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Nowi IVs (Dragon Emblem)

Hi, so I've been building dragon emblem for a long time, and my +spd -res TA/QR Nowi has been with me since early in the game when that was her best set and optimal IVs (it beat falchions at the time). However, with the new refinery update, she will be having much more trouble tanking falchion users; I'm looking to merge her with other Nowi's, and am looking for ways to beat refined falchion users in the current meta with only dragon units.
There are essentially 2 routes I could go with this, which is:
1. boost her speed high enough that she isn't doubled by Lucina anymore. (this still raises the question of beating alm's brave falchion effect
2. raising her defense so high that she doesn't die to 2 hits from falchion.

given what I need her to accomplish, how should I build her? the IVs at my disposal are:
+spd -res
+def -res
+def -atk
+res -def

I have fodder to give her steady breath, TA, Ploy skills, pretty much anything. She can also receive hone/fortify support from her team if necessary. What do you guys recommend?
Thanks!

Asked by soultorrent10 months 2 weeks ago

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I would personally recommend a +atk/-hp nature on a TA set. +def/-hp is also splendid. I would stay away from dropping speed, but it is better to do so than invest in it at the moment. Therefore, based on my experiences with Nowi, stay away from any speed alternations.

From the options you presented as available, +def/-res probably sounds as the most utilizable. You can either run TA with those IVs, or SB with an additional +def LB+ refinement to truly make Nowi a formidable physical tank.

Thanks so much for your response! What do you find yourself losing out to with her when you drop her speed? And what does +atk help kill? It seems like with breath refinement, atk is not as valuable, so i'm just curious what it helps with. Thanks for your input, I'm still fishing for a -hp bane :)

These are the optimal IVs in my eyes, and I'll explain how I think about it:
+DEF / -SPD
+SPD / -HP
+ATK / -HP or SPD

Firstly, the problem with -RES for Nowi is that it's a superbane (-4), meaning your ability to tank mages is hit much harder since it turns her magic bulk from decent to bad. This also decreases your overall BST, which is directly related to your arena scoring.

-HP or -SPD bane is usually the best for slow mixed tanks, mainly because:
1. Prone to getting doubled (i.e. your defensive IVs are worth effectively double)
2. HP is a relatively easy stat to compensate with weapon refinery.
3. Unfortunately, Nowi has an awkward speed tier where she either needs to go all out on spd+ (IV & refinement) or dump it all together and focus on maxing her defences.

This is my completed Nowi (rip 260k feathers) with +SPD/-HP. The spd boon becomes much more valuable at higher merges because the +4 speed denies a lot of follow-ups from others most notably Julia.

Thanks so much for your input, it was very helpful. Looks like an awesome Nowi, and considering I intend to +10 her (I have 265k feathers saved, but have not nearly enough Nowi unfortunately) I will keep that in mind about speed/Julia, I'm amazed Nowi can even take 1 hit from her. I am curious, what advantage does an attack boon give her? It seems that with refined breath, this is one of the less valuable stats, at least on the surface. Your opinion on +10 Nowi is greatly appreciated too, I think that's something that this site doesn't really take into account - the differences b/t optimal IVs at +0 and +10.