Gilliam Builds and Best IVs

This is a ranking page for the hero Gilliam - Wall of Silence 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 Gilliam.

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Gilliam Rating and Basic Information

Overall Rating	9.0/10
Reroll Ranking (excluding Inherit Skill)	A (▶Reroll Ranking)
Ranking (including Inherit Skill)	A (▶FEH Tier List)

Gilliam - Wall of Silence: Basic Information

Color / Weapon Type / Move Type	Blue / Lance / Armored
Rarity	5 Star
What Kind of Character Are They?	・Weapon skill removes flying weakness of nearby allies, grants bonus Atk to unit and inflicts Atk/Def penalties onto foe, and grants damage reduction on foe's first attack.

Gilliam Skills at 5★

Frelian Lance Might: 16　 Range: 1 Accelerates special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, grants "neutralizes 'effective against flying' bonuses" to flying allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If foe initiates combat for foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+6 to unit, inflicts Atk-6 on foe, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def = 20% of unit's Def at start of combat, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% during combat.

Bonfire Cooldown Count = 3 Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.

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

Vengeful Fighter 4 If unit's HP ≥ 25% and foe initiates combat, inflicts Atk-4 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, foe cannot make a follow-up attack, and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).

A/D Near Save 3 If a foe uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast damage & initiates combat against an ally with 2 spaces of unit, triggers【Savior】on unit. If Savior triggers, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat. 【Savior】 Unit takes ally’s space, enters combat in ally’s place, and receives all after-combat effects. Doesn't trigger if ally is on terrain that unit can't move to or if multiple units are able to use Savior during the same combat. If Savior triggers, after-combat movement effects don't occur.

Gilliam Best IVs

Recommended IVs

Stat	Superboon/Superbane	IV Recommendation
HP (21)		★★★★★
Atk (14)		★★★★★
Spd (4)		★☆☆☆☆
Def (13)		★★★★★
Res (7)		★★★☆☆

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

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+Def / -Spd

The best IVs for Gilliam are +Def and -Spd. Def is Gilliam's most important stat, being the basis for Frelian Lance's Atk/Def penalty application.

As an armored unit, especially one with Savior, Gilliam is at peak potential when used an enemy phase attacker. As such, his Spd isn't as important as any of his other stats. It can be safely taken as a bane.

+Def for a +10 merge

We recommend +Def when merging Gilliam up to +10 for similar reasons above. His Def is his most important stat and should be maximized as much as possible.

Gilliam Best Builds

Hardy Fighter Gilliam

HOT
： Frelian Lance ： Swap ： Pavise ： -	： Sturdy Stance 3 ： Hardy Fighter 3 ： A/D Near Save 3 ： Steady Breath ： -

How to Use, Explanation

This Hardy Fighter build focuses on Gilliam's survivability to protect his allies from melee attacks and provide the Iote's Shield effect of Frelian Lance as often as possible by staying alive.

General Use / Budget Gilliam

： Frelian Lance ： Swap ： Bonfire ： -

： Sturdy Stance 3 ： Vengeful Fighter 4 ： A/D Near Save 3 ： Atk/Def Form 3 ： -

How to Use, Explanation

Gilliam's base kit is generally good. It helps him fulfill the role of a Near Save tank without investing too much.

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Gilliam Stats

Stat Rankings

Neutral Stats at Lv. 40 (5★)
195
HP	47	Rank: 32/1088
Atk	44	Rank: 42/1088
Spd	21	Rank: 884/1088
Def	48	Rank: 1/1088
Res	35	Rank: 130/1088

Stat Values

Lv 40+10 Stats (5★)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
+10 Merges W/ Skill Bonuses	52	65	25	53	39	234
Lv.40 +10	52	49	25	53	39	218

Stats at Lv 40

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★- Adjusted for Skills	47	60	21	48	35	211
5★ Lv.40	47	44	21	48	35	195

Initial Stats (with Skills)

	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
5★ Lv.1	21	30	4	13	7	75

Stat Comparison of Similar Heroes

Hero	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res	Total
Valentine's Ephraim	47	48	17	48	41	201
Ninja Zelgius	49	47	16	47	42	201
Winter Edelgard	46	47	17	47	44	201
Vigarde	46	47	30	44	29	196
Cervantes	50	45	31	44	25	195
Gilliam	47	44	21	48	35	195
Pirate Surtr	45	45	16	44	36	186
Gatrie	47	42	17	44	35	185
Benny	48	35	23	44	34	184
Winter Hilda	44	39	38	37	26	184
Valentine's Rudolf	46	43	21	41	29	180
Forsyth	47	40	20	39	33	179
Valentine's Eliwood	47	38	32	29	29	175
Fallen Hardin	45	34	28	36	32	175
Brave Hector	48	37	22	39	28	174
Winter Robin	45	35	34	35	25	174
Winter Ephraim	45	41	23	36	29	174
Kjelle	47	40	22	37	28	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.

