Hortensia Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Hortensia - Little Charmer 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 Hortensia.

Hortensia Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	S (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	S (▶FEH Tier List)

Hortensia - Little Charmer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Flying
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill restores HP to nearby allies after their combat, grants bonus stats, a guaranteed follow-up attack, Special charges per attack, and bonus damage to unit during combat. ・Exclusive C skill grants Atk/Spd bonuses, Canto 1, and neutralizes penalties during combat to unit and nearby allies, inflicts Spd/Res penalties, Panic, and Discord on multiple foes, and grants Atk/Spd bonuses and neutralizes effects that slow down unit's Special cooldown charges to unit during combat.

Hortensia Skills at 5★

Arcane Charmer Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1; max cooldown count cannot be reduced below 1). Restores 7 HP to allies within 3 spaces of unit after their combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack), and deals +7 damage during combat (excluding when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials).

Rescue+ Range: 1 Restores HP = 50% of unit's Atk (min 8 HP) to target ally. Unit moves 1 space away from target ally. Ally moves to unit's previous space. If unit or ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), unit and ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)

Glitter of Light Cooldown Count = 3 If an Assist skill is used, unit's Special cooldown count does not go down. When Special triggers, boosts damage by 45% of foe's Res (calculates damage from staff after combat damage is added). If this Special is triggered during combat, after combat, inflicts status on target and foes within 2 spaces of target preventing counterattacks through their next actions.

Atk/Spd Catch 4 At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Poetic Justice Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. Inflicts Spd-4 on foe during combat and unit deals damage = 15% of foe's attack. (If the "calculates damage from staff like other weapons" effect is neutralized, damage from staff is calculated after combat damage is added.)

Glittering Anima At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Canto (1)】, and the following status to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn: "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat." At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Spd/Res-6, 【Panic】, and 【Discord】 on closest foes and any foe within 3 spaces of those foes through their next actions. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit and neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.

Hortensia Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★☆☆☆☆
Atk (14)		★★★★☆
Spd (8)		★★★★★
Def (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

◯ = 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.

+Spd / -Def

The best IVs for Hortensia are +Spd and -Def. Spd is a superboon and boosts Hortensia's base 47 Spd up to base 51, tying the highest Spd in the game (as of the time of her release) and allowing her to keep up with the fastest metagame units.

Hortensia's Def is abysmal at only base 16 and no amount of investment will impact any of her matchups against physical foes. It is a safe bane to take.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Hortensia up to +10 to ensure she outspeeds a majority of the metagame units while preventing follow-up attacks against the fastest units in the game.

Hortensia Best Builds

General Use / Budget Hortensia

HOT
： Arcane Charmer ： Rescue+ ： Glitter of Light ： -	： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： Poetic Justice ： Glittering Anima ： Atk/Spd Catch 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Hortensia's base kit already functions very well as both an offensive and a support unit. The Sacred Seal is flexible depending on whether you want Hortensia to lean more towards offense or towards support.

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Hortensia Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
177
HP	36	Rank: 951/1089
Atk	44	Rank: 91/1089
Spd	47	Rank: 1/1089
Def	16	Rank: 998/1089
Res	34	Rank: 200/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	41	63	52	20	38	214
Lv.40 +10	41	49	52	20	38	200

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	36	58	47	16	34	191
5★ Lv.40	36	44	47	16	34	177

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	28	8	3	8	64

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Mythic Loki	39	47	30	16	47	179
Hortensia	36	44	47	16	34	177
Ascended Elincia	38	44	45	18	28	173
Summer L'Arachel	37	46	44	16	30	173
Elimine	36	34	40	16	41	167
Scion Nanna	40	35	41	23	28	167
Flayn	40	39	27	21	35	162
Summer Hilda	39	37	40	20	25	161
Brave Camilla	39	33	37	21	25	155
Hostile Springs Sakura	36	35	32	26	21	150
Bridal Fjorm	42	34	34	17	23	150
Halloween Mia	36	30	34	22	28	150

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

Hortensia Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Hortensia Roles

Hortensia - Little Charmer 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

Hortensia 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.

Hortensia Strengths

Arcane Charmer has both offensive and supportive properties

Hortensia's new inheritable Arcane staff Arcane Charmer functions in both an offensive and a supportive role.

Arcane Charmer restores 7 HP to all allies within 3 spaces of Hortensia after their own combat ends, granting sustain to the rest of Hortensia's team passively.

