Garon

Weapon: Breath of Blight (+Eff)

Assist: Positional Assist / Flexible

Special: Ignis / Flexible

IVs: +Atk or +Def / -Spd 

Passive A: Atk/Def Unity / Close Def 4 / Flexible

Passive B: Dragon’s Ire 3 / Dragon Wall 3

Passive C: Joint Drive Atk / Joint Drive Def / Flexible

Sacred Seal: Steady Breath / Quick Riposte 3 / Flexible

• Garon’s statline and Breath of Blight lend themselves well to a physical tank build. With Breath of Blight (+Eff), he can debuff his foe’s Atk by up to 10 while increasing his own Atk by up to 10 in combat, as long as his own HP is at least 25%, and either his foe initiates combat or has above 75% HP, both very easy conditions. He also inflicts -1 Special charge on his foe per attack under the latter condition, making it more difficult for many foes to activate a Special against him and further increasing his survivability. Unlike most other dragons, Breath of Blight makes Garon immune to the “effective against dragons” bonus damage from weapons like Falchion. Lastly, Breath of Blight also hits all foes within four spaces of Garon for 13 damage at the start of turns 3 and 4 of the map, and heals Garon based on the number of foes hit at the same time: 13 HP for one foe, 26 for two, and so on. All of these effects combine to increase Garon’s survivability against many opponents. 
• The ideal choice of boon is generally +Atk or +Def, to increase Garon’s power and decrease his damage taken. +Res is also a good choice if using Dragon Wall. -Spd is generally the ideal bane, as Garon’s Spd is low to begin with and generally not useful. 
• Using the Steady Breath seal gives Garon +1 Special charge on enemy phase, allowing him to more easily activate a Special like Ignis. It combines well with Dragon’s Ire, which grants Garon a garon-teed follow-up attack so long as he is above 50% HP, while also nullifying any skills his foe might have that block his follow-ups such as Sturdy Impact. By using Steady Breath with Dragon’s Ire, Garon can gain 2 Special charge when his foe attacks, gain an additional 2 on his first counterattack, and activate Ignis on his second counterattack. 
• Dragon Wall is also a good choice of B skill that can provide Garon with up to 40% damage reduction if his own Res exceeds his foe’s Res by 10. The reliance on Res means that skills that boost Res like Close Def 4 are preferred, and Quick Riposte is a good choice of seal in order to grant Garon a follow-up attack so long as he is above 70% HP, as his Spd is generally too low to follow-up against most foes. 
• Otherwise, Garon’s skills are generally chosen to boost his Atk and Def, with Atk/Def Unity being a great option that boosts his Atk and Def by 5 so long as he is within two spaces of at least one ally, while also effectively reversing any stat penalties in those two stats into bonuses. 

Weapon: Breath of Blight (+Eff)

Assist: Positional Assist / Flexible

Special: Flexible

IVs: +HP or +Atk or +Def or Any / -Spd or Any

Passive A: HP +5 / Flexible

Passive B: Even Pulse Tie 3 / Sudden Panic 3 / Flexible

Passive C: Joint Drive Atk / Infantry Pulse 3 / Flexible

Sacred Seal: HP +5 / Distant Guard / Flexible

• Breath of Blight’s out-of-combat damage on turns 3 and 4 also allows Garon to function as an interesting “support” unit that can hit several enemies for 13 damage in order to allow an ally to KO them more easily. This effect functions just as well using the previous build that focuses on Garon’s physical combat, but depending on the context of use, he can also use skills more focused on support. 
• Even Pulse Tie is a highly relevant skill in some modes like Summoner Duels and Aether Raids which activates at the start of every even-numbered turn (2, 4, and so on), checks all foes with less HP than Garon to determine if their Special is fully charged, and if it is, targets the foe among those foes with the lowest HP and increases their Special charge by 2, forcing them to charge it up again before activating. This is a highly useful effect against units that can charge Specials before combat, like Ophelia and Ascended Fjorm. Sudden Panic is another B skill that can be highly useful in modes where foes often have visible stat buffs, such as Arena; at the start of Garon’s turn, it applies a Panic effect to any foe that is adjacent to another foe and has less HP than Garon, turning their visible stat bonuses into penalties. 
• In general, the choices of skills are flexible. Both Even Pulse Tie and Sudden Panic compare Garon’s HP to his foe’s in order to activate, so HP-boosting A skills and seals may be useful, but other support seals like Distant Guard may be better options depending on context.