Hestia Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Hestia - Duma's Witch 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 Hestia.

Hestia Rating and Basic Information

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

Hestia - Duma's Witch: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Tome / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants bonus Atk to unit, inflicts an Atk penalty onto foe and applies a Guard effect onto foe.

Hestia Skills at 5★

Blárdeer+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+5 to unit, inflicts Atk-5 on foe, and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Iceberg Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.

Atk/Res Ideal 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat.

Res Ploy 3 At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.

Hestia Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (10)		★★★★★
Spd (7)		★★★☆☆
Def (4)		★★☆☆☆
Res (13)		★★★★★

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

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+Atk / -Def

The best IVs for Hestia are +Atk and -Def. Boosting Atk improves Hestia's damage output, which is sorely needed due to her lack of an exclusive weapon to call her own.

Def is a clear dump stat and should be the bane of choice as it is very difficult to salvage Hestia's low Def stat.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Hestia up to +10 to maximize her damage output as much as possible.

Hestia Best Builds

Special Spiral Hestia

HOT
： Arcane Euphoria ： Draw Back ： Flare ： -	： Atk/Res Ideal 4 ： Special Spiral 4 ： Atk/Res Oath 4 ： Atk/Res Ideal 3 ： Death Blow Echo

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses Special Spiral to repeatedly trigger Flare and nuke down Hestia's foes. Atk/Res Oath 4 provides the visible bonuses to activate the Ideal skills.

General Use / Budget Hestia

： Blárdeer+ ： Draw Back ： Iceberg ： -

： Atk/Res Ideal 3 ： Special Spiral 3 ： Atk/Res Oath 3 ： Atk/Res Ideal 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build stacks Atk/Res with skills readily available to most players. Hestia can be used as a magic tank with this build. Special Spiral 3 can be acquired via Divine Codes.

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Hestia Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
182
HP	40	Rank: 428/1089
Atk	45	Rank: 30/1089
Spd	31	Rank: 655/1089
Def	23	Rank: 699/1089
Res	43	Rank: 16/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	50	35	27	48	205
Lv.40 +10	45	50	35	27	48	205

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	57	31	23	43	194
5★ Lv.40	40	45	31	23	43	182
4★ Lv.40	37	43	28	21	41	170
3★ Lv.40	36	40	27	20	39	162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	22	7	4	13	64
4★ Lv.1	17	18	6	3	13	57
3★ Lv.1	17	15	6	3	12	53

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Hestia	40	45	31	23	43	182
Veyle	39	46	30	21	46	182
Young Mark	40	44	27	20	46	177
Legendary Deirdre	40	43	32	19	43	177
Riev	43	39	25	23	40	170
Sonia	40	35	24	32	35	166
Marianne	36	41	32	17	39	165
Legendary Julia	40	39	28	19	36	162
Brunnya	42	35	31	21	33	162
New Year Alfonse	41	38	17	35	30	161
Ophelia	38	37	33	20	23	151
Micaiah	35	35	28	18	35	151

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

Hestia Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Hestia Roles

Hestia - Duma's Witch 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

Hestia 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.

Hestia Strengths

Blárdeer+ creates an Atk stat swing and slows down foe's Special charges

Hestia's inheritable weapon Blárdeer+ grants her Atk+5, inflicts Atk-5 onto her foe, and slows down her foe's Special cooldown charges in combat.

While not stellar, this weapon can function well on enemy phase heroes and improves both bulk and damage output.

Hestia Weaknesses

Low Physical Bulk

Hestia's physical bulk is lackluster with only base 40 HP and base 23 Def. Additionally, her Spd is middling at only base 31.

Any decent physical attacker can bring her down in one hit, especially faster units that can create follow-up attacks against Hestia's average Spd stat.

Keep Hestia away from physical attackers to ensure her survival.

Lack of Unique Skills

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

Blue Tome Infantry units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Hestia replaceable by better units.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Hestia - Duma's Witch!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Hestia - Duma's Witch from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Hestia - Duma's Witch is very useful as a blue magic tank, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Hestia - Duma's Witch helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Hestia - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Thunder	4	2	No Effect	3★
Elthunder	6	2	No Effect	3★
Blárdeer	8	2	If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+5 to unit, inflicts Atk-5 on foe, and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	3★
Blárdeer+	12	2	If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+5 to unit, inflicts Atk-5 on foe, and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	3★
Iceberg	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Res Ideal 1	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Res+3 to unit during combat.	3★
Atk/Res Ideal 2	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Res+4 to unit during combat.	4★
Atk/Res Ideal 3	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Res+5 to unit during combat.	5★
Res Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts Res-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	3★
Res Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts Res-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	3★
Res Ploy 3	At start of turn, inflicts Res-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	4★

Hestia as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Hestia has Blárdeer+, Atk/Res Ideal 3, and Res Ploy 3 as inheritable options.

These are all mediocre skills which should only be used as bridge fodder if possible.

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How to Get Hestia / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Hestia

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Hestia is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Cindy Robinson
Illustrator	Naruse Uroko
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

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