Valentine's Hana Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Hana - Striving Heart 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 Valentine's Hana.

Heroes With the Same Name
Hana	Ninja Hana
Valentine's Hana

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New Year Panne [9.0/10]	Valentine's Hana [9.0/10]	Spring Bernadetta [9.0/10]	Summer Shamir [9.0/10]
Sage Ursula [9.0/10]	Bridal Anna [9.0/10]	New Year Askr [9.5/10]	Bridal Tiki (Adult) [9.5/10]

Valentine's Hana Rating and Basic Information

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

Hana - Striving Heart: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Sword / Armored
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Atk/Spd bonuses, a Null Follow-Up effect, and +5 damage.

Valentine's Hana Skills at 5★

Petalfall Blade+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and deals +5 damage (excluding when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special).

Ignis Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.

Special Fighter 3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )

Armored Stride 3 At start of turn. If unit is not adjacent to an ally, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.)

Valentine's Hana Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★☆
Spd (13)		★★★★★
Def (11)		★★★★☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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 Valentine's Hana are +Spd and -Res. Her Spd is very high at base 46 and boosting it improves her performance against modern speedy units.

Her Res is below average and reducing it shouldn't impact her matchups too much. Thus, it is the bane of choice.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Valentine's Hana up to +10 to maximize her potential in-combat against the fastest units in the metagame.

If primarily using Valentine's Hana in Arena, we recommend +Def as her boon in order to increase her Arena score by allowing her to reach the 200 BST bin.

Valentine's Hana Best Builds

Arcane Near Save Valentine's Hana

HOT
： Arcane Éljúðnir ： Swap ： Pavise ： -	： Close Def 4 ： Hardy Fighter 3 ： A/S Near Save 3 ： Darting Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Using Valentine's Hana as a Near Save unit works well, especially with her very high Spd stat. Arcane Éljúðnir applies Guard, grants a follow-up attack and denies her foe's follow-up attack, while Darting Breath provides the Special acceleration necessary to charge up Pavise after one attack. Atk/Spd Unity may be used in the A slot if aiming to boost her offensive stats further.

General Use / Budget Valentine's Hana

： Petalfall Blade+ ： Swap ： Ignis ： -

： Swift Sparrow 2 ： Special Fighter 3 ： Armored Stride 3 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build aimed at getting a functional Valentine's Hana with minimal investment.

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Valentine's Hana Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
196
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	42	Rank: 279/1171
Spd	46	Rank: 62/1171
Def	41	Rank: 75/1171
Res	27	Rank: 539/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	61	51	45	31	233
Lv.40 +10	45	47	51	45	31	219

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	56	46	41	27	210
5★ Lv.40	40	42	46	41	27	196

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	13	11	8	73

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Byleth (M)	47	46	18	45	46	202
Halloween Kellam	48	46	31	48	27	200
Valentine's Hana	40	42	46	41	27	196
Winter Manuela	42	37	42	38	31	190
Summer Edelgard	46	45	17	43	39	190
Halloween Hector	47	41	26	39	27	180
Winter Zephiel	48	38	19	38	36	179
Valentine's Ike	45	37	38	35	19	174
Zelgius	46	36	33	38	21	174
Black Knight	48	34	34	35	18	169
Draug	50	30	32	39	18	169
Arden	60	36	16	41	16	169
Zephiel	55	35	16	38	24	168

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

Valentine's Hana Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Valentine's Hana Roles

Hana - Striving Heart 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

Valentine's Hana 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.

Valentine's Hana Strengths

Petalfall Blade+ is a great inheritable weapon

Valentine's Hana brings a new inheritable weapon in Petalfall Blade+. This sword grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat and also grants a Null Follow-Up effect and +5 damage during combat if she outspeeds her foe.

With her high Spd stat, outspeeding foes should be easier, especially when given multiple Spd-boosting skills.

Valentine's Hana Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Valentine's Hana suffers from not having any unique skills to call her own, making her unable to stand out amongst other units.

Sword armored units are quite abundant in the game, and Hana only stands out due to her high Spd compared to the other options.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Valentine's Hana takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Slaying Hammer+, Randgríðr, or Thani, 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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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Hana - Striving Heart!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Hana - Striving Heart from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Hana - Striving Heart is a very useful speedy sword armor, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Hana - Striving Heart if your team lacks a strong speedy sword armor.

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Valentine's Hana - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Sword	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Sword	8	1	No Effect	3★
Petalfall Blade	10	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and deals +5 damage (excluding when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special).	3★
Petalfall Blade+	14	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+5 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and deals +5 damage (excluding when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special).	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.	3★
Ignis	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Special Fighter 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 90%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Des not stack. )	3★
Special Fighter 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 70%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	3★
Special Fighter 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. )	4★
Armored Stride 1	At start of turn, if unit's HP = 100% and unit is not adjacent to an ally, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.)	3★
Armored Stride 2	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 50% and unit is not adjacent to an ally, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.)	4★
Armored Stride 3	At start of turn. If unit is not adjacent to an ally, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.)	5★

Valentine's Hana as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Valentine's Hana has Petalfall Blade+, Special Fighter 3, and Armored Stride 3 as inheritable options.

Petalfall Blade+ is a great weapon to give to your favorite units if they have high Spd, while the other skills are quite rare on their own.

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How to Get Valentine's Hana

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Valentine's Hana 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)	Karen Strassman
Illustrator	Alan Smithee
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

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