Ronan Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Ronan - Villager of Iz 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 Ronan.

Heroes With the Same Name
Ronan

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Legendary Roy [9.0/10]	Legendary Eliwood [9.0/10]	Legendary Azura [9.5/10]	Peony [9.5/10]
Ronan [8.0/10]	Freyja [9.0/10]	Triandra [9.0/10]	Asbel [8.5/10]
Dedue [9.0/10]	Legendary Corrin (F) [9.0/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]	Ashera [9.0/10]

Ronan Rating and Basic Information

Ronan - Villager of Iz: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Blue Bow / Infantry
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill debuffs foe's Atk and clears Atk bonuses on same foe ・Weapon skill also grants an Atk bonus to unit and neutralizes penalties ・In the enemy phase, A skill grants a Spd/Res bonus and slows down the hostile Special activation

Ronan Skills at 5★

Indignant Bow Might: 14　 Range: 2 Effective against flying foes. Grants Res +3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, grants Atk+6 to unit and inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat and also neutralizes penalties to unit's Atk and bonuses to foe's Atk (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.

Rally Spd/Res+ Range: 1 Grants Spd/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn.

Swift Stance 3 If foe initiates combat, grants Spd/Res+6 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)

Joint Drive Spd Grants Spd +4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Spd +4 to unit during combat.

Ronan Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (19)		★★☆☆☆
Atk (22)		★★★★★
Spd (12)		★★★★☆
Def (4)		★★☆☆☆
Res (10)		★★★★★

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

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.

+Res/-Def

The best IVs for Ronan are +Res and -Def. Ronan is not built to take blows from physical units to begin with so having some points off his Def would not harm his viability significantly. With that, you should maximize his Res as much as possible as his playstyle is trying to force unfair matchups on magical units.

+Res for a +10 Merge

We recommend a +Res IV when merging Ronan to 10. This is for the same reasons as above. Of course, you can also go for +Atk or +Spd IVs depending on your needs.

Ronan Best Builds

Powerful Counter Ronan

HOT
： Indignant Bow ： Reposition ： Iceberg ： -	： Close Foil ： Null C-Disrupt 3 ： Pulse Smoke 3 ： Mystic Boost 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build empowers Ronan as a Magic tank. With his insanely high Resistance, paired with Pulse Smoke and Mystic Boost, he can ensure that he takes little to no damage from Magic users and dragons. Null C-Disrupt also enables him to counter against staff users that like to use the Dazzling/Wrathful combo.

Budget Ronan

： Indignant Bow ： Rally Spd/Res+ ： Iceberg ： -

： Swift Stance 3 ： Renewal 3 ： Joint Drive Spd ： Swift Stance 2 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a build that uses little skill inheritance. Renewal 3 helps in keeping Ronan alive, while he does his job as a Magic tank. Swift Stance on his A slot and Sacred Seal will ensure that he can double anyone who attacks him, due to bolstering his already high speed.

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Ronan Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
171
HP	38	Rank: 714/1112
Atk	34	Rank: 647/1112
Spd	40	Rank: 186/1112
Def	17	Rank: 870/1112
Res	42	Rank: 19/1112

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

Initial Stats (with Skills)

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Febail	40	46	45	26	31	188
Nabata Igrene	40	46	46	24	32	188
Jorge	45	36	27	35	29	172
Ronan	38	34	40	17	42	171
Ullr	39	42	41	30	19	171
Legendary Chrom	41	42	26	34	25	168
Legendary Lucina	36	34	35	25	20	150

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

Ronan Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ronan Roles

Ronan - Villager of Iz 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

Ronan is a ranged physical attacker (range = 2). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Ronan Strengths

Weapon skill can create a large gap in Atk stats

Ronan's weapon, Indignant Bow, grants +6 Atk to Ronan and inflicts -6 Atk to the enemy if either:

• foe's HP is 100%
• or if foe initiates combat

If at least one condition is met, said buffs and penalties to Atk will activate and it will also clears any penalties to Ronan in the Atk stat and it neutralizes bonuses to foe's Atk. This means that in both phases, Indignant Bow can create a huge gap between Atk stats. This leads to increased damage coming from Ronan and decreased damage coming from foes.

