Gonzalez Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Gonzalez - Kindly Bandit 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 Gonzalez.

Gonzalez Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	8.5/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	- (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	B (▶FEH Tier List)

Gonzalez - Kindly Bandit: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Green / Axe / Infantry
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill debuffs foe's Spd/Def-5 ・Passive skills boost Atk and Spd and debuff foe's Atk and Spd

Gonzalez Skills at 5★

Rein Axe+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 Inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.

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

Atk/Spd Push 3 At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.

Threat. Atk/Spd 2 At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.

Gonzalez Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (20)		★★★★★
Atk (12)		★★★★★
Spd (9)		★★★☆☆
Def (9)		★★★☆☆
Res (4)		★★☆☆☆

◯ = 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, Gonzalez will always have neutral IVs by default. The only way to access IVs for this unit is through using Trait Fruits.

+Atk/-Res

We recommend a +Atk IV for Gonzalez as it is a superboon and it improves his matchups by dealing more damage.

A +HP IV also works if you will use Gonzalez in Pawns of Loki to increase your overall score. HP is also a superboon, so you will still receive a higher Arena score if Gonzalez is merged at least once!

His Res is abysmal at base 21, and lowering it further will not impact most of his matchups. Thus, it is safe to take as a bane.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Atk when merging Gonzalez up to +10. This increases his Arena score by reaching the 185 BST bin while being the most effective IV boost you can use.

Gonzalez Best Builds

Speedy Gonzalez

HOT
： Rein Axe+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -	： Atk/Spd Ideal 4 ： Frenzy 3 ： Atk/Spd Menace ： Atk/Spd Solo 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a premium speedy build for Gonzalez aimed at boosting his Spd to compete with the faster units in the metagame. Frenzy provides damage reduction and a Desperation effect which Gonzalez can utilize well with his high Atk stat. The buffs received from Atk/Spd Menace help activate and/or enhance Atk/Spd Ideal as well.

Budget Gonzalez

： Rein Axe+ ： Reposition ： Moonbow ： -

： Atk/Spd Push 3 ： Spd/Def Link 3 ： Threat. Atk/Spd 2 ： Panic Ploy 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This is a budget build for Gonzalez which works off his base kit. Panic Ploy utilizes his amazing HP stat to debuff opponents from far range.

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Gonzalez Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
181
HP	50	Rank: 9/1184
Atk	42	Rank: 279/1184
Spd	35	Rank: 557/1184
Def	33	Rank: 346/1184
Res	21	Rank: 949/1184

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	55	61	40	37	25	218
Lv.40 +10	55	47	40	37	25	204

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	50	56	35	33	21	195
5★ Lv.40	50	42	35	33	21	181
4★ Lv.40	47	40	33	30	19	169
3★ Lv.40	46	38	31	29	18	162

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	20	26	9	9	4	68
4★ Lv.1	20	22	9	9	4	64
3★ Lv.1	19	19	8	8	3	57

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Caspar	46	48	44	32	28	198
Panette	49	48	41	35	24	197
Fallen Linus	42	46	43	36	20	187
Valentine's Effie	43	46	43	32	23	187
Shez (F)	38	41	42	32	34	187
Atlas	46	43	37	34	27	187
Hans	46	45	39	35	21	186
Ninja Shamir	42	37	40	31	32	182
Gonzalez	50	42	35	33	21	181
Brigand Boss	45	42	35	35	24	181
Young Boyd	50	43	36	31	21	181
Ninja Hana	42	36	40	28	30	176
Echidna	45	34	36	30	27	172
Ross	47	38	31	32	24	172
Summer Ylgr	42	35	36	30	25	168
Linus	42	37	33	32	19	163
Anna	41	29	38	22	28	158
Legion	46	36	35	22	18	157
Raven	41	34	35	25	22	157

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

Gonzalez Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Gonzalez Roles

Gonzalez - Kindly Bandit 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

Gonzalez is a close physical 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 Def stat.

Gonzalez Strengths

Rein Axe+ can debuff nearby opponents

Gonzalez comes with a new inheritable weapon in Rein Axe+. This axe has an effect similar to the flier-exclusive Rein skills like Spd/Def Rein 3.

This allows aliies to take advantage of the debuffs granted by Rein Axe+ when they engage in combat as the debuffs will be active even when Gonzalez is not the hero in combat!

Very high HP stat

Gonzalez has a very high base HP stat of 50. This allows him to absorb damage from both physical and magical sources, making him a decent tank unit.

This is also relevant in Pawns of Loki, as scoring is based on the current HP of your team!

Gonzalez Weaknesses

Very low Res

Gonzalez has an abysmal base Res stat, sitting at only 21. This leaves him extremely vulnerable to foes that deal magical damage.

His very high HP stat can mitigate this weakness somewhat, but he will still receive a major blow which will leave him unable to perform at full potential.

Competition

Gonzalez faces still competition from the non-prf axe infantry archetype with multiple powerful units being released recently.

Ninja Shamir and Ninja Hana utilize speed builds better, while other units like Balthus, Basilio and Caellach reside in a similar or lower speed tier than Gonzalez, each with their own differences in other stats.

Should you Unlock Potential?

Should You Unlock Potential for this Hero?

We Recommend You Unlock Potential for Gonzalez - Kindly Bandit!

We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Gonzalez - Kindly Bandit from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Gonzalez - Kindly Bandit is a very useful high HP axe infantry, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Gonzalez - Kindly Bandit if your team lacks a strong high HP axe infantry.

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Gonzalez - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Axe	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Axe	8	1	No Effect	3★
Rein Axe	10	1	Inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.	3★
Rein Axe+	14	1	Inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.	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
Atk/Spd Push 1	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +3, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	3★
Atk/Spd Push 2	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +4, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	4★
Atk/Spd Push 3	At start of combat, if unit’s HP = 100%, grants Atk/Spd +5, but if unit attacked, deals 1 damage to unit after combat.	5★
Threat. Atk/Spd 1	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Spd-3 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	3★
Threat. Atk/Spd 2	At start of turn, inflicts Atk/Spd-4 on foes within 2 spaces through their next actions.	4★

Gonzalez as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Gonzalez has three nice inheritable skills in Rein Axe+, Atk/Spd Push 3 and Threat. Atk/Spd 2.

Rein Axe+ is a newly released inheritable axe that functions similar to Rein skills that fliers use on their C slots.

Atk/Spd Push 3 and Threat. Atk/Spd 2 are both not the final tier of their skill tree, but these make Gonzalez a nice bridge for pre-inheritance for the final tier or premium skills like Atk/Spd Push 4 and Atk/Spd Menace.

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How to Get Gonzalez / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Gonzalez

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Gonzalez 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)	Jarred Kjack
Illustrator	Soeda Ippei
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Illustration

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