Ice Tribe Nils Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Nils - Snowflake Melody 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 Ice Tribe Nils.

Heroes With the Same Name
Nils	Halloween Nils
Ice Tribe Nils

Ice Tribe Nils Rating and Basic Information

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

Nils - Snowflake Melody: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Breath / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill grants adaptive damage, bonus stats, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and 50% damage reduction piercing to unit.

Ice Tribe Nils Skills at 5★

Ice Dragonstone+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Play Range: 1 Grants another action to target ally. (That turn only. Does not stack. Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance).

Res Cantrip 3 If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Res-7 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions.

Spur Spd/Res 2 Grants adjacent allies Spd/Res +3 during combat.

Ice Tribe Nils Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (5)		★☆☆☆☆
Spd (13)		★★★★☆
Def (6)		★★★☆☆
Res (7)		★★★★☆

◯ = 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 Tempest Trials, Ice Tribe Nils will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Spd / -Atk

The best IVs for Ice Tribe Nils are +Spd and -Atk. Ice Tribe Nils has a usable Spd stat at base 43, raised to base 47 with a superboon. Using his Spd stat, he can prevent follow-up attacks from his foes with enough investment.

Ice Tribe Nils only has base 35 Atk, which is very poor compared to modern units. Players can take advantage of this by reducing it further with a bane to prevent the AI from attacking with Nils, as the AI will only attack if they can deal 5 damage with an attack unless there are no other possible options.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Ice Tribe Nils up to +10 to ensure his foes cannot create follow-up attacks against him.

Ice Tribe Nils Best Builds

General Use / Budget Ice Tribe Nils

： Ice Dragonstone+ ： Play ： Glacies ： -

： Fort. Def/Res 3 ： Wings of Mercy 3 ： Joint Drive Spd ： Drive Spd 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build functions as a refresher support unit that also doubles as a magic tank for the team. Fort. Def/Res 3 and Joint Drive Spd can be acquired using Divine Codes.

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Ice Tribe Nils Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
188
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	35	Rank: 736/1171
Spd	43	Rank: 182/1171
Def	30	Rank: 501/1171
Res	40	Rank: 87/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	53	48	34	45	225
Lv.40 +10	45	39	48	34	45	211

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	49	43	30	40	202
5★ Lv.40	40	35	43	30	40	188
4★ Lv.40	37	32	41	27	38	175

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	19	13	6	7	63
4★ Lv.1	17	14	13	5	7	56

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Nils	40	35	43	30	40	188
Halloween Nils	44	35	41	21	35	176
Fallen Ninian	45	27	40	23	36	171
Nils	45	31	35	26	25	162
Rafiel	38	28	35	20	41	162
Soiree Berkut	41	36	23	37	24	161
Phina	40	35	37	26	23	161
Silvia	40	27	36	17	30	150
Olivia	36	28	33	27	26	150
Performing Azura	35	32	34	20	28	149
Lene	35	28	35	23	28	149
Ninian	42	24	33	23	27	149
Azura	36	31	33	21	28	149

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

Ice Tribe Nils Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ice Tribe Nils Roles

Nils - Snowflake Melody 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

Ice Tribe Nils is a close magic attacker (range = 1). 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.

Ice Tribe Nils Strengths

Ice Dragonstone+ is a good offensive weapon

Ice Tribe Nils's inheritable Ice Dragonstone+ has built-in adaptive damage and grants Flora Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and 50% damage reduction piercing.

This is a great inheritable dragonstone to provide to your favorite dragon units, as all of the effects are quite relevant in today's metagame. Non-Special damage reduction effects are found in almost every new unit released currently, and piercing through that damage reduction is important in order to defeat those units safely.

However, Ice Tribe Nils himself is a very poor offensive unit. He will need these effects to even damage his foes, let alone defeat them.

Above average Spd and Res

Ice Tribe Nils has good Spd and Res stats at base 43 and 40 respectively.

With enough investment, Ice Tribe Nils can utilize these stats to soak magic damage for his team while providing refresher support with Play at the same time.

Ice Tribe Nils Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

Ice Tribe Nils suffers from not having any unique skills to call his own, making him unable to stand out amongst other units.

Infantry refresher units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive skill makes Ice Tribe Nils replaceable by better units.

Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons

Ice Tribe Nils takes 1.5x damage from dragon-effective weapons like Divine Mist, 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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Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Nils - Snowflake Melody!

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

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Ice Tribe Nils - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	3★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	3★
Ice Dragonstone	10	1	If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	3★
Ice Dragonstone+	14	1	If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Play	1	Grants another action to target ally. (That turn only. Does not stack. Cannot target an ally with Sing or Dance. This skill treated as Sing or Dance).	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Res Cantrip 1	If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Res-3 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions.	3★
Res Cantrip 2	If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Res-5 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions.	3★
Res Cantrip 3	If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Res-7 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions.	4★
Spur Res 1	Grants adjacent allies Res +2 during combat.	3★
Spur Spd/Res 1	Grants adjacent allies Spd/Res +2 during combat.	4★
Spur Spd/Res 2	Grants adjacent allies Spd/Res +3 during combat.	5★

Ice Tribe Nils as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

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How to Get Ice Tribe Nils / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Ice Tribe Nils

Obtained as a Reward in Tempest Trials

Ice Tribe Nils is a limited time Hero who can be obtained as a reward for your score in the Tempest Trials. 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)	Khoi Dao
Illustrator	Kippu
Appears In	Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

Illustration

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