Fallen Nergal Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Nergal - Traitor to Nabata 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 Fallen Nergal.

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Fallen Nergal Rating and Basic Information

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

Nergal - Traitor to Nabata: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Green Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants Essence Drain to unit and nearby allies at the start of each turn, inflicts Atk/Res penalties onto foe, deals bonus damage to foe and reduces incoming damage to unit based on number of bonus effects on unit, and grants a Special cooldown jumping effect before unit's first attack.

Fallen Nergal Skills at 5★

Ereshkigal Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 and 【Essence Drain】 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on foe, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat, deals damage = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit × 5 (excluding stat bonuses; max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces damage by value = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit × 3 (excluding stat bonuses; max 15; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-X to unit before unit's first attack during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit; excluding stat bonuses; max 3). 【Essence Drain】 After combat, if unit attacked, grants any 【Bonus】 effects active on target and foes within 2 spaces of target to unit and allies with the Essence Drain effect, and neutralizes any 【Bonus】 active on target and foes within 2 spaces of target (excluding Bonus effects being granted at the same time). After combat, if foe was defeated in combat, restores 10 HP to unit and allies with the Essence Drain effect.

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

C Bonus Doubler Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = highest bonus on each stat between unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit; calculates each stat bonus independently).

Special Spiral 4 Deals +5 damage when Special triggers. If Special triggers, neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 after combat.

Def/Res Oath 4 At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+6 and the following status to unit for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+3 to unit during combat.

Fallen Nergal Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (15)		★★★★★
Spd (3)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (6)		★★★★☆
Res (10)		★★★★★

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

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+Atk / -Spd

The best IVs for Fallen Nergal are +Atk and -Spd. Atk is a superboon and improves Fallen Nergal's damage output, increasing the chances for knockouts which lead to 【Essence Drain】 providing sustain to multiple allies.

Spd is a clear dump stat and is a safe bane to take.

+Atk for a +10 merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Fallen Nergal up to +10 to maximize his damage output as much as possible.

Fallen Nergal Best Builds

Maximum Investment Tank Fallen Nergal

HOT
： Ereshkigal ： Draw Back ： Aether ： Emblem Ike	： Atk/Res Finish 4 ： Laguz Friend 4 ： Def/Res Oath 4 ： Bonus Doubler 3 ： Guard Echo

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses premium skills to make Nergal as tanky as possible. Laguz Friend and Emblem Ike provide additional damage reduction that stacks on top of Ereshkigal and Guard Echo provides a Guard effect to slow down enemy Specials. The Special skipping effects of Ereshkigal and Laguz Friend allow Aether to charge up quickly and provide both damage and sustain.

General Use / Budget Fallen Nergal

HOT
： Ereshkigal ： Draw Back ： Glacies ： -	： C Bonus Doubler ： Special Spiral 4 ： Def/Res Oath 4 ： Bonus Doubler 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Fallen Nergal's base kit is already potent enough to serve as both a nuke and a tank unit. The Bonus Doubler Sacred Seal stacks with C Bonus Doubler, and is worth running to improve overall performance.

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Fallen Nergal Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
183
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	45	Rank: 95/1171
Spd	16	Rank: 1139/1171
Def	39	Rank: 113/1171
Res	43	Rank: 47/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	64	20	43	48	220
Lv.40 +10	45	50	20	43	48	206

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	59	16	39	43	197
5★ Lv.40	40	45	16	39	43	183

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	29	3	6	10	66

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Rearmed Lilina	40	48	35	17	48	188
Fallen Nergal	40	45	16	39	43	183
New Year Kvasir	40	45	47	21	30	183
Rearmed Sonya	38	47	32	20	45	182
Ascended Ced	43	45	46	22	26	182
Brave Soren	40	45	34	16	47	182
Tea Tailtiu	39	42	44	21	31	177
Citrinne	38	46	27	22	44	177
Heiðr	38	45	45	29	20	177
Legendary Robin (M)	40	45	30	31	31	177
Bastian	40	44	28	20	45	177
Céline	37	41	44	17	38	177
Arthur	40	42	41	30	18	171
Limstella	41	39	23	32	36	171
Young Ilyana	40	41	30	18	42	171
Gatekeeper	41	37	17	40	36	171
Legendary Byleth (M)	40	39	41	25	21	166
Pent	40	38	39	19	30	166
Luthier	43	37	36	20	30	166
Orochi	40	40	24	24	37	165
Asbel	40	36	42	21	26	165
Young Merric	41	34	41	21	25	162
Legendary Celica	40	38	38	18	28	162
Thrasir	40	33	39	23	27	162
Ced	37	35	39	19	31	161
Lugh	37	35	36	17	31	156
Lewyn	38	34	37	17	25	151

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

Fallen Nergal Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Fallen Nergal Roles

Nergal - Traitor to Nabata 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

Fallen Nergal is a ranged magic attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Res stat.

