Cervantes Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Cervantes - Invincible General 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 Cervantes.

Cervantes Rating and Basic Information

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

Cervantes - Invincible General: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Armored
Rarity	4 Star 3 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・ Weapon skill creates huge stat swings in Def and steals bonuses on foe's Def.

Cervantes Skills at 5★

Defier's Lance+ Might: 14　 Range: 1 At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Def+5 to unit and inflicts Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Def and inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = current bonus on foe's Def. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty independently.

Ignis Cooldown Count = 4 Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.

Atk/Def Ideal 3 At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat.

Wary Fighter 3 If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.

Cervantes Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (20)		★★★★★
Atk (12)		★★★★★
Spd (5)		★★★☆☆
Def (14)		★★★★★
Res (8)		★★☆☆☆

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

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Neutral IVs by default!

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

+Def / -Res

The best IVs for Cervantes are +Def and -Res. Def is a superboon and brings him up to base 48 Def which is very high and allows him to tank physical attacks very well.

His Res is quite low at only base 25 and lowering it further should not change his matchups. -Spd can be taken as a bane if opting to add some magical bulk.

His Def is below average and should be safe to take as a bane. As a mage unit, he shouldn't be taking physical hits often.

+Def for a +10 Merge

We recommend +Def when boosting Cervantes to +10 for similar reasons above. As a physical wall, boosting his Def will allow him to tank multiple hits in combat.

Cervantes Best Builds

General Use / Budget Cervantes

： Defier's Lance ： Swap ： Ignis ： -

： Atk/Def Ideal 3 ： Wary Fighter 3 ： Ward Armor ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This budget build stacks Atk/Def in a defensive formation to have Cervantes function as a physical tank. Have his allies provide bonuses in order to keep his Ideal skill active.

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Cervantes Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
195
HP	50	Rank: 9/1171
Atk	45	Rank: 95/1171
Spd	31	Rank: 770/1171
Def	44	Rank: 43/1171
Res	25	Rank: 668/1171

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	55	50	35	49	29	218
Lv.40 +10	55	50	35	49	29	218

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	50	59	31	44	25	209
5★ Lv.40	50	45	31	44	25	195
4★ Lv.40	47	43	28	42	23	183
3★ Lv.40	46	40	27	40	22	175

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	20	26	5	14	8	73
4★ Lv.1	19	22	4	14	7	66
3★ Lv.1	19	19	4	13	7	62

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Ice Tribe Fjorm	43	42	47	35	40	207
Ascended Amelia	45	46	46	37	33	207
Bors	51	47	34	48	25	205
Valentine's Ephraim	47	48	17	48	41	201
Winter Edelgard	46	47	17	47	44	201
Ninja Zelgius	49	47	16	47	42	201
Vigarde	46	47	30	44	29	196
Gilliam	47	44	21	48	35	195
Cervantes	50	45	31	44	25	195
Pirate Surtr	45	45	16	44	36	186
Gatrie	47	42	17	44	35	185
Winter Hilda	44	39	38	37	26	184
Benny	48	35	23	44	34	184
Valentine's Rudolf	46	43	21	41	29	180
Forsyth	47	40	20	39	33	179
Fallen Hardin	45	34	28	36	32	175
Valentine's Eliwood	47	38	32	29	29	175
Brave Hector	48	37	22	39	28	174
Kjelle	47	40	22	37	28	174
Winter Ephraim	45	41	23	36	29	174
Winter Robin	45	35	34	35	25	174
Valbar	49	35	25	38	26	173
Picnic Lukas	51	37	21	42	22	173
Gwendolyn	49	30	24	38	28	169
Effie	50	40	22	33	23	168

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

Cervantes Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Cervantes Roles

Cervantes - Invincible General 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

Cervantes 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.

Cervantes Strengths

Defier's Lance+ creates huge swings in Def stats

Cervantes comes with a new inheritable lance in Defier's Lance+. This lance grants Def+5 to Cervantes and inflicts Def-5 onto his foe during combat, and also steals any Def bonuses that they have.

This allows Cervantes to be incredibly bulky and soften up his foes for his attacks to deal significant damage.

Min-maxed statline

Cervantes has very high stats in his HP, Atk and Def at base 50, 45, and 44 respectively. These are among the highest in the entire game and are the focal point for his playstyle.

His Spd is at an average base 31, which isn't good enough to prevent follow-up attacks from fast units, but is enough to prevent them against slower, bulky units.

Cervantes Weaknesses

Low Res stat

As a result of his min-maxed statline, Cervantes' Res stat is only at a base 25, which is very low and will be exploited by enemies who deal magic damage.

Keep him away from said enemies to ensure Cervantes stays alive in combat.

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Cervantes takes 1.5x damage from armor-effective weapons like Slaying Hammer+, Randgríðr, or Thani, and one blow from this type of weapon is sure to take him down. Make sure you know what weapons you are up against before hopping too far into the line of battle!

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Cervantes - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	3★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	3★
Defier's Lance	10	1	At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Def+5 to unit and inflicts Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Def and inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = current bonus on foe's Def. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty independently.	3★
Defier's Lance+	14	1	At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Def+5 to unit and inflicts Def-5 on foe during combat, and also, if foe has bonuses, grants bonus to unit's Def and inflicts penalty on foe's Def during combat = current bonus on foe's Def. Calculates each stat bonus and penalty independently.	5★

Assists

This Hero has no Assist skills that can be learned.

Specials

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Glowing Ember	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	3★
Ignis	(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def.	4★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Atk/Def Ideal 1	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+3 to unit during combat.	3★
Atk/Def Ideal 2	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+4 to unit during combat.	4★
Atk/Def Ideal 3	At start of combat, if unit's HP = 100% or if 【Bonus】 is active on unit, grants Atk/Def+5 to unit during combat.	5★
Wary Fighter 1	If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	3★
Wary Fighter 2	If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	3★
Wary Fighter 3	If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.	4★

Cervantes as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★☆☆

Cervantes comes with Defier's Lance+, Atk/Def Ideal 3, and Wary Fighter 3 as inheritance options.

Defier's Lance+ is new to the game, and Atk/Def Ideal 3 is a good bridge skill to acquire the higher tier Atk/Def Ideal 4 from another unit.

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How to Get Cervantes

Obtain through a Grand Hero Battle

Cervantes 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)	Stuart Krug
Illustrator	KamoNEGI
Appears In	Fire Emblem Awakening

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