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This is a ranking page for the hero Galzus - Dark Blade of Od 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 Galzus.

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Galzus Rating and Basic Information

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Overall Rating 8.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill) B
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Galzus - Dark Blade of Od: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Red IconRed / Sword IconSword / Infantry IconInfantry
Rarity
5 Star Icon5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They? ・Weapon skill debuffs foe's Spd/Def during combat
・Receives Atk/Spd buffs during combat and heals post-combat

Galzus Skills at 5★

Sword IconRein Sword+
Might: 14　 Range: 1
Inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foes within 2 spaces during combat.
Special Skill IconLuna
Cooldown Count = 3
Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat.
Surge SparrowSurge Sparrow
If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores HP = X% of unit's max HP (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 20, +10; max 100). (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.)
Null Follow-Up 3Null Follow-Up 3
Disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack.

Galzus Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat Superboon/Superbane IV Recommendation
HP (18) HP Superbane ★★★☆☆
Atk (10) Attack Bane ★★★★★
Spd (11) Spd Boon ★★★★★
Def (10) No Def IV ★★★★☆
Res (5) No Res IV ★★☆☆☆

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

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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.

+Spd/-Res

The best IVs for Galzus are +Spd and -Res. Galzus has a very high base Spd stat of 41, raised to 45 with a superboon. He can compete with the fastest units in the game, but he needs this superboon.

His Res is below average and lowering it will not change his matchups, thus taking it as a bane is a safe option.

+Atk for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Spd when merging Galzus to +10 for similar reasons above. He needs the boost in Spd to compete with the fastest units.

Galzus Best Builds

Offensive Galzus

HOT
Weapon Skill Icon： Ninja Katana+
Assist Skill Icon： Reposition
Special Skill Icon： Vital Astra
Emblem Icon： -
Passive Skill A Icon： Surge Sparrow
Passive Skill B： Null Follow-Up 3
Passive Skill C： Time's Pulse 3
Sacred Seal Icon： Flashing Blade 3
Attuned Skill Icon： -

How to Use, Explanation

This build activates Vital Astra every combat through Galzus' high Spd stat, Ninja Katana's brave effect, and Flashing Blade accelerating his Special cooldown. Surge Sparrow provides sustain to keep Galzus alive.

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Galzus Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
182
HP
HP 40 40
 Rank: 489/1322
Atk
Atk 43 43
 Rank: 207/1322
Spd
Spd 41 41
 Rank: 260/1322
Def
Def 36 36
 Rank: 204/1322
Res
Res 22 22
 Rank: 899/1322

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

Stats at Lv 40

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills 40 57 41 36 22 196
5★ Lv.40 40 43 41 36 22 182

Initial Stats (with Skills)

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
5★ Lv.1 18 24 11 10 5 68

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero
 HP
 Atk
 Spd
 Def
 Res
 Total
Duo Elincia Icon Duo Elincia
40 48 49 31 36 204
Stefan Icon Stefan
41 46 49 37 31 204
Attuned Ryoma Icon Attuned Ryoma
40 47 48 36 33 204
Brave Byleth (M) Icon Brave Byleth (M)
41 47 48 38 30 204
Aided Dagr Icon Aided Dagr
41 46 48 38 31 204
Brave Felix Icon Brave Felix
40 47 48 35 29 199
Jehanna Malice Icon Jehanna Malice
41 44 48 35 31 199
Legendary Ayra Icon Legendary Ayra
40 46 48 34 31 199
Fallen Alear (M) Icon Fallen Alear (M)
40 46 47 35 31 199
Machyua Icon Machyua
40 44 48 36 31 199
Jesse Icon Jesse
42 45 47 32 33 199
Chulainn Icon Chulainn
45 46 46 40 21 198
Ogier Icon Ogier
46 44 47 36 24 197
Emblem Marth Icon Emblem Marth
41 45 47 33 27 193
Brave Robin (M) Icon Brave Robin (M)
40 46 45 35 27 193
Severa Icon Severa
42 43 47 37 24 193
Inigo Icon Inigo
40 44 45 34 30 193
Fallen Lloyd Icon Fallen Lloyd
41 43 46 31 32 193
Edward Icon Edward
40 43 46 43 21 193
Kagetsu Icon Kagetsu
42 43 47 35 25 192
Felix Icon Felix
40 46 46 31 25 188
Fallen Byleth (F) Icon Fallen Byleth (F)
40 44 47 32 25 188
Summer Fjorm Icon Summer Fjorm
43 43 46 28 28 188
Lapis Icon Lapis
41 41 45 29 32 188
Ascended Fir Icon Ascended Fir
42 44 46 34 21 187
Alear (M) Icon Alear (M)
40 44 45 33 25 187
Lucia Icon Lucia
40 41 45 29 32 187
Lumera Icon Lumera
43 43 43 33 25 187
Alear (F) Icon Alear (F)
40 43 46 32 26 187
Malice Icon Malice
40 39 43 32 28 182
Brave Marth Icon Brave Marth
41 41 43 32 25 182
Priam Icon Priam
40 41 40 35 26 182
Yen Yen'fay
43 37 42 32 28 182
Galzus Icon Galzus
40 43 41 36 22 182
Ascended Mareeta Icon Ascended Mareeta
40 40 43 34 25 182
Flavia Icon Flavia
41 40 41 36 23 181
Kamui Icon Kamui
44 38 41 36 22 181
Duo Eirika Icon Duo Eirika
40 36 43 30 28 177
Ninja Zihark Icon Ninja Zihark
43 37 42 30 24 176
Catherine Icon Catherine
43 39 41 30 23 176
Kris (M) Icon Kris (M)
40 37 40 30 25 172
Say Say'ri
40 35 40 23 34 172
Young Marth Icon Young Marth
41 36 37 32 26 172
Larcei Icon Larcei
41 36 40 30 25 172
Mareeta Icon Mareeta
41 35 42 31 23 172
Fallen Mareeta Icon Fallen Mareeta
42 33 41 29 23 168
Byleth (F) Icon Byleth (F)
40 34 40 33 21 168

