This is a ranking page for the hero Hortensia - Winter's Dearest 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 Winter Hortensia.

Heroes With the Same Name
Hortensia	Winter Hortensia

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Winter Fomortiis [9.5/10]	Winter Alear (M) [9.5/10]	Winter Shez (F) [9.5/10]	Winter Hortensia [9.5/10]

Winter Hortensia Rating and Basic Information

Hortensia - Winter's Dearest: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Colorless / Staff / Cavalry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Snowman Staff has built-in Dazzling Staff and warping, grants 【Foe Penalty Doubler】 and Special cooldown -1 to Hortensia, target ally, and nearby allies upon using a Rally/movement Assist, and grants Hortensia Atk/Spd bonuses, Null Follow-Up, and bonus true damage. ・Twinkling Anima grants Atk/Spd+6, Canto, and Dull Penalties to Hortensia and nearby allies, inflicts Spd/Res-7, Panic, and Discord onto foes, and grants Hortensia Atk/Spd+5, offensive Tempo, and 50% damage reduction piercing.

Winter Hortensia Skills at 5★

Snowman Staff Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1; max cooldown count value cannot be reduced below 1). Foe cannot counterattack. Unit can move to a space within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces of unit. If a Rally or movement Assist skill is used by unit, grants 【Foe Penalty Doubler】 and Special cooldown count-1 to unit, target ally, and allies within 3 spaces of target ally after movement (Special cooldown count-1 effect granted only once per turn). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd = 6 + 20% of unit's Spd at start of combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials; if the "calculates damage from staff like other weapons" effect is not active, damage from staff is calculated after combat damage is added).

Ice Lock+ Range: 2 This skill is treated as a Rally Assist skill. Restores HP = 40% of unit's Atk (min: 6 HP) to target ally and grants Def/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn, and also, if there is no 【Divine Vein (Ice)】 currently applied by unit or allies, applies 【Divine Vein (Ice)】 to spaces 2 spaces away from target for 1 turn (excludes spaces occupied by a foe, destructible terrain other than 【Divine Vein (Ice)】, and warp spaces in Rival Domans). If used on turn 2 onward, also grants another action to unit and inflicts "restricts movement to 1 space" on unit and Pair Up cohort through their next action. (Effects that can trigger on turn 2 onward will not trigger again for 2 turns after triggering; using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP.)

Holy Pressure Cooldown Count = 3 If an Assist skill is used, unit's Special cooldown count does not go down. When Special triggers, boosts damage by 45% of foe's Res. (Calculates damage from staff after combat damage is added.) If this Special is triggered during combat, inflicts 【Gravity】 on target and adjacent foes after combat.

Atk/Spd Catch 4 At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).

Poetic Justice Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. Inflicts Spd-4 on foe during combat and unit deals damage = 15% of foe's attack. (If the "calculates damage from staff like other weapons" effect is neutralized, damage from staff is calculated after combat damage is added.)

Twinkling Anima At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Canto (1)】, and the following status to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn: "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat." At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Spd/Res-7, 【Panic】, and 【Discord】 on closest foes and any foe within 3 spaces of those foes through their next actions. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit, neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).

Winter Hortensia Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (10)		★★★★☆
Spd (9)		★★★★★
Def (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

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

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.

+Spd / -Def

The best IVs for Winter Hortensia are +Spd and -Def. Spd is a superboon and boosts Hortensia's Spd from base 48 to base 52, allowing her to keep up with all the fast metagame foes. Hortensia's Spd is also used in the calculation of Snowman Staff's bonus true damage and bonus Atk/Spd in combat, indirectly increasing her damage output.

Boosting Spd also improves her capacity to generate follow-up attacks against her foes with the help of Snowman Staff's Null Follow-Up effect.

Winter Hortensia's Def is a clear dump stat and can be safely taken as a bane.

+Spd for a +10 merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Winter Hortensia up to +10 as it is her most important stat, increasing damage output and ability to generate follow-up attacks.

Winter Hortensia Best Builds

General Use / Budget Winter Hortensia

： Snowman Staff ： Ice Lock+ ： Holy Pressure ： -	： Atk/Spd Catch 4 ： Poetic Justice ： Twinkling Anima ： Squad Ace BS 3 ： -
Updated on 12/13/2024

How to Use, Explanation

Winter Hortensia's base kit already provides offense and support at the same time. Simply equip an offensive Sacred Seal of your choice.

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Winter Hortensia Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
180
HP	40	Rank: 496/1195
Atk	45	Rank: 104/1195
Spd	48	Rank: 1/1195
Def	17	Rank: 1062/1195
Res	30	Rank: 395/1195

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Winter Hortensia	40	45	48	17	30	180
Halloween Flayn	38	46	26	18	46	174
Valentine's Elise	37	43	46	16	27	169
Groom Saul	37	33	37	16	35	158
Young L'Arachel	36	37	38	16	30	157
Forrest	39	32	26	19	35	151
Maribelle	34	35	33	16	27	145
Elise	30	32	32	19	32	145
New Year Laevatein	33	36	30	27	18	144
Spring Bruno	41	30	24	35	14	144
Veronica	36	32	36	21	19	144
Picnic Genny	35	36	24	14	34	143

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

Winter Hortensia Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Winter Hortensia Roles

Hortensia - Winter's Dearest 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

Winter Hortensia 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.

Winter Hortensia Strengths

Snowman Staff grants warping to Hortensia and supports allies

Winter Hortensia's Snowman Staff comes with mobility, support, and offensive effects, making it a versatile weapon.

Below is a summary of these effects:

Snowman Staff is a complete weapon that is effective in most situations, making Winter Hortensia a versatile unit that can fit in any team.

