New Year Nerþuz Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Nerþuz - New-Year Doter 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 Nerþuz.

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Nerþuz	New Year Nerþuz
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New Year Kana (M) [8.5/10]	New Year Seiðr [9.5/10]	New Year Kvasir [9.0/10]	New Year Nerþuz [9.0/10]

New Year Nerþuz Rating and Basic Information

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

Nerþuz - New-Year Doter: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Colorless Beast / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Canto, bonus stats in-combat, a Null Follow-Up effect, and true damage reduction on foe's first attack based on Spd. ・Exclusive B skill inflicts Spd/Def penalties and 【Gravity】 onto foe, neutralizes effects that slow down unit's Special charges, grants damage reduction on foe's first attack and boosts damage of unit's next attack by total damage reduced.

New Year Nerþuz Skills at 5★

Cute Paper Crane Might: 14　 Range: 1 Enables 【Canto (2)】. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 2, + 5), neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 25% of unit's Spd during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes). At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-Y on foe during combat (Y = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat +3; max 6), and also, if Y ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.

Aether Cooldown Count = 5 Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -50%. Unit recovers HP = half damage dealt.

Atk/Spd Wild If number of adjacent alllies other than beast or dragon allies ≤ 1, or if unit is transformed, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack), and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.

Fruit of Life At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% , inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foe during combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% during combat, and unit's next attack deals damage = total damage reduced (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and also, if number of allies adjacent to unit is ≤ 1. neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge-X" on unit during combat and inflicts 【Gravity】 on target and foes adjacent to target after combat.

Spd Smoke 4 After combat, inflicts Spd-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions, and grants Spd+6 and 【Dodge】 to unit for 1 turn.

New Year Nerþuz Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (12)		★★★★★
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (8)		★★★☆☆
Res (6)		★★☆☆☆

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

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+Spd / -Res

The best IVs for New Year Nerþuz are +Spd and -Res. Boosting Spd improves her base Spd to base 51 which is among the highest in the game, allowing New Year Nerþuz to create follow-up attacks while preventing her opponent's follow-up attacks.

New Year Nerþuz's Res is quite low at only base 21 and is a safe bane to take as it will not impact any of her matchups.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging New Year Nerþuz up to +10 to ensure she wins any Spd checks against her foes.

New Year Nerþuz Best Builds

General Use New Year Nerþuz

HOT
： Cute Paper Crane ： Reposition ： Aether ： -	： Atk/Spd Wild ： Fruit of Life ： Spd Smoke 4 ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

New Year Nerþuz already has a great kit that significantly enhances her mobility and offenses. She comes with skills that make excellent use of her Atk and Spd, allowing her to eliminate most of the enemies she encounters.

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New Year Nerþuz Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
185
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	45	Rank: 95/1171
Spd	47	Rank: 7/1171
Def	32	Rank: 383/1171
Res	21	Rank: 949/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	64	52	36	25	222
Lv.40 +10	45	50	52	36	25	208

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	59	47	32	21	199
5★ Lv.40	40	45	47	32	21	185

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	26	8	8	6	66

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Halloween Lethe	40	44	47	35	24	190
Halloween Yarne	40	47	45	36	21	189
Eikþyrnir	45	47	16	47	30	185
Summer Nerþuz	40	46	47	33	19	185
New Year Nerþuz	40	45	47	32	21	185
Ratatoskr	40	44	46	34	21	185
Freyr	41	46	16	41	35	179
Eitr	40	44	46	33	16	179
Nerþuz	40	42	47	30	20	179
New Year Yarne	40	43	40	35	21	179
New Year Panne	40	41	44	32	21	178
New Year Lyre	40	37	42	27	28	174
Summer Freyr	41	38	16	38	35	168
New Year Kaden	41	35	39	25	28	168
Freyja	40	38	44	24	22	168
Summer Freyja	40	39	43	25	20	167
New Year Lethe	41	35	41	27	18	162
New Year Selkie	35	31	39	16	40	161
Panne	41	29	34	30	23	157
Yarne	40	35	33	32	17	157
Ranulf	40	30	37	33	17	157
Lethe	41	33	38	26	19	157
Selkie	35	29	38	19	35	156
Kaden	38	32	36	25	25	156

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

New Year Nerþuz Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

New Year Nerþuz Roles

Nerþuz - New-Year Doter 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 Nerþuz 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 Nerþuz Strengths

Cute Paper Crane grants Canto, bonus stats, Null Follow-Up, and damage reduction

New Year Nerþuz's Cute Paper Crane grants her 【Canto (2)】, bonus stats based on her max Special cooldown count value, a Null Follow-Up effect, and true damage reduction on her foe's first attack equal to 25% of her Spd.

