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This is a ranking page for the hero Alfred - Joyous Snowdrop 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 Alfred.
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 Winter Alfred
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AlfredList of Contents
| Special Heroes - Gift I'll Give Again Featured Heroes | |||
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 Winter Ivy[9.5/10] |
Winter Alfred [9.0/10] |
 Winter Seiðr[9.5/10] |
 Winter Gatekeeper[9.0/10] |
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under the page's title to be notified of any updates!Winter Alfred Rating and Basic Information
| Overall Rating | 9.0/10 |
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| Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) |
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Alfred - Joyous Snowdrop: Basic Information
| Color / Weapon Type / Move Type | |
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| Rarity | |
| What Kind of Character Are They? | TBD |
Blue
Lance
Armored
5 Star
4 StarWinter Alfred Skills at 5★
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Might: 16 Range: 1 Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). For unit and allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X (for unit, X = 15; for allies, X = 5), neutralizes foe's bonuses, and if unit or ally deals damage to foe during combat, restores 7 HP during combat, and also, if unit's or ally's Def ≥ foe's Def+5, disables unit's and foe's or ally's and foe's skills that change attack priority during combat. Unit deals +25 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 15 (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's Specials by an additional 15 (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown count-Y to unit before foe's first attack during combat (Y = number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit; max 3; if unit's Def > foe's Def, Y is treated as 3). |
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Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage by 70% of unit's Def when Special triggers. If unit's or foe's Special is ready, or unit's or foe's Special triggered before or during this combat, and also, if unit's Def ≥ foe's Def-10, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
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Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd/Def 【Great Talent】 +3 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit. For unit and allies on the map, deals damage = value of Def 【Great Talent】 (max 9; excluding area-of-effect Specials) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by value of Def 【Great Talent】 (max 9; excluding area-of-effect Specials). Grants Atk/Spd/Def+10 to unit, increases Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by 10, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). (This skill grants max of 【Great Talent】 +18 for unit and 【Great Talent】 +9 for allies.) |
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If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foe, increases Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by 10, neutralizes penalties on unit, unit deals +15 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if foe triggers the "attacks twice" effect during combat, reduces damage by an additional 7 (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and foe initiates combat, reduces damage by an additional X x 2 (X = distance from unit to foe; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
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If sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast foe initiates combat against an ally within 2 spaces of unit, triggers 【Savior】 on unit. If foe uses sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage, grants Spd/Def+4 to unit, disables foe's effects that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" (including area-of-effect Specials), any "reduces damage by X%" effect that can be triggered only once per combat by unit's equipped Special skill can be triggered up to twice per combat (excludes boosted Special effects from engaging; only highest value applied; does not stack), and restores 7 HP to unit when unit deals damage to foe during combat. |
Flame Wall
Self-Mastery
Pair Up 4
S/D Twin P SaveWinter Alfred Best IVs
Recommended IVs
| Stat | Superboon/Superbane | IV Recommendation |
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| HP (22) |
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★★★★★ |
| Atk (10) |
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★★★★★ |
| Spd (14) |
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★★★★★ |
| Def (13) |
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★★★★★ |
| Res (3) |
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★☆☆☆☆ |
◯ = 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.
+Spd / -Res
The best IVs for Winter Alfred are +Spd and -Res. Winter Alfred's niche is as a fast Savior tank capable of soaking physical damage and keeping up with all the fast metagame units. Thus, he needs to invest in his Spd in order to prevent follow-ups from the game's fastest metagame threats.
Alfred's Res is beyond salvageable and can be safely taken as a bane as it won't impact any of his matchups.
Winter Alfred Best Builds
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Note: We are currently working to find out the best skills for this Hero to inherit.
