Winter Bernadetta

Weapon: Hrist / Gronnblade

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Luna / Moonbow

Passive A: Swift Sparrow 3 / Atk/Spd Solo 4 / Atk/Spd Push 4

Passive B: Desperation / Lull Spd/Res

Passive C: Joint Drive Atk / Preference

Sacred Seal: Swift Sparrow / Heavy Blade / Atk/Def Solo

• Everyone’s favorite quirky and relatable shut-in returns as a green tome cavalier, thus confirming that mage Bernadetta is in fact canon.
• Winter Bernadetta’s personal weapon, Hrist, is what differentiates herself from other comparable green tome cavaliers such as Summer Selena. It inflicts 1 damage to Bernadetta and allies within 2 spaces, and it also grants her 30% damage reduction against the foe’s first attack and a large Attack and Speed boost as long as her HP is below 100%. This weapon easily sets up its own effect, and Winter Bernadetta can be a valuable teammate to other units who only need to be below 100% HP to trigger their weapon’s effects, such as her typical self and Brave Lysithea. Thanks to her good offensive statline, Bernadetta can also utilize a Bladetome if desired, handily outperforming other green tome cavaliers without exclusive weapons such as Valentine’s Mist(classic powercreep).
• Luna and Moonbow are both fine options for Bernadetta’s special, letting her cut through enemy defenses more easily when they trigger.
• Swift Sparrow is a fantastic option for player phase units, giving her a large boost to her Attack and Speed during Player Phase without a downside, although her innate Atk/Spd Solo and Atk/Spd Push 4 can also be used to good effect if a dual phase offensive bonus is desired, and Atk/Spd Push 4 can also be used to set up Bernadetta’s Desperation if used alongside it.
• Although Winter Bernadetta’s Hrist grants her some safety with it’s damage reduction, her extremely low bulk makes counterattacks dangerous to her safety, especially from powerful red foes. Desperation helps her counteract this flaw by allowing her to Attack twice before her foe can counterattack, provided they lack the Hardy Bearing Sacred Seal. Bernadetta’s innate Lull Spd/Res can also be used to increase her effectiveness in combat directly by debuffing the foe’s Speed and Resistance and negating their visible buffs in these stats.
• Joint Drive Atk allows Bernadetta to support her allies while giving her another boost to her Attack within 2 spaces of an ally.
• Finally, Swift Sparrow, Heavy Blade, and Atk/Def Solo are all great choices for Bernadetta’s sacred seal. Swift Sparrow granting her a simple boost to her offenses, Heavy Blade speeding up her Special activations, and Atk/Def Solo giving her additional bulk and attack power while not adjacent to allies.