Cute Paper Crane also has the standard Cavalry beast transformation mechanic which grants her Atk+2, an Atk/Def Clash penalty effect, and additional damage reduction on her foe's first attack.

This weapon fits an offensive playstyle, which New Year Nerþuz excels at with the rest of her kit and her statline. It has a good mix of offensive and defensive effects that allow New Year Nerþuz to deal good damage and withstand attacks from her foes.

Fruit of Life has multiple effects that swing combat

New Year Nerþuz also comes with Fruit of Life similar to her base version. This skill inflicts Spd/Def-5 onto her foe during combat, reduces damage from her foe's first attack by 40%, and increases the damage of New Year Nerþuz's next attack by the total damage reduced during that combat.

Additionally, if Nerþuz has 1 or less adjacent allies during combat, Fruit of Life neutralizes effects that slow down Nerþuz's Special cooldown charges and inflicts 【Gravity】 onto her foe and all foes adjacent to that foe.

Paired with the 【Canto (2)】 effect of Cute Paper Crane, Fruit of Life allows New Year Nerþuz to position herself away from her foes and keep herself safe after combat.

New Year Nerþuz Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

New Year Nerþuz takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, and one blow from this type of weapon will deal significant damage. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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New Year Nerþuz - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Whelp (Cavalry)	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 if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat	5★
Yearling (Cavalry)	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 if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat	5★
Adult (Cavalry)	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, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit transforms,	5★
Cute Paper Crane	14	1	Enables 【Canto (2)】. Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 2, + 5), neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 25% of unit's Spd during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes). At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2 to unit, inflicts Atk/Def-Y on foe during combat (Y = number of spaces from start position to end position of whoever initiated combat +3; max 6), and also, if Y ≥ 5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 30% during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
New Moon	(Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%.	5★
Luna	(Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.	5★
Aether	(Cooldown Count = 5) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -50%. Unit recovers HP = half damage dealt.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Solo 1	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Solo 3	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd +6 during combat.	5★
Atk/Spd Wild	If number of adjacent alllies other than beast or dragon allies ≤ 1, or if unit is transformed, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack), and restores 7 HP to unit after combat.	5★
Fruit of Life	At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% , inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foe during combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% during combat, and unit's next attack deals damage = total damage reduced (by any source, including other skills; resets at end of combat), and also, if number of allies adjacent to unit is ≤ 1. neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge-X" on unit during combat and inflicts 【Gravity】 on target and foes adjacent to target after combat.	5★
Spd Smoke 1	After combat, inflicts Spd -3 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★
Spd Smoke 2	After combat, inflicts Spd -5 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★
Spd Smoke 3	After combat, inflicts Spd -7 on foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions.	5★
Spd Smoke 4	After combat, inflicts Spd-7 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions, and grants Spd+6 and 【Dodge】 to unit for 1 turn.	5★

New Year Nerþuz as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

New Year Nerþuz has Aether, Atk/Spd Wild and Spd Smoke 4 as good inheritance options.

Atk/Spd Wild is a new skill introduced by New Year Nerþuz, and is the priority to acquire from her via inheritance.

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How to Get New Year Nerþuz

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

New Year Nerþuz 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)	Cristina "Vee" Valenzuela
Illustrator	Yoshiro Ambe
Appears In	Fire Emblem Heroes

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New Year Kana (M) [8.5/10]	New Year Seiðr [9.5/10]	New Year Kvasir [9.0/10]	New Year Nerþuz [9.0/10]

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