Winter Alfred Stats
Stat Rankings
| Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★) | ||
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| 212 | ||
| HP | 
50 |
Rank: 16/1327 |
| Atk | 
49 |
Rank: 5/1327 |
| Spd | 
47 |
Rank: 63/1327 |
| Def | 
48 |
Rank: 22/1327 |
| Res | 
18 |
Rank: 1226/1327 |
Stat Values
Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| +10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses | 55 | 69 | 52 | 53 | 22 | 251 | Lv.40 +10 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 22 | 235 |
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| +HP Lv.40 +10 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 22 | 235 |
| +Atk Lv.40 +10 | 54 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 22 | 236 |
| +Spd Lv.40 +10 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 22 | 235 |
| +Def Lv.40 +10 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 22 | 235 |
| +Res Lv.40 +10 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 25 | 235 |
Stats at Lv 40
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| 5★- Adjusted for Skills | 50 | 65 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 228 |
| 5★ Lv.40 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 212 |
Initial Stats (with Skills)
| HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res | Total | |
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| 5★ Lv.1 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 78 |
Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes
| Hero |
HP |
Atk |
Spd |
Def |
Res |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Winter Alfred
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50 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 212 |
| 43 | 42 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 207 | |
| 45 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 33 | 207 | |
| 51 | 47 | 31 | 49 | 27 | 205 | |
| 51 | 47 | 34 | 48 | 25 | 205 | |
| 47 | 48 | 17 | 48 | 41 | 201 | |
| 46 | 47 | 17 | 47 | 44 | 201 | |
| 49 | 47 | 16 | 47 | 42 | 201 | |
| 46 | 47 | 30 | 44 | 29 | 196 | |
| 47 | 44 | 21 | 48 | 35 | 195 | |
| 50 | 45 | 31 | 44 | 25 | 195 | |
| 45 | 45 | 16 | 44 | 36 | 186 | |
| 47 | 42 | 17 | 44 | 35 | 185 | |
| 44 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 184 | |
| 48 | 35 | 23 | 44 | 34 | 184 | |
| 46 | 43 | 21 | 41 | 29 | 180 | |
| 47 | 40 | 20 | 39 | 33 | 179 | |
| 45 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 32 | 175 | |
| 47 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 175 | |
| 48 | 37 | 22 | 39 | 28 | 174 | |
| 47 | 40 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 174 | |
| 45 | 41 | 23 | 36 | 29 | 174 | |
| 45 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 174 | |
| 49 | 35 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 173 | |
| 51 | 37 | 21 | 42 | 22 | 173 | |
| 49 | 30 | 24 | 38 | 28 | 169 | |
| 50 | 40 | 22 | 33 | 23 | 168 |
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Winter Alfred Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses
Winter Alfred 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 / 
ResplendentWinter Alfred is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.
Winter Alfred Strengths
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Winter Alfred Weaknesses
Low Res
Winter Alfred's base 18 Res is incredibly low at only base 18, leaving him vulnerable to enemies that deal high magic or adaptive damage.
While Alfred's base 50 HP helps improve his overall bulk, he will still fall to dedicated magic attackers.
Alfred's low Res also leaves him vulnerable to the various Res-check skills in the game such as Ploys. Consider bringing a cleansing support when using Winter Alfred as your team's tank.
Weak to Armor Effective Weapons
Winter Alfred takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Randgríðr, 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!
Should you Unlock Potential?
| Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero? | Cannot Unlock Potential |
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Alfred - Joyous Snowdrop Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!
Alfred - Joyous Snowdrop only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Alfred - Joyous Snowdrop if a 4 Star version is released!
Winter Alfred - List of Skills
Weapons
| Skill Name | Might | Range | Effect | Learned At |
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| 6 | 1 | No Effect | 5★ | |
| 8 | 1 | No Effect | 5★ | |
| 11 | 1 | No Effect | 5★ | |
| 16 | 1 | Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). For unit and allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X (for unit, X = 15; for allies, X = 5), neutralizes foe's bonuses, and if unit or ally deals damage to foe during combat, restores 7 HP during combat, and also, if unit's or ally's Def ≥ foe's Def+5, disables unit's and foe's or ally's and foe's skills that change attack priority during combat. Unit deals +25 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's attacks by 15 (excluding area-of-effect Specials), reduces damage from foe's Specials by an additional 15 (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and grants Special cooldown count-Y to unit before foe's first attack during combat (Y = number of allies within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on unit; max 3; if unit's Def > foe's Def, Y is treated as 3). |
5★ |
Assists
| This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned. |
Specials
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
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| (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def. | 5★ | |
| (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def. | 5★ | |
| (Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage by 70% of unit's Def when Special triggers. If unit's or foe's Special is ready, or unit's or foe's Special triggered before or during this combat, and also, if unit's Def ≥ foe's Def-10, reduces damage from foe's next attack by 40% (once per combat; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
5★ |
Passives
| Skill Name | Effect | Learned At |