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

Galzus Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Galzus Roles

Galzus - Dark Blade of Od Roles
Close Physical Attack ImageClose-Physical Ranged Physical AttackRanged-Physical Close Magic AttackClose-Magic Ranged MagicRanged-Magic
Physical Wall ImagePhysical Wall Magic WallMagic Wall Effective ImageEffective Weapon Movement Assist ImageMovement Assist
No Exclusive Skill ImageExclusive Skill No All Range Counterattack ImageAll-Range Counter RecoveryRecovery No Refresher ImageRefresher
No Legendary Hero ImageLegendary No Mythic Hero ImageMythic No Duo and Harmonized ImageDuo /
Harmonized		 No Resplendent ImageResplendent

Galzus is a close physical attacker (range = 1). Therefore, when not accounting for the Weapon Triangle, the amount of damage he/she deals will be equivalent to his Atk minus the foe's Def stat.

Galzus Strengths

Rein Sword+ debuffs all nearby foes even when Galzus is not in combat

Galzus attack Fire Emblem Heroes FEH

Galzus comes with the inheritable weapon Rein Sword+. This sword debuffs all nearby foes Spd/Def-5, even if Galzus himself is not in combat!

This is a great weapon for support units who assist allies in taking down key enemies.

Surge Sparrow buffs Atk/Spd and grants healing

Galzus comes with the premium A skill Surge Sparrow. This skill grants Atk/Spd+7 when he is initiating combat and heals Galzus if his Special is triggered during combat.

This skill improves his combat prowess and his sustain at the same time!

As of March 2022, only Brave Eirika and Galzus have this premium skill in their base kits.

Galzus Weaknesses

Poor Res

Galzus has a poor Res stat, sitting at base 22.

Keep him away from tomes and dragonstones to ensure his survival!

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Galzus - Dark Blade of Od Only Appears as a 5 Star Hero!

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Galzus - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
SwordIron Sword
6 1 No Effect 5★
SwordSteel Sword
8 1 No Effect 5★
SwordRein Sword
10 1 Inflicts Spd/Def-5 on foes within 2 spaces during combat. 5★
SwordRein Sword+
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
Special SkillNew Moon
 (Cooldown Count = 3) Resolve combat as if foe suffered Def/Res -30%. 5★
Special SkillLuna
 (Cooldown Count = 3) Treats foe's Def/Res as if reduced by 50% during combat. 5★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
Swift Sparrow 1 IconSwift Sparrow 1
 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +2 during combat. 5★
Swift Sparrow 2 IconSwift Sparrow 2
 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd +4 during combat. 5★
Surge Sparrow IconSurge Sparrow
 If unit initiates combat, grants Atk/Spd+7 to unit during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe using a Special, restores HP = X% of unit's max HP (X = unit's max Special cooldown count value x 20, +10; max 100). (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.) 5★
Null Follow-Up 1 IconNull Follow-Up 1
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP  = 100%, disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack. 5★
Null Follow-Up 2 IconNull Follow-Up 2
 At start of combat, if unit’s HP ≥ 50%, disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack. 5★
Null Follow-Up 3 IconNull Follow-Up 3
 Disables foe’s skills that guarantee foe’s follow-up attack and foe’s skills that prevent unit’s follow-up attack. 5★

Galzus as a Source Hero

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Value of Skills ★★★★★

Galzus comes with Rein Sword+, Surge Sparrow, and Null Follow-Up 3 as inheritance options.

All of these skills are useful and worth inheriting onto your favorite units!

With pre-inheritance, it is possible to inherit two of these skills at the same time.

How to Get Galzus / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

How to Get Galzus

Obtain Through Regular Summon

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

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

Current Focuses and Which You Should Pull From

Voice Actor and Illustrator Information

Voice Actor
(English)		 Bryan Huey
Illustrator Chiko
Appears In
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Illustration

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