/Res-3 on foe during combat.
【Canto (Rem.)】 After combat, unit can move spaces equal to the number of spaces they have not used yet in their previous action according to their movement type. For example, a flying unit who has moved 1 space to attack an opponent, can move 1 spaces after as fliers have 2 spaces of movement.
5★
At start of turn, grants Spd +2 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2. 5★
At start of turn, grants Spd +4 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2. 5★
At start of turn, grants Spd +6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if the number of that ally’s movement type on current team ≤ 2. 5★
At start of turn, grants Spd+6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn and 【Null Follow-Up】 to infantry allies within 2 spaces. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤ 2. 5★

Winter Dorothea as a Source Hero

Winter Dorothea Avatar

Value of Skills ★★★★★

Winter Dorothea comes with S/R Far Trace 3 and Inf. Spd Tactic as valuable inheritance options.

Inheriting Spd Tactic 3 first allows you to use one copy of Winter Dorothea to acquire both these skills.

List of Source Heroes The Best Fodder Units

Community Feedback

How would you rate Winter Dorothea?

Top tier hero. Must summon. 3
Votes
Summon if you need his/her hero archetype. 2
Votes
Summon if you like this hero. 25
Votes
Summon for his/her Skill Inheritance options. 4
Votes
Pass on this hero. 1
Votes

If you have feedback about this hero page, let us know in the comments section below!

How to Get Winter Dorothea / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Winter Dorothea

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Winter Dorothea 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.

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor
(English)
Allegra Clark
Illustrator Mikuro
Appears In

Illustration

FEH: Related Guides

Special Heroes: Holiday Handoff

Holiday Handoff Banner

Heroes from Special Heroes - Holiday Handoff
Winter Dorothea IconWinter Dorothea
[9.0/10]
Winter Cordelia IconWinter Cordelia
[9.5/10]
Winter Black Knight IconWinter Black Knight
[9.0/10]
Winter Annette IconWinter Annette
[8.5/10]

See All Red Heroes

Back to Red Heroes Banner

▶︎Return to the Red Heroes Page

All Types of Red Weapons

Close-Range Ranged
SwordSword Red TomeRed Tome
Red BreathRed Breath Red DaggerRed Dagger
Red BeastRed Beast Red BowRed Bow

    Walkthrough Menu

    All rights reserved