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| Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range. At start of turn, grants Atk/Spd/Def 【Great Talent】 +3 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit. For unit and allies on the map, deals damage = value of Def 【Great Talent】 (max 9; excluding area-of-effect Specials) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by value of Def 【Great Talent】 (max 9; excluding area-of-effect Specials). Grants Atk/Spd/Def+10 to unit, increases Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by 10, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attacks and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks, and reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special "reduce damage by X%" skills by 50% during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials). (This skill grants max of 【Great Talent】 +18 for unit and 【Great Talent】 +9 for allies.) |
5★ | |
| If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, unit deals +5 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 3 during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if foe triggers the "attack twice" effect during combat, reduces damage by an additional 3 (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and foe initiates combat, reduces damage by an additional X (X = distance from unit to foe; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
5★ | |
| If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, unit deals +7 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 5 during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if foe triggers the "attack twice" effect during combat, reduces damage by an additional 4 (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and foe initiates combat, reduces damage by an additional X (X = distance from unit to foe; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
5★ | |
| If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, unit deals +10 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials) and reduces damage from foe's attacks by 7 during combat (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if foe triggers the "attack twice" effect during combat, reduces damage by an additional 5 (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and foe initiates combat, reduces damage by an additional X × 2 (X = distance from unit to foe; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
5★ | |
| If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foe, increases Spd difference necessary for foe to make a follow-up attack by 10, neutralizes penalties on unit, unit deals +15 damage (excluding area-of-effect Specials), and also, if foe triggers the "attacks twice" effect during combat, reduces damage by an additional 7 (excluding area-of-effect Specials). If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally and foe initiates combat, reduces damage by an additional X x 2 (X = distance from unit to foe; excluding area-of-effect Specials). |
5★ | |
| If a foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage & initiates combat against an ally adjacent to unit, triggers【Savior】on unit. If Savior triggers, grants Atk/Def+2 during combat. 【Savior】 Unit takes ally’s space, enters combat in ally’s place, and receives all after-combat effects. Doesn't trigger if ally is on terrain that unit can't move to or if multiple units are able to use Savior during the same combat. If Savior triggers, after-combat movement effects don't occur. |
5★ | |
| If a foe uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast damage & initiates combat against an ally with 2 spaces of unit, triggers【Savior】on unit. If Savior triggers, grants Atk/Def+2 during combat. 【Savior】 Unit takes ally’s space, enters combat in ally’s place, and receives all after-combat effects. Doesn't trigger if ally is on terrain that unit can't move to or if multiple units are able to use Savior during the same combat. If Savior triggers, after-combat movement effects don't occur. |
5★ | |
| If a foe uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast damage & initiates combat against an ally with 2 spaces of unit, triggers【Savior】on unit. If Savior triggers, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat. 【Savior】 Unit takes ally’s space, enters combat in ally’s place, and receives all after-combat effects. Doesn't trigger if ally is on terrain that unit can't move to or if multiple units are able to use Savior during the same combat. If Savior triggers, after-combat movement effects don't occur. |
5★ | |
| If sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast foe initiates combat against an ally within 2 spaces of unit, triggers 【Savior】 on unit. If foe uses sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage, grants Spd/Def+4 to unit, disables foe's effects that "calculate damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" (including area-of-effect Specials), any "reduces damage by X%" effect that can be triggered only once per combat by unit's equipped Special skill can be triggered up to twice per combat (excludes boosted Special effects from engaging; only highest value applied; does not stack), and restores 7 HP to unit when unit deals damage to foe during combat. |
5★ |
Pair Up 1
Pair Up 2
Pair Up 3
A/D Near Save 1
A/D Near Save 2
A/D Near Save 3Winter Alfred as a Source Hero
| Value of Skills | ★★★★★ |
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Winter Alfred has Flame Wall, Pair Up 4, and S/D Twin P Save as inheritable options.
Winter Alfred brings a unique niche as a fast Savior Armor min-maxed to soak physical damage. Consider keeping him for this role as he is different from all the other Savior armors in the game.
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How to Get Winter Alfred / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes
How to Get Winter Alfred
Obtained through a Special Summoning Event!
Winter Alfred 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 |
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 Gift I'll Give Again Special Heroes Summon |
Winter Alfred
Starts：12/14/2025 Ends：01/14/2026 |
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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information
| Voice Actor (English) |
Nick Wolfhard |
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| Illustrator | hanada |
| Appears In |
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FEH: Related Guides
Special Heroes: Gift I'll Give Again
| Heroes from Special Heroes - Gift I'll Give Again | |||
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| Winter Ivy [9.5/10] |
Winter Alfred [9.0/10] |
Winter Seiðr [9.5/10] |
Winter Gatekeeper [9.0/10] |
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