New Year Ash Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Ash - Earnest Greetings 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 New Year Ash.

Heroes With the Same Name
Ash	New Year Ash

Special Heroes - Gods Renewed Featured Heroes
New Year Panne [9.0/10]	New Year Ash [9.0/10]	New Year Elm [9.0/10]	New Year Askr [9.5/10]

New Year Ash 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)

Ash - Earnest Greetings: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Beast / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Atk buffs to unit and inflicts Atk debuffs on foe, attacks twice, grants damage reduction on foe's first attack and denies their follow-up attack. ・Exclusive C skill provides superior mobility to all nearby allies and increases Atk.

New Year Ash Skills at 5★

Heralding Horn Might: 14　 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+6 to unit and inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat, and also grants the following effects based on the number of allies within 3 spaces: if ≥ 1 ally, if unit has weapon-triangle advantage or if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice; and if ≥ 2 allies, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%; and if ≥ 3 allies, foe cannot make a follow-up attack. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, deals +7 damage when Special triggers, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.

Bonfire Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.

Distant Reversal Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe initiates combat, grants Def+5 to unit during combat.

Atk/Def Bulwark 3 Foes with Range = 1 cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit, and foes with Range = 2 cannot move through spaces within 2 spaces of unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.) Inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat. Restores 7 HP to unit after combat.

Opening Retainer Allies within 2 spaces can move to a space within 2 spaces of unit. Grants Atk+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+4 to unit during combat.

New Year Ash Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★★☆☆
Atk (14)		★★★★★
Spd (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (11)		★★★★★
Res (7)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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.

+Atk / -Spd

The best IVs for New Year Ash are +Atk and -Spd. Her Atk is a superboon and improves her offensive power significantly by increasing her base Atk to 48 which is among the highest in the game.

Her Spd is a clear dump stat and is a safe bane to take.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging New Year Ash up to +10 to improve her already impressive attacking power.

New Year Ash Best Builds

General Use / Budget New Year Ash

HOT
： Heralding Horn ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Distant Reversal ： Atk/Def Bulwark 3 ： Opening Retainer ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

New Year Ash already comes with a great base kit. We opted for Atk/Def Form 3 because it will be easy to power up using Opening Retainer's mobility.

Galeforce Follow-Up New Year Ash

HOT
： Heralding Horn ： Reposition ： Galeforce ： -	： Heavy Blade 4 ： Wings of Mercy 3 ： Opening Retainer ： Atk/Def Bond 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

New Year Ash makes a fantastic Galeforce follow-up unit after her allies have initiated. Warping with Wings of Mercy satisfies the ally proximity conditions of Heralding Horn, granting multiple effects. Since Ash will be initiating an attack, ensure she fights a red foe to trigger the brave effect.

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New Year Ash Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
188
HP	41	Rank: 342/1171
Atk	44	Rank: 152/1171
Spd	19	Rank: 1075/1171
Def	44	Rank: 43/1171
Res	40	Rank: 87/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	46	63	23	49	44	225
Lv.40 +10	46	49	23	49	44	211

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	41	58	19	44	40	202
5★ Lv.40	41	44	19	44	40	188

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	19	28	4	11	7	69

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Halloween Askr	42	48	16	48	45	199
Heiðrún	40	45	16	45	47	193
New Year Ash	41	44	19	44	40	188
Flame Tribe Mordecai	48	43	29	43	24	187
Askr	40	43	26	43	31	183
Ash	41	39	27	41	34	182
Hatari Nailah	40	39	43	35	25	182
Fallen Muarim	45	43	40	31	23	182
New Year Kyza	45	39	26	41	30	181
New Year Velouria	41	38	40	34	23	176
New Year Keaton	48	41	24	43	20	176
Bridal Nailah	40	35	41	31	25	172
Velouria	40	35	37	33	23	168
Keaton	45	41	24	38	19	167
Mordecai	47	37	24	39	20	167
Nailah	40	31	37	32	23	163

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

New Year Ash Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

New Year Ash Roles

Ash - Earnest Greetings 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

New Year Ash is a close 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.