Twinkling Anima grants offensive effects to Hortensia and debuffs foes

Winter Hortensia also comes with an exclusive C skill in Twinkling Anima.

Just like Snowman Staff, Twinkling Anima comes with mobility, support, and offensive effects.

Below is a summary of these effects:

Twinkling Anima is a worthwhile skill to equip as it will help in almost any situation. The start-of-turn effects make it a great support skill, while the in-combat effects allow Winter Hortensia to deal as much damage as possible.

Winter Hortensia Weaknesses

Weak to Cavalry Effective Weapons

Winter Hortensia takes 1.5x damage from cavalry-effective weapons like Thani or Binding Reginleif, 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?

Hortensia - Winter's Dearest Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Hortensia - Winter's Dearest only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Hortensia - Winter's Dearest if a 4 Star version is released!

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Winter Hortensia - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Assault	10	2	Restricted to units that use a Staff.	5★
Snowman Staff	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1; max cooldown count value cannot be reduced below 1). Foe cannot counterattack. Unit can move to a space within 2 spaces of any ally within 2 spaces of unit. If a Rally or movement Assist skill is used by unit, grants 【Foe Penalty Doubler】 and Special cooldown count-1 to unit, target ally, and allies within 3 spaces of target ally after movement (Special cooldown count-1 effect granted only once per turn). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd = 6 + 20% of unit's Spd at start of combat, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and deals damage = 20% of unit's Spd during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials; if the "calculates damage from staff like other weapons" effect is not active, damage from staff is calculated after combat damage is added).	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Heal	1	Restores 5 HP.	5★
Mend	1	Restores 10 HP.	5★
Ice Lock	2	This skill is treated as a Rally Assist skill. Restores 6 HP to target ally, grants Def/Res+4 to target ally for 1 turn, and also, if there is no 【Divine Vein (Ice)】 currently applied by unit or allies, applies 【Divine Vein (Ice)】 to spaces 2 spaces away from target for 1 turn (excludes spaces occupied by a foe, destructible terrain other than 【Divine Vein (Ice)】, and warp spaces in Rival Domains; using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP).	5★
Ice Lock+	2	This skill is treated as a Rally Assist skill. Restores HP = 40% of unit's Atk (min: 6 HP) to target ally and grants Def/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn, and also, if there is no 【Divine Vein (Ice)】 currently applied by unit or allies, applies 【Divine Vein (Ice)】 to spaces 2 spaces away from target for 1 turn (excludes spaces occupied by a foe, destructible terrain other than 【Divine Vein (Ice)】, and warp spaces in Rival Domans). If used on turn 2 onward, also grants another action to unit and inflicts "restricts movement to 1 space" on unit and Pair Up cohort through their next action. (Effects that can trigger on turn 2 onward will not trigger again for 2 turns after triggering; using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP.)	5★

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Miracle	(Cooldown Count = 5) If unit’s HP > 1 and foe would reduce unit’s HP to 0, unit survives with 1 HP.	5★
Imbue	(Cooldown Count = 1) When healing an ally with a staff, restores an additional 10 HP to target ally.	5★
Holy Pressure	(Cooldown Count = 3) If an Assist skill is used, unit's Special cooldown count does not go down. When Special triggers, boosts damage by 45% of foe's Res. (Calculates damage from staff after combat damage is added.) If this Special is triggered during combat, inflicts 【Gravity】 on target and adjacent foes after combat.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Spd Catch 1	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+3 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 2	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+4 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 3	At start of combat, if foe’s HP = 100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Atk/Spd Catch 4	At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% or if【Penalty】is active on foe, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat. At start of combat, if foe's HP=100% and【Penalty】is active on foe, grants an additional Atk/Spd+2 to unit during combat. 【Penalty】 All effects that last "on foe through its next action." Includes penalties inflicted by a skill like Panic or Threaten and negative status effects (preventing counterattacks, restricting movement, or the effects of a skill like Triangle Adept or Guard).	5★
Wrathful Staff 1	If unit has 100% HP at the start of combat, damage from their staff will be calculated the same as other weapons.	5★
Wrathful Staff 2	If unit has ≥ 50% HP at the start of combat, damage from their staff will be calculated the same as other weapons.	5★
Wrathful Staff 3	Damage from unit’s staff will be calculated the same as other weapons.	5★
Poetic Justice	Calculates damage from staff like other weapons. Inflicts Spd-4 on foe during combat and unit deals damage = 15% of foe's attack. (If the "calculates damage from staff like other weapons" effect is neutralized, damage from staff is calculated after combat damage is added.)	5★
Twinkling Anima	At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd+6, 【Canto (1)】, and the following status to unit and allies within 3 spaces of unit for 1 turn: "neutralizes penalties on unit during combat." At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Spd/Res-7, 【Panic】, and 【Discord】 on closest foes and any foe within 3 spaces of those foes through their next actions. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit, neutralizes effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on unit, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials).	5★

Winter Hortensia as a Source Hero

Winter Hortensia comes with Ice Lock+, Holy Pressure, Atk/Spd Catch 4, and Poetic Justice as inheritable options.

Prioritize Ice Lock+ as it is the most unique skill on her kit.

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How to Get Winter Hortensia

Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!

Winter Hortensia is a limited time Hero who can be pulled from a Special Heroes Summoning Event. They do not appear in regular summons.

Event Name	Focus
Yearning to Give Special Heroes Summon	Winter Fomortiis Winter Shez (F) Winter Hortensia Winter Alear (M) Starts：12/12/2024 Ends：01/12/2025

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