Gilliam Roles, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Gilliam Roles

Gilliam - Wall of Silence 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

Gilliam 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.

Gilliam Strengths

Frelian Lance can provide support while increasing defensive capabilities

Gilliam's Frelian Lance provides the Iote's Shield effect of neutralizing bow weakness of flying units to nearby flying allies at the start of each turn.

This is a great and unique effect, allowing your flying units to equip other skills instead of Iote's Shield, increasing their overall bulk against enemy bow units. While this effect may not be amazing for offensive and frail flying units, other flying units like Ninja Laegjarn with her high bulk and Embla with her damage reduction all appreciate this effect.

In combat, Frelian Lance has the Spendthrift effect of increasing Gilliam's Atk while decreasing his foe's Atk, and it also inflicts an Atk/Def penalty onto his foe equal to 20% of Gilliam's Def and applies 40% damage reduction to his foe's first attack in combat.

This exclusive weapon improves Gilliam's defensive prowess while providing support at the same time.

Gilliam Weaknesses

Weak to Armor Effective Weapons

Gilliam 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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Gilliam - List of Skills

Weapons

Skill Name	Might	Range	Effect	Learned At
Iron Lance	6	1	No Effect	5★
Steel Lance	8	1	No Effect	5★
Silver Lance	11	1	No Effect	5★
Frelian Lance	16	1	Accelerates special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of turn, grants "neutralizes 'effective against flying' bonuses" to flying allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn. If foe initiates combat for foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, grants Atk+6 to unit, inflicts Atk-6 on foe, inflicts penalty on foe's Atk/Def = 20% of unit's Def at start of combat, and reduces damage from foe's first attack by 40% during combat.	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.	5★
Bonfire	(Cooldown Count = 3) Boosts damage dealt by 50% of unit’s Def.	5★

Passives

Skill Name	Effect	Learned At
Steady Stance 1	Grants Def +2 during combat when this unit is attacked.	5★
Sturdy Stance 1	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +2 during combat.	5★
Sturdy Stance 2	If foe initiates combat, grants Atk/Def +4 during combat.	5★
Sturdy Stance 3	If foe initiates combat, grants. Atk/Def +6 during combat and inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack.)	5★
Vengeful Fighter 1	If unit’s HP ≥ 90% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Vengeful Fighter 2	If unit’s HP ≥ 70% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Vengeful Fighter 3	If unit’s HP ≥ 50% and foe initiates combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per attack. (Does not stack. )	5★
Vengeful Fighter 4	If unit's HP ≥ 25% and foe initiates combat, inflicts Atk-4 on foe during combat, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack, foe cannot make a follow-up attack, and grants Special cooldown charge +1 to unit per attack during combat (only highest value applied; does not stack).	5★
A/D Near Save 1	If a foe uses sword, lance, axe, dragonstone, or beast damage & initiates combat against an ally adjacent to unit, triggers【Savior】on unit. If Savior triggers, grants Atk/Def+2 during combat. 【Savior】 Unit takes ally’s space, enters combat in ally’s place, and receives all after-combat effects. Doesn't trigger if ally is on terrain that unit can't move to or if multiple units are able to use Savior during the same combat. If Savior triggers, after-combat movement effects don't occur.	5★
A/D Near Save 2	If a foe uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast damage & initiates combat against an ally with 2 spaces of unit, triggers【Savior】on unit. If Savior triggers, grants Atk/Def+2 during combat. 【Savior】 Unit takes ally’s space, enters combat in ally’s place, and receives all after-combat effects. Doesn't trigger if ally is on terrain that unit can't move to or if multiple units are able to use Savior during the same combat. If Savior triggers, after-combat movement effects don't occur.	5★
A/D Near Save 3	If a foe uses sword, lance, axe, breath, or beast damage & initiates combat against an ally with 2 spaces of unit, triggers【Savior】on unit. If Savior triggers, grants Atk/Def+4 during combat. 【Savior】 Unit takes ally’s space, enters combat in ally’s place, and receives all after-combat effects. Doesn't trigger if ally is on terrain that unit can't move to or if multiple units are able to use Savior during the same combat. If Savior triggers, after-combat movement effects don't occur.	5★

Gilliam as a Source Hero

Value of Skills	★★★★☆

Gilliam has Sturdy Stance 3, Vengeful Fighter 4, and A/D Near Save 3 as good inheritance options.

Vengeful Fighter 4 is the priority skill to inherit from your copy of Gilliam due to its limited availability.

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How to Get Gilliam

Obtain Through Regular Summon

Gilliam 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

Voice Actor (English)	Reagan Murdock
Illustrator	DAI-XT
Appears In	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

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