Garon Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Garon - King of Nohr 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 Garon.

Garon Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	N/A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	C (▶FEH Tier List)

Garon - King of Nohr: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Red / Red Breath / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Neutralizes skills that are effective on dragons ・Inflicts fixed damage to the opponent and recovers HP on the 4th turn ・Converts enemy's bonuses into penalties

Garon Skills at 5★

Breath of Blight Might: 16　 Range: 1 Neutralizes "effective against dragons" bonuses. At the start of turn 4, deals 10 damage to foes within 3 spaces, and restores HP to unit  = number of foes within 3 spaces × 5. If foe’s Range  = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.

Dragon Fang Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts Atk by 50%.

Distant Def 3 If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.

Panic Ploy 3 At start of turn, converts bonuses on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit’s HP into penalties through their next actions.

Garon Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (17)		★★★☆☆
Atk (25)		★★★★★
Spd (5)		★★☆☆☆
Def (9)		★★★★☆
Res (8)		★★★☆☆

◯ = Stat gains +4 with a superboon, ✕= Stat goes down by -4 with a superbane, - = No assets or flaws

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Trait Fruits—How to Change IVs

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.

Neutral IVs by default!

As a hero obtainable only through Grand Hero Battle, Garon will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-Spd

The best IVs for Garon are+Atk and -Spd. This IV maximizes the damage Zephiel can deal. His Spd is of less importance as it is very low and very unreliable. If you wish to nail follow-up attacks on Garon, we recommend getting Quick Riposte 3 on him. Check out the builds section to know more.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Atk IV when merging Garon to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. We strong ly recommend getting Quick Riposte 3 in Garon as it makes him a deadly enemy phase unit.

If you prefer a more defensive Garon, get a +Def or +Res IV depending on your needs.

Garon Best Builds

Tank Garon

HOT
： Breath of Blight ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -	： Distant Stance ： Dragon Wall 3 ： Joint Drive Atk ： Quick Riposte 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a tank build for Garon. Distant Stance allows counterattacks against ranged foes and improves Dragon Wall as well. Quick Riposte guarantees a follow-up attack on enemy phase.

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Garon Best Weapon Refine

Exclusive Weapon Effect from Refining (Special Effect Type)
Breath of Blight	SP: 400
Might: 16　Range: 1　HP: 3 Neutralizes "effective against dragons" bonuses. At the start of turns 3 and 4, deals 13 damage to foes within 4 spaces of unit, and restores HP to unit  = number of foes within 4 spaces × 13. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat. If foe’s Range  = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+5 to unit and inflicts Atk-5 on foe during combat and also inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.) ：500　：200

We recommend the Special Effect Refine for Breath of Blight

The special effect refine of Breath of Blight applies the damage and healing on both turns 3 and 4, improves the damage and healing amounts, creates a 20 point Atk swing by granting Garon Atk+10 and his foe Atk-10 during combat, and applies a Guard effect to his foe during combat to prevent Specials from being triggered.

Needless to say, this refine option renders the other options obsolete. Use the special effect refine for best results.

Garon Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
163
HP	43	Rank: 164/1089
Atk	33	Rank: 708/1089
Spd	22	Rank: 869/1089
Def	33	Rank: 268/1089
Res	32	Rank: 232/1089

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	48	54	26	38	36	202
Lv.40 +10	48	38	26	38	36	186

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	43	49	22	33	32	179
5★ Lv.40	43	33	22	33	32	163
4★ Lv.40	40	31	20	31	29	151
3★ Lv.40	39	29	19	29	28	144

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	17	25	5	9	8	64
4★ Lv.1	16	20	4	9	7	56
3★ Lv.1	16	16	4	8	7	51

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
New Year Kana (M)	37	42	46	28	40	193
Ascended Tiki (Young)	38	42	44	32	36	192
Fallen Lilith	39	40	43	29	33	184
Halloween Kurthnaga	45	39	27	36	35	182
Ena	44	36	23	37	36	176
Múspell	40	41	19	39	37	176
Sothis	41	34	39	32	27	173
Nah	44	34	25	38	32	173
Summer Tiki (Young)	40	33	37	32	26	168
Bantu	45	34	28	35	26	168
Tiki (Young)	41	31	30	32	29	163
Garon	43	33	22	33	32	163
Tiki (Adult)	40	35	23	35	24	157

Note: Stats bonuses from skills are not taken into account.

