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Nel | Rearmed Nel Builds and Best IVs
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This is a ranking page for the hero Nel - Stoic Dragon 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 Nel.
| Heroes With the Same Name | |
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 Nel
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Nel Rating and Basic Information
| Overall Rating | 9.0/10 |
|---|---|
| Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) |
A (▶Reroll Ranking) |
| Ranking (including Inherit Skill) |
A (▶FEH Tier List) |
Nel - Stoic Dragon: Basic Information
| Color / Weapon Type / Move Type | |
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| Rarity | |
| What Kind of Character Are They? | ・Arcane Fell Arts grants Nel bonus stats, true damage, true damage reduction, a Preempt Pulse effect, and inflicts a Guard effect onto her foe. ・Protective grants nearby allies bonus stats and neutralizes their foe's bonuses, and grants Nel bonus stats, 50% DR piercing, true damage reduction on foe's first attack, inflicts Special cooldown count +1 on her foe, and grants Nel bonus damage on Special trigger. |
Nel Skills at 5★
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Might: 16 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. If foe initiates combat or if unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat - 4 (max 14; min 5), deals damage = 15% of unit's Atk (including when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 15% of unit's Atk (including from area-of-effect Specials; excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials), grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack during combat. |
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Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts Special damage by 40% of unit's Res when Special triggers. If unit's or foe's Special is ready, or if unit's or foe's Special triggered before or during this combat, and also, if unit's Res ≥ foe's Res-4 during combat, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
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For foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+9 to unit and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if foe is engaged or if unit's Res ≥ foe's Res+5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 15% of foe's Atk during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if foe's attack can trigger foe's Special, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack during combat (cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% and if unit's support partner's HP ≤ 99% or if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally with HP ≤ 99%, deals +15 damage when Special triggers during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
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If foe initiates combat or if unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, inflicts Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe, deals damage = 15% of foe's Atk (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's first attack by 10 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and increases the Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by 10 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. |
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Foes with Range = 1 cannot warp into spaces within 3 spaces of unit and foes with Range = 2 cannot warp into spaces within 4 spaces of unit (in either case, does not affect foes with Pass skills or warp effects from structures, like camps and fortresses in Rival Domains). Grants Def/Res+4 to allies within 3 spaces of unit and neutralizes their penalties to Def/Res during their combat. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Def/Res during combat. |
Nel Best IVs
Recommended IVs
| Stat | Superboon/Superbane | IV Recommendation |
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| HP (16) |
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★★★☆☆ |
| Atk (11) |
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★★★★★ |
| Spd (8) |
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★★★★★ |
| Def (8) |
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★★☆☆☆ |
| Res (14) |
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★★★☆☆ |
◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws
| See the IV Checker for All Units | 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.
+Spd / -HP
The best IVs for Nel are +Spd and -HP. Nel's Spd is among the highest in the game at base 47, raised to base 51 with a superboon. Boosting Spd allows Nel to prevent follow-up attacks from fast metagame foes while generating her own follow-up attacks against slower foes.
Nel's HP is her least important stat and can be decreased through a bane as it is the easiest stat to patch up through various blessing bonuses.
+Spd for a +10 merge
We recommend +Spd when merging Nel up to +10 to ensure she keeps up with fast metagame foes.
Nel Best Builds
General Use / Budget Nel
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How to Use, Explanation
Nel's base kit already functions well as an omnitank manakete unit aimed to sustain multple attacks while retaining offensive pressure and providing support.
Nel Stats
Stat Rankings
| Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 199 | ||
| HP | 
38 |
Rank: 913/1322 |
| Atk | 
44 |
Rank: 186/1322 |
| Spd | 
47 |
Rank: 19/1322 |
| Def | 
30 |
Rank: 525/1322 |
| Res | 
40 |
Rank: 103/1322 |
Stat Values
Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses | 43 | 65 | 51 | 34 | 45 | 238 | Lv.40 +10 | 43 | 49 | 51 | 34 | 45 | 222 |
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| +HP Lv.40 +10 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 34 | 44 | 222 |
| +Atk Lv.40 +10 | 42 | 51 | 51 | 34 | 44 | 222 |
| +Spd Lv.40 +10 | 42 | 48 | 55 | 34 | 44 | 223 |
| +Def Lv.40 +10 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 37 | 44 | 222 |
| +Res Lv.40 +10 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 34 | 47 | 222 |
Stats at Lv 40
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| 5★- Adjusted for Skills | 38 | 60 | 47 | 30 | 40 | 215 |
| 5★ Lv.40 | 38 | 44 | 47 | 30 | 40 | 199 |
Initial Stats (with Skills)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5★ Lv.1 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 73 |
Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes
| Hero |
HP |
Atk |
Spd |
Def |
Res |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 43 | 47 | 35 | 46 | 212 | |
| 47 | 49 | 18 | 46 | 47 | 207 | |
| 40 | 43 | 46 | 30 | 45 | 204 | |
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Nel
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38 | 44 | 47 | 30 | 40 | 199 |
| 41 | 49 | 19 | 42 | 47 | 198 | |
| 42 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 31 | 196 | |
| 45 | 43 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 195 | |
| 37 | 43 | 46 | 27 | 40 | 193 | |
| 37 | 43 | 45 | 27 | 41 | 193 | |
| 40 | 42 | 45 | 36 | 30 | 193 | |
| 40 | 42 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 188 | |
| 40 | 36 | 42 | 31 | 34 | 183 | |
| 40 | 39 | 25 | 42 | 36 | 182 | |
| 45 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 180 | |
| 40 | 42 | 18 | 37 | 40 | 177 | |
| 39 | 39 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 177 | |
| 42 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 177 | |
| 39 | 36 | 41 | 27 | 30 | 173 | |
| 42 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 167 | |
| 40 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 164 | |
| 45 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 163 | |
| 37 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 162 | |
| 41 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 157 |
Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.