New Year Ash Strengths

Heralding Horn has multiple effects based on allies' proximity

Similar to her original version, New Year Ash wields a weapon in Heralding Horn that improves based on the number of nearby allies.

It accelerates her Special trigger and has a handful of effects with varying conditions.

Below is a summary of these effects:

1	Grants Atk+6 to New Year Ash during combat, if foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat
2	Inflicts an Atk-6 penalty to New Year Ash's foe during combat, if foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat
3	New Year Ash attacks twice, if there is at least one ally within 3 spaces AND if New Year Ash has weapon-triangle advantage or if her foe initiates combat
4	Reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%, if there are at least two allies within 3 spaces
5	New Year Ash's foe cannot make a follow-up attack, if there are at least three allies within 3 spaces
6	Ash deals +7 damage when her Special triggers, if New Year Ash is transformed
7	Neutralizes effects that accelerate the foe's Special cooldown charges per attack, if New Year Ash is transformed
8	Neutralizes effects that slow down Ash's Special cooldown charges per attack such as Guard 3, if New Year Ash is transformed

Among all of these effects, the most important is attacking twice. Prioritize triggering this effect over everything else if you cannot trigger all of these effects at once.

Opening Retainer boosts the Atk of Ash and her allies and grants superior mobility

New Year Ash also comes with Opening Retainer like her original version.

It grants Atk+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat, and grants Atk+4 to New Year Ash during combat if she is within 2 spaces of an ally.

In addition to the Joint Drive Atk effect, it also allows allies within 2 spaces of Ash to move to a space within 2 spaces of Ash.

Utilize the warping effect to enhance Heralding Horn!

New Year Ash Weaknesses

Weak to Beast Effective Weapons

New Year Ash takes 1.5x damage from beast-effective weapons like Brave Eliwood's Nini's Ice Lance or Picnic Flora's Sæhrímnir, and one blow from this type of weapon will leave a huge dent, even through her amazing bulk. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Ash - Earnest Greetings Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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

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New Year Ash - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Whelp (Infantry)	4	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	5★
Yearling (Infantry)	6	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	5★
Adult (Infantry)	9	1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 and deals +10 damage when Special triggers.	5★
Heralding Horn	14	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+6 to unit and inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat, and also grants the following effects based on the number of allies within 3 spaces: if ≥ 1 ally, if unit has weapon-triangle advantage or if foe initiates combat, unit attacks twice; and if ≥ 2 allies, reduces damage from foe's first attack during combat by 40%; and if ≥ 3 allies, foe cannot make a follow-up attack. At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, deals +7 damage when Special triggers, and neutralizes effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Glowing Ember	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	5★
Bonfire	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Counter	Enables unit to counterattack regardless of distance to attacker.	5★
Distant Reversal	Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. If foe initiates combat, grants Def+5 to unit during combat.	5★
Atk/Def Bulwark 1	Foes with Range = 1 cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit, and foes with Range = 2 cannot move through spaces within 2 spaces of unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.) Inflicts Atk/Def-2 on foe during combat. Restores 3 HP to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Bulwark 2	Foes with Range = 1 cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit, and foes with Range = 2 cannot move through spaces within 2 spaces of unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.) Inflicts Atk/Def-3 on foe during combat. Restores 5 HP to unit after combat.	5★
Atk/Def Bulwark 3	Foes with Range = 1 cannot move through spaces adjacent to unit, and foes with Range = 2 cannot move through spaces within 2 spaces of unit. (Does not affect foes with Pass skills.) Inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat. Restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	5★
Opening Retainer	Allies within 2 spaces can move to a space within 2 spaces of unit. Grants Atk+4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk+4 to unit during combat.	5★

New Year Ash as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

New Year Ash comes with Distant Reversal and Atk/Def Bulwark 3 as great inheritance options.

By inheriting Distant Counter first, you can obtain both of these skills using one copy of New Year Ash.

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How to Get New Year Ash

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

New Year Ash 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)	Lily Emil Lammers
Illustrator	Yoshiro Ambe
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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