On top of the many bonuses Ronan gets from Indignant Bow and Swift Stance, he also inflicts a -6 Atk penalty to the green flier

Posseses skills that improve Spd of his team

First off, Swift Stance 3 grants Ronan +6 Spd/Res during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 to any foe that attacks him. This improves his matchups with fast mages by a ton.

Since Swift Stance 3 is an in-combat buff, it stacks with the effects of Joint Drive Spd which grants +4 Spd to Ronan and Allies if they are within 2 spaces of each other during combat. It is a useful skill to have in most team compositions as it is both easy to utilize and everyone can benefit from it. This means that Ronan can easily secure a +10 Spd buff if he meets both conditions!

You can also secure a +10 Spd buff to your allies as the buff from Joint Drive Spd, stacks with Rally Spd/Res+. This means that having Ronan on the field makes it less likely to have problems against speedy lineups.

Ronan Weaknesses

Low Def

Ronan's Def only sits at 17 at Lv.40. This makes it very easy for physical units to take him out. Be mindful of Ronan's positioning in relation to physical units that can easily take him out.

As much as possible, avoid matchups with physical units as he is not build to take on said units to begin with.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Ronan - Villager of Iz Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

Ronan - Villager of Iz only appears as a 5 Star Hero. We will include whether or not you should Unlock Potential for Ronan - Villager of Iz if a 4 Star version is released!

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Ronan - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Bow	4	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Steel Bow	6	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Silver Bow	9	2	Effective against flying units.	5★
Indignant Bow	14	2	Effective against flying foes. Grants Res +3. If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, grants Atk+6 to unit and inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat and also neutralizes penalties to unit's Atk and bonuses to foe's Atk (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.) during combat.	5★

Assists

Skill Name	Range	Effect	Learned At
Rally Resistance	1	Grants Res+4 to an adjacent ally until the end of turn.	5★
Rally Spd/Res	1	Grants Spd/Res+3 to an adjacent ally until the end of the the turn	5★
Rally Spd/Res+	1	Grants Spd/Res+6 to target ally for 1 turn.	5★

Specials

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Warding Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Res+2 during combat.	5★
Swift Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Spd/Res +2 during combat.	5★
Swift Stance 2	If foe initiates combat, grants Spd/Res +4 during combat.	5★
Swift Stance 3	If foe initiates combat, grants Spd/Res+6 to unit during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Spur Spd 1	Grants adjacent allies Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Drive Spd 1	Grants allies within 2 spaces Spd +2 during combat.	5★
Drive Spd 2	Grants allies within 2 spaces Spd +3 during combat.	5★
Joint Drive Spd	Grants Spd +4 to allies within 2 spaces during combat. If unit is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Spd +4 to unit during combat.	5★

Ronan as a Source Hero

Inheriting Swift Stance 3 or Joint Drive Spd

Ronan can be used to inherit the skills Swift Stance 3 or Joint Drive Spd. However, Ronan is a rare blue bow unit who can fill in the niche role as an enemy phase unit so please think carefully before fodderring him off.

• List of Source Heroes
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How to Get Ronan / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Ronan

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Ronan is a Hero who can be pulled from any summon.

Note: Not currently a featured hero in any Summon events.

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Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Illustration

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Mythic Heroes - Ashera: Order Goddess

Heroes from Mythic Heroes - Ashera: Order Goddess
Legendary Roy [9.0/10]	Legendary Eliwood [9.0/10]	Legendary Azura [9.5/10]	Peony [9.5/10]
Ronan [8.0/10]	Freyja [9.0/10]	Triandra [9.0/10]	Asbel [8.5/10]
Dedue [9.0/10]	Legendary Corrin (F) [9.0/10]	Legendary Claude [9.0/10]	Ashera [9.0/10]

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