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Gray Dagger

Gaius - Candy Stealer
3-4 Obtainable as a 3 - 4 only

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Gaius

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

148

HP 42

ATK 29

SPD 36

DEF 22

RES 19

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Resplendent Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	17 17 19 19	6 13 8 15	9 9 11 11	4 4 6 6	3 3 5 5
Middle	18 18 20 20	7 14 9 16	10 10 12 12	5 5 7 7	4 4 6 6
High	19 19 21 21	8 15 10 17	11 11 13 13	6 6 8 8	5 5 7 7

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	6 10 8 12	9 9 11 11	3 3 5 5	2 2 4 4
Middle	17 17 19 19	7 11 9 6	10 10 12 2	4 4 6 6	3 3 5 5
High	18 18 20 20	8 12 10 14	11 11 13 13	5 5 7 7	4 4 6 6

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	5 10 7 12	8 8 10 10	3 3 5 5	2 2 4 4
Middle	17 17 19 19	6 11 8 13	9 9 11 11	4 4 6 6	3 3 5 5
High	18 18 20 20	7 12 9 14	10 10 12 12	5 5 7 7	4 4 6 6

Level 40 Stat Variations

Resplendent Weapon

5★

4★

3★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	39 39 41 41	25 32 27 34	33 33 35 35	19 19 21 21	16 16 18 18
Middle	42 42 44 44	29 36 31 38	36 36 38 38	22 22 24 24	19 19 21 21
High	45 45 47 47	32 39 34 41	39 39 41 41	25 25 27 27	22 22 24 24

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	36 36 38 38	24 28 26 30	31 31 33 33	17 17 19 19	14 14 16 16
Middle	39 39 41 41	27 31 29 33	34 34 36 36	20 20 22 22	17 17 19 19
High	42 42 44 44	30 34 32 36	37 37 39 39	23 23 25 25	20 20 22 22

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	35 35 37 37	22 27 24 29	29 29 31 31	16 16 18 18	13 13 15 15
Middle	38 38 40 40	25 30 27 32	32 32 34 34	19 19 21 21	16 16 18 18
High	41 41 43 43	28 33 30 35	35 35 37 37	22 22 24 24	19 19 21 21

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Average	Best	Best	Worst	Worst

Skill Sets

Death by Chocolate (Offensive Nuke)

Build by lordhelpme

Recommended

	Candied Dagger (+Eff)	A	Swift Sparrow (2 or 3) Alternate: Atk/Spd Solo 3
	Reposition	B	Desperation 3
	Moonbow Alternate: Luna	C	Spd Smoke 3 Alternate: Odd Atk Wave 3
IVs	+ATK or +SPD / -DEF or -RES	S	Flashing Blade 3

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Weapon: Candied Dagger (+Eff)

Assist: Reposition / Flexible

Special: Moonbow / Luna

Passive A: Swift Sparrow / Atk/Spd Push 4 / Atk/Spd Solo / Fury

Passive B: Desperation / Null Follow-Up / Lull Spd/Def

Passive C: Spd Smoke / Odd Atk Wave / Flexible

Sacred Seal: Flashing Blade / Swift Sparrow / Sturdy Blow / Death Blow

This build is a standard offensively oriented set meant to maximize the overall solid performance boost Candied Dagger provides in the Player Phase. Taking an Asset to either one of Gaius’ offensive stats is thus highly recommended to further bolster his combat prowess.
Moonbow offers Gaius a decent amount of burst with a relatively frequent activation rate, making it his prime choice of Special here; it can also be paired with Desperation and Flashing Blade to ensure its activation in each round of combat, provided he doubles. For greater damage in exchange for consistency, Luna may be taken instead.
Gaius’ A slot can be filled by any offensive choice available, with options like Swift Sparrow, Atk/Spd Push 4, and Atk/Spd Solo being especially standout. His B slot should similarly be offensively oriented, including Desperation (to grant her some safety at low HP), Null Follow-Up (for greater versatility), and Lull Spd/Def (to break through enemy bonuses).
His C slot is largely flexible. Spd Smoke is a great option to capitalize on his dagger’s built-in debuffing effects and pairs well with refresher support, though Attack or Speed-increasing Wave skills are always solid candidates for increased firepower.
The Flashing Blade seal is ideal to hasten his Special activations (which will be his main source of firepower besides his PRF’s bonus damage) but if unavailable, any seal that boosts his offensive stats (such as Swift Sparrow or Darting Blow) may be taken.

Swiper, No Swiping! (AoE Special Activation)

Build by lordhelpme

	Candied Dagger (+Eff)	A	Life and Death (3 or 4) Alternate: Flashing Blade 4
	Reposition	B	Special Spiral 3
	Blazing Light Alternate: Blazing Wind	C	Time's Pulse 3 Alternate: Savage Blow 3
IVs	+ATK / -HP or -DEF or -RES	S	Flashing Blade 3

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Weapon: Candied Dagger (+Eff)

