Winter Felix

Default
Attack
Special
Injured

Limited

Armored

Blue Bow

Analysis by raelet

Winter Felix - Icy Gift Giver
4-5 Event: Tempest Trials Obtainable as a 4 - 5 only - Event: Tempest Trials

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

180

HP 44

ATK 38

SPD 37

DEF 32

RES 29

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	19 19 21 21	9 21 11 23	8 8 10 10	7 7 9 9	6 6 8 8
Middle	20 20 22 22	10 22 12 24	9 9 11 11	8 8 10 10	7 7 9 9
High	21 21 23 23	11 23 13 25	10 10 12 12	9 9 11 11	8 8 10 10

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	18 18 20 20	9 17 11 19	8 8 10 10	6 6 8 8	5 5 7 7
Middle	19 19 21 21	10 18 12 10	9 9 11 2	7 7 9 9	6 6 8 8
High	20 20 22 22	11 19 13 21	10 10 12 12	8 8 10 10	7 7 9 9

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	41 41 43 43	35 47 37 49	34 34 36 36	29 29 31 31	25 25 27 27
Middle	44 44 46 46	38 50 40 52	37 37 39 39	32 32 34 34	29 29 31 31
High	47 47 49 49	41 53 43 55	40 40 42 42	35 35 37 37	32 32 34 34

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	38 38 40 40	33 41 35 43	32 32 34 34	26 26 28 28	23 23 25 25
Middle	41 41 43 43	36 44 38 46	35 35 37 37	29 29 31 31	26 26 28 28
High	44 44 46 46	39 47 41 49	38 38 40 40	32 32 34 34	29 29 31 31

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Worst	Best	Best	Average	Average

Skill Sets

Armor Training (Defensive)

Build by raelet

Recommended

	Spendthrift Bow+ (+Res)	A	Close Counter Alternate: Close Foil
	Swap	B	Special Fighter 3 Alternate: Slick Fighter 3
	Noontime Alternate: Moonbow	C	Pulse Smoke 3
IVs	+SPD / -HP	S	Spd/Res Solo 3 Alternate: Atk/Def Solo 3

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Spendthrift Bow (+Res)

Assist: Swap

Special: Noontime / Moonbow

Passive A: Close Counter / Close Foil

Passive B: Special Fighter / Slick Fighter

Passive C: Pulse Smoke

Sacred Seal: Spd/Res Solo

This is the meta set for most archer tanks in Aether Raids, and is a set that suits Felix well. Due to his good statline, Felix makes for an exceptionally strong unit when built as an offensive tank and can work well in the role.
Close Foil is easier to inherit since he can take it at the same time as Spendthrift Bow from Midori. It's also generally more useful, though leaves him vulnerable to melee dragons such as Myrrh.
Special Fighter and Pulse Smoke both work to ensure that Felix is protected from enemy specials, while Spendthrift Bow decreases their Attack enough to have a difficult time piercing his bulk. At the same time, Special Fighter grants Felix permanent uptime on Noontime, which grants him sustain to tank through multiple attacks per turn.
Spd/Res Solo in Felix' seal slot helps patch up his lower Resistance - a liability when fighting mages such as Thrasir - and grants him additional Speed so that he can avoid doubles from faster units.
If using Slick Fighter instead of Special Fighter - a good option to remove Felix's penalties during combat - you will need to use Brave Lucina as Felix's support in order to proc Noontime reliably.

