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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) -
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Ranking (including Inherit Skill) B
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Cervantes - Invincible General: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type
Rarity
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★


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.

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

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

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) HP Superboon ★★★★★
Atk (12) Attack Bane ★★★★★
Spd (5) No Spd IV ★★★☆☆
Def (14) Def Boon ★★★★★
Res (8) 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.

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.

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General Use / Budget Cervantes

Assist Skill IconSwap
Special Skill IconIgnis
Emblem Icon: -
Attuned Skill Icon: -

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
HP 50 50
Rank: 6/1077
Atk
Atk 45 45
Rank: 18/1077
Spd
Spd 31 31
Rank: 628/1077
Def
Def 44 44
Rank: 9/1077
Res
Res 25 25
Rank: 545/1077

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

HP Atk Spd Def Res Total
+HP
Lv.40 +10
58 49 35 48 29 219
+Atk
Lv.40 +10
54 52 35 48 29 218
+Spd
Lv.40 +10
54 49 38 48 29 218
+Def
Lv.40 +10
54 49 35 52 29 219
+Res
Lv.40 +10
54 49 35 48 32 218

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
47 48 17 48 41 201
49 47 16 47 42 201
46 47 17 47 44 201
46 47 30 44 29 196
Cervantes Icon Cervantes
50 45 31 44 25 195
47 44 21 48 35 195
45 45 16 44 36 186
47 42 17 44 35 185
48 35 23 44 34 184
44 39 38 37 26 184
46 43 21 41 29 180
47 40 20 39 33 179
47 38 32 29 29 175
45 34 28 36 32 175
48 37 22 39 28 174
45 35 34 35 25 174
45 41 23 36 29 174
47 40 22 37 28 174
49 35 25 38 26 173
51 37 21 42 22 173
49 30 24 38 28 169
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 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

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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We recommend that you use Unlock Potential to bring Cervantes - Invincible General from 4 Stars to 5 Stars. Cervantes - Invincible General is a very useful F2P high BST armor, so we recommend you Unlock Potential for Cervantes - Invincible General if your team lacks a strong F2P high BST armor.

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Cervantes - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name Might Range Effect Learned At
6 1 No Effect 3★
8 1 No Effect 3★
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★
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
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def. 3★
(Cooldown Count = 4) Boosts damage dealt by 80% of unit’s Def. 4★

Passives

Skill Name Effect Learned At
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★
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★
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★
If unit's HP ≥ 90%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 3★
If unit's HP ≥ 70%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 3★
If unit's HP ≥ 50%, unit and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. 4★

Cervantes as a Source Hero

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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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Community Feedback

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Top tier hero. Must promote and merge. 5
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Promote if you need his/her archetype. 7
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Promote to 5 stars if you like this hero. 18
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Recruit for his/her Skill Inheritance options. 0
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How to Get Cervantes / Illustrations / Voice Actor / Quotes

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
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