Assist: Reposition / Flexible

Special: Blazing Light / Blazing Wind

Passive A: Life and Death / Flashing Blade 4

Passive B: Special Spiral

Passive C: Time’s Pulse / Savage Blow / Spd Smoke / Flexible

Sacred Seal: Flashing Blade / Swift Sparrow

Although Gaius’ Attack stat may not be particularly high, the +7 bonus damage he gains when using an AoE Special does allow him to utilize them to a relative degree of success. An Attack Asset (alongside any means of increasing his visible Attack like merges, Summoner Support, etc.) is ideal here to increase his Special’s firepower and his consistency at landing OHKOs.
Life and Death (3 or 4) is Gaius’ A slot skill of choice as it offers him a massive boost to his visible Attack, which subsequently heightens the effectiveness of his AoE Special; its defense cut is largely negligible since he should be OHKO’ing his opponent anyway.
There are two other key components of this set: Flashing Blade. Following their initial activation, AoE Specials will only have a two-turn cooldown thanks to Special Spiral’s effect, which in combination with Flashing Bladel, allow for them to consistently activate in every round of combat. Flashing Blade can be used in either his A slot or his seal slot but if it's used in the A slot, the Swift Sparrow seal should be taken instead.
Lastly, for his C slot, Time’s Pulse is a great but high investment option that allows Gaius to set up his AoE Special chain with much greater consistency. Otherwise, Savage Blow or Spd Smoke can be taken to debilitate nearby foes to sweep through them more easily.

Strengths

Candied Dagger

Gaius’ exclusive weapon, Candied Dagger, provides him with a relatively solid performance boost in the Player Phase, increasing his Speed by 4 and granting slight bonus damage when initiating combat. In addition, upon being refined, Candied Dagger also provides an additional +7 damage per hit if his foe’s HP is 100% -- a relatively simple condition -- which helps mitigate his otherwise mediocre damage output by a sizable extent.

Good Speed

Gaius’ good base Speed stat of 36 allows him to easily secure follow-up attacks against a wide array of opponents with sufficient investment. This is incredibly important for his offensive potential as he is heavily dependent on his follow-up attacks to maximize his primary sources of damage: his weapon’s bonus damage and his Special activations.

Infantry

As an infantry unit, Gaius benefits from access to powerful exclusive skills like Special Spiral, which he can utilize quite effectively to augment his combat prowess considerably.

Just Enough Bulk

Although Gaius does not excel at taking on sustained offensive pressure by any means, his relatively good HP pool -- especially compared to many of his contemporaries -- does offer the flexibility of being able to take a hit or two from an enemy.

Weaknesses

Subpar Attack

With a low base Attack of 29, Gaius’ base damage output leaves much to be desired and forces him to be extremely reliant on Special activations and his weapon’s bonus damage to shine as an offensive unit.

Low Defensive Stats

While Gaius can typically take a hit or two from an opposing foe just fine, his low defensive stats mean that he will crumble quickly when on the receiving end of successive enemy attacks

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Iron Dagger After combat, inflicts Def/Res-3 on foe through its next action. Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Dagger users only.	50	2	3
Steel Dagger After combat, inflicts Def/Res-3 on foe through its next action. Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Dagger users only.	100	2	5
Rogue Dagger After combat, inflicts Def/Res-3 on foe through its next action. Grants unit Def/Res+3 for 1 turn. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Dagger users only.	200	2	4
Rogue Dagger+ After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-5 on foe through its next action. Grants unit Def/Res+5 for 1 turn. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Dagger users only.	300	2	7
Candied Dagger If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+4 and boosts damage by 10% of unit's Spd during combat. Effect:【Dagger ７】【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.	400	2	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Weapons	HP	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Rogue Dagger+ (+Atk) After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-6 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions, and grants Def/Res+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn.	+2	350	2	13
Rogue Dagger+ (+Res) +3 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-6 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions, and grants Def/Res+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn.	+2	350	2	12
Rogue Dagger+ (+Def) +3 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-6 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions, and grants Def/Res+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn.	+2	350	2	12
Rogue Dagger+ (+Spd) +2After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-6 on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions, and grants Def/Res+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn.	+2	350	2	12
Candied Dagger (+Eff) If unit initiates combat, grants Spd+4 and boosts damage by 10% of unit's Spd during combat. Effect:【Dagger ７】【Dagger ７】 After combat, if unit attacked, inflicts Def/Res-７ on target and foes within 2 spaces of target through their next actions. At start of combat, if foe's HP = 100%, deals +7 damage. When a Special triggers before combat, if foe's HP = 100%, deals +7 damage before combat.		400	2	14

Support Skills

Support Skills	Rng.	SP
Rally Speed Grants Spd +4 to an adjacent ally until the end of the turn Learns by default at 4 ★	1	150

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Defiant Atk 1 Grants Atk +3 at start of turn if unit's HP ≤ 50% Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	40	A
Defiant Atk 2 Grants Atk +5 at start of turn if unit's HP ≤ 50% Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	80	A
Defiant Atk 3 Grants Atk +7 at start of turn if unit's HP ≤ 50% Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	160	A
Pass 1 Unit can pass through foes if its own HP ≥ 75%. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	50	B
Pass 2 Unit can pass through foes if its own HP ≥ 50%. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	100	B
Pass 3 Unit can pass through foes if its own HP ≥ 25%. Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	200	B

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Origin	Fire Emblem: Awakening

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Gaius

Infantry

Gray Dagger

3-4

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Hero Stats

Stat Variations

IV Sets

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Best

Worst

Worst

Skill Sets

Death by Chocolate (Offensive Nuke)

Swiper, No Swiping! (AoE Special Activation)

Strengths

Candied Dagger

Good Speed

Infantry

Just Enough Bulk

Weaknesses

Subpar Attack

Low Defensive Stats

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