This is a ranking page for the hero Nuibaba - Mistress of Fear 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 Nuibaba.

New Heroes - New Heroes: Attuned Alm & Rearmed Nuibaba Featured Heroes
Jesse [8.0/10]	Nuibaba [9.0/10]	Nomah [9.0/10]	Attuned Alm [9.5/10]

Nuibaba 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)

Nuibaba - Mistress of Fear: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Tome / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Arcane Medusa grants Nuibaba Anathema, Preempt Pulse, and bonus true damage. ・Mounting Fear inflicts Panic, Exposure, and Deep Wounds to foes, grants Nuibaba bonus true damage, and sets damage value of Nuibaba's first attack to foe's max HP -1.

Nuibaba Skills at 5★

Arcane Medusa Might: 14　 Range: 2 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Anathema】 to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, 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 area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack during combat. 【Anathema】 Inflicts Spd/Def/Res-4 on foes within 3 spaces of unit during combat.

Iceberg Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.

Sly Mirror If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+8 and Res+10 to unit and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat, and also, if number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit ≥ 2, excluding stat bonuses, or if number of 【Penalty】 effects active on foe ≥ 2, excluding stat penalties, unit deals +5 damage during combat (including when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special; excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials).

Mounting Fear At start of turn, inflicts 【Panic】,【Exposure】, and 【Deep Wounds】 on foes with Res < unit's Res and that are within 2 spaces of another foe through their next actions. Inflicts Atk/Res-5 on foe, deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), 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, for unit's first attack during combat, if damage dealt prior to damage reduction calculation < foe's HP - 1, sets damage before damage reduction as foe's HP - 1 (excluding area-of-effect Specials; excluding certain foes, such as Røkkr).

Time Pulse Helm At start of turn, if unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit. Grants bonus to unit's Atk/Res during combat = unit's maximum Special cooldown count value + 2, and also, if unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value after combat, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit.

Nuibaba Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (18)		★★★☆☆
Atk (9)		★★★★★
Spd (14)		★★★☆☆
Def (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Res (8)		★★★★★

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

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+Atk / -Def

The best IVs for Nuibaba are +Atk and -Def. Atk is a superboon and boosting Nuibaba's Atk improves her damage output on top of her true damage effects and Sly Mirror's guaranteed follow-up attack, making it very likely she can burst down enemies even if they have true damage reduction effects.

+Res is also a good option to improve her magical bulk as it is very high at base 47 and also has a superboon.

Nuibaba's base 17 Def is not worth investing into as she will fall to physical attackers no matter what.

+Res for a +10 merge

We recommend a +Res IV when merging Nuibaba up to +10 to maximize her Res check chances against even the elite Res tank units. Winning the Res check for Mounting Fear can be crucial against fully merged teams.

Nuibaba Best Builds

General Use / Budget Nuibaba

HOT
： Arcane Medusa ： Draw Back ： Iceberg ： -	： Sly Mirror ： Mounting Fear ： Time Pulse Helm ： Atk/Res Finish 3 ： -
Updated on 03/18/2025

How to Use, Explanation

Nuibaba's base kit is already good enough to function as a high Res nuke unit with mapwide support. Atk/Res Finish 3 is the preferred Sacred Seal to provide bonus true damage and boost key stats.

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Nuibaba Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
188
HP	40	Rank: 514/1223
Atk	48	Rank: 7/1223
Spd	36	Rank: 524/1223
Def	17	Rank: 1098/1223
Res	47	Rank: 12/1223

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	45	67	41	21	51	225
Lv.40 +10	45	53	41	21	51	211

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	40	62	36	17	47	202
5★ Lv.40	40	48	36	17	47	188

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	18	23	14	4	8	67

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Athos	40	49	18	32	49	188
Nuibaba	40	48	36	17	47	188
Hestia	40	45	31	23	43	182
Veyle	39	46	30	21	46	182
Legendary Deirdre	40	43	32	19	43	177
Young Mark	40	44	27	20	46	177
Riev	43	39	25	23	40	170
Sonia	40	35	24	32	35	166
Marianne	36	41	32	17	39	165
Legendary Julia	40	39	28	19	36	162
Brunnya	42	35	31	21	33	162
New Year Alfonse	41	38	17	35	30	161
Micaiah	35	35	28	18	35	151
Ophelia	38	37	33	20	23	151

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

Nuibaba Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Nuibaba Roles

Nuibaba - Mistress of Fear 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

Nuibaba 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.

Nuibaba Strengths

Arcane Medusa grants Anathema, Preempt Pulse, and true damage

Nuibaba's inheritable Arcane Medusa grants her 【Anathema】 at the start of each turn.

【Anathema】 is a relatively new status that is essentially a Spd/Def/Res Hold effect. However, since it is a status effect, it can apply multiple times if allies with 【Anathema】 are near a foe.