The Grumpy Reindeer

Build by raelet

Recommended

	Candlewax Bow+ (+Spd) Alternate: Coral Bow+ (+Spd)	A	Fury (3 or 4) Alternate: Swift Sparrow (2 or 3)
	Swap	B	Daring Fighter 3 Alternate: Special Fighter 3
	Moonbow Alternate: Luna	C	Armor March 3
IVs	+SPD / -HP	S	Brazen Atk/Spd 3 Alternate: Swift Sparrow 2

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Candlewax Bow+ (+Spd) / Coral Bow (+Spd)

Assist: Swap

Special: Moonbow / Luna

Passive A: Fury / Swift Sparrow

Passive B: Daring Fighter / Special Fighter

Passive C: Armor March

Sacred Seal: Brazen Atk/Spd / Swift Sparrow

Felix's biggest strength is his well-rounded statline. By improving it further and adding Candlewax Bow and Fury, Felix gains a total of +7 to each stat, with the small drawback of taking damage after each combat.
By incorporating Daring Fighter and Brazen Atk/Spd, Felix turns this drawback into a net benefit, by stacking stats even further and utilizing the armor-exclusive skill to grant him Desperation and immunity to followup denial, essentially half of the Null-Followup skill.
While it seems like an odd and expensive choice, the followup-denial meta is still all the rage, with most slow units running skills that would otherwise prevent Felix's follow-ups. Daring Fighter lets Felix not have to worry about all of that, while still getting Desperation once his HP is below 80%.
Special Fighter will also be a wonderful skill for Felix, but take care to note that Special Fighter has an HP threshold and will not work once below a certain point. To run Special Fighter more efficiently, a skill like Swift Sparrow would be better in Felix's A-slot and Coral Bow would be a better weapon choice. With a build of Coral Bow/Swift Sparrow/Special Fighter, Felix removes the positioning requirement of his default Reindeer Bow while getting a better stat effect and giving him Special Acceleration to do even more damage.

Strengths

Well-Rounded Unit

With great Attack and Speed, and decent Defense and Resistance, Felix is very flexible and can be built in a myriad of different ways.
He has no obvious weak points statistically, and if invested into, he can make a very formidable foe.

Archer

Being an archer gives Felix extended reach, which helps to make up for his status as an armored unit.
At the time of his release, he is the ranged character with the highest stat total in the game.

Weaknesses

Armored

Being an Armored unit definitely has its perks, but it also makes Felix more difficult to use effectively due to his 1-tile movement.
This means that you either have to sacrifice a skill slot to run Armor March or slow down your playstyle to allow Felix to catch up.

Blue

Tragically, Felix is a blue unit, which can create a lot of overlap in color typing for fans who built units like Brave Dimitri, Legendary Azura, or Jorge.
Interestingly enough, F2P players still don't have a red bow option, so it's a little confusing that Felix is Blue instead of Red, since we just got Jorge recently, and since Halloween Niles already covers a 'speedy seasonal blue armored archer' niche...

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Iron Bow Effective against flying units. Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.	50	2	4
Steel Bow Effective against flying units. Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.	100	2	6
Reindeer Bow Effective against flying foes. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.	200	2	8
Reindeer Bow+ Effective against flying foes. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Only Inheritable by Bow users.	300	2	12

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Reindeer Bow+ (+Atk) Effective against flying foes. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	+2	350	2	13
Reindeer Bow+ (+Spd) +2Effective against flying foes. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	+2	350	2	12
Reindeer Bow+ (+Def) +3 Effective against flying foes. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	+2	350	2	12
Reindeer Bow+ (+Res) +3 Effective against flying foes. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	+2	350	2	12

Special Skills

Special Skills	SP	Turns
Night Sky Boosts damage dealt by 50%. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	100	3
Glimmer Boosts damage dealt by 50%. Unlocks at 4 ★ Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units.	200	2

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Death Blow 1 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk+2 during combat. Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units. Unlocks at 3 ★	50	A
Swift Sparrow 1 If unit initiates combat, unit granted Atk/Spd+2 during battle. Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units. Unlocks at 4 ★	120	A
Swift Sparrow 2 If unit initiates combat, unit granted Atk/Spd+4 during battle. Non-inheritable by Staff-wielding units. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	A
Dull Ranged 1 If unit's HP = 100% at start of combat and foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 1 ★	60	B
Dull Ranged 2 If unit's HP ≥ 50% at start of combat and foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 2 ★	120	B
Dull Ranged 3 If foe uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, neutralizes foe's bonuses (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	240	B