Garon

Well, I never thought I would ever create an account just to show a build, but I'm here now so lets get the show started!

King of Nohr: Garon

My boy certainly has seen better times, I can remember when he was tier 2 as if it was yesterday... Unfortunately Garon is only seen as a niche pick in an Anti-Dragon team, but, I'm here to show you that he can be so much more, especially as an Enemy Phase Supertank!

Weapon: Pale Breath+ (+Def)
Now, this is the bread and butter of your Def Supertank and retaliation, focusing on standing near his allies and support partner to effectively do large chunks of damage to cocky sword units that initiate combat, and even kill if buffed!

Assist: Swap
Does this really need to be explained? Though you can run more supportive tools, such as a Rally, Harsh Command, and even Reciprocal Aid, this tool generally benefits him more than Reposition when moving away but retaining a sort of defensive 'stance' around both Allies and Foes.

Special: Aether
Though not having any CD reduction on this particular build, as a Supertank, you may require both and extra burst of damage and healing when in a pinch, and that's exactly what this provides.

Passive A: Close Foil
Adding even more bulk and offense potential is never a bad thing, especially when physical units are amongst the most commonly used in the game, and even if not used you shouldn't really be using a Defence tank against mages... Along with the bonus of Attack and Defence, you are also able to counter bow units, so you can finally be rid of all the Blue Chroms plaguing Arena and Aether Raids!

Passive B: Quick Riposte 3
Also self-explanatory, little speed but high damage capabilities on enemy phase means it would be a given to give this guy follow-up potential.

Passive C: Panic Ploy 3
Debuff tool for having a large HP stat? Don't mind if I do! Even without an Asset in HP, you'll generally have enough to inflict panic on most enemies that cross your path. Adding onto this, even with the chance that you cross paths with the fearsome F!Ike, you'll still generally have a large enough Defence stat to tank whatever's being thrown at you.

Passive S: Atk/Def Bond 3
The baby version of your weapon still packs a hell of a punch, and even with the introduction of healing after every duel with the new Mystic Boost seal, this generally is still the go to. There may also be other units in your squad that may want the passive healing more than Garon, such as Atk/Spd Push users and mages.

Well, that about wraps up everything about my personal Garon! I do hope I've made an impression on all 3 people that use Garon, myself included. I still believe that this guy is worth using in most circumstances, even without the specific use of Breath of Blight.

This set takes advantage is his immense mixed bulk, and add to it. Dark Breath allows him to debuff enemies, making them easier to tank as well as deal with on the Player Phase. Rally Up Atk is there for good team support, and the same is true for Close Guard.

Fort. Def/Res is the big skill here. It skyrockets his defensive stats to impressive levels (mine is +7 with SS, and he hits 50/44 Def/Res) while maintaining his great Atk, which is fixed with the Fierce Stance seal. QR helps with his poor Spd, which is this set's main flaw outside of no DC.

Daddy Garon is one of the best units for high investment as usage, especially if you can't get ahold of Halloween Myrhh, since he functions very much like an armour unit, but without any weaknesses that get him one shotted by hammers or even Falchions. This build is aimed to go to +10 and work on a mixed dragon team and just any mixed team in general hence the use of Attack Tactic as an easy enough to get buff, though anything works really. Breath of Blight when paired with Distant Counter allows him to have a less penalised version of Lightning Breath with the bonus of being free from actual dragon weaknesses and getting a tricky to use but still existant damage and heal combo on turn 4. His low speed means he'll use Quick Riposte to double and become an enemy phase unit, and with his mixed bulk that's easy to acheive. Close Defence is chosen however Distant Defence works just as well, it's all down to what kind of enemies Garon is facing. Either way, due to his high Resistance and Defence, he can make great use of the dual buff these skills provide to let him tank mages, physical attackers and fellow dragon units alike. He plays like an armour unit thanks to his great bulk but doesn't need a seal or C skill to get 2 movement. He might be slow but Daddy brings the pain where it counts and serves as a very reliable mixed tank to handle a wide variety of enemies, especially useful for a dragon emblem team where pesky Falchions, Naga tomes and Buckets (of all things) are going to be raining down on his draconic allies. You can't go wrong with him if you invest properly into him, and you'll get as much use out of him in his role as you would an armoured unit thanks to his great defensive statline and adaptive damage and the potential clutch self heal, which is especially handy in Grand Conquests and other large map game modes.

Pretty much the build stands for a mixed tank that allows garon stand pretty much every singel hit and avoid oneshots while hitting back really hard both mele or ranged units.
The seal is pretty much optional since the most annoying units are mages I chosed dist def, but is not important, this build is really cheap to get since the ress wave can be obtained by Avera (grials unit) and the breath is pretty comon to.
If you have a DC fodder I recomend you go with water breath (+4 to both defensive stats) so you will have a higher atq, you could always go with his own breath but that will end in a lack of refine, so you would be loosing a +4 to a defensive stat and the extra hp.

A set made to capitalize on Garon's massive bulk. The long cooldown on Aether is offset by his massive survivability thanks to brazen def/res. And no matter how he is attacked, Atk smoke will increase his chances of surviving the next attack. Finally, quick riposte helps him deal with his low speed.