In combat, Arcane Medusa grants Nuibaba bonus Atk/Spd/Def/Res equal to 25% of foe's Atk - 4 (max 14; min 5), true damage equal to 15% of her Atk, 7 damage reduction on foe's first attack, and a Preempt Pulse effect.

Arcane Medusa has most of the effects that modern exclusive weapons provide. However, it is missing true damage reduction, which is one of the more important effects found on good exclusive weapons. Keep this in mind when having Nuibaba take attacks in enemy phase.

Mounting Fear inflicts Panic, Exposure, and Deep Wounds to foes and grants Nuibaba true damage

Nuibaba's exclusive B skill Mounting Fear inflicts 【Panic】,【Exposure】, and 【Deep Wounds】 on foes with less Res than Nuibaba and are within 2 spaces of other foes. This effect has global range, allowing Nuibaba to provide support to your team from anywhere on the map.

In combat, Mounting Fear inflicts Atk/Res-5 onto Nuibaba's foe and grants Nuibaba bonus true damage equal to 20% of her Res and 50% damage reduction piercing.

More importantly, Mounting Fear sets the damage amount of Nuibaba's first attack to a value equal to the opponent's max HP minus 1, immediately bringing the foe down to 1 HP after the first attack. However, this set damage is before damage reduction. True damage reduction effects will reduce the final amount. An example scenario is outlined below:

1. Nuibaba attacks a foe with 50 HP. This foe has "reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 during combat".
2. Mounting Fear sets the damage value of Nuibaba's first attack to 49 (50-1).
3. The foe's true damage reduction effect applies, reducing the damage of Nuibaba's first attack by 7.
4. Nuibaba's first attack deals 42 damage, leaving the opponent at 8 HP.

Nuibaba Weaknesses

Abysmal Def

Nuibaba's base 17 def leaves her incredibly vulnerable to physical damage, especially with no true damage reduction on her kit.

Keep her away from these foes to ensure her survival!

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Nuibaba - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Thunder	4	2	No Effect	5★
Elthunder	6	2	No Effect	5★
Thoron	9	2	No Effect	5★
Arcane Medusa	14	2	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants 【Anathema】 to unit for 1 turn. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, 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 area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's first attack by 7 ("first attack" normally means only the first strike; for effects that grant "unit attacks twice," it means the first and second strikes), and grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit before unit's first attack during combat. 【Anathema】 Inflicts Spd/Def/Res-4 on foes within 3 spaces of unit during combat.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Chilling Wind	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★
Iceberg	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Res.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Warding Blow 1	Grants Res +2 during combat when unit initiates combat.	5★
Mirror Strike 1	Grants Atk/Res +2 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Mirror Strike 2	Grants Atk/Res +4 during combat if unit initiates combat.	5★
Sly Mirror	If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+8 and Res+10 to unit and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack during combat, and also, if number of 【Bonus】 effects active on unit ≥ 2, excluding stat bonuses, or if number of 【Penalty】 effects active on foe ≥ 2, excluding stat penalties, unit deals +5 damage during combat (including when dealing damage with an area-of-effect Special; excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials).	5★
Mounting Fear	At start of turn, inflicts 【Panic】,【Exposure】, and 【Deep Wounds】 on foes with Res < unit's Res and that are within 2 spaces of another foe through their next actions. Inflicts Atk/Res-5 on foe, deals damage = 20% of unit's Res (excluding area-of-effect Specials), 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, for unit's first attack during combat, if damage dealt prior to damage reduction calculation < foe's HP - 1, sets damage before damage reduction as foe's HP - 1 (excluding area-of-effect Specials; excluding certain foes, such as Røkkr).	5★
Time's Pulse 1	At the start of every third turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Time's Pulse 2	At the start of every second turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Time's Pulse 3	At start of turn, if Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1.	5★
Time Pulse Helm	At start of turn, if unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit. Grants bonus to unit's Atk/Res during combat = unit's maximum Special cooldown count value + 2, and also, if unit's Special cooldown count is at its maximum value after combat, grants Special cooldown count-1 to unit.	5★

Nuibaba as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★★

Nuibaba has Arcane Medusa, Sly Mirror, and Time Pulse Helm as inheritable options.

As a Rearmed Hero, Nuibaba can be used as inheritance fodder without having her disappear from your barracks.

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Obtain Through Regular Summon

Nuibaba is a limited time Rearmed Hero who can be pulled from their debut banner or focus banners. They do not appear in regular summons.

Event Name	Focus
New Heroes: Attuned Alm & Rearmed Nuibaba New Heroes Summon	Nuibaba Nomah Jesse Attuned Alm Starts：03/18/2025 Ends：04/03/2025

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Cindy Robinson
Illustrator	Homare
Appears In	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Gaiden)

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