Winter Fae

Winter Fae

Hero Stats

Skill Set

	Lightning Breath+ (+Res)	A	Close Def 3
	Pivot	B	Vengeful Fighter 3
	Iceberg	C	Armor March 3

Hero Build Overview/Explanation

A Gifted Fighter (Enemy Phase Tank)

Winter Fae is here for presents and to have as much fun as she can at the Winter Festival, and with the peculiar IVs needed for this build, the unit with the most Resistance in the entire cast will capitalize on her high magical bulk to counter anything that dares to be even slightly magical, along with delivering a crushing counterattack for min-maxed foes.

WEAPON: Lightning Breath+ (+Res) / Glittering Breath+ (+Res)
Glittering Breath+, Winter Fae's signature weapon, is great. It packs an Owl effect that boosts her Defense and Resistance by up to +6 when she's in combat. However, it does not provide the innate Distant Counter required to retaliate against mages. That's why Lightning Breath+ is the recommended weapon for Winter Fae. Lightning Breath+ (+Res) boosts Winter Fae's Resistance and deals adaptive damage (like most breaths), meaning that units who dump either of their defensive stats will be severely punished.

ASSIST: Pivot / Swap / Reposition / Rally Def/Res
Skills like Pivot and Swap are easy candidates for Winter Fae's assist slot. Otherwise, using a Rally skill is perfectly acceptable.

SPECIAL: Iceberg / Aether / Bonfire / Moonbow
Iceberg, with its cooldown of 3 (4 with Lightning Breath+), utilizes Winter Fae's monstrously high Resistance to chunk additional damage on top of whatever damage she deals to her foes. Iceberg is able to be triggered in a single round of combat, assuming that Winter Fae is being initiated against during the Enemy Phase, and Vengeful Fighter is active.

A: Close Def / Distant Def / Def/Res Bond 3
Winter Fae's Def/Res Bond skill helps further push her defensive stats up by +5 when she is adjacent to an ally. If she is using Armor March in her C slot, it is likely that this skill will be activated, assuming that another armor unit is using the movement boost consistently. Running Close or Distant Def to help boost Winter Fae's defensive stats is a valid alternative, as either will push Winter Fae to 50 Resistance.

B: Vengeful Fighter 3 / Special Fighter 3 / Bold Fighter 3
Vengeful Fighter is Winter Fae's default B slot skill, and it is extremely effective. Guaranteeing a second attack, and accelerating her cooldown when she attacks in the Enemy Phase, Winter Fae is able to crush anything that comes too close. However, Winter Fae is weak to units like the common Eir (Lyfjaberg) and Hrid (Gjöll), who possess weapons that can nullify the follow-up effect of Vengeful Fighter. Less commonly, Null Follow-Up also threatens Winter Fae (though on Adrift!M!Corrin, Winter Fae has Weapon Triangle advantage.)

C: Armor March 3 / Res Ploy / Atk Ploy / Panic Ploy
Armor March synergies well on an armor-centric team composition, as it allows fellow armored units to move two spaces. Since Winter Fae will also receive this effect, a sort of "Armor March chain" can be created where Winter Fae and her ally move together to maintain the effect of the skill. Otherwise, running any Ploy skill (including Panic Ploy) can be used to debuff foes.

SACRED SEAL: Close Def 3 / Distant Def 3 / Res Ploy / Panic Ploy
Running a Ploy skill is a feasible option, seeing as Winter Fae has an insane Resistance stat that will immediately put the Ploy into effect. Running Close or Distant Def to cover her rather meager Defense stat of 30 is another fantastic option, as Winter Fae can always use more physical bulk. (Stacking a Def seal with the A slot can lead to Winter Fae receiving an outrageous +12 to her defenses, leaving her at an unreal 42/56 Def/Res). Even still, running Brazen Atk/Res in the Sacred Seal slot can allow Winter Fae to push her Resistance even FURTHER, with a +13 boost to her Resistance when attacked under 80% HP. Running Brazen Atk/Res is not as recommendable, as there is only a 5% HP window to activate the effects of both Vengeful Fighter and the Brazen seal, meaning synergizing the two is easily very hit or miss.