Fallen Nergal Strengths

Ereshkigal grants Essence Drain, bonus damage, and damage reduction

Fallen Nergal's exclusive tome Ereshkigal grants Atk+6 and 【Essence Drain】 to Nergal and allies within 2 spaces at the start of each turn.

【Essence Drain】 is a unique status effect. It takes the bonus effects of the affected unit's foe and applies them to all allies with the 【Essence Drain】 status effect, while neutralizing those bonuses on the target foe and nearby foes, essentially stealing those bonuses. Additionally, if the foe in combat is defeated, all allies with the 【Essence Drain】 status effect are healed for 10 HP.

Ereshkigal also helps Fallen Nergal in combat. It inflicts Atk/Res-6 onto his foe, inflicts an additional Atk/Res penalty onto the foe based on 20% of Nergal's Res, grants bonus damage based on the number of non-stat 【Bonus】 effects active on Nergal × 5 (max 25), and grants flat damage reduction equal to non-stat【Bonus】 effects active on Nergal × 3 (max 15).

Ereshkigal also grants Special cooldown count -X to Nergal before his first attack during combat, where X is the number of non-stat 【Bonus】 effects active on Nergal (max 3). This effect allows Nergal to quickly charge up his Special skill and burst down his foe with ease.

Fallen Nergal Weaknesses

Low Spd

Fallen Nergal's Spd stat is quite low at base 16. With no way to prevent follow-up attacks, Fallen Nergal will most likely receive follow-up attacks from his foes.

He will be reliant on his damage reduction effect to withstand enemy attacks.

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Fallen Nergal - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Wind	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elwind	6	2	No Effect	5★
Rexcalibur	9	2	No Effect	5★
Ereshkigal	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+6 and 【Essence Drain】 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Res-6 on foe, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res = 20% of unit's Res at start of combat, deals damage = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit × 5 (excluding stat bonuses; max 25; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and reduces damage by value = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit × 3 (excluding stat bonuses; max 15; excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if unit's attack can trigger unit's Special, grants Special cooldown count-X to unit before unit's first attack during combat (X = number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit; excluding stat bonuses; max 3). 【Essence Drain】 After combat, if unit attacked, grants any 【Bonus】 effects active on target and foes within 2 spaces of target to unit and allies with the Essence Drain effect, and neutralizes any 【Bonus】 active on target and foes within 2 spaces of target (excluding Bonus effects being granted at the same time). After combat, if foe was defeated in combat, restores 10 HP to unit and allies with the Essence Drain effect.	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.	5★
Glacies	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Res.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Bonus Doubler 1	Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = 50% of current bonus on each of unit’s stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
Bonus Doubler 2	Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = 75% of current bonus on each of unit’s stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
Bonus Doubler 3	Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit’s stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.	5★
C Bonus Doubler	Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = highest bonus on each stat between unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit; calculates each stat bonus independently).	5★
Special Spiral 1	If unit initiates combat and unit’s Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count -1 after combat.	5★
Special Spiral 2	If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count -1 after combat.	5★
Special Spiral 3	If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count -2 after combat.	5★
Special Spiral 4	Deals +5 damage when Special triggers. If Special triggers, neutralizes "reduces damage by X%" effects from non-Special skills (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If Special triggers before or during combat, grants Special cooldown count-2 after combat.	5★
Def/Res Oath 1	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+3 for 1 turn.	5★
Def/Res Oath 2	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+4 for 1 turn.	5★
Def/Res Oath 3	At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Def/Res+5 for 1 turn.	5★
Def/Res Oath 4	At start of turn, if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+6 and the following status to unit for 1 turn: "Unit can move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces." If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+3 to unit during combat.	5★

Fallen Nergal as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Fallen Nergal has C Bonus Doubler, Special Spiral 4, and Def/Res Oath 4 as inheritable options.

All of these skills are quite good and worth inheriting onto your favorite units.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Major Attaway
Illustrator	shibayama wankuro
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

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