Candace Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Candace - Sly Snatcher 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 Candace.

Candace Rating and Basic Information

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

Candace - Sly Snatcher: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Bow / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Atk/Spd bonuses, 【Null Follow-Up】, and 【Null Panic】 to unit.

Candace Skills at 5★

Lucrative Bow+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 Effective against flying foes. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, × 2, + 5).

Glacies Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.

Sorcery Blade 3 At start of combat, if unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.

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

Candace Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (16)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (15)		★★★★★
Spd (8)		★★★☆☆
Def (3)		★★☆☆☆
Res (11)		★★★★★

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

+Res / -Def

The best IVs for Candace are +Res and -Def. Res is Candace's best stat and allows her to fulfill a magic tank role for the team.

Def is Candace's least important stat, especially since she will not be needing it when tanking magic damage. Def is a safe bane to take.

+Res for a +10 merge

We recommend +Res when merging Candace up to +10 to maximize her magic tanking capabilities. As a unit without an exclusive skill, she is incredibly reliant on her stats to perform in combat.

Candace Best Builds

General Use / Budget Candace

： Lucrative Bow+ ： Draw Back ： Iceberg ： -

： Sorcery Blade 3 ： Quick Riposte 3 ： Def Ploy 3 ： Atk/Res Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build allowing Candace to function as a magic tank with high Atk. Quick Riposte grants a follow-up attack to patch up Candace's mediocre Spd stat.

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Candace Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
188
HP	38	Rank: 875/1171
Atk	45	Rank: 95/1171
Spd	36	Rank: 493/1171
Def	25	Rank: 737/1171
Res	44	Rank: 42/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	43	62	40	29	49	223
Lv.40 +10	43	50	40	29	49	211

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	38	57	36	25	44	200
5★ Lv.40	38	45	36	25	44	188
4★ Lv.40	35	43	33	22	42	175
3★ Lv.40	34	41	32	21	39	167

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	16	27	8	3	11	65
4★ Lv.1	15	23	7	2	11	58
3★ Lv.1	15	20	7	2	10	54

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Wil	42	45	34	27	40	188
Spring Linhardt	40	46	31	25	46	188
Candace	38	45	36	25	44	188
Norne	42	32	36	31	27	168
Tanya	41	30	37	25	28	161
Fallen Takumi	37	31	34	25	24	151
Rebecca	37	29	34	21	27	148
Setsuna	37	28	37	22	23	147

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

Candace Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Candace Roles

Candace - Sly Snatcher 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

Candace is a ranged physical 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 Def stat.

Candace Strengths

Lucrative Bow+ grants Null Follow-Up and Null Panic

Candace's inheritable Lucrative Bow+ grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to Candace at the start of each turn.

In combat, it grants Atk/Spd bonuses based on the number of 【Bonus】 effects active on Candace and 【Penalty】 effects active on foe (excluding stat bonuses/penalties) x 2, + 5. This effect also has no cap to its bonuses, allowing Candace to stack up bonus Atk/Spd as much as possible.

While this weapon isn't as impactful as other exclusive or Arcane bows, it provides a niche on specific team compositions.

Candace Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

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

Bow Infantry units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive weapon makes Candace replaceable by better units.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Candace - Sly Snatcher!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Candace - Sly Snatcher from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Candace - Sly Snatcher is very useful as a high Res bow infantry, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Candace - Sly Snatcher helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Candace - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	3★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	3★
Lucrative Bow	8	2	Effective against flying foes. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, × 2, + 5).	3★
Lucrative Bow+	12	2	Effective against flying foes. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 and 【Null Panic】 to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+X to unit during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit and 【Penalty】 effects active on foe, excluding stat bonuses and stat penalties, × 2, + 5).	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★
Glacies	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Sorcery Blade 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100% and unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.	3★
Sorcery Blade 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50% and unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.	3★
Sorcery Blade 3	At start of combat, if unit is adjacent to a magic ally, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.	4★
Def Ploy 1	At start of turn, inflicts Def-3 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	3★
Def Ploy 2	At start of turn, inflicts Def-4 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	4★
Def Ploy 3	At start of turn, inflicts Def-5 on foes in cardinal directions with Res < unit’s Res through their next actions.	5★

Candace as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Candace has Lucrative Bow+, Sorcery Blade 3, and Def Ploy 3 as inheritable options.

We recommend merging your Candace copies instead, as none of these skills are too appealing unless you need them for bridge fodder.

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How to Get Candace / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Candace

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Candace is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. 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)	Natalie Van Sistine
Illustrator	DAI-XT
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

Illustration

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