Offensively, Arcane Charmer grants Hortensia Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, a guaranteed follow-up attack, Special cooldown charge +1 per attack, and a bonus 7 damage per attack. These effects all add up to make Hortensia an offensive threat capable of dealing significant damage in combat.

Glittering Anima applies both bonuses and penalties

Hortensia's exclusive C skill Glittering Anima separates her from the rest of the Staff fliers, making Hortensia stand out amongst them.

Glittering Anima grants a visible Atk/Spd+6 bonus, 【Canto (1)】, and a status effect that neutralizes penalties to herself and all allies within 3 spaces at the start of each turn. This effect is incredibly powerful, boosting offenses and granting post-combat mobility to your team, even to allies who otherwise cannot obtain Canto effects such as armored units.

Glittering Anima also inflicts a visble Spd/Res-6 penalty, 【Panic】, and 【Discord】 to the closest foe(s) to Hortensia and all foes within 3 spaces of those foes. This effect can be applied at any distance, making Hortensia viable at any point in battle.

Finally, Glittering Anima also grants Hortensia Atk/Spd+5 in combat and neutralizes effects that slow down her Special cooldown charges, allowing her to trigger her Special reliably.

Hortensia Weaknesses

Low Physical Bulk

Hortensia's base Def is pitifully low with only base 36 HP and base 16 Def. Any physical attack from a halfway-decent unit can bring her down in one hit.

Keep Hortensia away from units that deal physical damage to ensure her survival.

Weak to Bows

As a flying unit, Hortensia takes 1.5x damage from bows and weapons effective on flying units. Be sure to keep them out of the range of archers and leave them to other units.

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Hortensia - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Assault	10	2	Restricted to units that use a Staff.	5★
Arcane Charmer	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1; max cooldown count cannot be reduced below 1). Restores 7 HP to allies within 3 spaces of unit after their combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack), and deals +7 damage during combat (excluding when dealing damage with area-of-effect Specials).	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Heal	1	Restores 5 HP.	5★
Reconcile	1	Restores 7 HP each to target and this unit.	5★
Rescue	1	Restores 8 HP to target ally. Unit moves 1 space away from target ally. Ally moves to unit's previous space. If unit or ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), unit and ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)	5★
Rescue+	1	Restores HP = 50% of unit's Atk (min 8 HP) to target ally. Unit moves 1 space away from target ally. Ally moves to unit's previous space. If unit or ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), unit and ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)	5★

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Miracle	(Cooldown Count = 5) If unit’s HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit’s HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP.	5★
Imbue	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, restores an additional 10 HP to target ally.	5★
Glitter of Light	(Cooldown Count = 3) If an Assist skill is used, unit's Special cooldown count does not go down. When Special triggers, boosts damage by 45% of foe's Res (calculates damage from staff after combat damage is added). If this Special is triggered during combat, after combat, inflicts status on target and foes within 2 spaces of target preventing counterattacks through their next actions.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Catch 1	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 2	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 3	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 4	At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Wrathful Staff 1	If unit has 100% HP at the start of combat, damage from their staff will be calculated the same as other weapons.	5★
Wrathful Staff 2	If unit has ≥ 50% HP at the start of combat, damage from their staff will be calculated the same as other weapons.	5★
Wrathful Staff 3	Damage from unit’s staff will be calculated the same as other weapons.	5★
Poetic Justice	Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. Inflicts Spd-4 on foe during combat and unit deals damage = 15% of foe's attack. (If the "calculates damage from staff like other weapons" effect is neutralized, damage from staff is calculated after combat damage is added.)	5★
Glittering Anima	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Canto (1)】, and the following status to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn: "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat." At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Spd/Res-6, 【Panic】, and 【Discord】 on closest foes and any foe within 3 spaces of those foes through their next actions. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit and neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit during combat.	5★

Hortensia as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Hortensia has Arcane Charmer, Rescue+, Glitter of Light, Atk/Spd Catch 4, and Poetic Justice as valuable inheritance options.

She is loaded with good skills for inheritance, and it's best to maximize what you can inherit from one copy of Hortensia.

We recommend acquiring the prerequisite skills for these rare skills first before using Hortensia as source material. It is possible to acquire multiple skills from one copy of Hortensia at once.

Additionally, as a Rearmed unit, Hortensia will not disappear from your barracks upon using her as source material once.

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Obtain Through Regular Summon

Hortensia is a limited time Rearmed Hero who can be pulled from their debut banner or focus banners. 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)	Amber Connor
Illustrator	Pukyunosuke
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Engage

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