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Dorothea Builds and Best IVs

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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.

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Dorothea Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) B
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Dorothea - Daring Ex-Singer: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
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★


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.

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

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

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) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (7) Attack Bane ★★★★☆
Spd (10) No Spd IV ★★★☆☆
Def (4) Def Bane ★☆☆☆☆
Res (6) Res Boon ★★★★★

◯ = 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.

+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
Assist Skill IconSing
Special Skill IconIceberg
Emblem Icon: -

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

Assist Skill IconSing
Special Skill IconIceberg
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

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
HP 40 40
Rank: 489/1184
Atk
Atk 40 40
Rank: 400/1184
Spd
Spd 36 36
Rank: 493/1184
Def
Def 17 17
Rank: 1050/1184
Res
Res 45 45
Rank: 26/1184

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

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
47 44 40 21 49 201
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
44 47 40 21 49 201
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
44 44 43 21 49 201
+Def
Lv.40 +10
44 44 40 24 49 201
+Res
Lv.40 +10
44 44 40 21 53 202

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 Icon Dorothea
40 40 36 17 45 178
40 35 44 34 24 177
40 40 46 21 25 172
37 40 45 21 25 168
37 36 18 36 41 168
40 46 18 19 45 168
37 43 46 18 18 162
40 34 40 16 23 153
41 40 18 16 37 152
37 38 35 16 26 152
38 30 33 23 28 152
38 37 38 16 22 151
38 31 36 16 24 145
38 34 21 27 25 145
36 34 36 16 22 144
34 28 33 18 27 140
36 33 29 17 25 140
37 28 33 22 20 140
33 30 35 17 24 139
33 34 20 18 34 139
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 AttackClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged Magic ImageRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic Wall ImageMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
No Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized
No Resplendent ImageResplendent

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 Attack

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?

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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
4 2 No Effect 3★
6 2 No Effect 3★
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★
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
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
If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Spd-3 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions. 3★
If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Spd-5 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions. 3★
If Sing or Dance is used, inflicts Spd-7 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of unit through their next actions. 4★
At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 50%, grants 【Null Follow-Up】to adjacent infantry allies. 3★
At start of turn, grants【Null Follow-Up】 to adjacent infantry allies. 4★
At start of turn, grants 【Null Follow-Up】 to infantry allies within 2 spaces of unit. 5★

Dorothea as a Source Hero

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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
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