Summer Donnel Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Donnel - Sunny Villager 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 Donnel.

Heroes With the Same Name
Donnel	Summer Donnel

Summer Donnel Rating and Basic Information

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

Donnel - Sunny Villager: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants bonus Atk/Def, inflicts Atk/Def penalties onto foe during combat, and restores 10 HP to unit after combat.

Summer Donnel Skills at 5★

Wooden Tackle+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 At start of combat, if unit's HP > 25%, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = 25% of unit's HP at start of combat; max 10), and restores 10 HP to unit after combat.

Reciprocal Aid Range: 1 Swap HP with adjacent ally (neither unit can go above their max HP).

Atk/Def Form 3 Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)

Chill Def/Res 2 At start of turn, inflicts Def/Res-5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def+Res total through its next action.

Summer Donnel Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★★★★
Atk (10)		★★★★★
Spd (5)		★★★☆☆
Def (10)		★★★★☆
Res (6)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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, Summer Donnel will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Def / -Spd

The best IVs for Summer Donnel are +Def and -Spd. Summer Donnel's Def is a superboon and it helps improve his performance to become a physical wall for the team.

His Spd is middling and isn't a worthwhile stat to invest into as he will be outsped by a good chunk of the metagame no matter what. We recommend taking it as a bane.

+Def for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Def IV when merging Summer Donnel to +10 as it improves his performance the most.

Summer Donnel Best Builds

Arcane Summer Donnel

HOT
： Arcane Downfall ： Reposition ： Bonfire ： -	： Distant Ferocity ： Quick Riposte 4 ： Atk/Def Menace ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build stacks Atk/Def to make Summer Donnel a formidable physical tank unit. Distant Ferocity allows counterattacking at any distance while Quick Riposte 4 provides damage reduction and a guaranteed follow-up attack.

General Use / Budget Summer Donnel

： Wooden Tackle+ ： Reciprocal Aid ： Bonfire ： -

： Atk/Def Form 3 ： Chill Def/Res 2 ： Atk Smoke 3 ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build uses Summer Donnel's base kit and improves upon it with cheap skills to use him as a serviceable physical tank unit.

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Summer Donnel Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
192
HP	46	Rank: 59/1089
Atk	45	Rank: 18/1089
Spd	31	Rank: 628/1089
Def	40	Rank: 51/1089
Res	30	Rank: 299/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	51	64	35	45	34	229
Lv.40 +10	51	50	35	45	34	215

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	46	59	31	40	30	206
5★ Lv.40	46	45	31	40	30	192

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	24	5	10	6	61

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Nabata Altina	42	47	16	42	46	193
Young Lissa	40	47	17	47	42	193
Wind Tribe Fuga	42	46	30	45	30	193
Fargus	43	47	31	40	32	193
Summer Donnel	46	45	31	40	30	192
Basilio	48	43	33	36	21	181
Balthus	47	42	24	37	31	181
Summer Caspar	46	41	36	30	23	176
Vyland	47	41	30	36	19	173
Groom Hinata	47	37	27	40	21	172
Barst	46	33	32	30	17	158
Arthur (Fates)	43	32	29	30	24	158
Bartre	49	36	25	33	13	156

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

Summer Donnel Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Summer Donnel Roles

Donnel - Sunny Villager 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 Donnel is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Summer Donnel Strengths

Wooden Tackle+ gives good Atk/Def swings

Summer Donnel's inheritable weapon Wooden Tackle+ grants Atk/Def+5 during combat and inflicts an Atk/Def penalty onto his foe based on Summer Donnel's current HP stat.

Summer Donnel has a high base HP stat, making this weapon reliable at providing decent penalties.

Wooden Tackle+ also provides 10 HP post-combat healing, keeping Summer Donnel topped off at all times.

Summer Donnel Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Summer Donnel suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Axe Infantry units are quite abundant in the game, especially Heroic Grail versions, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Summer Donnel replaceable by better units.

Redundancy

Summer Donnel is yet another Axe Infantry unit obtainable using Heroic Grails. He joins the group of Ninja Hana, Ninja Shamir, Young Boyd, Valentine's Effie, and Fallen Linus as useful Axe Infantry units with modern statlines.

As such, he is not unique and arguably even inferior to Fallen Linus who has a better stat spread and a useful exclusive weapon to call his own.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Donnel - Sunny Villager!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Donnel - Sunny Villager from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Donnel - Sunny Villager is a very useful bulky axe infantry, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Donnel - Sunny Villager if your team lacks a strong bulky axe infantry.

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Summer Donnel - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	3★
Wooden Tackle	10	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP > 25%, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = 25% of unit's HP at start of combat; max 10), and restores 10 HP to unit after combat.	3★
Wooden Tackle+	14	1	At start of combat, if unit's HP > 25%, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat, inflicts Atk/Def-X on foe during combat (X = 25% of unit's HP at start of combat; max 10), and restores 10 HP to unit after combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Reciprocal Aid	1	Swap HP with adjacent ally (neither unit can go above their max HP).	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Form 1	Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces; max 3.)	3★
Atk/Def Form 2	Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = number of allies within 2 spaces + 2; max 5.)	3★
Atk/Def Form 3	Grants Atk/Def+X to unit during combat. (X = 2 × number of allies within 2 spaces, + 1; max 7.)	4★
Chill Def 1	At the start of each turn, inflicts Def -3 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def through its next action.	3★
Chill Def/Res 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def/Res- on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def+Res total through its next action.3	4★
Chill Def/Res 2	At start of turn, inflicts Def/Res-5 on foe on the enemy team with the highest Def+Res total through its next action.	5★

Summer Donnel as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Summer Donnel has Wooden Tackle+, Atk/Def Form 3, and Chill Def/Res 2 as inheritable options.

None of these skills are worth inheriting. We recommend you merge up Summer Donnel instead.

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How to Get Summer Donnel / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Summer Donnel

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Summer Donnel 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)	Sam Regal
Illustrator	Mikuro
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

Illustration

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