Nel Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses
Nel Roles
Nel is a close magic attacker (range = 1). 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.
Nel Strengths
Arcane Fell Arts grants bonus stats, true damage, true damage reduction, and Special acceleration.
Nel's inheritable Arcane Fell Arts grants her up to Atk/Spd/Def/Res+14 (based on her foe's Atk stat), bonus true damage equal to 15% of her Atk (including area-of-effect Specials), true damage reduction equal to 15% of Nel's Atk (including from non-Røkkr area-of-effect Specials), Special cooldown charge +1 per attack, and a Preempt Pulse effect before Nel's first attack.
While it isn't as loaded as modern exclusive weapons, this Arcane dragonstone has most of the necessary modern effects that make units powerful in the metagame such as bonus stats, true damage, true damage reduction, and Special manipulation.
Protective inflicts penalties to nearby foes and grants Nel bonus stats and various defensive effects
Nel's exclusive A skill Protective inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 and stat bonus neutralization to all foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on Nel, allowing her to weaken faraway foes to help her team defeat them in combat.
In combat, Protective grants Nel Atk/Spd/Def/Res+9, 50% damage reduction piercing, true damage reduction on her foe's first attack equal to 15% of her foe's Atk, and if her foe has an offensive Special equipped, inflicts Special cooldown count +1 before her foe's first attack.
Additionally, if Nel's support partner isn't at full health, or if Nel is within 2 spaces of an ally that isn't at full health, Protective grants Nel +15 true damage whenever her Special triggers during combat.
Protective improves her team's bulk both directly and indirectly through various effects, making them more difficult to defeat in combat.
Nel Weaknesses
Weak to Dragon Effective Weapons
Nel 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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Nel - List of Skills
Weapons
| Skill Name | Might | Range | Effect | Learned At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | No Effect | 5★ | |
| 8 | 1 | No Effect | 5★ | |
| 11 | 1 | No Effect | 5★ | |
| 16 | 1 | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res. If foe initiates combat or if unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants bonus to unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res = 25% of foe's Atk at start of combat - 4 (max 14; min 5), deals damage = 15% of unit's Atk (including when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 15% of unit's Atk (including from area-of-effect Specials; excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials), grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack (only highest value applied; does not stack), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack during combat. |
5★ |
Assists
| This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned. |
Specials
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
|---|---|---|
| (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res. | 5★ | |
| (Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res. | 5★ | |
| (Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts Special damage by 40% of unit's Res when Special triggers. If unit's or foe's Special is ready, or if unit's or foe's Special triggered before or during this combat, and also, if unit's Res ≥ foe's Res-4 during combat, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials). | 5★ |
Passives
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
|---|---|---|
| For foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, inflicts Atk/Spd/Def/Res-5 on foe and neutralizes foe's bonuses during combat. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+9 to unit and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if foe is engaged or if unit's Res ≥ foe's Res+5, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 15% of foe's Atk during combat ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and also, if foe's attack can trigger foe's Special, inflicts Special cooldown count+1 on foe before foe's first attack during combat (cannot exceed the foe's maximum Special cooldown). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25% and if unit's support partner's HP ≤ 99% or if unit is within 2 spaces of an ally with HP ≤ 99%, deals +15 damage when Special triggers during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
5★ | |
| If foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 10% during combat, and also, if unit's Atk > foe's Res, unit's first attack deals damage = 10% of unit's Atk minus foe's Res during combat. | 5★ | |
| If foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 15% during combat, and also, if unit's Atk > foe's Res, unit's first attack deals damage = 15% of unit's Atk minus foe's Res during combat. | 5★ | |
| If foe initiates combat, reduces damage from foe's first attack by 20% during combat, and also, if unit's Atk > foe's Res, unit's first attack deals damage = 20% of unit's Atk minus foe's Res during combat. | 5★ | |
| If foe initiates combat or if unit's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, inflicts Spd/Def/Res-4 on foe, deals damage = 15% of foe's Atk (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's first attack by 10 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and increases the Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by 10 during combat, and also, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. | 5★ | |
| Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+2 during combat." | 5★ | |
| Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+3 during combat." | 5★ | |
| Allies within 2 spaces gain: "If foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage, grants Def/Res+4 during combat." | 5★ | |
| Foes with Range = 1 cannot warp into spaces within 3 spaces of unit and foes with Range = 2 cannot warp into spaces within 4 spaces of unit (in either case, does not affect foes with Pass skills or warp effects from structures, like camps and fortresses in Rival Domains). Grants Def/Res+4 to allies within 3 spaces of unit and neutralizes their penalties to Def/Res during their combat. If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants Def/Res+4 to unit and neutralizes unit's penalties to Def/Res during combat. |
5★ |
Nel as a Source Hero
| Value of Skills | ★★★★★ |
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Nel carries Arcane Fell Arts, Dragon's Roar, Edged Scales, and Barricade as inheritable options.
As a Rearmed Hero, Nel will not disappear from your barracks upon using her as inheritance fodder once.
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Nel is a limited time Rearmed Hero who can be pulled from their debut banner or focus banners. They do not appear in regular summons.
Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.
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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information
| Voice Actor (English) |
Liz Morey |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Chigusa Minori |
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