Dorothea Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Dorothea - Daring Ex-Singer 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 Dorothea.

Heroes With the Same Name
Summer Dorothea	Plegian Dorothea
Winter Dorothea	Dorothea

New Heroes - New Heroes: Aided Dagr & Rearmed Marianne Featured Heroes
Rearmed Marianne [9.5/10]	Aided Dagr [9.5/10]	Dorothea [8.5/10]	Ashe [9.0/10]

Dorothea Rating and Basic Information

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

Dorothea - Daring Ex-Singer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star 4 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill inflicts in-combat penalties to foe based on foe's visible penalties. ・Easily mergeable refresher unit with a modern day statline.

Dorothea Skills at 5★

Blárvulture+ Might: 12　 Range: 2 If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently.

Sing Range: 1 Enables target to take another action. Cannot be used on units with Sing or Dance

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

Inf. Null Follow 3 At start of turn, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 to infantry allies within 2 spaces of unit.

Dorothea Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (7)		★★★★☆
Spd (10)		★★★☆☆
Def (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (6)		★★★★★

◯ = 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.

+Res / -Def

The best IVs for Dorothea are +Res and -Def. Dorothea Res stat is very high at base 45, raised to base 49 with a superboon. Using her high Res stat, Dorothea can run Res-based support such as Ploys and Sabotages and fulfill a secondary magic tank role when necessary on top of her primary role as a refresher unit.

Dorothea's Def stat is terrible at only base 17 and can be safely taken as a bane as she will be defeated in one hit by any physical attacker.

+Res for a +10 merge

We recommend +Res when merging Dorothea up to +10 for similar reasons above. Dorothea will need her Res stat to withstand magic damage from powerful nukers especially due to her lack of an exclusive weapon providing damage reduction.

Dorothea Best Builds

Support Dorothea

HOT
： Arcane Euphoria ： Sing ： Iceberg ： -	： Crystalline Water ： Firestorm Dance 3 ： Atk/Res Ploy 3 ： Phantom Res 3 ： Mercy-Wing Echo

How to Use, Explanation

This build prioritizes Dorothea's Res to fulfill a magic tank and support role on top of her refresher role.

General Use / Budget Dorothea

： Blárvulture+ ： Sing ： Iceberg ： -

： Distant Def 3 ： Spd Cantrip 3 ： Inf. Null Follow 3 ： Distant Def 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build uses budget skills to utilize Dorothea as a refresher unit with a high Res stat to soak one magic attack for her team.

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Dorothea Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
178
HP	40	Rank: 489/1171
Atk	40	Rank: 400/1171
Spd	36	Rank: 493/1171
Def	17	Rank: 1050/1171
Res	45	Rank: 26/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	57	41	21	49	213
Lv.40 +10	45	45	41	21	49	201

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	52	36	17	45	190
5★ Lv.40	40	40	36	17	45	178
4★ Lv.40	37	38	34	15	42	166
3★ Lv.40	36	35	32	14	40	157

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	19	10	4	6	57
4★ Lv.1	17	15	10	3	5	50
3★ Lv.1	17	12	9	3	5	46

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Dorothea	40	40	36	17	45	178
Lara	40	35	44	34	24	177
Halloween Seadall	40	40	46	21	25	172
Summer Olivia	37	40	45	21	25	168
Spring Mirabilis	37	36	18	36	41	168
Rearmed Plumeria	40	46	18	19	45	168
Spring Triandra	37	43	46	18	18	162
New Year Peony	40	34	40	16	23	153
Plumeria	41	40	18	16	37	152
Plegian Dorothea	37	38	35	16	26	152
Rinea	38	30	33	23	28	152
Triandra	38	37	38	16	22	151
Peony	38	31	36	16	24	145
Soiree Reinhardt	38	34	21	27	25	145
Soiree Ishtar	36	34	36	16	22	144
Bridal Ninian	34	28	33	18	27	140
Azura (Young)	36	33	29	17	25	140
Performing Inigo	37	28	33	22	20	140
Legendary Azura	33	30	35	17	24	139
Hoshidan Summer Micaiah	33	34	20	18	34	139
Performing Shigure	34	31	29	21	24	139

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

Dorothea Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Dorothea Roles

Dorothea - Daring Ex-Singer 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

Dorothea 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.

Dorothea Strengths

Blárvulture+ amplifies foe's penalties

Dorothea's inheritable Blárvulture+ has a foe penalty doubler effect, amplifying her damage as more penalties are applied to her foes.

However, as a refresher unit with a high Res stat, attacking is not Dorothea's primary role. Instead, she should be refreshing her ally's turns and soaking magic damage when necessary.

High Res stat

Dorothea's base 45 Res, raised to 49 with a superboon, and 54 with merges and dragonflowers, can be taken advantage of quite easily.

Equipping Res-based skills like Ploys and Sabotages can set up additional penalties for her foes to further aid the team externally.

Additionally, with a high Res stat and an above average Spd stat of base 36 (41 with merges and dragonflowers), Dorothea can tank one magic attack from her foes, maybe even more depending on investment levels.

Dorothea Weaknesses

Lack of Unique Skills

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

Ranged refresher units are quite abundant in the game, and lacking an exclusive skill makes Dorothea replaceable by better units.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Dorothea - Daring Ex-Singer!

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

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Dorothea - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Thunder	4	2	No Effect	3★
Elthunder	6	2	No Effect	3★
Blárvulture	8	2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently.	3★
Blárvulture+	12	2	If unit is not adjacent to an ally, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Res during combat = 5 + any current penalty on each of those stats. Calculates each stat penalty independently.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Sing	1	Enables target to take another action. Cannot be used on units with Sing or Dance	3★

Specials

This Hero has no Special skills that can be learned.

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Spd Cantrip 1	If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Spd-3 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions.	3★
Spd Cantrip 2	If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Spd-5 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions.	3★
Spd Cantrip 3	If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Spd-7 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions.	4★
Inf. Null Follow 1	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】to adjacent infantry allies.	3★
Inf. Null Follow 2	At start of turn, grants【Null Follow-Up】 to adjacent infantry allies.	4★
Inf. Null Follow 3	At start of turn, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 to infantry allies within 2 spaces of unit.	5★

Dorothea as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★☆☆☆

Dorothea has Blárvulture+, Spd Cantrip 3, and Inf. Null Follow 3 as inheritable options.

Players are better off merging their Dorothea copies instead.

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How to Get Dorothea / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Dorothea

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Dorothea is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Allegra Clark
Illustrator	ekao
Appears In	Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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