Garon Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Garon Roles

Garon - King of Nohr 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 / Harmonized	Resplendent

Garon is a close magic 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 Res stat.

Garon Strengths

Disables Weapons Effective Against Dragons

Breath of Blight disables effects that make weapons effective against dragons, such as the effect of Sealed Falchion. Garon already has naturally high defenses, and Breath of Blight eliminates one of his weaknesses. This makes Garon's durability very reliable.

Damage and Recovery on Turn 4

On the start of the 4th player phase, Breath of Blight deals 10 damage to all enemy units 3 spaces around Garon. It also heals him for the number of foes hit x5. It may take a while to kick in, but for longer battles, this is a useful ability to have.

Strong Against Ranged Units

Distant Def 3 grants Garon +6 Def/Res every time he is attacked by a unit whose range = 2. Breath of Blight's damage calculation against ranged units uses the weaker of the said unit's Def/Res. This makes Garon a threat to all ranged units.

Can Weaken Buffed Enemies

Panic Ploy 3 converts units' bonuses in Garon's cardinal direction into penalties, meaning all positive stat boosts turn into negative stat reductions. This effects all units in spaces above, below, to the right, or to the left of Garon. With his high HP, this is a powerful skill for Garon, since it is easy for him to debuff many enemy units with lower HP.

Garon Weaknesses

Low Speed, Vulnerable to Follow-up Attacks

Although Garon's defensive stats are very high, his Spd is quite low, meaning he will often take follow-up attacks, and if taken from a blue unit, that damage will add up quickly. One solution for preventing these follow-up attacks is inheriting Quick Riposte 3 onto Garon.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend Unlocking Potential for Garon - King of Nohr!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Garon - King of Nohr from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Garon - King of Nohr is very useful as a dragon ace, so you may find using Unlock Potential on Garon - King of Nohr helpful if your team lacks a party member with this role.

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Garon - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Fire Breath	6	1	No Effect	3★
Fire Breath+	8	1	No Effect	3★
Flametongue	11	1	No Effect	3★
Breath of Blight	16	1	Neutralizes "effective against dragons" bonuses. At the start of turn 4, deals 10 damage to foes within 3 spaces, and restores HP to unit  = number of foes within 3 spaces × 5. If foe’s Range  = 2, calculates damage using the lower of foe’s Def or Res.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Dragon Gaze	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 30%.	3★
Dragon Fang	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts Atk by 50%.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Distant Def 1	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+2 during combat.	3★
Distant Def 2	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+4 during combat.	4★
Distant Def 3	If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic, or staff, grants Def/Res+6 during combat.	5★
Panic Ploy 1	At start of turn, converts bonuses on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit’s HP-5 into penalties through their next actions.	3★
Panic Ploy 2	At start of turn, converts bonuses on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit’s HP-3 into penalties through their next actions.	3★
Panic Ploy 3	At start of turn, converts bonuses on foes in cardinal directions with HP ≤ unit’s HP into penalties through their next actions.	4★

Garon as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Inheriting Distant Def 3 and Panic Ploy 3

Garon can be used to inherit the skills Distant Def 3 and Panic Ploy 3. However, since the number of Garons you can get from Great Hero Battles are limited, think carefully before you fodder him off.

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How to Get Garon / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Garon

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Garon is a Hero who, for a limited time, can be obtained through completing a Grand Hero Battle for the first time. They do not appear in regular summons. After the event has ended, they can be obtained by using Heroic Grails.

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor (English)	Patrick Seitz
Illustrator	Soeda Ippei (添田一平)
Appears In	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

Illustration

Quotes: Special Triggered

Special Triggered Quotes are voice lines that play upon activating a Special attack.

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue

Lv 40 5★ Dialogue become available when a hero attains Lv. 40 at 5★ rarity.

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